11/18/2025
Holistic Skincare Series: WHY MINERALS?
OUR BODIES NEED MINERALS - IN FACT, MINERALS ARE LIFE. WHEN WE DIE, OUR BODIES DECOMPOSE INTO MINERALS THAT FEED LIFE ON THIS PLANET.
ELECTROLYTES, WHEN COMBINED WITH WATER, BECOME ELECTRICITY. ELECTRICITY IS REQUIRED FOR ALL OF OUR CELLS TO COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER. ELECTRICITY TRANSLATES TO ENERGY IN THE BODY. THEREFORE, MINERALS ARE REQUIRED FOR EVERY SINGLE FUNCTION IN OUR BODIES - INCLUDING OUR MITOCHONDRIA AND NERVOUS SYSTEM REGULATION.
Enter Industrial Farming ➡️ MANY OF THE MINERALS THAT OUR BODIES NEED - IODINE, BORON, SELENIUM, MAGNESIUM, PHOSPHOROUS, AND OTHERS - COME FROM OUR SOIL. MODERN INDUSTRIAL FARMING METHODS THAT RELY ON MONO-CROP CULTURE AND THE HEAVY USE OF PESTICIDES DEPLETE THE BIODIVERSITY THAT IS FOUND IN TRADITIONAL CROP ROTATION METHODS.
INDUSTRIAL FARMING THUS PRODUCES DEAD SOIL WITH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES GROWING DEVOID OF NUTRIENTS. AS A RESULT, THE BODY IS CONSUMING CALORIES WITHOUT NUTRIENTS LEADING TO DEFICIENCIES AND POOR DETOXIFICATION AND ULTIMATELY RESULTING IN A RISE IN DISEASES
The Body Seeks Balance ⚖️ THE BODY IS DESIGNED TO HEAL. SUPPORTING THE BODY’S NATURAL
MECHANISMS OFTEN TRIGGERS A HEALING RESPONSE - IN OTHER WORDS, WHEN THE BODY GETS WHAT IT NEEDS, IT CAN DO WHAT IT’S DESIGNED TO DO - REPAIR AND REGENERATE.
Support the Body ❤️ HEALING IS A WHOLE BODY EXPERIENCE - SUPPORT THE BODY’S HEALING ON EVERY LEVEL:
SPIRITUAL/EMOTIONAL HEALING: MEDITATION, HONORING THE BODY’S NEEDS, SLOWING DOWN WHEN NECESSARY, FORGIVENESS, GRATITUDE, BREATHWORK, SOMATIC MOVEMENT, FASTING, REMEMBRANCE/PRAYER
PHYSICAL HEALING: DETOXIFY AND NOURISH - MAKE SURE THE DETOX PATHWAYS ARE OPEN AND START WITH EATING CLEAN AND EATING FOR BALANCE, AND NOURISH THE BODY WITH NUTRIENT DENSE FOODS AND CLEAN WATER. EAT PASTURE RAISED MEATS/DAIRY AND ORGANIC FRUITS AND VEGETABLES WHENEVER POSSIBLE. ELIMINATE FLUORIDE FROM DRINKING WATER. ADD IN SUPPLEMENTATION WHEN NECESSARY. A BROAD SPECTRUM MINERAL SUPPLEMENT SUCH AS SHILAJIT IS GREAT.