And we tend to think of nutritional issues being a third world problem.

It is absolutely a problem for every human on earth.

And there's two main reasons.

And the first is that our foods are no longer have the nutrient density that they had in

our grandfather's time.

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90% of Americans are mineral deficient. It's true. I didn't realize it, but it is true. And

mineral deficiency can be a lot like having your head in the clouds. It could be this foggy

head that we think something is wrong with us. And it could all be linked to mineral deficiency.

I've gone full down the rabbit hole around minerals. I've tried all the products. I've looked at all

the stuff. And I cannot wait to bring this episode to you today because I've got Caroline,

Ellen, who is the founder of Beam Minerals, which is my new favorite morning drink. I don't even know if I'm taking it right. We're going to get all into that today. But it is quite amazing what I've been reading about it, what I've been learning. And I have so many questions. So thank you so much for being here, Caroline. Oh, I'm so excited. I love to talk about minerals. I can do it all day.

So let's back up a little bit. That was pretty shocking of a statistic when I learned that.

And I learned that actually on your site when I was looking at minerals, about 90% of Americans being

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