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Colloidal
Mineral Supplements? 
Q.
I have a question
about Colloidal mineral supplements. They have every thing from Antimony
to Zirconium. some of these are poisons and I'm concerned about the
concentration. The dose is 1oz twice a day. What is this equal to
5lbs or 5tons of plant matter. |
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A.
Dear
Richard,
Without more reference I can't tell you much except that neither of these elements are listed in my biochem and nutrition texts and antimony is only reported to be less toxic than arsenic in my medical dictionary. Sounds like snake oil to me. The minerals you need are usually found in the food you eat. Neither of those are known to be essential nutrients. Sincerely, -William Harris, M.D.
In addition, he was the 1950 Big Ten Trampoline Champion, is an accomplished hangglider and commercial pilot, and at age 70 became a skydiver with 108 jumps to date. Dr. Harris has been vegetarian since 1950, and vegan since 1963. |
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William
Harris MD
received a degree in physics from the University of California Berkeley,
where he earned Phi Beta Kappa honors. He received his degree in
medicine from the University of California at San Francisco, and
received his postgraduate training at San Diego County Hospital.
He holds a Medical License in the State of Hawaii. He has been an
Emergency Department physican since 1963, and the Director of the
Kaiser Permanente Vegan Lifestyle Clinic on Oahu until his retirement
in 1998. Dr. Harris is the author of The Scientific Basis of Vegetarianism.