Concentrated liquid minerals such as BioMin is a rich source of soluble minerals. It contains 84 ionic minerals along a long chain molecule in a dynamic fluid relationship, the minerals can act in concert or individually.The soluble minerals in sea water:
- act as ionised conductors of the body's electrical current, which is necessary for all bodily functions.
- act as catalysts and activators of other nutrients including vitamins.
- are the building blocks of enzymes, hormones and other natural body chemicals used by the body to perform specific functions.
- have an equalising and balancing effect. Body fluids, fluid pressures, and pH levels are balanced by minerals. In the absence of certain trace minerals, various heavy metals are more likely to accumulate. Trace minerals are often administered in the medical treatment of such disorders as lead poisoning.
- are essential in digestion and absorption of nutrients by our body. Large amounts of chlorides are necessary for the body to make hydrochloric acid (for digestion). Other minerals are used in the absorption process.
- replace the minerals that are lost in distilled water. Research shows that animals, as well as humans, benefit from mineral nutrients. Dramatic improvements in vigour, coat, and performance are reported in dogs, cats, chickens and horses.
- are one of the highest quality and least expensive sources of magnesium. Magnesium is an important nutrient that hardens and strengthens bones and teeth.
- have an effect on mental stability, thought process and reactions to stressful situations.
- help to prevent viral infection through neutralising the acid attack mechanism of infection.
Specific mineral nutrients have a myriad of individual functions, many of which are yet to be discovered. What is known, however, is that imbalanced interactions of minerals, caused by consistent consumption of single processed or refined minerals, causes many long-term health problems such as hypertension. This is particularly evident when it comes to the most commonly refined mineral that many people take into their diet on a daily basis - sodium chloride.
Whenever the consumption of a single nutrient is significantly altered, an entirely new dietary pattern is created. Nutrients occur in clusters in the diet and may therefore act synergistically to alter physiological variables such as blood pressure.
When minerals are consumed in proper ratios, however, they can have an equally profound benefit on human health. Certain minerals and trace minerals, in balance, can serve additional non-classical roles like acting as antioxidants. Minerals and trace minerals can also assist each other in the process of assimilation, and create safety buffers for minerals that have the potential of being toxic to human health.
Within the blood stream, lymphatic fluid, cells and extracellular fluid, minerals and trace minerals are found completely dissociated in solution. This is also known as 'electrolyte' or 'ionic' form. In this state, they all have specific positive or negative electrical signatures that attract or repel. These ions exist in a state of perpetual dynamics; a motion that seeks as its outcome an equilibrium of relationships.
The body can use minor changes in this equilibrium to create proper osmotic pressure, move nutrients to areas that need them most and create electrical impulses that run the entire nervous system. This same equilibrium can also be found in the waters of the ocean where minerals and trace minerals collected and concentrated in liquid ionic form for millions of years, existing in varying ratios throughout the oceans of the world across space, place and time. On a macrocosmic/microcosmic scale, it is astounding to realise that the dynamic equilibrium that takes place with liquid ionic minerals and trace minerals in healthy blood plasma, lymphatic and cellular fluids is the same basic balance that is found in sea water.
By understanding the mechanism of dynamic equilibrium we can understand the problems associated with an excess consumption of sodium in the diet unbalanced by an intake of other complex mineral salts. Sodium exists in the body in strict ratios with a myriad of other mineral ions. An increase in sodium levels means the body must balance it with the other associated minerals to maintain equilibrium. If the intake of minerals in the diet is depleted the body will draw minerals from its own internal reserves, for example, calcium laid down in bone tissue. Minerals leached from the body's internal reserves can be easily lost, flushed out with sweat and urine. This is why sodium is often referred to as the 'calcium robber'.
