What is Nature's key to health and beauty?

The answer is - Silicea.

What is silicic earth / silicic acid?
From rock crystal to diatoms – it is all around us.

Silicon is the second most common element on earth. In nature, silicon is never found in its pure form, but always in combination with oxygen as silicon dioxide.

In combination with water, it is referred to as silicic acid. This is found in the structures of tiniest marine organisms, the diatoms, which already existed in the earth’s original ocean, the “Urmeer”, 80 million years ago. The skeletal structures of the dead diatoms settled on the ocean floor, accumulatingto form huge deposits.

What makes silicon dioxide and silicic acid so special is their high binding capacity.

Colloidal Structure – The particle size makes all the difference

Silicic acid tends to form very large particle complexes that are difficult to absorb by the human body. Contrary to siliceous earth, silicic acid gel contains silicic acid particles, a compound of silicon, oxygen, and water, in microdispersed (colloidal) form.

This colloidal form describes a state between solid and liquid. This means that silicic acid particles can form a compound with water without fully dissolving in it. The colloid contains tiny particles of silica. The small particle structure facilitates penetration of the intestinal wall and absorption. Thus silicic acid and the silica contained therein can be utilized optimally well by the human body.

The major difference between the powder form of siliceous earth and the liquid form of silicic acid gel is the size of the particles within the compounds.
In the gel, they are 1800 times smaller than in siliceous earth. The effect is comparable with a gym ball rather than a grain of sand trying to pass through the intestinal wall to reach its destination.

Konsyl Original Psyllium Fiber

This is one of our favorite products.But it is not easy to take for everyone. Most who stick with this high fiber dose fiber see outstanding results. It has to be mixed well with 8 ounces of your preferred liquid and we do mean mixed well.

As the manufacturer, Konsyl Pharmaceuticals, says:

Konsyl Original remains the #1 doctor recommended all natural fiber therapy. Psyllium fiber not only regulates the digestive tract but helps stabilize blood sugar and lowers cholesterol. It's safe for use by people with diabetes, pregnant women, and those with celiac disease.

Helps lower cholesterol
Helps regulate blood sugar
100% pure psyllium
75% more fiber than the leading brand
Does not contain sugar or artificial sweeteners.
Only 3 calories per dose.

If you are going to go to the trouble of taking a fiber supplement, this is the one you need.

On another note:

My wife and I just go back from 10 days in Calabria. The weather was not so good, but the lack of tourists was a bonus, although many restaurants were closed as a result. Calabria is the area of Italy that generally takes up just two or three pages of a 500 page guide. The coasts are well populated in the summer with locals and other Europeans who have driven down as far as they can before parking their camper or tent near the beach.

Every old town seems to have a Norman castle, all but a few of which are being made safe for tourists and, therefore, closed.


A Norman castle closed for multi-year renovations.

The scenery is outstanding and the national parks, particularly the Sila, are worth a visit.

The impression is of an area that has finally realized it can be a major tourist destination in the same way as the other parts of the country. Castles, churches and museums were closed all over for renovation. It's a long term project, many historic buildings will not reopen for years.

John