Chlorella, Cilantro use for heavy metal detox, possible adverse reaction

[Cyd]

Without citing specific references to Anthony William's warnings regarding the intentional, frequent, regular consumption of these types of "green foods" to naturally & economically detox heavy metals, what stuck in my mind is his observation that the detox/chelation action in humans is incomplete & unpredictable & can result in "new" health problems/symptoms, which I believe involved stress on the liver when the body tries to eliminate the more potent consolidated/stored vs. scattered about quantities of the accumulated heavy metals. Probably like a lot of us, I started intentionally including cilantro in my dog's meals having heard from many different sources about its positive effect on elimination of heavy metals, I stopped once I heard Anthony Williams warnings, I didn't want to take any chances, mainly because it's hard for us humans to sense day-to-day what is going on in our pets bodies. I know that chelation is a very specific, complex process, especially when mercury is involved & these days it is presumed that every living being carries an excess load. I remember I would feel "different" eating straight cilantro to detox & I have specific sensitivity/allergy to mercury. I think the intention that we have with our actions is more impactful than we imagine, back then I didn't check in or routinely use applied kinesiology to check optimum supplements for 6 dogs, everyone ate the same food & got the same supplements for the most part. Today if I wanted to detox animals I would use BioPrep/Bio Superfood micro algae or if I offered cilantro I would definitely ask myself each & every meal if it would be beneficial, which is essentially how I approach EVERYTHING I now give by mouth. I also try to remember to do additional investigation before jumping on a popular health recommendation, especially in its infancy, however, sometimes it takes time for updated info to come out AND that type of update/caveat is often not made available in a readily accessible, mass-media manner.

 

[JodyLT]

Without citing specific references to Anthony William's warnings regarding the intentional, frequent, regular consumption of these types of "green foods" to naturally & economically detox heavy metals, what stuck in my mind is his observation that the detox/chelation action in humans is incomplete & unpredictable & can result in "new" health problems/symptoms, which I believe involved stress on the liver when the body tries to eliminate the more potent consolidated/stored vs. scattered about quantities of the accumulated heavy metals. Probably like a lot of us, I started intentionally including cilantro in my dog's meals having heard from many different sources about its positive effect on elimination of heavy metals, I stopped once I heard Anthony Williams warnings, I didn't want to take any chances, mainly because it's hard for us humans to sense day-to-day what is going on in our pets bodies. I know that chelation is a very specific, complex process, especially when mercury is involved & these days it is presumed that every living being carries an excess load. I remember I would feel "different" eating straight cilantro to detox & I have specific sensitivity/allergy to mercury. I think the intention that we have with our actions is more impactful than we imagine, back then I didn't check in or routinely use applied kinesiology to check optimum supplements for 6 dogs, everyone ate the same food & got the same supplements for the most part. Today if I wanted to detox animals I would use BioPrep/Bio Superfood micro algae or if I offered cilantro I would definitely ask myself each & every meal if it would be beneficial, which is essentially how I approach EVERYTHING I now give by mouth. I also try to remember to do additional investigation before jumping on a popular health recommendation, especially in its infancy, however, sometimes it takes time for updated info to come out AND that type of update/caveat is often not made available in a readily accessible, mass-media manner.

Thanks for this, @Cyd. Really interesting. What about DE for detoxing of metals? I used to give organic, food grade DE to my dogs for quite a while, not so much for that but for killing any buggers in their guts; I would take it myself for that and more (I have osteoporosis). Wondering what you think about DE for detoxing metals? Jody

 

[JoannC]

Thank you Cyd, Dr Sue also recommended organic milk thistle, which is gentle and it’s made by herbsmith. Have you used milk thistle?

 

[Dr. Jean Hofve]

Hey Cyd, BioSuperfood is one of my very favorite supplements! I've used it for many years. In fact I just ran out so I need to take action on that! Here's an article I wrote about it quite a few years ago, but it still applies. BioSuperfood for Super Health | Little Big Cat

Personally I prefer BSF for cats over BioPrep, but either one is fine. My distributor is a long-time friend who suffered a severe traumatic brain injury in a car accident, so I try to throw business his way via links on my site. But any source is okay as long as it's the genuine article.

 

[GinnyW]

Anyone have experience with Zeolite? I had forgotten all about it, but I used it about a dozen years ago with my very old and compromised dog. I remember mildly beneficial results, but, honestly, he was a real bundle of ills, so hard to evaluate.