Activated Charcoal is a very strong absorbent material. It is used in air and water filters, and is widely used in cases of toxcicity and posioning.
I once ate toxic sea food and was sick for 2 days until I got Activated Charcoal, which had me well in 2 hours.
Burnt toast is a folk remedy for nausea and vomiting. It’s not the same as activated charcoal, but works in a pinch.
USE ONLY ACTIVATED CHARCOAL FROM HEALTH FOOD STORE! NEVER INGEST BBQ BRIQUETTES!!
The activated charcoal sucks toxins right out of the body. It is used in L. Ron Hubbard’s Detox Sauna therapy; which was they great modern reintroduction of sauna as chemical detox therapy.
Activated charcoal was commonly used in tooth paste for teeth whitenig. It removes the tannins from coffee, red wine and other Offenders.
Many people use it as a daily detox. However, some people say it also absorbs vitamins and helpful elements in the body, for this reason, I may use it if I feel particularly toxic for some reason, or for doing the detox sauna therapy of L Ron Hubbard. There are those who use it routinely and say it is working for them.
When a material adsorbs something, it attaches to it by chemical attraction. The huge surface area of activated charcoal gives it countless bonding sites. When certain chemicals pass next to the carbon surface, they attach to the surface and are trapped.
Activated charcoal is good at trapping other carbon-based impurities (“organic” chemicals), as well as things like chlorine. Many other chemicals are not attracted to carbon at all — sodium, nitrates, etc. — so they pass right through.
Until, I know more and about what gets trapped and what doesn’t. I will use it occasionaly.
There is an exception, I had the idea to use Activated Charcoal with the traditional Oil Pulling technique. Oil Pulling is a very effective way to rid the mouth and body of toxins and bacteria, is said to whiten teeth, heal cavities, cure gingivitis etc (see http://detoxthebodymcs.com/what-is-oil-pulling-ayurvedic-detox/). Activated Charcoal not only removes toxins, but is said to whiten teeth by absorbing tannins from Coffee, wine and other teeth staining agents. So, the pulling technique with the activated charcoal seems ideal.
It only makes sense to oil pull with activated charcoal to pull toxins from the mouth, then you get the side benefit of teeth whitening and cavity prevention. Many natural health practitioners believe that infections and toxins in the mouth from mercury amalgams, root canals, cavitations, bacteria, microbes etc are the cause of disease. It is common medical knowledge that the health of the mouth is an indication of the health of the whole body.
I open one capsule of activated charcoal add to water (I use 1 or 2 cups), Stir and then swish a mouthful around in my mouth, I spit it out and repeat until its all gone.
The great thing about Oil Pulling or Activated Charcoal Pulling is that you can multitask with it. You really don’t have to concentrate on it at all. Just remember DON’T SWALLOW or Gargle with it!
With any detox, drink plenty of water, if you are particularly toxic incorporate the coffee enema.
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