What is meant by chelated minerals?
A – When plants absorb minerals out of the soil they “wrap” them in proteins. This is called chelation. The human body is designed to get the majority of its nutrition from plants so this is the form of minerals it recognizes and uses most easily. Minerals that have not been chelated have a negative charge and will not be well absorbed by the tissue walls of the small intestine. Chelation imparts a positive charge to the mineral causing the whole bundle to be read as neutral by the body. Studies report that chelated minerals are more potent at lower doses than ones that are not chelated. Taking chelated minerals with a protein is very important because the protein allows for superior absorption. All body enzymes have minerals as co-enzymes.
