Re:Steve B. -Microhydrin/Nanohydrate & Silica/Horsetail

[Guest guest]

Steve, thanks for your comments.

Yes, MVP is a connective tissue abnormality.

A while back I searched Medline for articles

about MVP & connective tissues. Here are the

titles of some of the articles I found:

" Abnormalities in elastic fibers and other connective-

tissue components of floppy mitral valve "

" Mitral valve prolapse and joint hypermobility: evidence

for a systemic connective tissue abnormality? "

Another thing that might interest you... I happened to

come across an herbal website that says if you take

horsetail for a prolonged time, supplement thiamin

(vitamin B-1) in your diet because horsetail interferes

with thiamin absorption. Avoid taking the thiamin at

the same time as horsetail.

L.

> I just put a posting in to Anne about horsetail and theorized that

the silica may be affecting the connective tissue... Have any

additional thoughts. Steve B.

> ----- Original Message -----

Microhydrin/Nanohydrate & Silica/Horsetail

>

> > There have been several recent posts here by

> > PWCs reporting improvements from taking the

> > antioxidant supplement Microhydrin (or its generic

> > counterpart, Nanohydrate) or the herbal

> > supplement silica (aka horsetail).

> >

> > Does anyone know how these two, the antioxidant

> > supplement and the herb, might be related?

> >

> > A website lists the main ingredient of Nanohydrate

> > as " micro-colloidal silica hydride. " So is

> > Microhydrin/Nanohydrate an altered, enhanced form

> > of the silica found in horsetail? And are these

> > related to the mineral form of silica found in sand?

> >

> > BTW, about silica/horsetail and why it might help

> > irregular heartbeats, I found this quote in an old

> > edition of Mindell's Vitamin Bible:

> >

> > " ...silica, an organic herb that's also known as

> > horsetail... is changed by the body into readily

> > available calcium - which nourishes nails, skin, hair,

> > bones, and the body's connective tissue. "

> >

> > I'd appreciate hearing any further info or comments

> > about any of these products. Thanks.