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Aluminum, Friend or Foe?
False Information
Undocumented information being disseminated throughout the health food industry regarding aluminum toxicity,has caused undue concern to health conscious individuals everywhere. Because of the persistence of such claims it would be well to examine the issues from the standpoint of documented evidence and reason. Aluminum is one of the most abundant elements on earth, with one seventh of the earth’s crust being made up of that element.It is never found in its pure form but is always combined with other elements,silica being one of the most common.
Healing clays
Aluminum combines with oxygen and silica, to make up the major elements in Mont Morilonite clays; which people have beneficialfy used(externally and internally)for thousands of years. Any clay compound found in health food stores contains very high levels (tens of thousands of parts per million) of aluminum. Aluminum is a major component in all soils and enters the food chain at every level, be it plant or animal. If natural compounds of “organic” aluminum were toxic or hazardous to human health,life as we know it on planet Earth would cease.
Where Did It Start?
Aluminum received a bad rap when a foundry worker in England who pulverized aluminum pallets into powder, died of aluminum toxicity. Without goggles, mask or protective clothing he continued his occupation until he became dysfunctional. At his death an autopsy revealed abnormal quantities of aluminum in his lungs, cells and tissues, all of which contributed to his untimely death. Health advocates immediately manned the torch and spread the word that aluminum is a toxic poison which should be banned in any form from contaminating food,drink or medicine.
Iron Toxicity
Any major or trace element used under identical circumstances to that of the English foundry worker would produce toxicity. Essential trace elements are “essential” only when used in trace amounts. When used in excess they become
toxic(poison.The same is true with the“major”elements such as iron.When used in excess they become toxic.The fact that most natural compounds of aluminum are inert and pass through the system without harm coupled with the fact that aluminum is never found in nature in the pure form, points to the absurdity of the claims that all forms of aluminum are toxic(poison).
Animal Studies
Controlled studies on rats receiving high levels of aluminum in the form of potassium aluminum sulfate, revealed no appreciable differences between the control groups receiving the aluminum-free diet and animals receiving the “high” aluminum diets.The researchers reported;“Minute traces of aluminum were found in the various tissues on a lof the diets.The aluminum-containing diets were fed for four generations,with no noticeable differences from the animals on the normal diet in behavior or in growth curves beyond as lightly greater initial growth in the rats receiving aluminum.”
An investigation similar to that above was conducted on dogs.As was the case with rats,smaller amounts of aluminum were found in the tissues of the normally fed dogs,and these amounts were not appreciably changed except in the liver, following prolonged ingestion (three months)of aluminum in amounts of 230ppm and 1550ppm daily(6 and 2 animals respectively).No detrimental effects were noted in the health of the animals.
A few analyses for aluminum in human autopsies are reported. These in general are in accord with the figures reported for the rat and dog,with the exception that the figures for the liver are lower and for the heart and brain higher.
Poison from the Garden
Most food crops contain 20-200 parts per million of aluminum; with beans testing 1640 parts per million 106(46.5mg per ounce). The internationally recognized,Oregon State University scientist, Dr. Melvin N. Westwood, states;that of the thousands of analysis of plant and fruit fibers which he has tested, not one sample has ever shown the absence of
aluminum.Nor does he believe that samples run in an“aluminum-free”culture could be grown without the presence of aluminum since al seeds contain that element.
All green-leafy vegetables used in salads and green-drinks contain“high”levels of aluminum. Onions are especially high tin aluminum and the strawberry receptacle is loaded with natural compounds of“organic”aluminum.Reported in parts
per million;mint leaves contain 160 ppm plantain leaves 56, bets 28, beet leaves 72 with various marine algae 40-98ppm of aluminum. Even our good friends such as spinach contain 102 ppm of aluminum. If natural forms of aluminum are toxic why do we classify most of the above as health foods and here again what about the question of build up in the body?
The Alzheimer’s Myth
Beans and other legumes are especially high in aluminum (1640ppm) which simply stated, means that if natural forms of aluminum contributed in anyway to Alzheimer’s disease, all ethnic groups eating legumes as a staple part or their diet would manifest epidemic numbers suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. We would suggest that anyone believing that all forms of aluminum are toxic should use extreme caution in eating anything from the garden.
The Team
Nutrients always work as a team. When there is an abnormal concentration of one element, it results in an upset metabolic balance. Human effort to produce super concentrates of any nutrient with total disregard to the overall
systems ability to deal with the same element in high concentration is a deadly poison. Organic arsenic in trace amounts is essential,yet in higher concentrations is a poison.Selenium in trace amounts is absolutely essential.The same element in high concentrations is a deadly poison. Organic arsenic in trace amounts is essential, yet in higher concentration is a poison.(We should not mistakenly assume that because certain elements are lethal in high concentrations,that they are
also harmful in“trace”amounts.)(Such concentrates,results in harm to the user.)
To Be,Or Not To Be(Natural&Unnatural) All trace elements found in organic beds of ancient origin must be assumed to be of importance. These elements have been placed there by nature and not by man.Because we find natural forms of aluminum in all our food chains we cannot assume that“plant derived”aluminum is non-essential.To refine out aluminum,arsenic and other trace elements from minerals extracted from naturally occuring organic beds, is to change from a“natural” to an “unnatural”state.To refine out aluminum,arsenic and other trace elements from minerals extracted from naturally occuring organic beds, is to change from a“natural”to an“unnatural”state.
Since organic aluminum is in al plant foods without exception, one of the surest methods of determining whether a product is natural is the presence (or absence)of aluminum.If there is no aluminum it cannot be natural.All we need to
clear our vision concerning the essential nature of trace elements is to review the literature with respect to trace- elements once considered non essential and see the surprising number of those same elements that have since been
discovered to be“very”essential.To be“slow-learners” is better than to be“no-learners”even if we do have to eat humble pie.
In all likelihood, Aluminum (as contained in plants) may yet prove to be one of our closest friends. (Especially in the complex with fulvic acid.)
Mike
Aluminum, Friend or Foe?
False Information
Undocumented information being disseminated throughout the health food industry regarding aluminum toxicity,has caused undue concern to health conscious individuals everywhere. Because of the persistence of such claims it would be well to examine the issues from the standpoint of documented evidence and reason. Aluminum is one of the most abundant elements on earth, with one seventh of the earth’s crust being made up of that element.It is never found in its pure form but is always combined with other elements,silica being one of the most common.
Healing clays
Aluminum combines with oxygen and silica, to make up the major elements in Mont Morilonite clays; which people have beneficialfy used(externally and internally)for thousands of years. Any clay compound found in health food stores contains very high levels (tens of thousands of parts per million) of aluminum. Aluminum is a major component in all soils and enters the food chain at every level, be it plant or animal. If natural compounds of “organic” aluminum were toxic or hazardous to human health,life as we know it on planet Earth would cease.
Where Did It Start?
Aluminum received a bad rap when a foundry worker in England who pulverized aluminum pallets into powder, died of aluminum toxicity. Without goggles, mask or protective clothing he continued his occupation until he became dysfunctional. At his death an autopsy revealed abnormal quantities of aluminum in his lungs, cells and tissues, all of which contributed to his untimely death. Health advocates immediately manned the torch and spread the word that aluminum is a toxic poison which should be banned in any form from contaminating food,drink or medicine.
Iron Toxicity
Any major or trace element used under identical circumstances to that of the English foundry worker would produce toxicity. Essential trace elements are “essential” only when used in trace amounts. When used in excess they become
toxic(poison.The same is true with the“major”elements such as iron.When used in excess they become toxic.The fact that most natural compounds of aluminum are inert and pass through the system without harm coupled with the fact that aluminum is never found in nature in the pure form, points to the absurdity of the claims that all forms of aluminum are toxic(poison).
Animal Studies
Controlled studies on rats receiving high levels of aluminum in the form of potassium aluminum sulfate, revealed no appreciable differences between the control groups receiving the aluminum-free diet and animals receiving the “high” aluminum diets.The researchers reported;“Minute traces of aluminum were found in the various tissues on a lof the diets.The aluminum-containing diets were fed for four generations,with no noticeable differences from the animals on the normal diet in behavior or in growth curves beyond as lightly greater initial growth in the rats receiving aluminum.”
An investigation similar to that above was conducted on dogs.As was the case with rats,smaller amounts of aluminum were found in the tissues of the normally fed dogs,and these amounts were not appreciably changed except in the liver, following prolonged ingestion (three months)of aluminum in amounts of 230ppm and 1550ppm daily(6 and 2 animals respectively).No detrimental effects were noted in the health of the animals.
A few analyses for aluminum in human autopsies are reported. These in general are in accord with the figures reported for the rat and dog,with the exception that the figures for the liver are lower and for the heart and brain higher.
Poison from the Garden
Most food crops contain 20-200 parts per million of aluminum; with beans testing 1640 parts per million 106(46.5mg per ounce). The internationally recognized,Oregon State University scientist, Dr. Melvin N. Westwood, states;that of the thousands of analysis of plant and fruit fibers which he has tested, not one sample has ever shown the absence of
aluminum.Nor does he believe that samples run in an“aluminum-free”culture could be grown without the presence of aluminum since al seeds contain that element.
All green-leafy vegetables used in salads and green-drinks contain“high”levels of aluminum. Onions are especially high tin aluminum and the strawberry receptacle is loaded with natural compounds of“organic”aluminum.Reported in parts
per million;mint leaves contain 160 ppm plantain leaves 56, bets 28, beet leaves 72 with various marine algae 40-98ppm of aluminum. Even our good friends such as spinach contain 102 ppm of aluminum. If natural forms of aluminum are toxic why do we classify most of the above as health foods and here again what about the question of build up in the body?
The Alzheimer’s Myth
Beans and other legumes are especially high in aluminum (1640ppm) which simply stated, means that if natural forms of aluminum contributed in anyway to Alzheimer’s disease, all ethnic groups eating legumes as a staple part or their diet would manifest epidemic numbers suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. We would suggest that anyone believing that all forms of aluminum are toxic should use extreme caution in eating anything from the garden.
The Team
Nutrients always work as a team. When there is an abnormal concentration of one element, it results in an upset metabolic balance. Human effort to produce super concentrates of any nutrient with total disregard to the overall
systems ability to deal with the same element in high concentration is a deadly poison. Organic arsenic in trace amounts is essential,yet in higher concentrations is a poison.Selenium in trace amounts is absolutely essential.The same element in high concentrations is a deadly poison. Organic arsenic in trace amounts is essential, yet in higher concentration is a poison.(We should not mistakenly assume that because certain elements are lethal in high concentrations,that they are
also harmful in“trace”amounts.)(Such concentrates,results in harm to the user.)
To Be,Or Not To Be(Natural&Unnatural) All trace elements found in organic beds of ancient origin must be assumed to be of importance. These elements have been placed there by nature and not by man.Because we find natural forms of aluminum in all our food chains we cannot assume that“plant derived”aluminum is non-essential.To refine out aluminum,arsenic and other trace elements from minerals extracted from naturally occuring organic beds, is to change from a“natural” to an “unnatural”state.To refine out aluminum,arsenic and other trace elements from minerals extracted from naturally occuring organic beds, is to change from a“natural”to an“unnatural”state.
Since organic aluminum is in al plant foods without exception, one of the surest methods of determining whether a product is natural is the presence (or absence)of aluminum.If there is no aluminum it cannot be natural.All we need to
clear our vision concerning the essential nature of trace elements is to review the literature with respect to trace- elements once considered non essential and see the surprising number of those same elements that have since been
discovered to be“very”essential.To be“slow-learners” is better than to be“no-learners”even if we do have to eat humble pie.
In all likelihood, Aluminum (as contained in plants) may yet prove to be one of our closest friends. (Especially in the complex with fulvic acid.)
Mike
