What is silica?
Silicon, the second most abundant element after oxygen on the earth, is also responsible for stronger bones and luxurious hair. It is a necessary element that the body needs to strengthen bones, maintain youthful skin, and to help grow stronger hair and nails. Silica is not to be confused with silicone, which is a form of silicon that is used in producing glass products, optical fibers, lubricants, and breast implants. Silicone contains a different chemical bond than silicon and it is has no nutritional value to the human body. Silica is found in several forms, ranging from liquid to gas, but dietary silica, or orthosilicic acid, is the form that is used by the human body.
Just as silicone is often used as a lubricant in various industries, the body uses silica as a lubricant for the connective tissue, or collagen, and arteries. Silica helps the body maintain its flexibility by lubricating the joints. Without silica, the arteries would become less flexible and the collagen levels would be depleted, resulting in wrinkles, hair loss, and brittle nails. In addition to providing arthritis help, it also is necessary in maintaining circulation and lung health by keeping the arteries flexible and helping to repair damaged lung tissue. Silica is a synergistic mineral, which means that it needs the presence of other minerals to experience full potency. In order to get the full benefit of silica for strong bones, silica needs to be added to calcium and vitamin D. Silica enhances the effects of those two minerals, and it reduces the severity of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis.
Even though silica is in abundance in the earth’s crust, it is considered a trace mineral and there are very few foods t...
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...etic properties. The silica that is contained in the herbs is a natural diuretic, which explains this particular effect of these herbs. Other herbs are: chickweed, horsetail, and marjoram. If you sweeten your tea with honey, you will also be getting silica from that.
The body’s need for silica increases as it ages because the aging process depletes the silica levels. That is one of the reasons for wrinkles, and some doctors speculate that this decrease is also responsible for hardening of the arteries and even an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Silica not only keeps the body flexible, it also protects the body from aluminum, a heavy metal that is found in deodorants and other products. If you maintain a healthy diet that contains silica-rich foods, you will enjoy a healthier, more flexible life along with silky hair and smooth wrinkle-free skin.
Sulfur is found in the cells of all living organisms and plays a critical role in the oxygenation and detoxification of all cells. It is one of the basic building blocks used throughout the body to make a variety of chemicals such as enzymes, collagen, amino acids, hormones, neurotransmitters, and much more.
For more than 5000 years, Ephedra's stems have been dried to cure multiple ailments in China. The first records of its use can be found in a Chinese compilation of herbs called Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (11), which dates back to the first century A.D. (5) E. sinica, called Tsaopen-Ma Huang (2), is the most common species used. Ma Huang refers to the stem and branch, whereas Ma Huanggen refers to the root and rhizome. Ma Huang was used primarily in the treatment of the common cold, asthma, hay fever, bronchitis, edema, arthritis, fever, hypotension, and urticaria (hives). Ma Huanggen's effect is believed to oppose that of the stem and branches. Its use was limited to the treatment of profuse night sweating" (7). Ma Huang was believed to relieve other ailments such as headaches, urinary tract infections, and venereal diseases (10).
Metabolic balance has been used in past investigations to set preliminary dietary recommendations for numerous minerals. This method has been replaced largely with newer isotope distribution studies utilizing stable isotopes. Ideally, Mn could be assessed via isotopes to measure requirements, yet this approach is precluded due to to the existence of only one stabl...
Alfalfa is a flowering plant from the pea family which has been used to treat arthritis and inflammation as well as diabetes and allergies. It is recommended to drink alfalfa leaf tea rather than supplements because the leaves contain important minerals but lesser L-canavanine, which is an amino acid that can cause serious side effects if taken in large amounts. It is best to consult with your doctor before taking alfalfa since it also has immune-boosting properties that may cause problems for those with autoimmune diseases. You can serve alfalta tea by mixing half to one teaspoon in boiling water to be taken after each meal. It can also be taken before a meal to stimulate digestion.
Taking herbal tea made from Hawthorn berries offers heart benefits and improves your blood circulation.
Fundamental studies by Stober [ ], Meyer and Heckerman [ ] , and Bering and Serpinskii [ ] indicate that silica surface consists of siloxane network in the bulk, while the hydroxyl groups are attached onto silicon atoms. However these groups are not equivalent in their adsorption or reaction behavior. Fig 1a represents a general arrangement on a silica surface. Belyakova et al. identifies that the number of hydroxyl (Silanol) group on different type of silica surfaces are same i.e. 4 -5 SiOH groups per nm2. Lange [ ] identifies that water associates with these silanol groups in two ways, by hydrogen bonding or by physically adsorbed. Dalton and Iler [ ] states that there is at least a monolyer of water immobilized on silanol groups due to hydrogen bonding, this “glassy layer” protects underlying silica network from foreign molecules. Klier and Zettlemoyer [ ] indicates that water sat “oxygen down” on silanol groups. De Boer and Vleeskens [ ] argued that around 120 oC in ambient air silica looses adsorbed water unless it is present in micropores which would otherwise tak...
SCURVY--caused by a lack of vitamin C--also affects bone tissues. A study in the late 1980s indicated that the mineral boron is nutritionally important, as well. Apparently, it reduces loss of the bone minerals
Chronic silicosis, which usually occurs after 10 or more years of exposure to crystalline silica at relatively low concentrations
Calcium is a mineral found in many foods that the human body cannot produce itself (National Osteoporosis Foundation). According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation it is used in the regulation of heartbeat, stimulation of hormone secretions, conduction of nerve impulses, stimulation of blood clotting, and maintenance of a healthy skeleton. They also state that we lose calcium every day through shed skin, nails, hair, sweat, and other bodily functions. Bones are also constantly being “remodeled” by removal of older pieces of bone and replacement with new bone. These losses make a daily source of calcium invaluable. Calcium has traditionally been thought of in conjunction to milk, but this connection is slowly being broken.
Food has been a common source of necessity in our everyday lives as humans. It helps gives us nutrition and energy to live throughout our life. Over several decades, the development of making foods has evolved. They have changed from natural to processed foods in recent years. Nowadays natural ingredients are barely used in the making of foods like bread, cheese, or yogurt. The food industry today has replaced natural food making with inorganic ingredients. The cause of this switch is due to processed foods being easier, cheaper and faster to make. Artificial nutrition and processed foods have been proven to last longer in market shelves then natural foods. Also, due to artificial additives in processed foods they help satisfy consumers taste more than natural ingredients. The method of producing processed foods is common in today's food industry and helps make money faster and efficiently for companies. Examples of this can be found in all markets that distribute food. Even though processed foods may be easier and faster to make, they are nowhere near as healthy for consumers compared to natural foods. Natural foods are healthier, wholesome, and beneficial to the human body and planet then processed foods.
If Celestial’s 5 herbal tea’s caffeine were to be tested then the Chamomile Herbal tea would have more caffeine because chamomile helps you relax and fall asleep and more caffeine is put in to even out the the part of the chamomile. Chamomile helps relieve pain and worries and since Chamomile tea is being tested, it is predicted that massive amount of caffeine is contained in the tea to keep one awake and leave the drinker with the flavor of chamomile(Fundukian, 2009).
..., and meat. Protein foods are the main source of sulfur. Sulfur plays a major role in the activities that protect the cells and cartilage. Sulfur can also be used in home remedies such as those for acne, and dandruff and can help with the healing of wounds. Sulfur has a charge of 2-.
Green tea is made from the plant Camellia Sinensis’s leaves without fermentation (Suzuki, Miyoshi & Isemura, 2012) and is regarded as a popular and healthy drink in Asian countries because of its health-promoting potentials such as protecting against cancer and cardiovascular disease (Harvard Health Publications, 2012; Iwasaki et al., 2014). Lots of the positive effects are due to the antioxidative activity of (-)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) which is a major component of green tea (Suzuki et al., 2012). And it draws researchers’ interests and attentions to further investigate. According to Suzuki et al., one example of the health advantages is that catechins in green tea bring an anti-obesity effect by stimulating lipid metabolism in liver (2012).
In this experiment, lipids from ground nutmeg are extracted using a combination of solvents and identify the lipids through chromatography. The purpose of using solvent combinations is to elute the lipids based on their polarity to binding of the silica gel. The chromatography is performed on a silica gel plate and the use of iodine to visualize the lipids. By calculating the Rf values for each compound and comparing them to the known lipids, we are able to distinguish the lipids within the grounded nutmeg.
Minerals (micronutrient), there are various minerals and each group plays a different role, calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg) and phosphorus (P) all help to harden bones and teeth. Iron (Fe) plays a crucial role in haemoglobin (Hb). Potassium (K), sodium (Na) and chlorine (Cl) are all helpful in maintaining the bodies PH balance and are all used in action potential (Grammarly,