Re: FW: [blacksalveandpetswithcancer] Natural Chelation

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> From: blacksalveandpetswithcancer

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> Subject: [blacksalveandpetswithcancer] Natural Chelation

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> Bradley

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> I believe some list members may find a significant portion of this material

> to be of measurable value....in their personal researches. The areas I

> believe to be most significant, are those dealing with the combinations of

> these naturally-occurring substances---for effective chelation, and avoiding

> fulminating Jarisch/Herxheimer's reactions. Combinations of ALA, Cilantro,

> and Chlorella yielded the most pronounced results....for us. Interestingly,

> fresh wheatgrass juice (extracted via slow-speed, gear-driven juicers),

> yielded favorable results almost 70% as pronounced as did the chlorella

> fraction.

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> It is Dr. Greenburg's work....that we have followed most closely.

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> Sincerely, Bradley.

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> http://web.mac.com/medicalveritas/iWeb/Sanctuary%20Cancer%20Clinic/Natural%2

> 0Chelation.html

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> The three most effective, safe and natural substances, when combined, create

> what I call the golden triangle of natural chelation. Alpha-lipoic acid

> (ALA), cilantro, and chlorella (which is not a chelator when used by

> itself), when used together and supported with strong mineral therapy,

> provide the ultimate in safe chelation for a broad array of heavy metals. It

> was the genius of Dr. Allan Greenburg who brought these three agents

> together for the first time and tested extensively to prove their

> effectiveness and safety.

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> Alpha-lipoic acid: According to and Cherian,[10] an ideal heavy metal

> chelator should be able to enter the cell easily, chelate the heavy metal

> from its complex with metallothionein or other proteins, and increase the

> excretion of the metal without its redistribution to other organs or

> tissues. According to Dr. Lyn " ALA satisfies at least two of the

> above criteria; i.e., absorption into the intracellular environment and

> complexing metals previously bound to other sulfhydryl proteins. ALA when

> found unbound in the circulation, is able to trap circulating heavy metals,

> thus preventing cellular damage caused by metal toxicity. The fact that free

> ALA crosses the blood brain barrier is significant because the brain readily

> accumulates lead and mercury, where these metals are stored intracellularly

> in glial tissue. "

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> ALA scavenges hydroxyl radicals, singlet oxygen and hypochlorous acid, can

> remove heavy metals by chelation and regenerates other antioxidants like

> glutathione, vitamin C, ubiquinol (coenzyme Q10) and indirectly, and vitamin

> E - as such it is an ideal chelator. A very recent study of children living

> in the area affected by the Chernobyl disaster also showed that ALA prevents

> radiation damage.[11] Alpha-lipoic acid and its cousin DHLA have justly been

> referred to as the " universal antioxidants " . They are active in both cell

> fluids and membranes, they have no serious side effects, are

> non-carcinogenic and do not interfere with fetus development.

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> goes on to say, " ALA has been shown to increase both intra-and

> extracellular levels of glutathione in cell cultures, human erythrocytes,

> glial cells, and peripheral blood lymphocytes. Levels of intracellular

> glutathione have been shown to increase by 16 percent in T-cell cultures at

> concentrations of 10- 100 ìM (concentrations achievable with oral and

> intravenous supplementation of ALA). Increases in glutathione levels seen

> with ALA administration are not only from the reduction of oxidized

> glutathione (one of the functions of ALA) but also from the synthesis of

> glutathione. "

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> Cilantro: Mobilizes toxic metals from the central nervous system and other

> tissues. A researcher named Dr. Yoshiaki Omura, using bioenergetic measures,

> discovered that some patients excreted more toxic metals after consuming a

> Chinese soup containing cilantro. Cilantro is the leafy part of a common

> herb whose seed, coriander, is a familiar culinary spice. Its active

> component is a mercaptan that can penetrate the blood brain barrier.

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> Dr. Hall Cutler says that Omura is right that cilantro contains some

> active principle that effectively binds (and releases) mercury and crosses

> the blood brain barrier but says that the pharmacology or kinetics of

> cilantro's active principle remains unknown. Dr. Hall has deterred people

> from using it for he has maintained that nobody has any clue how to use

> cilantro. This issue has been resolved by Drs. Greenburg and Georgiou and

> several others who use cilantro safely and effectively.

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> Cilantro stimulates the body's release of mercury and other heavy

> metals from the brain and CNS into other tissue. Cilantro's postulated

> mechanism of action is to act as a reducing agent changing the charge on the

> intracellular mercury to a neutral state allowing mercury to diffuse down

> its concentration gradient into connective tissue.

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> Cilantro has a health-supporting reputation that is high on the list of

> the healing spices. Cilantro has been well-researched and has been found to

> have many benefits including blood sugar lowering properties,[12]

> anti-inflammatory properties – contains flavonoids include quercitin,

> kaempferol, rhamnetin, and epigenin, free radical scavenger and prevents

> lipid peroxidation properties,[13] and is seen as antimicrobial due to being

> rich in volatile oils such as carvone, geraniol, limonene, borneol, camphor,

> elemol, and linalool. Research by Mexican and US researchers has isolated

> the compound dodecanal – which laboratory tests showed is twice as effective

> as the antibiotic gentamicin at killing Salmonella.[14]

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> Chlorella: Chlorella plays a particularly crucial role in systemic mercury

> elimination because the majority of mercury is rid through stool. Once the

> mercury burden is lowered from the intestines, mercury from other body

> tissues will more readily migrate into the intestines -- where chlorella

> will effectively remove it. It is the fibrous material in Chlorella that has

> been shown to bind with heavy metals and pesticides like PCBs that can

> accumulate in our bodies. Chlorella traps toxic metals in the GI tract and

> acts as an ion exchange resin.

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> Chlorella is a species of unicellular fresh water algae that has been shown

> to possess detoxifying properties enabling it to assist or support the human

> detoxification system. Chlorella algae contain phytochemicals that support

> detoxification while the cell walls function as an ion exchange resin to

> absorb and retain toxic metals which can then be excreted. Chlorella is a

> food-like all purpose mild detoxifier (not chelator) of heavy metals. The

> detoxification capability of Chlorella is due to its unique cell wall and

> the material associated with it.

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> The cell walls of Chlorella have been shown to have three layers of which

> the thicker middle layer contains cellulose microfibrils. Atkinson et al

> found a 14nm thick trilaminar layer outside the cell wall proper which was

> extremely resistant to breakage and thought to be composed of a polymerised

> carotene like material. Laboratory studies showed that there were two active

> absorbing substances - sporopollenin (a naturally occurring carotene like

> polymer which is resistant to degradation) and the algae cell walls. The

> fibrous material augments healthy digestion and overall digestive track

> health.

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> Chlorella's cleansing action on the bowel and other elimination channels, as

> well as its protection of the liver, helps keep the blood clean. Clean blood

> assures that metabolic wastes are efficiently carried away from the tissues.

> Chlorella gets its name from the high amount of chlorophyll it possesses.

> Chlorella contains more Chlorophyll per gram than any other plant. Chlorella

> can speed up the rate of cleansing of the bowel, bloodstream and liver, by

> supplying plenty of chlorophyll. Chlorella and Spirulina are used as

> nutrient-dense foods and sources of fine chemicals in their most natural

> forms. They have significant amounts of lipid, protein, chlorophyll,

> carotenoids, vitamins, minerals, and unique pigments. They may also have

> potent probiotic compounds that enhance health. (You will find three

> chapters in Survival Medicine for the 21st Century devoted to Spirulina as a

> pure medicine.) Both have extensive scientific research[15] that all

> indicate their value for a wide range of medical situations.

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> There are many approaches, substances, companies and doctors offering

> detoxification and chelation products. The great problem is finding science

> and in-depth studies to back up the many claims being made.[16] There is

> only one product named Chelorex on the market that uses the golden triangle

> of chlorella, cilantro and ALA and it happens to be one of the most tested

> natural chelation products on the market. Science Formulas has done hair,

> fecal and urine tests on 151 subjects and the results are impressive.[17] It

> fulfills the ideal of promoting excretion via multiple pathways in the body.

> There are several natural chelation products that use only the cilantro and

> chlorella to extremely positive effect supporting the basic premises being

> put forth here. The addition of ALA though brings in the leading work of Dr.

> Hall Cutler, who is one of the worlds leading experts on mercury

> detoxification. His extensive and successful use of ALA has won him a large

> devoted audience.

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> In a large metal foundry in Russia Dr. Georgiou tested

> extensively many natural substances for their efficacy in removing heavy

> metals from the workers there and found chlorella and cilantro so effective

> - when used " together " - that he introduced Heavy Metal Detox (HMD) in

> 2005.[18] But the issues are not straight or clear cut as Dr. Georgiou

> explains, " During the three years that I have been researching the efficacy

> of certain natural substances for their heavy metal chelating effects, I

> have stumbled across a few surprises. For example, the literature was full

> of testimonials on how Chlorella and Cilantro are excellent chelators of

> heavy metals, so we tested both of these in carefully designed,

> double-blind, placebo controlled trials. Let's take Chlorella vulgaris as an

> example - when we tested this alone in pre-post provocation urine and feces

> test using 3,000 mg daily we found no difference between the pre and post

> tests. In other words, Chlorella by itself was not eliminating any metals

> that could be detected by an ICP-MS at parts per billion levels of

> measurement. "

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> Georgiou continues saying, " When we looked at Cilantro we were even more

> surprised as there was a percentage decrease in the post-test compared to

> baseline. What this means was that the Cilantro not only was not eliminating

> metals but it was actually absorbing more metals than baseline levels. It is

> very probable that Cilantro, which is known as an intracellular chelator,

> takes metals from the interior of the cell and brings them out into the

> mesenchyme or extracellular space. As there is nothing to mop them up here,

> as the osmotic gradient increases, then you get a rush of metals from the

> extracellular environment into the intracellular environment. Personally, I

> have seen patients who were given only Cilantro by other practitioners get

> worse while on this protocol. Based upon the extensive double-blind placebo

> controlled trials that I have run with 350 people, I would strictly avoid

> using Cilantro by itself with no other backup. " This experience of Dr.

> Georgiou mirrors the warnings of Dr. Cutler about using cilantro alone or

> indiscriminately.

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> Dr. Georgiou, after 3 years of research settled on a different golden

> triangle of natural chelation using Chlorella Growth Factor, Cilantro leaf

> tincture and Homeopathic energized cell-decimated chlorella vulgaris. Dr.

> Greenburg choice of ALA plus the addition into his formula of selenium,

> magnesium, zinc, vitamin C, E, MSM (Methysulfonylmethane), NAC

> (N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine), L-Glutamine and Taurine turns Chelorex into a

> complete nutritionally driven chelation prescription effective for and

> tested for the removal of 16 toxic metals.

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> Much needs to be said about all of these other substances in Chelorex

> and we will spend some chapters on basic principles like the promotion of

> glutathione. A major point about successful chelation, especially of

> mercury, is seen in the example of the importance of selenium. The

> detoxifying effect of selenium on mercury toxicity is due to a formation of

> a biologically inactive complex containing the elements in an equimolar

> ratio. The complex is unable to pass biological barriers, placenta and

> choroid plexus and is stored in the liver and the spleen, even in the brain

> in a non toxic form. Mercury binds with selenium and selenium is needed for

> glutathione production in the cells. Mercury-selenium-glutathione

> interactions are crucial to anyone who wants to understand the consequences

> of mercury exposure and how to combat or detoxify from its poisonous

> effects.

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> Sufficient magnesium levels lead to safer detoxification

> and chelation. In fact, it makes chelation possible.

> Mg-ATP provides the crucial energy to remove each toxicant.[19]

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> Both Chelorex and HMD may not be as " powerful " as synthetic

> chelators such as DMSA, DMPS, EDTA etc., in the sense they do not eliminate

> the more narrow band of metals these synthetic chelators were designed to

> remove as quickly as these others when applied intravenously, but neither

> Chelorex or HMD have the side effects of these synthetic compounds. The main

> advantage of natural chelators over the synthetic ones is that they do not

> strip the body of essential minerals, which is common with synthetic

> chelators. And with the kinds of oral minerals that most doctors use today,

> which are not in forms that are easily absorbed by the body, this

> demineralization is critical. (The natural chelation protocols that are

> suggested in this book include raising magnesium levels with Transdermal

> Magnesium Therapy using magnesium chloride and concentrated sea mineral

> formulas to supplement orally a broad range of healing minerals.)

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> NAC (N-Acetyl Cysteine- oral) gives so much value for the money

> that the need for glutathione can be met for days with this oral product.

> NAC (N-acetyl-Cysteine) is proven more effective than

> IV glutathione for acute liver toxicity

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> Dr.

> Garry Gordon

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> Synthetic chelators, especially DMSA and DMPS are actually quite

> toxic and one can hardly imagine using them for years. And as Dr. Jaquelyn

> McCandless reminds us, " Oral agents especially DMSA can encourage yeast

> overgrowth. " When chelating people with a heavy metal burden, particularly

> when they are young children or very elderly, or have any chronic disease,

> it is best to mobilize and eliminate the metals gently, slower than faster,

> so that the body can reabsorb less and avoid flooding the body with toxic

> metals that cause further oxidative stress due to their free radical

> activity. Dr. Ray, an oriental medical doctor speaks elegantly about

> avoiding the healing crisis that synthetic chelators so often bring. He has

> a product similar to HMD called NDF and NDF plus which are also based on

> chlorella and cilantro.

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> MSM aids in detoxifying metals by

> contributing sulfur to methionine and cysteine.[20]

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> Chelorex stands out in several powerful ways the first being the broad

> array of metals it will eliminate including uranium. We find this in the HMD

> product as well. Chelorex though contains ingredients that stimulate the

> human body's natural immune defenses including its own innate ability to

> removal heavy metals.[21] And most importantly it gives a solid baseline of

> minerals that are absolutely essential for both short term and long term

> detoxification and chelation of toxic substances. The formula gives an

> important boost to the critical minerals supporting the use of a broad based

> sea mineral concentrate supplement, which is the best way to get ones

> minerals besides from foods.

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> The individual elements found in HMD and Chelorex

> are all natural substances, which apart from their

> chelating properties have many other health benefits.

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> Dr. Georgiou and the Russian government invested $1 million

> dollars in a double-blind, placebo controlled trial with 350 people that has

> shown its ability to safely chelate a variety of metals with natural

> substances that when combined work as effectively as synthetic chelators.

> Natural chelation is safe, non-invasive, affordable and available without

> prescription as it is considered food supplement. Dr. Alan Greenburg

> invested a small fortune also and closely studied 151 people using hair,

> fecal and urine tests. Together these doctors have proven conclusively the

> power and safety of natural chelation. The bottom line is that we want to

> get the heavy metals out and do that with the security that extensive

> studies and tests prove. In reality there is a tremendous amount of

> antidotal evidence with a host of chelation products and substances on the

> market but very little hard proof. It is far easier to make claims then to

> prove through heavy investments in studies.

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> References & Notes:

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> [1] According to tests done in the US and Japan perfluorinated chemicals

> (PFCs) have crept into the blood of almost every living creature in the

> northern hemisphere.[1] The US Environmental Protection Agency has begun an

> investigation to determine how a Teflon chemical has found its way into the

> blood of virtually every American, and polluted drinking water supplies.

> Perfluorooctanoic acid, a key ingredient in the making of Teflon non-stick

> coating for cookware can cause testicular, breast, liver and prostate

> cancers, as well as birth defects.[1] And in 2004 the U.S. Food and Drug

> Administration has found perchlorate contamination in nearly all of the more

> than 200 samples of lettuce and milk it collected and tested nationwide. The

> federal government has not yet established a standard for the perchlorate,

> but the Environmental Protection Agency has adopted a provisional

> recommendation that contamination in drinking water not exceed a range of 4

> to 18 parts per billion. Perchlorate, a chemical used in rocket fuel,

> munitions and fireworks, can affect thyroid gland functions and lead to

> developmental difficulties in children. The FDA found perchlorate in 217 of

> 232 samples of milk and lettuce in 15 states. In 104 samples of milk, the

> average concentration was 5.76 parts per billion. In 128 samples of lettuce,

> the average concentration was 10.49 parts per billion.

>

> [2] " Most adults in the Netherlands are exposed to approximately 2

> picogrammes of toxic equivalents of dioxin-like substances per kilogramme of

> body weight per day. In general, it may be stated that in excess of 90% of

> human exposure to PCDDs, PCDFs and dioxin-like PCBs derives from the

> consumption of animal fats, of which 50% are contained in milk and milk

> products. Infants are exposed to these substances before birth as well as

> through the maternal milk, " reported the Health Council of the Netherlands.

>

> <http://www.borstvoeding.com/abon/bf_toxins.html>

> http://www.borstvoeding.com/abon/bf_toxins.html

>

> [3] The Atlantis Mobile Laboratory, just tested in Bermuda, reported that 50

> out of 70 newborns surveyed had dangerously high levels of mercury. Another

> study led by Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, through blood

> sampling, " found an average of 91 industrial compounds, pollutants, and

> other chemicals in the blood and urine of nine volunteers. The people tested

> did not work with chemicals on the job or live near an industrial facility.

> The body burden of a total of 167 chemicals found in the volunteers, showed

> 76, which cause cancer in humans or animals, 94, which are toxic to the

> brain and nervous system, and 79 that cause birth defects or abnormal

> development. The dangers of exposure to these chemicals in combination have

> never been studied. Body Burden. National Report on Human Exposure to

> Environmental Chemicals.

> <http://www.oztoxics.org/cmwg/body%20burden/international.html>

> http://www.oztoxics.org/cmwg/body%20burden/international.html

>

> [4] Heavy metal poisoning has become an increasingly major health problem,

> especially since the industrial revolution. Heavy metals are in the water we

> drink, the foods we eat, the air we breathe, our daily household cleaners,

> our cookware and our other daily tools. A heavy metal has a density at least

> 5 times that of water and cannot be metabolized by the body, therefore

> accumulating in the body. Heavy metal toxicity can cause our mental

> functions, energy, nervous system, kidneys, lungs and other organ functions

> to decline.

>

> [5] " Data from the CDC tells us that children are carrying around more

> phthalates and certain pesticides in their bodies than adults and that woman

> have more mercury and some other toxic chemicals in their bodies than men.

> This is very disturbing because children and babies in utero have some of

> the highest risks of adverse health impacts, " said Charlotte Brody, RN,

> executive director of Health Care Without Harm.

>

> [6] The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) visited 13 locations in England, Northern

> Ireland, Scotland and Wales in the summer of 2003 and took blood samples

> from 155 volunteers. Lancaster University analyzed the samples for 78

> chemicals. 12 organochlorine pesticides (including DDT and lindane), 45 PCB

> congeners and 21 polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) flame retardants,

> including those found in the commercially traded penta-, octa- and

> deca-BDEs.

>

> Their FINDINGS:[6]

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> • Every person tested is contaminated by a cocktail of known highly toxic

> chemicals which were banned from use in the UK during the 1970s and which

> continue to pose unknown health risks.

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> • We found 70 (90 per cent) of the 78 chemicals we looked for in the survey.

> The highest number of chemicals found in any one person was 49, nearly two

> thirds (63 per cent) of the chemicals looked for.

>

> • Every person is contaminated by chemicals from each group: organochlorine

> pesticides, PCBs and PBDEs (flame retardants).

>

> • The highest concentration of any chemical found was 2,557 ng/g (ng/g.

> parts per billion) of the DDT metabolite pp.-DDE. The use of DDT was banned

> in the UK more than 20 years ago.

>

> • The most frequently detected chemicals were PCB congeners 99 and 118 and

> the DDT metabolite pp.-DDE, which were detected in all but one of the 155

> volunteers.

>

> • Ten chemicals were found in more than 95 per cent of volunteers

>

> [7] <http://www.gordonresearch.com/answers/chlorella_and_cilantro.html>

> http://www.gordonresearch.com/answers/chlorella_and_cilantro.html

>

> [8] The earliest types of chelation involved synthetic agents such as BAL,

> penicillamin e and EDTA administered intravenously for acute toxic metal

> poisoning. Subsequently, DMSA and DMPS were utilized, first intravenously

> and later orally and now even transdermally. Chelation therapy provides a

> relatively safe, effective, and inexpensive alternative to the drugs and

> surgery often used for circulatory disorders such as coronary heart disease,

> carotid (neck artery) stenosi (blockage), and leg artery stenosis

> (blockage).[8] Chelation is a process by which toxic substances in the body,

> particularly heavy metals can be excreted safely. However, numerous negative

> side effects are associated with each of these chelators (with the exception

> of EDTA which is `relatively' safe[8]) including allergic reactions

> involving the skin and mucous membranes (itching, exanthema or rash), as

> well as occasional cases of s- Syndrome or erythema exudative

> multiforme.(11). Other side effects include nausea, headache, muscle aching,

> changes in taste, severe malaise, dizziness, numbness, insomnia, diarrhea,

> weight loss, extreme fatigue, leg cramps, cardiac arrhythmia, liver and

> kidney damage, abdominal pain, anxiety, severe restlessness, mental changes,

> tremors, inability to concentrate, poor memory, impaired equilibrium,

> chemical sensitivities and tinnitus. (12). Studies have shown up to 30% of

> patients have severe negative side effects as a result of these synthetic

> chelating agents, which may develop after a single dose. For warnings

> against DMPS all one has to do is go to the DMPS Backfire website.

>

> [9] R. A. Goyer, M. G. Cherian, M. M. , and J. R. Reigart. Role of

> Chelating Agents for Prrevention, Intervention, and Treatment of Exposures

> to Toxic Metals. Environmental Health Perspectives Volume 103, Number 11,

> November 1995

>

> [10] MM, Cherian MG. The search for chelate antagonists for chronic

> cadmium intoxication. Toxicology 1990;62:1-25.

>

> [11] Korkina, L.G., et al. Antioxidant therapy in children affected by

> irradiation from the Chernobyl nuclear accident. Biochem. Soc. Trans., Vol.

> 21, 1993, p. 314S

>

> [12] Gray AM, Flatt PR. Insulin-releasing and insulin-like activity of the

> traditional anti- diabetic plant Coriandrum sativum (coriander). Br J Nutr

> 1999 Mar;81(3):203-9.

>

> [13] Chithra V, Leelamma S. Coriandrum sativum changes the levels of lipid

> peroxides and activity of antioxidant enzymes in experimental animals.

> Indian J Biochem Biophys 1999 Feb;36(1):59-61.

>

> [14] Delaquis PJ, Stanich K, Girard B et al. Antimicrobial activity of

> individual and mixed fractions of dill, cilantro, coriander and eucalyptus

> essential oils. Int J Food Microbiol. 2002 Mar 25;74(1-2):101-9.

>

> [15] <http://www.mercola.com/chlorella/research.htm>

> http://www.mercola.com/chlorella/research.htm

>

> [16] In the area of chelation we have many companies making claims. For

> example a product released by Dr. Eliaz of modified citrus pectin and

> dietary alginate claims, " Not only that, Pectasol® is the only chelator of

> its kind that's been shown to eliminate toxic heavy metals and other

> dangerous substances on humans. A recent pilot clinical trial – in which

> patients were tested for 20 different toxic elements and minerals – showed

> dramatic results. " The data of the (Pre clinical results) found at

>

> <http://dreliaz.com/abstracts_detail.php?result_set=1 & ingred=30 & abs=939>

> http://dreliaz.com/abstracts_detail.php?result_set=1 & ingred=30 & abs=939 shows

> increased urinary excretion over 6 days of 3 metals (arsenic, mercury &

> cadmium) not 20 as advertised and does it with a small group over a short

> period of time. Comparing this study to Science Formulas' Chelorex 4yr study

> or to Dr. Georgiou's studies in Russia is just not possible. There

> are many products available and the choices are bewildering. Words are

> easily said and written but when it comes to removing heavy metals it is

> very important to know what a product can do.

>

> [17]

>

> [18] <http://mercuryexposure.org/index.php?article_id=648>

> http://mercuryexposure.org/index.php?article_id=648

>

> [19] Magnesium ions constitute the physiologically active magnesium in the

> body; they are not attached to other substances and are free to join in

> biochemical body processes.5 This is one basic reason magnesium helps to

> detoxify toxic chemicals and helps eliminate heavy metals from the body.

> Another reason would be the part it plays in glutathione production but

> undoubtedly, as Dr. Haley indicates, the Mg-ATP provides the crucial energy

> to remove each toxicant. A magnesium ion is an atom that is missing two

> electrons, which makes it search to attach to something that will replace

> its missing electrons so it is actively and directly involved in diminishing

> heavy metal toxicity. Magnesium appears to be a competitive inhibitor of

> lead and cadmium. An increased level of magnesium has been shown to

> eliminate lead and cadmium through the urine and has also been reported to

> reduce the toxic effects of aluminum.

>

> [20] MSM (methylsulfonylmethane): Enhances permeability of cell membranes

> and is believed to enhance detoxification by increasing the permeability of

> cell walls. MSM is a naturally occurring sulfur containing molecule found in

> fruits, vegetables, seafood and meat. It is present in the body and humans

> excrete from 4-11 mg. daily in urine. Research suggests that it is required

> for the body to preserve normal function and structure. Food processing

> destroys the MSM normally present in food.

>

> [21] Cysteine and cystine are closely related. One cystine molecule is

> composed of two bonded cysteine molecules and each can convert to the other

> as required. Both amino acids contain sulfur (via free sulfhydryl groups)

> which makes them powerful antioxidants. The acetylated form of cysteine is

> N-acetylcysteine (NAC) and contains a bonded acetyl group. In this form, NAC

> is more easily absorbed, more stable, and safer to use than cysteine on its

> own, which can be neurotoxic in very high doses. NAC is effective at

> promoting glutathione synthesis. This amino acid " combo " incorporates

> cysteine, glutamic acid, and glycine and has powerful antioxidant and immune

> stimulating properties. Some studies have shown that supplementing with NAC

> yields higher glutathione levels than supplementing with cysteine or

> glutathione directly. Cysteine is found in alpha-keratin, the main protein

> of fingernails, toenails, skin, and hair.

>