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Vital Earth - Minerals Super Multi High Potency Liquid Multi Vitamin Natural Passion Fruit Flavor - 32 oz.Vital Earth Minerals Super Multi High Potency Liquid Multi Vitamin Natural Passion Fruit Flavor has the power to replace almost everything in your vitamin cabinet. Vital Earth Minerals Super Multi High Potency Liquid Multi Vitamin is the equivalent of 16 different bottles of vitamins in high potencies, plus it also contains amino acids, antixidants, and Ginkgo Biloba. All this in an ionic Fulvic mineral base to assure maximum absorption. Most other multi vitamins don't contain the amino acids that are essential for proper utilization of vitamins, and other formulas don't contain fulvic. Vital Earth Minerals Super Multi High Potency Liquid Multi Vitamin contains no added sugar; sweetened with healthy xylitol and stevia to prevent unwanted spikes in blood sugar. Vital Earth Minerals Super Multi High Potency Liquid Multi Vitamin Benefits:
Vitamins are essential to good healthVitamins are essential to life; they regulate metabolism, and assist the processes that release energy from digested food. Super Multi is convenient and it's complete, providing the synergistic reactions needed for maximum impact. And Super Multi (as well as all our capsule products) contains none of the fillers, binders, or excipients often found in inferior pills. Better absorption because it's a liquidLiquid Super Multi is already penetrating the cells by the time it reaches the stomach, whereas pills have to enter the stomach and be dissolved before they start to have any benefit at all. Super Multi is a better way to get the vital nutrients your body needs. And it tastes so good, kids love it too! Does Super Multi also contain all the minerals I need?Super Multi contains enough minerals to ensure maximum absorption of the vitamins (because vitamins cannot be properly absorbed unless minerals are present). To get a full daily dose of minerals, most customers take Super Multi together with one of Vital Earth's mineral products. And none of Vital Earth products are pasteurized (the extreme heat destroys nutrients).
Contains all 16 vitamins, plus 21 Amino Acids, Antioxidants, and Ginkgo Biloba, in a powerful fulvic mineral base. Super Multi is convenient and it's comprehensive, providing the synergistic reactions needed for maximum benefit.. Liquid form for best absorption. Super Multi:
A closer look at the individual ingredients in Super Multi:All 16 Vitamins
Super Multi contains 21 Amino Acids:
Fulvic - The unique ingredient other vitamins don't have
Ginkgo Biloba:
Why Super Multi is packed with ingredientsAll nutrients have co-dependent relationships with each other…meaning, all nutrients are dependent on the presence of other specific nutrients to create essential reactions that allow them to be used by the body. These numerous bio-reactions are what give cells their energy and make healing possible, and that's why we combine so many vital ingredients together in this one formula.
Isolated nutrients pass right through the body unused without the presence of their required co-factors. Plus, taking an excess of one nutrient can create imbalances in others, so providing the proper ratios is essential, and that's exactly how Super Multi was formulated. Making sure each and every vitamin in the formula is fully absorbed and working properly is what gives it such amazing results.
Designed For More Energy!
Super Multi is formulated to give you more energy, sound restful sleep, better mental concentration, and powerful immune boosting properties; no other product comes close on the retail market! Why vitamins are so important
Absorption is the cornerstone of all Vital Earth products Super Multi is in liquid form, so it's 98% bio-available. This means over 50% more nutrients are going directly into cells, as opposed to tablets or capsules that offer only a 10% to 50% absorption rate. When you have better absorption, more nutrients reach the cells
Higher potencies:For any significant benefit to occur, nutrients must be in high or therapeutic potencies. Check the potencies of what you're currently taking and compare to Vital Earth products. Super Multi's higher potencies mean more nutrients penetrating the cells – exactly where they're needed. Low potency and low absorption formulas only feed your cells a fraction of the nutrition they really need, resulting in ongoing deficiencies.
Is there a difference in the quality of nutrient forms?Higher quality nutrient forms are fully recognized by the body and are then used to fuel natural energy giving and healing functions; whereas, certain forms of cheaply-made synthetics do virtually nothing useful in the body. Even worse, they use up the body's resources why it tries to either convert them into a form the body can assimilate, or flush them out of the system. Products with synthetic fillers and binders use up more of the body's resources than you can replenish back into the system through diet.
Super Multi contains only the most absorbable and highly utilizable forms of every nutrient, in the proper ratios and potencies. Plus, the addition of Fulvic further facilitates vital bio-reactions that assure even higher assimilation and maximum absorption into cells.
Why liquids are betterEnzymes are activated when a liquid hits the taste buds, jumpstarting the digestive process. Then, assimilation and absorption continue throughout the GI tract, with nutrients already penetrating cells as the product travels to the stomach. Whereas, pills have to enter the stomach and be dissolved before they start to have any benefit at all.
We realize that not all products are suitable for a liquid formulation; such as fish and flax oils which oxidize when exposed to air, Greens products that can taste pretty bad, or the necessary convenience of capsules for traveling…but beyond those few exceptions, liquids are almost always your best choice for better and faster absorption.
NO crystalline fructose, sugar, or artificial sweetenersSuper Multi is sweetened with healthy xylitol and stevia so there are no unwanted spikes in blood sugar that contribute to fat storage. These healthy sweeteners are processed by the body in a slow and controlled manner.
Super Multi is safe for diabetics and candida sufferersXylitol does not digest like regular sugars in the stomach. It is great for diabetics because it is processed in the intestines instead of the blood stream, so it metabolizes without insulin. Also xylitol does not feed candida; it actually has anti-candidal effects because it inhibits yeast. And with Stevia, the body does not metabolize the sweet glycosides from the stevia leaf, so it has virtually no effect on blood sugar. In fact, stevia can be beneficial for glucose tolerance.
The fruit flavorings in Super Multi are "essences" and do not contain any fruit derived sugarsProducts loaded with sugar or crystalline fructose create unhealthy, rapid spikes in blood sugar, followed shortly by a dramatic plunge in blood sugar. These unhealthy spikes and plunges are what lead to unwanted and unexplainable fat storage, and can ultimately be the precursor to insulin resistance, or worse, diabetes.
Sweeteners such as sugar, crystalline fructose, or high fructose corn syrup, are cheaper and easier to use in the manufacturing process…but that certainly doesn't mean they're good for you, especially when better alternatives are available, such as the ingredients in Super Multi.
Super Multi is absolutely free from any of the following harmful substances
Check the label of your current multi-vitamin. None of these ingredients should be a part of any natural health program.
Many of the additives on the above list are known carcinogens. No one should take a health product containing toxic additives! Fillers and binders are added to products simply to facilitate high volume processing. They are added to raw materials in the productions process as lubricants, and flow agents to allow encapsulating equipment to run at top speed, thereby speeding production.
What kind of benefits can you expect to receive from Super Multi?Along with a healthy diet, Super Multi helps promote heath and vitality. A big part of good health is finding products that nourish your body. The right multi-vitamin, with the right daily dose, in the right forms, along with a healthy diet, can give you:
Super Multi is FRESHNo harmful synthetic preservatives are necessary in their formula because it isn't sitting in their warehouse for months and months. They constantly manufacture new batches, in smaller quantities so we they can offer a "fresh" product to their customers. Their ingredients are fresher, and the product customers receive is fresher.
Yes, the FDA does require some type of preservative in all liquid products, but because of our impeccable manufacturing standards, they are able to use all natural preservatives from sources such as blueberries and other natural substances, and always in minute quantities of less than 1/10th of 1%. Check the labels of any other supplement products you have and make sure there are no harmful preservatives such as Polysorbate 80 in them.
They list every single ingredient on their labelIf they put it in the bottle, it goes on their label. It's that simple. They even list ingredients that are in such small amounts they are not required to be listed by the FDA. Beware of manufacturers who won't show you their supplement facts label and the "other ingredients" paragraph…the product probably contains harmful preservatives, MSG derivatives, artificial sweeteners and flavorings, colorings, crystalline fructose, or added sugars they don't want you to know about. This is information you need to make an informed buying decision.
In a nutshell…Super Multi is effective, convenient, and tastes GREAT! There is no more powerful or complete multi vitamin that has all the beneficial combined characteristics of Super Multi on the market today.
How Does Super Multi Stack Up Against The Competition?
We analyzed numerous retail liquid multi vitamin products to see where Super Multi ranked regarding the following attributes:
How Can Fulvic Mineral Complex be 100% Fulvic in Solution?Fulvic is a natural component within humic minerals; all humic substances contain approximately 3% to 7% fulvic. Using a gentle proprietary extraction process, we have isolated the fulvic from our organic humic source material and this is what we bottle - 100% fulvic with enough water added to keep it in a liquid state.
If I take other supplements will I be getting too many minerals? Many people wonder if they will be getting "too many minerals" if they are consuming other products that also contain minerals…such as a high dose calcium supplement. The answer is no because Vital Earth's fulvic is extracted from plant material – not rocks or clay. When plant derived fulvic enter the system, it is immediately recognized as one of nature's essential substances. It triggers the proper metabolic responses that utilize the minerals where they're needed, discarding those that are not needed. It is impossible for plant derived minerals to build up in the tissues.
Can I take more than 1oz. per day?Yes, it can be very beneficial to take a double or even a triple dose, depending on body size and severity of your health issues. Because there is no danger of any toxic build up, many people with health challenges take 2 to 3 ounces per day. The nature of Humic and Fulvic are such that they will enhance and help to restore natural body functions whenever possible. So instead of covering up symptoms, Humic/Fulvic is working to energize cells and boost immune response. It's recommended that you listen to your body and notice what dosage makes you feel the best; which could essentially mean adjusting your dosage daily based on stress, fatigue, excessive physical activity, or environmental factors you encounter. And by all means, if you're feeling a little extra tired or stresseed, take a couple capfuls as an energy booster.
Why is Vital Earth's Fulvic NOT a colloidal?Colloidals are solid particles that are simply being held in suspension in a liquid; they are too large to be easily used by cells because they can't pass through cell membranes, so they offer little benefit. There are no colloidal minerals in any of their mineral products.
The size of a colloidal is 1 micron. Humic/Fulvic is so much smaller it is measured in Angstrom. An Angstrom is a measurement of very small things such as light beams, atoms, and molecules. 1/10,000 of a micron = 1 angstrom. This means that Humic/Fulvic is 10,000 times smaller than colloidal minerals. Ionic, angstrom minerals can pass directly through cell membranes on contact. They are literally absorbed directly into cells without the need for any digestive process. The effect Humic/Fulvic has on cells, due to its dramatic absoption characteristics, are what give it the remarkable benefits over and above other forms of minerals. Why is fulvic commonly called "Fulvic Acid"? Back in the 50's, U.S. researchers used chemicals and acids to extract fulvic from ancient deposits of humic material. The process left a vile aftertaste, killed off most of the fulvic and made the product highly acid. That is when and why "acid" became part of the fulvic name in the U.S. In other parts of the world, the benefit of "unprocessed" alkaline pH fulvic is well known and has been used for centuries. As fulvic was introduced to the American public, commercial manufacturers continued to use the old acid based extraction process. Their only concern was producing a colloidal product with a high mineral count, because they did not understand the crucial role fulvic plays in our health.
Why can't I get Fulvic from the fruits and vegetables I eat? In a perfect world we would all consume nutrient rich fruits and vegetable and there would be no need to supplement our diets with fulvic; it would be readily available in our food supply. Unfortunately, our current farming practices use chemicals and pesticides that kill the microorganisms that create fulvic, and because of this, Fulvic minerals are severely lacking in today's fruits and vegetables. Even our farm animals, who are now consuming fulvic deficient greens are mineral deficient themselves.
How is Fulvic created in nature? In nature, Fulvic is created by microbial activity at the roots of plants. Its function is to dissolve, and convert the metallic and clay based mineral molecules that are in soils, into a form that is usable by plants, animals and people. Plants cannot uptake minerals into their root system until the minerals have been converted, by fulvic, into an organic form.
Once the minerals are converted (dissolved), plants uptake the powerful fulvic substance that is loaded with dissolved minerals and trace elements, into their root system, and become saturated with health giving fulvic. When the fulvic microorganisms in soil are destroyed, plants are not able to take the undissolved metallic and clay minerals into their root systems. The minerals remain in their original inorganic form in the soil, unusable by plants, causing the plants to become mineral deficient.
To complicate matters, the mineral content of our soils is extremely low right now. Farm lands have been overused and minerals are not being replaced the way nature intended. What is being found is that many non-organically raised fruits and vegetables contain high levels of unhealthy chemical fertilizers and low levels of healthy minerals. Our fruits and vegetables may be large, uniform and beautiful, but testing shows the nutrient content is lower than in years past. Foods with high fulvic content are very difficult to obtain, making it essential that we supplement our diets with this essential substance.
How soon can I expect to see results?People usually see noticeable differences in energy, sleep, mental concentration, and general well-being in just a matter of days or weeks. If you really want to get an accurate picture, start a log right now of how you're feeling, and sleeping, how tired you feel after work, what cravings you are experiencing, etc. After taking Humic and/or Fulvic consistently, many people find that as their cells begin receiving the extra nutritional boost, changes will occur naturally in their body that promote more energy, mental clarity, better sleep, diminishing disease symptoms and more.
Once this happens they go about life and forget how they felt previously unless there is some reference to look back on. When they look back on their log they are amazed at the difference. It's just human nature…you really don't notice when you are sleeping soundly. Most people only notice when they're NOT sleeping well. The same goes for fatigue. The more serious the illness the longer it may take for significant results to be realized. Please remember that serious disease is usually the result of years and years of nutritional deficiency, so you must be realistic in your expectations.
Correcting health problems that were 20 or 30 years in the making could take some effort. But what is the alternative? Many people find that prescriptions, with all their numerous side effects, are not the quick fix "cure" they thought they would be, and feel that synthetic treatments do nothing to correct the underlying problem. Addressing nutritional deficiency is an ongoing process of feeding your body consistently and conscientiously. It's worth the small effort it takes to give your body nutrition that goes to work on a cellular level where disease starts.
Are there any side effects with Humic/Fulvic?When taken as directed, there are no known negative side effects or toxic build up. On the contrary, humici/fulvic helps neutralize or remove toxic elements from the body. Occasionally, if a customer has an excessive amount of toxic build up, they may experience flu like symptoms for a few days while the toxins are being removed from the body. If this happens, we suggest you cut your dosage of minerals down to a level that eliminates the symptoms, then build back up to the suggested dosage slowly.
How long will I have to keep taking Humic and Fulvic?That all depends on whether you continue eating nutrient deficient foods containing chemicals, preservatives and dyes, hydrogenated oils, refined sugar, drink chlorinated water, are exposed to pollutants and dangerous chemicals, consume caffeine, alcohol, drink carbonated beverages, or smoke.
The sad reality is that additives, chemicals, preservatives, and harmful food processing techniques are a part of all our lives now, so about all you can do is try to eliminate or reduce as many of them as you can, and counteract their damaging effects by taking adequate potencies and natural forms of effective, and absorbable daily supplements that boost the immune system, and help detoxify the body.
Even modest dietary revisions, plus increases in vitamin and mineral intake have been shown to have significant benefits. Prevention is so much easier than trying to reverse a life changing illness once it has taken hold. Arthritis, High Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Osteoporosis and more all have their origins in nutritional deficiencies. If disease starts one cell at a time, then so can healing.
Are Humic and Fulvic safe for children too?Absolutely! It's wonderful for children. Our 2 liquid minerals Fulvic Mineral Complex, Fulvic-Humic Blend, and our regular strength Humic Minerals have virtually no taste at all so kids usually have no objection to the taste. They can be taken straight from the bottle, or you can add it to their favorite juice.
Comprehensive studies done at Dean Medical Center, Madison, Wisconsin, show that fulvic/humic extracts are more effective than conventional drug therapy for asthma, respiratory tract viruses, retroviruses, influenza viruses, and even the common cold and flu viruses. Many parents report amazing successes with overly energized children and childhood related diseases such as blood sugar imbalances; children become calm, focused, pleasant and eager to learn.
Statistics tell the harsh reality of the current health of our children. 31% of U.S. children today have chronic health problems, and 18% of children require special health care. 6.7% of children have a significant disability due to chronic physical or mental conditions. Sadly, disease is becoming more prevalent at younger and younger ages.
Dosage: It's recommend 1 teaspoon per 20 pounds of body weight; not to exceed 1 ounce per day.
Why is taking the correct "form" of a mineral so essential?The minerals in Vital Earth's fulvic are in an organic, plant derived "form". This means once they enter the body the proper metabolic responses occur that allow them to be utilized where they're needed. Organic minerals cannot be retained in the tissues as toxins like metallic or clay based minerals can.
Have you ever heard of anyone getting metal toxicity from vegetables? No, it's because the minerals are in a "plant derived" form – they have been converted into a form that is edible by humans as nature intended. Fulvic facilitates this change of form. We eat these plants and benefit from the mineral content, but don't get toxic mineral/metal build up from this source. Plants are the source of the fulvic in Fulvic Mineral Complex
What about all those minerals that we're told we should avoid, such as lead, arsenic, mercury and more?Plants commonly contain all these. The difference is that they're in a plant derived form – they are organic minerals. They will not build up in the body tissues, as do metallic and clay based minerals. When presented as organic fulvic complexes, cells have the ability to accept or reject minerals, including aluminum, lead, arsenic, mercury, etc., at their discretion. Because people have been so conditioned that all these minerals are bad under any circumstance, may people don't realize that these minerals may not necessarily be present to "nourish" cells, but are needed to act as "electrodes" in the fulvic electrolyte solution.
They are absolutely crucial in facilitating bio-reactions, electron transfer, catalytic reactions and transmutations. In other words, they may not necessarily be directly used by the body…but are just "enabling" chemical reactions; the same way baking powder causes a cake to rise when liquid is added to the batter. You don't add the baking powder for any reason other than to trigger the rising action.
It is obvious that when metals, minerals and trace elements become complexed into fulvic, they take on an entirely new property of availability, unlike their original form. It is when fulvic is not present that one should seriously worry about toxic buildup from any source.
External uses for Humic and Fulvic:Humic and Fulvic is beneficial for:
How Humic/Fulvic detoxifies chlorine by-products from the bodyOne of the most beneficial characteristics of Humic and Fulvic is that they are both powerful detoxifiers and have the ability to remove dangerous toxins from the body, including chlorine by-products and more. Humic/Fulvic forms complexes with toxins, heavy metals, viruses and other immune system threats, inhibiting absorption and promoting elimination from the body. So if you are actively reducing your exposure to chlorine as much as possible, Fulvic Mineral Complex Fulvic-Humic Blend, and Humic Minerals all provide an excellent way to flush out toxins.
Eliminating chlorine totally is difficult because it's everywhere. When you eat out, vegetables have been rinsed in it, iced tea was made with it, silverware was washed in it. All you can do is try to minimize your exposure the best you can, and do your best to choose products, and cleaning supplies, etc. that don't contain it. Many people use filters on their faucets and shower heads to eliminate exposure to chlorine. Every little bit will help. Fortunately, chlorine does dissipate over time, but avoiding direct exposure as much as possible is still best.
Does Humic/Fulvic become toxic when mixed with chlorinated water?Chlorine is toxic, NOT Humic and Fulvic. Chlorine becomes dangerous when mixed with ANY organic substance; this includes vegetables, fruits, etc.
Does Fulvic leach toxins out of plastic bottles?The word on the Internet is that liquid supplements bottled in plastics are absorbing the toxins from the plastic, and these toxins are then being ingested by unknowing consumers. This is simply false, inaccurate, irresponsible, and clearly uninformed. And here's why in a nutshell:Dangerous and harmful plastic containers are made of polycarbonate, or polyvinyl chloride, and contain an additive called Bisphenol A (BPA). But not all plastics contain BPA. There is another class of plastic, used specifically for consumables, which are made of entirely different components, all of which are non-toxic. This non-toxic type of plastic is called HDPE. You can be certain that no toxins will ever be leached from these types of bottles because no toxic materials are contained in their composition. HDPE is the type of bottles used for all Vital Earth's liquid supplements, as well as 90% of all health food store products. This is not new. Reputable manufacturers have been protecting consumers against harmful BPA for years now. To repeat, there is no BPA in our bottles. If any other manufacturer disputes this information, please ask them to show you the specific scientific studies that show Bisphenol-A, polycarbonate, or polyvinyl chloride is in HDPE bottles. To tell consumers that all plastics are alike is irresponsible. This mis-information either comes from being mis-informed or there is an ulterior motive based on using fear to sell their products when they don't have any other marketable benefits.
Can I take Vital Earth products while on prescriptions?Yes, but don't take them at the same time. Please allow at least 2 hours between taking your supplements and your medications. This will allow your body to assimilate each independently.
How to Identify Unhealthy Acidic MineralsThe market for fulvic and humic minerals has become very competitive. It can be daunting for the average consumer trying to choose the best product from the vast array of information presented by each manufacturer or distributor.
When looking for the best mineral product for YOU, please just go back to the basics...look for:
You may need to experiment with different manufacturers to find the product that works best for you and gives you the absolute best results. One thing Vital Earth always tells their customers is that not every product is right for every body . Whatever choice you make, please remember the fantastic benefits fulvic and humic offer - no matter where you get it!
Below are some guidelines you can use to try to eliminate fulvic and humic minerals that may not be the healthiest choice.
Avoid products that:
Whether or not a mineral product is flavored can tell you about how it was processed. Some manufacturers use flavoring to mask the undesirable taste and smell of harmful chemicals that were used in their extraction process.
Using harsh chemicals speeds up the extraction process and allows the manufacturer to isolate and extract a large, "measured" amount of minerals from the original source. This has a two-fold benefit which is strictly for their bottom line only….they can very quickly force the separation of minerals from the original source material, and then tout a high mineral content in their advertising.
Not only are you absorbing unhealthy chemical residues, but the product itself has none of the oxygenating, alkalizing benefits that an alkaline product such as Fulvic Mineral Complex has. Fulvic that has been properly processed using a gentle filtering method will have almost no taste and will not require any flavoring or sweetening to be palatable.
RED FLAG! High Mineral Count on the LabelProducts that specifically list a high milligram measurement of minerals have probably been subjected to chemical acid processing. The manufacturer has specifically extracted and isolated just the minerals, (without concern for the fulvic). The chemicals used in these types of extraction kill off the valuable fulvic, and isolated minerals are of little benefit to the body without fulvic.
The biggest benefit of fulvic minerals is that the minerals are complexed and dissolved into the fulvic structure by nature, not separated from it. Taking the minerals out of the humic source material destroys the benefits that "whole food, plant based" minerals offer. You want the minerals to be naturally retained within the fulvic, not removed from it. The mineral count of a good fulvic product will be in trace amounts, just as it is presented by nature.
(And, as a side note, chemical processing is old technology left over from the 50's. In fact, this chemical type processing is exactly how the name fulvic "acid" came about. The end product is highly acidic.)
Does the product have an acidic pH level? pH is a scale that measures acidity and alkalinity. The scale ranges from 14.0 pH, which is top of the alkaline scale, down to 7.0 pH being neutral, and on down the scale with 0.0 pH being the bottom of the acidic side of the scale.
Most people are aware how crucial it is to maintain proper acid/alkaline levels in the body. Over acidity makes you susceptible to many diseases and weakens all the systems of the body. It is a condition that many people find difficult to control, so the last thing they want is a product that contributes toward that unhealthy condition.
There are many liquid minerals on the market today that are highly acidic, with an acid pH in the range of 2.0 pH to 4.0 pH, because of their processing techniques. Also, when chemicals are used unhealthy toxic chemical residues remain in the product and are ingested. The end product must be flavored and sweetened to mask the vile taste.
Body acidity and pH: Here's a quick and general reference of the various effects of acid/alkaline pH levels in the body: This chart refers to body acidity levels, not the pH level of products. The pH level of a product can affect the pH level of the body which is why it is important to beware of chemically induced acidic pH levels in products.
As you can see, maintaining the proper acid/alkaline levels in the body is essential to good health.
"Color" and taste can tell you a lotThe color of a gently processed fulvic should be a bright, clear golden color, similar to cider. Humic and Fulvic that have been processed using a gentle filtering method will not require any flavoring or sweetening to be palatable. The taste ranges from almost no taste at all, to a very slight hint of tanginess or tartness. Even their darkest colored product, Super Strength Humic Minerals, which has a strong earthy taste before it is diluted, doesn't taste bitter or have a chemical taste. And, their Humic Minerals, which have a little lower humic content that the Super Strength Humic, is virtually tasteless.
Was any high heat or pressure extrusion used in the processing? Quite simply, using high heat and/or extreme pressure as an extraction method kills fulvic. If these processing methods were used, then the fulvic has most likely been destroyed. You won't necessarily know it by taste, but you'll certainly know it from the lack of results you get. You should ask the manufacturer if these methods were used. (And if hight heat or pressure was used, just realize that excuses or explanations won't bring the fulvic back to life!)
Here's how Vital Earth extracts fulvic to create a 100% "fulvic in solution" productTo give you a better understanding of where Vital Earth's high quality fulvic comes from let us explain our precision extraction process. At the end of a very lengthy, proprietary extraction procedure, using nothing but cold, double reverse osmosis, non-chlorinated, magnetically purified water, 80% of the nutrients from the original humic source, which includes a high concentration of fulvic, become suspended in solution in a large vat.
This "suspended" mineral-rich fulvic solution is then siphoned off the top of the vat, it continues through another series of filtering stages, further isolating the fulvic through each stage, and then, the final product is at last bottled in its purest form. What are customers are getting is "100% fulvic in solution", carefully extracted from the rich humic source material.
The dregs in the bottom of the vat still contain a few nutrients. Because this is fantastic for plants, we give ours to farmers to put on their fields. Vital Earth's fulvic contains all the minerals and trace elements, in the amounts presented by nature. Scientists feel the naturally occurring minerals in our ancient high grade humic are in the perfect balance to promote maximum health.
Vital Earth's proprietary processing offers the highest fulvic available, an alkaline pH, and absolutely no dangerous chemicals are used in the processing...ever.
Not all fulvic mineral products are alike. Here's why…
The others...
Remember, all mineral products are not alike. To experience maximum health benefits, look for high fulvic content, not high mineral content.
Complete Fulvic ReportFulvic (not to be confused with folic acid) is rapidly being recognized as one of the key elements in many outstanding health and scientific breakthroughs of the 21st century. Although its healing benefits have been known and used for centuries in some parts of the world, modern scientists and doctors are just starting to recognize its extraordinary potential. Fulvic has always occurred naturally in organic plants and soils, but is only recently being used by those who understand its amazing benefits.
Fulvic can balance and energize the cell life and biological properties it comes into contact with. If the individual cell is restored to its normal chemical balance and electrical potential, cells have been given life where death and disintegration would normally occur.
Researchers have known for years that at least 90 nutrients are needed to maintain optimum health. These nutrients include a minimum of 59 minerals, 16 vitamins, 12 amino acids and 3 essential fatty acids. But eating good tasting food and swallowing a lot of vitamin pills does not guarantee absorption or utilization of these vital nutrients. When the body does not absorb nutrients from food or supplements, the door is open for disease.
Scientists have found that Fulvic is the element that makes nutrients absorbable, resulting in a dramatic impact on all kinds of diseases and health problems that afflict us today. They call it the elixir of life and theorize that without it nothing would live.
Fulvic – The Miracle Molecule
Fulvic is called Nature's Miracle Molecule because it does so many things … it wears so many hats. Benefit claims are a little short of astonishing. For internal use they are:
Reported beneficial claims for external use:
The agricultural benefits of Fulvic have enormous potential to heal soils of the world and neutralize radioactive and toxic wastes. It also decreases the need for antibiotic use in feed lot animals and birds, increasing healthy growth.
Fulvic Origin and OverviewIn the beginning vegetation was lush and abundant
The earth was blessed with optimum organic growing conditions. The rich humus soil was teaming with millions of beneficial microbes that created Fulvic. The vegetation was lush and abundant, which is evidenced by ancient remains that geologists call humic deposits.
Plants cannot uptake undissolved minerals directly from the soil; the molecules are too large to use. In Mother Nature's original plan, the beneficial microbes working at the roots of plants and trees create what we call Fulvic to dissolve the large mineral molecules. The Fulvic then assists the plants in up-taking this dissolved mineral rich substance. With the help of Fulvic, minerals in the soil and a little sunshine, these healthy plants are able to manufacture vitamins. The excess Fulvic that wasn't used by the plants washed down into the drinking water, giving an extra dose of Fulvic, dissolved minerals and vitamins to all who enjoyed it. A healthy life was sustained for these ancient civilizations because their water was rich in Fulvic and dissolved complexed minerals, and their fruits and vegetables were nutrient rich.
And all was well with Mother Nature's plan, until Man discovered that NPK (synthetic fertilizer) would force the quantity and size of food crops. Unfortunately, like pesticides and chemicals, NPK also kills the microbes in the soil that manufacture Fulvic. The downside of throwing off the natural balance of minerals was ignored, and raising healthy plants took a backseat to raising big, beautiful "looking" and profitable crops. Without the protection and nourishment of Fulvic, diseases attack the plants, which necessitate the use of chemical pesticides that further destroy any beneficial microbes that may have been lingering.
Because of this revolving cycle of chemical use in today's farming, most diets don't provide the amount of Fulvic needed to sustain health. Without Fulvic, plants, animals and people are unable to assimilate minerals, vitamins or other nutrients, leading to the epidemic of disease that modern man experiences.
Modern Farming Destroys FulvicGone are the Minerals
In the beginning, our naturally fertile soils contained adequate amounts of humic and Fulvic produced by microbes within the soil. They delivered nutrients and minerals to the plants.
Largely, modern agriculture has one goal – to product an abundance of attractive, saleable products. Since the farmer is paid by the bushel, yield is more important than nutritional content. To control the diseases that are a by-product of sick soil and forced yield, excessive amounts of nitrate fertilizers are applied to the soil … a practice that stunts and destroys the vital microorganisms that are essential in creating the Fulvic that converts minerals to plant nutrients.—
Sick Soils = Sick Plants = Sick People
When microbes are depleted from the soils, inorganic minerals cannot be converted into the organic minerals needed by plants. Excessive use of nitrate fertilizer inhibits the formation of normal plant proteins and stimulates an over-abundance of unused amino acids that attracts insects. Since pests thrive on eating diseased plants, sicker and sicker farm crops increase the food supplies for insects, leading to increased infestation. The farmer's reaction is to apply more pesticides and fungicides to save his infested crop. This in turn inhibits or destroys even more vital microorganisms that are essential in converting minerals to plant nutrients.
As a nation of consumers eating this inadequate food, we are creating widespread mineral and vitamin deficiencies. Your body has little chance of maintaining good health year after year if it is consistently deprived of the tools it needs for proper function and to keep itself well.
Although it seems that many diseases appear suddenly, the sad truth is they are the result of years of deficiency that could have easily been reversed through proper nutrition and supplying adequate Fulvic. Disease starts at a cellular level long before any serious symptoms appear.
The Benefits of Fulvic in Today's WorldComplexed Fulvic Minerals are not Toxic Heavy Metals
Cells have the ability to accept or reject minerals, including aluminum, lead, arsenic, mercury, etc., at their discretion when presented as organic, dissolved and complexed substances. When metals, minerals and trace elements become complexed into Fulvic, they take on an entirely new property of availability, unlike their original form. Many organic minerals are not used to "nourish" cells, but instead, are needed to act as electrodes in the fulvic electrolyte solution. In that capacity they are most essential for bio-reactions, electron transfer, catalytic reactions and transmutations. Without them you may be missing many of the bio-reactions they enable.
Fulvic has the ability to complex and remove toxic metals and other toxins from the body. Fulvic mineral solutions have been ingested by people since the beginning of mankind, yet have never been shown to cause toxic mineral build up in humans or animals because they are organic.
It is when Fulvic is not present that one should seriously worry about toxic buildup from any source. The lack of Fulvic in our lives could account for the health problems that are causing concern today in our "Fulvic starved" society.
Outstanding ChelatorBecause of Fulvic's low molecular weight, it has the ability to readily dissolve and bond minerals and nutritional elements into its molecular structure. Nutrients that have been chelated by Fulvic are in an ideal natural form to interact with and be absorbed by living cells. Fulvic is so powerful that one Fulvic molecule is capable of carrying 60 or more minerals and trace elements into the cells.
Supercharged Electrolyte, Ferocious Free Radical Scavenger and AntioxidantIt has been said that cellular electrical energy is the life force of the body. Cells disintegrate and die when electrical energy is reduced. It is believed that electrical and chemical balances within the cell can be created and controlled by electrolytes … the body's mini battery chargers.
Scientists tell us Fulvic is one of the most powerful natural electrolytes known to man. The supercharged Fulvic molecules balance cellular life … restoring the electrical potential that was once normal to the cell by charging, regenerating, regulating and delivering their living energies to the living cells.
Fulvic maintains the ideal environment for dissolved mineral complexes, elements, and cells to bio-react electrically with one another causing electron transfer, catalytic reactions and transmutations into new minerals. It helps with human enzyme production, hormone structures, and is necessary for the utilization of vitamins. It has been found necessary for metabolic processes.
It is also one of the most powerful natural antioxidants and free radical scavengers known. It has the unique ability to react with both negatively and positively charged unpaired electrons and render free radicals harmless. It can either alter them into new useable compounds or eliminate them as waste. Fulvic can similarly scavenge heavy metals and detoxify pollutants.
Fulvic Mineral Complexes are Better than True Colloidal MineralsTrue colloidal minerals by themselves are not readily useable by cells. It is the Fulvic in conjunction with minerals that makes them effective. Most colloidal minerals on the market contain a small amount of Fulvic, which is responsible for any results they may produce.
Amino AcidsWhen properly nourished, individual cells are capable of producing many of their own amino acids, enzymes and other factors necessary for all metabolic processes. Each cell 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. Humans can produce all but eight amino acids within their cells. Fulvic Mineral Complex promotes the natural production of amino acids within the body.
Growth and Maintenance NutrientsScientists have identified at least 90 growth and maintenance nutrients which must be continuously supplied to sustain life. If we fail to supply adequate Fulvic nutrients, the cell will experience a breakdown. When the breakdown is substantial we have the onset of disease.
The Vitamin ConnectionIncreased dosages of vitamins and minerals that treat many human and animal ailments have been advocated by leading researchers for decades. However, it is crucial to remember that vitamins cannot complete their function in the cell's metabolism without the presence of the appropriate and specific mineral co-factors and Fulvic. Therefore it is crucial that all the vitamins, all the minerals and Fulvic are provided in a base line supplement in order to receive consistent, significant results. Additional individual supplements can be added as needed.
Cell Membrane Permeability and AbsorptionOne of the strongest advantages of Vital-Earth's Fulvic Mineral Complex is its liquid form. Absorption of a liquid greatly exceeds traditional tablet or capsule supplements, because absorption starts in the mouth. Sensors in the mouth determine what digestive enzymes are needed to process the food or liquid being consumed. By the time that substance travels down the esophagus and reaches the stomach, digestion, absorption and utilization are well underway. As with any nutrient or supplement, the only way your body can benefit is if it is absorbed. Fulvic enhances this process with all foods, herbs, and supplements.
Fulvic makes elemental minerals and vitamins more absorbable by complexing them (refines, purifies, combines and re-refines) into organic, ionic forms that are easily transported into and through cell membranes. Once the nutrients meld into the Fulvic complex, they become bioactive and bio-available.
Free RadicalsFree-radicals are highly reactive molecules or fragments of molecules that contain one or more unpaired electron. They circulate through the body causing great damage as they bond to and injure tissue. In addition to destroying tissue, they magnify the probability that injured cells will become susceptible to a great number of infections and diseases … or mutate and cause cancer.
If a healthy body is your goal, then you must take action to protect yourself against free-radical attacks. 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. Our first line of defense against free-radicals is a generous supply of free-radical scavengers, called antioxidants. Fulvic is the most powerful and versatile anti oxidant known to science.
According to Chen Y Sesei and M Schnitzer, Fulvic has the ability to dramatically reduce the oxidative effects of free-radicals. This means Fulvic could potentially help your body ward off disorders such as cancer, premature aging, wrinkling of the skin and arthritis … all of which are thought to be hastened by oxidation.
There are three identified categories of free-radicals, and numerous identified free-radical scavengers. Each one of the free-radical scavengers eradicates a different category of free-radicals. Without Fulvic, it's very complicated to get the correct free radical scavenger in the correct amount.
Fulvic- the Super AntioxidantFor an antioxidant to bind to 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.
The beauty of Fulvic is that it is a bi-directional super antioxidant that carries both a negative and a positive charge. It can act as an acceptor or 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 molecule can supply positive unpaired electrons to nullify that charge. Fulvic is such a powerful, natural electrolyte that it can eradicate any form of free radical.
In SummaryFulvic consists of an immense arsenal and array of powerful phytochemicals, biochemicals, supercharged antioxidants, free-radical scavengers, super oxide dismutases, nutrients, enzymes, hormones, amino acids, antibiotics, antivirals and antifungals.
Fulvic 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 and neutralizing free-radicals. Depending on the chemical makeup of the free-radical, they can be incorporated into and become a part of life sustaining bio-available nutrients. 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.
Many of the substances that make up humic matter have yet to be discovered and catalogued among the known and documented organic chemicals. We are beginning to realize that what we know about Fulvic is just the tip of the iceberg. Now you can see why Fulvic produces such amazing health benefits for the consumers taking it.
Vital-Earth's FulvicExtracted from an ancient deposit of humic material
Vital-Earth's Fulvic is extracted from an ancient deposit of humic material. The veins of humic are about 15 feet underground and are the remains of an ancient lush, nutrient rich jungle that became encapsulated by volcanic action. Vital-Earth realized the importance of this Miracle Molecule, and sought out a humic deposit that contained the highest source of Fulvic as well as a balance of plant derived minerals.
At Vital-Earth we feel preserving the maximum amount of Fulvic in our Fulvic Mineral Complex is essential to the health of our customers. To accomplish this, we do not use acids, air extrusion, or heat in our extraction process. Only cold, pure, reverses osmosis water is used to extract our Fulvic solution from the humic substance. That is evidenced in the alkaline pH, the mild, natural taste and the clear golden color. Vital-Earth's Fulvic Mineral Complex provides a naturally occurring assortment of 68 to 74 minerals and trace elements, as well as 100% Fulvic in solution. That means the minimum amount of pure water was added to the humic substance to turn it into a liquid and still keep it in suspension. Although it is not yet "certified" organic (it will be soon), it is an organic product in its purest form.
Some manufacturers use nitric, sulfuric, ammonium hydroxide and citric acids in the extraction process to decrease extraction time, increase profits, or manipulate the strength of the mineral content. This practice leaves a caustic, alum like after-taste and lowers the pH of the product which then requires preservatives. But worst of all, these chemicals kill Fulvic, and it becomes necessary to add sweeteners and flavoring to mask the vile taste.
Vital-Earth's goal is to manufacture products that achieve maximum results for their customers. In order to achieve those results, we take great care in the manufacturing processes and the selection of all ingredients. That is why the Vital-Earth line of products containing Fulvic gets such amazing results for the people who take it.
Rebuilding and Detoxifying with Fulvic and Humic
Toxins and the immune systemLife today bombards us with an overload of toxic substances…they are the preservatives, chemicals, colorings and harmful additives in the foods we eat, they are the fumes in the air we breathe, the chlorine and fluoride in our shower and drinking water, and the toxins in the plastics, carpet, paint and furniture that we use on a daily basis. Only the strongest immune system has the power to fight the enormous quantity of toxic elements we come in contact with every day.
People with weakened immune systems constantly battle colds, the flu, allergies, have many pre-disease symptoms, are tired, don't sleep well, struggle with depression and more. And the people with severely compromised immune systems find recovery from the above illnesses difficult or impossible.
Nature originally loaded our produce with an abundance of a miraculous substance that we call Fulvic. Like water, Fulvic is so multifunctional, and essential to life ... it does so many things it's difficult to comprehend them all. Unfortunately it's no longer present in our fruits and vegetables in large enough quantities to do much good.
What Fulvic DoesIn essence, the function of plant based Fulvic is to make everything work better. When Fulvic is present in the body, it dissolves nutrients (from both food and dietary supplements) into the simplest ionic form, ready to be utilized by the body. Imagine a substance that seeks out and attaches itself to every nutrient that is consumed, and then processes those nutrients so the body receives maximum benefit. Fulvic essentially prepares nutrients to inter-react with each other, and those synergistic relationships are what fuel cellular energy.
In societies across the world where Fulvic is still available in the food supply, diseases are minimal, and people are mentally alert and physically active into old age.
One of the most sought after benefits of Humic/Fulvic is its powerful detoxifying capabilities Humic/Fulvic provides natural chelation therapy. It has the ability to complex and remove toxic heavy metals and other pollutants from the system. It can either alter them into useable compounds or eliminate them as waste. It detoxifies pollutants, including herbicides, radioactive elements, chlorine byproducts, and toxic metals, by binding to these substances and flushing them out of the body if unable to convert them.
Doctors who recommend fulvic report results that are nothing short of miraculous for mercury detoxification. Many times high levels of mercury have been removed from the system within 30 days.
When you are actively removing the toxins that inevitably build up in the body due to normal daily life, you are freeing up your immune system to fight more serious threats, such as dangerous forms of the flu, cell mutations that lead to cancer, over acidity and more.
Detoxifying SymptomsOccasionally, if a customer has an excessive amount of toxic build up, they may experience flu like symptoms for a few days while toxins are being removed from the body. Symptoms may include headache, body ache, and lethargy. Even though you may not be feeling so great, detoxifying is actually a good thing because you're cleaning out your system.
If this happens, we suggest you cut your dosage of minerals down to a level that eliminates the symptoms. Try decreasing your dosage down to 1 to 2 teaspoons for four or five days, then build back up to the full dose over the next 2 weeks. This will create a gentler detoxification, which is more beneficial and effective.
Keep and extra bottle of Humic or Fulvic in the fridge and here's why...
About Vital EarthJust like so many of their customers Vital Earth were dissatisfied with the poor results they were getting from ineffective supplements. Their overly simple formulas that contained insignificant potencies, combined with substandard manufacturing, and low absorption delivery systems equated to minimal health benefits. They decided to do something about it and created the Vital Earth line of products. They recognized that healthy living starts one cell at a time, and knew that's where Vital Earth products needed to go to work...on the cellular level. They accomplished their goal by creating formulas that contain the miracle molecules fulvic and humic. They utilize a high performance combination of therapeutic strength potencies, the best and most bio-active nutrient forms, solution driven ingredient combinations, and maximum absorption delivery right into cells. It's a winning combination that gives outstanding results, and keeps their customers coming back again and again because they are getting visible and life changing results. But supplements are only part of the big picture. Great health goes hand in hand with making better food choices. At Vital Earth their goal is to offer lifestyle information, promote natural eating practices, and provide products that make your body stronger and more resilient to help fight and reverse disease so you can maintain vibrant lifelong good health.
Vital Earth's Guarantee of PurityAll Vital Earth products are guaranteed free of unhealthy fillers, binders and toxic chemicals. No high heat, pasteurization, or pressure extrusion is ever used in any of their formulations. They are adamantly opposed to artificial sweeteners and MSG of any type, so you will NEVER find either in any Vital Earth formula. Only healthy, all natural, low-glycemic sweeteners, such as stevia and xylitol, are ever used.
All ingredients are from premium sources, gluten free, and any flavorings used are from fruit derived natural sources. Only natural preservatives, from sources such as blueberries and other natural substances are used, when required, in small amounts that are less than 1/10th of 1 percent.
Here's what's NOT in any Vital Earth product:
About Vital Earth's LabTheir lab has the highest certification available from the FDA: Pharmaceutical Grade. This means that each ingredient has met the rigid requirements for quality and purity established by Pharmaceutical Grade Standards. Along with extensive monitoring and documentation, internal audits, and rigorous testing, our lab operates under the following certifications and membership:
These certifications ensure quality control enforcement of all aspects of production, from receipt of raw materials, plant cleanliness, lot tracking, testing, production, and shipping of finished goods. Stringent quality control procedures are part of every phase of our manufacturing. Microbiological analysis is perfomed on each and every product run before it is released for shipping. They partner with a nutritional biochemist with over 30 years experience in this field to help them create their formulas. Each ingredient is carefully researched to make sure their products are therapeutic and readily absorbed by the body. None of their products have been tested on animals.
Do not use if seal on bottle is broken or damaged.
Other Ingredients: Purified Water, Xylitol, Stevia, Citric Acid, Fruit Derived Natural Flavors, Trace Minerals, Xanthan Gum, Potassium Sorbate (less than 1/10th of 1%), Potassium Citrate.
Also contains all minerals and trace elements naturally occurring in Liquid Fulvic Minerals.
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Reader Question: Socially Responsible Investments?
Published on - May 3rd, 2006 (Modified on - November 8th, 2007) (by J.D. Roth)
A Get Rich Slowly reader recently submitted a question: "What options exist for socially responsible investment?"
My husband and I save, and we own a house and may invest in more property later, but one thing we won't do is play the stock market. We spend a lot of time thinking about the ills of the world and the way to live our lives to make things even a little better. It seems to us that the root of the problem with business is greed. Jobs are outsourced, employees shafted, customer service is non-existent, and products are only safe and reliable in so far as government regulations force them to be so. And those government regulations are often written by the corporations they are meant to regulate, co-opting and damaging our political system. Part of this is the public constantly wanting cheaper goods, no doubt. But a larger component is the bottom-line mentality. The idea that dividends must always be paid in increasing amounts, and endless growth is the only way to survive. The root of this is the stock market — public companies are beholden to investors and boards, who place increasing pressures on companies to put profit before all else.
Those are not values that we share, and we don't feel comfortable investing in stock, even if the company itself is a good one. The system itself is counter-productive to our goals of a happy fluffy bunny world. So are frugality, saving, and possibly real estate the only "investments" open to us? Is there a way to build our reserves beyond these?
I submitted this question to a close friend, a man who is both socially conscious and fully engaged in the pursuit of financial independence. This is the sort of thing he thinks about all the time. His response:
First, your family's decision to save makes you look like the children of Lake Wobegone. The U.S. Commerce Department reported that the United States personal savings rate in 2005 was negative — we Americans actually spent more than we made. By being frugal you will most likely be able to sustain your savings rate over time. However, frugality and savings may not provide the nest egg you need to pay personal expenses through your retirement years.
Real estate investment is a good tool to assist you in obtaining that financial goal. Real estate, like any other market, is susceptible to peaks and troughs. A strong financial plan to obtain a healthy retirement funding source requires a solid, diversified base. The stock market is one avenue that would allow you to diversify, but the personal issues you raise are important.
Balancing socio-political principles and values while trying to save for the future is a difficult process. This balancing act has become easier since financial institutions started taking Socially Responsible Investing seriously. According to the President of First Affirmative Financial Network, there are over 201 mutual funds targeted at investors who wish to affirm their principles through their financial decisions. The Calvert family of mutual funds is of these, and is popular with investment companies such as AG Edwards and Edward Jones.
Government treasures allow you to invest relatively safely, but the return on investment may discourage their use. Since you are interested in purchasing property you may want to consider Real Estate Investment Trusts. REITs allow you to purchase shares in a financial institution that manages real estate. They may provide a more diverse portfolio and support your socially conscious principles. Shares in REITs tend to require more investigation than just choosing a high performing mutual fund.
The financial landscape offers investors many options. My advice is to continue to live simply and to save at as high a rate as possible. However, consult a financial planner about building a diverse financial portfolio that is consistent your values. A good financial planner should be able to provide a host of options that will allow you to achieve your financial goals without giving up your values and principles.
Excellent advice!
Remember: reader questions and comments are always welcome. Also, the Get Rich Slowly discussion forum is open for use. With time, a small population will develop and an open exchange of ideas will occur.
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Interesting advice. I have heard another financial professional answer the same question a little differently. He was not a fan of such "socially responsible" funds, because he felt that you would be allowing others to determine for you what was socially responsible. They may have other ideas.
His suggestion was to look around at what you use and buy already in your daily life, and consider investing in those companies. He figured that if you were buying their products, it was already a complacent acceptance of that company's social responsibility.
This works ok for many reasons if you are investing in individual socks, though you would be missing out on the diversification offered by mutual funds.
Also, if you goal is to promote social issues and responsibility in companies, then consider that if you own stock, you get to vote on (or bring up for a vote) some company policies. The stock holders have been the ones to often push companies on social issues through direct shareholder motions.
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This article is about the Old Baden Powell Scout Award that was replaced on January 1st 2014.
You may be looking for the New Baden-Powell Scout Award instead.
This version of the Baden-Powell Award can only be completed by those who start it prior to January 1st 2014.
Any legacy Baden-Powell Awards must be completed by December 31st 2015.
Similar to other awards, the Baden Powell Scout Award allows for the highest standard to be set. This occurs through the individual participant planning and proposing their goals to their Rover Crew. Through consultation and discussion at this level a target is set that is of a level that is guaranteed to be challenging and that meets the requirements of the BPSA.
The Baden Powell Scout Award, like other prominent Scout Awards is presented annually by The Governor and Chief Scout of each Branch, as a representative of the Queen, thus reinforcing the stature this Award holds both within Scouting and the Community.
Helpful resources and important documents
The Rover Award Scheme
This National Rover Council publication explains the Rover Award Scheme including Squires, the Baden Powell Scout Award, other badges and how these can tie into the crew.
BP Award Guidelines
This Branch Rover Council publication outlines Victorian policy for the Baden Powell Scout Award and adds some suggestions for each badge
BP Award Proposal Form [PDF] | [Word]
This form is presented to the Crew and Region to propose a badge.
BP Application Form [PDF] | [Word]
This form is completed when all badge work is completed
BP Hints and Tips
A handy guide from Mt Dandenong Community. More suggestions for badges, and a great rundown of what to put on a proposal form. (Some admin details are specific to Mt Dandenong.)
Where do I Begin?
The Baden Powell Scout Award can be undertaken by any Rover providing they have completed their Squire Training, are an Invested Rover and have achieved their Rover Skills Badge.
Rover Skills Badge
The Rover Skills badge is designed to ensure a minimum level of training has been achieved by a Rover before beginning the journey to the Baden Powell Scout Award.
Traditional elements of Scouting such as Camping, Services and the Scouting Fundamentals are covered within this badge. Often this badge is linked into a Crews Squire Training meaning that upon investiture this badge can be presented.
Following this you need to decide your Method…
BPSA Methods
To allow for varying interests two pathways towards the Baden Powell Scout Award have been created. These pathways are known as Method A and Method B. Each method is made up of four badges, than can be completed in any order.
Whilst each method has its own focus, the two pathways still lead to the same destination and still encompass the Aims of Scouting.
Method A
Method A gives participants set activities designed so that by completing these they will fulfil the objectives and so attain the agreed standard.
The Method requires participants to complete the following four badges:
- Service Badge (north)
- Scoutcraft Badge (east)
- Project Badge (west)
- Rambler's Badge (south)
Service Badge – This badge incorporates the Rover motto of 'Service', where a Rover undertakes some form of service for at least six months. Rovers have taken on roles as Section Leaders within Scouting, often following these on for much longer than the initial six-month period. Other examples include helping with Surf Lifesaving, State Emergency Service, Country Fire Service and St. Johns First Aid.
Project Badge – Possibly the most individual of the badges in Method A is the Project Badge, where a Rover takes on a project which they usually have had little to do with, and aims to produce some form of final product at the end of at least a six month period, demonstrating the new skills they have learnt along the way. Examples include making a quilt, lead lighting, producing a photography folio on Rovers, building a house and writing and performing a musical theatre show.
Scoutcraft Badge – Here the Rover takes on outdoor skill development, incorporating the organising of 10 camps while demonstrating a high standard of Scoutcraft skills. These often involved standing camps, hikes, four-wheel drive trips or even canoeing expeditions.
Rambler's Badge – A challenging four-day expedition is required to earn the Rambler's badge, as well as demonstrating a thorough knowledge of survival techniques and first aid. Examples of Rambles include bushwalking in the Grampians, canoeing down the Murray, a 4x4 trip covering thousands of kilometres. One Rover even took the extreme challenge of climbing the highest peak in each State of Australia – and did it!
Method B
Method B requires participants to examine the Aim of the Movement and the objectives of the badge and then design and complete activities within each of the particular areas, which will fulfil these objectives and so, obtain the Badge.
The Method requires participants to report on their progress on at least three occasions to their Crew. In order to achieve this method the following badges must be completed:
- Spiritual Development Badge (north)
- Social Development Badge (east)
- Intellectual and Emotional Development Badge (west)
- Physical Development Badge (south)
Spiritual Development Badge – This involves the Rover exploring spiritual aspects of life, which may involve an exploration of philosophy, other religions or cultures.
Intellectual & Emotional Development Badge – This can involve a research project on a particular topic, explore politics, learn to play a musical instrument or write music, or exploration of the various arts.
Social Development Badge – Exploration of social systems different to what the Rover usually experiences can be good projects for Social Development. For example, the Rover may participate in a conservation group, coaching a sporting team, teaching English to migrant communities.
Physical Development Badge – An overall fitness regime with specific goals suited to the individual may be a suitable challenge for Physical Development. Alternatively, undertaking an expedition similar to the Method A Rambler's Badge may also be suitable.
If I haven't already completed my Rover Skills Badge, what should i do?
It would be best to move directly to the New Award Scheme. If you haven't already had a proposal approved by your Region for a Method A or B Badge before 1st January 2014, then you will be unable start on the Old Scheme.
Where do I start?
A Rover who wishes to obtain the Baden Powell Scout Award or any other Scouting Award should obtain a copy of the Rover Record Book. This is available through all Snowgum, Scout Outdoor Centres and in some states through your Branch or Regional Rover Councils.
Who can help me?
Anyone can help you. Why not talk with fellow Rovers, Rover Advisors, Region Executive members, your Crew Leader, ex-rovers, previous awardee's or your Assistant Region Comissioner - Rovers. Talk to as many people as you can to ensure you know all you can prior to begin this journey.
I've decided upon a method, and have a fantastic project I want to complete, what do I do now?
Once you've decided on a activity, write it down and submit it to your Crew for approval (make sure this is done prior to the commencement). Providing the Crew is satisfied that the activity presents a sufficient challenge to the Rover and that a suitably qualified examiner has been appointed to assess the completion of the project then the Crew can approve for the commencement of the relevant project. This letter (having been signed by the Crew Leader) is now forwarded to the RRC Executive.
What are Progress Reports and what do I do with them?
Whilst undertaking the activity, the Rover should make regular reports to the Crew on their progress. It is suggested that at least 3 reports are given over a six month period. These reports should be forwarded to the Region Rover Council.
Once I've completed my activity/project what do I do?
Having completed the activity, the Rover must submit a record of the activity to their Crew. It should be of sufficient detail to adequately describe the activity undertaken and should be of a standard to be expected of the Rover.
Once the Crew has approved the activity, the Rover Record Book must also be signed by the Region Rover Chairman as being approved before it may be presented. In doing this the Chairman must be satisfied the activity was completed to a standard worthy of the Baden Powell Scout Award and the recipient.
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"The cross is 110 foot, it will be going out here on the Highway. I'm not knocking anybody in Brandon for sure. Because it wasn't meant to be. It was meant to be out here," says Carroll Berry, owner of Berry's Seafood in Florence.
He has two big projects in the works that could turn the small city into a magnet for tourists.
When the idea for a giant cross was nixed in Brandon, Berry immediately contacted Crosses Across America, the group that places the 11-story crosses in locations throughout the U.S., and said he wanted it.
"I believe people will come and pray under the cross," he says.
Brandon City Hall didn't support the idea of the big cross overlooking I-20. But Florence Mayor Pam Clark says the Board of Aldermen, and citizens there, have embraced the plan.
"We have had calls from all over Florence, and in fact from all over the state," said Clark. "We've had calls, emails, Facebook messages from people saying how excited they are that we're going to have it here."
The only hurdle they had was creating a monument ordinance to allow a gigantic structure. That's done, and the cross is going up next to another gigantic structure: the new 20-thousand square-foot, 50-foot-tall Berry's Seafood. The restaurant will include a gift shop, a towering indoor tree, a room dedicated to Andy Griffith, and TV's with messages from Billy Graham.
We couldn't find anyone unhappy with the promising new development, not even a competing restaurant owner. Christine Malvaso owns the nearby Smokehouse of Florence. She says tourism means more business across the board.
"They're gonna stop there, gonna be taking pictures, it's gonna be great for the community," Malvaso says.
The restaurant and the cross should be complete by April.
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Thanks to the newly-formed Greater Louisville AMBUCS chapter, 20 local children and young adults with disabilities will receive specially-adapted bikes that will allow them to cruise for the first time tomorrow at the Douglass Community Center.
Douglass, located at 2305 Douglass Boulevard in the Highlands, is the home to Metro Parks' Adapted Leisure Activities (ALA). Adapted Leisure Activities offers a wide range of recreational activities for individuals with mental and/or physical disabilities, along with their friends and families.
AMBUCS is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to provide independence, mobility and fitness to individuals with disabilities.
"The delight of receiving a bike is something every child should experience, regardless of physical ability," Metro Parks Director Mike Heitz said. "It's wonderful that there is an organization like AMBUCS that has accepted this as a mission, and the whole community benefits as a result of their generosity."
In May, the national AMBUCS organization came to Louisville to provide training to physical therapists on how to fit clients for AmTrykes, the specially-adapted vehicles that will be donated at Douglass. As part of that training, a group fit 20 children and young adults for AmTrykes. The event inspired therapists, parents and community representatives to start a local AMBUCS chapter, which was officially chartered on July 30, 2010.
The chapter embarked on a fund-raising drive to provide trykes to those on an initial wish list, and funds for ten bikes were raised through several local partnerships. As an added bonus, the national AMBUCS organization is donating an additional ten trykes so everyone on that wish list will receive one tomorrow.
The "Bike Day Celebration" will last from 2-4 p.m., with a formal presentation of the bikes to occur at 2:30 p.m. Sponsors for the event and bikes include J.J.B Hilliard, W.L. Lyons, LLC; Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Department for Jefferson County Public Schools; Owsley Brown Frazier Sports Medicine Center; Baptist Hospital East Physical Therapy Department; University Hospital Rehab Department; Chatter Box Therapeutic Services; Jewish Hospital and St. Mary's Foundation; Kohl's; the Spina Bifida Association of Kentucky, Frazier Rehab Institute, Nord's Bakery, Metro Parks and Recreation Adapted Leisure Activities and Kroger on Brownsboro Road.
"These children and young adults endure great personal challenges daily, but have shown tremendous excitement about the possibility of riding a bike for the first time in their lives," said Donna Metzger, President of Greater Louisville AMBUCS. "The joy these children will experience when they receive their trykes and ride for the first time is going to be something special to see."
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Google Brand Continues To Stretchby Mark Ritson
The most recent case study came last December, when it emerged that Google would launch a service in the UK allowing real-estate agents to list their properties for free. The news came as a shock to Rightmove, the leading online real-estate service in the UK. Yet, as usual, the executives in charge were openly dismissive of the threat.
'Should Google announce anything, we are confident people will see value in our services,' Rightmove's commercial director, Miles Shipside, confidently retorted. Obviously the markets weren't as sure as Miles. On Thursday, Rightmove was the worst-performing stock on the FTSE 100, with 10% wiped off its share price overnight.
Last October, the same situation played out in the sat-nav sector. Google announced that its Android software would include a free application offering voice-based driving instructions that, many argue, are superior to anything offered by incumbent manufacturers such as Garmin and TomTom.
The established entities downplayed the threat. Ted Garter, a spokesman for Garmin, insisted: 'Standalone devices will still be an important way for consumers to get directions. We're not going anywhere.' Investors disagreed; stocks in both it and TomTom have plunged dramatically since Google's entry into their market.
Ask senior executives about the potential of brand extensions, and most will happily discuss opportunities under consideration. However, ask them about the threat of competitors from other categories invading their market, and the idea is usually met with gruff dismissal. Their businesses depend upon 'expertise', 'established reputations' and 'years of experience', and category entrants are doomed to fail.
Of course, none of this generally holds up to the reality of the market.
If a brand can enter a category with a superior or game-changing alternative, consumers will often switch.
In the traditional business models of the 20th century, these moves were as rare as they were gradual – but they did happen. Nokia owes its origins to pulp mills; it took more than a century to enter the telecommunications sector.
Today's strongest brands, such as Google and Apple, enjoy much lower category specificity. Consequently, they have a deep and positive reservoir of brand equity, but one that is eminently extendable into other categories. This, combined with the relatively low entry barriers to many of today's businesses, means that the frequency, speed and probability of success for an extension from these brands is greater than that of their historical equivalents.
Of course, the other advantage for the likes of Apple and Google is that, while their managers might be living in the 21st century, many of the executives in their targeted categories are still applying the old rules.
Perhaps the most hilarious example of this was Greg Winn, operations chief at Telstra, Australia's biggest mobile phone operator. In 2007, Winn was asked about the likelihood of Apple's iPhone threatening Telstra's established business. He responded, 'There's an old saying, "stick to your knitting", and Apple is not a mobile phone manufacturer. That's not their knitting…I think people have overreacted to it – there is not a lot of tremendously new stuff if you think about it.'
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Good post and completely agree about the lack of category specificity in extending the brand. I think part of it also includes that the benefit from Google is often emotional, not functional which can more powerfully be extended into new areas. See more here: link to benwisebranding.wordpress.com


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Marion Murray, who works with fruit growers on integrated pest management, called it a "trying time."
"I talked to some farmers who said they lost 90 percent of their peaches and their tart cherries," she said.
April: The third-warmest ever on record
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported recently that the average April temperature in the contiguous United States rose to 55 degrees, about 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit above average. It also marked the warmest year to date and 12-month period since records began in 1895.
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USU's Brent Black said it was too soon to say how the unusual April record affected crops statewide. But he agreed that it's normal for temperatures to fluctuate in spring. What's happened in recent springs has prompted him to put sophisticated weather stations in orchards to help learn how the trends are playing out.
On the possibility that global climate change is having an effect on Utah's fruit growers, he said: "It's definitely on my mind." In Santaquin, fruit farmers ran fans the night before Easter, as temperatures plunged to 19 degrees and threatened to wipe out the early-blooming peaches, apricots and tart cherries.
Ray Rowley, who manages his family's Cherry Hill farms, said his crops are mostly fine even though temperatures warmed up more than usual and earlier than usual. But he's not worried about a bigger trend.
"People get bent out of shape and they put it on global warming," he said of the weather trends. "But some years, it gets you. Some years, it doesn't."
Tagge credits warmth from the lake effect for blanketing the blossoms on his trees just when they needed it most. The night before Easter, when the thermometer read a frigid 28 degrees and worry gnawed at him, a warm breeze off the Great Salt Lake protected his orchards.
"We didn't get any losses," he said of his tender peaches, apricots and sweet cherries. "We've got a good crop."
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Provider implementation of CIIS includes the following steps:
For more information on how you can join CIIS, please contact the CIIS Helpdesk at 303-692-2437 or via email.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over 20 percent of the children in the U.S. have seen more than one provider by two years of age. Accurately assessing immunization needs is difficult when records are scattered and the available immunization history is incomplete. In addition to missing opportunities for immunization, one in five U.S. children receives at least one unnecessary dose of vaccine by two years of age, wasting an astounding $26.5 million in vaccine costs each year.
The Colorado Immunization Information System (CIIS) is an important part of a larger strategy designed to support immunization of Colorado residents, ensure the prevention of vaccine-preventable disease, and reduce health care costs to individuals and the State.
Why should your practice participate in CIIS?
To provide quality patient care:
To save time, CIIS allows you to:
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As a healthcare provider participating in the Colorado Immunization Information System, you must provide notification of the right of a patient to opt-out of CIIS. You can choose to notify individuals in several ways:
If you choose to post the CIIS Opt-Out Notification Poster in your office, you must also have the CIIS FAQ sheets available for your patients:
CIIS Frequently Asked Questions Sheets
The poster by itself is not sufficient. You can order both the CIIS Opt-Out Notification Poster and the CIIS FAQ Sheet by downloading and completing the Immunization Order Materials Form. These notification materials are provided free of charge to you as a CIIS User.
CIIS simplifies record keeping for schools by:
How to Join CIIS
School implementation of CIIS includes the following steps:
For more information on how your school can join CIIS, please contact Lorin Scott-Okerblom at 303-691-4073 or via email.
Effective July 1, 2011, school nurses now not only are able to look up student record in CIIS, they have the ability to enter immunization data as well as create a new patient in CIIS. With this enhanced functionality, school users and head start programs have the ability to run immunization reports for their respective facilities. Licensed child care centers will be offered read only access to CIIS. All users will be able to see which immunizations CIIS is forecasting for their students.
Please note that it is the responsibility of any school that participates in CIIS to ensure that it complies with any local, state or federal laws and statutes that govern its ability to provide data to CIIS.
Further, it is not the responsibility of CIIS to ensure that schools comply with these laws and statutes. The Immunization Registry Act of 2007 - CRS 25-4-2403 - allows for the collection of immunization information from schools. As CIIS operates under this state statute, we are permitted to receive immunization data from schools that are allowed to provide it to us.
In short, if a school participating in CIIS has determined of its own accord that it is indeed compliant with all applicable laws and statutes, then it will be allowed to enter data into CIIS.
CIIS policy requires that schools notify parents regarding the entry of immunization information into CIIS as parents legally have the right to exclude their child's information from the registry. Schools can display a CIIS Notification Poster in the school or utilize other communication methods to comply with this policy. We are in the process of developing a notification poster that schools can order free of charge from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Additionally, it is important for schools to ensure that they are following their own confidentiality requirements, and if providing information in the registration packets meets that requirement, this would suffice as well. If you have any questions about whether your educational facility is allowed to enter immunization data into CIIS, please contact your legal counsel directly.
NOTE: Per our legal department, CIIS is unable to provide a "template" for schools to use to collect parental consent to share student information under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Colorado schools require that children receive certain immunizations (or provide proof of parental vaccine exemptions) in order to attend school. The Colorado Immunization Information System is giving access to nurses and other health professionals in Colorado public schools on a rolling basis.
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CIIS is a confidential web application that collects information on immunizations for people of all ages. It allows child care providers to see consolidated immunization records for children enrolled at their facilities.
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All licensed child care facilities may request access to CIIS. Please complete the following steps to enroll:
Once all of the required documents are signed and returned to CIIS, you will receive:
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