MacroLife Naturals Macro Greens Superfood – 30oz - 90 Servings

DON'T CONFUSE PLANT DERIVED MINERALS WITH ELEMENTAL MINERALS!!! Should I be worried about the arsenic, lead, aluminum, mercury, or other "heavy metals" in the products? Answer:No - this is one of the benefits of taking Plant-Derived Minerals. We know that all of these minerals are naturally occuring in the human body and that there are at least 60 essential minerals, including lead and mercury (one of which is used in RNA & DNA replication - cell growth/repair- the other for proper kidney function). Typically the "heavy metals" are dangerous in the metallic form where they are not water soluble, and the Plant-Derived minerals are all water soluble. This means that if you get more than your body can use, it's easy to eliminate, flush out the rest so there is no build-up. In fact, the Plant-Derived minerals have the potential to help your body eliminate many potentially harmful, inorganic metal build ups. For example many people worry about ingesting too much aluminum. It has associated with Alzheimer's Disease. Yet what many people do not realize is that 12% of the earth's crust consists of aluminum bound typically to either oxygen or silica. No one can buy a fruit, grain, nut, vegetable, etc. at any market that does not contain trace amounts of organically bound aluminum. Another interesting fact is that due to the electro magnetic charge of organically bound minerals they cannot be stored in the body for longer than about 6 to 8 hours, thus they never create any sort of toxic overload. Minerals that come from inorganic sources such as rocks, clays and sea water can accumulate in the soft tissue of the body. Some plant-sourced minerals have been found to actually remove their heavy metal counterparts. For example, going back to aluminum, aluminum is very effective in not only cleansing the body at the cellular level but also in assisting it to remove any metallic aluminum that might be present. [...] How did minerals get into the plant back then? Of course, they came from soil and rock. But they became part of the plant through the process of photosynthesis. And that made them "colloidal", which is our key word for today. Comparing plant derived colloidal minerals to rock and shell based minerals is like comparing filet mignon to gristle. Colloidal minerals have a negative electrical charge, and each particle is hundreds of times smaller than a metallic mineral. The colloidals stay suspended in water rather than going into solution because of the negative charge and their size/ weight ratio. Expert chemists say the reason colloidals are non-toxic is because of their plant or vegetable source, and their negative electrical charge. For example, iodine in colloidal form is one of the elements essential for human cells. But, if you drank even 2-3 grains of free iodine, it would surely kill you. In colloidal form, it is not only harmless, it is beneficial. The same is true for arsenic, lead, aluminum, and other minerals considered toxic. Plant Colloidals are the smallest particles that matter can be divided into while still keeping its individual characteristics. The particles range from 0.01 millionths of an inch to 10 millionths of an inch in size. The smaller ones cannot be seen with any microscope. Their small size gives colloidal minerals enormous surface area, and special properties of absorption for your body, as opposed to rock and shell based minerals. One teaspoon of colloidals can have a total surface area of over 127 acres. With billions of tiny electrically-charged minerals. Soil with a similar amount of minerals, but metallic, have particles which are hundreds or thousands of times larger, and positively-charged, which makes a big difference. You can't absorb them. If you're starving and you eat soil, you would get no nourishment. Your body just cant absorb inorganic minerals efficiently, nor can it convert them. Only a plant can take soil out of the earth, and make live material that your body can use. [...] Go on YOUTUBE and search....Trace Minerals Research: Light Bulb Demonstration-Segment 2

The benefit you will get from this well balanced formula-- packed with antioxidants, protbiotics, enzymes, superfoods and adaptogenic herbs far outweighs the risk from any trace amounts of lead found naturally--- in ALL greens grown in today's world. (California basically will have to label all powdered greens products as having trace levels of lead-- but unfortunately the State selectively enforces its labeling meaning that only a fraction of greens companies are harassed...) I have chronic Lyme disease and this product helps to give me energy, reduces my arthritis, and is an excellent substitute for the days when I cannot juice 10 pounds of fresh greens. The barley grass powder helps to alkalize the blood, and will remedy blood rouleaux (stickiness of red blood cells) within the hour . This product contains an excellent mix of probiotics also. I also like the added adaptogenic herbs which I feel reduce the effects of Lyme disease, especially licorice root, apple pectin and chlorella-- all of which absorb endotoxins and heavy metals. The aloe vera, carrot and Nopal powder are also excellent for people with arthritis and or any parasitic bacteria issues. Overall a well though out formula--- and it tastes great too-- especially when made with ice, half a banana and kefir. Thanks!

Been using it for over a year. It does everything advertised.

As nutritional mix-ins go, this one is pretty good. (I like the nutrition better than the taste, although the taste is not overpowering if you mix this in with other things.) I added it to my smoothie this morning (along with almond milk, hemp protein, cacao, and frozen berries). It blended well and it didn't conflict with any of the flavors (i.e., my smoothie didn't taste "green"). One thing I like about this is that you can get the micronutrients and antioxidants from all the different ingredients (see the product images for the full list) without going and buying each of those individually. (Many of the ingredients are unusual, expensive, or otherwise hard to obtain.) This also has plant enzymes (e.g., protease, amylase, lipase, cellulase) and probiotics, as well as a couple of other superfood supplements. One thing I would caution you about would be not to consume too much of this -- it has 790% of your daily vitamin C. Although it is difficult to overdose on vitamin C, it *is* possible, and it would be very easy to take a lot of this powder, on top of a multivitamin, on top of any fruits or vegetables you consumed, and get too much (especially if you do this over a sustained period of time). For those who are concerned, this is raw, vegan, non-GMO, and gluten free. Because of the probiotics, this is best as a drink add-in. (If you baked with it, you would kill the probiotic bacteria.) But as a drink add-in, this is quite good. I love all the plant based ingredients and the formula is easy to work with.

I have been buying this product routinely for a few years and the latest batch we got is a big thumbs down. The coloration is much darker than previous batches. Its not as water soluble as previous batches and ends up more like slime that you really have to stir in. The previous batches you had to stir in and it would clump a little. I'm not talking about that. The latest batch straight up becomes a viscous slime like snot. The flavor is off as well. It tastes more like dirt, almost as if the manufacturer is cutting corners on the ingredients either in terms of quality or outright doing the chinese manufacturing go to of cutting in god knows what to bulk up less of the stuff we think we are buying. I cant recommend this product any more which is a bummer becuase this was my go to if I had had a few drinks and wanted to know 75% off the hangover. A few other people had commented on this as well. The same thing is going on with the miracle reds we routinely buy, unfortunately I'm seriously considering just throwing it away with is crazy because its like $160 worth of product between the 2 but small price to pay if there's some unknown chemical being cut in by the manufacturer.