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These Substances Retard the Detrimental Effects of Many Toxins:

Bentonite Clay

Also known as: Colloidal Aluminum Silicate; Montmorillonite Clay

Description

Bentonite Clay is a type of Colloidal Clay that is often used for therapeutic purposes.

Health Benefits of Bentonite Clay

Digestive System

Bentonite Clay may alleviate Diarrhea.
Bentonite Clay may alleviate Heartburn. Bentonite Clay may adsorb Toxins from the Digestive Tract.
Bentonite Clay may adsorb some Radioactive Isotopes within the Digestive System thereby inhibiting their absorption into the body.

Immune System

Bentonite Clay may alleviate some types of Allergies (by binding to water-soluble Allergens).

How Bentonite Clay “Works”

Adsorption

Bentonite Clay is a highly adsorbent medium - this means that it is capable of adsorbing many times its weight/volume in Water. The process of adsorption means that many toxic substances are capable of “sticking” to the outside of Bentonite Clay - Bentonite Clay has a negative electrical (ionic) charge (i.e. opposite to the positive charge of most of the toxins that it adsorbs). Bentonite Clay is also intensely hydrophyllic (i.e. Water-
attracting), enabling it to adsorb many Water-soluble substances.

Bentonite Clay Compared to other types of Clay

Bentonite Clay is regarded as the superior type of therapeutic Clay because it is composed primarily of Sodium Monmorillonite - other poorer quality Clays are composed primarily of Kaolinite, Illite, Calcium-based Bentonite and Attapulgite, all of which have a lower degree of ion exchange capability.

Dosage Recommendations

The usual dosage of oral (liquid, hydrated) Bentonite Clay for the purpose of removing toxins from the body is 15 ml (one tablespoon) first thing in the morning followed by a further 15 ml in the evening - a total of 30 ml per day.

Commercial Availability of Bentonite Clay

“Singular” Oral Bentonite Clay Products

Bentonite Clay is available from health food stores and nutrition outlets in the form of:

- liquid suspension (known as hydrated Bentonite)
- loose powder

Activated Charcoal

Charcoal is a porous, solid product obtained when carbonaceous materials such as Cellulose or Wood are partially burned in the absence of air - the resulting product (Charcoal) is comprised of almost 100% Carbon. Charcoal is often described as a rigid sponge: its enormous surface area allows it to soak up many substances (i.e. it possesses great adsorption ability).

Activated Charcoal is a form of Charcoal created by carbonizing organic matter in a kiln under anaerobic conditions and activating the material with oxidizing gases such as steam or Oxygen at high temperatures. This oxidative process erodes the Charcoal's internal surfaces and increases its adsorption capacity by creating an internal network of very fine Pores. The most commonly used starting materials for the production of Activated Charcoal are bone char, coconut shells, peat, coal, petroleum coke, and sawdust.

Health Benefits of Charcoal

Aging Process

Charcoal (30 grams per day for two days of the week) may counteract some of the cellular changes that are associated with the progression of the Aging Process.
Charcoal (30 grams per day for two days of the week) may possess Life Extension potential (it may increase the mean life span of elderly animals by approximately 40% and may increase the maximum life span of elderly animals by approximately 34%).

Digestive System

Charcoal (5 - 60 grams per day depending on the seriousness of the Diarrhea) may alleviate many cases of Diarrhea (by removing the underlying toxins that often cause Diarrhea). It may be effective for cases of Diarrhea caused by Nervousness, Food Poisoning and Detrimental Bacteria. references
Charcoal may alleviate Dysentery.

Charcoal (5 - 10 grams per day) may be an effective treatment for Flatulence.
Charcoal (40 - 60 grams per day) may be an excellent treatment for Food Poisoning (it absorbs many of the toxins that cause Food Poisoning). Charcoal may also prevent many cases of Food Poisoning.

Charcoal may be a potent absorber of noxious Gases within the Digestive tract.
Charcoal (5 - 10 grams per day) may alleviate Halitosis.
Charcoal (5 - 10 grams per day) may alleviate the Bleeding associated with Ulcerative Colitis.

Immune System

Charcoal may counteract many types Detrimental Bacteria (it adsorbs the toxins generated by many Detrimental Bacteria).
Charcoal (20 - 30 grams per day) may suppress the growth of Detrimental Fungi that proliferate in the Gastrointestinal Tract and may counteract the toxins produced by Detrimental Fungi that proliferate in the Gastrointestinal Tract.

- Charcoal (20 - 30 grams per day) may suppress the growth of Candida albicans (in the Gastrointestinal Tract) and adsorbs the toxins produced by Candida albicans in the Gastrointestinal Tract. It may thereby counteract the Herxheimer Reaction experienced by many people attempting to rapidly eradicate Candida albicans from the body.

Charcoal may reduce the activity of some Viruses and may therefore minimize the symptoms of some Viral Diseases and may accelerate the recovery from some types of Viral Diseases including: references

- Common Cold
- Influenza

Metabolism

Charcoal (24 grams per day taken as three divided doses of 8 grams each) may reduce total Cholesterol (by approximately 25%):

- Charcoal (24 grams per day taken as three divided doses of 8 grams each) may increase HDL Cholesterol by 8%.
- Charcoal (24 grams per day taken as three divided doses of 8 grams each) may reduce LDL Cholesterol by 41%.

Charcoal may lower total serum Triglycerides by up to 76%.

Excretory System

Charcoal (20 - 50 grams per day) may assist people with failing Kidneys to excrete waste products which their Kidneys would otherwise have difficulty handling.

Oral Health

Charcoal (applied to the Teeth with a Toothbrush, similarly to Toothpaste) may whiten the Teeth.

Charcoal may Counteract these Toxic Substances

Charcoal is capable of adsorbing many toxic chemicals (Toxins) and is therefore utilized to detoxify many toxic substances from the body. Its ability to adsorb and detoxify a given toxic substances depends upon:

- the type of toxin (different toxic substances are adsorbed to varying degrees by Charcoal, depending upon the chemical structure other physical properties of the individual toxin).
- The quantity and type of Charcoal consumed.
- The length of time betwee the ingestion of a given toxin and the ingestion of Charcoal.
- The efficiency of an individual’s Gastrointestinal Tract and the content of an individual’s Gastrointestinal Tract.

Recreational Drugs

Charcoal may reduce the time it takes for many Recreational Drugs to be excreted from the body and decreases the duration and intensity of the effects (including the toxic effects) of many Recreational Drugs. Charcoal may also reduce the withdrawal symptoms associated with Drug Dependence to these Recreational Drugs and may reduce the craving for these Recreational Drugs:

- Alcohol (ethanol)- Amphetamines- Cocaine

Side Effects of Charcoal Consumption

Digestive System

Charcoal may cause Constipation in some people. references

Excretory System

Charcoal often causes blackened Stools (this is an expected effect and is not a cause for concern).

Pharmaceutical Drugs

Charcoal may bind with and inactivate some therapeutic drugs and supplemental nutrients, i.e. it cannot differentiate between beneficial and detrimental substances.

Cautions

People who take prolonged high doses of Charcoal should supplement with a multi-vitamin/mineral formula and be under medical supervision (as Charcoal can adsorb and “leach” some essential nutrients from the body). The ability of Charcoal to adsorb essential nutrients can be minimized by avoiding Charcoal use two hours prior to and two hours after the ingestion of nutrients.
People who are using Pharmaceutical Drugs should only use Charcoal under medical supervision (it may adsorb and reduce the effectiveness of many Pharmaceutical Drugs). The ability of Charcoal to adsorb Pharmaceutical Drugs can be minimized by avoiding Charcoal use two hours prior to and two hours after the ingestion of Pharmaceutical Drugs.

Bioavailability

Charcoal is not absorbed by the Intestine. Instead it "rides" through the system binding with substances and wastes and passes out of the body:

- This explains the non-toxicity of very large doses of Charcoal.

Charcoal Capsules/Tablets vs. Charcoal Powder

Most studies have found that large volumes of Charcoal are required in order to obtain the therapeutic effects of Charcoal. These large volumes are impractical for capsules/tablets use. Therefore Charcoal powder is generally more convenient for most people. In addition, some researchers claim that Charcoal tablets are ineffective as they take too long to disintegrate in the Stomach.

Dosage Recommendations

Aging Process

The recommended protocol for the use of activated Charcoal for Life Extension and Anti-Aging purposes is 30 grams of activated Charcoal per day for two days of the week (taken as three equally divided doses before breakfast, lunch and prior to bed at night).

Detoxification

A single large dose of activated charcoal should be taken as soon as possible after ingesting a poison (toxin). The exact dosage of Charcoal used should be approximately eight to ten times the amount of the toxin that was ingested.
Other experts recommend a fixed quantity of 50 to 100 grams of Charcoal for detoxification purposes, regardless of the quantity of a toxin originally ingested.

Ideally, Charcoal should be ingested within 30 minutes of ingesting a toxin.
When Charcoal is used in a general detoxification plan (e.g. to counteract the effects of accumulated environmental pollutants), the usual dosage is 20 grams per day (taken in divided doses) for several months.

Digestive System

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