Heavy Metal Detox

[Cairparavel]

Has anyone ever done a heavy metal detox? And if so, how did you go about doing it? Like what herbs or brands you might have used? I've been considering doing this for some time.

This one makes a little more sense to me than colon cleansing which has SO much info on the internet with opposing types of methods (herbal vs. oxygen based)....I might give up considering doing that. But metal detox is a little confusing to me as well. So any tips from actual people like you guys, instead of advertisments, would be helpful. And is it honestly safe for everyone regardless of health status?

 

[amymine712]

You could try some natural foods to detox your body. Although it is pretty hard to get heavy metal poisoning unless you work around it. Here is a link Foods to Cleanse Heavy Metals | LIVESTRONG.COM

One recipe I make incorporates the garlic and cilantro. Here it is

Fresh Salsa

Tomatoes cut up in bite size pieces
Onion
1-2 jalapeno peppers (depending on how hot you like it, you can remove the ribs and seeds)
1 Green pepper
Garlic
Cilantro

Mix all together and enjoy.

 

[blue_ladybug]

Has anyone ever done a heavy metal detox? And if so, how did you go about doing it? Like what herbs or brands you might have used? I've been considering doing this for some time.

This one makes a little more sense to me than colon cleansing which has SO much info on the internet with opposing types of methods (herbal vs. oxygen based)....I might give up considering doing that. But metal detox is a little confusing to me as well. So any tips from actual people like you guys, instead of advertisments, would be helpful. And is it honestly safe for everyone regardless of health status?

I've never even heard of heavy metal detox. I would be very careful if you try to do this, because some of the metals in your body are there naturally such as iron, which helps carry oxygen to blood cells. If you lose too much iron, you will become very anemic and will require a blood transfusion. I know because my iron got down to 6, and I had to have FOUR blood transfusions over 3 days to bring it back up to normal!!

I would consider doing a colon cleanse instead. It's much safer and works better.

 

[amymine712]

I've never even heard of heavy metal detox. I would be very careful if you try to do this, because some of the metals in your body are there naturally such as iron, which helps carry oxygen to blood cells. If you lose too much iron, you will become very anemic and will require a blood transfusion. I know because my iron got down to 6, and I had to have FOUR blood transfusions over 3 days to bring it back up to normal!!

I would consider doing a colon cleanse instead. It's much safer and works better.

I agree that doing a metal detox can be unsafe. That is why I suggest trying an herb or two over anything else. I personally don't see the need for it unless you work around heavy metals a lot or have lead paint in your home (which should be taken care of by a professional). Garlic is very safe and works to stop poisonous heavy metal from entering your system and cilantro will bind with it and let you excrete it naturally. I find if you eat healthy you probably have nothing to worry about. Many natural veggies and herbs work to draw toxins out of your body.

 

[amymine712]

Oh I forgot to add that cilantro is a strong herb so use it with caution. I love cilantro but don't put much in my fresh salsa because my family doesn't like it and use fresh garlic when possible.

 

[didymos]

Has anyone ever done a heavy metal detox? And if so, how did you go about doing it? (...)

A detox through heavy metal sounds cool...

 

[posthuman]

i use bentonite clay (it's foodsafe -- basically i eat mud)

and Antestor

[video=youtube_share;H08tU9BEVKM]http://youtu.be/H08tU9BEVKM[/video]

 

[Cairparavel]

You could try some natural foods to detox your body. Although it is pretty hard to get heavy metal poisoning unless you work around it. Here is a link Foods to Cleanse Heavy Metals | LIVESTRONG.COM

One recipe I make incorporates the garlic and cilantro. Here it is

Fresh Salsa

Tomatoes cut up in bite size pieces
Onion
1-2 jalapeno peppers (depending on how hot you like it, you can remove the ribs and seeds)
1 Green pepper
Garlic
Cilantro

Mix all together and enjoy.

That sounds yummy! I love me a good pico de gallo.. i eat cilantro with tacos and eat garlic quite often..sounds good

 

[Tintin]

I honestly thought this was a detox from heavy metal music and I thought to myself, why would you want to do that?

 

[didymos]

i use bentonite clay (it's foodsafe -- basically i eat mud)

and Antestor

[video=youtube_share;H08tU9BEVKM]http://youtu.be/H08tU9BEVKM[/video]

Yeah. let's detox the neighbours through heavy metal too!

 

[sealabeag]

As far as I am aware, juicing is the best method for detoxing heavy metals in the body. I need to do it myself in the near future.
Do be careful though, and start something like that slowly and gradually.
If you have mercury fillings you may want to have them removed, if you feel they are causing a problem, however go to a dentist who is familiar with the proper means of removing them without allowing more mercury to leak into the body. A simple google search will help you find one, and also there is a lot of information online on this subject, which I suggest you take time to look at instead of diving straight into something like this, because if could be tough if not properly prepared, because if you DO have excess heavy metals or heavy metal poisoning, detoxing will feel horrendous.

 

[Lizathrose]

Detoxification is silly and pointless. Removing amalgam fillings that contain mercury is also silly.

 

[BlackPlatypus]

Has anyone ever done a heavy metal detox? And if so, how did you go about doing it? Like what herbs or brands you might have used? I've been considering doing this for some time.

This one makes a little more sense to me than colon cleansing which has SO much info on the internet with opposing types of methods (herbal vs. oxygen based)....I might give up considering doing that. But metal detox is a little confusing to me as well. So any tips from actual people like you guys, instead of advertisments, would be helpful. And is it honestly safe for everyone regardless of health status?

PDF Article: "Natural Heavy Metal Chelators: Do they work?"

Glutathione, found in green vegetables like asparagus, avocados, is said to be able to extract heavy metals, and mercury,which we all have, from the body. (What foods have Glutathione - Article/resource link)
A raw foods diet in green vegetables is good for the body over all. As is adding water to your diet and slowly subtracting dairy and caffeine.
Note, when you eat, try not to drink a lot. If you drink a lot of fluids while eating the fluid build up in the stomach interferes with the digestive enzymes that attach to that what you've eaten. And this retards digestion at its fullest potential because you now have a soup in your stomach that is diluting the acids and enzymes meant to break down and process the foods you've consumed.
Sip water to cleanse your palate but don't drink for at least a half hour or more after you eat a meal. You'll notice you don't get gassy, and your stomach doesn't swell, and you feel better after a meal. And you'll probably lose weight. And your digestion improved will make for improved colon health as well.

There are also home tests that can analyze your hair for mercury and other heavy metals. But as you may read in this article by Dr.Andrew Weil, who is an M.D and trained in natural medicine, those aren't something he vouches for. But a doctor can perform blood tests to identify heavy metals.

I hope this helps. God Bless.

 

[sealabeag]

Detoxification is silly and pointless. Removing amalgam fillings that contain mercury is also silly.

And why is that?

 

[Lizathrose]

Because there's no substantive evidence whatsoever to suggest that detoxification beyond what the body is naturally capable of even works, or that amalgam fillings contribute to public health issues of any sort. For instance, by eating seafood on a semi-regular basis, you're easily ingesting more mercury than what you'd be ingesting from your amalgam fillings alone.

 

[BlackPlatypus]

And why is that?

Probably because the verbal gymnastics the ADA and its associates parlay back and forth regarding silver amalgam fillings allows them to believe the official statement ADA put out years ago.

If silver elemental mercury fillings weren't toxic, why does the ADA have a gag rule in place, violation costs a dentists license, prohibiting practitioners from speaking ill of silver elemental mercury fillings? Dr. Larry Hanus could share some insight on that one.

The FDI World Dental Federation and the World Health Organization concluded in a 1997 consensus statement[SUP]i[/SUP]: “No controlled studies have been published demonstrating systemic adverse effects from amalgam restorations.” Statement on Dental Amalgam

Consider the keywords in that statement. "Controlled studies" . No controlled studies have been published....That's because no controlled studies have been executed.
Further, when over 100 million Americans, that's not counting world wide, have silver amalgam, a composite of tin, silver, copper, and with mercury as a binding agent, implanted in their teeth, while the large vein under the tongue, the lingual vein, absorbs fluids and properties that begin to digest in the mouth due to the enzyme production of saliva, and transport said properties directly to the blood stream, you're talking about a huge liability if ADA and their associates found otherwise.

While elemental mercury is toxic.

This is also why the CFB's, compact fluorescent bulbs, now becoming the norm in most American homes, along with LCD's, are dangerous. Though standard light bulbs are now illegal to manufacture as of this year. CFB's contain mercury. If they break the vapor releases into your home and puts everyone at risk. This is why vacuuming is highly dangerous when that bulb breaks because the vacuum disperses the vapor at a broader scale. Anyone with asthmatic members in the house, or pets, and of course babies, need avoid CFB's.
And when they burn out, you can't throw them in the trash. It's an EPA health hazard. You have to collect them and dispose of them legally when your state has hazardous household waste collection drives.

Now, if mercury vapor in CFB's is toxic, no one should convince you elemental mercury in your fillings in your mouth, that consumes acidic foods, which wear down and oxidize silver, as well as other foods that affect the silver, which is loaded with the elemental mercury binder, is not.

This is why the ADA offers porcelain fillings as a substitute or replacement for silver mercury fillings. A 'viable option', without admitting elemental mercury in silver amalgam is toxic. And why many dentists don't use silver fillings any more. Those in my area don't.

Money! Liability! 100 million lawsuits.

Don't let the false propaganda fool you. Do the research. Elemental mercury is toxic. ADA doesn't change that fact with their failing to perform controlled studies that would need be published. See how they word their out? Yep. That's big business knowing exactly what it's doing. To you.

 

[Lizathrose]

BlackPlatypus, you're ignoring the fact that no well-established research soundly establishing the toxicity of minute amounts of mercury absorption exists. Mercury is toxic, but only in sufficient quantities -- for instance, very sensitive instruments can detect billionths of a gram of mercury vapor in the mouth of a given person with amalgam fillings, which is far below what's considered toxic.

Over a lifetime, dietary sources of mercury are far higher than would ever be received from the presence of amalgam fillings in the mouth. Those with amalgam fillings and those without such fillings have comparable levels of mercury in their bodies. That fact alone should be enough to justifiably dismiss the purported "toxicity" of amalgam. It's common sense.

 

[BlackPlatypus]

The mitigation of methyl mercury vapor inhalation and exhalation in people with dental amalgam fillings Ray, T.
Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients. Nov 2002. (232), 86-88.



(Sic)"...Measurement of Mercury Vapor from Dental Amalgams

"The current ADA estimate that only 0.08 micrograms of mercury per amalgam per day is taken into the human body does not take into consideration that up to five-sixths of the mercury released would be into the tooth (that area of the amalgam that exists below the visibly exposed amalgam surface) and not into the oral air. In addition, some mercury in the oral air would be rapidly absorbed into the saliva and oral mucosa (mercury loves hydrophobic cell membranes) and also not be measured by the mercury analyzer. The ADA estimate does not include the increase that would occur with amalgams when chewing, grinding the teeth, drinking hot liquids or in the presence of galvanism, which all greatly increase the release of mercury. Further, as the mercury analyzer pulls mercury-containing oral air into the analysis chamber, mercury-free ambient air rushes into the oral cavity decreasing the mercury concentration. Taking all of this into account you can calculate that most mercury analyzers could not detect this "esti mated" 0.08 micrograms/day level of mercury even with several amalgams. However, the fact is that it is quite easy to detect mercury emitting from one amalgam using these (mercury vapor) analyzers. Therefore, the "estimate" by this ADA spokesman is too low." (19)

According to this study, a person with amalgams mobilizes (inhales or exhales) between 1-50 ppb mercury vapor per (mouth) breath or swallow per mouthful of chewed food per meal per day, most of which is swallowed. According to the ACGIH peak limit of exposure for women of childbearing age of 1.21 ppb mercury, eating more than one half of one mouthful of food at a time, or more than 2 mouthfuls in an eight hour period, would be out of the question and recognized as unsafe according to the lowest levels detected during this study. That's not enough food per day, especially for a pregnant woman, nor does the situation offer an acceptable option: starve or be poisoned.

Mid-Data Reality Check

Mercury is neurotoxic to some degree at any level, and has pernicious synergistic effects in combination with many forms of bacteria, other metals, and chemicals. (20) Though we can measure exposure and excretion levels, we cannot yet measure cumulative body burden levels. Mercury has a half-life of between 15-30 years. Levels below what is considered as 'safe' devastate some patients, especially allergic ones. Others, reminiscent of the 90-year old who subsists on Big Macs, seem to at least temporarily tolerate higher levels. The bottom line is that if the patient has a 'complaint' or imbalance in conjunction with heavy metal exposure, addressing the toxicity issues first leads to greater and longer lasting clinical improvements than merely addressing the symptom. "

 

[Lizathrose]

Kinghardt Academy's stated approach to alternative medicine is prototypical rubbish peddled by an extreme minority of the scientific community whose educational backgrounds and methodologies are often dubious, at best. If anyone is being scammed, it's you, the one that's gullible enough to believe that there's a massive conspiracy of some sort going on -- and that the alternative, which is fundamentally, demonstrably unscientific in its philosophy and methodology, is worth considering. But, I digress. Let's dissect the source you've cited.

"The current ADA estimate that only 0.08 micrograms of mercury per amalgam per day is taken into the human body does not take into consideration that up to five-sixths of the mercury released would be into the tooth (that area of the amalgam that exists below the visibly exposed amalgam surface) and not into the oral air."

Where is the author getting this figure from? On what methodologically established basis has the author determined that most, or 5/6, of mercury absorbed and retained by the human body through amalgam fillings is transmitted directly through the teeth? This is little more than an exaggerated piece of speculation.

"In addition, some mercury in the oral air would be rapidly absorbed into the saliva and oral mucosa (mercury loves hydrophobic cell membranes) and also not be measured by the mercury analyzer. The ADA estimate does not include the increase that would occur with amalgams when chewing, grinding the teeth, drinking hot liquids or in the presence of galvanism, which all greatly increase the release of mercury."

It's a fair point to mention that breath analyzers alone aren't necessarily adequate as far as detecting the overall amount of mercury absorbed into the body from amalgam, but the author fails to produce significant, reproducible, falsifiable data -- or the methodology used to come to the conclusion -- concerning just what the additional amount of mercury produced from the activities listed, to begin with. Furthermore, the study fails to account for the fact that a significant amount of this additional mercury would be exhaled rather than absorbed, and that brief spikes in mercury released through amalgam fillings isn't significant when considering how occasional they are.

"According to this study, a person with amalgams mobilizes (inhales or exhales) between 1-50 ppb mercury vapor per (mouth) breath or swallow per mouthful of chewed food per meal per day, most of which is swallowed. According to the ACGIH peak limit of exposure for women of childbearing age of 1.21 ppb mercury, eating more than one half of one mouthful of food at a time, or more than 2 mouthfuls in an eight hour period, would be out of the question and recognized as unsafe according to the lowest levels detected during this study. That's not enough food per day, especially for a pregnant woman, nor does the situation offer an acceptable option: starve or be poisoned."

If I drank coffee, and if I were taking a sip now... Here's a few problems with this piece. The ACGIH's stated peak limit of exposure isn't consistent with what's considered harmful by the overall scientific consensus, which puts the figure at a less conservative estimate of about 5.8 ppb. Much more relevant, however, is the study's lack of a methodology or any relevant data by which this figure can be ascertained, which is complete rubbish if one considers demographic data concerning the overall population of women of childbearing age with fillings, most of which are amalgam, and the amount of women of childbearing age that actually exhibit unacceptable levels of mercury, which is at around 2 - 2.5% in accordance with the 2009-2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

Now... When taking into consideration the fact that this figure represents a broad range of potential causes of exposure, such as a variety of household and commercial products and novelty jewelry, amalgam becomes a statistically insignificant contributor of mercury levels above recommended exposure limits. And, again, the credibility of the figure cited in the article you've linked is highly suspect in light of its lack of published, falsifiable data and methodologies used to reach some of the figures stated in the article. The egregious problem of failing to cite falsifiable data and the basic methodology used to ascertain the data can't be overstated, and it's one of the red flags of poorly-conducted research. It's science 101, for goodness' sakes.

You'll have to do better than digging up an article conducted to dubious standards from a blatant proponent of scientifically rejected material.

 

[BlackPlatypus]

Kinghardt Academy's stated approach to alternative medicine is prototypical rubbish peddled by an extreme minority of the scientific community whose educational backgrounds and methodologies are often dubious, at best.

Actually the one who would have to do better is you. It takes very little to slander an entire organization and every footnoted entity in the last link I provided, while demonstrating lack of actual credential that would substantiate what is otherwise slander on your part.
In other words my dear, it takes nothing at all to make inflammatory dismissive accusations regarding the evidence as pertains to silver filings, or elemental mercury and the work others have put in to arrive at the evidence that you can only refute with pejoratives.

I respect that Christians here are able to read and decide for themselves in matters of the evidence and articles that occupy this thread thus far. As I suspect they are also able to ascertain whether or not they find the slanderous credible when all that you post is inflammatory rhetoric unsupported by a credential or qualified evidence for rebuttal.