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Fulvic Acid Cures

Updated: 03/22/2010

"Since the end of the 18th century, humic substances have been designated as either humic acid, fulvic acid or humin. These fractions are defined strictly on their solubility in either acid or alkali, describing the materials by operation only, thus imparting no chemical information about the extracted materials.
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A substantial fraction of the mass of the humic acids is in carboxylic acid functional groups, which endow these molecules with the ability to chelate (bind) (precipitate in some media, make solution in other media) positively charged multivalent ions (Mg2+, Ca2+, Fe2+, Fe3+, most other "trace elements" of value to plants, as well as other ions that have no positive biological role, such as Cd2+ and Pb2+.) This chelation of ions is probably the most important role of humic acids with respect to living systems. By chelating the ions, they facilitate the uptake of these ions by several mechanisms, one of which is preventing their precipitation, another seems to be a direct and positive influence on their bioavailability." (Wikipedia)

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TED'S REMEDIES
Ted from Bangkok, Thailand writes: "Very few people know about humic acid. In India it is called shaljit, which is an ancient Ayurvedic medicine, but more people however know about the people of Hunzas who live to be over 100 years old. The source of humic acid comes from the leornardite layers of the brown coal. Leonardite is the plant juices that dried up through oxidation. What is so interesting is that it was formed when dinosaurs were roaming the earth. To make a long story short, this humic acid contains an active ingredient called fulvic acid which has over 70+ minerals chelated. Farmers have known long ago feeding humic acid literally cures cows of mastitis, makes manure odorless, makes animals more docile, helps pigs, chickens, etc. be productive and reduce the need for antibiotics. Due to its antibiotic, antiviral the animals seems to recover quicker. One quick note, if you put too much humic acid (granules) more than 0.5% w/w in their feeds, some will get diarrhea for first 1-2 days - much has to do with detoxification. But after that they are normal. I have heard amazing stories about humic acid which I do not want to mention over the email. However for dogs, it helps them with their allergies, and helps dog recover faster from "unknown sickness". My veterinarian here (in Thailand) has a 100% failure rate; if I sent a sick dog to him, he will return me with a dead dog. As a result, I decided to feed my dog with humic acid mixed with vinegar. The amount is small, enough to make the solution light brown or dark brown after mixing in the water the dogs drink. Not only does the dog drink it, I myself use it to reduce the severity of cold virus.

It is presently being used in treatment of cancer, virus, as well as reduced tissue rejection, and treatment of burn victims. I like it because it helps me with better concentration.

You can get some cursory information from this website:
http://www.info-archive.com/fulvicmenu.htm

Which tells a little bit more. However, I got creative. I mixed H2O2 plus vinegar and enough humic acid to mixed to get a dark brown solution. The humic acid I used is a granulated kind. Of course you can get some more information (more formal) from this place:

http://www.humintech.com/001/animalfeeds/applications/veterinary_medicine.html

Some people really got fancy and used fulvic acid portion during the brewing process of silver colloids to helps better absorption of silver to the body to improved its antibiotic and antiviral strength.

I find however, from an ancient Chinese text, that the treatment of hemorhagic virus using humic acid much more interesting. In general I used humic acid as a general cure-all much similar to apple cider vinegar. However, I mixed vinegar with humic acid - instead of using apple cider vinegar due to budgetary constraints of buying organic Apple Cider Vinegar.

A side note to use of apple cider vinegar: I find use of acv alone is not effective. I add one teaspoon of H2O2 3% plus 1 tablespoon of vinegar plus a large pinch of baking soda (reactions becomes sodium acetate) I get better results. Apparently your body also needs some buffer to get rid of colds. I further modified using humic acid. I hope that doesn't sound counfusing. This is because all the mentioned mixtures have strong antiviral antibacterial properties. I used it since the colds has been really infectious and really resistant lately."

FULVIC ACID FERTILIZER

1 QUESTION

[QUESTION]  03/22/2010: Erin from Auburn, Ca Usa writes: "I bought some fulvic acid to use as fertilizer. It is concentrated at 75%. I was assured it was the highest quality, it is a golden yellow color.

My problem is that I do not know how to mix it. My seller in china speaks broken english and his mixing instructions seem waaaaay too strong."

GENERAL FEEDBACK

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1 QUESTION

02/23/2010: M from Mukilteo, Wa writes: "Humic acid and fulvic acid are substances that Ted values highly.

My question is of what ingredients are they composed and how sanitary is the production? I have never heard of them before and like to know these things. Thank you"

[QUESTION]  02/22/2010: Jen from New York, Usa writes: "Hello!

Can someone please advise me on how safe is it to use shilajit everyday? It is one of the ingredients in a green food powder I am considering to take and I do not know much about shilajit. Is it an herb that is suggested to be used for a period of time only? I think I read somewhere that in texts it has been suggested for use for one year at the most.

Thanks!"

02/22/2010: Lisa from Thousand Oaks, Ca, Usa replies: "Hi Jen, Shilajit is completely safe and is highly revered in Aryuvedic medicine. It helps to re-mineralize the body and a host of many other benefits. It is to some, the ideal fulvic acid. It is safe to use it everyday and is very good for you. You can find lots of detailed information about it online. It is really coming to the forefront in the alternative medicine world.

Still, as with all things, I like to give my body a rest after a week or two of anything. So, for instance, if I am taking herbs, I'll go for a full week or maybe even two and then stop for a day or two before I return. That is a protocol embraced by many. That way the body does not become completely dependent upon something to stay healthy. Hope this helps you. Lisa"

01/21/2010: The_phoenix from Townsville, Australia writes: "The Fulvic Acid (FA) story is quite a long story so I will have to shorten it, for this forum, and break it into sections, which I have done via some brief Q&A's at the bottom of this post.

Humic Acid and Fulvic acid are components of Humin (Humus) which is the end result of the microbial breakdown of plant waste (most likely anaerobic). Probably we could find them anywhere that plant waste is rotting, even in a sealed plastic bag of old lawn clippings.

Typically, Humins mined for medicinal use are derived from Humic Shale that has been trapped under the ground for long periods of time (probably it was subjected to pressure, and sealed off by clay, or other geological structures, that allowed the large depositions to form over time).

In nature Humic Acid/Fulvic Acid is a brown liquid comprised of macromolecules i.e. very long molecules of smaller chemical sub-units that are loosely bound together. The nature of the chemical bond can vary depending on PH, constituents and the environment. The chemistry of the Humins has not been widely studied, particularly in regards to healing properties, so the exact chemical properties are either not known, or vary, depending on the source. Typically the plant material is broken down into compounds like sugars, amino-sugars, aliphatic and phenolic organic acids. The dominant functional groups which contribute to surface charge and reactivity of humic substances are phenolic and carboxylic groups.

In the soil Humins have the property of retaining moisture, stabilizing PH and providing many sites that can bind minerals, like Magnesium, Calcium, Sodium and Potassium etc (this prevents essential minerals from being leached away and makes them available to plants). Some researchers also claim that plants aborb organic compounds e.g. the salts of Carboxlic Acid, and that within the plant they perform 'higher' chemical functions analagous to enzyme/hormonal chemicals in humans.

Humic Acid and Fulvic acid are different substances:

- Fulvic Acid is formed in intermediatry humus i.e. where breakdown of the plants has not proceeded to completion
- Humic Acid occurs in humus that has completed the cycle of degradation (it is stable and can remain unchanged for centuries under the right conditions)
- they are not chemically distinguished (by formula) but rather by their properties i.e. they break down differently depending on whether they are in an acid or alkali solution
- Fulvic acid breaks down in any PH solution, weak or strong, while Humic Acid is only soluble in PH specific solutes (this suggests that Fulvic Acid is the more suitable of the two for human use and that it would be more bioavailable).
- in solution they break down into the component units and the exact nature of the constituents varies depending on the product and where it comes from (possibly no two batches are exactly the same, even from the same mine).

They lend themselves to the possibility of being bio-synthesized, as a product of plant matter, microbes and possibly soil (clay).

This process is mirrored in the human body, which is not surprising since MANKIND is a product of evolution i.e.Short Chain Fatty Acids (SCFA) are also produced, within the intestinal tract, from the action of the gut flora and fauna (the Zoo in the stomach) on plant matter. In fact the lower human intestine performs all of the functions, in the body, that Humus performs in the wild (digestion of plant matter to produce organic substances, PH balance, water retention, binding of useful minerals, transport and bioavailability of minerals).

For example (from Wikipedia):

"Short-chain fatty acids are a sub-group of fatty acids with aliphatic tails of less than six carbons. They include: Acetic acid, Propionic acid, Isobutyric acid, Butyric acid, Isovaleric acid, Valeric acid, Caproic acid, Lactic acid and Succinic acid.

Short-chain fatty acids, just as medium-chain fatty acids, are taken up directly to the portal vein during lipid digestion, in contrast to long-chain fatty acids, which are packed into chylomicrons and enter lymphatic capillaries and enter the blood first at the subclavian vein.

Short-chain fatty acids are produced when dietary fiber is fermented in the colon."

Note that the smaller chain SCFA's are water soluble and hence can enter the blood stream directly (probably they need to be bound to a mineral cation to act as the chemical key that promotes transportation across locked membranes).

Intestinal production, by microbial action, is not limited to SCFA, however, and there is a great range of compounds produced, including some alcohol e.g. ethanol.

Note that in the gut anaerobic bacterium, like Clostridium Sporogenes, are responsible for producing a chemical storehouse that is readily available for absorbtion into the blood stream (interestingly bio-synthesis of Acetic Acid is a take-off from nature whereby fermentation converts sugars to ethanol and then bacteria convert this to acetic acid which contains the biologically useful carboxyl group).

Fortunately the activities of the gut microbes are self limiting and this keeps the byproducts within a narrow range e.g. as more SCFA's are produced, and the gut PH raises, the bacteria involved in this process are PH sensitive and production slows (other wise we would produce over acidic conditions, and affect the body, or maybe end up drunk from too much alcohol in the gut).

MOTHER NATURE IS WISE BEYOND THE IMAGINATION OF MANKIND.

Q. Is there a difference between Humic Acid and Fulvic Acid for remedial use?

A. The answer to this question is not known but it is most likely that Fulvic Acid will break down more easily making it more available to the body.

Providing that Humic Acid does break into its constituent parts, in the body, there is no way of distinguishing exactly what compounds will be available with either form (we can only generalise as to what they contain and how they might work).

Q. Where can I buy Fulvic Acid?

A. It is quite readily available, via the internet, and it is a personal choice as to where, and what, to buy.

My recommendations are:

- buy products made in the USA (it has a larger economic base, and strong regulation, so the liklihood of obtaining a superior product is greater than if it is bought from exotic locations/providers)
- it is preferable to deal with a supplier who provides a certified laboratory analysis (be aware that some products might be tainted by heavy metals).
- buy a product that has a high concentration of FA
- buy a product intended for human consumption (Humus can contain bacteria and viruses etc)

Google for:

[fulvic acid laboratory analysis]
[fulvic acid analysis]
[fulvic acid analysis functional groups]
[fulvic acid technical data]

Q. What are the health benefits of taking Fulvic Acid as a remedy?

A. The benefits are not known.

- it is assumed that the macromolecules will breakdown, into smaller compounds, in the stomach or later in the digestive cycle, so taking FA would be similar to supplementing Short Chain Fatty Acids plus other compounds typically found in the gut of a normal (average) person.

Note that the exact constiuents of FA and what form they take after they enter the GI tract is not known.

- depending on the product, Fulvic Acid solutions can be rich in minerals, including trace minerals, so it can have the same benefits as other mineral/trace mineral supplements.

Note that a full spectrum of minerals and trace minerals can be obtained, at a better price, from sea salt.

Q. Is there any health benefit to be gained from supplementing, for example, SCFA's?

A. In the average person i.e. a person with normal gut flora and fauna, the body is well supplied with SCFA's provided the diet contains adequate amounts of plant food.

Q. What is the function of the SCFA's in the body?

A. Using Carboxylic Acid as the example i.e. the functional organic Carboxylic Group (-COOH) that is predominate in Acetic Acid:

- fruit, like Apples and Oranges etc contain substantial amounts of Malates and/or Citrates which are PolyCarboxylic anions e.g. Potassium Malate/Citrate
- Malates/Citrates are absorbed straight into the blood, via the small intestine, and also, possibly, through the walls of the stomach
- the bloodstream contains a small % of organic acid (anions) at all times .... they can act as carriers for minerals (and hence are a mineral buffer for the body, albeit a minor one).... possibly they have other functions although they can be produced in the cells
- the mineral organic anion compounds are alkalizing,in the body, and neutralise the non-metabolizeable acidic byproducts of protein breakdown (excess protein = excess acid that has to be neutralised/excreted).

Carboxlyic groups are also implicated in the energy cycle, where they are intermediatry products e.g. Pyruvate, Acetyl-CoA but presumbly, in the average person, the body can make all of the energy products it needs, from glucose etc.

SCFA's are also used in animal feedstock as an antibiotic growth promoter.

Q. Are their any health benefits in any of the other possible functional groups found in typical Humus products?

A. They can contain phenols, that are known for their anti-oxidant properties.

Q. Are there any substances in Humus products that could pose a risk to human health?

A. Possibly. They could contain some phenols, or other chemicals, that are toxic but it is not known for certain .... Formic Acid is one SCFA that can have toxic properties (for this reason it is adviseable to purchase the product from a company that can be held accountable).

Q. Is there anything in Fulvic/Humic Acid that can not be obtained by the average person provided they consume a healthy diet?

A. It is unlikely that this would be the case. Most of the surmised benefits could be achieved by good nutritional management and targetted supplementation.

Exceptions might be where supplementation of, say SCFA's like Acetic Acid, has a more immediate and targetted effect or where the 'supplements' are providing an organic anion boost where the diet is deficient in them for any reason.

Thank heavens it is all going on 'below ground' where we can't see it.

the_phoenix"

02/22/2010: The_phoenix from Townsville, Australia replies: "Hi All,

Re the Humus materials.

I would like to thank Rena and Ted for initiating discussion on this very interesting topic. Thanks to you guys my investigations in Hummus opened my eyes to the potential of pre and probiotics (as with Candida and Alkalinity the health community hasn't done anywhere near a good enough job on this subject but I guess that is what you get when you leave it all to the marketeers). I will be pursuing these subjects intensely in the future.

Re my previous post on this subject.

I am aware that my post has its limitations .... it was only a quick take and an opening post (I expected it would lead to more discussion and contributions from others).

In that post I used incorrect terminology. There are four materials that are commonly found in Humus substances - I only discussed two of them (Humic Acid and Fulvic Acid) ... I didn't discuss the other two beacause so far there is little interest in them from a medicinal point of view.

I also said that Fulvic Acid is a much more interesting and useful medicinal than Humic Acid. That was also incorrect. Since then I have found some very interesting work on the use of Humic Acid as an antiviral for treating, amongst other things, HIV.

The humichealth.info site has a very good knowledge base on Humus material, in general, and specifically on the antiviral properties of Humic Acid. The rational is that the very long Humic molecules are able to wrap up the virus and make it ineffective. The owner of the site has commissioned some independent scientific studies on this antiviral behaviour and also patented some processes.

http://www.humichealth.info/index.html

Note that while the site says that Dr Laub is not affiliated with any commercial product this is not true, however on the positive side, I think I am correct in saying he promotes his products elsewhere and not at this site.

Warnings:

- Humus products should not be taken with water containing Chloride and Fluoride etc
- IMO there are some shonky operators and products active in this area (more than usual)
- some products are synthetic or coal derived ... not suggesting they are shonky but just to differentiate them. Of course this can be a good thing, in some cases, as the processed products are more likely to be of a standard strength and composition and hence can be used to conduct trials and tests whereas the 'natural' products are variable and so don't lend themselves to assay or standardised testing."

01/06/2010: Anonymous from Anywhere, Usa writes: "could someone please tell me if fulvic and humic acid are the same? i am very confused.which is for the phneumatic flu? is liquid as good as powder? thank you"

EC: Fulvic acid redirects to humic acid on Wikipedia...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humic_acid

"It is important to note, however, that no sharp divisions exist between humic acids, fulvic acids and humins. They are all part of an extremely heterogeneous supramolecular system and the differences between the subdivisions are due to variations in acidity, degree of hydrophobicity (content of aromatic and long-chain alkyl molecules) and entropy-driven self-associations of molecules."

[YEA]  03/22/2009: Dave from Friend, Ne writes: "Fulvic acid fertilizer: Contrary to what some believe, I have been using humic/fulvic acids in my fertilizer program since 1994. I balance the soil with the help of these fine products to help Mother Nature build a healthy soil> Then I have a healthy crop, and Bovines eat it and they become healthy etc."

02/21/2009: Dave from Friend, Ne. writes: "I use humic acid in the soil. It is "hydrogen" or digestor of the soil. If the digestor is weak or missing, what do you suppose will happen to all that fertilizer that American Ag producers use? And could that be one reason that there is Nitrates in our water? Please read articles from The Albreght Papers (google search ) and you will learn just like this wonderful place @ Earth Clinic
Thank you..."

10/29/2007: Robert from Independence, OR writes: "I wanted to point out the difference between so called colloidal minerals, leached brown coal and real medical grade fulvic acid called Wujinsan in China. Wujinsan means black gold medicine and has been in the Chinese medical literature since the Ming dynasty of the 14 century. It is a popular and valuable medicine in modern China. It has to pass quality control criteria and be free of toxic elements. Fulvic acid makes the cell membranes more permeable and also ionize minerals allowing the minerals into the cells. This is a very bad situation if toxic metals or chemicals from the raw materials. It must be very pure and the process is slow and involved. There is only one true Wujinsan Lab in the U.S. It involves fermentation with specific beneficial microbes as true fulvic acid is fungal derived. The product is free of any detectable metals other than necessary one like zinc. Products called "colloidal minerals " are a witches brew of what they claim is 74-84 elements. The problem is we only need maybe 26 of those and the rest are either toxic or useless. You never want to intentionally take a product that contains Aluminum, mercury, lead, cadmium, etc.in any form. leading alternative doctors buy real medical grade wujinsan from ____product made near the Oregon coast. The analysis is provided as required by state law. check out ____ or ___ for the real facts on the real and proven product made in the U.S with U.S raw materials that even the Chinese consider to be better than the Chinese humates."

09/15/2009: Joeycary from Southern Pines, Nc replies: "What is the only one true Wujinsan Lab in the U.S.?"

08/10/2005: Nguyen from Vietnam writes: "I am 35years old, living in Vietnam. As you know, VN is an agriculture country (80% of population) and there are many peat-area. I am looking for technology, equipments that can help me to extract humic acid from peat - this is a good target in business and support my peasants in VN for better life. Please kindly contact me with my above email address. I do hope to be advised from you how to extract humic acid. Thank you in advance."

Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "The amount of humic acid in peats are so small you cannot do it. Most humic acids and fulvic acid are extracted from near ancient prehistoric deposits on top of coal. In coal mining they resemble a very low grade for heating purposes only, bituminous coal deposits.

However, humic acid are softer than bituminous coal deposits for which they are extracted with humic acid. You cannot do it from extracting from peats, it takes many tons of peat just to get only a handful of fulvic acid or humic acid. The best way to make money from fulvic acid is to mix them into fertilizer to improve the uptake of minerals by the plant.

It causes fertilizer chemical to be biologically available. To date there is no fertilizer chemicals
using this process, but it works well."

11/15/2009: Carl from Nottingham, England, Uk replies: "i have been looking at suppliers here in england for fulvic acid in 32oz quantities and still require adding to water yet advertised on here in 2oz "concentrated" amounts is concentrated "natural" any advice on buying the real deal, thanks."

MULTIPLE CURES

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[YEA]  01/18/2010: Scott from Pen Argyl, Pa writes: "I ran across fulvic acid quite by accident and started using it as a preventative supplement for various conditions. I noticed that I had more energy, better concentration and a general sense of better health but found another interesting effect. Fulvic acid is a chelator that helps detox the body. I think it took the nicotine and other pollutants from smoking out of my body so that I no longer had the strong cravings. In fact, sometimes I found the cigarettes distasteful so I just quit. The one problem I had with quitting was the physiological reaction of my lungs still wanting that feeling of being filled by the smoke. I solved that just by inhaling and exhaling as if I was smoking without the smoke and it reduced those cravings. I've been off cigarettes for two weeks now. As Samuel Clements aka Mark Twain said, quiting smoking is easy, I've done it hundreds of times. Well so have I. I have a feeling though, this time will be my last time quitting. I just am not having the cravings I had the other hundreds of times I tried quitting and it's just been so darned easy. If this isn't detoxing, I don't know what is.

I use a concentrated form of fulic, 350 times in liquid form. I add 12 drops to to juice or tea. It seems to react to milk so don't use that. Also, as it is a chelator it's highly reactive so don't buy it in any kind of plastic container, only glass. Plastic is also now found to contain a chemical that might contribute to erectile disfunction so stay away from it as much as possible. I won't even use a plastic cup with fulvic acid because of how reactive it is.

EarthClinic won't let us post specific products but maybe they'll let these key words through so you can find it on your own if you do a search. Fulvic Acid, Optimally, Organic. If they let this through then you'll find a supplier that provides several reports on the site that tells of the many other benefits of fulvic acid and one that offers the best value I've found so far in a quality product in a glass container."

01/18/2010: Cindy from Ch, Wi replies: "will you allow product names for this? thank you"

EC: Yes, just know a good # of recommendations will end up coming from the manufacturers!

01/18/2010: Rena from Mineral Bluff, Georgia, Usa replies: "Hi Scott from Pen Argyl, Pa.

I don't know if you are aware, but the brand you are using isn't just fulvic acid, it's ionic minerals in a fulvic acid base. Not that you may care, just to let you know. I also bought this brand first, then I realized what it was, so then I bought the other from bioag which is just fulvic acid, and am currently using both. The kind you have in the morning and the other in the evening.

May I ask how old you are, and how long have you been using it? Also, what conditions are you using it for? It is wonderful stuff isn't it, Peace, Rena."

01/19/2010: Rob from Manhattan, New York replies: "EC, thanks for not printing brand names. Allowing so would bias the information. Still, I suspect the rare post is a clever spam."

EC: Actually, recently we mentioned that we would allow name brands on fulvic acid because a few of our regular readers keep requesting it! However if it looks like it's out of control, we'll go back and delete the names. We deleted a name from a post a few months ago after one fulvic acid company (a competitor) complained!

01/19/2010: Cindy from Ch, Wi replies: "thank you earth clinic, if it helps at all i only want to hear from the couple people who have just recently posted on this."

01/19/2010: The_phoenix from Townsville, Australia replies: "Hi Deirdre,

Thanks to you and your helpers for a very good site.

It is a breath of fresh air to visit a community site that is free from commercial activity and internet abuse. Best of all it is a positive site, where people take it into their own hands to do something constructive.

More power to you all.

the_phoenix"

EC: Thanks very much. We really appreciate your well-written and informative posts on the site. Thanks for joining us!

Deirdre

[YEA]  12/27/2008: Bronwyn from LA, USA writes: "For years I've suffered severe neck and back pain, diagnosed as fybromyalgia. 7 days on fulvic acid has relieved 90% of the pain! I haven't felt this good in years! I've gained vitality, clarity, hope and concentration. I can't recommend it enough."

12/15/2009: George450 from Cerritos, Ca, USA replies: "I would truly appreciate it if someone can email me privately to let me know where to obtain fulvic acid/humic acid? Thank you so much"

EC: Hi George, Please include your email address in your comments if you want our readers to email you directly!

12/15/2009: Rena from Mineral Bluff, Georgia, Usa replies: "Hi George450 from Cerritos, Ca.

I am currently taking fulvic acid. Like you, I had no guidance in which one is the best to take. I am only on week 2, way to soon to report anything. I am planning on reporting after 3 months use.

My health complaint at this time is bursitis in my left shoulder, which runs all the way down past my left elbow. For some reason I have very weak tendons. About 7 years ago, I had tennis elbow in my right arm, and it took about 5 years for it to completely recover. I am trying to speed up the progress using fulvic acid, because like most health issues I know it is due to some kind of deficiency.

I am a long time Earth Clinic reader, a big fan of this site. I will report my results, good or bad, but only in due time, unless of course the ailment recovers before hand. Peace, Rena."

03/06/2010: Rena from Mineral Bluff, Georgia, Usa replies: "It's been 3 months for my experiment with Fulvic Acid, as promised here is my report on my experience. First a brief history for why I chose fulvic acid. I had another bought of tendonitis, this time in my left shoulder, left elbow, left wrist. At first it wasn't that bad, not until my co-worker and I were in the warehouse where I work, and a rake handle knocked a box above our head off the shelf above us. Out of reflex action, I through my left arm up to keep the box from falling on our heads. I heard and felt a pop, and then I almost passed out from the pain. I had to stand there for a few minutes holding my arm, taking deep breaths and trying not to black out, that's how bad it was.

I heard about fulvic acid speeding the recovery of many ailments, tendonitis included, so I thought I would give it a go, I had nothing to loose, and my left arm was now practically useless. I had trouble getting dressed, couldn't raise my arm even high enough to shave, couldn't even put my hand on my hips, it just dangled there. I am happy to report that it is now nearly recovered, and I am shocked how far it has come in such a short amount of time. I can now do anything with it that I need to without noticing any pain. I still need to rebuild strength in it for lack of use all these months, but that should come in time. The only time I do feel a slight twinge of pain is when I reach back to undo my bra, but I feel even that is only slight, and in a short amount of time I will not feel that anymore either.

Other pluses about taking fulvic acid was that my left eyebrow grew back in. For years I've had a bald spot about 1/4 inch on my left eyebrow, that I just penciled in, I have hair there now, blows my mind. My eyelashes are longer too. I have so much hair on my head, that I can't tell if it is fuller or not (sorry), this would be worth a shot for those who have thinning hair and could afford to test fulvic acid for this condition, might take longer than 3 months to test though. Toe nail fungus is gone. Although I didn't have it very bad, just a little on 2 toes on my right foot, but it is gone now. Three black heads I have on my face, the smallest one is gone, and the 2 larger ones are much smaller now. All these little pluses tell me I am healing from the inside out.

Other supplements I took on a daily bases with weekends off (I always rest my body of any supplements on weekends). These I took before tendonitis.
1.)Greens drink )My multi vitamin/mineral.)
2.)Vitamin E (to keep from having hot flashes)
3.)Cod liver oil (twice a week)
4.)Magnesium oil
5.)Vitamin D3 (twice a week)
6.)Extra virgin coconut oil
When I got the tendonitis, I still took all the above, but took some additional sups as well, all fresh herbs I cap myself. All for inflamation and pain reasons.
1.)Turmeric with fresh grated black pepper
2.)Ginger root powder
3.)Yucca root powder.

Now this is the part you are going to hate, because I can't tell if one is better than the other, but I took 2 different kinds of fulvic acid. In the morning mixed in my greens drink, I took the fulvic acid minerals 300X strength 12 drops from optimally organic. In the evening I took one ounce in 8 ounces of water of the Wu Jin San Fulvic acid from Bioag.

The fulvic acid from Optimally Organic was bitter that's why I hid the taste in my greens drink, but the Wu Jin San has no taste at all, so I could take that in water.

Just a few more things I want to add before I close is the amount of energy I had. It did not seem to matter if I had 2 hours sleep or 9 hours sleep, I always had the energy to make it through the day. I also found myself happier, laughing so much more, I just feel better all way around. I still get my monthly, and it has been steady for these 3 months. Exactly 31 days cycle, like I did when I was young. This past year and a half, my period became irregular, sometimes it would come every 3 weeks, sometimes I would miss a month, never knew when it would hit, but these 3 months have been right on Q. I hope I covered everything, and was clear enough for everyone. Writing is not my best feature, Peace, Rena.

P.S. BTW 49 year old female"

EC: Fantastic feedback, thank you Rena!

[YEA]  09/30/2008: Candice from Walker, Louisiana writes: "Fulvic and Humic Acid: This stuff is abosolutely the most amazing natural cure i've tried yet. I have some kind of hormone or thyroid condition and the doctors were never able to find anything wrong with me. It's caused all kinds of problems. Irregular periods, forgetfullness, weight gain, dry cracked feet, no energy, hair loss, dry brittle hair etc. I have taken humic and fulvic acid for 18 days and have so much energy (like drinking 5 cups of coffee) Also I can finally remember things. It was so bad I would forget what I was talking about in a conversation. I have stopped losing so much hair and am losing weight. We will have to see if if helps the irregular periods and cracked feet. But thing stuff is absolutely amaging. I got it from _____. Contains 72 minerals and vit c, a and e."

10/23/2009: Regina from Miami Beach, Fl replies: "Can you please send me a private email and let me know where you buy your fulvic acid? I would really love to know. Thanks"

EC: Please include your email address inside your text comments, otherwise it won't appear on the site. Thanks!

11/20/2009: Lonnie from Houston, Tx replies: "would like to know where to find this humic /fulvic acid here in usa....where did you get yours...would be greatly appreciated....thanks lonnie"

01/07/2010: Joe from River Ridge, La. 70123 replies: "I would like to know were i can get the humic acid Ted is talking about.

Thanks,
Joe"

01/07/2010: Cindy from Cochrane, Wi replies: "dear earth clinic,

i would also like to know of sources for humic acid.internet searches are confusing. don't know if you are spending on a good product or not.would you be willing to e-mail good product and sources. thank you so much for earth clinic,i found this site a year ago and thankful i did!"

EC: Sorry, never bought or researched humic acid! We'll open the door on this one and let people post product names that they like.

01/08/2010: Merryanne from Orange City, Florida, Usa replies: "Hello Cindy, this is Merryanne in FL,,I purchased Fulvic Acid from ebay.com there is humic also but I purchased the Fulvic acid powder,,I have not used it yet, I have been trying to solve some fungus infections, I do plan on using it soon, unless I resolve this problem soon...good luck,,and for most of my other vitimins and mineral I use purebulk.com, good health and happy days, Merryanne"

WHERE TO BUY: AUSTRALIA

03/06/2010: Cally from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia writes: "My search for fulvic acid was endless. It was very difficult to find which fulvic acid was the best. Could you please tell me where I cay buy a high quality fulvic acid. I would prefer it to be in Australia but in the end if the quality is good I am willing to buy it elsewhere as well. Thanks a lot."

WHERE TO BUY: SOUTH PACIFIC

10/20/2009: Jennifer from Sydney, Australia writes: "hello!! Can anyone please tell me where I can get hold of humic /fulvic acid in Australia please???

Thank you
jennifer"

03/02/2007: Jane from Wellington, NZ writes: "Could someone from New Zealand or Australia tell me where to buy Fulvic and Humic Acid please!"

10/23/2008: Catherine from Wellington, New Zealand replies: "Reply to Jane..for shaljit try www.shaman.co.nz (they are currently out of stock but I'm hoping to get some soon too)"

WHERE TO BUY: USA

1 YEA

[YEA]  03/18/2010: Pr from Houston, Texas, Usa writes: "I have found a fossilized plant humic acid and the company sells the liquid form as food grade; but not for human consumption. After much research I have found out the powdered form is the same source sold by other companies for double or triple the amount. I know I cannot give a name but if you will type in food grade humic acid in the google search I think you should find it. The company is a gardening company. Hope this helps."

01/21/2010: Donna from Midland, Tx writes: "Someone please email me @ donnalfoster@aol.com the best fulvic acid product to use. The search is endless!"

01/03/2010: Anna from Austin, Texas writes: "I am interested in knowing what the best humic fulvic acid is. I have found some with just humic and just fulvic and some with both. Ted mentioned a powder form but all I can find is for animal use and fertilizer and you have to buy a ton of that at a time. Please send any info to Anna at amenpi@gmail.com"

11/24/2009: Tina from Denver, Colorado writes: "Could you please send a private email and let me know where I can buy the granulated humic acid/fulvic acid. I want to be able to make my own mixture as Ted does. I don't want to spend alot of money on the Fulvic Acid products that I've found online. And my local health food store has no idea what I'm talking about when I ask for fulvic acid.

I want to take it as a mineral supplement as my family has no known illnesses. I simply want to get the amount of fulvic acid that one would get if our soil wasn't depleted.

Thank you!"

11/18/2009: Alain from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada writes: "I checked the fulvic acid page http://www.earthclinic.com/Supplements/fulvic_acid.html

All the product names or web site addresses have been removed from the posts. I understand EC's policy of not advertising products. But humic acid powder is not easy to find like ACV or Vitamin C. It seems to be sold in agriculture as fertilizer. So I think this is a case where the removal of product/web site names is very unfortunate.

IMO I now think that this policy could be relaxed.

Thanks

Alain"

01/02/2010: Cerv22 from Baltimore, Maryland replies: "I would like someone to email me the site where the fulvic acid can be brought cerv22@yahoo.com

thanks"

01/04/2010: Cindy from Ch, Wi replies: "i would also like to know of a source to purchase this, i have not had any luck anywhere.thank you."

01/05/2010: Rena from Mineral Bluff, Georgia, USA replies: "Go to the Fulvic Acid Supplements link here on Earth Clinic, and read what Robert From Independence has to say, he gives you a big clue. Also if you know who Dr. Gabriel Cousens is, he also recommends this product. He sells it on his site, but you can order directly from the company. Peace, Rena."

11/02/2009: Dianna from Citrus Heights, Ca writes: "I've submitted this question previously with no response. I know Ted is busy but I am really hoping for some guidance. I've found a few websites selling it but the ingredients differ so it is confusing for a layperson such as myself to determine which is the best and/or what to look for in a fulvic acid product.

Some sites include:
http://www.fulvic.org/
http://www.vitalearth.net/
http://herbnhenna.com/Shilajit-Anti-Aging-Fulvic-Acid-by-Baithyanath-P215005.aspx
http://www.supremefulvic.com/
http://www.fulvarex.com/
http://www.omicaplus.com/
http://www.healthylivingintl.com/minerals/index.htm

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated."

11/03/2009: Louise from Temecula, Ca replies: "question... I too would like some info on which product to purchase here in the US. There are so many different companies, each with different ingredients, all claiming to be the one to get."

09/04/2009: Doug from Show Low, Az writes: "OK Ted where can we get some granulated humic acid in the U.S.???"