Why doesn Metagenics carry colloidal minerals?
Metagenics’ research and development team of scientists is always on the lookout for new and innovative products to bring to the marketplace. But simply being new is not enough. Metagenics’ selection of raw materials for use in products begins with assurances of safety, and then efficacy. Measures of efficacy include the amount and quality of scientific research published in well-respected scientific journals. “Colloidal minerals” generally refer to a product mined from the ground containing a blend of a large number of minerals. Some of these minerals are important for life, while others have less evidence to support their need in humans, and some are even known to be toxic. The minerals are then added to a fluid such as water to form a colloid (suspension), with the belief that this improves absorption. At this time, the amount of research and safety data on colloidal minerals is insufficient to justify Metagenics’ developing a product containing this source of minerals.
