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I don't know about recommending Fiji water, as I recently saw a post (wish I could remember where) saying not to drink it, as something toxic is added to it. Maybe it was a deliberate lie to keep us from drinking it?

I don't like bottled water sold in plastic containers, which is why I never bought Fiji water. I don't understand why the company making it doesn't bottle it in glass, especially if it is such a beneficial water as you say.

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There are some silica waters that come in glass. Gerolsteiner is one. The bottled water industry is very competitive and you can't trust all the information you read. There is nothing added to Fiji water. My husband Dennis N Crouse who is a chemist has developed a recipe for making your own silica water called Silicade. Here is a link. https://prevent-alzheimers-autism-stroke.com/silicade/

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Thank you.

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Interesting, thank you

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I know of a five year old who displays some of the social characteristics of autism. His mom started filling his water bottle with Figi water in January. He has suddenly begun talking to his teachers without a prompt. This has been a huge change for him. We are all delighted. It may be a coincidence but we do think the Silica is helping clear whatever brain fog he may have been experiencing.

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That is great news. Thank you for sharing. It isn't a coincidence ! I ran a facebook group for children with Autism who drank silica water. Improvements were seen in language, attention, social interaction and more. Here is a link to more anecdotal information. I have permission from the parents to share these stories of improvement. https://prevent-alzheimers-autism-stroke.com/sample-page/

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Thanks for the link, Laurie.

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Agreed. And, Fiji is owned the robber barons, Lynda and Stewart Resnick.

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There are many waters that have enough silica in them to remove aluminum. There are many concerns associated with the bottled water industry and that is why my husband developed a recipe for making your own silica water. My husband is Dennis N Crouse and he has a doctorate in chemistry from Harvard university. https://prevent-alzheimers-autism-stroke.com/silicade/

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Prof. Exley specifically says that one cannot manufacture the proper silica water. It has to come from nature.

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If you would like to learn more about the Silicade recipe and a response to Dr. Exley read this write up. https://prevent-alzheimers-autism-stroke.com/2023/06/25/hand-crafted-silicade-made-the-easy-way/

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Thanks!

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We tried drinking Fiji water, it left an aftertaste we didn’t care for, maybe the minerals I don’t know?

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There are many bottled waters that contain enough silica to remove aluminum. If you are concerned about aluminum, I suggest you start trying various waters and find one that you like the taste of. You can also make your own. My husband has developed a recipe called Silicade. All this information is at our website. https://prevent-alzheimers-autism-stroke.com/2021/08/26/bottled-silica-waters-from-around-the-world/

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They're probably poisoning it.

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Have you tried using Fiji water to make coffee, tea, Or koolade? The flavor that you dislike gets *masked* by these.

I drink several cups of Fiji ‘Silicoffee” daily and my Alzheimer’s MD- measured memory test is back up to HIGH NORMAL.

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Great info, I`ll be quoting and referencing this as I write my article on a dietary approach to protecting ourselves against stratospheric aerosol injection programs later this year.

Horsetail is a great (ubiquitous) source of silica https://gavinmounsey.substack.com/p/day-six-horsetail

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Thanks Gavin.

I had high hopes for horsetail too, but unfortunately Prof Exley says that the silica is in the wrong form to bind with the aluminium.

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Interesting, could you provide any links to data pertaining to the difference between silica in mineral water and the form which would be present in something like horsetail tea?

There are quite a few people who are under the impression that it does provide an effective form of silica for heavy metal detox ( here is one, though the post is a bit old: https://www.archerfriendly.com/2012/11/horsetail-equisetum-arvense )

I wonder if it is a matter of the molecular structure of the silica being part of a compound if working with LAB could help alter the molecules to a more ideal state for chelation?

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https://drchristopherexley.substack.com/p/horsetail

Prof Exley says that horsetail tea contains very little silicic acid, which is the magic element required to facilitate the removal of aluminium from the body.

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Thanks for the link and elaborating.

So, the silica which is in Fiji water (which is labelled as 93 ppm SiO2) is different than the SiO2 that Prof Exley says is in horsetail?

If that is so, I would then want to know how it is different as a molecule and what process made it different.

If we are talking about a geological process than I think that could be replicated via mimicking the action of the mineral dissolving into the water and silica from a range of sources could be adapted to become more bioavailable.

The part he said about microwaving plant material seems counterintuitive to me as well (with regards to bioavailability) and I think that attempting to simulate only the caustic actions of acids while not also attempting to account for the metabolic activities of LAB (which are present in the human gut) means that the results he got regarding assessing horsetail's ability to help with chelation may not be accurate.

I will look over the experiment and associated data he has gathered again and I appreciate you linking his work.

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Do ask him on his substack.

He is an excellent scientist and has dedicated his entire career to studying aluminium toxicity and ways to mitigate the damage.

He has been targeted because of it.

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btw, have you read this study?

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35127297/

When compared to crops from conventional farms, crops from regenerative agriculture farms (which means grown in living soil like you would have in a regenerative garden) had 34% more vitamin K, 15% more vitamin E, 14% more vitamin B1 and 17% more vitamin B2. The regenerative agriculture crops also had 11% more calcium, 16% more phosphorus and 27% more copper.

The study above also compared wheat crops. Regenerative wheat crops were planted in a crop rotation pattern that included cover crops between crops of spring barley and winter wheat. The regenerative wheat samples had 41% more boron, 29% more magnesium, 48% more calcium and 56% more zinc than conventional wheat samples.

When you grow crops at home in living soil (created via adding homemade compost, companion planting and mulching) the produce you harvest is significantly more nutritious than store bought.

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Great idea, I will when I have time. Right now I am trying to focus on research and writing for my next book. It may be of interest to you given your concerns with the nutrient/mineral depletion of store bought foods (grown in increasingly degraded soils and sprayed with an array of toxins) as the book focuses on regenerative food and medicine cultivation methods that ensure peak levels synthesis of phytonutrients in crops via nourishing the soil and companion planting. You can learn more about the project here: https://gavinmounsey.substack.com/p/stacking-functions-in-the-garden-199?

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He lost me at microwave. That recipe was a disaster

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i never use those things.

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I answered my own question regarding the geological processes that create "silicic acid" and what its molecular configuration is here: https://drchristopherexley.substack.com/p/a-pill-a-pill-my-kingdom-for-a-pill?

Given I am focused on permaculture design this inspires me to now analyze the mineral composition of the mountain and spring bed rock where the Fuji water is sourced from to see if back-engineering a water-enhancing system for rain water sequestration or filtered tap water using the proper rock types would be possible.

What are your thoughts on the risks of microplastics in bottled water like Fuji and Volvic?

https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=2bfc9a54-eb91-4c76-9fdf-66ea1db47da7#:~:text=Blog%20The%20Daily%20Intake&text=An%20Illinois%20consumer%20has%20filed,that%20the%20water%20contains%20microplastics.

https://www.lezdotechmed.com/blog/microplastics-in-bottled-water/

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Obviously I am not in favour of microplastics in bottled water. If glass is an option then of course choose that.

But it's a matter of balancing risks.

If I was older and concerned about losing my mental faculties I would be following Prof Exley's recommendations and drinking the Fiji or Volvic water.

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I wonder if a product like this https://lifestraw.com/products/lifestraw-home-glass-pitcher would let the silicic acid get through but take out the microplastics?

I asked the professor, waiting to hear back

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Agreed regarding balancing risks. I wonder if there is a type of carbon filter that would get out the microplastics but leave in the silicic acid solution in bottled water.

Glass bottled is not an option here in Canada (and especially not with the ideal companies such as Fiji).

Thanks for the thoughtful response.

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Regarding horsetail. My husband who is a chemist tested and found 1 capsule of 500 mg of horsetail has .37 mg of OSA. You need 48 mg of OSA to remove aluminum. I see Mrs. S posted Chris Exley's testing on horsetail. There are many forms of silica. If you want to read more about the different forms of silica and the health benefits of drinking silica water read Dennis N Crouse's book 'Silica Water the Secret to Healthy Longevity in the Aluminum Age'

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i think a product called bio sil and lemon juice should do it very slowly, because silica has to be taken with an acid to really be activated.

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Can you give me a link to Prof Exley's substack?

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Lord knows we dare not put Reynolds Wrap out of business. Good info. Thanks.

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I featured your article on my paper scheduled to go this Friday.

https://genevathatcher.substack.com/publish/post/140340621?back=%2Fpublish%2Fposts%2Fscheduled

If this is some thing you do not want, please let me know and I will remove it.

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I am so glad to find you! I have been drinking silica water (Dennis Crouse's recipe) for 4 or 5 years now. I added chlorine dioxide 2 years ago and now I only sleep 5 hours a night.

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Ha. As I was reading I was thinking "and MS", and there is was. Yes. I was diagnosed a decade ago, now I don't believe it exists. Just a collection of symptoms of poisoning. Al is one of those poisons. I have also found just water is about the best, and good food. I'm lucky as I have deep bore water, I 'structure' the water as per Pollock, in glass, using IR energy (i.e. a warm room in the sun if poss). When bubbles are present the water is structured (according to Pollock).

Thanks for the silica tip; I'm going to try it.

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I hope the silica helps.

It's great that you are using structured water.

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The largest repository website in the world on Climate Engineering is Geoengineeringwatch.org and it was Dane Wigington the lead researcher/website owner who sent me Dr. Burroughs' Notebook. Thank-you for telling the truth here!

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Thanks for letting me know. I'm honoured that Dane linked my substack.

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I would caution against Fiji water. Just do a deep dive on its owners, the evil and greedy Resnicks.

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There are many bottled waters that contain enough silica to remove aluminum. My husband who is a chemist house, develop the recipe for making your own silica water, Silicade Dennis N Crouse. Here’s a link to our website that has a list of bottled waters as well as the recipe for making your own. https://prevent-alzheimers-autism-stroke.com/

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Ugh. Stewart and Lynda Resnick own Fiji water. No, thank you.

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The glymphatic system might be involved in aluminum detoxification too.

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Ever dabble in turpentine?

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well, i am lucky, i found out about aluminum back in 1991. also, no childhood vaccines. people knew back then too. it gets worse when aluminum is in the presence of mercury, and glyphosate. all 3 of these things should be address at the same time. if the patient is strong enough.

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Prof.Exley, has a Substack.He has spent his whole life studying aluminium.

As far as I am aware from reading it, there is no way to make the water that removes aluminium, only the naturally occurring water that has percolated through the specified volcanic rocks, and perhaps some yet to be discovered, is efficacious.

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Thank you for posting such good information ❣️

The following link is a good site run by medical doctors of India. As you know, India is a wealth of tropical, exotic, medicinal plant medicine.

Plant Medicine for Heavy Metal Poisoning Removal: https://herbpathy.com/Herbal-Treatment-for-Heavy-Metal-Poisoning-Cid2138

Parsley and Cilantro, good for removing aluminum too.

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A friend's son who had autism (happened right after vaccination) had various methods she used to help her son. He did recover.

One thing she advised was to give vitamins with zinc. She said the zinc would bind to the aluminum and bring it out with it as it left the body. Do you think that's plausible? 🤔

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I am skeptical.

But Prof Exley is the person to ask.

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Okay thank you for your thoughts about it.

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aluminum seems so innocuous! who’d’ve thunk!

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