Hi Everyone, just wanted your opinions on charcoal. Worth using? Any side effects?
Any input would be great

I have my fillings, have lyme and have candida.

Thanks

Jen

From what I understand it is used when you have amalgam removed. You take it just before and after the appointment. It goes down into the gut and soaks up any stray bits of mercury that get in the intestines, then goes out in the BM. It soaks up everything in there, food, supplements…the lot, so its not a long term thing to take. “Activated charcoal” is the most absorbent stuff. That’s what I know about charcoal, I’m sure there is more.

Sunshine, any idea where you can find this "activated charcoal"?

This is what I got, I have no idea if anything else is better. be warned your BM’s will be black black black

http://www.nutricentre.com/Products/Products/PID-KRK839100.aspx

DESCRIPTION:
Kirkman now offers Activated Charcoal Capsules. Activated charcoal is a low-cost over the counter product used by doctors and poison control centers for absorbing ingested poisons or for absorbing toxic substances that may be formed internally by food sensitivities, allergies or Candida albicans die off reactions (Herxheimer). It is also used by physicians for a variety of intestinal complaints.
Dying cells of Candida secrete copious amounts of toxins which can be absorbed by activated charcoal, thus making Herxheimer reactions less uncomfortable. Unabsorbed, these toxic secretions are carried through the body by blood, causing a variety of uncomfortable symptoms and disrupting the immune system.
Activated charcoal is a form of carbon that has been treated with oxygen to open us millions of microscopic pores that exist between the carbon atoms. These processes result in highly porous charcoals that have high surface areas capable of absorbing colors, odors, and toxic substances.



CONTRA-INDICATIONS:
It is important to use caution when administering activated charcoal. The following parameters are recommended: Use only upon the advice of a physician or poison control center
Do not use drugs or nutritional supplements within two hours of taking activated charcoal, as their absorption may be impaired
Do not eat two hours before or two hours after taking activated charcoal
Never use for poisons such as lye, acid, oven cleaners, toilet bowl cleaners,petroleum products, lamp oils, furniture polish, iron, or alcohol based poisons such as antifreeze or rubbing alcohol.

Here's some additional info on Charcoal:

Activated Charcoal

The dentist actually used charcoal and powdered chlorella during our amalgam removal. He poured this mixture under our tongues before he placed the rubber dam in our mouths. This way, if any mercury leaked beneath the rubber dam, it would get absorbed by the charcoal/chlorella mix. Before the next quadrant, he had us spit the mix out and rinse our mouths before he put a fresh mix in.

Hope this helps,