Re: Charcoal and Phenols

[Guest guest]

> I have only heard very good things about the charcoal. Is it

correct that the activated charcoal " binds " with practically

> anything...including enzymes?

Here is some information on activated charcoal. Does anyone know if

this would help with phenols (phenols are organic compounds that body

sees as " toxins " and when they cannot be processed well you see a

reaction). A couple places advise not to take it every day because it

does take away minerals from your body, and never take it with any

other kind of supplement (because it may bind those too).

" The word adsorb is important here. When a material adsorbs

something, it means that 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. This means that an activated

charcoal filter will remove certain impurities while ignoring others.

It also means that, once all of the bonding sites are filled, an

activated charcoal filter stops working. "

1. http://www.howstuffworks.com/question209.htm

2. http://www.vitamins-for-health.com/achar-vfh.htm

3. Specs and

dosage:http://www.templejc.edu/dept/ems/drugs/charcoal.html

4. Lots of information here and some precautions. There is

conflicting info in this area as well.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/charcoalactivatedoral20212

0.html

Oh look, found it! Charcoal adsorbs salicylates!

http://joyful.best.vwh.net/activatedcharcoal.html

If anyone who is phenol sensitive trys this to see if it helps,

please post on it.

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P.S. Yeah, the ads are gone! That was a bad marketing idea gone awry.