It may be beneficial, on the other hand, to take extra ionic liquid minerals. Plant derived minerals are
water-soluble, ionic and enzymatically active which makes it very easy for the body to digest and utilize
them. The iron, contained in Lapacho tea, for example, is of ionic form and has an immediate positive
effect.
Plant-derived minerals rarely have negative side effects, even if you overdose on them. If you feel that
you need extra minerals, check out Eniva® or Kornax (see Product Information ) for their ionic liquid
minerals. But as is the case with vitamins, most serious mineral deficiencies occur because of inadequate
nutrition, too many acid-forming foods and beverages, overstimulation, dehydration, stress, etc. There is
not much point in taking extra minerals when they are removed right away or destroyed by one or more of
these factors. So before you spend a lot of money on mineral supplements, try to eliminate the causes of
the deficiency first.
- Breakfast Cereals and Junk Foods—Poison for our Children
“Super Food” Of The Century
Breakfast cereals have never been more popular than they are today. Packed with vitamins and
minerals, they promise power, health and vitality, especially to the young generation. There is hardly a
commercial breakfast cereal in the world that does not seem to contain everything a child needs to receive
the “perfectly balanced” dietary nutrition. However, despite this “valuable” contribution to family health,
a frightening number of children show signs of ill health and lacking immunity. The vitamins that are
added to the cereals supposedly protect the child against the vitamin-destroying sugar, but it seems that
this guarantee is no longer guaranteed.
Besides cornflakes, which still top the list of American and European breakfast cereals, the sales of
new “tasty and healthy” breakfast foods soar as never before. The main marketing targets for these
“healthy” breakfast foods are children. Research suggests that as many as 79 percent of all households use
ready-made breakfast cereals to start the day. Children are usually very keen to try the latest cereal model,
which contains essentially the same ingredients as all the other types but comes in a different shape and
color. The well designed packaging depicting a healthy-looking family or natural scenery promises the
parents that the contents are of pure and natural origin, often organically grown, and good for the entire
family. The kids love the happy friendly figures on the cardboard. “If Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Bugs
Bunny, or the strong Dinosaurs like the cereal then it must be good for me, too.” some children might
argue.
Packaging has a powerful manipulative influence on children. Researchers at Packard Children's
Hospital in California asked 63 children, ages three and five, to taste-test servings of hamburger, French
fries, chicken nuggets, baby carrots and milk. Some of the servings were wrapped in containers with a
McDonald's logo, and some were wrapped in containers with no logo. As expected, most of the kids
thought the food in the McDonald's containers tasted better than the identical food with no logo.
It doesn’t take much to convince an unsuspecting mother that the beautifully packaged foods are
actually good for her children. The mother, who naturally wants to secure the best possible nutrition for
her child, finds her mind put at ease when she learns about the high nutritional value of the product in the
food table. It convincingly states that the cereal has the balanced amounts of carbohydrates, protein and
fats, and is most importantly enriched with all the essential dietary supplements. If the right amount of
milk (mostly pasteurized and homogenized) is added to the super food, the child would have the best
possible start of the day that nature could provide, or so she may believe.