All minerals originally come from the ground. Plants grow in the ground. The minerals come up from the soil through the roots, and are transformed inside the plants cells into complex structures our bodies can utilize. They become part of the living plant tissue - part of the plant matrix(this same process occurs with Spirulina blue-green algae, but to a greater degree given the mineral rich ecosystem of Hawaii). That’s why the iron in broccoli doesn’t look like the iron in your car. One is metal and the other is food. But in supplements, the USP(United States Pharmacopoeia = isolated pharmaceutical chemicals) minerals are not food, they are rocks and metals mined from the ground.

For example, look at calcium supplements. When you know how to read the labels, you can translate some of the chemical names into everyday language: calcium carbonate is limestone; calcium sulfate is plaster; calcium phosphate is chalk. Other unnatural forms of calcium include colloidal minerals and hydroxyapatite. All of these unnatural forms of calcium are inexpensive to produce, therefore profitable, but are comparatively useless when compared with minerals found in plants, like Spirulina and Aloe vera.

If we could assimilate rocks and metals from the ground, we wouldn’t need to grow food! We could just eat dirt. Worms do! Of course we know that’s ridiculous. Our bodies are not designed to be nourished by rocks. Yet, that’s what you get in supplements and colloidal minerals. How much ground-up rock do you think you can assimilate? Not very much! Your body does its best to make the minerals into complex molecules it can use, and excretes the rest. Even the small amount that’s absorbed has questionable nutritional value, and mega-doses can cause side effects and toxicity.

It all boils down to this: Our bodies were designed to assimilate minerals(and vitamins) naturally bound in plants, and this is facilitated by a recently discovered class of plant synthesized molecules called phytochemicals. These phytochemicals must be present at the time of absorption to allow for proper utilization of the minerals by our body. In addition, exciting research has recently revealed that when phytochemicals are added to the diet, the capacity of human genes to protect and restore optimal health is far greater than previously recognized. Phytochemicals are destroyed in our foods when they are cooked, processed or preserved! Unfortunately, most of our foods suffer all three of these insults and therefore these precious plant synthesized molecules are absent.

Fortunately for you and I, we have discovered a 100% natural whole food that is processed with such great care, that it maintains 97% of its nutrient content in a bioavailable enzyme active form. Royal BodyCare’s Spirulina is a unique whole food that is phytochemical rich and contains abundant minerals. It is truly a "Superfood From Sunlight".

I am so thankful to have discovered Royal BodyCare and Spirulina for myself, my friends and my family. Please do not keep this discovery a secret from those you love and care about! Share this knowledge with everyone you know. If you need assistance with this, please ask your sponsor, or upline, for help!

Written by: Todd N. Thompson M.S., P.T.