"Almost every disease, sickness or ailment can be traced to a mineral deficiency." ~Dr. Linus Pauling.

Tracite liquid is a highly bio-available, *iron-based fulvic acid source of 77 essential minerals and trace elements. It is composed of 40 million year old organic plant matter derived from humic shale.

Science has shown astonishing biological benefits of fulvic minerals on both the chronically ill and in otherwise healthy adults and children.

Reported internal beneficial use in:

Increasing energy by stimulating the metabolism

Removing body toxins and various pollutants (pesticides, herbicides, etc.)

Reducing high blood pressure

Creating optimal absorption of vitamin & mineral supplements

Magnifying the effect of herbal teas, tinctures and formulas

Optimizing cellular function with powerful natural electrolytes

Restoring electrochemical and hormone balance

Stimulating body enzyme systems

Rebuilding, supporting the immune system

Enhancing cell division and elongation

Increasing stamina and endurance

Improving mental clarity and well-being

Promoting healthy hair, skin and nails

Transporting nutrients from food and supplements into the cells

Shuttling toxins out of the cells

Free radical scavenger, Tracite is a remarkable antioxidant

Reported external beneficial use in:

Treating open wounds

Healing burns with minimum pain or scarring

Eliminating discoloration due to skin bruises

Killing pathogens responsible for athletes foot

Acting as a wide spectrum anti-microbial and fungicide

Treating rashes and skin irritations

Helping to heal cuts and abrasions

Helping heal insect bites and spider bites

Neutralizing poison ivy and poison oak

Tracite Offsets our Environmental and Emotional Toxins

The complex living structure and minute size of these molecules provide several electrolytes and enzymes of natural origin to feed the energy production of each cell; they provide an amazing ability to turn free-radicals into nutrients if possible or else eliminate them; they are little nutrient transporters into the cells thereby enhancing your food and vitamins, and carrying out biological waste, toxins, and heavy metals. Through all of these actions, natural fulvic acids enhance enzyme activity.

Naturally-occurring, purely processed fulvic acids replenish one’s health that today’s diet alone cannot do, unless you eat a strict diet of organically grown food, eliminate processed, refined, cooked foods and live an environmentally toxic-free lifestyle.

Tracite’s Mineral Composition

All plants contain minerals in the fulvic, hydrophillic and colloidal form. Tracite is from a rare deposit of prehistoric plant matter. The ocean once covered this area in the United States leaving behind a deposit of fulvic shale, super-rich in trace minerals of land and sea origin. These deposits contain minerals and trace elements in the fulvic, colloidal and hydrophilic form with some ionic minerals as well. The remote location of this singular, incomparable, source has preserved these nutrients; they remain untainted by any farming chemicals or by exposure to industrial and manufacturing toxins.

Minerals, as such, cannot be certified organic, but if they could, these would be organic. As you will read below, some have said they are indeed “living” nutrients.

The “Living” Components

Understand that safe ingestion of any mineral depends on dosage and form. Therefore, when using any trace mineral product, the consumer should remember that these are trace mineral supplements NOT macro-mineral supplements.

Fulvic Acids are created in extremely small amounts by millions of microbes working on decaying plant matter. The most potent and active fulvic acids are found in trace amounts in certain humic deposits from prehistoric plant life.

Only small quantities of trace minerals are needed on a daily basis.

Purity

Analyses of Tracite revealed its purity with no molds, yeast, bacteria, chemical residues, pesticides or insecticides. See: MineralLogic.Com for specific reports, lab analysis, MSDS and scientific data regarding Tracite.

The Origin of Tracite

Given the geologic patterns of the area in which the deposit for Tracite is located, it is estimated that our deposit is millions upon millions of years old. This particular area of the south-central U.S. is a former coastal region, in which many seaweeds and other plants may have been fed by water running from land to sea that was infused with nutrients from streams and rivers. At some point, this mineral rich environment was covered over and preserved for millions of years. Our shale is estimated to be over 40,000,000 years old.

It is believed that Native Americans living in the area discovered the healing properties of the minerals.  It is possible that the Native Americans left behind information about the benefits of the minerals to slave-families in the area.  As far as is documented, the descendants of the African-Americans were the first to pass on the information to the families who now own the properties.

The Extraction Process

The proprietary extraction process for Tracite utilizes only clear cool water in leaching fulvic colloids from the shale mineral deposit. Many companies use extraction solvents to leach fulvic acids from various shale such as lignite. Tracite's manufacturing process is free of extraction solvents, and other excipients, this insures the potency, enzymatic viability and the natural, unaltered state of the minerals.

Tracite and Enzymes Alkalize the Body

Tracite contains both ionic and colloidal particles. When combined with enzymes (see Universals’ product Flora-Zymes), the minerals and trace elements in Tracite form potent alkalizing detoxifying agents, which neutralize acid and other metabolic by-products, preparing them for elimination.

Some Claim Toxicity of Heavy Metals

Producers of mineral products are quick to point out that fulvic colloidal minerals contain toxic elements and therefore should be avoided. These companies fail to realize that all mineral products contain minute amounts of toxic elements, especially lead.

These elements are NOT in the hydrophilic, fulvic colloidal form. For instance, arsenic is contained in the earth's crust in 5.5 parts per million and is also routinely found in earth extracted minerals, colloidal or otherwise.

All plants convert metallic mineral ions into fulvic colloidal/ionic minerals, which are micronized to extremely small particle sizes. It is this chelating by fulvic acids, the micronization process, and photosynthesis that creates a fulvic colloidal mineral that is perfectly utilized by the body or easily eliminated.

Tracite’s Iron Content – A Safe Iron

Iron is the main component of human blood. Tracite is a plant derived mineral - rich in fulvic iron. Anemia is safely treated with Tracite without the issue of constipation or malabsorption. Similar products containing little or no fulvic iron will be lacking in other fulvic minerals and trace elements. Compare Tracite to other trace mineral products that are largely sulfur or chloride based.

Lead, Arsenic, Aluminum, Cadmium

There is a definite difference between colloidal plant derived aluminum and the aluminum found in cooking pans and deodorants.

Aluminum is the third most abundant element in the earth's crust. All plant life contains some aluminum in a hydrophilic fulvic colloidal form. Naturally occurring aluminum silicate found in humic matter is nontoxic. Only metallic aluminum (such as that found in deodorants and cooking pans), may have adverse effects.

All fulvic colloidal minerals from plants are non-toxic in reasonable dosages. If one where to drink even 2 grains of iodine in it's free non-colloidal form, it could end your life. But take the same amount of iodine in its plant derived, fulvic, colloidal form, and it becomes beneficial not harmful. This is also true for plant derived lead, arsenic, cadmium, aluminum etc.

Arsenic is a naturally occurring element widespread in our environment. Consequently, most foods contain trace levels of arsenic. Occasional consumption and exposure to low levels of plant derived, fulvic acid arsenic is not a health concern.

Taking a few drops of any fulvic concentrate, or an ounce of fulvic colloidal diluted mineral water, presents no danger of heavy metal poisoning.

All naturally derived fulvic colloidal/ionic minerals have trace amounts of heavy metals and elements that could be harmful in their inorganic forms in large doses. Fulvic and other trace mineral products claiming to be very low in, or free of, aluminum, arsenic, lead and others, tend to be more diluted, using various chemical methods for removal of "undesirable" elements, with virtually no mineral or trace element content! Using chemicals to remove these elements from the fulvic shale breaks down the delicate fulvic acid bonds creating an inferior product!

Most consumers are unaware that all limestone and other rock minerals contain trace amounts of lead and other heavy metals and no fulvic acids!

Manufactured Fulvic Acid Products

Fulvic acid products that do not contain rich amounts of trace elements should be suspect of containing "peat” or "manure” fulvic acids produced by a kind of composting. Such products are acceptable for agricultural purposes, but the potential for bacterial e-coli carry-over is a risk as evidenced by an incident in Canada within the last few years.

Fulvic Acid Science

Fulvic  ~word origin: [ful < Old English < full] full of, characterized by, having the qualities of, having the ability or tendency to, apt to [vic < Old French < vicaire < change] alteration, to bend, to change.  Also [fulvus <Latin>] deep yellow, reddish yellow, golden, or tawny color.  ~definition:  Fulvic is an extremely complex bioactive yellow organic substance, the ultimate aerobic decomposition product of all living matter, with unusual and exceptional qualities and abilities to change, alter, molecularly combine with, or act upon virtually all other organic and inorganic matter. Having the characteristics of fusion at the molecular level.

Fulvic Acid  ~description: An extremely bioactive low molecular weight yellow substance that is the end product of decomposition of all once living matter, which is readily water soluble and soluble in both acid and base, and at all pH levels.  Consists of extremely complex molecules made up of microbial exudates and highly protective and seemingly immortal plant phytochemicals which are combined and recombined during the humification (decomposition) process, requiring digestion by at least three different species and successive generations of appropriate species of microbes, ultimately becoming the most complex natural substance on Earth.  Also contains latent solar energy hidden deep within its complex molecular structure which originated from photosynthesis of the plants of origin, which is partly responsible for the most unusual properties and bioactive nature of fulvic acids.  More correctly called Fulvic acids (plural), because Fulvic acid is not a single consistent substance, but is a highly varied and complex substance reflecting the nature of the plant and animal species of origin, and also the nature of the specific species of microbes responsible for its creation during the humification process.

Fulvic Acids Defined

Fulvic acids:  What are they?  Where do they come from?  What can they do?  Why do we need them?

Though virtually unknown to the layman, there is perhaps no substance more vital to life, (with the possible exception of oxygen and water) than the biologically derived compounds known as Humic and Fulvic acids. Fulvic acids enter into all life processes within plants and animals and wear many hats. When necessary; they act as free-radical scavengers, supply vital electrolytes, enhance and transport nutrients, catalyze enzyme reactions, increase assimilation, stimulate metabolism, chelate essential major and trace elements making them organic, and demonstrate amazing capacity for electrochemical balance.

Commercialism Makes Fulvic Acid Minerals Unknown to the Public!

Despite the fact that scientists worldwide have published thousands of papers about fulvic acids and their effect on living matter, they have received limited public exposure because of the inability to synthetically manufacture and commercialize these substances. Therefore, the true knowledge of the benefits of fulvic acids have been confined primarily to the scientific community.

Researchers consider water extracts of 30 parts per million (ppm) as being a high concentration.

Tracite tests between 250 grams (25%) and 350 grams (35%) dissolved solids per liter. These concentrations are possible due to the small particle size of the actual fulvic trace minerals and elements in Tracite. Higher fulvic acid content means higher mineral content.

How Are Fulvic Acids Formed?

Fulvic acid is a derivative of microbial degradation of humic substances. Microorganisms are essential to the process. Each gram of healthy top soil has in excess of four billion microorganisms that participate in manufacturing bio-chemicals essential to healthy plants and animals. If they were to fail, our lives would cease.

What are you?

Biologically you consist of varying amounts of the following major and minor elements;

Calcium
Carbon
Chlorine
Hydrogen
Iron
Iodine
Magnesium
Sulfur
Oxygen
Phosphorus
Potassium
plus traces of aluminum, bromine, cobalt, copper, fluorine, manganese, nickel, silicon, sodium, zinc, and all the additional (as yet) undiscovered trace elements being added to the list as our knowledge increases.

The elements you are composed of (plus or minus a few billion) are components of approximately 60 trillion cells. An average cell contains about 1 quadrillion molecules, which is about 10,000 times as many molecules as the Milky Way has stars. Individual cells when properly nourished, are capable of producing many of their own amino acids, enzymes, and other factors necessary for all metabolic processes. Each cell, in addition to other processes, burns its own energy, maintains itself, manufactures its own enzymes, creates its own proteins, and duplicates itself. It is essential to understand that the total metabolism of the body is the sum of the metabolic operations carried on in each individual cell.

Sick Soils, Sick Plants, Sick People

All naturally fertile soils contain adequate amounts of humic and fulvic acids produced by resident microbes within the soil. Humic and fulvic acids assist the plant in obtaining its complete nutrition. Our modern agriculture aims (with few exceptions) toward one goal: making money. Food quality is sacrificed for food quantity. Since the farmer is paid by the bushel, yield is paramount to nutritional content. The farmer in his frantic effort for yield, has succumbed to the Pied Pipers of agro-chemical companies with products to sell. He is further decoyed by bad advice from county agents and higher schools of learning that protect the "grant" status of money received from these same agro-chemical companies, who advocate the application of excessive amounts of nitrate fertilizers to the soil. Such practices stun and destroy the indigenous microbial life within the soil. When microbial life is inhibited or destroyed, vital humic and fulvic acids are decreased.

Where Are The Minerals?

When microbes are depleted from the soils, they are no longer present to convert inorganic minerals into organic minerals needed by plants. Excessive use of nitrate fertilizers inhibits the formation of normal plant proteins and stimulates an over-abundance of unused amino acids that attracts insects. Since pests were created to eat diseased plants this introduces the ideal environment for increased infestation because of increased insect food supply. The farmers’ reaction is more pesticides and fungicides to save his infested crop. This in turn inhibits or destroys even more vital microorganisms that are essential to mineral conversions to plant nutrients.

Unsafe Foods

These deficient, pesticide laden products are turned into "cash" which the farmer thinks is the bottom line. Lacking in organic trace elements and other nutritional factors, but long on chemical residues from pesticides, insecticides, herbicides, these nutritionally hollow products end up on the tables of America. Without taste, and deficient in organic minerals and nutrients, we peel, boil and overcook what remains and ask "why do I hurt?"

Can Good Foods Be found?

A very small percentage of the agricultural lands of America are fertile enough to produce nutritious and healthy foods. An honest effort in attempting to select a healthful diet from grocery shelves may be a nutritional disaster. Unless you are fortunate enough to organically grow your own foods, supplementation is a necessity.

The Vitamin Connection

In this century common vitamin deficiency diseases have been reduced dramatically due to our awareness of the role of vitamins in nutrition. New breakthroughs are just beginning to emerge in the use of increased dosages for treatment of some ailments. It should be noted however that vitamins cannot complete their function in the cell's metabolism without the presence of certain minerals. This may explain the fascinating effects of humic and fulvic acids at work in living organisms. Fulvic acid chelates and binds scores of minerals into a bio-available form used by cells as needed. These trace minerals serve as catalysts to vitamins within the cell. Additionally, fulvic acid is one of the most efficient transporters of vitamins into the cell.

The Enzyme Connection

An enzyme is a catalyst that does not enter into a reaction but speeds up or causes a reaction to take place. Enzymes are complex proteins. The burning of glucose in cells for instance, requires the action of several enzymes, each working on the substrate of the previous reaction. Each cell of the body (when properly nourished) is capable of producing the enzymes needed for complete metabolism. Research has shown that fulvic acid improves enzymatic reactions in cells and produces maximum stimulation of enzyme development. The fulvic acid molecule often contains within its structure coenzymes and important factors which the cells may utilize in stimulation the manufacturing of enzyme reactions and formation. Leading scientists, such as Roger J. Williams, recognize that:

"the building blocks present in the metabolic machinery of human beings are, in the great majority of cases, exactly the same as the building blocks contained in the metabolic machinery of other organism of extremely different types."

Fulvic acid will in all probability, be found to be one of the key factors of enzyme reactions with all living cells.

Free Radicals & Antioxidants

Free radicals are highly reactive molecules or fragments of molecules that contain one or more unpaired electrons. They circulate through the body causing great mischief in bonding to and injuring the tissues. In addition to destroying tissue, they magnify the probability that injured cells will become susceptible to a great many infections and diseases, or mutate and cause cancer.

Most free radicals are oxygen radicals. Our first line of defense against free radicals is a generous supply of free radical scavengers called antioxidants. Dramatic increases of free radicals in our air, food and water in recent years have put a tremendous strain on the body's natural defense mechanisms. When we exceed our capacity to resist, cell membranes and tissues are exposed to the devastating onslaught of free radicals which combine with the lipid portion of cell membranes to greatly lower their resistance to carcinogenic pathogens.

Super Antioxidants: Fulvic Acid and the Free Radical Connection

In recent years frantic efforts have been make to locate and isolate compounds with extraordinary affinity for free radicals. Entire industries have evolved around such efforts, with nearly every vendor of health food products offering suitable solutions. Because of the limited public knowledge concerning the great contribution fulvic acid plays as a bi-directional super antioxidant, we need to consider certain facts.

To gain knowledge of how antioxidants tie up free radicals we must understand their workings, and explode a general misconception. For an antioxidant to bind a free radical, the antioxidant molecule must have unpaired electrons of equal and opposite charge to that of the unpaired electrons of the free radical. In a sense the free radical scavenger is its self a free radical or it could not mate and neutralize the destructive effects of free radicals.

We have found that fulvic acid is a powerful, natural electrolyte that can act as an acceptor or as a donor in the creation of electrochemical balance. If it encounters free radicals with unpaired positive electrons it supplies an equal and opposite negative charge to neutralize the bad effects of the free radicals. Likewise, if the free radicals carry a negative charge, the fulvic acid molecule can supply positive unpaired electrons to nullify that charge.

Fulvic acid is a bio-available chelated molecule that can "also" chelate. As a refiner and transporter of organic minerals and other cell nutrients, it has the ability to turn bad guys into good guys by chelating free radicals. Depending upon the chemical makeup of the free radical, they can be incorporated into and become a part of life sustaining bio-available nutrients. They may become an asset instead of a liability. In the event that the chemical makeup of the free radical is of no particular benefit, it is chelated, mobilized, and carried out of the body as a waste product!

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