Silicon the dietary nutrient
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Peat said at first it isn't worth trying to maximize and then later on apparently seemed to tacitly accept its importance but said that we get enough in diet.
anyone remember MrHappyOz of the nootropics world? He is pretty well known now and is a published author with work for treating post-viral illness and chronic fatigue. His protocol explains how silicon is essential for optimization of health after illness and via some sort of testing known as oligoscan has shown that Silicon in particular is low in the chronic fatigue / post viral illness type disease model. I think in things like Ehler Danlos too. It is apparently used highly to detoxify microbial waste products so gets used up when detoxing.
Anyways, some interesting studies I've found show that silicon makes copper and ceruloplasmin work better and that it contributes to better tissue and bone health, especially in conditions where other nutrients are deficient. as in having enough silicon in diet abolishes the bad effects of other low micronutrients.
it is highly present and bioavailable in things like whole cucumbers (the knottier the better), green beans (in the shell), bamboo shoots (!!!), oatmeal (especially the bran portion), whole grains, and beer. Other foods can measure as having a lot but apparently aren't very bioavailable, such as bananas.
Apparently East Asians get a ton of it in their diets compared to westerners and maybe that explains the youthful look many of them have. And might explain why carnivore anti-plant food people tend to look rougher and gruffer.