Minerals in water are meant to be delivered with organic acids such as carbonic acid and fulvic acids.
In Nature, water delivers minerals in an organic form. The word, “organic” by definition means that a substance contains carbon. The body recognizes minerals when they are attached to carbon complexes. It is one reason food is the most biologically available source of minerals. But in a day when food has become severely mineral-depleted, their availability in water is even more important. Minerals in water are meant to be carried along with organic acids such as carbonic acid (a mix of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen that develops as water attracts carbon dioxide from the air) and fulvic acids from the soil. This makes them much easier to assimilate.
Fulvic acids are large organic molecules exuded from aerobic microbes during the breakdown of organic matter in the soil. Their elemental composition is simple: Carbon (C), Hydrogen (H), Oxygen (O), Nitrogen (N), and Sulfur (S)—the same basic elements that make up all life. At the same time, they are extremely complex. Fulvic acids have never been fully characterized. We still do not thoroughly understand their structure, nor do we understand exactly how they work. What we do know is that the structure of fulvic acids includes multiple voids and binding sites for holding minerals, vitamins and other plant complexes. Fulvic acids are essential for healthy soil, for plant vigor and for human health. They occur naturally in living plants grown in humic soils and are found in the gastrointestinal tract of healthy humans and animals.
Inorganic minerals tend to form colloids that are too large to be absorbed at the cellular level. Fulvic acids transform these inorganic minerals into molecular complexes that are uniquely different from their inorganic forms. They are incorporated into the structure of fulvic acids and become bio-chemically active and biologically available. Fulvic acids often carry 60 or more different minerals and trace elements as part of their molecular make up. They are completely soluble in water—even with a full load of minerals— and can hold many times their weight. But fulvic acids are much more than carriers of minerals.
Beyond mineral carriers, fulvic acids function as electrolytes, enzymes, antioxidants, antibiotics, buffers, and scavengers of heavy metals and other toxins. They improve nutrient absorption by increasing cellular permeability; they catalyze (speed up) metabolic reactions, they scavenge free radicals, buffer the pH in soils and water, and deactivate pesticides, radioactive compounds and other toxins. No other known biological substance can modify so many electrochemical and metabolic processes. No wonder they are considered miraculous—they are.
Fulvic acids are Nature’s miracle of unparalleled proportion. Hundreds have been identified as part of the humic structure in healthy soils. They function in so many ways within a healthy ecosystem that they have been referred to as the missing link in modern agriculture.
Fulvic acids as electrolytes
Electrolytes are minerals in ionic form (they have an electrical charge). They dissolve in water to produce a solution capable of conducting electric current. Fulvic acids are poly-electrolytes. They have so many binding sites that they can function as both positively-charged and negatively-charged electrolytes at the same time, called zwitterions. Cells have been referred to as miniature batteries. Their membranes store and discharge energy. It is essential that the electrical potential of each cell remains charged. In fact, life is dependent on cellular electrical potential. Fulvic acids operate as battery chargers; they have instant cellular revitalizing characteristics, increasing cellular permeability by charging cell membranes for maximum absorption of vitamins, minerals and other nutritional components.
Fulvic acids as antioxidants
Fulvic acids are bi-directional super antioxidants with the ability to neutralize all types of free radicals. They can act as an acceptor or a donor in the re-establishment of electrochemical balance. Fulvic acids can also reduce mineral compounds from higher oxidative states that may not be biologically available, to lower oxidative states where they can be utilized.
Enzyme activators
An enzyme is a catalyst that speeds up a chemical process without becoming a part of the reaction. Research has shown that fulvic acids improve many enzymatic reactions. The fact that fulvic acids supply minerals, and minerals activate many enzymes may explain the synergy.
Antibiotics
Recent studies show fulvic acids often contain compounds that serve as antimicrobial, antiviral and antifungal agents capable of working alone or in combination with other natural remedies. An extensive number of studies reveal that humic extracts (specifically fulvic acids), effectively and safely kill many viruses, including retroviruses, influenza viruses, and herpes simplex viruses. In fact, there is a patented humic-based compound that purifies blood for transfusions, killing the HIV virus without damaging blood cells. Many of these effects can be attributed to the interaction with other organic molecules as well as antioxidant properties. To date, no unfavorable side effects have been noted in the extensive literature.
Heavy metal and toxin scavengers
Cells have the ability to accept or reject minerals carried in fulvic acids. In fact, fulvic acids have the ability to grab and remove heavy metals and other toxins already in a biological system. Another important quality of humic substances is their absorptive interaction with environmental toxins. Fulvic acids target toxic organic compounds such as herbicides, fungicides, insecticides and pharmaceutical compounds. Studies show fulvic acids and other humic substances neutralize/ deactivate these contaminants in water, soil and sewage. Fulvic acids and other humic complexes were used at Chernobyl. Radioactive substances react rapidly with fulvic acids to form non-radioactive organo-metallic molecules. Their selective binding capabilities have also been exploited for the destruction of chemical warfare agents. Humus-based filters have been developed for sewage purification. Fulvic acid solutions have been ingested by humans for years, yet they have never caused a toxic build-up. Ironically, it is when fulvic acids are not present that toxicity occurs. The natural diet of plants, animals and humans has included fulvic acids for thousands of years.
pH buffers
Fulvic acids are excellent pH buffers. Because they contain so many binding sites, they are capable of absorbing both acidic and alkaline ions that might otherwise affect pH. This is invaluable in the soil where plants only absorb nutrients within a specific pH range. Fulvic acids make nutrients available in the presence of many different soil conditions. They serve a similar function in water. Fulvic acids balance the high pH caused by an abundance of hard water minerals that are not accompanied by their acidic counterparts; they can also provide many minerals in their more usable (sulfate) form.
Fulvic acids for water
Fulvic acids also play a role in the creation of full-spectrum living water. They are a natural part of the water in streams and rivers, balancing minerals and making them available for living organisms. When fulvic acids are added to water, they bring structure and life force—invigorating depleted water. Alive with Nature’s energy, their addition to structured water results in the development of a network with the energetic signature of the 3 dimensional Flower of Life.
Unfortunately, fulvic acids are routinely removed prior to water treatment. This is because when chlorine is added, they form toxic by-products called trihalomethanes (THMs). The process destroys Nature’s way of providing minerals in an available form.
How to use fulvic acids in water
- Always begin with the best water possible. Do NOT use chlorinated or fluoridated water!
- Structure your water using any of the methods in Dancing with Water – remember to add a balanced salt solution if desired.
- Add several drops of fulvic acid prior to consumption. (Every fulvic acid product is different. Each has different minerals and a different concentration. Follow the directions with each product and remember that the additional activation using structured water may mean you can use less than the suggested amount).
- NOTE: Fulvic acids can be VERY cleansing. Pay attention to your body. Start slowly and if you notice symptoms of cleansing, begin again more slowly.
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