Oh, also, is it good to use dolomite as a source of magnesium and should this also be dissolved in water?
Dolomite is a carbonate, which is garbage. Carbonates are poorly absorbed and will interfere with the absorption of other minerals and proteins.
I was thinking to combine dolomite with home-ground bone meal.
I'm desperate to find a source of good minerals for my teeth healing...
Since you do not like nettle how about seaweeds and alfalfa?
I've tried "nourishing infusions" of nettle and oatstraw but nettle is a diuretic (I'm already losing salt/water with adrenal fatigue)
Again nettle leaf provides minerals, so it replaces what is expelled.
I don't know what you are drinking for water, but if it is a purified water these can easily lead to electrolyte imbalances, and they are also diuretic but unlike nettle leaf do not replace minerals.
and oatstraw makes my nipples sore (freeing testosterone).
This does not make sense either. Nipple sensitivity in men is from a lack of testosterone and too much estrogen, not too much testosterone.
Could it be that the silica is somehow facilitating repairs of my cardiovascular system, which is causing this ill effect?
No. If this were the case then the same would apply to other things that are needed for the repair of your vascular system including vitamin C, copper, zinc and amino acids.
Furthermore, even when the artery walls thicken to handle the higher pressure, this does not narrow them. These are muscles and contract and relax to control blood pressure.
I've tried different things for silica and they all have bad side effects like hypertension (DE) or contributing to varicose veins (Bamboo gum).
That makes no sense. Silica does not affect blood pressure, so the DE is not going to cause hypertension. As for bamboo, I actually use powdered bamboo shavings, but silica regardless DOES NOT cause varicose veins either. Silica is a component of structural proteins including those of the blood vessels. This is why silica is used with other nutrients like vitamin C to treat varicose veins.
Just as you said, bamboo is a vasodilator...
Vasodilation changes blood flow and this could easily influence something like a varicose vein. Many people with a varicocele report that (for example) pycnogenol causes pain due to altered blood flow.
A lot of things can cause vasodilation, but this does not they contribute to varicose veins. Varicose veins result from a loss of collagen and elastin in the blood vessels. This causes them to lose their strength and elasticity losing tone and stretching out. It is like the elastic band wearing out on your underwear so it does not stay in place. Vasodilation on the other hand is simply the temporary expansion of blood vessels. This DOES NOT affect the collagen or elastin content of the blood vessels. This is why we can eat things like cayenne and greens, which can also dilate blood vessels, but these do not cause nor contribute to varicose veins.
As somebody who is always willing to experiment, I listen to my body and if a plant/substance turns out to be less than an "ally", I reject it for personal use. Whether that plant would be more useful as a formula is subject to knowledge of synergism/formulations.
It would be nice if plants didn't have side effects, which almost totally undermines herbalism for me (subject to more enlightenment from someone).
Do you eat food? Food can have side effects. So does that undermine eating for you? Do you drink water? Water can have side effects. So does that undermine hydrating for you? Do you breathe air? With all the pollutants in the air inhaling it can have side effects. So does this undermine breathing for you?
Life is full of risks. But we generally try to minimize those risks. This is why so many people come here to learn about alternatives to the more dangerous pharmaceutical drugs and medical procedures.