Tag: nutrition

Why fulvic acid is fundamental to health

If you’ve ever had a garden, you know your success depends a lot more on your soil than on your seed packet. Yes, if the seeds are bad, they won’t grow. But even with good strong seeds, if your soil has the consistency of rock or beach sand you won’t get anything from them. You need rich soil with plenty of nutrients for a beautiful garden.

The same concept can be applied to the human body.

Poor nutrition, chemical exposure, stress, and other factors weaken an individual’s internal ecosystem, changing how the microbes that are naturally present in the body function. Food isn’t digested and nutrients aren’t able to nourish the body. Disease is the result.

Ayurvedic medicine has traditionally used Shilajit, a resin-like substance found in rocks in the Himalayas, for building and maintaining athletic performance and mental acuity. It is an adaptogen especially helpful for chronic conditions, increasing the body’s resistance to various diseases. These benefits are attributed to high fulvic and humic acid content. But its rock source is often contaminated with heavy metals, and doesn’t absorb well. Dosing is often inconsistent based on different sources: every rock is a little bit different.

So how do we tap into the benefits without the risks?

Fulvic Acid is also found in plants such as radishes and seaweeds grown in sediments or sediment rich waters. It is anti-inflammatory as well as supportive of memory and the immune response. It is a powerful shield against the aging process.

Humic acid is a complex molecule formed from the breakdown of plant and animal matter. It is the work of micro-organisms and part of the magic behind compost in the garden. Humic acid governs the nutrient and mineral absorption process in plants, animals, and even humans. It aids in detoxification, balances the body’s pH levels and facilitates the transportation of essential nutrients into cells. 

The blend of both of them combines the best of ancient Shilajit without the risks of heavy metals or inconsistent composition.

Why is this important?

Minerals and water are required for carrying nutrients as well as the transmission of nerve impulses that drive healing. If you are utilizing any sort of frequency medicine such as magnets, sound therapy, homeopathy or phototherapy, proper hydration is essential to carry those frequencies to every cell of the body and speed healing on a deep level.

Fulvic and humic acid act as soil conditioners to amend the terrain of your body so that it is conducive to health and resistant to disease. Together with pure water and organic foods, your body will begin to shine with vibrant health. The biggest difference between our generation and our grandparents’ is the quality of food. When most people grew much of their own food, fulvic and humic acids were in and on the produce. Now that commercial farming is the norm, they are not in most of the foods where they should be. We need to add it in. And remember, supplements are just that – something that comes alongside an otherwise healthy diet to promote vibrant health.

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Do I need supplements? Vitamin B12

My daughter woke up one morning more exhausted than when she went to bed. She had no motivation, no light in her eyes, no color in her skin. She looked anemic, but I couldn’t figure why. She eats a varied diet and takes a green supplement daily. I couldn’t find anything wrong. I took her to my mentor. The best thing about having an experienced doctor/mentor is that the problem gets fixed and I get to learn. That’s an efficient appointment.

She was low on Vitamin B-12. A major component of many energy drinks, B-12 promotes energy production. Although often thought of as a nutrient that only vegetarians need to be concerned with, more doctors are finding deficiencies in people who eat meat. What’s up?

Absorption is key

 I soon found out that the iron my daughter in my daughter’s dinner steak was not being absorbed. Vitamin B-12 works together with folic acid to make red blood cells, which carry iron. If one or the other is lacking, there either aren’t enough blood cells to carry iron, or they develop in poor shapes which cannot carry the large iron molecule. Oxygen binds to the iron and is carried to all the cells. Without iron, oxygen can’t be carried; without oxygen, nothing in the body works. 

It seems simple enough. But why would an otherwise healthy 20 year old, who eats very well and takes her vitamins be anemic? Oatmeal for breakfast, lots of green tea, fruits and vegetables. Some meat at dinner with more veggies. She tends to run alkaline, which is supposed to be good for the body. 

Except that B-12 requires acid to separate it from the protein in which it comes. If stomach acid is insufficient, it may not be separated out during digestion. This can be an issue for the elderly, especially, who tend to have low amounts of hydrochloric acid in their digestive systems. People over 60 are most at risk for developing a B-12 deficiency. My daughter was outside the curve of normal, but had a mild case of megaloblastic anemia. Her symptoms of debilitating fatigue were just the beginning. It could’ve been worse. 

The neurologic symptoms of vitamin B12 deficiency include numbness and tingling of the hands and, more commonly, the feet; difficulty walking; memory loss; disorientation; and dementia with or without mood changes…. Tongue soreness, appetite loss, and constipation have also been associated with vitamin B12 deficiency. The origins of these symptoms are unclear, but they may be related to the stomach inflammation underlying some cases of vitamin B12 deficiency and to the progressive destruction of the lining of the stomach.  – Linus Pauling Institute

So, do I need this?

Vitamin B-12 deficiency is becoming more common. Studies of autoimmune diseases such as Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, are showing that many of them are related to a B-12 deficiency.  Vitamin B-12 is water soluble, which usually means the nutrient is carried out of the body just as fast as you can take it in. But in this case, the liver has the ability to store B-12 as needed, so you can reverse a deficiency quickly as your stores come up. The Linus Pauling Institute states that vitamin B-12 is not toxic, as it does not build up in the tissues.

The good news for my daughter was that, once I found what she needed, she was back up to normal by the next day. She doesn’t have to remember to take the supplement every day, because now that she’s aware of how her diet impacts how she feels, she is more intentional about what she eats.  And being intentional about what we eat is really how any of us stay healthy.

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“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.”

Virginia Woolf