Organic Silica: Natural Element that’s Essential for our Health

Silica is abundant on the Earth and is in fact the second most common of our planets constituents. However, in its organic form, silica is an element that that is found in living tissue and is essential for increasing bone strength, and cartilage growth. It has also been attributed to being beneficial in many other areas too and can be found in some wound dressings as an aid to quicken the healing process.

At birth, we have large quantities of silica in our bodies however as we age our silica levels decrease. If the silica levels get too low we can become deficient which can lead to a deficiency in calcium also. This can result in a loss of elasticity in our tissue. Silica is found in the body’s connective tissue and acts to strengthen the tissue making it more flexible and resilient.

Silica is present throughout the body from the spleen to our hair. It is important to many of our organs integrity and has even been shown to be beneficial for some skin conditions such as eczema. To ensure that our silica levels are maintained it is important to replenish our body’s stock of organic silica.

Taking a daily supplement of organic silica can be effective in ensuring that our joints, hair, and nails remain strong and healthy. It can help keep our skin looking young and flexible and aids the assimilation of calcium too. Organic silica supplements can benefit many different people including anyone wanting to improve their general health to sports people or athletes trying to improve fitness and performance levels.

Depending on how organic silica supplements are purchased, they can be administered in different ways. Organic silica gel and liquid can be applied directly to the skin or as a poultice or compress. If applying to the skin, the organic silica can be then massaged in to help increase the absorption rate and aid the soothing effect.

Organic silica liquid can also be taken orally. Daily oral supplements can be taken as a preventative measure or as a way to boost our silica levels but also as a method of treating some complaints. As a preventative, the usual length of a course is one month, for illness it is six months.

Blue Herbs is a stockist of both organic silica liquid and gel making them the perfect place to buy online. More information regarding organic silica products not to mention other herbal and complementary products can be found at www.blueherbs.co.uk.