SILICA WATER RECIPE IS BELOW
Click here for a video - see below for detailed recipe.
Video Eliminating Aluminum
Click and you will get the link to the video Brain Fitness in the Aluminum Age - Eliminating Aluminum - on You Tube
Video Preventing Alzheimer's
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Dennis put on his chemistry hat and after some experimentation has made a recipe for making silica rich water.
Aluminum is a neurotoxin which is the cause of Alzheimer's and Autism. Silica has been shown to prevent Alzheimer's. To learn more read Dennis' book.
Recipe for 'Silicade' water
Silicade immediately after preparation 108 OSA ppm (orthosilicic acid)
Silicade after 1 week 124 OSA ppm
Fiji water has 124 OSA ppm
This will take 15 minutes to prepare.
ORDERING INFORMATION
Sodium Silicate powder - Chemical Store and Zchemicals online
https://shop.chemicalstore.com/navigation/detail.asp?MySessionID=300-585809627&CatID=&id=SSG
For international orders use
https://zchemicals.com/product/sodium-silicate-low-alkaline/
https://zchemicals.com/
Sodium Bisulfate - from amazon Professor Fullwood of LoudWolf Limited
https://www.amazon.com/Loudwolf-Sodium-Bisulfate-Microprills-Reagent/dp/B014AQ45DM?crid=3USU0QJNOG6XV&keywords=sodium+bisulfate+loudwolf&qid=1540647187&sprefix=loudwolf+sodium+bisulfate%2Caps%2C314&sr=8-1-fkmrnull&ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_1
Measuring spoon - dash, smidgen, pinch - Mini Measuring Spoons Set
Heavy Duty Stainless Steel Measuring Spoons for Dry or Liquid Ingredients, Fits
in Spice Jar
Click and you will get the link to the video Brain Fitness in the Aluminum Age - Eliminating Aluminum - on You Tube
Video Preventing Alzheimer's
DENNIS' BOOKS ARE AVAILABLE ON AMAZON. Buy Book https://www.amazon.com/Dennis-N-Crouse-Ph-D/e/B01LFW4782?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1588252494&sr=8-1
Dennis put on his chemistry hat and after some experimentation has made a recipe for making silica rich water.
Aluminum is a neurotoxin which is the cause of Alzheimer's and Autism. Silica has been shown to prevent Alzheimer's. To learn more read Dennis' book.
Recipe for 'Silicade' water
Silicade immediately after preparation 108 OSA ppm (orthosilicic acid)
Silicade after 1 week 124 OSA ppm
Fiji water has 124 OSA ppm
This will take 15 minutes to prepare.
ORDERING INFORMATION
Sodium Silicate powder - Chemical Store and Zchemicals online
https://shop.chemicalstore.com/navigation/detail.asp?MySessionID=300-585809627&CatID=&id=SSG
For international orders use
https://zchemicals.com/product/sodium-silicate-low-alkaline/
https://zchemicals.com/
Sodium Bisulfate - from amazon Professor Fullwood of LoudWolf Limited
https://www.amazon.com/Loudwolf-Sodium-Bisulfate-Microprills-Reagent/dp/B014AQ45DM?crid=3USU0QJNOG6XV&keywords=sodium+bisulfate+loudwolf&qid=1540647187&sprefix=loudwolf+sodium+bisulfate%2Caps%2C314&sr=8-1-fkmrnull&ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_1
Brand: YellRin ASIN B09J8CDQS4 available on Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09J8CDQS4?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details
If
you live outside the United States here is a company that will give you
a US address and ship the products to your country. The company sends
to 220 countries. https://www.myus.com/
Video of Dennis making Silicade
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=po8IuIXjCME
Excerpt from Dennis' book Prevent Alzheimer's, Autism and Stroke and Silica Water the Secret to Healthy Blue Zone Longevity in the Aluminum Age
Preparation of Silicade
Silicade as a Synthetic
OSA Rich Silica Water Supplement
Making silicon rich water weekly at home is easy and much less expensive
and more sustainable than purchasing water bottled in Fiji or Malaysia. I call this water “Silicade” and there is a
You Tube Video on how to make it at “Silica Water – How to Make it at Home”. Silicade provides 124ppm
of dissolved silica to lower your body-burden of aluminum. Silicade preparation
requires only two ingredients and a set of small measuring spoons that in the
U.S.A. can be purchased online and shipped to your home. Silicade can be stored indefinitely in the
dark like Fiji water. The chemicals to
make Silicade store well and should be kept out of children’s reach:
·
Low Alkalinity Hydrous Sodium
Silicate: a hydrous powder available online from ChemicalStore.com. The powder is safer and easier to measure than the liquid form but
has the same ratio of 3.22 SiO2 to Na2O. The powder has a
as a purity of 99.5% and a formula of SiO2[Na2O]1/3.22
H2O (18.5% water) Mw of 97.25. Only order “sodium silicate – low
alkalinity”. Do not order “sodium
silicate – alkaline” from the ChemicalStore.com or Zchemicals.com. This powdery chemical can be stored
indefinitely in its screw-cap plastic container but slowly clumps. The clumps
are easily converted back to powder with a small mortar and pestle.
Note: This solid sodium silicate from the Chemical Store is Product G manufactured
by the PQ Corporation of Valley Forge, PA. Brenntag Specialties (Telephone No. 888-926-4151)
buys Product G from PQ Corporation and resells it worldwide as G Sodium
Silicate product number 387721 in 50 pound bags. ChemicalStore.com and
Zchemicals.com buy this product from Brenntag Specialties and sell it in 2
pound containers online.
·
Sodium Bisulfate (a.k.a. Sodium Hydrogen Sulfate): a white powder 99.5% pure of micro-prills (i.e. very small
pellets) from Professor Fullwood of LoudWolf Ltd. is available from Amazon. Note:
both optional calcium chloride and magnesium chloride are available from the
same source.
·
Mini Measuring Spoon Set: Norpro
3061D from Dine Company Online. Currently priced under $4 without shipping.
Three measuring spoons come attached to a single ring. Only the dash (1/8 of a
teaspoon) and smidgen (1/32 of a teaspoon) are used for Silicade preparation. In
order to avoid accidental use of the wrong measuring spoon, remove the pinch from
the ring. Note: in the early 2000’s some companies, such as Norpro and Dine, began
defining and accurately calibrating the dash and smidgen measuring spoons as precise
fractions of a teaspoon. Do not use antique dash and smidgen measuring spoons
as they may not be correctly calibrated.
·
Spatula: Any small spatula with a straight-edge works to level the contents of
the measuring spoons prior to addition.
Detailed Instructions
with Options for Making Silicade
By following these detailed instructions you can prepare a gallon of
Silicade or just follow the “Short Recipe for Silicade” that follows after
these detailed instructions:
1)
A level dash and two level smidgens (3/16 of a teaspoon, 600mg) of hydrous
powdered sodium silicate is placed in a Pyrex glass measuring cup. Add 1/8 cup
of tap water and bring to boiling in the microwave or on the stove, and let boil
for 30sec. This powder contains 99.5% water soluble sodium silicate monohydrate
and a maximum of 0.5% of water insoluble materials, as required by the American
Waterworks Standard B104-98 for adding sodium silicate to drinking water23.
Note: Do not heat to
boiling more than 1/8 cup of tap water as more water will lower the pH making
the sodium silicate less soluble.
2)
The hot water with dissolved sodium silicate is immediately diluted to
one gallon (3.785 liters) with cold tap water resulting in a 1.29 mM/liter (124ppm)
solution of pH 9.8 OSA.
3)
One level dash (1/8 of a teaspoon, 0.83 gr, 6.9 mM) of sodium
bisulfate is added to the solution of OSA and dissolved with stirring in order
to acidify the solution to pH 4 to 5. Optionally,
if tap water is more basic than pH 8.5, use a pH meter while slowly adding a
little more sodium bisulfate in order to lower the pH to 4.0-5.0. A pH 7.0 standard
solution is recommended for periodic calibration of the pH meter.
4)
The clear colorless acidic solution of OSA is further purified by
filtering through a Brita pitcher style filter resulting in OSA at a pH of 4.4.
This removes impurities added with sodium silicate and sodium bisulfate.
5)
Two level smidgens of sodium bicarbonate (a.k.a. baking soda) are
added and dissolved with stirring in the gallon of filtered OSA, resulting in Silicade
with a pH of 6.5, a TDS of 285 at 25oC, and less than 2mcg/L labile
aluminum. Each quart of Silicade
contains 36.5mg of dissolved silicon as 124ppm of monomeric (OSA).
6)
Optionally make
Silicade Plus Calcium, if tap water is low in calcium, add two level dashes of calcium
chloride flakes or prills (840mg 36% calcium) 99% pure from Loudwolf/Amazon.
This will increase the calcium level by 80 ppm, the TDS to 450 at 25oC,
and the pH to 6.6 in a gallon of Silicade + Ca. Labile aluminum in calcium
enriched Silicade is less than 2mcg/L. Calcium at
concentrations greater than or equal to 75ppm have a significant protective
effect on cognition433.
Optionally in order to increase magnesium by 20ppm add a dash of
magnesium chloride hexahydrate (>98%
purity) from LoudWolf/Amazon. Optionally make
Sparkling Silicade – Carbonating Silicade will result in a pH 4.5 sparkling beverage.
Drink 3 to 4 cups of Silicade a day around
meal times in order to provide a total of 25.5 to 34mg of silicon as monomeric
OSA. This is 7.7 to 10.3 times the 3.3mg of silicon that when consumed as OSA
per day was observed to lower the frequency of AD118. Silicade contains 124ppm of OSA and in the U.S.A. 160ppm of OSA (i.e. 100ppm of SiO2) is
generally recognized as safe in drinking water22.
Short Recipe for
Silicade
Ingredients
needed:
·
Sodium Silicate
·
Sodium Bisulfate
·
Baking Soda (sodium
bicarbonate)
Tools
needed:
·
Dash measuring spoon = 1/8 tsp
·
Smidgen measuring spoon = 1/32 tsp
·
1 cup Pyrex measuring cup
·
1 gallon measuring container
·
Brita filter - pitcher style
·
Spatula for leveling
·
Stirring utensil
Steps:
1. Add
1 level dash & 2 level smidgens of sodium silicate to a one-cup Pyrex
container
2.
Add 1/8 cup of tap water to the one-cup Pyrex measuring container
3.
Heat the contents of the Pyrex measuring cup to boiling and boil
for at least 30 seconds
4. Dilute
immediately with a small amount of unheated tap water
5. Pour
all the contents of the Pyrex measuring cup into a 1 gallon container
6. Fill
the 1 gallon container with unheated tap water to the 1 gallon mark on the
container
7.
Add 1 level dash of sodium bisulfate to the one gallon container
8.
Stir the mixture thoroughly and then filter the mixture through a Brita
filter pitcher
9.
After filtering, add 2 level smidgens of baking soda (sodium
bicarbonate) to the mixture
10. Stir
Silicade to dissolve the baking soda
11. Enjoy
the health benefits of drinking Silicade!
Silicade can be stored indefinitely in the dark at room temperature or in a refrigerator.
Why This Recipe
Works
The goal of this recipe for orthosilicic acid
(OSA) in drinking water is to use an easily measured solid silica powder and an
acidic microprill that are commercially available online and shipped to anyone,
not just chemical laboratories. Both of these chemicals are high purity (e.g.
99.5%).
·
Solubilize sodium
silicate: Boiling powdered sodium silicate for 30 seconds in an eighth of a cup
of tap water keeps the pH high enough (e.g. pH = 13) to solubilize silicate434-436.
·
Neutralize to form
OSA and prevent polymerization: In order to form OSA and other silica species
in equilibrium with OSA489 and to prevent OSA polymerization435-437,
immediately dilute the basic (e.g. pH=13) OSA solution to a gallon with tap
water and then immediately render the
solution non-hazardous by acidifying the solution to pH 4 to 5 with the
solid acid sodium bisulfate. A 1.29mM OSA solution is well below OSA’s
saturation level in water (e.g. 2-3mM) but requires 7 days to fully stabilize
rising from 108ppm immediately after preparation to 124ppm174. Polymerization of OSA
has been observed at neutral pH only well above OSA’s 200ppm saturation level435-437.
·
Remove Aluminum: For optimal
aluminum removal acidify the OSA solution with sodium bisulfate to pH 4.0 to
5.0 and then filter through a Brita pitcher style filter (OB03)174. A significant
portion (e.g. 98.5%) of the labile aluminum introduced in tap water is removed174,175.
This Brita filter is a combined activated
carbon and weak cation exchange resin that removes cations like aluminum but
does not remove OSA174. If
the tap water used for Silicade is between pH 6.5 to 8.5, as per EPA’s
secondary drinking water standard, then after acidification, filtration, and
bicarbonate addition Silicade will be pH 6.5.
·
Optionally add
Calcium and/or Magnesium: Have your tap water checked and if it is low in calcium and/or magnesium, add
supplemental calcium and/or magnesium to Silicade. The Brita filter reduces calcium and magnesium in
Quabbin tap water by one half175. Drinking water with calcium at levels of 80mg and
magnesium at levels of 20 ppm has been found to be optimal for good health438. This may be due to calcium and magnesium competing
with aluminum for absorption by the gut433. Calcium catalyzes the polymerization of OSA but
only at pH greater than 818,19.
Silicade + Ca is pH 6.6 and at this pH OSA in Silicade + Ca
is primarily a non-polymeric monomer174,439. Here is a link to answers for frequently asked questions about making Silicade. FAQ Silicade
Silicade as a Synthetic OSA Rich Silica Water Supplement
Making silicon rich water weekly at home is easy and much less expensive
and more sustainable than purchasing water bottled in Fiji or Malaysia. I call this water “Silicade” and there is a
You Tube Video on how to make it at “Silica Water – How to Make it at Home”. Silicade provides 124ppm
of dissolved silica to lower your body-burden of aluminum. Silicade preparation
requires only two ingredients and a set of small measuring spoons that in the
U.S.A. can be purchased online and shipped to your home. Silicade can be stored indefinitely in the
dark like Fiji water. The chemicals to
make Silicade store well and should be kept out of children’s reach:
·
Low Alkalinity Hydrous Sodium
Silicate: a hydrous powder available online from ChemicalStore.com. The powder is safer and easier to measure than the liquid form but
has the same ratio of 3.22 SiO2 to Na2O. The powder has a
as a purity of 99.5% and a formula of SiO2[Na2O]1/3.22
H2O (18.5% water) Mw of 97.25. Only order “sodium silicate – low
alkalinity”. Do not order “sodium
silicate – alkaline” from the ChemicalStore.com or Zchemicals.com. This powdery chemical can be stored
indefinitely in its screw-cap plastic container but slowly clumps. The clumps
are easily converted back to powder with a small mortar and pestle.
Note: This solid sodium silicate from the Chemical Store is Product G manufactured
by the PQ Corporation of Valley Forge, PA. Brenntag Specialties (Telephone No. 888-926-4151)
buys Product G from PQ Corporation and resells it worldwide as G Sodium
Silicate product number 387721 in 50 pound bags. ChemicalStore.com and
Zchemicals.com buy this product from Brenntag Specialties and sell it in 2
pound containers online.
·
Sodium Bisulfate (a.k.a. Sodium Hydrogen Sulfate): a white powder 99.5% pure of micro-prills (i.e. very small
pellets) from Professor Fullwood of LoudWolf Ltd. is available from Amazon. Note:
both optional calcium chloride and magnesium chloride are available from the
same source.
·
Mini Measuring Spoon Set: Norpro
3061D from Dine Company Online. Currently priced under $4 without shipping.
Three measuring spoons come attached to a single ring. Only the dash (1/8 of a
teaspoon) and smidgen (1/32 of a teaspoon) are used for Silicade preparation. In
order to avoid accidental use of the wrong measuring spoon, remove the pinch from
the ring. Note: in the early 2000’s some companies, such as Norpro and Dine, began
defining and accurately calibrating the dash and smidgen measuring spoons as precise
fractions of a teaspoon. Do not use antique dash and smidgen measuring spoons
as they may not be correctly calibrated.
·
Spatula: Any small spatula with a straight-edge works to level the contents of
the measuring spoons prior to addition.
Detailed Instructions
with Options for Making Silicade
By following these detailed instructions you can prepare a gallon of
Silicade or just follow the “Short Recipe for Silicade” that follows after
these detailed instructions:
1)
A level dash and two level smidgens (3/16 of a teaspoon, 600mg) of hydrous
powdered sodium silicate is placed in a Pyrex glass measuring cup. Add 1/8 cup
of tap water and bring to boiling in the microwave or on the stove, and let boil
for 30sec. This powder contains 99.5% water soluble sodium silicate monohydrate
and a maximum of 0.5% of water insoluble materials, as required by the American
Waterworks Standard B104-98 for adding sodium silicate to drinking water23.
Note: Do not heat to
boiling more than 1/8 cup of tap water as more water will lower the pH making
the sodium silicate less soluble.
2)
The hot water with dissolved sodium silicate is immediately diluted to
one gallon (3.785 liters) with cold tap water resulting in a 1.29 mM/liter (124ppm)
solution of pH 9.8 OSA.
3)
One level dash (1/8 of a teaspoon, 0.83 gr, 6.9 mM) of sodium
bisulfate is added to the solution of OSA and dissolved with stirring in order
to acidify the solution to pH 4 to 5. Optionally,
if tap water is more basic than pH 8.5, use a pH meter while slowly adding a
little more sodium bisulfate in order to lower the pH to 4.0-5.0. A pH 7.0 standard
solution is recommended for periodic calibration of the pH meter.
4)
The clear colorless acidic solution of OSA is further purified by
filtering through a Brita pitcher style filter resulting in OSA at a pH of 4.4.
This removes impurities added with sodium silicate and sodium bisulfate.
5)
Two level smidgens of sodium bicarbonate (a.k.a. baking soda) are
added and dissolved with stirring in the gallon of filtered OSA, resulting in Silicade
with a pH of 6.5, a TDS of 285 at 25oC, and less than 2mcg/L labile
aluminum. Each quart of Silicade
contains 36.5mg of dissolved silicon as 124ppm of monomeric (OSA).
6)
Optionally make
Silicade Plus Calcium, if tap water is low in calcium, add two level dashes of calcium
chloride flakes or prills (840mg 36% calcium) 99% pure from Loudwolf/Amazon.
This will increase the calcium level by 80 ppm, the TDS to 450 at 25oC,
and the pH to 6.6 in a gallon of Silicade + Ca. Labile aluminum in calcium
enriched Silicade is less than 2mcg/L. Calcium at
concentrations greater than or equal to 75ppm have a significant protective
effect on cognition433.
Optionally in order to increase magnesium by 20ppm add a dash of
magnesium chloride hexahydrate (>98%
purity) from LoudWolf/Amazon. Optionally make
Sparkling Silicade – Carbonating Silicade will result in a pH 4.5 sparkling beverage.
Drink 3 to 4 cups of Silicade a day around
meal times in order to provide a total of 25.5 to 34mg of silicon as monomeric
OSA. This is 7.7 to 10.3 times the 3.3mg of silicon that when consumed as OSA
per day was observed to lower the frequency of AD118. Silicade contains 124ppm of OSA and in the U.S.A. 160ppm of OSA (i.e. 100ppm of SiO2) is
generally recognized as safe in drinking water22.
Short Recipe for
Silicade
Ingredients
needed:
·
Sodium Silicate
·
Sodium Bisulfate
·
Baking Soda (sodium
bicarbonate)
Tools
needed:
·
Dash measuring spoon = 1/8 tsp
·
Smidgen measuring spoon = 1/32 tsp
·
1 cup Pyrex measuring cup
·
1 gallon measuring container
·
Brita filter - pitcher style
·
Spatula for leveling
·
Stirring utensil
Steps:
1. Add
1 level dash & 2 level smidgens of sodium silicate to a one-cup Pyrex
container
2.
Add 1/8 cup of tap water to the one-cup Pyrex measuring container
3.
Heat the contents of the Pyrex measuring cup to boiling and boil
for at least 30 seconds
4. Dilute
immediately with a small amount of unheated tap water
5. Pour
all the contents of the Pyrex measuring cup into a 1 gallon container
6. Fill
the 1 gallon container with unheated tap water to the 1 gallon mark on the
container
7.
Add 1 level dash of sodium bisulfate to the one gallon container
8.
Stir the mixture thoroughly and then filter the mixture through a Brita
filter pitcher
9.
After filtering, add 2 level smidgens of baking soda (sodium
bicarbonate) to the mixture
10. Stir
Silicade to dissolve the baking soda
11. Enjoy
the health benefits of drinking Silicade!
Silicade can be stored indefinitely in the dark at room temperature or in a refrigerator.
Why This Recipe
Works
The goal of this recipe for orthosilicic acid
(OSA) in drinking water is to use an easily measured solid silica powder and an
acidic microprill that are commercially available online and shipped to anyone,
not just chemical laboratories. Both of these chemicals are high purity (e.g.
99.5%).
·
Solubilize sodium
silicate: Boiling powdered sodium silicate for 30 seconds in an eighth of a cup
of tap water keeps the pH high enough (e.g. pH = 13) to solubilize silicate434-436.
·
Neutralize to form
OSA and prevent polymerization: In order to form OSA and other silica species
in equilibrium with OSA489 and to prevent OSA polymerization435-437,
immediately dilute the basic (e.g. pH=13) OSA solution to a gallon with tap
water and then immediately render the
solution non-hazardous by acidifying the solution to pH 4 to 5 with the
solid acid sodium bisulfate. A 1.29mM OSA solution is well below OSA’s
saturation level in water (e.g. 2-3mM) but requires 7 days to fully stabilize
rising from 108ppm immediately after preparation to 124ppm174. Polymerization of OSA
has been observed at neutral pH only well above OSA’s 200ppm saturation level435-437.
·
Remove Aluminum: For optimal
aluminum removal acidify the OSA solution with sodium bisulfate to pH 4.0 to
5.0 and then filter through a Brita pitcher style filter (OB03)174. A significant
portion (e.g. 98.5%) of the labile aluminum introduced in tap water is removed174,175.
This Brita filter is a combined activated
carbon and weak cation exchange resin that removes cations like aluminum but
does not remove OSA174. If
the tap water used for Silicade is between pH 6.5 to 8.5, as per EPA’s
secondary drinking water standard, then after acidification, filtration, and
bicarbonate addition Silicade will be pH 6.5.
·
Optionally add
Calcium and/or Magnesium: Have your tap water checked and if it is low in calcium and/or magnesium, add
supplemental calcium and/or magnesium to Silicade. The Brita filter reduces calcium and magnesium in
Quabbin tap water by one half175. Drinking water with calcium at levels of 80mg and
magnesium at levels of 20 ppm has been found to be optimal for good health438. This may be due to calcium and magnesium competing
with aluminum for absorption by the gut433. Calcium catalyzes the polymerization of OSA but
only at pH greater than 818,19.
Silicade + Ca is pH 6.6 and at this pH OSA in Silicade + Ca
is primarily a non-polymeric monomer174,439.
Here is a link to answers for frequently asked questions about making Silicade. FAQ Silicade
This is a great article on how to minimize the cost of your silica water. The same reason that I grind my own coffee each morning. Of course later in the day I do enjoy a cup from Dunkin' Donuts or Starbucks. So I continue to advocate for the convenience of Fiji water and minimizing my costs by shopping smarter balanced with the convenience of Peapod for us working folks. My bigger challenge is compliance with drinking my silica water daily
ReplyDeleteGary I was just replying to some other posts and looked at your post again. Remember if you want a muffin to go with your coffee make sure you buy from Starbucks not Dunkin Donuts. Starbucks uses aluminum free baking powder, Dunkin Donuts uses aluminum containing baking powder. See my blog about baking powder to learn the toxic level of aluminum in muffin.
DeleteHi Laurie
DeleteI have silicon dioxide powder- do you think it canprovide any bioavailabile silica for the body. The powder is very fluffy.
Hi Rohit, Silicon dioxide does not dissolve in water and it is not bioavailable and therefore for these reasons it can not be used to make a silica rich water.
DeleteI would love to make this water, however, what are dash and smidgens? I am Dutch, I tried to translate the words but Google comes up with Dash washing powder (for washing clothes) and smidgens as some brand of chocolates. What are these compounts and where can we find / buy them?
ReplyDeleteYou can get a set of measuring spoons with Dash and Smidgen. A dash is 1/8 of a teaspoon, a smidgen is 1/32 of a teaspoon. Where to buy the compounds is in the blog post. If it doesn't translate let me know.
DeleteGreat post! What do you think about consuming food-grade diatomaceous earth? It is high in silica also and also kills parasites in the digestive tract.
ReplyDeleteExcellent question. The silica in Diatomaceuos earth is not bioavailable as it takes many years to dissolve the silica. Also low in bioavailable silica is Colloidal Silca, such as products sold by Eidon and Saguna. Higher in bioavailability is biosil and the highest is this silica water recipe, fiji water and spritzer water.
DeleteRegarding silica killing parasites in the digestive tract, Silica is beneficial to your gut microbiome. Both plants and animals use silica for protection from aluminum toxicity.
DeleteHi Laurie... I'm in agreement re DE not being good to utilize for making silicic acid. Do you have a source for your info? A doctor I respect is saying that the HCl in our stomachs will convert the DE to silicic acid, but I don't think that is the case, which is why I'm asking. Thank you for any info. I've been searching, but have not found anything specifically about ingesting DE in water resulting in silicic acid.
DeleteCarol the source for the information about DE is my husband Dennis N Crouse who tested DE for bioavailability at the same pH that is found in the stomach. The results of his testing for bioavailability in DE and other silica supplements is in his books Prevent Alzheimer's Autism and Stroke and Silica Water the Secret of Healthy Blue Zone Longevity in the aluminum age. The books are available on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Dennis-N.-Crouse-Ph.D./e/B01LFW4782
DeleteI'm on a tight budget - does the boiled water solution need to go through a Britta water filter? And why is the calcium added in? Does that help in some way - will it also help bone density at the same time by any chance? Fiji water is really pricey, your husband's recipe would help. I have 8 children, 6 with autism, though we've always had a low aluminum diet (no aluminum pans, aluminum free baking powder, etc) and half are unvaccinated. I'm hoping this recipe can help. I was looking into horsetail plant extract, it is high in silica. But your husband's recipe sounds balanced and would have a purer final water I think. Thanks for any input you can give!
ReplyDeleteThe Brita filter removes Aluminum from the water while retaining silica. If your drinking water is treated with Alum I would strongly recommend using a Brita filter. Calcium lowers the amount of Aluminum absorbed in your stomach. Yes calcium helps with bone density. My husband doesn't recommend Horsetail plant as it might have undesirable impurities. I would highly recommend your family take Vitamin D supplements. JJ Cannell has done work on Vit D and autism. He has written a book Autism Causes, Prevention and Treatment: Vitamin D Deficiency and the Explosive Rise of Autism Spectrum Disorder It is great you have a low aluminum diet. My husband and I have made a video about sources of aluminum and how to eliminate aluminum. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gt5gfKxpHZU&t=28s
DeleteWould any Brita filter do the job or it must be specifically OB03?
DeleteThanks
So far the OB03 removes the most aluminum at 98.5%. My husband is currently testing the Matrix filter which is sold in Europe. He has completed the aluminum part of the testing and the Maxtra removes 98.5% of the aluminum. He needs to complete the silica testing before he recommends the Maxtra. My husband tested the long last and it removed 90 % of the aluminum. My husband tested an up and up filter (which fits the Brita pitcher and is less expensive)and it removed 74% of the aluminum.
DeleteI'm curious. It says the end pH is 6.5 which is slightly acidic. I heard more alkaline water is better for the body. Why is this solution low? Wouldn't a higher pH be better? Also, comparing to today's Fiji water, which I drink everyday, the pH is 7.7 and has 93mg/L of silica, 18mg/L of Calcium and 15mg/L of magnesium. Wouldn't the Fiji be better because of higher pH? Would there be a better way to raise the pH of this solution?
ReplyDeleteHere is my husbands response to your question: Drinking water in the U.S. is recommended to be in the range of pH 6.5 to 8.5. Fiji water tested against a pH 7.0 standard is 7.1 and with a total dissolved solids level of 153. At this low level of TDS it is weakly buffered and will become acidic in the stomach. This is a good thing as acidity is required to free vitamin B12 from protein as well as digest protein. The pH of drinking water is a matter of personal preference. I prefer slightly acidic drinking water with a high TDS. An example of this type of drinking water is San Pellegrino with a pH of 5.0 and a TDS of 420. Unfortunately San Pellegrino has only 5mg/L of silica and 23mcg/L of aluminum. So we make Silicade from tap water with 110mg/L of silica, pH 6.5-6.6, TDS 450-500. In order to achieve this high TDS we add two level dashes of calcium chloride and one heaping dash of magnesium sulfate in a gallon of Silicade. This gives the silicade 75mg/L of calcium and 20mg/L of magnesium in addition to the 110mg/L of silica. I also carbonate it and it tastes like San Pellegino but is much more healthy. If you want to raise the pH making the water more alkaline add a dash of sodium bicarbonte to a gallon of silicade.
DeleteThank you for the response! I will try your suggestion. This is not only interesting but also important to us and even our community's health. One more thing, I was reading the article again and it says that at a pH over 8, calcium catalyzes the polymerization of OSA. Would adding more Sodium bicarbonate to raise the pH make it over 8? Thank you!
ReplyDeleteHere is my husbands response. As I said above you cannot polymerize OSA unless it is at a super saturated level in water. This takes generally 42 mM in water. Adding a level dash of sodium bicarbonate to Fiji water or silicade increases the pH to just below 8.
DeleteForgot to add to last comment it is 1 level dash of sodium bicarbonate per 1 quart of fiji water or silicade.
ReplyDeleteOk, thank you. Loudwolf looks like it only has calcium chloride in micro-prill, how much of that would I add instead of the flakes? And now I'm curious, is there a way to add potassium to sillicade? Thank you once again!
DeleteYou will add 2 level dashes of Micro-prills which is the same as 2 level dashes of flakes. Regarding potassium, you could add potassium bicarbonate instead of sodium bicarbonate. You could also do half sodium bicarbonate and half potassium bicarbonate.
DeleteOur water contains fluoride which can't be removed with a Britta filter. It is permissible to use a gallon Crystal Geyser spring water and filter it as per the directions? Should I get ph strips to determine the ph? Would I need to do anything else differently if I did not use tap water? Thank you. --Lisa
ReplyDeleteYes I wish the Brita filter removed fluoride as fluoride contributes to the accumulation of aluminum. Yes you can use the spring water. Make sure you use the Brita filter as there may be a small amount of aluminum in the sodium silicate. You only need to measure Ph when the water is over Ph 8.5. The Ph of Crystal Geyser spring water is 7.2 - 7.5. There are inexpensive Ph strips if you are curious and for more money there are Ph meters.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your help, Laurie. One last question. Once I make the silicade, may I use it the same way I would use ordinary spring water -- such as in boiling it to make tea? Or adding it to recipes such as soup, etc.? I thought that perhaps the boiling would result in the ingredients being too concentrated?
ReplyDeleteYes you can use it as you would spring water. Even when you reduce the volume by boiling to 1/2 the silica will still remain dissolved in solution. Just remember not to use aluminum pots to boil your water for tea and most drip style coffee makers have aluminum heating elements. There will be a blog post about coffee makers in the next few weeks. My husband has been analyzing coffee makers for how much aluminum they put out.
ReplyDeleteI found that I can make a 4x concentrate of silicade without problems of separation or precipitates. Would it be ok to combine my 1 cup full of concentrate with my days worth of magnesium bicarbonate enriched drinking water (about 2 liters), or would it react in a bad way? Would some of the silicate "reconvert" from the higher pH? Would I be better to have the 1 cup full of silicade concentrate all at once a bit before dinner?
ReplyDeleteThank You So Much!!!
Message from my husband "You now have a supersaturated solution. It is difficult to determine without doing lab work to know when the solution will form precipitate. It is always wise to stay away from the saturation limit when making silicade."
ReplyDeleteDo you see a problem with adding magnesium bicarbonate to a slightly diluted silicade water, or will there maybe be an undesirable reaction? Will the higher pH of M bicarbonate cause some of the silicates to "reconvert"? Does the silicade need to be maintained at pH 6.5 or lower to remain stable? Thank you so much for offering the recipe and information for free!! I purchased the kindle book to help support you.
DeleteMy husbands response "No silica will polymerize or precipitate as long as the pH is below 8 and the concentration of silicate is below 200 ppm. Therefore you can add magnesium bicarbonate or magnesium sulfate to silicade."
DeleteI produce my own drinking water via steam distillation. I make about two imperial gallons a day (7.56 litres)which I then convert into magnesium bicarbonate "Waller" water using the formula as per
ReplyDeletehttp://www.afibbers.org/Wallerwater.pdf
I also keep one gallon of straight distilled water for use in our bean to cup coffee machine.
Given that I already have ca two gallons of Waller water in one gallon glass jugs at any one time. Could I make a Silicade "concentrate" to add to my Waller water by
adding "1 level dash (1/8 Tsp) and 2 level smidgens (1/32 tsp) (Total is 3/16 of a tsp) of Sodium Silicate powder" to "1/8th cup of distilled water" and boiling the mixture for 30 seconds, then
add 1 level dash (1/8 tsp) of Sodium Bisulfate
dissolve by stirring, and then
Purify this mixture through Brita Water Filter
and then add this concentrate to one imperial gallon of my Waller water?
Would this achieve the objective? I note that my Waller water has a pH of ca. 8.3. Is this too high in terms of causing the OSA to polymerize or precipitate?
Thanking you in advance and compliments on a phenomenal site.
James
James here is my husband's response " Silica has only limited solubility in water, ca 200 ppm. Therefore a stock solution can not be made. Sodium Silicate needs to be boiled at high pH (pH13) then immediately diluted and filtered to remove impurities.
DeleteIn my procedure you can substitute distilled water for tap water. I recommend adding calcium and magnesium salts at the end of the procedure."
Hi, have you heard of the brand ORGONO Living Silica? its silica type is monomethylsilanetriol, is it good?
ReplyDeleteFirst this is a man made product. It is not normally found in our bodies. It's toxicology is unreported. There is no data for the efficacy of this product removing accumulated aluminum from your body.
Delete- Borax -
ReplyDeletehi. would it be okay to mix Silicade with a borax solution ?- the solution is basically 1 teaspoon borax mixed in 1 litre of water (20 mule team borax)
~ thanks ~
I would not recommend using a borax solution. BORIC ACID DAMGES REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH. A draft risk assessment released by Health Canada in July 2016 has found that overexposure to boric acid has the potential to cause developmental and reproductive health effects. Since people are already exposed to boric acid naturally through their diets and water, Health Canada advised that exposure from other sources should be reduced as much as possible, especially for children and pregnant women. The concern is not with any one product, but rather multiple exposures from a variety of sources. With this in mind, the department also announced that registrations for certain pesticides that contain boric acid, which are commonly used in homes, will have their registrations cancelled and be phased out of the marketplace. As well, new, more protective label directions are being introduced for other boric acid pesticides that continue to be registered in Canada (for example, enclosed bait stations and spot treatments using gel formulations).[39]
ReplyDelete39"Information Update - Health Canada advises Canadians to avoid homemade craft and pesticide recipes using boric acid - Recalls & alerts - Healthy Canadians Website". Healthycanadians.gc.ca. 2016-07-22. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
Borax Possible carcinogen
The Indonesian Directorate of Consumer Protection warns of the risk of liver cancer with high consumption of borax over a period of 5–10 years.[26]
26 Watch Out For The Food We Consume". Directorate of Consumer Protection, Jakarta, Indonesia. 2006. Archived from the original on December 28, 2008. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
Borax Risk to fertility and pregnancy
Borax was added to the Substance of Very High Concern (SVHC) candidate list on 16 December 2010. The SVHC candidate list is part of the EU Regulations on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals 2006 (REACH), and the addition was based on the revised classification of borax as toxic for reproductioncategory 1B under the CLP Regulations. Substances and mixtures imported into the EU which contain borax are now required to be labelled with the warnings "May damage fertility" and "May damage the unborn child".[40] It was proposed for addition to REACH Annex XIV by the ECHA on 1 July 2015.[41] If this recommendation is approved, all imports and uses of borax in the EU will have to be authorized by the ECHA[needs update]. Review of the boron toxicity (as boric acid and borates) published 2012 in Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health concluded: "It clearly appears that human B [boron] exposures, even in the highest exposed cohorts, are too low to reach the blood (and target tissue) concentrations that would be required to exert adverse effects on reproductive functions."[42
40 Member state committee draft support document for identification of disodium tetraborate, anhydrous as a substance of very high concern because of its CMR properties. Adopted on 9 June 2010. Echa.europa.eu. Retrieved on 2012-02-17.
41Jump up^ Recommendation of the European Chemicals Agency of 1 July 2015 for the inclusion of substances in Annex XIV to REACH (List of Substances subject to Authorisation) Echa.europa.eu. Retrieved on 2015-07-06.
42 Jump up^ "Human Environmental and Occupational Exposures to Boric Acid: Reconciliation with Experimental Reproductive Toxicity Data". Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A. 75: 508–514. doi:10.1080/15287394.2012.675301.
Hi, thx for the reply.
Deletejust to be clear,.all that you mentioned pertains to just borax/borates? or does it apply to any boron related compound ?
Someone of mine has had osteoporosis for a long time & become almost half their size. Actually its how i found your site while researching Silica a little in relation to bone health. I have some minor joint issues too. However my grandfather had Alzheimers, so i have some firsthand idea of its effects.
i've come across quite a few people relating their experiences with osteoporosis/arthiritis & using borax to treat it & having good even great results.
Also, areas that have a higher concentration of borax (& thus higher intake) like turkey, israel, parts of china have a lower incidince of osteoporosis. - and i think the standard starting dose of the treatment is less than the regular intake in those countries. - about 25-30mg borax (~3mg boron) per day...in the form of, 1 teaspoon of the concentrate solution dissolved in a glass of water.
I wasnt aware of some of the health stuff you mentioned in your reply. i appreciate the detailed post ~thanks
Here is the answer from my husband Dennis N Crouse who is a chemist and provided me with the last information I wrote. Boron is the element and Boric acid is the oxide of the element. Borax is the sodium salt of boric acid. My husband would not take boric acid or any salt of boric acid as a supplement. If you have osteoporosis you may want to consider taking Vitamin MK4. Here is a a research paper. Vitamin K2-MK-4 Prevents Osteoporosis
DeleteWhat is the impact of long-term vitamin K2-MK-4 supplementation on bone density? High serum concentrations of uncarboxylated osteocalcin and pentosidine are known to decrease bone mineral density (BMD). A group of 48 women 50-60 years of age was divided into two sub-groups. One sub-group took a 1.5 mg K2-MK-4 supplement daily for 12 months and the other sub-group took a placebo. After 12 months the BMD of the forearm was significantly lower in the control sub-group while the K2-MK-4 sub-group had no change. This is believed to be due to the observed decrease in both uncarboxylated osteocalcin and pentosidine serum concentration in the K2-MK-4 sub-group. A pharmacological dose of 45mg/day of vitamin K2-MK-4 has been used in Japan for the treatment of osteoporosis).
I hope this information is helpful. I have been taking Vit MK4 for over a year now and am hopeful my next bone density scan will show no change. I have osteopenia in one hip.
From what I understand, oligomeric silica has a much higher affinity for aluminum than does monomeric silica. In fact monomeric silica has no affinity for aluminum. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10731501
ReplyDeleteSo you appear to be doing exactly the wrong thing by converting it.
Dave, the conclusion of the study that you refer to is that oligomeric silica reduces the availability from the intestinal tract. It binds to the ingested Al so it will be excreted through the faeces.
DeleteMaybe the monomeric silica is better at releasing the accumulated Al from tissue and excreting it through the urine.
Dave, My husband Dennis N Crouse discusses this in his book. Here is his response. "Nanoparticles or oligomeres(short polymeres) of silica have been shown to be cytotoxic to human cells and for this reason I can not recommend taking these forms of silica" Here is the reference. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00216-012-6246-6
ReplyDeleteHere are excerpts from Prevent Alzheimer's Autism and Stroke There are two ways that dissolved silica as OSA and oligomers and nanoparticles of OSA in the diet or as a supplement can regulate the amount of ingested aluminum reaching the brain:
• Monomeric OSA increases aluminum excretion in the urine
• Oligomers and nanoparticles of OSA increases fecal excretion of aluminum
OSA when taken orally is readably absorbed and therefore bioavailable. OSA is a nearly neutral acid (pKa 9.84) that complexes with labile aluminum in the blood and kidneys (pH 6.5-8) increasing the urinary excretion of aluminum36,37,452. Oligomers of OSA (i.e. short ultra-filterable polymers) are not absorbed and therefore non-bioavailable452. These oligomers of OSA can form nanoparticles of silica that have a high affinity for aluminum and are also non-bioavailable452,453. Both oligomers and nanoparticles of OSA bind to aluminum in the gut and intestine making particulate aluminum. This decreases gastrointestinal absorption and facilitates increased fecal excretion of aluminum51,452,454.
Jarrow Formulas have developed a patent pending product called JarroSil that contains molecular clusters of stabilized silicic acid. Although JarroSil is less expensive per ounce than BioSil, JarroSil only contains 0.4 mg of silicon per drop as compared with 1 mg of silicon per drop in BioSil. Jarrow Formulas claims that JarroSil is “highly bioavailable”. Note that colloidal silica is also clusters of stabilized silicic acid and only 0.25% or less of the silica in colloidal silica is bioavailable as compared with 43% bioavailability with mineral water and Silicade. Also silica colloids made synthetically and sold commercially as nanoparticles have been tested in vitro on four different types of human cells and shown to have cytotoxicity474.
I've been using spring water instead of tap water, is this ok? I don't use a Brita water filter,but I do strain it through a strainer lined with a coffee filter. I also Don't use baking soda,is the baking soda necessary? Does this recipe produce a sufficient amount of silica? It seems you should use larger pertions.
ReplyDeleteUsing spring water is fine. Straining it will not remove any aluminum. The Brita water filter is unique as it removes aluminum while keeping the silica. Baking soda is necessary as you need to adjust the pH of the solution. The water when finished needs to be between 6.5 and 8.5 pH. The OSA (orthosilicic acid) concentration of silicade is 110 to 120 ppm. Research has shown this concentration is effective at removing accumulated aluminum from your body.
DeleteI've added a reference to this page and your book here:
ReplyDeletehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_silicate
Andre, Thanks for doing this!
DeleteAndre you posted another question and I lost it. I remember one of the questions. You are correct about the type of filter needed. You had 2 other questions could you send them again. Thanks and sorry.
DeleteI found your questions "Can the final OSA concentration be measured with an electric current (EC) meter, Laurie?
DeleteAlso, does the filter need to be made by Brita, or will any activated carbon + cation exchange resin filter do? Unfortunately (or not), Brita is not available in all countries.
Finally, is there a way of testing the purity of the ingredients (the sodium silicate and the sodium bisulfate) before taking the plunge? Again I'm thinking of people outside the US."
Answer from my husband. You are correct about the filter with one addition - it needs to be a weakly acidic cation exchange resin. The final product can not be measured by an electric current. It should be measured by a method outlined by Thibaud Coradin, blue method. (Spectroscopy 18:567-576 (2004)) Regarding the 2 chemicals, you need to find ones that are 99.5% pure.
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ReplyDeleteI'm SO happy I've found your page. My parents are having cognitive issues and I'm working on removing all forms of aluminum from their house & diet. However, I work full-time and have a home and family of my own so I'm not able to make this home brew. I'd like to get supplements for my parents but am hesitant to buy them Biosil as my Dad has prostate cancer. I also don't know how to tell which silica supplements are worth buying and which will just go down the toilet. Other than Fiji water, is there anything on the market you can recommend, please?!
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear your parents are having cognitive issues. Unfortunately Fiji water is the most effective option. Silica supplements are not as bioavailable as silica rich water and you would have to take too many pills to get the amount of silica you get in Fiji water(or silica rich water). My blog past Feb 28th has the results. The title is Bioavailability of Silica Supplements and Mineral Water: (OSA) orthosilicic acid It takes 15 minutes to make a gallon of silicade and you can buy a case of Fiji water on Amazon for around $22 this will last one person about 3 to 4 weeks. I hope you find something that works for you and your parents. Are your parents coffee drinkers - drip style coffee makers are a large source of aluminum. My husband and I just made a video of his results. The video is on You Tube. The title is Brain Fitness in the Aluminum Age- Coffee Makers
ReplyDeleteIf I have a sink RO water filter that already gets out aluminum (plus fluoride, etc) do I still need to do the step that does the Sodium Bisulfate?
ReplyDeleteYou need to follow this recipe precisely! You should not deviate! There is a reason for every step. Re: sodium bisulfate it is all about the pH. Please read the recipe again.
DeleteIf I have a sink RO filter that already gets out aluminum (plus fluoride, etc) do I still need to do the Sodium Bisulfate? And the Baking Soda? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteYes you still need to use the sodium bisulfate and the baking soda. The sodium silicate can contain aluminum so you need to follow the recipe so there is no aluminum in the end product.
DeleteSo is the step with the Brita filter to get any aluminum from the sodium silicate? Is this the only purpose for the Brita? I'm really not looking forward to buying one.
DeleteAluminum is a neurotoxin it is really important to remove aluminum. The Brita filter is to remove aluminum from the sodium silicate and the water. I see you are using RO water so your water won't have aluminum.
DeleteI got your most recent question. My husband tested several water filters and Brita was the only filter which removed aluminum and kept the silica. The Zero filter takes out everything - basically it gives you distilled water. Regarding the article you found - good you are doing research but here is a case where someone is trying to sell a Zero water filter and is reporting incorrect information.
DeleteTraci My husband Dennis N Crouse tested the water filters. He is a analytic chemist and has a lab. On page 149 of his book the testing results are given for all the filters he tested. He put in 100 ppb of aluminum and tested the % of aluminum removed by each filter.
DeleteJust made my first batch. Checking to make sure I am doing correctly. I followed to recipe exactly and got Ph=4.9 after the Sodium Bisulfate, Ph=5.8 after going through Brita filter, Ph=6.7 after adding baking soda. The second number went higher than in the recipe. Is this ok? Water was a 6.6 before starting anything.
DeleteThanks!
Tracie Got your last question. Yes the Brita filter is safe and is the best one to use for removing aluminum and keeping the silica in the water.
DeleteCongratulations! All the pH numbers. Drink up ! Regarding water filters adding aluminum to the filtered water. My husband reminded me that some filters that take out fluoride add aluminum because they use an aluminum compound to remove flouride.
ReplyDeleteTraci Magnesium Sulfate Heptahydrate is the most soluble form of magnesium. Be careful how much you add as magnesium can cause intestinal problems.
ReplyDeleteI am so thankful for this blog. Recently learned my step-mom has developed Alz. I would love to make this solution but of course I'm anxious, it sounds so scientific. 2 quick questions please, is Magnesium Sulfate Heptahydrate the same as epsom salts? What are your thoughts on bamboo powder for silica?
ReplyDeleteAva Maria - Yes epsom salts are magnesium sulfate heptahydrate. Make sure the product you buy is 99% or better purity. The silica in bamboo powder is not as bioavailable as the dissolved silica (OSA- orthosilicic acid) in mineral water. My husband has tested bamboo powder and found .3 %bioavailable. OSA is 43 % bioavailable. There is a table in the newest edition of his book. Unfortunately blogger doesn't allow me to post the table here.
ReplyDeleteUpdate on where to buy sodium silicate outside the United States. My husband and I have been trying to find a source of sodium silicate in the UK and Australia for the Silicade recipe. We have identified the company that manufactures the sodium silicate that my husband tested. The sodium silicate is manufactured by the PQ Corporation who is headquartered in Valley Forge, PA. Sodium silicate is sold in large quantities by PQ as Product G. Brenntag Specialties in the United States buys Product G from PQ Corporation and resells it as G Sodium Silicate product number 387721. The chemical store which we buy from in the states buys directly from Brenntag. In the US Brenntag sells sodium silicate in 50 pound bags for $2 a pound. There is a $500 minimum per order. Brenntag has locations throughout the world. I have contacted the company in the UK and Australia and haven’t gotten a response. Here is a link to Brenntag locations in the UK and Australia. If anyone has success in locating a distributor who will sell this sodium silicate retail let me know.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.brenntag.com/north-america/en/locations/find-a-brenntag-location/index.jsp?sort=date%3AD%3AL%3Ad1&as_q=inmeta%3Aaddr_country%3DAU
https://www.brenntag.com/north-america/en/locations/find-a-brenntag-location/index.jsp?sort=date%3AD%3AL%3Ad1&as_q=inmeta%3Aaddr_country%3DUK
Thanks for this great info. Do you know how citric acid compares with silica as an Al chelator? There is a 1998 paper (linked) suggesting citric acid is effective, but I don't have access to the whole paper to compare numbers.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3391623
ReplyDeleteMark in my husbands book Prevent Alzheimer's Autism and Stroke on page 175 he writes "OSA at 10 ppm is more effective than citric acid at 17,000ppm".
DeleteCan you use distilled water in stead of tap water.
ReplyDeleteYes you can use distilled water instead of tap water. However follow the recipe carefully as you still need to filter the water with a Brita filter because the ingredients may have impurities such as aluminum.
DeleteThank you for being so helpful toward others. It's much appreciated.
ReplyDeleteI would like to get your opinion on a product -- Ingredients are:
Silica 125mg, Fulvic Acid 2mg, Double Reverse Osmosis water, Ionized Silica from Orthosilicic Acid
by GoodState
Thanks in advance.
Is the product you are talking about called Ionic Silica from Good State ? If yes the label says Ionic silica(from silicone dioxide)125 mg per teaspoon. This is over 100 times the saturation level of OSA in water which means the silica in this product is either polymerized or colloidal silica which is not bioavailable. Almost all of the silica in mineral water is dissolved as OSA and is bioavailable.
ReplyDeleteWriting for the third time in hopes that this will be posted, read, and answered:
ReplyDelete1) Will you please provide the gram measurements for the ingredients?
2) Will a Berkey water filter suffice to remove aluminum residue from the final product?
Thank you.
The grams are listed in the recipe for some of the measurements. A Dash is .72 grams and a Smidgen is .18 grams. The Berkey water filter uses ALUMINUM OXIDE and should not be used as it will add aluminum (which is a neurotoxin)to the water.
DeleteHello Laurie. I have just been introduced to this whole concept of Silicate to remove aluminum, and am very grateful to you and your husband for making the recipe available. I've ordered both of his books from Amazon. I tried to order the Sodium Bisulphate, Professor Fullwood, as directed, but they don't ship to Canada. I found a product called Sodium Bisulphate, Monohydrate, from Biobasics.com. Will that work just as well? Thanks! Chris
ReplyDeleteChris, The purity isn't high enough as it is reagent grade which is 95%, you want 99%. Have you tried ordering the Loudwolf Sodium Bisulphate from Amazon? Here in the US it is available from Amazon.
ReplyDeleteJust tried ordering from Amazon.com and .ca again and it doesn't ship to my address. Is there any alternative on the market that you know of?
ReplyDeleteChris, I did some more research and you can order about a 5 year supply from this company - not sure they ship to the US- https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/search?term=sodium+bisulfate&interface=All&N=0&mode=match%20partialmax&lang=en®ion=US&focus=product You could call Clear Tech 800-387-7503. The other way to do it is have a friend in the US order it and ship it to you - you may want them to ship you a few bottles. Remember you need the puriss grade which is above 99%. I hope you find some.
ReplyDeleteHi Laurie. Received Dennis' two books yesterday...they are very helpful. I can't find anything about silica water in cooking. Can it be heated, say, to make tea or coffee? Or used to make soup? Will it still have the same beneficial effects, or is it best to stick to plain water? Thank you. Chris
ReplyDeleteHi Chris, So pleased to hear the books are helpful. Good questions. Yes silica water can be used to make tea, soup etc. Extended heating at boiling will concentrate the OSA (silica in the water) and will make it supersaturated causing the OSA to polymerize. Polymerized OSA is not bioavailable. My mother in law used the silica water to make her coffee and tea. That was the only way we could get her to drink it.
ReplyDeleteHi Laurie. Web research led me to this: "Stainless Steel – the “clad” or “three-ply” varieties have an aluminum or copper base sandwiched between layers of stainless steel." Is this construction on pots/pans safe to use?
ReplyDeleteAnd this: "Some Pyrex and Corningware, are NOT lead free. Older Corningware baking dishes often contain arsenic." What is your view on using Corningware and Pyrex?
Thanks so much for your help!
Chris
Chris, Yes the clad and 3-ply are fine. The aluminum will not get through these layers. Pans that have a nonstick coating over aluminum should not be used as the coating will wear and then aluminum will get in to what you are cooking. I wasn't aware about the lead in Pyrex and Corning ware so I did some research. Tamara Rubin has done testing of some Pyrex and Corning ware cups, plates etc. Her website is great. At the site she has a link to products on amazon that she certifies as lead free. It looks like the paint used for the decals are a major source of the lead. If you have any other good sites about lead let me know.
ReplyDeleteIs there an alternative to using sodium bisulphite to acidify?
ReplyDeleteNo there is no substitute for the sodium bisulphate. Why are you asking? Are you having difficulty locating a place to buy it ?
ReplyDeleteThank you for your public service! Your husband's recipe indicates it results in silicon 32 mg/L, comparable to Fiji water at silicon 36 mg/L. Fiji water, however, is not silicon 36 mg/L but silicon 93 mg/L. Is the recipe accurate indicating 32 mg/L? Does the entire recipe (i.e., sodium silicate, sodium bisulfate, and baking soda need to be tripled to produce silicon water 96 mg/L?
ReplyDeleteYes you are correct there is a discrepancy between the numbers stated before the recipe and the recipe itself. The discrepancy came when my husband was writing his second book he discovered that when silicade is allowed to stand for several days immediately after preparation the OSA increases is 108 ppm (32 ppm Si) and increases to 124 ppm (36.5ppm of Si). I updated the recipe but didn’t update my figures at the beginning. I apologize for the confusion.
DeleteHere is an excerpt from his second book (Silica Water the Secret of Healthy Blue Zone Longevity in the Aluminum Age) Dennis N Crouse
“Neutralize and prevent re-polymerization of OSA: In order to prevent OSA re-polymerization, immediately dilute the basic (e.g. pH=13) OSA solution to a gallon with tap water. To render the solution non-hazardous, acidify the solution to pH 4 to 5 with the solid acid sodium bisulfate. A 1.29mM OSA solution is well below OSA’s saturation level in water (e.g. 2-3mM) but requires 7 days to fully stabilize rising from 108ppm immediately after preparation to 124ppm174. Polymerization of OSA has been observed at neutral pH only well above OSA’s 200ppm saturation level435-437.
Hi Laurie. To be clear, the recipe remains as: 1 dash + 2 smidgeons of sodium silicate, plus 1 dash of sodium bisulfate, plus 2 smidgeons of baking soda. But the new information is to let this mixture sit for one week to reach 124 OSA before drinking for maximum effect.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
Yes Chris the recipe remains the same. I first posted this recipe in 2015 and the recipe was update in 2018 when my husband published his second book. I just forgot to update the information at the top of my post.
DeleteLaurie, I have well water, which I recently had tested for minerals. The result for aluminum was 0.05 mg/L. Do I still need to use the Brita filter?
ReplyDeleteThanks!
You still need to use the Brita filter for making silicade as the sodium silicate and sodium bisulfate are not 100% pure and may contain aluminum. The Brita filter filters out aluminum while keeping the silica.
DeleteLaurie, one more question about the OSA level in silicade. Can one drink more than 3-4 cups/day of 108 ppm (without letting the silicade sit for a week to rise to 124 ppm), and still benefit? If so, how much would you recommend to drink per day?
ReplyDeleteThank you!
The FDA considers up to 160 ppm of OSA to be generally regarded as safe for drinking water. Dr. Exley found in his studies that water with 48 ppm of OSA or higher facilitates the elimination of aluminum. He recommends 1 litre (around 4 cups) a day for protection from aluminum. Let me know if you see any improvement from drinking silicade. Thanks
DeleteI just recently found out about your husband’s recipe for Silcade as I have been researching for beneficial supplements for Osteoporosis. I got all my ingredients but could not order the ph tester you recommend. It was unavailable. So I ordered another brand. I have made the recipe 3 times and am having issues with getting the solution PH level down to between 4-5 and then bringing it back up to 6.5. I have to keep adding smiidgens until I get there. I mean I use quite few! Is this normal? If not, where can I buy the tester you recommend?
ReplyDeleteDid the pH meter you purchased come with a pH standard solution or did you purchase one ? Is the pH meter you purchase temperature compensated ? Another thing to consider is your tap water may be buffered (a mixture of ions) and will require more acid to shift the pH down. If your pH meter is calibrated and temperature compensated then don't worry about the amount of sodium bisulfate you are using to get it to the correct pH level. Let me know if this solves things for you. I will check to see where you can order the pH meter in the recipe.
DeleteYup I can't find the pH meter we bought. Here is one Digital PH Meter Pocket Size Test Pen 0.01 PH High Accuracy Water Quality Tester with ATC 0-14 PH Measurement Range for Household Drinking Water Food Swimming Pools Aquariums Hydroponics (Yellow) I found it on Amazon. If the meter you have is temperature compensated give me the name. We will have to update the pH meter on the recipe.
DeleteOk. So I have the red HiKiNS brand from Amazon but it doesn’t say ATC anywhere in the description so I will order the one you suggest and see if I can send this one back. Thank you! Want to get this right so I don’t have to keep buying Fiji water! The Fiji Islands might run out of water once the word gets out about its benefits! LOL. :) I’m already noticing that it is getting low on the shelves!
DeleteHopefully this will solve the problem. Yes buying Fiji water is not sustainable that is one of the reasons my husband developed the recipe for silicade.
DeleteSo I got the new ph meter. Same result. Just to give you an idea I am adding 10 additional smidgens to get the ph in the range of 4-5 and then adding 10 total smidgens of baking soda to get it back up after filtering it. Is it possible that it’s because my tap water is softened??
ReplyDeleteOh. I forgot to mention that the ph of the tap before doing anything is 7.5
ReplyDeleteAnswer from Dennis - "Yes your water is buffered which means resistant to pH change. So yes it is OK to add as much sodium bisulfate and then baking soda to achieve the correct pH. Yes it is possible that having your water softened is the reason because ions are added which act as buffers." I learned some new things.
ReplyDeleteI looked up best counter-top water filter and found Brita to be the worst according to this testing: http://fitlife.tv/7-most-popular-countertop-water-filters-tested-for-removal-of-heavy-metals-and-radioactive-elements/nutrition/
ReplyDeleteThey say Brita adds aluminum and ZeroWater water filter removes 100%
aluminum, removing so much would it remove the silica also.
I can't find any information on the Brita site about % of aluminum removed
ReplyDeleteI I believe zero water is like RO water and would remove the silicates,so
that's not good.
Yes the Brita website doesn't say. My husband tested the Brita and it removes 98.5% of the aluminum. There is a table of the results in his book. I can't post a jpeg here.
DeleteGatorade Question: Lemon Lime Gatorade has a ph of 3.07. Will silica water still chelate aluminum if I use it to mix powdered Gatorade? Thanks for saving our health and money in a big way!
ReplyDeleteYou can use Gatorade. The pH of Gatorade will not effect the complexation of aluminum and silica. This complexation occurs in the blood and the pH of the blood is regulated by the body.
DeleteThanks!
DeleteIs it necessary to use pyrex cup for boiling or any stainless steel vessel is ok for boiling in the first step
ReplyDeleteYou can use stainless steel to boil the water. Pyrex is recommended as it can be used in the microwave or on the stove.
ReplyDeleteIs it possible Brita filters only remove aluminum at a high acid 3-4 ph ?
ReplyDeleteand Brita does not advertise aluminum removal because it can't remove
aluminum at base 7 ph or around there ?
Sparky, Aluminum forms complexes with a number of common ions such as phosphate, fluorides, silicates, and hydroxides, these are all broken up at slightly acidic pH's (4 to 5). This frees the aluminum as a cation to react with the ion exchange resin in the Brita. In conclusion the best pH to remove aluminum is pH 4 to 5.
ReplyDeletei have a pure water filter on my sink faucet if i use this water do i still need to run it through a brita filter or can i just drink the formula of this silica water
ReplyDeleteYes you still need to filter the water as the ingredients used in the Silicade recipe may have some impurities which will be filtered out by the Brita filter. You may want to check the sink water filter you are using. If the filter filters out fluoride, you may be adding aluminum to your drinking water. Aluminum oxide is used in most fluoride filters.
DeleteThe 0B03 should last 40 gal
ReplyDeleteMine clogged up @ 11 GAL I back flushed
it in a glass of water that got clouded
Now I have to flush every 3-4 gal.
Is the silicate not desolving enough?
I boil it 30-35 seconds.
I'ts not cloudy after boiling.
Is the filter still working after back
flushing non-desolved silicates out?
I would like to get the 40 gallon's of
use out of the filter.
Thank.
The most likely reason for your filter getting clogged is you start out with hard water (high calcium and magnesium. If this is the case you could buy an ion exchange filter that softens the water. You would use both this filter before making the silicade and the Brita during the recipe. We have been making silicade for 4 years and we get 45- 50 gallons on one cartridge. If this isn't the reason for the clogging send me another message. I hope this solves the problem for you. You can back flush and continue to use the filter.
ReplyDeleteHi Laurie,
ReplyDeleteMy mom has Alzheimer's. I just recently purchased both of your husband's books, and am waiting to receive the last ingredient to make his silicade. Do you or Dennis have a third party certified water analysis report of your silicade? I would like confirmation that it contains everything Dennis says it does, and that it is safe to drink. I would highly appreciate it if you could provide me with this. In the meantime, my dad, my mom, and I have strictly been drinking Fiji water until I can make silicade. Thank you and Dennis for all that your work and sharing on this important subject, and warmest wishes.
Hi Niko, I am pleased to see you found my husbands work. I am sorry to hear your mom has Alzheimer's. Regarding 3rd party certified testing of silicade, are looking for confirmation of the OSA level in silicade and what do you mean by safety? My husband and I have been drinking silicade for 4 years and have had no problems. We are in touch with several people who have been drinking silicade for 2 years. The procedure Dennis used for testing the silicade is in appendix 4 in the Silica Water book.
ReplyDeleteI use Crystal Geyser instead of tap water it has a TDS that averages around 81, so I don’t think hard water is the
ReplyDeleteProblem.
The first time I tried to boil the Silicate in Pyrex on the gas range it cracked, the other Pyrex I have states
on the bottom “not for Lab or stove-top” so I tried a stainless steel pot and I found reoccurring tiny black specks in
the water, they were hard like carbon, I looked for something else and found a small one egg Teflon pan that heats the Silicate in
seconds, but the results were a bit cloudy after 30 to 35 seconds of boiling, so I boiled it longer but it never dissolved 100%.
should the Silicate be clear after transferring to a cup of cool water? I could see how the undissolved Silicate could collect in the filter entrance and block the flow if it’s not 100% dissolved.
All my PH & TDS reading seem to be ok on my finished water so I assume the Silicates have not been
filtered out, but then when I back-flush the filter in a glass of water the cloudy water could only be Silicates.
What am I doing wrong?
Hi Sparky, You are doing nothing wrong and it is good you are being thorough. The sodium silicate will not dissolve 100% and that is OK. So the cloudiness you are seeing is to be expected. The amount of undissolved solids in the silicate is well within the requirements of the American water works association for adding sodium silicate to drinking water. Our tap water is TDS 110 and we get 3 months out of our filter which is about 45 gallons.
ReplyDeleteHi, I am in Australia and trying to find the specific ob03 filter you discuss in the recipe (there are at least two main Brita filters, one looking vertical and one looking horizontal).
ReplyDeleteDo you know if all Brita filters will work or only the ones labeled ob03 - which seem to be the vertical looking one?
I asked Brita Australia and they couldn't really confirm one way or the other.
Thank you.
My husband completed the testing on the Maxtra. It is the same as the Brita filter ob03. It removes the same amount of aluminum as the ob03 and it doesn't remove any silica.
DeleteMy husband is finishing testing on a filter you can buy in Australia which may be equivalent to the ob03. It is called Maxtra. My husband has tested this filter to see if it removes aluminum and it does. He now has to test to make sure the filter doesn't remove silica. He should have this testing done in a few weeks. I will try to remember to post the information here. Check back in a few weeks if I don't post this information.
ReplyDeleteHi Laurie, Just to clarify the testing was done on the Maxtra and not the Maxtra+ filters? The Maxtra+ are the new and improved version. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteYes a Maxtra +. My husband and I didn't realize there is a Maxtra and a Maxtra +. Thank you. I have updated the recipe.
ReplyDeleteDear Laurie, God bless you and your husband for generously sharing your knowledge with the world! Some old book said that horstail tisane (to be precise "concoction") was extremely healing because of its silica content. it said you needed to put it in water and boil it long enough to reduce the water by half. Only with this longer cooking process you would be able to obtain absorbable silica. Any thoughts about that? This would be easier to do for many people around the world. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteHorsetail is not a good source of OSA (orthosilicic acid). OSA is the bioavailable (absorbable) form of silica which has been found to be effective at removing aluminum. My husband and Dr. Chris Exley have tested horsetail for OSA and found a negligible amount. Boiling the horsetail will not increase the OSA.
ReplyDeleteHello again Laurie, I had a go at making this and there seems to be small white particles floating around in the filtered batch. It settles on the bottom after a while, I was thinking this might be what your calling re-polymerization? I am assuming this isn't what it's suppose to do. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteHaving some small white particles is fine. It is likely the small particles are from the sodium silicate as 0.5% of the sodium silicate is insoluble.
ReplyDeleteDoes Biosil still chelate some of the aluminum? How come other silicia supplements still work for hair growth and nails?
ReplyDeleteIan, Biosil may have enough silica to give you better hair and nails however it does not have enough bioavailable silica for the removal of a sufficient amount of aluminum to improve your health. Data on the analysis of OSA in Biosil can be found in both Dennis Crouse's books.
ReplyDeleteHi, over here in the UK I can't find hydrous sodium silicate of the correct specification. I can find a liquid form, 40%. Is there a method to use this? Thank you.
ReplyDeleteMark, Yes I have heard this from other people. No you can't use the liquid for the silicade recipe. Here is a link for ordering the sodium silicate from a country other than the US. Please let me know whether this works. https://zchemicals.com/products/sodium-silicate-powder-low-alkaline
ReplyDeleteHi Laurie, thank you for the link to zchemicals.com. The prices are US dollars and the shipping for the 2lb tub to the UK was $112 so I suspect this is still coming from the USA. I'll keep looking. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteHi Mark,
ReplyDeleteYikes, $112 in shipping charges. Yes the product is coming from the US. We have not found anyone distributing or manufacturing the sodium silicate outside the US. In Australia a woman found a company that will give you a US shipping address and the company ships the item to you. I don't know if this is available in the UK and whether the shipping will be less expensive. I hope you find an economical way to get the sodium silicate.
Hi Mark,
ReplyDeleteI did some calculations and even with the above shipping cost, Silicade is way less expensive than buying bottled water and more sustainable. For a family of 2, 2 pounds of sodium silicate will make 1,500 gallons of Silicade.
Hello, and thanks for the detailed information. Has your mother's condition changed? Is she using silicade instead of Fiji water?
ReplyDeleteMy wife's family is dealing with a 92 year old mother's mild dementia.
Are you familiar with Dr. Bredeson's book The End of Alzeimers? I appreciate any information.
Hi John, I got another comment from you. It is too long to post. I would be willing to answer you by email. Send me your email address if you are interested. Glad to hear the strategy of using Fiji water in drinks such as tea and lemonade for your mother in law is working. In case you don't get back to me the spring you sent me the information on is extremely high in aluminum.
DeleteHi John, Thank you for asking about my mother in law. She continues to do well cognitively. She drinks Fiji water as we live in different states and we are not able to get Silicade to her. There is a video we made last October which gives an update on my mother in law. She is still able to live in her own home. For the past 6 months she has been living by herself. Her memory is not perfect but it is good enough for her to be able to manage most everyday tasks. Now if we could just find a way to decrease her stubbornness (ha ha). Your mother in law will benefit from drinking silica rich water. I hope your mother in law is receptive to the idea. Yes I am very familiar with Dr. Bredeson's book and protocol. I have posted in the apoe4.info site. My husband has done a write up on the 3 types of Alzheimer's Dr. B has defined. Every type is a phase of Alzheimer's caused by aluminum accumulation. Here is a link to the write up. http://aluminum-alzheimers-autism.blogspot.com/search?q=bredesen
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ReplyDeleteDear Laurie,
ReplyDeleteAny news on the testing of the Maxtra + filter? Is it an option to make the silicade?
Thank you
Yes my husband tested the Maxtra and you can use this filter to make Silicade.
DeleteHello for a six month old baby that I want to detox from vaccines (his cousin has autism), can biosil or jarrosil drops be used to provide some silica? Babies can’t consume much water (and he’s drinking just tiny sips now), although I suppose they could get some silica from my breastmilk? He will be getting a Pentacel shot which has 330 mcg of aluminum.
ReplyDeleteHi filmoyster, I looked up the Pentacel vaccine which is a DTaP, IPV and Hib vaccines in one vaccine. It looks like it is given in 4 doses and your baby would be getting the 3rd dose if your doctor is using the recommended schedule. Therefore your baby has been exposed to aluminum. Because you are breast feeding the best and safest way for your baby to get silica is by you drinking silica rich water. There is research that shows infants get silica from mother's breast milk. If it is possible for you to drink silica water for at least a month before having your child get the vaccine that would offer some protection. If you are on facebook you can join a group Fiji water detox Epilepsy Autism etc. I have posted the research about silica in mother's breast milk.
ReplyDeleteIs the fluoride in Fiji water concerning at all, from my reading fluoride water still contributes to aluminum retention? Is there a difference between sodium fluoride and calcium fluoride?
ReplyDeleteYes fluoride enhances the accumulation of aluminum. Fluoride is a concern and my husband is working on making a fluoride filter using bone char. We will publish this when he completes the project. The fluoride in Fiji is less than the upper limit in the US. Fiji is around .2 and US regulation is .6. The solubility of sodium fluoride in water is very high (40,400 mg per litre) while the solubility of calcium fluoride is very low (16 mg per litre.
ReplyDeleteHi again Laurie, for the sodium bisulfate, in Europe I can obtain Sodium hydrogen sulfate monohydrate (at least 99%, for analysis) - molecular formula is NaHSO4 · H2O. It has a molar mass of 138.08g/mol. It is from reputable manufacturer. Is this suitable? Thank you, Mark.
ReplyDeleteHi Mark, My husband has looked at Sodium hydrogen sulfate monohydrate and it is difficult to measure using the small spoons used in the Silicade recipe. Some people in Australia have used shopmate and planet earth to get a US address to order from another country. I don't know if these services are available in the UK. If you do order(order 9 of the 4 ounce bottles- this is enough to use the with amount of sodium silicate you get from the chemical store )
ReplyDeleteThanks very much for your help Laurie. It's my understanding from reading this article that a pH meter is pretty much essential because the pH of the tap water in any location is an unknown variable, and sometimes changes depending on various factors. So the "level dash" of sodium bisulfate may need tweaking depending on the current pH of the tap water, and this all needs verifying with the pH meter. Does this sound right or am I over complicating things?
ReplyDeleteHi Mark,
ReplyDeleteIf you need to adjust the pH you would use either the sodium bisulfate or the sodium bicarbonate. The sodium bicarbonate will make the water more basic and the sodium bisulfate will make the water more acidic.
Dear Laurie,
ReplyDeleteI would like to have some more magnesium in the water, could I double the amount you suggest? Also, could I add some potassium? How much?
Thank you so much for your selfless work for the good of all! God bless!
I would be careful about increasing the magnesium as you can get loose bowels. Yes you can add potassium. I don't have a recommendation for the amount.
ReplyDeleteHi Laurie - while reading the book Prevent Alzheimer's Autism and Stroke I noticed that Oatmeal, 100g, has a bio-availability of nearly 300mg of silica. And 100g is probably half of a decent bowl of porridge. So taking a bowl of porridge each day might provide a large ~600mg dose of bioavailable silica. So my question is - why not make the silica water more concentrated? It seems the human body is equipped to handle much more silica safely - which logically could increase the excretion of Al and speed up the potential for healing.
ReplyDeleteHi Mark, Regarding making the silica water more concentrated,OSA is soluble in water at low concentrations (i.e. at or below 200 parts per million = ppm)1 Silica water is generally regarded as safe (GRAS) by the U.S. FDA in drinking water at or below 160ppm of OSA or 100ppm of silica as SiO22. Above the US FDA's GRAS level the OSA will crystallize out potentially causing kidney stones.
ReplyDeleteHi Laurie, thank you for all your efforts. As I live in Germany it seems difficult to obtain the Low Alkalinity Sodium Silicate Hydrous Powder. I only found one source of powder, but that is the alkaline one. Liquid versions are ubiquitous though (with same Gras#). Is there a modified recipe with the liquid sodium silicate?.... So far I have simply been putting SiO2 gel into my drinking water for extra silica. Would you know if that is a viable alternative otherwise? Or maybe should I heat it initially to get smaller silica compounds??? Many thanks! Alex
ReplyDeleteHi Alex, I have some information which may help you get the sodium silicate in Germany. But first, there is no liquid version of this recipe as the liquid is difficult to measure and the liquid is very basic and dangerous because of this. The gel does not have enough OSA (the bioavailable form of silica). The PQ corporation makes the sodium silicate. This company has offices in Germany. I don't know if they sell this product in Europe. The sodium silicate is made in Philadelphia, Pa (USA). Here is more information to help you in your search. Some people in other countries have had friends in the US buy the sodium silicate and then mail it to them. Some people have found a service which will give you a US address for ordering. Let me know if you have any success with the PQ corporation. "The PQ Corporation makes the sodium silicate as a standard product that they have assigned product name “G”. The product is sold as “Hydrous Solid Sodium Silicate” and it has very high water solubility, possible due to a spray drying technique." https://www.pqcorp.com/brands/pq-corporation
ReplyDeleteA big brand of sodium bicarbonate here in Europe is Dr Oetker bicarbonate of soda and they have said it contains between 5 and 50ppm Al. (This is not an added ingredient, just contamination that has not been removed.) So perhaps many off-the-shelf bicarbs will have "some" Al contamination, and my feeling is they could actually have more Al contamination than the pharma grade sodium silicate from ChemicalStore. So I am wondering if the OSA we are making will bind to any Al contamination and neutralise it regardless of whether this is from the sodium silicate or the tap water or the sodium bicarbonate. I would love to hear your thoughts on this.
ReplyDeleteMark When you follow the Silicade recipe The water will be the low pH 5.5 prior to filtering through the Britta filter. In order for aluminum to interact with silica (OSA) the pH must be above 5.5. So no OSA will be lost. My husband has only tested baking soda in the United States thank you for the information about Europe’s baking soda.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your reply Laurie. When you say "pH 5.5 prior to filtering" - do you actually mean pH 4.5 (as in the recipe)? And is it correct that aluminium only interacts with OSA at pH above 5.5, or is this also 4.5 pH? Thanks, Mark
ReplyDeleteMark, I miss typed, sorry I was using my phone. It should read "when you follow the silicade recipe the water will be below pH 5.5.... ". Yes you are correct the recipe calls for the water to be 4.5 pH. At pH 4.5 or below the aluminum doesn't react with the hydroxide in water or with the fluoride making it easier to remove the aluminum with the Brita. You can send me a photo/or write up that states the amount of aluminum in Dr Oetker's baking soda. I tried to find this information and wasn't able to (probably because I am in the states not the UK). Thanks
ReplyDeleteHi Laurie, I said I would get back to you if I had a reply from Dr Oetker's regarding levels of Al in their sodium bicarbonate.. customer services dept. said their regular analysis of their product reveals no more than 2 ppm of Al. Regards, Mark
ReplyDeleteThanks Mark. Aluminum is a contaminant in this baking soda. I am pleased the company has analyzed for aluminum. This isn't amount to get overly concerned about. There is much more aluminum in baking powder.
ReplyDeleteIf I use reverse osmosis water, can I skip the filtration step?
ReplyDeleteNo you can not skip the filtration step. The Brita filter will remove the impurities found in the ingredients used to make the Silicade.
ReplyDeleteHi Laurie, I find some silicate residue in the pan I use to boil the
ReplyDeletesilicate and also in the bottom of the Brita filter tray, it seems to also collect in the filter after I run 4 or 5 gallons through the filter
I have to back-flush the filter to continue using it.
After boiling the water it's a little cloudy, I tried to boil a little longer than 30 seconds but it seems to have the same cloudiness.
Do you think I'm getting all the silicate in my silicade?
It seems I'm losing some in pan after boiling and settling in filter pan then in the filter itself. Is that all normal and accounted for in silicate quantity used?
Thanks, Lance
Hi Lance, Sodium Silicate is 99.5% pure. The residue you are seeing is from the impurities. The American Water Works Association allows a maximum of .5 % impurities. Boiling with not dissolve the impurities. These impurities do not clog the Brita filter. What clogs the Brita filer is hard water (water that has high levels of calcium and/or magnesium.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing the Silicade receipt. I have read a lot about yours and Dr Crouse's work regrading Aluminum removal from the body. Which lead me to having a hair tissue mineral analysis done for my 5 year old, with the results being high aluminum (and very high arsenic). The reason I got the test done was because he was on a vaccine catch up schedule and received his 12 month and 18month vaccinations at the same time. He has speech and language delays which I couldn't explain (because his 3 siblings did not have the same issues) which lead me to researching the effects of aluminum on the brain. Anyway, I will today be purchasing some Fiji spring water and will start giving this to my son to try to eliminate the aluminum overload from his body. I am wondering if using a water filter system that such as the ones on offer from www.waterscoaustralia.com.au, which according to their water tests add 790 ppm of silicon to water (via minerals added by ion exchange. The water passes through coral and silica sand and picks up minerals as it passes through ) would work the same as the Fiji water? I am looking for a more sustainable (and cheaper) option since I would like all 4 of my children to experience the health benefits of drinking water containing Silica. I currently use a Berky water filter (with fluoride removable filters) . Also wondering what your thoughts are on the Berky Fluoride removal system which uses Aluminum Oxide as the media the removes fluoride?
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your time.
My husband has looked at the water system you posted, this will not add the form of silica needed to remove aluminum. You need OSA (orthosilicic acid) to remove aluminum. This is the absorbable form of silica. Mineral water is the only source that has enough OSA to remove aluminum and you need 48 ppm or above in the mineral water. The least expensive option is to make your own silica water. My husband has developed a recipe called Silicade. Google it and you will get the written recipe and a video. The fluoride filter in the Berkey adds aluminum to your water. My husband has made a fluoride filter and has tested it. It uses charcoal to remove fluoride. He will be making this information available at his blog and in his new book soon. If you are on facebook there are groups you can join. Let me know if you see improvement in your sons development from drinking Fiji water.
ReplyDeleteI started out reading the book "Mr. Aluminum" (Chris Exley) which eventually led me here. I have since read both your books. Wow. Thank You. I was surprised at the hugh amount of knowledge I did not know about OSA. I'm big into water. I'm big into Sauna. So much so that I am at the point of starting Dr. Roots Detoxification Sauna treatment program. This program uses Vitamin B3 to cause a chain reaction that extracts organic posions from the fat cells 2+ to 4+ hours after the ingestion of protocol amounts of Vitamin B3. This is all documented in Roots "Sauna Detoxification Using Niacin" book. Daniel Root (author) developed a protocol that is timed to 2+ hours after the ingestion of B3 at the right doses, and with a little exercise in between and before sauna sessions to maximize detoxification in the shortest amount of time. I am struck that they do not mention OSA !! in their protocols - At All!! They do mention getting rid of undesirable metals through the sebacous sweat glands and advocate use of InfraRed Saunas to do so. Given your work I believe you would find this B3 protocol of interest. The combination of both of you guy insights could help many more individuals in the long run. I believe they need to read your books and fine tune their protocols via advocation of use of OSA. For me, I'll definitely be following your water recipes for many years to come. Thank you very much.
ReplyDeleteI have a few questions...
1) Is there a known shelf life for silicade?
2) Fiji water lists its pH in the 7.7+ region and of course it contains OSA as monomers - but your recipe makes emphasizes a pH OF 6.5 is important in order to insure that monomers stay monovers and not become this hard to understand Polomeric thingy or stringy. So? Are these pH values close enough to each other?
3) Do you have any theories as to why Fiji did not end up in a Blue Zone in your book? Do Fijians not not drink their own water? Is there be a confounding factor at play?
Thanks!
Hi Tom, You may be interested in my husband’s recently published book which is available on Amazon. B3 is discused in the book. Increasing IQ, Cognition and Cure Rate of COVID-19 with Essential Nutrients
DeleteTargeted Detox Improves Children’s IQ, ADHD Behavior, and Adult Cognition
Here are the answers to your questions from my husband Dennis N Crouse:
1. I checked the shelf life of Silicade for up to 2 weeks and found OSA slowly rose during the first week from 108 ppm to 124 ppm and then it plateaued and did not change for the next week. There is no reason to believe that Silicade stored out of sunlight is not stable for a long period of time.
2. The pH of Silicade can be anything below pH 8 and above pH 8 the OSA in Silicade can begin to polymerize depending upon its concentration.
3. We lack data to quantify the health of Fijiians and the number of Centenarians in Fiji and the silica in the drinking water throughout the country. They do have 100 fold less incidence of Alzheimer’s than the US.
Laurie,
ReplyDeleteI’m reading all of Dennis’ books. Fabulous reading. The grey areas exercise my grey matter! I have a more questions. Thank you for your previous answers.
I’ve been making Silicade from the Distilled Water I obtained from my kitchen counter-top unit [PureWater Mini Classic CT distiller (all stainless steel)]. Unlike Tap Water, my distilled water starts out with ZERO PPM total dissolved solids (TDS).
The cooking instructions state that after Sodium Silicate is added to the 1/8 cup water which gets boiled for 30 seconds (60s total in microwave) we are to diluted this into the waiting gallon of Tap Water (immediately!). The instructions also suggest I should arrive at 108 PPM OSA that will eventually stabilize to 124 PPM OSA.
1) How quick is the “immediately mix” supposed to be? For example, if I waited 30 seconds to pour the solution into the gallon of water is that too long and will that disturb the sodium silicate solute or cause any polymerization? I am trying to figure out when I need to start over if my attention has wandered. Lol.
2) Question: Is the 108 PPM Sodium Silicate measurable with a TDS meter? What should it be granted that I start with 0 PPM?
I ask because when I add ONLY the high pH Sodium Silicate to the Gallon of waiting Distilled water I end up with Silicade Water at about ~49 PPM. Is this measurement supposed to be over 100 PPM? Is 49 PPM too low?
The instructions given assume a use of TAP WATER. I assume most Tap Water is not Zero PPM? My home Tap Water for example is 64 PPM. I assume using TAP Water adds to the final PPM of any of the measurements made from the starting Silicade Water.
I am trying to be sure that my starting PPM for Sodium Silicate is correct after I add the boiled mixture. I normally make 6 gallons of Distilled water before the start where I turn it all into Silicade Water - 1 gallon at a time using the recipe.
One time I caught myself for example using 1 level PINCH! and 2 Smidgeons (oops, not enough OSA).
Thanks!
Hi Tom, 1. Timing - Yes you need to immediately add the 'boiled' sodium silicate to the water. If you don't you need to pour it out and start again. You need to make sure you don't get distracted during this step. 2. The TDS meter in not calibrated to measure OSA accurately. 3. IF your spoons are on a ring remove the pinch measuring spoon from the ring. If the spoons are in a drawer put the pinch in another drawer. If you are someone who is easily distracted you may want to read my husbands write up on ADHD in the new book.
DeleteHi Laurie. Are there silica tablets/supplements on the market that can take the place of silicade to reduce Alzheimer's, etc? I am asking for someone else. I personally have been making silicade for 2 1/2 years now and my husband and I drink it every day. So far, so good, and we're in our late 60's. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteNo. Silica supplements do not have enough OSA which is the form of silica needed to remove aluminum from the body. My husband has tested these products. I can't post the table here. The table is on Page 165 of the Silica water book. Page 138 of the Prevent Book. Page 131 of his recently published book. Increasing IQ, Cognition and COVID-19 Cure Rate with Essential Nutrients
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ReplyDeleteThank you to you and your husband for all your good works. I have a berkey filter system will it keep or filter out the silica.
ReplyDeleteDo you mean you would like to use the Berkey in the Silicade recipe instead of the Brita filter? If yes you can not do this. You need a filter that removes aluminum and keeps the silica. My husband tested several filters and as soon as he found one that did this, he used it for the recipe. This was the Brita filter. For the recipe you can start with water filtered by the Berkey instead of tap water. If you are using Berkey's fluoride filter it uses alumina to filter out the fluoride which adds aluminum to your water.
DeleteHi, I am currently reading the increasing IQ, cognition and Covid cures book after finding out I have the APOE4 gene. The book is providing some much needed hope! On a side note, I have recently started using a 'natural' deodorant but it contains 'potassium alum'. Have you any thoughts on whether this is less dangerous than typical deodorants? Thank you
ReplyDeleteThank you for letting me know the information in my husbands book is bringing you hope. Do not use the deodorant that contains potassium alum. It may be natural but it isn't safe. Deceptive advertising. It is great you are reading labels. Keep looking for sources of aluminum and eliminating them.
DeleteHi Laurie, I have been looking at adding silica to my water as per your husband's recipe. However, there are several independent labs that have tested the brita water filter showing that it only reduces contaminants by about 50%. In fact there is a recent report that states that the brita filter water increased aluminum by 33%. I was wondering how tested the brita filter? Could they have recently changed the filter spec? I could test my self but that would get expensive really quickly. Also, do we know how much aluminum or other contaminants are in the sodium bisulfate? I look forward to your response and thank you!
ReplyDeleteMy husband has tested several Brita filters over the past few years and found 98.5 % of aluminum is removed by the Brita filter. The information you found on the web is not correct. Some fluoride filters add aluminum to the water because they use aluminum oxide to filter out the fluoride. The sodium bisulfate has .5% impurities and the nature of the impurities are unknown. I hope you are interested in learning more about the health benefits of drinking silica water. My husband has written 3 books. One was published this year.
ReplyDeleteHere is a link to my husbands books on amazon.
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Hello, I have the book and thank you for the information. My mother has mild Alzheimer’s and my Father can sometimes struggle with complex directions also. My question is regarding the total amount of silica and why high silica water is recommended over the high silica foods….many with WAY more total bioavailable silica per serving. For example, according to the book, oatmeal would have 291 mg of bioavailable silica per 100g serving…compared to about 10mg per liter of high silica water. The same applies to many other foods listed in the book’s table regarding silica content. Why not just recommend eating these foods on a daily basis instead of the complex method of making the high silica water. For my elderly parents, I feel it is too complex to do safely and correctly. What am I missing. Thanks.
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ReplyDeleteYes older people may not be able to make Silicade. This was the case for my inlaws so we had Fiji water shipped to them as they live in another state and we couldn’t make the Silicade for them.
You are correct you could get your silica(OSA) from food. The challenge is getting a menu that will give you enough silica. The number you put for silica in oatmeal is for oatmeal that has husks and hulls. I don’t know of a source of oatmeal on the market that includes the husk and hulls. If you find one let me know. I looked at my instant oatmeal (whole grain) I would have to eat 6.6 packets a day to get enough silica.
If you decide to do a silica rich diet for your parents let me know how it goes and what foods you used. I am glad you have the book so you can look for sources of aluminum and eliminate as many as you can as well as looking at the supplements such as PQQ and CoQ10 and adding those for supporting neuronal health.
Thank you for the information. What would be the amount of silica in those 6 packets of instant oatmeal? I haven't seen any nutritional data on silica content printed on any oat products, or any products for that matter. I've seen conflicting amounts published on the internet for oats from the 595mg/100g that the book has, to 3.27mg silica/2 Tablespoons for Oat bran...So there is a huge discrepancy, and hard to believe that most of that amount is actually in the hull and husks, a relatively small part of the oat. Anyways, many other foods claim to have a lot of total silica and pretty good absorbability also (millet, other whole grains, cress), so it seems it would be very easy to exceed the amount provided in the high silica water of 10mg/L, simply by eating a normal amount of these every day.
DeleteI'm not disagreeing that the water isn't a good way to get it, just saying that it is either expensive to buy, or complex to make correctly and eating certain foods each day would be a lot easier and would provide much more. I would like to know where this silica data is compiled from. Thanks again for the information.
The 6 packets of oatmeal would be equivalent to 4 cups of silica water. Of course like you say we don't know precisely how much OSA is in the oatmeal packet I have. The hulls and the husks do contain a lot of silica. This may be hard to believe but you can't disagree with facts. If you decide to develop a food plan where you get enough OSA from food I would be very interested in this as there are other people who like you would prefer to get the OSA from food. The table of OSA in foods is in the Silica Water book, table 23 page 87. Which book do you have? Here are the references for the table. 190. Kaufmann, K.; Silica: The Forgotten Nutrient; Alive Books (1993)
Delete191. Sripanyakorn, S., et al.; The silicon content of beer and its bioavailability in healthy volunteers; British J. Nutrition; 91:403-409 (2004) You may be interested in this which is in both the Prevent and Silica books. A semi-quantitative study was performed measuring the dietary intake of silica in foods eaten by members of the Framingham study192. A 126-item food frequency questionnaire was filled out to get a measure of what is consumed on average by members of the study. A second part of the study involved overnight fasting of healthy volunteers followed by ingestion of a test meal and then 6 more hours of fasting. Throughout this period of time the volunteers only drank ultra-high purity water containing negligible silicon content. Urine samples were taken and analyzed for silicon as a measure of silica absorption and bioavailability. The results indicated that between 13 and 62mg/day of silicon was ingested per day and 43% of this silicon was absorbed and bioavailable as dissolved silica (OSA). The major food sources for silica among women were bananas and string beans accounting for 17% of dietary silica intake. The major food sources for silica among men were beer and bananas accounting for 25% of dietary silica intake. Women in this study have less bioavailable silica than men because men consume more beer than women. For children in this study the major dietary source of silica is from cereals (68% of total dietary intake).
192. Jugdaohsingh, R., et al.; Dietary silicon intake and absorption; Am. J. Clin. Nutri.; 75(5):887-93 (2002)
79. Sripanyakorn, S., et al.; The comparative absorption of silicon from different foods and food supplements; Br. J. Nutr.; Sept.; 102(6):825-34 (2009)
Do you have a place where other folks have all shared their results? My husband (diagnosed with Dementia 6/2020 and tested high in Aluminum, but has other heavy metals as well) has been on the Fiji water since mid March 2021 and it is now mid August. I am hopeful, but have not seen a lot of change. I was hoping to see more exchange of info from others trying this method.
ReplyDeleteHere is a link to our website which was recently updated. https://prevent-alzheimers-autism-stroke.com/
DeletePlease let me know when you have seen my posts here. Thank you.
DeleteI have a facebook page for Alzheimer's (early and late) and APOE4. I hope you are on facebook so you can join. I will post a link to the facebook group and I will also give you a link to testimonials which I have permission to share. Regarding other heavy metals/toxins my husband has write ups on targeted detox for lead, mercury and arsenic using things that are either essential for or made by the body.
ReplyDeletePeople usually see improvement in 2 to 4 months. Have you also looked at what sources of aluminum you and your husband are currently being exposed to and eliminated them ? There are also nootropics such as PQQ and CoQ10 which support neuronal health and growth. The protocol my husband used for my mother in law is in his new book. https://www.facebook.com/groups/509038829797535
Here is a link to the anecdotal information. It is in this blog. The write ups on heavy metal detox are at my husband's blog on blogger and in his 3rd book which also has the protocol used for my mother in law.
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FYI...a website that I can buy Loudwolf Sodium bisulphate from in UK. Thanks Clare from Devon UK
ReplyDeletehttps://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/22305673-loudwolf-sodium-bisulfate-microprills-4-ounces-99-5-pure-reagent-grade-ships-fast-from-usa
Thank you so much for this information. How did you get the sodium silicate shipped to the UK ? A person recently told me they couldn't get it in the UK.
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ReplyDeleteCan you use a Zero Water filter or must it be Britta? I am worried that the Zero Water might actually filter out the silica, if that is even possible.
Do not use the zero filter, the Zero water filter will remove the silica. You can only use the Brita filter to make Silicade. My husband who is a chemist tested the Brita filter to make sure no OSA (the form of silica in Silicade) is removed.
ReplyDeleteHi Laurie, I love the work that you and your husband have done, it is a great service to all.
ReplyDeleteMy question is about the Brita jug style filters. Just yesterday I received an email from Brita telling me everything it filters, and unfortunately silica is on the list. Now, this may not have been the case when your husband initially came up with his procedure to produce silica water, but it is now. So....would you/your husband have a solution, or perhaps it's just not possible any more.
Thank you
Greg
Hi Greg, This information is incorrect. There is no way chemically that an cation exchange filter(Brita standard filter) can remove silica because silica is an anion not a cation. My husband has tested several Brita filters over the years and silica (OSA) is not removed.
DeleteI got your additional information. Thank you. Regarding silica, there are many forms of silica. The silica reported in the information you sent is not the form of silica in Silicade. The silica in Silicade is in the form of OSA (orthosilicic acid). The silica in the information you sent me is an insoluble form of silica, it is a component of scale. Your information is about Maxtra, my husband has tested the Maxtra and no OSA is removed. Regarding Biosil it is great you are making the switch as biosil does not have OSA to remove aluminum. My husband has tested biosil. Where you are doing research before drinking Silicade, you will be very interested in reading my husband's second book Silica water the Secret of Healthy Blue Zone Longevity in the aluminum age. Here is a link. https://www.amazon.com/Silica-Secret-Healthy-Longevity-Aluminum/dp/1727336747/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=silica+water+dennis+n+crouse&qid=1633005839&sr=8-1
DeleteHave you tested the Brita Longlast+ filter to ensure that it does not remove OSA? Thanks!
DeleteYes it does not remove OSA. Here is how much aluminum is removed. "Brita OB03 and Brita Maxtra are the best with 98.5% removal of aluminum and the Brita Longlast is next best with 90% removal of aluminum595."
DeleteThank you so much! You two are amazing!
DeleteI’m wondering what your thoughts are on reverse osmosis. I’m considering having a reverse osmosis system installed since the Brita filter doesn’t remove the fluoride and also installing a remineralization filter. If I did that, would I still need to pour the silicade through a Brita filter?
ReplyDeleteYes you would still need to use the Brita filter to remove the impurities in the ingredients. If you start the recipe with RO water, you will want to look at the end of the recipe, which gives the option of adding magnesium and calcium to the Silicade. If you want to remove fluoride from your drinking water and you are someone who likes to make things my husband has made a bone char filter for removing fluoride. Here is a link on how to build your own fluoride filter. https://prevent-alzheimers-autism-stroke.blogspot.com/2019/02/making-aluminum-and-fluoride-free.html
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