About Mineral Resources International, Inc.®

MRI is a family-owned and operated business (well into its third generation) and is a source of pride for us. Our mission is to improve global well-being through mineral nutrition.
MRI is a family-owned and operated business (well into its third generation) and is a source of pride for us. Our mission is to improve global well-being through mineral nutrition.

Ionic Minerals vs Colloidal Minerals – Definitions and Hype

Are ionic minerals or colloidal minerals better? What do those terms mean anyway? Marketers of both types of products make claims that they are “more absorbable” than other mineral forms. But are they really? In this article, we examine definitions, how well the claims stack up, and what is just hype. This article begins each section with definitions, followed by discussion in conversational terms.Minerals and Trace Minerals: [...]

Magnesium Deficiency – Needs for Magnesium not Met in Most People

It may be shocking but magnesium deficiency affects 68% of Americans! Magnesium deficiency is common since the American diet is rich in proteins, carbohydrates, and fats but it is generally poor in magnesium (Mg). Additionally, most vitamin and mineral supplements taken to ensure adequate nutrition provide magnesium in only minimal amounts, if at all. Magnesium is a mineral that is essential for health in optimal quantities, if [...]

By |2023-03-31T19:54:48+00:00February 21st, 2023|* Posts In English, Health, Nutrition, Research|Comments Off on Magnesium Deficiency – Needs for Magnesium not Met in Most People

Selenate, The Most Bioavailable Form of Selenium

a company that sells a wide variety of supplements “backed by science.” Their article on comparing different forms of selenium was written in November of 2019 and yet they cite a study from 2006-16 years ago! In this study, lambs were poisoned with massive doses of selenium far in excess of a therapeutic dose, and then euthanized and necrotized. This study was used to support the [...]

By |2023-03-31T19:57:08+00:00February 1st, 2023|* Posts In English, Health, Research|Comments Off on Selenate, The Most Bioavailable Form of Selenium

How to Get Rid of a Charley Horse – 4 simple fixes

How to get rid of a charley horse: This problem plagues athletes and sedentary folks alike. If you’ve ever been jolted out of sleep by a searing pain in your leg that leaves you gasping for breath, you know all too well how painful a muscle cramp can be. If you’ve never experienced a charley horse (sometimes misspelled as Charlie Horse), you can count yourself lucky. In [...]

By |2023-03-31T19:59:07+00:00January 18th, 2023|* Posts In English, Fitness, Health, Sports|Comments Off on How to Get Rid of a Charley Horse – 4 simple fixes

16 Causes of Magnesium Deficiency

Out of the positively-charged minerals in the body, magnesium is the fourth most abundant after calcium, phosphorus, and sulfur, and the second most abundant inside cells, following potassium [1]. Very little magnesium circulates in the blood as a good 60% of bodily magnesium is held in the bones, with another 20% residing in muscle tissue [2].The importance of magnesium to our health is becoming more widely understood, [...]

By |2023-03-31T20:01:37+00:00September 16th, 2022|* Posts In English, Health, Lifestyle, Nutrition|Comments Off on 16 Causes of Magnesium Deficiency

Are supplements needed to prevent mineral deficiency?

There have been longstanding discussions as whether vitamin and mineral supplementation is needed to prevent mineral deficiency and the role they should play in health. This short article, written by a pharmacist, addresses the issue.By Chad Campbell, Director of Pharmacy, PharmD, Rehabilitation Hospital of Northern ArizonaVitamins and minerals have been utilized for improvement of general health and wellbeing as well as directly used in the treatment of [...]

By |2023-03-31T20:05:50+00:00November 1st, 2021|* Posts In English, Health, Lifestyle, Nutrition|Comments Off on Are supplements needed to prevent mineral deficiency?
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