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Horsetail Tea and Silica
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Horsetail Tea and Silica
Hey Dr Barre, What are your thoughts on Horsetail brewed as a tea? Would it be possible to better absorb silica from the herb as a tea? If so, is hot or cold better…or would it really matter? How have you found it beneficial (if you have)? Seems most silica supplements are difficult to absorb or the formulas just don’t look very natural. Would love to hear all your thoughts on both silica and the various benefits of horsetail. Thank you!
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I am very interested in this topic as well…. I know the Dr.s Bailey love their high silica water, & I have taken Wendy Myer’s silica supplement ( https://store.myersdetox.com/products/ageless-af-one-bottle ) for years, hoping it is a good one.
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It’s so difficult to know how things are processed anymore. Even our food has become questionable, depending on where one gets it. I’ve got nothing against Wendy, I think she’s trying to do right by people. I just would like to have something closer to actual food as my source, even if it’s best absorbed by having another food with it when consumed. I’ve gathered that the silicon dioxide that is in so many other supplements really isn’t absorbed that much, even if as a tincture/ionic form. I purchased a pound of horsetail herb from Frontier Co-op and I’m hoping in moderate amounts it could be helpful. I’ve heard it can deplete B1 if taken in excess, but my guess is that because it can act as a diuretic.
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Horsetail is great as a tea or in supplements for Silica, which is bio-available. Horsetail in it’s less mature stages is the best. I use it as 1 of 4 herbs as a base for the nutrient herbal extracts in Illumined Gold. Silica is transmuted into Calcium when inside the body. Don’t forget about the Cell Salt Silicea, which is also a very effective way to get this valuable nutrient.
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