What is the advantage in taking Health Equations Calcium and Minerals?  The negatively charged complexes, clay plus mineral, go through the stomach intact. They pass through the stomach and the minerals get absorbed in the small intestine. Minerals in other supplemental forms dissolve in the stomach due to the acid.  Then the free minerals readily attach to fatty acids in the stomach which render them unabsorbable.

Does the clay get absorbed?  No.  Although the clay particles are small they are not small enough to pass through a living membrane such as the gastrointestinal lining. The minerals are freed from their clay carrier in the small intestine because the contents of the small intestine are alkaline. Minerals in their free state have a positive charge. They are now attracted to the surface of the small intestine which has a negative charge, and are subsequently absorbed.

Does the clay remove wanted minerals? Minerals are absorbed in the small intestine.  They will not bind to the clay here because of the alkaline environment.  The clay passes through the gastrointestinal tract and leaves the body undigested.

Is the aluminum found in the clays used to make the mineral products safe to ingest?  The clay used to make the Health Equations Calcium and Minerals contains less than .005 ppm aluminum. This is an insignificant amount, and remember, the clay does not get digested or absorbed.

Can the body only use 'organic' and not inorganic minerals?  An organic mineral is a mineral bound in a matrix that contains carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and/or nitrogen.  Minerals in the cells and tissues of microorganisms, plants, animals and humans are all in organic forms.  However, all life forms absorb minerals as ions, atoms that are free and positively charged.  The most important factor in absorption then is the availability of the ion at the site of absorption.  The Health Equations Calcium and Minerals deliver the ions to this site in the small intestine.