FAQs
Colloidal Minerals Questions†
Q: What are colloidal minerals?
A: Colloidal minerals are liquid mineral extracts which contain numerous trace minerals and are formulated for enhanced absorption by the body.
Q: What is the source of the minerals?
A: The sea minerals are extracted from ocean water off the coast of Maine. Evidence indicates that a combination of land and sea-derived minerals provides better digestibility. Drinkables® Liquid Colloidal Minerals contains both.
Q: How are the minerals processed?
A: Most are processed using water and citric acid chelation. The sea minerals are processed using micro-filtration. This product does not contain any synthetic minerals.
Q: Why does the body need minerals? Why take Colloidal Minerals?
A: Minerals help the body absorb vitamins more effectively, regulate functions such as metabolism and blood pressure, and maintain tissue and bone structure. Colloidal Minerals offers 74 major and trace minerals in tiny particles that can be quickly absorbed into the bloodstream.
Q: Aren’t some of the minerals in Colloidal Minerals harmful or poisonous?
A: Colloidal Minerals does include some minerals that you wouldn’t want to consume in granular or metallic form because large amounts can be harmful. The amounts contained in Colloidal Minerals are very tiny – parts per million, per billion, and even per trillion. Colloidal Minerals provides minerals at levels similar to what a balanced diet would provide. For example, a 1-oz. dose of Colloidal Minerals provides less arsenic than an entire head of lettuce. Arsenic can be poisonous in its metallic form but in smaller amounts it plays an important role in heart health and neonatal growth.
Q: What kind of copper is in Colloidal Minerals?
A: The copper in Colloidal Minerals is copper sulfate.
