Silicon [Si] – Silicon is a component of many mucopolysaccharides and may contribute to connective tissue structure and their connection to proteins. Fresh green vegetables (young plants), such as radishes, contain a large amount of silica. Fresh grass and alfalfa are eaten by cows that produce large amounts of milk without decalcifying. In France, pregnant woman are prescribed plants with large amounts of silicon to avoid decalcification. It seems that silicon may increases calcium content in the body.
Charnot, a French researcher, found that a there is a relationship between magnesium, potassium, calcium and the lack of silicon in the bones. He found that tuberculosis was always accompanied by decalcification in a patient. He found that silica disappears before calcium and that this condition was an early sign of decalcification, but when silica was given, then there was a rapid calcification. In other words, when silica disappears, calcium leaves the bone. If organic silica is administered, the calcium returns. These observations indicate that the two elements are linked to produce observable results. Potassium given with silica increased the calcification. He also observed, that when magnesium decreases the calcium increases. A certain amount of potassium and silicon bring calcium to the bone. However, heavy doses can cause decalcification.
We will discuss Nickel (Ni) mineral in our next lecture as a continuation of the specific uses of minerals or element in our bodies
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