Silicon in food
It has long been known that the state of the body and well-being directly depend on what we eat. A properly selected and balanced diet serves not only for prevention, but also for treatment. Silicon plays an important role in food. Indispensable for its protection against such a common disease as tuberculosis. It is proved that a lot of silicon is located in the lower part of the right lung, and so, this area is the least susceptible to the disease, foci rarely form in it. If the disease has occurred, the micronutrient reserves are reduced by half, the same thing happens in the bones. At the same time, the content of other minerals decreases. Normalizing the silicon supply helps restore the balance of other minerals, such as manganese, iron, calcium, fluorine, cobalt. The presence of sufficient silicon helps maintain immunity. With its deficiency in the brain tissues, the functioning of the vestibular apparatus is disturbed, the emotional state worsens, anxiety, depression, fear of death appear. An insufficient amount of the element contributes to congestive and inflammatory phenomena in the respiratory tract, excessive mucus formation in them, which leads to a decrease in oxygen access to the body .
A trace element is present in all organs and tissues of the body. Silicon derivatives have an active resistance to the invasion of viruses, pathogens, fungi and yeast. The normal content of trace elements helps to improve digestion, helps to reduce pressure, accelerates wound healing. The condition of hair, teeth and nails also depends on it.
To normalize the content of trace elements in the body, it is necessary to use products containing silicon. Improper nutrition, the use of refined and refined foods causes serious harm to the body. The traditional feeding of babies with food with a reduced fiber content, the same semolina, leads to a decrease in the content of silicon and other trace elements in the children's body by almost half.
What foods contain silicon and what should be consumed in order to replenish the body with this microelement?
Basically, these are products of plant origin, most of all in the shell of cereals - oats, millet, rice, buckwheat, less - in wheat and legumes. A lot of useful is found in the husk, from which cereals are cleaned. Silicon is contained in sufficient quantities in food products of marine origin, in fish caviar, as well as in the peel of vegetables and fruits. A significant amount of this important ingredient is found in cucumbers, tomatoes, black currants, strawberries. Turnip, beets, cabbage, radishes, leeks, pumpkin and celery are also considered sources of the trace element. A general addiction to refined vegetable oil leads to the loss by the body of this necessary component of a healthy diet. Love for sunflower seeds and nuts can to some extent compensate for the lost. Silicon is absorbed in food especially nicely if it is found in watermelons, bananas, raisins, grape juice, cherries or plums.
But, there is such a way to fill the deficiency of the trace element, as silicon water. It is obtained by infusing ordinary drinking water on black flint. The element is contained in herbs such as horsetail, knotweed, therefore, their decoctions will also be healing. Not always the path to health is expensive. Sometimes, it is enough to use silicon in food, drink decoctions of medicinal herbs and silicon water to feel much easier, feel a surge of strength and begin to recover.