SHILAJIT- Sacred Soma of the Alchemists

Ancient Sanskrit holy texts, over 3,000 years old, make reference to a
mysterious substance called shilajit, which they describe as the
"destroyer of weakness." The texts list its powerful health and spiritual
benefits and the positive changes that shilajit brought in the lives of
those who used it. The sacred substance was prescribed for thousands of
years for many different health problems and became a powerful tool in
Ayurvedic medicine. There is some indication that shilajit may have been the priceless soma of
the Eastern alchemists.

The rediscovery of the power of shilajit is said to have been made by

Himalayan villagers observing large white monkeys migrate to the
mountains in the warm summer months. The monkeys were seen to be
chewing a semi-soft substance that flowed from between layers of rock.
The villagers attributed the monkey’s great strength, longevity and
wisdom to the strange substance. They began to consume it themselves
and reported a broad spectrum of improvements in health. It seemed to give them more
energy, relieve digestive problems, Increase sex drive, improve memory and cognition,
improve diabetes, reduce allergies, improve the quality and quantity of life and it seemed to
cure all diseases.

The ancient Vedic text Rig Veda states that soma "has mountains and stones for its body" and
"dwells within the mountainous rock where it grows." Mountainous rocks are the "abode of
soma," and it is "plucked from between the rocks by mountain dwellers and brought to the
priests-alchemists who prepared the soma by washing and grinding and cooking." Soma was
considered the elixir of immortality, the secret substance used by alchemists to perfect both
body and mind.

Shilajit must be harvested from sacred cliff sides high in the Himalayan Mountains of Nepal.
Millions of years ago, before the Himalayas were formed, a lush garden flourished in a vast
fertile valley. The vegetation in that primeval garden became trapped and preserved as the
movement of the continents caused that valley to become the tallest mountain range in the
world. Today, millions of years later the monsoon rains and extreme freeze and thaw
conditions work together to crack large rock formations, exposing the precious shilajit. Because
of its ancient nature, the vegetation was never exposed to any type of fertilizer, pesticide,
herbicide, or pollution. The native Nepali people collect and carry this gift of nature down the
mountain, where it is alchemically processed into a potent, high-quality extract.

This ancient wisdom was passed from generation to generation among the Indian and Nepali
alchemists and holy men, but it escaped the notice of the Western medical establishment until
the last days of the twentieth century, when explorer John Anderson heard of the amazing
benefits of this substance and refused to give up the search until he found its source. He
journeyed throughout India and Nepal until he learned of the perilous harvesting the raw
shilajit from the cliffs. He also documented the reams of Sanskrit studies showing the rare
plant's benefits. He spoke firsthand with more than fifty Indian and Nepalese researchers that
have been studying the wonderful effects of shilajit and perfecting the processes for delivering
the purest, most concentrated shilajit ever know to man.

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 Summary of Scientific Studies of Shilajit
Over sixty years of clinical research have shown that shilajit has positive effects on humans. It increases
longevity, improves memory and cognitive ability, reduces allergies and respiratory problems, reduces
stress, and relieves digestive troubles. It is anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and eliminates free radicals.
The research proves that shilajit increases immunity, strength, and endurance, and lives up to its ancient
reputation as the "destroyer of weakness."

Technically, shilajit is an exudate that is pressed out from layers of rock in the most sacred and highest
mountains in Nepal and other areas. It is composed of humus and organic plant material that has been
compressed by layers of rock. Humus is formed when soil microorganisms decompose animal and plant
material into elements usable by plants. Plants are the source of all our food and humus is the source of
plant food. Unlike other soil humus, shilajit humus consists of 60-80% organic mass. About 200 million
years ago, India was a large island off the Australian coast separated from the Eurasian continent by the
Tethys Sea. The Indian continent drifted north at a rate of about 9 meters a century. This movement lead
to the eventual disappearance of the Tethys sea. Fifty million years ago, the Indian continent collided
with the Asian continent. This caused the sea bed of the Tethys sea to be pushed up and keep moving up
to eventually form the Himalayan mountains. The Himalayan mountains continue to rise more than 1
Centimeter a year. During this transition the mineral rich and fertile soil of the sea bed gave rise to a lush
and dense tropical jungle. As the ground continued to be pushed up to become mountains a lot of the
plants became trapped by layers of rock and soil and remained preserved for thousands of years. These
plants had never been exposed to any chemicals, fertilizers or pesticides. They are gradually transformed
into humus, a rich organic mass that is food for new plant life.

What are humic substances? They are the sum total of all once living organisms, mostly plants,
disassembled by nature’s brilliant decomposition and recycling processes, then highly refined by millions
of species of beneficial soil-based microorganisms.

Yet miraculouslythe end product is not inert basic "dead" mineral elements, but is transformed into the
world’s most complex and ultra-compact molecules. Even the nucleic acids, RNA and DNA, of the earlier
life-forms remains intact. The molecules are ultra-condensed and highly functional, rolled up into tight
little balls that are supercharged biochemical and phytochemical powerplants, similar to storage batteries
or fuel cells. Humic substances are found in rich humus soil in trace amounts. They are also found in
massive ancient plant deposits, never truly fossilized, still remaining completely organic. What makes
their stored solar energy so different? The key is found in nature’s decomposition and refining process.
The energy is converted into a different form. Coal, oil, tar, natural gas, and uranium deposits, all are
"dead" inorganic remnants of ancient plants. It is certain that a different form of equally intense latent
solar light energy is found deep within the humic substance molecules. The many rare earth
superconductor elements that humic substances contain may provide some clues. Humic substances have
the amazing power to molecularly bond with, and transform, other molecules and substances, liquefying
them, making them smaller, more condensed, and energizing them. A tremendous, well controlled fusion
or fusing power certainly exists. In a nutshell, humic substances consist of an immense arsenal and array
of powerful phytochemicals, biochemicals, supercharged antioxidants, free-radical scavengers, super
oxide dismutases, nutrients, enzymes, hormones, amino acids, antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals, etc.
Many of the substances that make up humic matter have yet to be discovered and catalogued among the
known and documented organic chemicals.

Due to microbial action and the tremendous pressure from the weight of the Himalayan mountains, the
ancient humus was transformed into a dense, viscous, mineral rich mass. This is shilajit. The trapped
layers of shilajit become exposed due to the freezing winters, hot summer sun and erosion from monsoon
rains. Shilajit will “flow” out from between the cracks in the layers of rock during the summer when the
temperature of the mountains gets warm enough and the shilajit becomes less viscous. The native Nepali
people them climb the mountains, repel down cliffs to collect the magical substance. The therapeutic
actions of the raw material vary by the region it is harvested from. There are other substances that
contain humic and fulvic acids, but true shilajit has a very important therapeutic, bioactive ingredient that
is not present in other "shilajit-like" substances. The authenticity and therapeutic quality of shilajit is
identified by the inclusion of oxygenated di-benzo alpha pyrones. While there are several areas from
which the raw material is collected, the highest levels of therapeutic ingredients come from specific areas
in the Himalayan mountains in Nepal at 10,000-12,000 feet above sea level. Historic records report that
these “sacred” mountains produce the best shilajit. The processing of the raw Shilajit is very important as
it contains free radicals and may also contain mycotoxins and fungal toxins. The processing removes
these free radicals, polymeric quinone radicals, toxins, mycotoxins, and other inactive ingredients.