The body has the inherent capability to detoxify itself, but it cannot do this if its elimination channels are blocked and calcified due to years of degenerative living. Imagine a vacuum cleaner with a dust bag that is completely stuffed. You can try and vacuum up dirt (toxins) all you want, but until you clear the dust bag, not much will happen. In fact, it could even make the mess temporarily worse, if the vacuum spews dust back into the air. Read moore

Detoxification [including heavy metal detox] involves the removal of wastes from the body.Often times essential minerals and nutrients are also lost. After detoxification,colloidal minerals are the best source of  replacement minerals  for those depleted during detoxification.Please read moore

Co Q10

Vitamin E

Colon Cleanser

Safety issues associated with botanicals

Herbal remedies should be approached with the same caution as with conventional drugs, especially in individuals taking synthetic drugs because of herb – drug interactions. Individuals taking diuretics need to be particularly careful with herbs with high potassium content. One of the main problems with assessing natural products for health benefits is the lack of good clinical trial data. Most of the evidence is, at best, anecdotal involving the uncontrolled use of products of unknown quality. There is no doubt that many of these traditional “medicines” are biologically active and, by a process of natural selection, may be beneficial. However, like pharmaceutical products, the beneficial effects are likely to be dose-dependent, and it is likely that these active agents will have a spectrum of biological activity that may cause toxicity. Without good clinical trial data and with no quality control of the product, it is unlikely these agents will consistently provide therapeutic benefit.Please read moore

Cilantro leaf	Chlorella

If we do detoxification and we don't cleanse our body of the wastes,the toxins are reabsorbed back into our body and can make us more sick that we may end up in the hospital. As botanical are taken to pull toxic wastes from the body,it is advisable to take plenty of fluids and high fiber foods to facilitate kidney and bowel elimination. Similarly, one should also do the following in  this order:- Dry skin brushing,detox bath and/or far infra red sauna,the chi machine and the ionic foot detox. This can be followed by lymphatic massage and/or rebounder. All this facilitate detoxification and cleansing.Please read moore

N acetyl cysteine

Alpha lipoic acid

Esterified Vitamin C

Inner cleansing to eliminate the thousands of toxins we inhale and ingest everyday is an essential component of any healing program as well as preventing disease. Removing blockages, heavy metals, drugs, alcohol, chemicals, carcinogenic materials and other by-products of the modern lifestyle are absolutely critical in creating and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Please read moore

A healing crisis is the result of the body working to eliminate waste products through all elimination channels and to set the stage for regeneration. The end result: old tissues are replaced with new ones. When any treatment or cleansing program causes a large scale die-off of microbes, a significant amount of wastes are released into the body. The more microbes present, and the stronger their endotoxins, the stronger the cleansing reaction. When any treatment or de-tox causes the organs of the body to release their stored poisons and toxins, particularly the liver, which is a storehouse of drug and poison residues, a cleansing reaction usually take place. Any program, such as fasting, which causes a rapid deterioration of fat cells (which are a storehouse for toxins), can cause a get-well crisis as toxins previously lodged in the fat cells are released. Please read moore

Therapeutic action: This Heavy Metal Detox Formula stimulates the body's release of mercury and other heavy metals from the brain and central nervous system into other tissue for safe removal from the body. The herbs in this formula aid in detoxifying by denaturing the toxins, protecting and restoring normal cellular functions while promoting elimination. What are Heavy Metals and what do they do to our body?There are 35 metals that concern us because of occupational or residential exposure; 23 of these are the heavy elements or "heavy metals": antimony, arsenic, bismuth, cadmium, cerium, chromium, cobalt, copper, gallium, gold, iron, lead, manganese, mercury, nickel, platinum, silver, tellurium, thallium, tin, uranium, vanadium, and zinc Heavy metals become toxic when they are not metabolized by the body and accumulate in the soft tissues. Heavy metals may enter the human body through food, water, air, or absorption through the skin when they come in contact with humans in agriculture and in manufacturing, pharmaceutical, industrial, or residential settings. Heavy metal toxicity can result in damaged or reduced mental and central nervous function, lower energy levels, and damage to blood composition, lungs, kidneys, liver, and other vital organs. Long-term exposure may result in slowly progressing physical, muscular, and neurological degenerative processes that mimic Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, muscular dystrophy, and multiple sclerosis. Mercury Poisoning: A dangerous heavy metal According to a 2001 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study, one of 10 American women of childbearing age is at risk for having a baby born with neurological problems due to in utero mercury exposure. Statistically, that means 375,000 babies are at risk every year. Nearly six million women who might be considering having a child already have mercury levels above EPA safety guidelines. According to the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, long-term human exposure to mercury in either organic or inorganic form "can permanently damage the brain, kidneys, and developing fetuses." Lead Poisoning: Another dangerous heavy metal Lead can be found in paint, water and various household items. Many homes built in the U.S. before 1978 and ninety percent of houses built before 1940 contain lead paint. A contemporary risk of lead poisoning comes from scented candles. According to the Environmental Illness Society of Canada, some candle makers are still using lead cores in their wicks, which can result in lead particles being emitted into the air of a home. High levels of exposure may result in toxic biochemical effects in humans which in turn cause problems in the synthesis of hemoglobin, effects on the kidneys, gastrointestinal tract, joints and reproductive system, and acute or chronic damage to the nervous system.

The history of environmental and heavy metal detoxification or chelation

The concept of chelation is based on the observation that when a certain amino acid complex called EDTA (ethylene-diamine-tetra-acetic acid) comes in contact with certain positively charged metals and other substances such as lead, iron, copper, calcium, magnesium, zinc, plutonium and manganese, it grabs them (hence the chele or claw), and removes them. Chelation therapy is the process of removing from the body the undesirable ionic material by the infusion, or taking orally, of an organic compound which has suitable chelating properties. EDTA is a synthetic amino acid first used in the 1940's for treatment of heavy metal poisoning. It is widely recognized as effective for that use as well as certain others, including emergency treatment of hypocalcaemia and the control of ventricular arrhythmias associated with digitalis toxicity. Studies by the National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council in the late 1960's indicated that EDTA was considered possibly effective in the treatment of occlusive vascular disorders caused by arteriosclerosis. EDTA grabs metallic action such as Lead or Calcium from the body and forms a stable compound that is then excreted from the system. The stability of this bond is vital to success in chelation therapy. If the bond is weak, other chemicals can break this bond to form their own compounds. . The protective influence of EDTA would be enhanced by an appreciable presence of antioxidant nutrients such as vitamins A, C and E, selenium, and amino acid complexes such as glutathione peroxidase. These not only mop up free radicals but also assist in reinforcing the stability of cell membranes

In describing the usefulness of EDTA herbal chelation, two-time Nobel Prize winning scientist Dr. Linus Pauling stated, "Published research and extensive clinical experience showed that EDTA helps reduce and prevent arteriosclerotic plaques, thus improving blood flow to the heart and other organs. The scientific evidence indicates that a course of EDTA herbal chelation therapy might eliminate the need for bypass surgery. Herbal chelation has an equally valid rationale for use as preventive treatment."

How the human body system operates on the chelation principle
The human digestive process is an excellent example of how chelation takes place. Digestion and absorption of foods involves the chelation of protein substances (amino acids) with minerals for transportation to their various destinations, or in which blood cells latch on to, and thus acquire, iron. Hemoglobin is a chelate of iron (as is the enzyme catalase that is used by our bodies to 'switch off' the free radical activity of hydrogen peroxide). When we eat meat or green vegetables which contain iron, after the digestive process has released the iron from the food in which it is bound, it has to be combined (chelated) with amino acids so that it can be carried through the intestinal mucous membranes into the bloodstream.

Also if one drink tea with meal, the tannin in the tea will chelate with the iron (forming insoluble iron tannate) before it gets absorbed. In this situation, the body does not get any iron from our food. On the other hand, if we take some foods which are rich in Vitamin C (or take Vitamin C supplement) with our iron rich meal, the ascorbic acid (or Vitamin C) will chelate with the iron and enhance and speed its absorption. The iron, once in the bloodstream, is released from the proteins with which it was chelated for transportation.

Chelation therapy is commonly used for the treatment of atherosclerosis and other chronic degenerative diseases involving the circulatory system.  Many scientists suggest that the beneficial effect of chelation treatment is from the removal of metallic catalysts that causes excessive free radical proliferation. This reduces the oxidation of lipids, DNA, enzyme systems and lipoproteins. The chelation halts the bad effects and initiates the body's healing process, often reversing the damage. It removes the calcium and copper anions from the blood stream. The plaque lining the artery walls are made porous and brittle. Eventually they may get dislodged. Even if only a microscopic layer of the plaque is removed, it, along with a smoothening of the artery wall due to the healing of the cells that line the arteries, can improve the blood flow to the artery muscles substantially. This can prevent artery spasm and minimize or prevent angina pain. Many patients who could not walk due to muscle pain or angina pain have reported that they can walk without pain after chelation therapy

Other Advantages of chelation
In order to prevent absorbed nutrients from precipitation resulting from the interaction of nutrients, such as iron forming precipitation with phosphorus, upon entering plant cells cationic nutrients will immediately form chelates with organic acids such as citric acids, malonic cid, and some amino acids.  This chelation process will then enable the nutrients to move freely inside the plants. Chelation in soil increases nutrient availability to plants.  Organic substances in the soil either applied or produced by plants or microorganisms are the natural chelating agents. The most important substances having this nature are Hydroxamate Siderophores, Organic Acids and Amino Acids. Chelating agents as well as minerals contribute to the stability of chelates. A strong chelating agent may bond the mineral too strongly and make it unavailable to plants. On the other hand, a weak chelating agent may not be able to protect the chelated minerals from chemical reactions with other compounds and thereby reduce their availability to plants. Combination of chelating agents can improve product stability and broaden product effectiveness

Blocks Calcium Absorption, Repairs Damaged Muscles, Improves the Cell Energy Production
It has been established that calcium passes through the damaged cell walls into the cells. If calcium gets deposited in arterial walls, it inhibits the enzyme activity which, in turn, affects the production of energy, the movement of raw material, finished products, and waste products from the cell. The cells become energy starved and become acidic as a result. This can lead to premature aging, unbalanced calcium/magnesium ratios, free radical activity, local toxicity, oxygen deficit, nutritional imbalance, etc.The cells that have become energy starved and acidic start to attract calcium ions, drawing them into the cell. This, further, blocks energy production. The result is degenerative cardiovascular conditions. When this happens, the muscles that surround the arteries go into spasm. Orthodox doctors treat this problem with calcium channel blockers. The problem is that calcium channel blockers block the calcium intake by the muscles; but it does nothing to cure the underlying problems of cell damage.
When EDTA removes the toxic metal ions such as lead, calcium, mercury, cadmium, copper, iron, and aluminum from the blood stream, there is no more free calcium available to produce plaque. It means that the cells can start to repair themselves. Their production of energy increases. As more and more cells rebuild, our body becomes healthier. They can ward off intruders. The result is that we have started a salvage and regeneration activity that repairs previously damaged muscles and heart. And the whole body benefits as a result.

Reduces Blood Stickiness or Clotting

EDTA is believed to reduce the blood platelet formation. This makes the blood less "sticky. The blood can now flow through narrow arteries. It can flow through even partially blocked arteries minimizing the effect of the blockage.
                         

 Normalizes Abnormal Cholesterol and HDL Levels
There are two types of cholesterol: the good cholesterol called HDL and the bad cholesterol called LDL. What we want is a high amount of HDL in our blood along with a low level of LDL. We also desire low total cholesterol. Researchers have found that EDTA infusion, combined with vitamin and mineral supplements, raised the good (HDL) cholesterol and lowered the bad (LDL) cholesterol. If the HDL was low, it was raised; however, if it was already high, its level remains the same. Similarly, the LDL was lowered if it was high. EDTA optimizes the ratio of HDL and LDL.

 Removes Calcium from the Plaque
EDTA infusion removes the calcium from the blood stream. In a chemical reaction, if you have an area low in concentration of a substance surrounded by an area that is rich in that substance, the substance will diffuse from the enriched area to that which is depleted of it ultimately leveling the concentration. The same thing happens to our body. When the blood is cleaned off the calcium, the calcium from the plaque and the body tissues (That is enriched with it) migrate into the blood. This gets swept away by the new EDTA infusion. This has the effect of removing most of the calcium from the plaque, making it softer and possibly even breaking away chunks of it from the artery walls.

Cancer Treatment

Free radicals play an important role in the genesis of cancer. By removing the metallic anions from the blood stream, EDTA helps the cells to remain healthy and helps the damaged cells to heal. Research has shown a decrease in the incidence of death by cancer after EDTA treatment. We don't know the mechanism of action. In some forms of cancer, the use of EDTA was found to strip the tumor cells of their protective coat, allowing other mechanisms (such as protein digesting enzymes) to destroy the tumors

Mental Health
Researchers have noticed that patients who have undergone chelation treatment are less depressed. They were more alert, and had better concentration and memory. Opponents of chelation therapy dismiss this as "placebo effect."

Chelation therapists attribute this improvement in mental health to an improvement in the overall cellular nutrition as a result of better circulation resulted from the chelation treatment. Another possibility is that by removing the harmful toxins from the blood stream, the brain and central nervous system are protected from harmful effects of these toxins. This improves the overall functioning of the brain that translates into better memory and mental conditions.

 The history behind chelation therapies

A person will get well when they are tired of being sick- Lao Tzu in the Tao Te chin 

 For the most common forms of heavy metal intoxication—those involving lead, arsenic or mercury—the standard of care in the USA dictates the use of dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA).Other chelating agents, such as 2,3-dimercapto-1-propanesulfonic acid (DMPS) and alpha lipoic acid (ALA), are used in conventional and alternative medicine.Chelating agents were introduced into medicine as a result of the use of poison gas in World War I. The first widely used chelating agent, the organic dithiol compound dimercaprol (also named British Anti-Lewisite or BAL), was used as an antidote to the arsenic-based poison gas, Lewisite. The sulphur atoms in BAL's mercaptan groups strongly bond to the arsenic in Lewisite, forming a water-soluble compound that entered the bloodstream, allowing it to be removed from the body by the kidneys and liver. BAL had severe side-effects.
After World War II, a large number of navy personnel suffered from lead poisoning as a result of their jobs repainting the hulls of ships. The medical use of EDTA as a lead chelating agent was introduced. Unlike BAL, it is a synthetic amino acid and contains no mercaptans. EDTA side effects were not considered as severe as BAL.

In the 1960s, BAL was modified into DMSA, a related dithiol with far fewer side effects. DMSA quickly replaced both BAL and EDTA, becoming the US standard of care for the treatment of lead, arsenic, and mercury poisoning, which it remains today.

Research in the former Soviet Union led to the introduction of DMPS, another dithiol, as a mercury-chelating agent. The Soviets also introduced ALA, which is transformed by the body into the dithiol dihydrolipoic acid, a mercury- and arsenic-chelating agent. DMPS has experimental status in the US FDA, while ALA is a common nutritional supplement.

Since the 1970s, iron chelation therapy has been used as an alternative to regular phlebotomy to treat excess iron stores in people with haemochromatosis.
Other chelating agents have been discovered. They all function by making several chemical bonds with metal ions, thus rendering them much less chemically reactive. The resulting complex is water-soluble, allowing it to enter the bloodstream and be excreted harmlessly.

Calcium-disodium EDTA chelation is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treating lead poisoning and heavy metal toxicity.

In 1998, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) pursued the American College for Advancement in Medicine (ACAM), an organisation that promotes "complementary, alternative and integrative medicine" over their advertising of EDTA chelation therapy, with claims including "Chelation therapy is a safe, effective and relatively inexpensive treatment to restore blood flow in victims of atherosclerosis without surgery." The FTC found that "scientific studies do not prove that EDTA chelation therapy is an effective treatment for atherosclerosis.", and that the statements by the ACAM were false. In 1999, the ACAM agreed to stop misrepresenting chelation therapy as effective in treating heart disease, avoiding legal proceedings.

One example of successful chelation therapy is the case of Harold McCluskey, a nuclear worker who became badly contaminated with americium in 1976. He was treated with diethylene triamine pentaacetic acid (DTPA) over many years, removing 41 MBq (1.1 mCi) of americium from his body. His death, 11 years later, was from unrelated causes.

Chelation therapy was used by the British after World War II to remove arsenic, lead, and other metals. Patients' conditions improved as these metals were removed from their bodies. Treatment may be applied to the skin via a transdermal patch. Another treatment is administered intravenously, a process that takes 2–3 hours, costs about $100 per treatment, and 20-30 treatments are often required.

Some common chelating agents are EDTA (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid), DMPS (2,3-dimercaptopropanesulfonic acid), TTFD (thiamine tetrahydrofurfuryl disulfide), and DMSA (2,3-dimercaptosuccinic acid). Calcium-disodium EDTA and DMSA are only approved for the removal of lead by the Food and Drug Administration while DMPS and TTFD are not approved by the FDA. These drugs bind to heavy metals in the body and prevent them from binding to other agents. They are then excreted from the body. The chelating process also removes vital nutrients such as vitamins C and E, therefore these must be supplemented.

Alternative medicine uses chelation therapy as a non-standard treatment for some ailments, including heart disease and autism. Attempts have been made to use it in treating kidney dysfunction, calcific band keratopathy (an eye disorder), and cancer. Currently there is a US National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) trial being conducted on the chelation therapy's safety and efficacy for patients with coronary artery disease.NCCAM Director Stephen E. Straus cited the "widespread use of chelation therapy in lieu of established therapies, the lack of adequate prior research to verify its safety and effectiveness, and the overall impact of coronary artery disease" as factors motivating the trial. The proposed study has been criticized as unnecessary and possibly dangerous.

Some alternative medicine practitioners administer chelating agents, usually EDTA, to patients with hardening of the arteries. The use of EDTA chelation therapy as a treatment for coronary artery disease has not been shown to be effective and is not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).Several possible mechanisms have been proposed, though none have been scientifically validated. The procedure might leach calcium directly from the fatty plaques that block the arteries; stimulate the release of a hormone that removes deposited calcium or lowers cholesterol levels; or reduce oxidative stress on the blood vessel walls.

About 5%-10% of an oral dose of EDTA is absorbed into the bloodstream, compared with 100% of an IV dose. Yet, due to continuous daily intake, the amounts add up and can definitely achieve similar benefits compared with IV chelation. Over the course of 5 or 6 weeks, regular use of oral EDTA can be as beneficial as a single IV EDTA session. Each coronary bypass surgery might cost $50,000 or even up to $100,000; each angioplasty costs about $15,000; drugs for reducing cholesterol, lowering high blood pressure, and normalizing heart rhythm bring the pharmaceutical industry hundreds of millions of dollars each year.  By contrast, the cost of chelation therapy is minimal. The degree to which this therapy reduces the need for conventional therapies, and therefore the incomes of those previously mentioned, is the degree to which they feel threatened by it. Powerful medical societies and government agencies, for example, lobby to keep the knowledge about EDTA's benefits under wraps. They have harassed, vilified, and smeared physicians who have used EDTA chelation to help their patients and, in some cases, have even driven them from their profession. The reason everyone doesn't know about EDTA chelation therapy is politics.

 According to Shé D'Montford, Shambhallah, from Australia ‘The human body "WILL HEAL"... If we get out of our own way and allow it, it heals itself. It is our basic nature. Anybody who tells you other than that is trying to sell you something. No matter what you have been told. Don't give up on yourself and don't buy into the lines like ... ‘oh well you've had a good life'... 'at your age'... and the worst of all ...'there's nothing further I can do, I suggest you finalize your affairs'... How dare anyone tell you to give up! So much in society combines to convince us of the propaganda that some things never get better. It's up to you ... do you want to get better? Make things better? It is human nature to make things better, evolve and grow.”

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