Plant-Based Minerals: What They Are & How They Work with The Mineral Geek Caroline Alan

Episode Highlights With Caroline Alan

• What plant-based minerals are and how they are much different than other forms of minerals
• How we can get minerals from decomposed plants 
• The molecules inside humate: humic and fulvic 
• Minerals fuel the cells via mitochondria in the cells
• Fulvic is an intracellular molecule that removes toxins from the cell and humic hangs out in the blood to help remove inflammation-causing elements
• These can actually be helpful in removing heavy metals
• There are 70+ minerals in plant-based minerals in the ratio that the body needs
• How quickly these can work within the body
• The reason these can be absorbed even without a healthy gut lining!
• How humic interacts with the cell wall to help it and can improve hydration
• Specific tips for athletes with minerals 
• Minerals drive all the biosynthesis processes in the body!
• How minerals relate to bone health and why to think about this differently
• The problem with megadosing specific minerals without balancing minerals in the body
• One theory of why some athletes end up with osteopenia at earlier ages 
• Mineral usage for kids and pregnant or nursing mothers
• How humic can help with glyphosate exposure

Resources We Mention

• Beam Minerals