Silica Gel for Horses

Silicon is an essential trace element. All the body's connective tussues need silica.

It is perhaps fitting that the most abundant elements (oxygen and silicon) fulfill some of the most vital tasks within the human body.

The second most abundant element on earth silicon, is present in the body only as a trace element but studies show silicon to be an essential trace element, just as essential as, for instance, vitamin C.

In order to qualify for the title essential an element must show an effect on a vital process in the living body that cannot occur without the element. The element silicon facilitates essential processes that go on only in the presence of silicon. These processes stop if silicon is withdrawn.

Some of Silicon’s important uses in the human body reveal that it:

• stimulates cell metabolism and cell formation.
• inhibits the aging process in tissues. Younger people’s tissues always show higher silica content.
• is important for both the structure and the functioning of connective tissue. All the body’s connective tissues need silica.
• increases elasticity and firmness of blood vessels.
• is anti-inflammatory, disinfecting, absorbing and odour-binding.

The book “Silica The Amazing Gel” by Klaus Kaufmann (paperback, contact phone 1800 225 500) describes a comprehensive German patient study (73 subjects, pages 87 to 136) treated with only silica gel internally and/or topically for a very wide variety of afflictions. The results show a range of efficacy for this natural health aid that would be the envy of any single pharmaceutical drug, or even for a whole swathe of drugs used in concert. The afflictions included cardiovascular, bronchial, deep and surface connective tissue, lymphatic diathesis (immune weakness), stomatitis (mouth, gums) gastrointestinal, joint and muscular. Results varied from very good to satisfactory, with only 2 cases not showing significant efficacy, and those mainly due to noncompliance by the subjects. This book would be a useful acquision for anyone interested in natural health care.

The role of silica in bone health (mainly density and strength) throughout life, and especially in older age groups is well covered in the book. The beneficial anti-aging effects of silica gel supplementation are clearly shown in 14 cases in the trial study. The range and variety of symptoms, many ultimately related to cardiovascular health, strongly suggests that silica gel therapy should always be considered as a first resort rather than a last for geriatric problems especially and for health problems in general at all ages. It may not be the complete answer but this study points to its being a very good start most of the time.