The aluminum found in plants is organically bound colloidal aluminum and appears not to have any negative affect and may be an essential element in human nutrition. Most of this mineral is found in the lungs, brain, kidneys, liver, and thyroid. •
Our daily intake of aluminum may range from 10-110 mg., but the body will eliminate most of this in the feces and urine and some in the sweat. The amount of aluminum in the human body ranges between 50 and 150 mg., with an average of about 65 mg.
Aluminum is a naturally occurring substance. Aluminum hydroxide is the hydroxide salt form of aluminum, designed for oral ingestion, reducing acid levels, and binding to phosphate in the body. It is used to treat the symptoms of increased stomach acid in conditions such as heartburn, acid reflux, acid indigestion, sour stomach, and stomach ulcers. Aluminum hydroxide is also used to treat, control, or manage high levels of phosphate in the body. It is also used with a low phosphate diet to prevent the formation of phosphate urinary stones. This is an organic trace mineral.
In Studies: There is no conclusive evidence that Al has an essential function in animals, but indirect evidence suggests it may (Sorenson et al., 1974). Aluminum accumulates in regenerating bone, stimulates certain enzyme systems involved with succinate metabolism, and is reported essential for fertility in female rats (NRC, 1980). Aluminum increased the growth rate of poults, but this may have resulted from prevention of the absorption of high levels of F (Struwe and Sullivan, 1975). For goats, Anke et al., (1990) found low-Al diets did not affect feed consumption and growth, but life expectancy was reduced.
History: Is one of the most abuntant minerals found in soil, and represents about 12% of the earth's crust. Aluminum is found in large biological quantities in every plant grown in soil, animal and human. Organically bound colloidal aluminum appears to be an essential element in human nutrition.It's an essential element for human nutrition. In addition to other functions, it's responsible for increasing the survival rate of infants.
Technicals: Kaolin, a fine particle clay is used medicinally to control diarrhea (kaopectate) this clay has a high alumina content (35 %!).
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