What is happening today, is an awakening as to the importance of minerals in total health. They are actually the foundation of our bio-chemical life. Metallic minerals are found in the pure elemental form or as salts such as sodium chloride and zinc sulfate. Metallic minerals are most commonly used in nutritional supplements, especially for the major minerals because larger amounts are indicated. They have the least degree of absorption.
Chelated minerals are the next step up the ladder in so far as assimilation is concerned.
Colloidal Minerals occur in nature colloidal state. They are small particles that either are or can be easily dispersed in a dispersion medium, usually water. They are colloidal in nature and are associated with natural plant tissues, giving them all of the advantages of chelated minerals and more. The best quality plant derived colloidal minerals in the world are concentrated from the mineral rich natural organic humic shale in the Rockland Mine, located in Emery County, Utah. About 75 million years ago, the Earth's fertile, mineral-rich soils produced succulent fruits, vegetables and lush forests.