Dr. Wilhelm Heinrich Schüßler (1821 – 1898), a German physician, discovered 12 basic salts that he concluded were vital for the regular functioning of the body’s cells. A deficiency or an imbalance of these vital minerals can lead to cell, tissue, organ, and systemic dysfunction.
These functional mineral substances are able to regulate chemical processes within our cells. They are prepared homeopathically, thereby assisting our cells to better absorb vital minerals from our food and supplements that might otherwise not be taken in by our bodies.
Fifteen supplemental salts, which are also considered important for the mineral metabolism of the cells, were subsequently discovered by Dr. Schüßler’s successors.
There are many mineral supplements available on the market. The majority are intended to supply the body with potentially lacking minerals based on recommended daily intake amounts devised by the health industry and governmental agencies. By contrast, the homeopathic dosage of Dr. Schüßler salts stimulate the body to increase the absorption of minerals from ingested food and ensure their balanced distribution throughout the body’s tissues.
Dr. Schüßler’s chemically pure salts activate the self-healing powers of your body in a safe and gentle way, without side-effects.
In order to properly nourish our bodies, we need to ingest foods with high nutritional value and be able to fully digest what we eat. If we have a problem with the proper absorption of nutrients, we will fail to benefit from what we have eaten. Our body will simply eliminate vitamins, minerals, and other nutritive substances we need for proper functioning. In terms of energetic medicine, our food will fail to provide us with the life-force or vitality we need to thrive. Traditional Indian, Tibetan, and Chinese medicine maintain that we should receive approximately 2/3 of the prana, qi/chi (life-force energy) we need from our food and the remaining 1/3 from the air we breathe.
Malnutrition exists beyond what is officially acknowledged by conventional medicine based on the Western model. It has assumed epidemic proportions because of:
- often contaminated, devitalized public and bottled water;
- conventional factory-farm food production involving genetically modified seeds; depleted, chemically contaminated (artificial fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides) soil; and cruel animal treatment;
- the way food is usually prepared, especially because of widespread microwave use;
- harried, stressful, sedentary 21st century lifestyles;
- the toxic effects of many pharmaceutical medications and their interactions;
- the disappearance of a healthy natural environment — both in terms of quality and quantity — which is so essential for our health.
Therapeutic Value of Dr. Schüßler’s Mineral Salt Preparations
The therapeutic value of the Schüßler biochemical salts has been called into question by pharmaceutical companies and governmental health departments over the years because chemical analysis techniques currently in use show only trace amounts or no measurable quantities of a given mineral. It is the same argument used in the attempt to discredit homeopathic medicine by people who have no understanding of energetic and informational medicine and who are prepared to deny the direct experience of millions of people worldwide since these salts were first used clinically.
Healing and medicine must be individualized as much as possible. No two people are alike and their health requirements vary over time. Schüßler biochemical cell salts might not be the best choice for everyone in all states of health at all stages of their lives. If in doubt, contact your primary healthcare provider if — if he or she is knowledgeable about some of the vast spectrum of medical possibilities beyond the circumscribed worldview and narrow range of diagnostic and therapeutic practices of today’s mainstream medicine.
In my view, Schüßler biochemical salts are a good therapeutic possibility for many patients and clients, based on the experience of prescribers and patients, health consultants and clients over the last 150 years or so. I often include them as a part of our multimodal, multidimensional health plans we create for patients and students.
You might want to consider Dr. Schüßler biochemical salts as a part of your preventive and curative healthcare.
May you be empowered by your healthcare choices,
Joseph Michael Contrada, HP
Heilpraxis Contrada | Naturheilpraxis Contrada
(Re-)Sources:
Eva Marbach Verlag
German Homeopathic Union (Deutsche Homöopathische Union)
Hyland’s Cell Salts