SILICON – A NEWER MALE AND FEMALE SPIRITUAL ELEMENT

by Lawrence Wilson, MD

Silicon is a most important male and female mineral that will be even more important in the future. Silicon is an alkaline-forming trace mineral important for every cell of the body. Psychologically, silicon gives a person more courage and balance, interesting qualities of a mineral.

Silica, as opposed to silicon, is an oxidized form of the same mineral, and is basically the compound that is most common in beach sand. It gives sand its light color and its peculiar properties of accumulating on the shores of rivers and particularly the oceans of the world. It makes the ocean shimmer because of its reflective properties, and this actually warns fish and other sea life that shore is near. Silica is considered one of the most common elements on earth.

SOURCES

Oats, barley, rye, corn, peas, beans, lentils, wheat, spinach, lettuce, tomatoes, cabbage, rice polishings, oat straw tea, coconut, sage, thyme, hops, prunes, bone marrow, cold liver oil and other fish oils. are excellent sources of bioavailable silicon. Egg yolk and egg white are also excellent sources. Beechnuts have a lot of silicon, but nuts are too yin to be eaten in any quantity, so it is not as good a source.

FUNCTIONS

Silicon is found in every body cell. It is important for many cellular reactions, especially those involving the hair, skin, nails, bones and many other supporting and structural tissues of the body. It tends to give them more strength, flexibility, and tones them.

Silicon is also extremely important for the cerebellum, a part of the brain associated with maintaining balance in the body and in the mind as well. It is also necessary for reproduction and prevention of birth defects.

Silicon is also needed for all membranes in the body such as the fascia, meninges, periosteum, intestinal support membranes and others, but not cell membranes as much.

INDUSTRIAL USES

Silicon is famous for its use in the semi-conductor industry, for transistors and integrated circuits. Semiconductors are interesting in that they will not conduct electricity under normal circumstances, but will do so if conditions are made right for them by passing an electrical current through them at right angles to the direction one wishes to induce a flow of current. This is the basis for transistor operation.

Silica is also used as an abrasive in things like sandpaper, and silicon is used in lubricants and in other industries as well. It is a fairly non-toxic substance, which makes it ideal for some industrial applications.

DEFICIENCY SYMPTOMS

These are many, and may include dull eyes and hair, weak bones and ligaments, hair loss and weak, brittle hair, split nails and weak, thin or broken nails, coordination problems, fungal diseases, parched lips, feeling like one is going to die, impotence and other sexual imbalances. Another common symptom is excessive mucus, which is the result of inflammation of the mucus membranes.

TOXICITY SYMPTOMS

This is rare, as our food today is low in silicon due to refining of wheat, rice and sugar. Too much can cause a flushed face, nervousness, especially in the fingers and feet, irritability, nervousness, inability to relax, heat in the body, and constant hunger but unable to gain weight.

SUPPLEMENTATION

Supplements of silicon or silica are rarely needed with most people on a nutritional balancing program. A supplement called BioSil is an excellent silica supplement (choline-stabilized orthosilicic acid). However, it is usually not needed. Cilantro or oat straw tea are sometimes used, and are good. An herb, horsetail, is sometimes used, but may not be as biologically available.

However, I have not needed any of these, except in rare cases, so far, because sardines and whole grains, particularly blue corn, contain quite a lot of bioavailable silica.

HAIR ANALYSIS NOTES

Silicon is not one of the more important readings on a hair mineral analysis. Silicon can function as one of the amigos. Silicon is not read on hair analyses from Analytical Research Labs, but other labs often read this important mineral.

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