Nearly everyone, especially so-called experts, misunderstand the source and type of minerals found in Buried Treasure plant derived minerals.

They are different in many aspects from the commonly known minerals that some from rocks, soil and seabeds.  The minerals derived form rock and other sources are called metallic minerals and contain a positive electrical charge.  It can be viewed through a 200 power microscope and supposedly an over abundance of these elements can have toxic effects on the body.

Buried Treasure comes from a humic material composed of a treasure of plant life, buried at the time of Noah's flood about 4000 years ago.  The minerals in plants originated from soil and are transferred to the plant through a process known as photosynthesis, making them colloidal and lonic.  Plant derived colloidal minerals have a negative electrical charge.  A plant derived colloidal mineral is so small it cannot be detected by a 1000 power microscope and it stays suspended rather than going into solution because of its negative charge and size to weight ration.

Few people understand colloidal chemistry.  However Dr. Fredrick S. Macy, Dr. Patrick Flannagan and chemist David Graham say plant derived colloidal minerals are basically non-toxic because of their plant or vegetable source and electrical charge.  In fact, Dr. Macy's article about plat derived colloidal minerals, which was published in Reader's Digest, said in part "in colloidal form Iodine, for example, is one of the elements essential for the well being of human cells.  Yet, if you would drink as  much as two or three grains of free Iodine it would kill you.  Iodine in the colloidal form is not only harmless, but beneficial."  The same is true for arsenic and other minerals many would consider deadly poisons.  Dr. Macy has demonstrated this by drinking an eight ounce cup full of plant derived colloidal Iodine, the equivalent of 740 grins of free Iodine, enough to kill 300 men.

Dr. Flannagan's book, 'Elixir of the Ageless' contains interesting information on colloidal chemistry.  He tells us that 50 years ago colloidal chemistry was furthered by David Graham, A British chemist, but only recently has it been realized what an enormous influence it is destined have in medicine, agriculture, and industry.  Dr. Flannagan says, "Colloidals are known as the twilight zone of matter.  These minerals are the smallest particles that matter can be divided while still maintaining their individual characteristics.  The smallest colloidals cannot be seen with the most powerful microscopes because of their small size, they have an enormous surface area which gives them special properties.:  One teaspoon of plant derived colloidals can have a total surface area of over 125 Acres, and is composed of billions of tiny electrically charged minerals.  Another quote form the book says, "The only aluminum that is harmless is colloidal aluminium silicate because of its negative electrical charge".

An issue of 'Healthful Living' carried an article that said, "The body does need minerals in the organic form.  Organic Minerals are absorbed by body tissues an become energy catalysts for the cells.  These minerals are obtained from plants and plant foods.  The soil contains some major inorganic minerals, yet if a person were starving and consumed the soil he would get no nourishment.  The body cannot readily absorb inorganic minerals, nor can it convert them into an assimilable form.  Only the plant kingdom can extract inorganic matter from the earth and through a process called photosynthesis, convert in into organic substance which can be used by the human body."  These plant derived minerals were intended by our creator to be ingested by mankind giving us long life, perfect health and happiness.