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Are Mineral Deficiencies Making Your Allergies Worse?
Springtime is often a relief after a long winter—but spring can also mean seasonal allergies. As flowers, trees, grasses, and other plants begin to grow again, airborne pollen levels increase. For a lot of people, that means sneezing, itching, asthma, watery eyes, and even hives as a result of spring allergies.
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Are Mineral Deficiencies Making Your Allergies Worse?
Springtime is often a relief after a long winter—but spring can also mean seasonal allergies. As flowers, trees, grasses, and other plants begin to grow again, airborne pollen levels increase. For a lot of people, that means sneezing, itching, asthma, watery eyes, and even hives as a result of spring allergies.
April 08, 2025
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Beat Stress Naturally with Mineral Support
Stress is a natural reaction to life’s challenges, and in the short term, it can actually be good for you. But when you’re stressed out daily for weeks or months, it takes a major toll on your health. This type of persistent stress is called chronic stress, and it could be from work, illness, relationships, past trauma, or any other source.
April 03, 2025
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Electrolyze™ vs. Salt-Based Electrolytes
If you work out regularly, it’s a good idea to take electrolytes. They’re the minerals that keep you hydrated and allow your muscles to function smoothly. Replenishing electrolytes enhances strength and muscle recovery, and is also good for preventing daytime fatigue.
March 31, 2025
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Restoring Nutrition: Upgrade Your Recipes with a Mineral Boost
Our food is less nutritious than it used to be. Thanks to commercial farming, most of today’s crops are bred to increase yield—the total amount of food farmers produce—without a matching increase in nutrients. As a result, modern produce is “watered down”—it has less nutrient density than it did 50 years ago.
March 16, 2025
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Mother Nature’s Janitor: Humic Mineral Complexes
Humic complexes (also called humic substances) are one of the most powerful natural detoxifiers in the world. They’re strong adsorbents, which means they grab onto toxins and pull them out of your body. You can use humic to remove a variety of hard-to-reach compounds, from mold to heavy metals to pesticides.
March 13, 2025
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Aging Gracefully: The Benefits of Minerals for Longevity
Did you know your mineral needs increase with age? People over 45 are at a higher risk of mineral deficiencies, [*][*] in part because you absorb fewer nutrients from food as you get older. [*]
March 11, 2025
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What Is Bioavailability?
We talk a lot about how BEAM Minerals are close to 100% bioavailable. But what does that actually mean? Here’s a quick guide to bioavailability and why it matters for supplements.
March 01, 2025
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What Are Colloidal Vs. Ionized Trace Minerals?
If you’re shopping for a trace mineral supplement, you’ll likely come across two types: colloidal and ionized. What’s the difference between the two? And which one is better?
February 24, 2025
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Intercellular Transport: How Fulvic Complexes Help You Absorb Minerals Better
Why do BEAM Minerals absorb so well? What sets them apart from the average mineral supplement? One of the big things is bioavailability—how quickly and completely you absorb the minerals you take.
February 12, 2025
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The Hidden Hunger: A Worldwide Epidemic
A 2022 study by the CDC found that virtually everyone has at least one mineral deficiency. [*] And it’s not just the United States: in industrialized countries worldwide, almost nobody meets their basic mineral requirements. More than 2 billion people in the developed world are considered severely mineral-deficient, [*] and mineral deficiencies account for about 10% of child deaths across the globe. [*]
January 08, 2025
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Recharge and Thrive: The Power of Minerals for a Healthy, Energized Year
The New Year is a good time to start a few healthy habits—and one of the best (and easiest!) additions to your day is a full-spectrum mineral supplement. According to the latest CDC research, 97% of American adults don’t get enough minerals [*]—which is a shame, because starting a mineral routine takes almost no effort. It’s 30 seconds out of your day and the payoff is huge for your wellbeing.
January 05, 2025
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Jumpstart Your Health Goals with Mineral Support
Are you setting any health goals this year? A lot of us do: whether it’s consistent exercise, more sleep, better diet, or something else, about 40% of people make health resolutions each year. [*]
January 01, 2025
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Survive The Holidays: Detox and Stay Energized with Minerals
The holidays are a time to celebrate. For many of us, that means alcohol, rich food, extra dessert, and a little more wear and tear on the body than usual. That’s not necessarily a bad thing. There’s more to life than perfect health, and sometimes it’s worthwhile to indulge a bit. But if you want to feel good while you’re indulging, minerals can help.
December 18, 2024
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The Difference Between Macro and Micro Minerals
The human body needs more than 70 different minerals to function. You can split them into two groups: macrominerals and microminerals. While they serve different functions, both macro and microminerals are important. Here’s a quick look at what each group does, and why you need both to function at your best.
December 12, 2024
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Holiday Travel Survival Kit: Stay Energized and Balanced On-the-Go
The holiday season is a stressful time. Travel, indulgent food, alcohol, in-laws—the holidays take a greater toll on your body than any other time of year. There’s also a good chance you’ll come back from the holidays ill. Cold and flu incidence increases dramatically in winter, and research shows airports and family gatherings are major vectors for illness. [*] And even if you evade sickness, you’ll likely return home feeling more depleted than rested.
November 25, 2024
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Feed Your Microbiome with Minerals
Minerals are one of the most overlooked contributors to a healthy gut. They help feed and support your microbiome, nurturing good bacteria and discouraging damaging bacteria.
November 18, 2024
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Stay Hydrated While Fasting: How Minerals Help
Intermittent fasting is a great way to lose weight, lower inflammation, enhance your brain function, and more. But if you’re going to fast multiple times per week, it’s important that you do it right. While fasting is undeniably good for you, there are a couple fasting mistakes many people make that put significant stress on the body.
November 06, 2024
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What Are Electrolytes and Why Do You Need Them?
Electrolytes are minerals that carry an electric charge in your body. They’re most famous with regards to hydration—getting enough electrolytes is essential to staying hydrated—but they’re also important for baseline cellular function.
October 25, 2024
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Salt-Based Vs. Plant-Based Electrolytes: Which Is Better?
Most electrolyte drinks and powders use salt-based electrolytes: minerals that are bound to oppositely charged substances to form a neutral, stable compound. Salt-based minerals are inexpensive and easy to produce, which makes them popular with the vast majority of electrolyte producers. But mineral salts also have several downsides that make them an ineffective choice for replenishing electrolytes.
October 14, 2024
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Microminerals: Your Body Needs Them
While these rarer minerals are only present in small amounts, most of them play essential, specialized roles in your body. They’re important for metabolism, cardiovascular health, brain function, and hormone production, and not getting enough of them can have a bigger effect on your daily performance than you might expect.
September 30, 2024
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Hashimoto’s and Minerals: Supporting Your Thyroid
If you’re dealing with thyroid issues, minerals can be a huge help. Your thyroid is one of the most mineral-intensive organs in your body. It uses a huge amount of minerals in the production and distribution of thyroid hormones.
September 16, 2024
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BEAM Minerals: Sourcing & Sustainability
Our supplements are derived from humate, a mineral-rich component of ancient rainforest soil. Humate forms over millions of years, as freshwater plants decompose and deposit their nutrients into the soil. Over time, the minerals in those plants aggregate into a black crystalline substance. That substance is humate, and it’s one of the most mineral-dense materials in the world.
August 26, 2024
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Fight Inflammation with Phytonutrients
Phytonutrients are unique substances that come from plants. They’re good for you in a few different ways, but their most powerful feature is their ability to fight chronic inflammation.
August 26, 2024
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The Healing Power of Minerals in Addiction Recovery
This blog dives into the impact of substance use on your body's essential minerals and offers a simple, effective path to replenishment. Keep reading if you’re on a sobriety journey and are seeking to restore health and well-being.
August 21, 2024
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Minerals and Mitochondria
Menopause is the largest hormonal shift in a woman’s life. It usually happens between ages 45 and 55, and while it’s a natural part of aging, it’s a difficult time for a lot of women. During menopause your estrogen and progesterone production drops by more than 90%. That can come with a lot of side effects, from hot flashes, night sweats, and insomnia to muscle pain and mood swings.
August 21, 2024
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Mineral Balance: Why To Avoid High-Dose Single Minerals
If you’ve used mineral supplements before, there’s a good chance you took high doses of a single mineral—magnesium, calcium, zinc, and so on. It seems like a good idea: if you’re low in something, you can just take a lot of it to replenish your stores, the same way you’d refill the gas tank of your car.
August 21, 2024
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The Power of Minerals: Supporting Autoimmune Conditions
Autoimmunity is taxing on your system, particularly in the case of thyroid conditions like hypothyroidism or Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. The stress it causes can lead you to deplete your body’s mineral stores more quickly, which may worsen fatigue, pain, trouble sleeping, and other issues common in autoimmune conditions.
August 21, 2024
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Humic Healing: The Secret Weapon to Support Natural Detoxification
Explore the benefits of humic substances for detoxifying your body and enhancing mineral intake in our latest blog. Experience the profound effects of Micro-BOOST for a daily dose of wellness that's as easy as drinking water.
August 19, 2024
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How Full-Spectrum Minerals Benefit Neurodiverse Brains
Not surprisingly, minerals are essential to healthy cognition. They affect your mood, [*] focus, [*] memory, and more. If you’re neurodiverse, minerals become even more important for your brain. Research shows that mineral deficiencies impact a variety of brain challenges, including ADHD, autism, depression, and anxiety.
August 06, 2024
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Replenish and Revitalize: Plant-Based Minerals for IBD
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) includes a number of digestive problems, the most common of which are irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), ulcerative colitis, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), and Crohn’s disease. If you live with IBD you know how devastating it can be. Constant pain, embarrassment, fear of eating or drinking things that will upset your gut—IBD is a difficult burden to bear.
July 22, 2024
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Boost Your Dental Health with Plant-Based Minerals
Good dental health is about more than just brushing. Your teeth and gums need a variety of minerals to function properly—and if you don’t get enough nutrients, you increase your risk of cavities, inflammation, and more.
July 16, 2024
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Rethinking Mineral RDAs: Personalized Nutrition for Better Health
Most people don't realize that Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs) are often too low to meet individual mineral needs, especially considering factors like genetics, lifestyle, and current health status. This blog explores why RDAs may be insufficient and how personalized mineral intake can enhance overall health and well-being.
July 10, 2024
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Making Minerals Simple
Discover how BEAM Minerals simplifies achieving mineral balance with our hassle-free liquid supplement, eliminating the need for frequent testing and complex routines. Learn how daily doses restore all essential minerals efficiently, enhancing your health without the common absorption issues found in traditional supplements.
June 06, 2024
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Re-Energize Your Day with Insta-Lytes™
Electrolytes are crucial for hydration and muscle function, but many supplements fall short. Insta-Lytes™ provides rapid electrolyte replenishment through a convenient spray. Ideal for athletes and those with muscle cramps, it ensures quick hydration and enhanced performance.
June 06, 2024
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From Farm to Fork: Exploring the Decline in Our Food's Nutritional Value
Almost nobody gets enough minerals from diet alone. According to a large-scale 2022 study, 97% of Americans have at least one mineral deficiency and 70% have two or more. [*]
April 17, 2024
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MCAS and Minerals
Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) is a condition that causes repeated allergic reactions, even when no allergen is present. [*] MCAS is the result of hyperactive mast cells, cells in your immune system that control your allergic response.
April 11, 2024
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Humic & Fulvic the Ultimate Anti-inflammatory Support
Mineral deficiencies slow our bodies down in a lot of ways, but one of the biggest areas to take a hit is fertility. Male fertility, in particular, relies on plentiful access to minerals—for creating healthy sperm, producing and distributing testosterone, maintaining healthy blood flow, and more—and decreased fertility is one of the first signs that you may be mineral-depleted.
April 03, 2024
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Biohack Your Best Sleep Ever with Minerals
Your body uses close to a dozen different minerals to regulate sleep, and mineral imbalances or deficits can have a major impact on the quality of rest you get each night.
March 14, 2024
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Mineral Support Through the Seasons
Your body changes a lot throughout the year. Things like sun exposure, sleep habits, stress levels, illness, and physical activity often change with the seasons, and your nutrient needs change with them.
February 26, 2024
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Pumping Strong: How Minerals Fuel Cardiovascular Wellness
Discover the critical role of minerals in heart health and how replenishing your body's mineral stores can support cardiovascular function. From maintaining heart rhythm with essential mineral pairs to controlling blood pressure and preventing heart inflammation, learn how a balanced mineral intake is key to a healthy heart.
February 19, 2024
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The Missing Piece: Why Minerals Are Essential For Balanced Nutrition
If you’ve been eating well, exercising, drinking plenty of water—all the standard health advice—and you still don’t look or feel your best, there’s a good chance you need more minerals. According to a 2022 national study, 97% of Americans have at least one mineral deficiency. With our modern diets, it’s almost impossible to meet your mineral needs through diet alone.
January 31, 2024
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Red Light Therapy + Minerals: A Wellness Power Duo
Red light therapy is a popular wellness tool. It uses focused red light exposure to reduce inflammation and support mitochondria, the parts of your cells that produce energy. Research shows that red light therapy is effective on its own—but you can get even more benefits by combining red light exposure with a mineral supplement.
January 31, 2024
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Herxheimer Detox Responses to Humic Minerals
When you take a detoxifier like humic substances, there’s a small chance that you’ll experience something called a Herxheimer reaction—a sudden onset of uncomfortable symptoms. These are reactions to toxins, either from bacterial die-off, or as a result of the release of stored toxins, which are moving through your body for excretion (in the case of certain metals, pesticides, and other harmful compounds).
January 31, 2024
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Mineralize Your Body = Fuel Your Year
Unlock a vibrant, energized you by addressing mineral deficiencies—97% of us have them. Learn how a daily dose of full-spectrum minerals could be the simplest way to enhance your health this year.
January 15, 2024
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Keep Your Bones Healthy with Plant-Based Minerals
Learn the key to maintaining strong bones and increasing healthspan with plant-based minerals. Discover how a full-spectrum mineral supplement, rather than calcium alone, is essential for bone health as you age.
January 09, 2024
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How Minerals Support Your Adrenals
Experience relief from chronic stress and adrenal fatigue with the powerful support of minerals. This blog delves into how a proper balance of essential minerals can rejuvenate your adrenal health and restore your vitality.
January 05, 2024
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Mineral Supplements: Changing the Focus from “How Much?” to “How Bioavailable?”
BEAM Minerals is shifting the conversation about mineral supplements. Learn about bioavailability and why it matters to ensure your body receives the minerals it needs efficiently and effectively.
December 28, 2023
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Better Sleep and No More Cramps— Paula’s BEAM Minerals Story
Learn how BEAM Minerals helped Paula overcome years of severe nighttime muscle cramps in just two days. Traditional mineral supplements failed, but BEAM Minerals, with their bioavailable, full-spectrum minerals derived from plants, provided the solution.
December 11, 2023
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Support Your Thyroid with Plant-Based Minerals
Nourishing your thyroid with a full spectrum of minerals is essential for hormone production that regulates everything from your metabolism to body temperature. 97% of Americans are mineral-deficient, replenishing these key nutrients could significantly improve overall health and thyroid function.
December 05, 2023
