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Health Conditions and Mineral Solutions

A proper cellular mineral balance is essential for optimal cellular, tissue and organ functioning. Mineral deficiencies or imbalances can arise from any one of the following:

  • Inadequate and imbalanced diet.
  • A diet of refined or processed foods.
  • Inorganic food consumption
  • Drinking distilled or reverse osmosis water
  • Physical, emotional, or environmental stressors.

The conditions listed below may be the result of individual or multiple mineral deficiencies, excesses, or imbalances impeding normal cellular functioning. The following suggestions may be helpful in allowing the body to resolve its imbalances.

Health Condition / Suggested Mineral

Abscess / Sulfur, Zinc, Silver, Selenium
Acid Indigestion / Silica
Acne / Chromium, Selenium, Silica, Sulfur, Zinc
Adrenal Gland / Magnesium
Alcoholism / Zinc, Selenium, Sulfur
Anemia / Copper
Aneurysm / Copper
Angina Pectoris / Magnesium, Potassium, Electrolytes
Anorexia Nervosa / Zinc
Anti-aging Minerals / Silica, Multiple Mineral
Arrhythmia / Potassium, Magnesium, Electrolytes
Arteriosclerosis / Silica
Arthritis – Osteo / Silica, Sulfur, Boron
Arthritis – Rheumatoid / Multiple Mineral, Silica, Sulfur, Copper, Zinc
Asthma /Sulfur, Zinc, Silver, Selenium

Body Odor / Zinc
Boils / Silica
Bone Fracture / Silica, Sulfur, Magnesium, Calcium, Boron
Bone Spurs / Silica
Bronchitis /Sulfur, Zinc, Silver, Selenium
Bruising / Zinc and Silica
Bulimia / Zinc
Burns / Silica, Sulfur, Zinc, Silver, Selenium
Bursitis / Silica, Sulfur

Candida / Bicarbonate of Soda, Molybdenum
Cardiomyopathy / Potassium and Magnesium
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Sulfur, Silica

Common Cold / Sulfur, Zinc, Silver, Selenium
Constipation / Magnesium, Silica

Dehydration / Potassium, Magnesium, Silica, Sodium, Chloride
Diabetes / Chromium, Copper, Magnesium, Potassium, Selenium, Zinc
Diminished Sense of Smell and Taste / Zinc

Eczema / Sulfur, Zinc
Edema / Silica, Potassium, Magnesium, Electrolytes

Fatigue / Copper, Selenium, Iodine, Magnesium, Potassium
Fibromyalgia (FMS) / Silica, Sulfur
Flu / Chromium, Copper, Magnesium, Potassium, Selenium, Zinc

Gallstones / Manganese, Selenium
Gastritis / Silica, Sulfur
Gingivitis / Silica, Zinc
Goiter / Iodine

Hair loss / Silica, Copper, Boron, Molybdenum
Hangover / Magnesium, Multiple Mineral, Electrolytes
Hangnails / Silica
Hay Fever / Sulfur, Zinc, Silver, Selenium
Heartburn / Silica, Calcium, Zinc
Herpes / Selenium, Zinc, Sulfur, Silver
Hormone Balancing / Boron
Hot Flashes and Night Sweats / Silica
Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) / Potassium, Magnesium, Silica, Electrolytes
Hypothyroid / Boron, Iodine, Selenium, Zinc, Silica, Sulfur

Inflammation / Boron, Sulfur

Joint Pain / Silica, Sulfur

Kidney Stones / Silica, Potassium, Magnesium

Liver Cirrhosis / Zinc, Sulfur, Selenium

Menopause / Boron, Silica, Multiple Mineral
Mercury Amalgam Poisoning / Boron, Sulfur, Iodine, Selenium, Zinc
Multiple Sclerosis / Silica, Calcium, Iodine, Magnesium, Selenium
Muscle Cramping / Magnesium, Zinc, Potassium, Calcium, Electrolytes
Muscle Fatigue / Sodium, Potassium, Molybdenum

Nervous Tics or Involuntary Muscle Twitches / Magnesium, Electrolytes

Osteomalacia / Silica, Sulfur, Magnesium, Calcium, Boron, Multiple Mineral

Osteopenia / Silica, Sulfur, Magnesium, Calcium, Boron, Multiple Mineral
Osteoporosis / Silica, Sulfur, Magnesium, Calcium, Boron, Multiple Mineral

Periodontal Inflammation / Silica, Sulfur, Magnesium, Silver, Zinc

Pleurisy / Sulfur, Zinc, Silver, Selenium
Pneumonia / Zinc, Sulfur, Silver, Selenium
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) / Boron, Magnesium, Lithium
Psoriasis / Sulfur, Silica

Radiation Exposure / Boron, Iodine
Respiratory Tract Congestion / Zinc, Copper, Sulfur, Silver, Selenium
Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) / Magnesium, Potassium, Electrolytes
Rickets / Silica, Sulfur, Magnesium, Calcium, Multiple Mineral

Shingles / Sulfur (internal and topical)
Sinusitis / Sulfur, Zinc, Silver, Selenium, Magnesium

Tennis Elbow / Boron, Silver, Sulfur, Silica
Thyroid: Hypothyroid and Hyperthyroid / Silica, Sulfur, Iodine, Selenium
Tinnitus / Zinc, Manganese
Tonsillitis / Sulfur, Zinc, Silver, Selenium

Wound Healing / Silica, Boron, and for topical use: Sulfur, Zinc, Silver, Selenium

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