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Plant-Based Minerals: What They Are & How They Work with The Mineral Geek Caroline Alan

32m · The Wellness Mama Podcast · 25 Apr 09:00

Episode Highlights With Caroline Alan

  • What plant-based minerals are and how they are much different than other forms of minerals
  • How we can get minerals from decomposed plants
  • The molecules inside humate: humic and fulvic
  • Minerals fuel the cells via mitochondria in the cells
  • Fulvic is an intracellular molecule that removes toxins from the cell and humic hangs out in the blood to help remove inflammation-causing elements
  • These can actually be helpful in removing heavy metals
  • There are 70+ minerals in plant-based minerals in the ratio that the body needs
  • How quickly these can work within the body
  • The reason these can be absorbed even without a healthy gut lining!
  • How humic interacts with the cell wall to help it and can improve hydration
  • Specific tips for athletes with minerals
  • Minerals drive all the biosynthesis processes in the body!
  • How minerals relate to bone health and why to think about this differently
  • The problem with megadosing specific minerals without balancing minerals in the body
  • One theory of why some athletes end up with osteopenia at earlier ages
  • Mineral usage for kids and pregnant or nursing mothers
  • How humic can help with glyphosate exposure

Resources We Mention

  • Beam Minerals

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