It is in most any serious in depth discussion of mineral balance. Has
not changed in the 30 years I have been looking into mineral balance in
multiple species, human, canine, equine and reptiles.

Garnet

On Sat, 2004-02-14 at 16:28, Stuff wrote:
> And for 2000 years everyone, I mean everyone, believed earth was
> the center of the universe.
> 
> Is real discovery about "common" knowledge?
> 
> Where's the data?
> 
> We're all on the fringe here. The fringe of discovery.
> 
> BTW, I'm not immune to spouting common knowledge either.
> 
> The phosphorus/calcium ratio would be a nice place to start.
> 
> Where did you find this ratio?
> 
> stuff
> 
> At 04:49 AM 2/14/2004 -0600, you wrote:
> >Which ones specifically please? Some of what I said is "common"
> >knowledge.
> >
> >Garnet
> >
> >On Fri, 2004-02-13 at 22:51, Tony Moody wrote:
> > > Hi Garnet,
> > > Could you please give the references to your quotes below.
> > > thanks,
> > > Tony
> > >
> > > On 13 Feb 2004 at 10:47, Garnet wrote:
> > >
> > > > This is one reason taking supplements is not without risk. You can
> > > > unbalance and do more damage than you know.
> > > >
> > > > Phosphorous must be in a 1.2-2:1 ratio of Calcium : Phosphorous or you
> > > > can produce metabolic bone disease. It is well known in horses and in
> > > > herpetoculture enthusiasts that messing with the mineral balance in
> > > > the diet should not be undertaken lightly, particulary when taking
> > > > high doses over a long period of time.
> > > >
> > > > To keep this on topic, I just read that we used to get 130 mcg of
> > > > Silver in our diets. Have also seen figures as high as 430 mcg. The
> > > > author of the booklet on CS speculated that soil depletion has led to
> > > > a Silver deficiency and perhaps is an explanation for the increase in
> > > > infectious disease rates.
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, 2004-02-13 at 04:44, Ode Coyote wrote:
> > > > >   Old time match makers used to have a bone disease problem from too
> > > > >   much
> > > > > phosphorous.
> > > > >
> > > > > Ode
> > > > >
> > > > > At 04:16 PM 2/12/2004 -0600, you wrote:
> > > > > >Quite a few years ago I got a supplement, I believe it was Calcium
> > > > > >with Phosphorous.  I'm not exactly sure why I was wanting to take
> > > > > >it, but I think it was for the calcium, and the phosphorous just
> > > > > >happened to be in there.  After about a week I had the worst aching
> > > > > >joints that I have ever had, before or since.  I believe it was
> > > > > >from the phosphorous. Needless to say, I stopped taking the
> > > > > >supplement.  (Calcium is not a problem for me to take.)
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Dan
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Re: CS>Organic and standard foods (fertilisers)
> > > > > >
> > > > > >From: Rowena Evans (view other messages by this author)  Date: Wed,
> > > > > >11 Feb 2004 21:48:06
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Further to my post on Percy Weston's  book,  here is a site which
> > > > > >says more about  the book:
> > > > > >http://phosadd.com/support%20evidence/weston.htm
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >"Later again Weston himself was afflicted with arthritis and a
> > > > > >cancerous tumour which developed on his hand. Remembering his early
> > > > > >life experiences and realising that phosphorus had been involved,
> > > > > >and recalling his experiences with the sheep, Weston wondered
> > > > > >whether reducing his own intake of phosphorus would have any
> > > > > >effect. Like Hafer, he set about developing a low phosphate diet.
> > > > > >He also experimented - as he had earlier with his sheep using
> > > > > >mineral licks - with supplements of alkaline minerals such as
> > > > > >magnesium and potassium, which he believed would counteract the
> > > > > >harmful effects of phosphorus and promote its excretion. The
> > > > > >results exceeded his expectations; the arthritis eased and
> > > > > >gradually disappeared; the cancer tumour dried up, shrivelled,
> > > > > >separated and finally broke away from his hand."
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
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