this is to (SO SICK) please do not tell poeple that charcoal is a bad thing to take, activated charcoal is very different from regular charcoal ,it is used by many natrapathic doctors as a natural detoxifer and by hospitals as a quick detox in accidental poisoning cases, many people can not use chelation therapy because it can make them very sick and can cause worst problems for those individuals ,activated charcoal along with algin is mentioned in the (d.a.m.s) news letter as a binder not a chelator to help remove mercury in the blood stream mercury poisoned persons , so please do your homework before you dicounting other detox options