Who Needs To Take A Mineral Supplement?

The following is an excerpt from a lecture presentation delivered by Parris Kidd, Ph.D. on November 5, 1996 at Mineral Resources International's facilities in Ogden, Utah.
 

We must have minerals to live. Minerals spark our life energy: they conduct the electronic life force. The human body also uses minerals to activate enzymes and to tie together its structure at every level, from the skeletal bones to the individual cells.

The cell is the most basic unit of life and the human body is made up of trillions of cells. Like the body as a whole, every single cell must have minerals with which to stay alive and carry out its functions. Unfortunately, foods are no longer reliable mineral sources. Most (if not all) agricultural soils have been depleted due to practices that have failed to replenish the soils after repeated planting. Population surveys also consistently find large segments of the population are deficient in one or more minerals, most often magnesium, iron, zinc, calcium or chromium.

In addition to the foods being unreliable as mineral sources, in modern times we live under continual emotional stress and exposure to toxic or infectious agents from our surroundings. All these factors translate biochemically to free radical stress. Free radicals are highly reactive, potentially toxic metabolic byproducts that have been linked to degenerative diseases and accelerated aging. Free radicals tend to burn up our biological molecules, including our antioxidant enzymes, most of which we rely on to stay active. When these enzymes are burned away by free radicals, we often lose their minerals from the body. So people who are under stress need higher daily intakes of minerals.

Another group at higher risk of mineral deficiency are those of us past roughly the age of 45. These individuals often absorb and utilize their minerals less efficiently because their digestive functions are off. This is part of the wear and tear of life; those who get started on exercise and dietary supplementation at a younger age may find that when they reach middle age they have retained more of their digestive capacity. People over 65 should, probably without exception, take dietary supplements that provide minerals.

Dietary supplementation with minerals has, therefore, become a necessity of life. When one looks at the cell biology of minerals, one finds minerals involved in all of the metabolic pathways that make cells work. There are some champions in this department, such as magnesium and zinc which, between them, keep active well over a hundred enzymes. But even the smaller mineral players also have life-giving roles: manganese is indispensable for at least detoxification enzymes, and selenium and copper are also essential for detoxification. Chromium is essential for blood sugar control. Silicon is essential for building connective tissue. Other minerals are essential for life, in very small quantities.

I believe the scientific evidence clearly shows that mineral dietary supplements are necessary nowadays for anyone who wants to have a quality of life. The bottom line for ionized, bioavailable supplements is that we can all benefit from them.

 

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