-------- Original Message -------- Subject: CS> Resent-Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2006 18:59:56 -0700 Resent-From: silver-list@eskimo.com Date: Sun, 06 Aug 2006 22:00:35 -0400 (EDT) From: brooks76009 <brooks76...@lycos.com><brooks76...@lycos.com> Reply-To: silver-list@eskimo.com Organization: Lycos. Inc. To: <silver-list@eskimo.com> <silver-list@eskimo.com>
Dear Terry, I will try to give useful address your questions. Obviously, it is impractical to attempt to exclude ALL extraneous minerals from the diet of test subjects......when attempting to evaluate the effects of kelp (or any other substance)as the central mineral support. However, our researches revealed that ONLY the marine kelps furnished the acceptable levels of each mineral (present in the seawater).....for insuring proper general health (devoid of noticeable visual, behavioral, motor, systemic or measured blood chemistry aberrations). I will not bore you with details, but one interesting development we encountered was that the introduction of increased levels of some inorganic source minerals, sometimes caused an unexpected overcompensation from the levels of one or more UNRELATED minerals. One reason for this appeared to be that the availability levels, absorption coefficients and other parameters often varied...based upon the source and chemical state of these minerals (e.g. isolated or compounded). Any answer I might offer for your question relative to the "macro-minerals you mentioned", would be one of conjecture addressing their actual utilization in a dynamic living system. However, I will advance one observation: Science (to my knowledge) does not, at present, know...beyond question, the initial quantity of all minerals, the exact utilization efficiency, all of the living system stages/processes involved, nor all of the ancillary activities occurring.....within and among the constituents of most living systems. I might even suggest that the assumed levels for a mineral might be immensely smaller in point-of-fact.....than currently assumed, if the EFFICIENCY of utilization varies greatly enough. We were able to induce some form of deficiency from almost any given concoction of mineral supplements ARTIFICIALLY compounded by our staff. e.g. whenever we mixed FIXED strength levels of different minerals in different states (i.e. compounded or isolated; organic or inorganic base ). Additionally, when utilizing fossil-era mineral substances (Leonardite shale, Azomite, etc.) we sometimes found them to be less effective than those elements in current kelp samples......we have no explanation for this since the materials employed were altered in general volume to reflect, essentially, equal chemical strengths. Most challenging was the fact that the entire staff was convinced that indeterminate substances were affecting the absorb-ability of some of the macro-minerals (similar to how bioflavonoids may affect utilization of vitamin C, possibly?). This led to a possible hypothesis that kelp contained such unknown substances.....but no work has been undertaken, by us, to expand on this possibility. My comment in the third paragraph was intended to convey that we were unable, through dietary modification, or other external manipulations of the volunteers' ingested mineral spectrum.....to induce a mineral deficiency of any of the minerals presenting in sea water.......INCLUDING the macro-minerals. Our results demonstrate---to our satisfaction----that, indeed, potassium, magnesium, calcium, are ASSIMILATED in sufficient quantity (from what is the equivalent of 6 ounces of raw kelp or 2 heaping tablespoons granulated kelp) to meet the body's basic requirements. Other researchers may have achieved different results from similar evaluations. If so, we would be more than appreciative of such information. Many people issue declarative statements, founded many times on conjecture or opinion, treating them as fact-----before the fact. I have heard of Concentrace, but have no first-hand knowledge of it. However, I will say that I believe it is possible that the unmodified materials from the Great Salt Lake might present an alteration challenge/requirement.....since I believe the NaCl component is rather high Our motto remains " Ours is not a better way....ours is just a different way". My Best Regards, Brooks ------[ Received Mail Content ]---------- >Subject : CS>Brooks' post >Date : Sun, 6 Aug 2006 11:54:59 -0400 (EDT) >From : Terry Chamberlin >To : silver-list@eskimo.com > >Brooks said, >>Supplementing (daily) with granulated kelp comes very >>close to BULLET-PROOFING all large animals (especially >>humans) against any known mineral deficiency caused by >>UNAVAILABILITY. > >I would wonder whether kelp would provide all the >calcium, potassium or other macrominerals our bodies >need, but I agree that kelp products provide the >richest source of the trace minerals, plus many of the >macrominerals. > >>We have been unable....throughout the history of our >>researches involving mineral utilization in humans to >>be able to induce ANY FORM of ANY MINERAL deficiency >>(from among the ocean-borne spectrum)....from among >>our experimental volunteer populations. > >I am not able to make sense of this paragraph. Brooks, >please explain this a bit further. > >>Additionally, we have been unable to isolate or >>define ANY mineral not present in sea water, to be >>CRITICAL to the maintenance of proper health in human >>beings. > >It has not been my impression that calcium, magnesium, >potassium, etc., are in high enough quantities in >kelp/sea water to satisfy human requirements. Do you >believe that to be true? > >>ingest a heaping tablespoon of granulated kelp, >>divide into three quantities and consume as follows: > >I like this formula. I already make a smoothy almost >daily with all but the kelp added (plus barley green, >eggs, chia seeds, Stevia and nutritional yeast). Would >you see a difficulty with adding kelp in capsules, or >simply stirring it into water/juice and drinking it? > >On a side note, Brooks, in your experimental >investigations concerning minerals, did you ever have >opportunity to investigate the efficacy of >Concentrace? I ask that because the company that >produces Concentrace describes it as containing all >the same minerals as sea water (it coming from the >Great Salt Lake), and the minerals as being in the >same proportions as healthy human blood plasma. Since >it comes in a clear liquid form, I add it to my >smoothies (the flavor is completely hidden by the >yeast). It appears to have the equivalent to what is >found in granulated kelp. The hygroscopic properties >of granulated kelp (which are created by granulating >the kelp) are eliminated by suspending the minerals in >water beforehand (in the form of Concentrace). > >Terry Chamberlin>
