Daily Vegan Mineral Complex

• Only ingredients produced in the EU
• Contains the concentrate of marine algae and seawater
• Rich in magnesium and calcium
• Contains all 75 minerals and trace elements
• Minerals and trace elements in ion form, and therefore easily absorbable

Why Minerals and trace elements?

There are 75 mineral elements in nature, some of which we need in larger quantities. Those are called 'minerals'. Minerals of which only very small amounts are required are called 'trace elements'.

Minerals and trace elements fulfill three important functions in the body:

• They provide building blocks for bones and connective tissue
• They provide electrical impulses through the nervous system
• They act as catalysts and enzyme aids in all physiological processes in the body.

Minerals and trace elements disappear from our food

Paul Berger has collected mineral contents of foodstuffs dating back to 1914. The selected data in the figure below shows that over the last century (period 1914 - 1997) the mineral content of foodstuffs has decreased on average by a factor of 5. The reason for this decrease is the emergence of intensive agriculture, in which agricultural lands are selectively fertilized with fertilizers containing a limited number of minerals. With regard to all other minerals and trace elements, these agricultural lands are slowly being depleted.

Figure: The average mineral content in vegetables in the USA during the last century. The figure shows the added averages of calcium, magnesium and iron in vegetables such as cabbage, lettuce, tomatoes and spinach. (Bergner 1997: The Healing Power of Minerals).

What is a good mineral formula?

The figure below shows how minerals and trace elements influence each other. It is not a good idea to ingest a limited number of minerals in higher concentrations as dietary supplements, as each mineral can greatly affect the absorption and excretion of many other minerals and trace elements.

Figure: Interactions between minerals. The lines show how minerals and
trace elements influence the absorption, metabolism or excretion of each other.
(Bergner 1997: The Healing Power of Minerals).

But what does a good Daily Mineral Formula actually look like?

• A good Daily Mineral Formula is complete and contains all minerals and trace elements
• A good daily mineral formula is not dosed too high: we already get a large part of the necessary minerals from our daily diet. Supplementing with a Daily Mineral Formula must actually be a supplement, and not cause a major disruption of the existing balances in nutrients.
• A good Daily Mineral Formula contains mainly natural ingredients, which can be processed much more easily by the body than foreign, synthetic substances
• Interestingly, the mineral composition of the so-called extracellular fluid (the fluid that surrounds all our cells and makes up 1/5 of all our body fluid) of all terrestrial animals closely resembles the mineral composition of seawater. Evolutionary biologists consider this indirect evidence, that all life forms on land once arose from the sea. It also means that seawater and seawater organisms are extremely important sources of nutrition: they contain all 75 minerals and trace elements in the correct ratio and inion form, and can therefore be directly absorbed by humans.

Daily Mineral Formula

Kala Health's Daily Mineral Formula meets all the principles formulated above

• All-natural, 100% vegan formula
• Contains the concentrate of algae and seawater concentrate, rich in natural minerals and trace elements
• Rich in the important minerals magnesium and calcium, in a good ratio
• Contains all 75 minerals and trace elements that occur in nature, in the right proportions and in ion form, so easily absorbable
• Free from additives and flavourings

Ingredients

*RI = Refence Intake

Other ingredients: Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (vegetable capsule)

Dosage

Adults: 1-2 capsules twice daily, or as recommended. Preferably take during a meal.

Children: Calculate according to body weight