Mineral Manual A-Z
Aluminum (Al)
Essential daily amount: Unknown
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: 0.0025 oz
Amount in TerraPond: inert*
You‘ve heard the scary stories about toxic buildup of aluminum causing dementia and health problems, but did you know that colloidal aluminum exists in small but significant amounts throughout nearly every food and plant in the world? While toxic aluminum from man-made sources is a public health danger, the fact remains that natural aluminum is one of the most abundant elements on the surface of the earth...more abundant that iron. Yet it is needed in the human body in extremely small amounts, in ionic, molecular form. Aluminum may be involved in regulating insomnia and sleep patterns, cerebral function, and mental development as well as the cellular environment. It may be involved in enzyme synthesis.
Nevertheless, many pundits proclaim fearfully that aluminum will accumulate in your body and cause disease, especially brain disorders. But think about the logic of this. The second most common element on earth is inherently toxic? While you‘re considering that, think about the fact that many people with osteoporosis also have calcium deposits on their arteries and calcium induced arthritis. So the reason the mineral calcium is being collected and deposited isn‘t due to an overdose. Other factors are at work when your body cannot resolve an intake of minerals in their natural, colloidal form; and sometimes the body is rejecting the wrong kind of the mineral. In this regard, colloidal aluminum is widely considered safe in small amounts, yet many people have been exposed to too much non-colloidal aluminum from man-made sources.
* Moreover, TerraPond minerals contain an alumina silicate, which is one of the most powerful natural and safe aluminum detoxifiers. Because of its strong anionic charge, TerraPond does not release aluminum, but rather pulls it from your body, including the toxic forms of aluminum we are all exposed to. Aluminum has one of the highest cationic charges of all minerals. Like mercury, it is missing three electrons (chemists refer to it as being ―positively trivalent‖, meaning it has a strong positive voltage). Therefore, it will not exchange for other minerals in the TerraPond compound, but instead aluminum deposits in your colon will be drawn unconditionally into these ionic molecules. Taking internally can actually remove aluminum from the system..
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: 0.0025 oz
Amount in TerraPond: inert*
You‘ve heard the scary stories about toxic buildup of aluminum causing dementia and health problems, but did you know that colloidal aluminum exists in small but significant amounts throughout nearly every food and plant in the world? While toxic aluminum from man-made sources is a public health danger, the fact remains that natural aluminum is one of the most abundant elements on the surface of the earth...more abundant that iron. Yet it is needed in the human body in extremely small amounts, in ionic, molecular form. Aluminum may be involved in regulating insomnia and sleep patterns, cerebral function, and mental development as well as the cellular environment. It may be involved in enzyme synthesis.
Nevertheless, many pundits proclaim fearfully that aluminum will accumulate in your body and cause disease, especially brain disorders. But think about the logic of this. The second most common element on earth is inherently toxic? While you‘re considering that, think about the fact that many people with osteoporosis also have calcium deposits on their arteries and calcium induced arthritis. So the reason the mineral calcium is being collected and deposited isn‘t due to an overdose. Other factors are at work when your body cannot resolve an intake of minerals in their natural, colloidal form; and sometimes the body is rejecting the wrong kind of the mineral. In this regard, colloidal aluminum is widely considered safe in small amounts, yet many people have been exposed to too much non-colloidal aluminum from man-made sources.
* Moreover, TerraPond minerals contain an alumina silicate, which is one of the most powerful natural and safe aluminum detoxifiers. Because of its strong anionic charge, TerraPond does not release aluminum, but rather pulls it from your body, including the toxic forms of aluminum we are all exposed to. Aluminum has one of the highest cationic charges of all minerals. Like mercury, it is missing three electrons (chemists refer to it as being ―positively trivalent‖, meaning it has a strong positive voltage). Therefore, it will not exchange for other minerals in the TerraPond compound, but instead aluminum deposits in your colon will be drawn unconditionally into these ionic molecules. Taking internally can actually remove aluminum from the system..
Antimony (Sb)
Essential daily amount: Unknown
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: 0 oz
Amount in TerraPond: <1 ppm;<5 mcg
This element has always been considered both exotic and toxic. But recently, it has been discovered that trace amounts of antimony are needed to catalyze biological recovery processes for arthritis, osteoarthritis, bronchitis, prostate enlargement and rheumatism. Does that sound like a deadly poison? You need only tiny amounts of it, which are hard to obtain in processed foods. If you foolishly eat the metal form of it, you could die. But in trace amounts of colloidal, antimony contributes to natural health.
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: 0 oz
Amount in TerraPond: <1 ppm;<5 mcg
This element has always been considered both exotic and toxic. But recently, it has been discovered that trace amounts of antimony are needed to catalyze biological recovery processes for arthritis, osteoarthritis, bronchitis, prostate enlargement and rheumatism. Does that sound like a deadly poison? You need only tiny amounts of it, which are hard to obtain in processed foods. If you foolishly eat the metal form of it, you could die. But in trace amounts of colloidal, antimony contributes to natural health.
Arsenic (As)
Essential daily amount: Unknown
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: 0.00015 oz
Amount in TerraPond: <5 ppm; <25 mcg
Once again, found in basically all life forms, this element has received nothing but bad press. Trace amounts of the nontoxic colloidal form are needed to support cellular function, immunity, and healthy bones, teeth and hair. Metallic forms of it are deadly poisonous
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: 0.00015 oz
Amount in TerraPond: <5 ppm; <25 mcg
Once again, found in basically all life forms, this element has received nothing but bad press. Trace amounts of the nontoxic colloidal form are needed to support cellular function, immunity, and healthy bones, teeth and hair. Metallic forms of it are deadly poisonous
Barium (Ba)
Essential daily amount: Unknown
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: 0.0008 oz
Amount in TerraPond: 461 ppm; 2.3 mg
A relatively unknown biocatalyst, this mineral is needed for regulation of blood pressure, among other systems. Typical of our mainstream nutrition science, there is no RDA or recognition of it as a nutrient even as research proves it is beneficial in trace amounts
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: 0.0008 oz
Amount in TerraPond: 461 ppm; 2.3 mg
A relatively unknown biocatalyst, this mineral is needed for regulation of blood pressure, among other systems. Typical of our mainstream nutrition science, there is no RDA or recognition of it as a nutrient even as research proves it is beneficial in trace amounts
Bismuth (Bi)
Essential daily amount: Unknown
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: Unknown
Amount in TerraPond: 5 ppm; 25 mcg
This mineral is the original active ingredient of Pepto-Bismol . It is a good anti-infectant and supports immune function. In combination with antibiotics it is now used for treatment of some stomach ulcers. It has even been used to successfully treat syphilis.
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: Unknown
Amount in TerraPond: 5 ppm; 25 mcg
This mineral is the original active ingredient of Pepto-Bismol . It is a good anti-infectant and supports immune function. In combination with antibiotics it is now used for treatment of some stomach ulcers. It has even been used to successfully treat syphilis.
Bromium (Br)
Essential daily amount: Unknown
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: 0.008 oz
Amount in TerraPond: 6 ppm; 30 mcg
Bromium is also a hyper-trace element found in the bodies of all higher animals and humans. It settles in the pituitary gland and works with membrane ionic exchanges and nervous function.
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: 0.008 oz
Amount in TerraPond: 6 ppm; 30 mcg
Bromium is also a hyper-trace element found in the bodies of all higher animals and humans. It settles in the pituitary gland and works with membrane ionic exchanges and nervous function.
Cadmium (Cd)
Essential daily amount: Unknown
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: 0.002 oz
Amount in TerraPond: 5 ppm; 25 mcg
A Hyper-trace element with unknown properties, cadmium seems to affect metabolic processes.
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: 0.002 oz
Amount in TerraPond: 5 ppm; 25 mcg
A Hyper-trace element with unknown properties, cadmium seems to affect metabolic processes.
Calcium (Ca)
Essential daily amount: 1200 mg
Typical diet deficiency: 400 mg
Amount in the average body: 2.5 lbs
Amount in TerraPond: 4.7%; 235 mg; 20%*
Calcium is an absolutely essential macro-mineral that forms structural components of bone and tissue. It is the ―master‖ element that also helps regulate cellular activity and pH and blood pressure, heart rate, and digestion. It supports healthy skin and tissue. Your body craves good sources of calcium, yet when it cannot assimilate this important substance, it begins to deposit the crystalline element on bones and in tissue in an unhealthy way.
*The calcium found in TerraPond is a highly bio-available form of calcium, delivered along with complementary trace elements that make the calcium operable for its purpose.
Typical diet deficiency: 400 mg
Amount in the average body: 2.5 lbs
Amount in TerraPond: 4.7%; 235 mg; 20%*
Calcium is an absolutely essential macro-mineral that forms structural components of bone and tissue. It is the ―master‖ element that also helps regulate cellular activity and pH and blood pressure, heart rate, and digestion. It supports healthy skin and tissue. Your body craves good sources of calcium, yet when it cannot assimilate this important substance, it begins to deposit the crystalline element on bones and in tissue in an unhealthy way.
*The calcium found in TerraPond is a highly bio-available form of calcium, delivered along with complementary trace elements that make the calcium operable for its purpose.
Carbon (C)
Essential daily amount: N/A
Typical diet deficiency: none
Amount in the average body: 30-50 lbs
Amount in TerraPond: Nil
Carbon is an essential element, but it is abundant because all life is based on carbon chains. So the food chain is essentially a carbon chain, and many chemical elements are bound to carbon. If you are eating enough calories, you are not carbon deficient. Electrolyte minerals and trace elements are not "organic" and therefore are independent of carbon. If your mineral supplement contains carbon, it is because it has been exposed to decomposed animal and plant life. ION- MIN is a pure mineral complex in its native form, with little exposure to prehistoric plants and animals, which is why it has so little carbon in it.
Typical diet deficiency: none
Amount in the average body: 30-50 lbs
Amount in TerraPond: Nil
Carbon is an essential element, but it is abundant because all life is based on carbon chains. So the food chain is essentially a carbon chain, and many chemical elements are bound to carbon. If you are eating enough calories, you are not carbon deficient. Electrolyte minerals and trace elements are not "organic" and therefore are independent of carbon. If your mineral supplement contains carbon, it is because it has been exposed to decomposed animal and plant life. ION- MIN is a pure mineral complex in its native form, with little exposure to prehistoric plants and animals, which is why it has so little carbon in it.
Cerium (Ce)
Essential daily amount: Unknown
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: unknown
Amount in TerraPond: 79 ppm; 395 mcg
Another hyper-trace element that acts as a biocatalyst in unknown and complex ways. It may be helpful for eye problems and other organs. It is used in wrist ligament centrioles, which is why it helps some people adapt to overcome carpal tunnel syndrome; similarly it is needed to strengthen patella ligatures. Yet research on cerium‘s health effects is lacking.
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: unknown
Amount in TerraPond: 79 ppm; 395 mcg
Another hyper-trace element that acts as a biocatalyst in unknown and complex ways. It may be helpful for eye problems and other organs. It is used in wrist ligament centrioles, which is why it helps some people adapt to overcome carpal tunnel syndrome; similarly it is needed to strengthen patella ligatures. Yet research on cerium‘s health effects is lacking.
Cesium (Cs)
Essential daily amount: Unknown
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: 0.00005
Amount in TerraPond: 12 ppm; 60 mcg
This trace element is a biocatalyst for your internal cellular environment, contained in the bodies of all mammals.
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: 0.00005
Amount in TerraPond: 12 ppm; 60 mcg
This trace element is a biocatalyst for your internal cellular environment, contained in the bodies of all mammals.
Chloride (Cl)
Essential daily amount: 2300 mg
Typical diet deficiency: none
Amount in the average body: 3.3 oz
Amount in TerraPond: Nil
Contained in relatively large amounts in body fluids, chloride is an electrolyte that is (along with potassium and sodium) necessary for cardiac rhythm and electrification of the body and pH balance. Digestive juices in the stomach contain hydrochloric acid. Chloride is an anion, so it does not adhere to our minerals silica structure. Fortunately, most people get enough...indeed too much chloride with sodium in the form of salt.
Typical diet deficiency: none
Amount in the average body: 3.3 oz
Amount in TerraPond: Nil
Contained in relatively large amounts in body fluids, chloride is an electrolyte that is (along with potassium and sodium) necessary for cardiac rhythm and electrification of the body and pH balance. Digestive juices in the stomach contain hydrochloric acid. Chloride is an anion, so it does not adhere to our minerals silica structure. Fortunately, most people get enough...indeed too much chloride with sodium in the form of salt.
Chromium (Cr)
Essential daily amount: 80-200 mcg
Typical diet deficiency: 40-100 mcg
Amount in the average body: 0.00009 oz
Amount in TerraPond: 100 ppm; 500 mcg;250%
Chromium is an essential nutrient required for normal glucose and fat metabolism and works primarily by ensuring insulin acts correctly. It is present in the entire body but with the highest concentrations in the liver, kidneys, spleen and bone. Chromium is needed for energy, as it maintains stable blood glucose levels. In cooperation with other substances, it controls insulin as well as certain enzymes. It is also required in synthesis of fats, protein and carbohydrates, and thus is important in regulating cholesterol. It competes with vitamin C and may be needed in larger amounts to combat adult onset diabetes. Yet this extremely important mineral was not even considered necessary for health until 1977!
It is important to note that only trivalent chromium (Cr03) is acceptable for human and animal ingestion. Hexavalent chromium (Cr06) is toxic. TerraPond contains only trivalent chromium.
Typical diet deficiency: 40-100 mcg
Amount in the average body: 0.00009 oz
Amount in TerraPond: 100 ppm; 500 mcg;250%
Chromium is an essential nutrient required for normal glucose and fat metabolism and works primarily by ensuring insulin acts correctly. It is present in the entire body but with the highest concentrations in the liver, kidneys, spleen and bone. Chromium is needed for energy, as it maintains stable blood glucose levels. In cooperation with other substances, it controls insulin as well as certain enzymes. It is also required in synthesis of fats, protein and carbohydrates, and thus is important in regulating cholesterol. It competes with vitamin C and may be needed in larger amounts to combat adult onset diabetes. Yet this extremely important mineral was not even considered necessary for health until 1977!
It is important to note that only trivalent chromium (Cr03) is acceptable for human and animal ingestion. Hexavalent chromium (Cr06) is toxic. TerraPond contains only trivalent chromium.
Cobalt (Co)
Essential daily amount: 10-50 mcg
Typical diet deficiency: uncertain
Amount in the average body: 0.000056 oz
Amount in TerraPond: 28 ppm; 140 mcg; 280%
A hyper-trace element that makes up part of vitamin B12. It helps maintain muscle tissue and regulates hypertension, activates certain enzymes, and helps blood production.
Cobalt was found to be a key component of vitamin B12 in 1948. Grazing animals suffer in areas where there is little cobalt in the soil. Like other trace minerals, Cobalt has been depleted from our soils due to intensive farming and the overuse of NPK. Until the 1940's, most farmers returned essential minerals to the soil by mulching, adding manure, and crop rotation. Since modern farming, farm animals have needed to be supplemented. This implies that some people are likely underexposed to cobalt, such as vegetarians.
Typical diet deficiency: uncertain
Amount in the average body: 0.000056 oz
Amount in TerraPond: 28 ppm; 140 mcg; 280%
A hyper-trace element that makes up part of vitamin B12. It helps maintain muscle tissue and regulates hypertension, activates certain enzymes, and helps blood production.
Cobalt was found to be a key component of vitamin B12 in 1948. Grazing animals suffer in areas where there is little cobalt in the soil. Like other trace minerals, Cobalt has been depleted from our soils due to intensive farming and the overuse of NPK. Until the 1940's, most farmers returned essential minerals to the soil by mulching, adding manure, and crop rotation. Since modern farming, farm animals have needed to be supplemented. This implies that some people are likely underexposed to cobalt, such as vegetarians.
Copper (Cu)
Essential daily amount: 2-5 mg
Typical diet deficiency: 2 mg
Amount in the average body: 0.0028 0z
Amount in TerraPond: 35 ppm; 175 mcg; 4%
An important trace mineral that affects immunity, and has anti-infectant properties. Copper is required in the formation of hemoglobin, red blood cells, skin and bones. It helps with the formation of elastin as well as collagen - making it necessary for wound healing. Copper works closely with iron for these functions. Copper is a vital component of a number of essential enzymes. It is essential for energy production, connective tissue formation, iron metabolism, melanin formation and it also has an antioxidant function.
Copper‘s role in nutrition and health has been known since 1925. Yet it did not become recognized by orthodox medical community as an essential trace element until 1996!
Typical diet deficiency: 2 mg
Amount in the average body: 0.0028 0z
Amount in TerraPond: 35 ppm; 175 mcg; 4%
An important trace mineral that affects immunity, and has anti-infectant properties. Copper is required in the formation of hemoglobin, red blood cells, skin and bones. It helps with the formation of elastin as well as collagen - making it necessary for wound healing. Copper works closely with iron for these functions. Copper is a vital component of a number of essential enzymes. It is essential for energy production, connective tissue formation, iron metabolism, melanin formation and it also has an antioxidant function.
Copper‘s role in nutrition and health has been known since 1925. Yet it did not become recognized by orthodox medical community as an essential trace element until 1996!
Europium (Eu)
Essential daily amount: Unknown
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: nil
Amount in TerraPond: 1 ppm; 5 mcg
This rare earth, hyper-trace mineral is not well studied. But it is found in minute amounts in eyes, veins, glands, bladder, and bile ducts. It seems to provide some antagonism to alcoholism, and forms part of a message-sensing bio-electric system in the body that regulates glucose. Experiments with rats in extremely small doses doubled their life expectancy. There are no known plants that grow well without some trace Europium.
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: nil
Amount in TerraPond: 1 ppm; 5 mcg
This rare earth, hyper-trace mineral is not well studied. But it is found in minute amounts in eyes, veins, glands, bladder, and bile ducts. It seems to provide some antagonism to alcoholism, and forms part of a message-sensing bio-electric system in the body that regulates glucose. Experiments with rats in extremely small doses doubled their life expectancy. There are no known plants that grow well without some trace Europium.
Fluoride (Fl)
Essential daily amount: 2-3mg
Typical diet deficiency: none
Amount in the average body: 0.105
Amount in TerraPond: Nil
Fluoride is essential for both teeth and bones. Calcium by itself won't build a molecule of bone. To use the calcium, your body has to have adequate supplies of at least 9 other minerals; and fluoride is one of those minerals. Deficiency is almost unknown, making one wonder why the water supply is filled with man-made forms of it. If anything, there may be localized overexposure to Fluoride from the drinking water supplies, although nobody in authority is admitting this, which is bizarre when you consider that under nearly all other circumstances, the US government places no trust in mineral supplementation to remedy a public health issue (in this case tooth decay). Yet even as most people are highly dosed from foods, they are also dosed with municipal water without any official concern for toxicity. All of this is odd, since fluoride and health are scarcely studied.
Fluoride is an anion, and does not adhere to the TerraPond silicate, which is why none is present in the compound.
Typical diet deficiency: none
Amount in the average body: 0.105
Amount in TerraPond: Nil
Fluoride is essential for both teeth and bones. Calcium by itself won't build a molecule of bone. To use the calcium, your body has to have adequate supplies of at least 9 other minerals; and fluoride is one of those minerals. Deficiency is almost unknown, making one wonder why the water supply is filled with man-made forms of it. If anything, there may be localized overexposure to Fluoride from the drinking water supplies, although nobody in authority is admitting this, which is bizarre when you consider that under nearly all other circumstances, the US government places no trust in mineral supplementation to remedy a public health issue (in this case tooth decay). Yet even as most people are highly dosed from foods, they are also dosed with municipal water without any official concern for toxicity. All of this is odd, since fluoride and health are scarcely studied.
Fluoride is an anion, and does not adhere to the TerraPond silicate, which is why none is present in the compound.
Gallium (Ga)
Essential daily amount: Unknown
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: unknown
Amount in TerraPond: 21 ppm; 105 mcg
The role of Gallium is a mystery, yet it is a trace element because it is present in the body tissue of humans and animals in extremely small trace amounts. It seems to have a role as a metabolic catalyst of some kind, and likely works in coordination with other minerals to assist the efficiency of body processes. The amounts of gallium in normal body tissue and depletion rates are not studied.
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: unknown
Amount in TerraPond: 21 ppm; 105 mcg
The role of Gallium is a mystery, yet it is a trace element because it is present in the body tissue of humans and animals in extremely small trace amounts. It seems to have a role as a metabolic catalyst of some kind, and likely works in coordination with other minerals to assist the efficiency of body processes. The amounts of gallium in normal body tissue and depletion rates are not studied.
Germanium (Ge)
Essential daily amount: Unknown
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: unknown
Amount in TerraPond: 10 ppm; 50 mcg
A hyper-trace element that plays an important role in aging prevention of cells and perhaps the retardation of cancer cell growth. It improves oxygenation, supports immune function, and toxin elimination. Studies in Japan have shown improvements in cholesterol and arthritis from taking 100-300 mg of this rare substance. This is a classic case of an under-researched, yet emerging mineral of some importance, yet which latent orthodoxy has little interest in studying, analyzing, or registering as ―required‖. Don‘t look for this element in your off-the-shelf multivitamin.
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: unknown
Amount in TerraPond: 10 ppm; 50 mcg
A hyper-trace element that plays an important role in aging prevention of cells and perhaps the retardation of cancer cell growth. It improves oxygenation, supports immune function, and toxin elimination. Studies in Japan have shown improvements in cholesterol and arthritis from taking 100-300 mg of this rare substance. This is a classic case of an under-researched, yet emerging mineral of some importance, yet which latent orthodoxy has little interest in studying, analyzing, or registering as ―required‖. Don‘t look for this element in your off-the-shelf multivitamin.
Gold (Au)
Essential daily amount: Unknown
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: 0.00028 oz
Amount in TerraPond: 5 ppb
You don‘t have to be told that gold is an interesting and exciting mineral. But you probably did not know that it presents no danger of toxicity to humans. Like silver, it is a powerful infection prevention agent. It is present in all bodies and affixes to bone marrow, liver and spleen. It stimulates cellular immunity, acts as an antitoxin, heals wounds, and supports cardiovascular health. It‘s also expensive!
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: 0.00028 oz
Amount in TerraPond: 5 ppb
You don‘t have to be told that gold is an interesting and exciting mineral. But you probably did not know that it presents no danger of toxicity to humans. Like silver, it is a powerful infection prevention agent. It is present in all bodies and affixes to bone marrow, liver and spleen. It stimulates cellular immunity, acts as an antitoxin, heals wounds, and supports cardiovascular health. It‘s also expensive!
Iodine (I)
Essential daily amount: 150-250 mcg
Typical diet deficiency: unlikely
Amount in the average body: 0.00056 oz
Amount in TerraPond: Nil
Iodine is an important trace element that regulates thyroid function. Millions of people worldwide, and some at-risk groups in the US are deficient despite the act of adding it to our table salt supply. Adequate iodine levels slow aging processes and helps build healthy skin.
Typical diet deficiency: unlikely
Amount in the average body: 0.00056 oz
Amount in TerraPond: Nil
Iodine is an important trace element that regulates thyroid function. Millions of people worldwide, and some at-risk groups in the US are deficient despite the act of adding it to our table salt supply. Adequate iodine levels slow aging processes and helps build healthy skin.
Iron (Fe)
Essential daily amount: 10-20 mg
Typical diet deficiency: 2-20 mg: situational
Amount in the average body: .17 oz
Amount in TerraPond: 4.35%; 200 mg; 1000%*
Many people think we have a lot of iron in our bodies because they know that it makes our blood red. But it is a trace mineral, not a macro-nutrient. Nevertheless, even in our meat-eating culture, more than 25% of Americans are iron deficient! This is because they do not eat the right kinds of iron-rich foods, and they are not eating iron that is easily assimilated.
Iron is utterly indispensable for life because it is the principle mineral agent in cardiovascular function. The need for iron is very situational, based on age, sex, and timing. Iron deficiency is normally resolved with a proper diet; but most people have no idea if they are deficient or not. Toxicity can occur with extreme overdoses; however the FDA warning about iron has nothing whatsoever to do with iron after it is assimilated in your body. It is a warning about some forms of iron, such as ferrous sulfate that can be irritating to the lining of the stomach; kind of like the warning that aspirin can upset or cause stomach bleeding.
Because it is so critical for life, the human body maintains an efficient recycling process for its iron. However, Iron supplementation is a wise idea with little risk because of the body‘s self- regulation of iron uptake...the intestinal walls are highly selective as to how much iron is allowed to pass through. For example, when iron reserves are low, iron absorption from a meal may double.
The iron in TerraPond is Fe203, a moderately absorbable form of iron that is held in ionic suspension. If the body needs more iron, it will signal proteins to grab the iron oxide and utilize it; otherwise the iron in TerraPond will stay bonded or re-bond to the anionic silicate and will pass through the body without being absorbed and without doing harm. In 40 years of commercial availability, no incidences of iron toxicity have occurred through the use of these minerals.
Typical diet deficiency: 2-20 mg: situational
Amount in the average body: .17 oz
Amount in TerraPond: 4.35%; 200 mg; 1000%*
Many people think we have a lot of iron in our bodies because they know that it makes our blood red. But it is a trace mineral, not a macro-nutrient. Nevertheless, even in our meat-eating culture, more than 25% of Americans are iron deficient! This is because they do not eat the right kinds of iron-rich foods, and they are not eating iron that is easily assimilated.
Iron is utterly indispensable for life because it is the principle mineral agent in cardiovascular function. The need for iron is very situational, based on age, sex, and timing. Iron deficiency is normally resolved with a proper diet; but most people have no idea if they are deficient or not. Toxicity can occur with extreme overdoses; however the FDA warning about iron has nothing whatsoever to do with iron after it is assimilated in your body. It is a warning about some forms of iron, such as ferrous sulfate that can be irritating to the lining of the stomach; kind of like the warning that aspirin can upset or cause stomach bleeding.
Because it is so critical for life, the human body maintains an efficient recycling process for its iron. However, Iron supplementation is a wise idea with little risk because of the body‘s self- regulation of iron uptake...the intestinal walls are highly selective as to how much iron is allowed to pass through. For example, when iron reserves are low, iron absorption from a meal may double.
The iron in TerraPond is Fe203, a moderately absorbable form of iron that is held in ionic suspension. If the body needs more iron, it will signal proteins to grab the iron oxide and utilize it; otherwise the iron in TerraPond will stay bonded or re-bond to the anionic silicate and will pass through the body without being absorbed and without doing harm. In 40 years of commercial availability, no incidences of iron toxicity have occurred through the use of these minerals.
Lanthanum (La)
Essential daily amount: Unknown
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: unknown
Amount in TerraPond: 45 ppm; 225 mcg
Rare earth elements are found in relatively high concentrations in the earth's crust. And there are 17 of them in the periodic table of elements. Such elements is called a ―rare-earth element‖ because they are more difficult to mine and extract than equivalent sources of transition metals (due in part to their very similar chemical properties), making the rare earth elements relatively expensive. The use of rare earth elements in modern technology has increased dramatically over the past years and their nutritional applications are only beginning to be discovered. Remember, as with all trace elements, very minute proportions are needed to catalyze numerous metabolic and enzymatic processes, many of which we are only beginning to comprehend.
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: unknown
Amount in TerraPond: 45 ppm; 225 mcg
Rare earth elements are found in relatively high concentrations in the earth's crust. And there are 17 of them in the periodic table of elements. Such elements is called a ―rare-earth element‖ because they are more difficult to mine and extract than equivalent sources of transition metals (due in part to their very similar chemical properties), making the rare earth elements relatively expensive. The use of rare earth elements in modern technology has increased dramatically over the past years and their nutritional applications are only beginning to be discovered. Remember, as with all trace elements, very minute proportions are needed to catalyze numerous metabolic and enzymatic processes, many of which we are only beginning to comprehend.
Lead (Pb)
Essential daily amount: Unknown
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: 0.0048 oz
Amount in TerraPond: Nil
Lead has always existed in the environment and although today‘s exposure levels are greater than in the distant past, even prehistoric populations would have been exposed to tiny amounts of lead. In fact it is likely that lead plays a metabolic role, in very small amounts in the body. It has been identified as a critical, essential element in many animals...in very trace amounts.
It is unlikely that with inevitable universal exposure to this heavy metal, mankind was intended to be completely intolerant of it, or that toxicity rapidly builds up. It is more likely that there is a biological role for it than that is inherently harmful in tiny doses. Once again, CEMC believes natural, ionic, colloidal minerals behave differently in the body than man-made variants.
TerraPond minerals can adsorb and remove heavy metals from the body, and is a good source of calcium and iron, which are elements needed to guard against lead toxicity.
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: 0.0048 oz
Amount in TerraPond: Nil
Lead has always existed in the environment and although today‘s exposure levels are greater than in the distant past, even prehistoric populations would have been exposed to tiny amounts of lead. In fact it is likely that lead plays a metabolic role, in very small amounts in the body. It has been identified as a critical, essential element in many animals...in very trace amounts.
It is unlikely that with inevitable universal exposure to this heavy metal, mankind was intended to be completely intolerant of it, or that toxicity rapidly builds up. It is more likely that there is a biological role for it than that is inherently harmful in tiny doses. Once again, CEMC believes natural, ionic, colloidal minerals behave differently in the body than man-made variants.
TerraPond minerals can adsorb and remove heavy metals from the body, and is a good source of calcium and iron, which are elements needed to guard against lead toxicity.
Magnesium (Mg)
Essential daily amount: 400 mg
Typical diet deficiency: 100-200 mg
Amount in the average body: 0.76 oz
Amount in TerraPond: 2.88%; 144 mg; 36%*
Magnesium is an important element for plants and animals. Chlorophylls (responsible for the green color of plants) are compounds known as porphyrins and are based upon magnesium. Magnesium is required for the proper working of some enzymes.
Magnesium plays a role an over 300 known important biological functions in humans, such as: enzyme synthesis, hormone balance, assimilation of calcium, potassium, phosphorus, thermal regulation, Vitamin C and E compatibility, immune function, reduced aging and pH control.
The latest government study shows a staggering 68% of Americans do not consume the recommended daily intake of magnesium. Even more frightening are data from this study showing that 19% of Americans do not consume even half of the government‘s recommended daily intake of magnesium.
Taking suggested servings of these minerals between meals will help deliver more magnesium in bio- available, ionic molecular form than eating a serving of most magnesium-rich foods.
Typical diet deficiency: 100-200 mg
Amount in the average body: 0.76 oz
Amount in TerraPond: 2.88%; 144 mg; 36%*
Magnesium is an important element for plants and animals. Chlorophylls (responsible for the green color of plants) are compounds known as porphyrins and are based upon magnesium. Magnesium is required for the proper working of some enzymes.
Magnesium plays a role an over 300 known important biological functions in humans, such as: enzyme synthesis, hormone balance, assimilation of calcium, potassium, phosphorus, thermal regulation, Vitamin C and E compatibility, immune function, reduced aging and pH control.
The latest government study shows a staggering 68% of Americans do not consume the recommended daily intake of magnesium. Even more frightening are data from this study showing that 19% of Americans do not consume even half of the government‘s recommended daily intake of magnesium.
Taking suggested servings of these minerals between meals will help deliver more magnesium in bio- available, ionic molecular form than eating a serving of most magnesium-rich foods.
Manganese (Mn)
Essential daily amount: 4-8 mg
Typical diet deficiency: atypical
Amount in the average body: 0.00056 oz
Amount in TerraPond: 0.04%; 2 mg; 25%*
Manganese intervenes beneficially in numerous enzymatic reactions, particularly in collagen formation, glucids and bone formation. It also reduces inflammation and allergic reactions in the intestinal tract. Considered a universal anti-allergen, it may be involved in remediating hay fever. In combines well with cobalt, copper, and Vitamin B‘s.
It is possible that people with autoimmune/ hyper-immune issues such as allergies would benefit from increased uptake of Manganese.
Typical diet deficiency: atypical
Amount in the average body: 0.00056 oz
Amount in TerraPond: 0.04%; 2 mg; 25%*
Manganese intervenes beneficially in numerous enzymatic reactions, particularly in collagen formation, glucids and bone formation. It also reduces inflammation and allergic reactions in the intestinal tract. Considered a universal anti-allergen, it may be involved in remediating hay fever. In combines well with cobalt, copper, and Vitamin B‘s.
It is possible that people with autoimmune/ hyper-immune issues such as allergies would benefit from increased uptake of Manganese.
Mercury (Hg)
Essential daily amount: Unknown
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: unknown
Amount in TerraPond: Nil
Mercury can act as an antiseptic and can be an effective treatment in urinary infections. It is used as a preservative in some vaccines. However it is also a known carcinogen at low doses. So its nutritional or medicinal value is likely dramatically sacrificed by its risks. TerraPond contains no Mercury.
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: unknown
Amount in TerraPond: Nil
Mercury can act as an antiseptic and can be an effective treatment in urinary infections. It is used as a preservative in some vaccines. However it is also a known carcinogen at low doses. So its nutritional or medicinal value is likely dramatically sacrificed by its risks. TerraPond contains no Mercury.
Molybdenum (Mo)
Essential daily amount: 200-500 mcg
Typical diet deficiency: atypical
Amount in the average body: 0.0003 oz.
Amount in TerraPond: 3 ppm; 15 mcg
This interesting and hard-to-remember element is essential in minute amounts in human and animal organisms. It is needed to regulate sulfites that are present in foods. It plays a role in: protein synthesis, metabolizing iron and nitrogen. It harmonizes cellular function and reduces risk of asthma attacks. It is a component of several enzymes and helps maintain a healthy nervous system. Interestingly, it can be used to treat bad breath and mouth lesions. It can play a factor in impotence of elderly men, alcohol detoxification and has been identified in reduction of cancers. And to do all this, only extremely insignificant but necessary amounts are required, reminding us of the tremendous importance of trace elements and their nearly overlooked critical nature. Yet if the diet consists of mainly refined foods, the RDA of molybdenum will not be reached! This amazing mineral was added to the official list of "essential" elements in 1953.
Typical diet deficiency: atypical
Amount in the average body: 0.0003 oz.
Amount in TerraPond: 3 ppm; 15 mcg
This interesting and hard-to-remember element is essential in minute amounts in human and animal organisms. It is needed to regulate sulfites that are present in foods. It plays a role in: protein synthesis, metabolizing iron and nitrogen. It harmonizes cellular function and reduces risk of asthma attacks. It is a component of several enzymes and helps maintain a healthy nervous system. Interestingly, it can be used to treat bad breath and mouth lesions. It can play a factor in impotence of elderly men, alcohol detoxification and has been identified in reduction of cancers. And to do all this, only extremely insignificant but necessary amounts are required, reminding us of the tremendous importance of trace elements and their nearly overlooked critical nature. Yet if the diet consists of mainly refined foods, the RDA of molybdenum will not be reached! This amazing mineral was added to the official list of "essential" elements in 1953.
Neodymium (Nd)
Essential daily amount: Unknown
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: unknown
Amount in TerraPond: 42 ppm; 210 mcg
Neodymium is a ―rare earth mineral. This means it is not easily extracted in pure form. It plays an unknown role in humans and is difficult to find in tissue, yet it is a hypertrace mineral. It is used in the pleuras of our lungs. Lack of neodymium in the form of neodime acetyl latonate is a cause of Parkinson‘s disease. This element has doubled the life expectancy of animals in lab experiments. Neodymium, having no recognized role in biology was until now totally ignored in biochemistry. In 1997, Ohmichi found that Neodymium works with a lead ion (Pb2+) in leadzyme to regulate the transcription of genes. The two minerals, lead and neodymium should be present in ratio of one to one to maximize the reaction the enzyme governs.
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: unknown
Amount in TerraPond: 42 ppm; 210 mcg
Neodymium is a ―rare earth mineral. This means it is not easily extracted in pure form. It plays an unknown role in humans and is difficult to find in tissue, yet it is a hypertrace mineral. It is used in the pleuras of our lungs. Lack of neodymium in the form of neodime acetyl latonate is a cause of Parkinson‘s disease. This element has doubled the life expectancy of animals in lab experiments. Neodymium, having no recognized role in biology was until now totally ignored in biochemistry. In 1997, Ohmichi found that Neodymium works with a lead ion (Pb2+) in leadzyme to regulate the transcription of genes. The two minerals, lead and neodymium should be present in ratio of one to one to maximize the reaction the enzyme governs.
Nickel (Ni)
Essential daily amount: 1-3 mg
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: 0.00029 oz
Amount in TerraPond: 51 ppm; 255 mcg; 12%*
It‘s not just a cheap coin. It‘s a life saver. Nickel is a transformative agent in the internal cellular environment with important biological properties. It reinforces stressed duct cells, and is needed to support organ cells; it is a transistor crystal in our glands. Nickel is an effective component of treating dyspepsia—bloating and obesity; and it works with the spleen, liver, and pancreas.
Animals raised with nickel deficiency experience liver dysfunction. It strengthens insulin and encourages vitamin A and C. Nickel is a component of human growth and development. Nickel is needed in the heart muscle, the liver and the kidneys. It is involved in hormone, lipid and membrane metabolism. Significant concentrations are found in DNA and RNA and it may contribute to the stabilization of nucleic acids. Nickel was finally added to the ―essential‖ list in 1975.
Nickel deficiency in adults has been connected with cirrhosis of the liver and chronic liver failure. Yet still many contemporary descriptions of Nickel either consider it a ―controversial‖ nutrition source, or unnecessary, or even toxic. It is amazing how backwards our consensus is regarding important topics of health.
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: 0.00029 oz
Amount in TerraPond: 51 ppm; 255 mcg; 12%*
It‘s not just a cheap coin. It‘s a life saver. Nickel is a transformative agent in the internal cellular environment with important biological properties. It reinforces stressed duct cells, and is needed to support organ cells; it is a transistor crystal in our glands. Nickel is an effective component of treating dyspepsia—bloating and obesity; and it works with the spleen, liver, and pancreas.
Animals raised with nickel deficiency experience liver dysfunction. It strengthens insulin and encourages vitamin A and C. Nickel is a component of human growth and development. Nickel is needed in the heart muscle, the liver and the kidneys. It is involved in hormone, lipid and membrane metabolism. Significant concentrations are found in DNA and RNA and it may contribute to the stabilization of nucleic acids. Nickel was finally added to the ―essential‖ list in 1975.
Nickel deficiency in adults has been connected with cirrhosis of the liver and chronic liver failure. Yet still many contemporary descriptions of Nickel either consider it a ―controversial‖ nutrition source, or unnecessary, or even toxic. It is amazing how backwards our consensus is regarding important topics of health.
Phosphorus (P)
Essential daily amount: 800-1200 mg
Typical diet deficiency: unlikely*
Amount in the average body: 1.8 lbs
Amount in TerraPond: 0.15%; 7.5 mg
While calcium gets all the attention, phosphorus is just as crucial and quite abundant in the body. It is an essential mineral that is required by every cell in the body for normal function, but it is present in bones, blood and in relatively large amounts in the nervous system. It acts in kidney function and helps the utilization of vitamins. It helps transform food into energy. It must be well mixed with calcium and magnesium in order to maintain good health.
As with many minerals, the phosphorus intake is more a matter of balance and ratios, rather than absolute amounts ingested. Since it is a primary fertilizer ingredient, it is present in many natural and processed foods. As a result phosphorus does not represent a deficiency problem in the US. However, some nutritionists believe that the optimal ratio of calcium to phosphorus should be maintained at over 2 to 1. Taking a colloidal supplement like these minerals helps maintain a dietary balance.
Typical diet deficiency: unlikely*
Amount in the average body: 1.8 lbs
Amount in TerraPond: 0.15%; 7.5 mg
While calcium gets all the attention, phosphorus is just as crucial and quite abundant in the body. It is an essential mineral that is required by every cell in the body for normal function, but it is present in bones, blood and in relatively large amounts in the nervous system. It acts in kidney function and helps the utilization of vitamins. It helps transform food into energy. It must be well mixed with calcium and magnesium in order to maintain good health.
As with many minerals, the phosphorus intake is more a matter of balance and ratios, rather than absolute amounts ingested. Since it is a primary fertilizer ingredient, it is present in many natural and processed foods. As a result phosphorus does not represent a deficiency problem in the US. However, some nutritionists believe that the optimal ratio of calcium to phosphorus should be maintained at over 2 to 1. Taking a colloidal supplement like these minerals helps maintain a dietary balance.
Potassium (K)
Essential daily amount: 3000-4000 mg
Typical diet deficiency: 1000-2000 mg
Amount in the average body: 5.7 oz
Amount in TerraPond: 2.8%; 140 mg; 5%*
Potassium salts are essential for both animals and plants. Potassium is an electrolyte that interacts with sodium to conduct nerve impulses and many other functions in the cells. The potassium cation is the major cation in intracellular fluids (sodium is the main extra-cellular cation). It is essential for nerve and heart function, and it is the dominant mineral in controlling muscle contraction.
As with other minerals, such as calcium and phosphorus, potassium must be balanced with sodium for proper body pH and cellular rhythm. The cell‘s ability to take in nutrients depends on this electrolyte balance. Without a proper ration of sodium and potassium, heart, vascular, and cancerous diseases can develop. The problem is acute in Western diets because of all the sodium that is crammed into our processed foods. Taking potassium supplements is absolutely critical, which for many adults resolves a large degree of hypertension.
Determining the proper amounts and supplementation of potassium is very difficult, because in overdoses it can be quite toxic, alcohol and caffeine interfere with its absorption, and the amount of sodium in a diet can vary considerably, and because potassium is lost in perspiration it depends on the amount of heavy exercise one does.
Americans eat a lot of potassium-fertilized foods. Nevertheless, most Americans are deficient because it should be present in a 5-to-1 ratio to sodium...yet in many cases we take in less potassium than sodium, creating a huge imbalance. So before supplementing, cut your sodium!
Typical diet deficiency: 1000-2000 mg
Amount in the average body: 5.7 oz
Amount in TerraPond: 2.8%; 140 mg; 5%*
Potassium salts are essential for both animals and plants. Potassium is an electrolyte that interacts with sodium to conduct nerve impulses and many other functions in the cells. The potassium cation is the major cation in intracellular fluids (sodium is the main extra-cellular cation). It is essential for nerve and heart function, and it is the dominant mineral in controlling muscle contraction.
As with other minerals, such as calcium and phosphorus, potassium must be balanced with sodium for proper body pH and cellular rhythm. The cell‘s ability to take in nutrients depends on this electrolyte balance. Without a proper ration of sodium and potassium, heart, vascular, and cancerous diseases can develop. The problem is acute in Western diets because of all the sodium that is crammed into our processed foods. Taking potassium supplements is absolutely critical, which for many adults resolves a large degree of hypertension.
Determining the proper amounts and supplementation of potassium is very difficult, because in overdoses it can be quite toxic, alcohol and caffeine interfere with its absorption, and the amount of sodium in a diet can vary considerably, and because potassium is lost in perspiration it depends on the amount of heavy exercise one does.
Americans eat a lot of potassium-fertilized foods. Nevertheless, most Americans are deficient because it should be present in a 5-to-1 ratio to sodium...yet in many cases we take in less potassium than sodium, creating a huge imbalance. So before supplementing, cut your sodium!
Praseodymium (Pr)
Essential daily amount: Unknown
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: unknown
Amount in TerraPond: 9 ppm; 45 mcg
Little is known of this rare earth mineral, which has been involved in studies that indicate it increases life expectancy of laboratory animals.
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: unknown
Amount in TerraPond: 9 ppm; 45 mcg
Little is known of this rare earth mineral, which has been involved in studies that indicate it increases life expectancy of laboratory animals.
Rubidium (Ru)
Essential daily amount: Unknown
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: 0.0129 oz
Amount in TerraPond: 129 ppm; 645 mcg
Rubidium is one of the most electropositive and alkaline elements. And it is not rare. It is considered to be the 16th most abundant element in the earth's crust, and your body has a noticeable amount in it. Some scientists believe this element might play a very important role in cellular transport across membranes, specifically with regard to nervous function and motor end plates. This is a classic example of a mineral to which science has not paid proper attention.
Some people use it to improve alkaline pH in the body. But it is unwise to take such minerals with so little science devoted to understanding its metabolic effects.
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: 0.0129 oz
Amount in TerraPond: 129 ppm; 645 mcg
Rubidium is one of the most electropositive and alkaline elements. And it is not rare. It is considered to be the 16th most abundant element in the earth's crust, and your body has a noticeable amount in it. Some scientists believe this element might play a very important role in cellular transport across membranes, specifically with regard to nervous function and motor end plates. This is a classic example of a mineral to which science has not paid proper attention.
Some people use it to improve alkaline pH in the body. But it is unwise to take such minerals with so little science devoted to understanding its metabolic effects.
Samarium (Sm)
Essential daily amount: Unknown
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: unknown
Amount in TerraPond: 7 ppm; 35 mcg
This rare earth mineral is not well understood, except that it was involved in experiments in which it increased the life expectancy of laboratory animals. We know it exists in all animals and humans. In people it is found in white blood cells and in artery walls and in the abdominal muscles. This makes it essential, but unfortunately official biochemistry has little to say about necessary research to establish how much we should be taking.
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: unknown
Amount in TerraPond: 7 ppm; 35 mcg
This rare earth mineral is not well understood, except that it was involved in experiments in which it increased the life expectancy of laboratory animals. We know it exists in all animals and humans. In people it is found in white blood cells and in artery walls and in the abdominal muscles. This makes it essential, but unfortunately official biochemistry has little to say about necessary research to establish how much we should be taking.
Selenium (Se)
Essential daily amount: 60 – 200 mcg
Typical diet deficiency: 20-100 mg/situational
Amount in the average body: 0.00014 oz
Amount in TerraPond: 3 ppm; 15 mcg; 15%*
A metalloid that is closely related to sulfur, it is found in the body in varying amounts from 3 mg to 20 mg. Essential to mammals and higher plants, it is highly effective at protecting cells from damage by free radicals, a source of premature aging and disease. Deficiency in Selenium will cause an increase in susceptibility to virus. It works to balance metabolic processes, increases elimination, inhibits lipids, aids fertility, removes skin spots, and helps restore patients undergoing chemotherapy. Selenium was added to the ―essential‖ list in 1957, then de-listed and listed again in 1989! Even the ―experts‖ struggle with discovery and validation, and are sometimes slow to awaken.
Typical diet deficiency: 20-100 mg/situational
Amount in the average body: 0.00014 oz
Amount in TerraPond: 3 ppm; 15 mcg; 15%*
A metalloid that is closely related to sulfur, it is found in the body in varying amounts from 3 mg to 20 mg. Essential to mammals and higher plants, it is highly effective at protecting cells from damage by free radicals, a source of premature aging and disease. Deficiency in Selenium will cause an increase in susceptibility to virus. It works to balance metabolic processes, increases elimination, inhibits lipids, aids fertility, removes skin spots, and helps restore patients undergoing chemotherapy. Selenium was added to the ―essential‖ list in 1957, then de-listed and listed again in 1989! Even the ―experts‖ struggle with discovery and validation, and are sometimes slow to awaken.
Silicon (Si)
Essential daily amount: Unknown
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: 0.73 oz.
Amount in TerraPond: 55.3%; 2.77 grams
Natural colloidal silicon, not to be confused with man-made silicon or silicone, is regenerative to the cells, and improves the health of skin, bones, hair and finger nails. Essential in higher plants and mammals, it encourages the growth of collagen and connective tissue. It helps balance the nervous system, rehydrate skin, promotes healing of tissue, and improves arterial flexibility.
Silicon is needed to support immune function and helps eliminate toxic aluminum, lead and mercury in your body. Yet silicon was not regarded as an essential nutrient for health until 1972!
Silicon, also known as silica is a natural blood thinner and should not be used by people expecting to have surgery. Natural silica is nontoxic in large amounts because it is inert. It is the one substance scientists know will not react with acids or bases. The body can use certain silicates that are in the form of natural clays, particularly Montmorillonite/ Bentonite and Kaolin. These silicates are used to soothe the stomach, eliminate intestinal bacteria and toxins and adsorb waste matter. Some forms of silica in the blood and intestinal tract can attract heavy metals and pathogens and trap them in their ionically charges surfaces, thus aiding internal healing. Note Silicon is not quartz. Quartz is not a health mineral and can irritate connective tissue and nerves. Silica powder, like all mineral powders should not be inhaled.
Silica is also the major platelet mineral that is used to retain mineral nutrients in soils. Thus it is an effective buffer and balancing agent for arable lands. The right silicates can also be used to carry trace minerals to your body in a balanced, buffered sustained release form.
TerraPond is an all-natural colloidal calcium compound that is 55% alumina silicate. This anionic substance is mostly inert and cannot be digested. It is used by nature to deliver and buffer the mineral nutrient supply. However it also holds some pure silicon in colloidal form, some of which can be assimilated into the body. Silica is responsible for the second critical function of TerraPond. Its microscopic crystals have a powerful negative ionic charge to help detoxify the body. No other supplement can provide both functions in one safe, effective compound.
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: 0.73 oz.
Amount in TerraPond: 55.3%; 2.77 grams
Natural colloidal silicon, not to be confused with man-made silicon or silicone, is regenerative to the cells, and improves the health of skin, bones, hair and finger nails. Essential in higher plants and mammals, it encourages the growth of collagen and connective tissue. It helps balance the nervous system, rehydrate skin, promotes healing of tissue, and improves arterial flexibility.
Silicon is needed to support immune function and helps eliminate toxic aluminum, lead and mercury in your body. Yet silicon was not regarded as an essential nutrient for health until 1972!
Silicon, also known as silica is a natural blood thinner and should not be used by people expecting to have surgery. Natural silica is nontoxic in large amounts because it is inert. It is the one substance scientists know will not react with acids or bases. The body can use certain silicates that are in the form of natural clays, particularly Montmorillonite/ Bentonite and Kaolin. These silicates are used to soothe the stomach, eliminate intestinal bacteria and toxins and adsorb waste matter. Some forms of silica in the blood and intestinal tract can attract heavy metals and pathogens and trap them in their ionically charges surfaces, thus aiding internal healing. Note Silicon is not quartz. Quartz is not a health mineral and can irritate connective tissue and nerves. Silica powder, like all mineral powders should not be inhaled.
Silica is also the major platelet mineral that is used to retain mineral nutrients in soils. Thus it is an effective buffer and balancing agent for arable lands. The right silicates can also be used to carry trace minerals to your body in a balanced, buffered sustained release form.
TerraPond is an all-natural colloidal calcium compound that is 55% alumina silicate. This anionic substance is mostly inert and cannot be digested. It is used by nature to deliver and buffer the mineral nutrient supply. However it also holds some pure silicon in colloidal form, some of which can be assimilated into the body. Silica is responsible for the second critical function of TerraPond. Its microscopic crystals have a powerful negative ionic charge to help detoxify the body. No other supplement can provide both functions in one safe, effective compound.
Silver (Ag)
Essential daily amount: Unknown
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: unknown
Amount in TerraPond: <1 ppm < 5 mcg
A natural antiseptic and a catalyst for protection from infection within the body. It helps reduce infections and acts as a bactericide. Helps the body resist inflammation and supports immune function. Silver is only present in the body in extremely small amounts. It has become a phenomenon lately and many authorities want its popularity diminished. Yet in clinical studies, colloidal silver continues to prove its potency. It is not advisable to ingest large amounts of silver in any form. If you are trying to take high doses over long periods of time, perhaps the infection you are treating is only a symptom of another, deeper problem that needs resolution.
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: unknown
Amount in TerraPond: <1 ppm < 5 mcg
A natural antiseptic and a catalyst for protection from infection within the body. It helps reduce infections and acts as a bactericide. Helps the body resist inflammation and supports immune function. Silver is only present in the body in extremely small amounts. It has become a phenomenon lately and many authorities want its popularity diminished. Yet in clinical studies, colloidal silver continues to prove its potency. It is not advisable to ingest large amounts of silver in any form. If you are trying to take high doses over long periods of time, perhaps the infection you are treating is only a symptom of another, deeper problem that needs resolution.
Sodium (Na)
Essential daily amount: 500mg
Typical diet deficiency: unlikely
Amount in the average body: 3.98 oz
Amount in TerraPond: 1.11%; 55 mg; 11%
Sodium is an absolutely vital electrolyte mineral. While it has been demonized in recent years due to over-consumption, a person cannot live without fairly large intake. The problem is that it is overused as a food additive and Americans get way too much of it without compensating with other minerals, throwing their body‘s Ph off balance. The body jealously guards its intercellular pH, so it will create a cascade of other reactions to maintain this vital chemical context. Thus too much sodium affects cellular and kidney function and causes high blood pressure and edema, and causes calcium, magnesium and potassium to be excreted. While sports drink makers assert that you need sodium when you work out, for most Westerners this is not true.
The sodium cation is the main extracellular (outside cells) cation in animals and is important for nerve function in animals. Sodium must be balanced with potassium. Moreover the best form of sodium is natural sea salt that has sodium chloride and trace minerals. Likewise, TerraPond has natural sodium in balance with higher amounts of compensating trace minerals and with other trace elements such as calcium, phosphorus, magnesium and potassium for proper metabolic interactions.
Typical diet deficiency: unlikely
Amount in the average body: 3.98 oz
Amount in TerraPond: 1.11%; 55 mg; 11%
Sodium is an absolutely vital electrolyte mineral. While it has been demonized in recent years due to over-consumption, a person cannot live without fairly large intake. The problem is that it is overused as a food additive and Americans get way too much of it without compensating with other minerals, throwing their body‘s Ph off balance. The body jealously guards its intercellular pH, so it will create a cascade of other reactions to maintain this vital chemical context. Thus too much sodium affects cellular and kidney function and causes high blood pressure and edema, and causes calcium, magnesium and potassium to be excreted. While sports drink makers assert that you need sodium when you work out, for most Westerners this is not true.
The sodium cation is the main extracellular (outside cells) cation in animals and is important for nerve function in animals. Sodium must be balanced with potassium. Moreover the best form of sodium is natural sea salt that has sodium chloride and trace minerals. Likewise, TerraPond has natural sodium in balance with higher amounts of compensating trace minerals and with other trace elements such as calcium, phosphorus, magnesium and potassium for proper metabolic interactions.
Strontium (Sr)
Essential daily amount: Unknown
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: 0.012 oz
Amount in TerraPond: 2 ppm; 10 mcg
Extremely small trace amounts are found in the body, and they do impact our health for bone and tooth health, and anabolic support.
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: 0.012 oz
Amount in TerraPond: 2 ppm; 10 mcg
Extremely small trace amounts are found in the body, and they do impact our health for bone and tooth health, and anabolic support.
Sulfur (S)
Essential daily amount: Unknown
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: 5.6 oz
Amount in TerraPond: 0.05%; 2.5 mg
Widely present throughout the body, this trace mineral acts to support hair, skin, nails and cartilage. It is a constituent of fats, body fluids, and skeletal cells. It ensures joint flexibility and helps stabilize the intercellular environment. It has antiallergenic properties and is a building block for many amino acids and therefore proteins. It is a good blood purifier and antitoxin.
Many vitamins and amino acids contain or require sulfides in order to function. Our visual cortex needs a lot of sulfur compounds, as do our bone cells. In fact our bodies use over 250 different sulfuron molecules.
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: 5.6 oz
Amount in TerraPond: 0.05%; 2.5 mg
Widely present throughout the body, this trace mineral acts to support hair, skin, nails and cartilage. It is a constituent of fats, body fluids, and skeletal cells. It ensures joint flexibility and helps stabilize the intercellular environment. It has antiallergenic properties and is a building block for many amino acids and therefore proteins. It is a good blood purifier and antitoxin.
Many vitamins and amino acids contain or require sulfides in order to function. Our visual cortex needs a lot of sulfur compounds, as do our bone cells. In fact our bodies use over 250 different sulfuron molecules.
Thulium (Tm)
Essential daily amount: Unknown
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: unknown
Amount in TerraPond: 2 ppm; 10 mcg
No known biological role, but stimulates metabolism
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: unknown
Amount in TerraPond: 2 ppm; 10 mcg
No known biological role, but stimulates metabolism
Tin ( Sn)
Essential daily amount: 10-20mg
Typical diet deficiency: 5-15 mg
Amount in the average body: 0.00056 oz
Amount in TerraPond: 5 ppm; 55 mcg
Tin is a trace element that seems to impact energy, well-being and mood. Studies have shown supplementing with tin produces benefits with certain types of headaches, insomnia, asthma, or improvements with digestion, skin, or various aches and pains. Animal studies have shown that tin-deficient diets resulted in poor growth, reduced feeding efficiency, hearing loss, and bilateral (male pattern) hair loss. Tin is found in the aorta, brain, heart, kidney, liver, muscle, ovary, spleen, testes, pancreas, stomach, uterus, and prostate. Symptoms associated with significantly below-normal levels of tin typically include depression and/or fatigue. Natural, colloidal tin is not the same as tin found in manufactured packaging, which is likely harmful. Tin is used as a natural antibacterial for germs such as staphylococci. It even encourages hair growth. Tin was finally recognized as essential in 1975. Even though many people are exposed to tin in processed foods, it is the wrong form of tin and can be toxic. Ionic, colloidal tin is not toxic, and helps supply the body with the trace amounts of tin needed for proper metabolism.
Typical diet deficiency: 5-15 mg
Amount in the average body: 0.00056 oz
Amount in TerraPond: 5 ppm; 55 mcg
Tin is a trace element that seems to impact energy, well-being and mood. Studies have shown supplementing with tin produces benefits with certain types of headaches, insomnia, asthma, or improvements with digestion, skin, or various aches and pains. Animal studies have shown that tin-deficient diets resulted in poor growth, reduced feeding efficiency, hearing loss, and bilateral (male pattern) hair loss. Tin is found in the aorta, brain, heart, kidney, liver, muscle, ovary, spleen, testes, pancreas, stomach, uterus, and prostate. Symptoms associated with significantly below-normal levels of tin typically include depression and/or fatigue. Natural, colloidal tin is not the same as tin found in manufactured packaging, which is likely harmful. Tin is used as a natural antibacterial for germs such as staphylococci. It even encourages hair growth. Tin was finally recognized as essential in 1975. Even though many people are exposed to tin in processed foods, it is the wrong form of tin and can be toxic. Ionic, colloidal tin is not toxic, and helps supply the body with the trace amounts of tin needed for proper metabolism.
Titanium (Ti)
Essential daily amount: Unknown
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: 0.023 oz
Amount in TerraPond: 0.68%; 34 mg
The human body contains approximately 700 mg titanium, and our daily intake is approximately 0.8 mg. Only a small part of the total daily intake is absorbed by the body. But even as all bodies contain plenty of titanium, its role as a trace element is unknown. What is known is that it is quite compatible with body organs and boned; the body can tolerate relatively high doses and it does not accumulate. Neither does it cause allergic nor rejection when used as an implant.
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: 0.023 oz
Amount in TerraPond: 0.68%; 34 mg
The human body contains approximately 700 mg titanium, and our daily intake is approximately 0.8 mg. Only a small part of the total daily intake is absorbed by the body. But even as all bodies contain plenty of titanium, its role as a trace element is unknown. What is known is that it is quite compatible with body organs and boned; the body can tolerate relatively high doses and it does not accumulate. Neither does it cause allergic nor rejection when used as an implant.
Tungsten (W)
Essential daily amount: Unknown
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: unknown
Amount in TerraPond: 0.3 ppm; 15 mcg
Perhaps the only time you‘ve ever heard about this mineral is from razor blade commercials popularizing the benefits of Tungsten steel. But what is not evangelized properly by modern nutrition scientists is that tungsten is absolutely needed in trace amounts to help cause a myriad of metabolic processes in the body.
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: unknown
Amount in TerraPond: 0.3 ppm; 15 mcg
Perhaps the only time you‘ve ever heard about this mineral is from razor blade commercials popularizing the benefits of Tungsten steel. But what is not evangelized properly by modern nutrition scientists is that tungsten is absolutely needed in trace amounts to help cause a myriad of metabolic processes in the body.
Vanadium (V)
Essential daily amount: 0.5-1 mg
Typical diet deficiency: probable 0.5+ mcg
Amount in the average body: 0.000085 oz
Amount in TerraPond: 127 ppm; 635 mcg; 75%
This hyper-trace element is becoming recognized for its health-supporting role in human growth, cholesterol, diabetes, metabolic catalysis, bone structure, tooth health and fertility. It stabilizes blood glucose levels for all types of diabetes, and is proven to reduce LDL (―bad‖) cholesterol. It is likely that many Americans are somewhat deficient in this important element. It was listed officially as "essential" in 1975.
Typical diet deficiency: probable 0.5+ mcg
Amount in the average body: 0.000085 oz
Amount in TerraPond: 127 ppm; 635 mcg; 75%
This hyper-trace element is becoming recognized for its health-supporting role in human growth, cholesterol, diabetes, metabolic catalysis, bone structure, tooth health and fertility. It stabilizes blood glucose levels for all types of diabetes, and is proven to reduce LDL (―bad‖) cholesterol. It is likely that many Americans are somewhat deficient in this important element. It was listed officially as "essential" in 1975.
Ytterbium (Yb)
Essential daily amount: Unknown
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: unknown
Amount in TerraPond: 2.8 ppm; 14 mcg
The physiological role of Ytterbium is unknown but is said to stimulate the metabolism.
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: unknown
Amount in TerraPond: 2.8 ppm; 14 mcg
The physiological role of Ytterbium is unknown but is said to stimulate the metabolism.
Yttrium (Yb)
Essential daily amount: Unknown
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: 0.023 oz
Amount in TerraPond: 34 ppm 170 mcg
Yttrium is found in most humans and seems to be a natural hyper-trace element; but its function is not known. Some specialists believe it can improve certain eye disorders and immune function. It is a very interesting mineral in that when heated, it can transport energy without resistance, making it an ideal semiconductor.
Typical diet deficiency: Unknown
Amount in the average body: 0.023 oz
Amount in TerraPond: 34 ppm 170 mcg
Yttrium is found in most humans and seems to be a natural hyper-trace element; but its function is not known. Some specialists believe it can improve certain eye disorders and immune function. It is a very interesting mineral in that when heated, it can transport energy without resistance, making it an ideal semiconductor.
Zinc (Zn)
Essential daily amount: 10-20 mg
Typical diet deficiency: 8-10 mcg
Amount in the average body: 0.092%
Amount in TerraPond: 97 ppm; .49 mg; 5-10%*
Zinc is the key component of many enzymes, and is important in the formation of protein, insulin, keratin and collagen. Zinc plays a role in reproduction and also sexual maturation. Zinc deficiency results in stunted growth and in male sexual immaturity. This is reversed on the addition of zinc in the diet. Zinc helps tissue heal, acts as an antioxidant and improves immune function.
Zinc deficiency in soils around the world is a significant and worsening nutrition problem.
* A daily dose of TerraPond adds between 5 and 10% of the zinc many nutrition experts believe is necessary for health. These minerals are highly bio-available on demand. This is because they are colloidal, ionic compounds of nano-molecular size, and because they are delivered in a buffered silicate, so that substances which are needed by the body can be readily assimilated, and substances that are not needed can be safely carried through the system. Minerals safely attract and removes cationic toxins and heavy metals that the body discards through the bile and colon.
Typical diet deficiency: 8-10 mcg
Amount in the average body: 0.092%
Amount in TerraPond: 97 ppm; .49 mg; 5-10%*
Zinc is the key component of many enzymes, and is important in the formation of protein, insulin, keratin and collagen. Zinc plays a role in reproduction and also sexual maturation. Zinc deficiency results in stunted growth and in male sexual immaturity. This is reversed on the addition of zinc in the diet. Zinc helps tissue heal, acts as an antioxidant and improves immune function.
Zinc deficiency in soils around the world is a significant and worsening nutrition problem.
* A daily dose of TerraPond adds between 5 and 10% of the zinc many nutrition experts believe is necessary for health. These minerals are highly bio-available on demand. This is because they are colloidal, ionic compounds of nano-molecular size, and because they are delivered in a buffered silicate, so that substances which are needed by the body can be readily assimilated, and substances that are not needed can be safely carried through the system. Minerals safely attract and removes cationic toxins and heavy metals that the body discards through the bile and colon.
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