January 2011: Vol 6 No 1
I told you in the last article that we would discuss in depth the purpose of trace minerals and fulvic acids in our Bone Joint and Muscle formula.
The function of trace elements or trace minerals have been defined at levels of biologic complexity ranging from isolated enzyme or catalytic activities to direct interaction with other molecular and cellular structures. Many metals participate in enzymatic catalyst through substrate formation and binding, so that the two are isolated together as a unit (i.e., metallo-enzyme the metal and enzyme are combined as one unit). This idea is what I was talking about when I stated that our minerals in this product is provided with an organic environment. It is this environment surrounding the minerals or trace minerals that make this product work for you.
Many of these trace minerals are metals and many do appear to play a role in the synthesis of both proteins and nucleic acids. They also are involved in the function of organized sub-cellular systems, such as mitochondria, the regulation of intracellular heme concentrations, membrane transport, nerve conduction, and muscle contraction. Critical biologic functions can be disrupted by deprivation of essential metals and/or minerals resulting in deficiency states, which can cause degenerative diseases. Of course, the biologic effects of metals, or water for that matter, can be either essential, toxic or balance your bodys metabolism. This is why the balance and small quantity of these trace minerals is important, because they are in the same amount as they existed previously in the forest flora.
Fulvic acids aid in digestion and do assist in the preparation of nutrients for their absorption as well as other life sustaining activities. Although many years of diligent effort have been devoted to characterizing the complex nature of these acids experimentally, the structures are still not understood. No predominant repeating monomer unit or molecule of low-molecular-weight has been identified and no two functional groups are chemically identical. However, these naturally occurring organic molecules hold the poly-electrolyte key and do participate in organic and inorganic reactions. Fulvic acids are a part of that environment around each mineral that makes our formulas work. Fulvic acids play a vital role in the nutritional physiology of single cells, that are beneficial to the positive aspects of growth and maturity.
Fulvic Acids have a positive influence on metabolic processes such as enhanced uptake of nutrients, positive effects on RNA and DNA, increased metabolism of proteins, increased activity of multiple enzymes, enhanced permeability of cell membranes, pH buffering capacity, chemical affinity for balance, participates in synthesis of new mineral activity, has the ability to scavenge heavy metals, and detoxify various pollutants to name a few actions. When we eat plants that have fulvic acid complexes, we increase the stability of our diet, which can sustain a greater quality of life. Fulvic acid complexes in plants have nurtured human life since the inception of our species and have been proven over time that they are safe. We eat them when we eat whole unprocessed foods and you have been doing that for years.
Our next discussion will be about natural herbs.
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