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acrosstheplaya@yahoo.com - 10 Apr 2004 02:43 GMT

I've been using a rare earth mineral called "indium" for two weeks in
the form of indium sulfate, and with good results. I just hope not to
be charged for any cracked porcelain.

There isn't a lot of science, but it supposedly improves hormone
balance and the uptake of trace minerals, especially chromium.

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Repeating Rifle - 10 Apr 2004 05:57 GMT

in article 9d8a9c2e.0404091743.3b01394d@posting.google.com,
acrosstheplaya@yahoo.com at acrosstheplaya@yahoo.com wrote on 4/9/04 6:43
PM:

> I've been using a rare earth mineral called "indium" for two weeks in
> the form of indium sulfate, and with good results. I just hope not to
> be charged for any cracked porcelain.
>
> There isn't a lot of science, but it supposedly improves hormone
> balance and the uptake of trace minerals, especially chromium.

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I hope that this post is not an indicator of your overall knowledge of
chemistry.

Indium is not a rear earth. It is a transition metal between cadmium and tin
on a list of elements listed by atomic number. It is a full period below
gallium which has an even lower melting point than indium. It is close to
the borderline between elements that can be metals or semiconductors. Indium
is obviously a metal as indicated by its malleability.

It is probably not very toxic, but being close to cadmium, I would worry
much about impurities.

Bill

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acrosstheplaya@yahoo.com - 13 Apr 2004 03:24 GMT

RR,

Thanks for the correction and other info.

Indium is also used as wire, which makes a screeching sound when bent.
I'm afraid to bend over now.

My supplement is supposedly cadmium free and one researcher believes
indium relieves eye pain by driving cadmium from the back of the
eye--suggested by clinical trials where indium is used as a diagnostic
tool.

Its not currently part of the food chain, not naturally occurring in a
water soluble form required for plant root uptake, although soluble
indium compounds may have been in ancient soils and disappeared due to
intensive farming--just a speculation.

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Repeating Rifle - 13 Apr 2004 06:12 GMT

in article 9d8a9c2e.0404121824.3864139a@posting.google.com,
acrosstheplaya@yahoo.com at acrosstheplaya@yahoo.com wrote on 4/12/04 7:24
PM:

> RR,
>
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> indium compounds may have been in ancient soils and disappeared due to
> intensive farming--just a speculation.

It makes no sense to me to fool around with potentially known toxic
elements. I would wait until the experiments have been performed and
reported in scientific journals.

It also sounds to me that your chemical knowledge is highly flawed. Spend at
least as much time *understanding* what goes into your body as when you buy
a house. There are still people out there willing to feed you poison just to
make a buck.

I have used indium from time to time to make gas tight seals. I don't
remember it screeching but it may for all I know. I think that I remember
tin or possibly zinc screeching a bit. How is indium as a diagnostic tool?
What does it supposedly do for a human body?

Bill

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