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| Question: | What exactly are colloidal minerals? |
| Answer: | Colloidal minerals are insoluble mineral particles which are small enough to remain suspended in liquid, such as water, and are reputed to have health-giving properties. Colloidal silver, for example, has been used since the 1940s as an antibiotic. The colloidal method of supplying minerals is worthy of research, but a number of claims for them - such as that they have 98 per cent absorption - are unfounded. Also, complexes that claim to contain 70 or more minerals may include toxic ones such as aluminium and mercury. Another critical issue is dose. No colloidal blends I' ve come across contain anything like enough of Britain' s two most commonly deficient minerals - at least 15mg of zinc and 300mg of magnesium. Most contain only 1 or 2mg of zinc, and even if you absorb 100 per cent of that, it' s still only a tenth of what you need. |
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