Why Minerals?

Sea Minerals are another form of organic and non-organic minerals, but largely in an organic
state. This includes the hormonal form of Vitamin D, essential for bone building. An appropriate
marriage between these two sources of minerals supplies the widest spectrum of minerals known.
In early days our soils may have been rich and fertile but over the thousands of years a lot of the
minerals in our soils have been eroded away and washed down the rivers into the sea including
plant mater and heavy metals. Once these minerals and nutrients do find their way into the sea
there is another process that takes place. Continuous churning and breaking down of nutrients
and natural chemical reactions allow these important mineral nutrients provide the life in the sea
with much needed energy. Sea plants, kelp forests and grasses all need these minerals for their
survival and thus the food chain starts. In recent years it has been discovered that some sea
mineral extracts contain a combination of both organic and inorganic minerals giving a widely
generous range of minerals.
Why can't we get the minerals from our foods?
Australia was once a country with rich fertile valleys and forests; our soils were bursting with
minerals and soil life that kept replenishing and feeding itself and the life it supported.
But over thousands of years our soils have changed through weathering and acts of nature but
even more so in the most recent 200 years. Since Europeans came to Australia many of our soils
were farmed and grazed extensively using techniques and practices from the country from which
they came. Not understanding these soils caused problems like erosion, soil compaction and
fertility loss. Then there was the chemical age. While it seemed to be good in boosting production
and growth, the use of these high nutrient fertilisers and pest controlling chemicals have mined
our soils like no other time. Like all minerals once they are mined they are gone forever. Now,
with a populated hungry world, farmers and food producers are looking to get more from their soils
at the best economical price and the cheapest way is to use chemicals. Our soil once carried
over 75 minerals and now only contains about 20 minerals.
Why do we need minerals?
Minerals play an important role in almost every function in the body. The human body must
maintain a proper chemical balance. This balance depends on the levels of different minerals and
the ratio of these minerals one to another. What we need to be conscious of is that, not only are
other minerals affected when our mineral balance is a little tilted, but other essential nutrients as
well. The fact is that without all of the essential minerals, the body cannot properly utilise
important nutrients like vitamins, amino acids, fatty acids and hormone production and this can
start a chain reaction of imbalance that can lead to illness. Minerals have an impact on many
areas of our bodies. Some examples are: the formation of blood and bone, the proper functioning
of body fluids, the maintenance of a healthy nervous system, the regulation of muscle tone, the
regulation of the cardio system, energy production, healing and growth, enzyme production and
they play a critical role in DNA synthesis. Minerals also help balance Ph levels and assist in
maintaining a healthy immune system. Taking the right minerals will assist in detoxifying our
bodies of excessive heavy metals or metallic minerals,the formation of blood and bone, proper
composition of body fluids, the maintenance of a healthy nerve system, the regulation of muscle
tone, the regulation of cardiovascular system, used for healing and growth, to utilise vitamins and
other nutrients, for the production of enzymes, Is essential for hormone structure, critical in DNA
synthesis, helps balance Ph levels, helps neutralize toxic metals, assists the immune system,
assists with fatigue management, keeping a healthy reproductive system and sexual performance.