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Today, we're going to talk about trace minerals.

What is a trace mineral?

Well, trace minerals are part of the periodic table, which has all the elements that make up the physical universe.

So all the matter that makes up things, whether it's the soil, the plants, human bodies, animals, everything is made from elements.

And you have these things called trace elements, which are minerals needed in very, very trace or small amounts, very tiny amounts.

Another term for that would be micro minerals versus macro minerals, which you need in larger amounts, like usually above 100 milligrams.

So trace minerals are needed in tiny amounts, definitely below 100 milligrams, but sometimes even in the microgram amounts, so they're very, very tiny.

The macro minerals make up about, I don't know, 3 to 4% of your entire body, and the micro minerals make up only like 0.02%.

Now, just because we need trace minerals in very, very tiny amounts doesn't mean that they're not extremely important.

They are. If a plant, if an animal, if a human is missing just one trace mineral, and they have all the other trace minerals, there could be huge side effects.

So we're only as strong as our weakest link. Now, I want to give you another definition of the word organic, typically when people think of organic, they think of without pesticides,

but there's another definition of the word organic, and that has to do with a plant-based mineral.

So you have inorganic minerals in the soil, like elements, like whether it's iron, magnesium, potassium, and these basically come from rocks in the soil.

So certain microorganisms, like fungus, release acids that then dissolve rocks, then then allow these tiny minerals to be absorbed by the plants roots.

So we have this nice exchange between minerals and carbs and proteins.

So the plants roots then pull up this mineral and convert it from an inorganic mineral to an organic mineral.

So now, the plant-based mineral is in a certain form that's very easy to manipulate, and then when you consume minerals from plants, they're very easy for your body to digest and assimilate.

Versus eating a teaspoon of dirt, these are inorganic elements that are not easily absorbed by our body.

So we need them in a form that is easy to break down and utilize.

When people think about trace minerals, they think nails, skin, hair, but they don't realize that trace minerals go way, way beyond that.

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