Horsetail and other mineral rich herbs are excellent sources and can be consumed as tea. Onions are also very rich in silica. Best if not cooked or only lightly. It is in the thin membrane between layers. Food based mineral sources are always better absorbed than supplements as most of these are metallic form and not in the matrix of the plant material which facilitates absorption. It is also present in fairly high amounts in oats so Oatstraw Tea would also be a good source.
BTW Silica enhances absorption and utilization of Calcium and Magnesium. Studies in race horses show a reduction in injuries when Silica was supplemented. They used Zeolite, a metallic form in the studies. The research was done at U of WI. There was a short report in the Dec 02 Equus magazine. You can also take Homeopathic Silicea to enhance your absorption and utilization of Silica. It makes my hair and fingernails grow faster and stronger and I use my fingernail condition as an indicator. Garnet On Thu, 2003-10-02 at 13:18, Lynn Razaitis wrote: > I'm thinking of some good information on supplementing > with silica. I've read Klaus Kaufmanns books and would > like to try silica gel but the it ocmes in such small > amounts and is expensive. > Any suggestions on getting my silica intake up an > abosorbably form? > Would the silica from horsetail be as asorbable as the > silica gel? > > I'd appreciate any information anyone might have on > how to reasonably supplement. -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com>
