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Difference between colloidal minerals and ionic minerals. |
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Difference between colloidal minerals and ionic minerals.
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Darrell Miller | 12/23/13 |
Date:
December 23, 2013 02:36 PM
Author: Darrell Miller
(dm@vitanetonline.com)
Subject: Difference between colloidal minerals and ionic minerals.
Minerals are generally divided into two forms.
Colloids Mineral
Colloids are one form of minerals, where minerals are in stable form. In colloidal form, minerals are evenly distributed in the medium. Minerals in this form will remain in large and organized pattern, and thereby remain in suspension without settling down. These types of minerals are not directly absorbed by the body since they don’t have that electric charge like other minerals. The size of these minerals is also one of the reasons for this. So we can define colloids as, it is a substance, which will not diffuse easily when it is suspended in a liquid medium. Though the colloidal minerals are more dispersed in the body, the absorption is not influenced by that. In order to absorb colloidal minerals, body needs to break down these minerals into smaller units.
Ionic Mineral
On the other hand, ionic minerals can be easily absorbed through the human cell membranes. The main reason for this is, ionic minerals are charged and so the body needs to apply less amount of energy to get them absorbed. The colloidal minerals need to break down into smaller units to attain electric charge and thereby to get absorbed. The electric charge of ionic minerals helps them to travel from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration. Atoms or group of atoms together forms the ionic minerals. They have got charge either positive or negative. During the time of absorption, the body charges the ions and makes absorption easier. Ionic minerals are more easily absorbed by the body than the colloidal minerals, since they have to go through all those process. Even after the different steps of absorption of colloidal minerals, all of them are not utilized by the body. Sodium Chloride and Potassium Chloride are 2 examples for ionic minerals.
References:
- //www.transformyourhealth.com/webnewsletters/dec06/mineralsvstraceminerals.htm
- //goaskalice.columbia.edu/whats-difference-between-ionic-and-colloidal-minerals
