The bio-availability of minerals is greatly dependent on the form that it is in when consumed. Scientists have found that minerals in a colloidal suspension are the most bioavailable. This means the particle (mineral) has to be small enough (microscopic) to remain in suspension, or mixed in a liquid with out settling out over a short period of time. The processing of mined minerals to achieve this is a costly endeavor unless the surface tension of the liquid is enhanced to hold a larger particle in suspension, that is, the ability of the liquid to maintain the particle in suspension is enhanced. However, if the rock (mineral) is still too large, it will not pass through our own cell membranes.

Soil processes minerals over time, breaks down the minerals in multivitamins the soil so that they are small enough for the plant to pick them up in the root and transport it to the end of the leaf and use it in a cell. The plant cannot pick up a rock and transplant it.

Therefore, if the soil tilth is good, and the plant picks up the mineral and then naturally puts that mineral in a colloidal suspension so it can transport it, and we then consume this same plant that our digestive system can metabolize, then that mineral can cross our own cell membranes to be utilized for our own health and will being.