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Fri, July 31, 2009 | Lisa Barger Are Colloidal Minerals Poisonous?
“Is it true that colloidal minerals are toxic because they come from mines?”
No, it’s not true. The “colloidal” part of colloidal minerals has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with where a mineral comes from. “Colloidal” refers to how the minerals are packaged for sale as a supplement.
When someone says something is “colloidal” all they really mean is that the product is a type of mixture where you have one substance suspended evenly throughout another substance. The first substance isn’t dissolved; it’s simply suspended. In the case of colloidal minerals, you have ground minerals suspended in some kind of water-based liquid.
Now, it’s true that most rocks from which colloidal minerals are produced contain trace amounts of toxic substances like lead or aluminum. But this fact is something that some sellers of competing products twist for their own purposes. The fact is, I’ve never seen a single test of any colloidal brand that failed due to lead.
Would I personally use colloidal minerals? Probably not. In all my years of studying naturopathic medicine I never saw any truly scientific proof that our soils are actually depleted or that we’re all walking around with mineral deficiencies. But that doesn’t have anything to to with baseless rumors that claim colloidal minerals are toxic.
No, it’s not true. The “colloidal” part of colloidal minerals has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with where a mineral comes from. “Colloidal” refers to how the minerals are packaged for sale as a supplement.
When someone says something is “colloidal” all they really mean is that the product is a type of mixture where you have one substance suspended evenly throughout another substance. The first substance isn’t dissolved; it’s simply suspended. In the case of colloidal minerals, you have ground minerals suspended in some kind of water-based liquid.
Now, it’s true that most rocks from which colloidal minerals are produced contain trace amounts of toxic substances like lead or aluminum. But this fact is something that some sellers of competing products twist for their own purposes. The fact is, I’ve never seen a single test of any colloidal brand that failed due to lead.
Would I personally use colloidal minerals? Probably not. In all my years of studying naturopathic medicine I never saw any truly scientific proof that our soils are actually depleted or that we’re all walking around with mineral deficiencies. But that doesn’t have anything to to with baseless rumors that claim colloidal minerals are toxic.
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