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Fulvic acids are the smallest, lightest molecular-weight components of “humic acids”. They are acid chains/conglomerate molecules. As created by nature, the very small, low molecular weight humic components (“fulvic acids”) are originally created by soil-based micro-organisms (“SBO’s”) which, in turn, make minerals and other nutrients assimiliable by plants. Millions of years ago (and today) SBO’s consume the decayed plant organic matter in the humate deposits and the organisms subsequently excrete a waste material (digested decayed plant organic matter) back into the earthy material. The cycle continues over and over, on and on – nature’s own natural chelation process.

The complex photosynthetic reactions – produced in all plants – produce the nutritional components needed for all the various parts of the plants. Muco-polysaccharides (a class of carbohydrates such as starches and cellulose) flow throughout the plant as nourishment and some of this is returned to the roots where the soil-based micro-organisms are re-nourished to produce (excrete) additional digested humic components which combines with minerals and other nutrients in the soil to continue the cycle.

Fulvic acids are a biologically active mixture of weak aliphatic* and aromatic organic acids which are soluble in water and all pH conditions (acidic, neutral, and alkaline). Fulvic acids are the smaller and lighter weight (molecular weight) parts of humic acids having molecular weights which range from approximately 2,000 or less”.

*Aliphatic means: “Of, relating to, or being a group of organic chemical compounds in which the carbon atoms are linked in open chains”

Without an adequate amount of digestive enzymes, food is not digested properly and can become impacted and then putrefy. Bacteria, yeast, and fungus thrive in this environment and excrete toxins. All of these toxins from putrefied food and microbial secretions are absorbed back into the body as it tries to absorb missing vitamins and minerals, as well as water when we are not properly hydrated. Humic acid also provides intestinal cells with much-needed nutrients and helps to support a beneficial environment so cells can function at their best. Most importantly, it provides the building blocks for the production of digestive enzymes. Humic acid also provides much-needed fibre that is missing in most diets. Humic acid is among the best fibre supplements anyone can take. Additionally, humic acid helps create a healthy microbial balance by supporting “good bacteria” with plant-based nutrition. It can also help eliminate candida, viruses, and other types of problematic microbes from the intestinal tract.
Important note: When starting a supplement containing concentrated humic acid, it is important to do so slowly. Humic acid is a powerful detoxifier, and intestinal detoxification symptoms are common if started too quickly. Most practitioners and dieticians are aware of this and will advise you to start slowly.

High water temperature enhances the growth of microorganisms and may increase taste, odour, colour and corrosion problems from its source.

Fulvic Acid is an efficient transporter of vitamins into a cell, it complexes vitamins into its structure where they are presented to the cell in combination with complexed minerals and then utilized immediately. In the absence of organic or naturally chelated trace minerals bonded to a carbon molecule (such as Fulvic), vitamins are unable to perform their proper function. Reference: Catalyst to Vitamins Dr Roger Williams Bio-Communications Press Wichita Kansas

The chloride (CI) present is a macro-mineral commonly referred to as an “electrolyte” because it helps to maintain the body’s acid/base balance and hydration status. It is also known as “salt” when combined with its partner Sodium. Chloride is an essential component of two intestinal secretions necessary for digestion and absorption of nutrients namely bile and hydrochloric acid (HCl), better known as “Stomach acid”.

When humates (fulvic and humic acid dry mixes) are exposed in the system the sulphide, sulphur compounds, hydrogen, carboxylic acids, amines react with moisture, hydrolyzes. These are then in ideal natural form to be absorbed and interact with living cells.

Concentrated raw humate material used to make humic and fulvic acids can be found all over the world. However, not many sources are suitable to use in making humic and fulvic acid supplements. Raw humate deposits were formed from prehistoric plant material – primarily from the Cretaceous period – that have been compacted over time. Fulvic Health obtain our source of raw material that is highly energetic, electron-rich, and oxygenated and suitable as an alternative health care supplement and is derived from one of these areas. It meets exacting benchmarks that define a superior quality raw material, a desirable mineral and element profile, and has extraction methods to guarantee the absence of heavy metals.

Those endemic conditions are associated only with well water humic substances, which are ingested in extremely high amounts and are also contaminated with high levels of arsenic and other toxic compounds.

Since humic substances have existed in nature well before human existence, research continues today to determine if humic substances pose a threat to human health. Humic acid has been used in ethnic medicine for thousands of years, and traces of humic acid used to occur naturally in all our food and water. But our modern agriculture has killed the soil microbes that create it and now, like a baby with the bath water, it is filtered out of the water we drink. Locally, from 1998 the department of Immunology at UP did collaborative research into the medical properties if humic and fulvic acid. A research team led by Professor Connie Medlen, an immunologist did a series of in vitro and animals tests. The test results showed that humic acid has anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and antiviral effects. E.g. Joon′e et al.2001, 2003: van rensburg et al. 2002. Other dissertations done of our ingredient have been done at the Pharmacology department which has assisted with our recommended use. FvA has been shown to increase absorption of nutrients and drugs and therefore we recommend that the product is nt taken concurrently with other medication but to take up to 2 hours before medication for maximum absorption rate.

Fulvic may come as a water-soluble substance either in liquid form or in the form of sodium, potassium or ammonium humates as salt derivatives. The biological effects of humic substances can be different, depending on their chemical structure and physicochemical properties and the Quinone functional group of Fulvic acid. Chemical composition, structure, and functional groups can vary greatly, depending on the origin and age of the humic substance and the conditions of the humification process (humidity, aeration, temperature, mineral microenvironment. Fulvic Health Pty manufacture a product that is made with the highest quality of over 690 identified scientific carbon atom excipients in a salt derivative. In over 0 years of research it has been established that no laboratory in SA has the ability to stabilise a liquid form of Fulvic to ensure safety and stability. Due to the “concentration of a liquid source”, suppliers mostly add Potassium Chloride, a chemical preservative that is unhealthy to the body (in high amounts can even stop a person’s heart) in order to preserve it before bottling or a type of fungus will start growing in the bottles. Fulvic Acids derived from coal contain high concentrations of heavy metals including aluminium, mercury, cadmium, chromium and lead that are harmful to humans and should be avoided in pharmaceutical preparations. Ref: us Patent Office Dec 7 2011 Chinese application 200980128246.4 Cronje et al April 1993