Heavy Metal Detox
Heavy metals are found in food, industrial production, the atmosphere, personal hygiene products, and many other places. The most notable exposure risks for mercury are amalgam tooth fillings and vaccinations containing Thimerosal. Cadmium is emitted from brake dust and endanger workers in various manufacturing processes. Lead is found in paint, food, and other products. Aluminum contamination arises mostly from consuming municipal water and fluoridated water allows aluminum to enter the body more effectively. Aluminum can also come from cookware and antiperspirants.
Virtually everyone in industrialized countries is affected by heavy metals and the greater the heavy metal burden the greater the likelihood of serious disease.
Never fear, it is now easy, safe, and affordable to reduce your heavy metal by supplementing with humifulvate and iodine.
The Plan
Humifulvate
Take one 75 milligram capsule of humifulvate each night before bed, at least two hours after your last meal. Although humifulvate can be taken for weeks or months at a time it’s wise to allow the body a break. A good routine is to supplement for one month and then take a one-month break. Repeat as desired.Iodine
Take two drops of 5% Lugol's solution or a single Iodoral tablet containing 12.5 mg of elemental iodine with humifulvate before bed. Iodine will increase the urinary excretion of lead, cadmium, arsenic, aluminum and mercury.Iodine supplementation may result in side-effects, such as increased perspiration, frontal headaches, sneezing, and acne. These are temporary effects from toxic materials being pulled from the tissues, particularly a mineral called bromide, and may be minimized or avoided with salt loading. If iodine-related effects occur, salt loading can be used to increase the excretion rate of bromide and minimize side-effects. The chloride in salt will bind with bromide in the blood stream and then carry it out through the kidneys. Unrefined Celtic sea salt, which contains a large variety of mineral salts, is best for detoxification, although table salt can be used if Celtic salt is not available. During the day, take 1/2 teaspoon of unrefined Celtic salt in 1/2 cup of warm water. Follow this with 12 ounces of purified or clean water. Repeat this step every 45-minutes until your first urination. Discontinue salt loading after side-effects abate.
Vitamin C
Take 3,000 Milligrams of Vitamin C along with the humifulvate and iodine. Vitamin C improves detoxification pathways and helps reduce some symptoms of detoxification.Magnesium
Take 400 to 600 milligrams of Magnesium per day to improve detoxification pathways. It should be taken with meals to improve absorption.Removing toxic materials can improve hormone balance, circulation, and issues from cardiovascular diseases to cancer, memory, and immune regulation. In fact virtually every disease process can be improved with metal detoxification.
One example of general health improvements from chelation therapy was found by accident in the 1950s. World War II service men exposed to toxic lead from painting battleships underwent intravenous EDTA chelation and physicians observed improvement in complications from atherosclerosis, including a cessation of chest and leg pain.
While the body is capable of eliminating heavy metals, it is not without limitations. The body utilizes glutathione, a universal antioxidant that conjugates (binds) to toxic substances, such as heavy metals, along with a protein called metallothionine which also binds to heavy metals.
The body's primary limitation is how effectively the metals are released from circulation. Generally, glutathione binds to heavy metals and continues circulating until it nears any of the bile channels in the body where the heavy metal may be transferred and excreted in fecal matter. Metals can be very "sticky" though and removal is not always an efficient process.
This is where a strong chelator like humifulvate becomes very useful.
Humifulvate
When a humic/fulvic acid complex is taken orally, it travels to the intestines but does not enter the blood stream. It then works by attracting the conjugated heavy metal toxins through the intestinal membrane, which frees up glutathione and metallothionine to bind with other toxins.
The fact that humifulvate is not absorbed, or at the very least has extremely low absorption, makes this supplement very safe. Only the fulvic acid component is absorbed, which helps to facilitate essential mineral absorption.
Humifulvate is so effective that it may make traditional intravenous chelation with EDTA nearly obsolete for the purpose of removing heavy metals.
In the mid 20th century, Hungarian farmers observed that the health of their cattle raised around the Lake Balaton area were healthier, grew faster, and were more robust than animals just a few miles away.
The reason was the existence of peat, which is an ancient, organic material that lies underneath the surface. This material is the result of dense vegetation accumulating over many thousands of years.
The process of bacterial fermentation then converts these organic compounds into varieties of humic and fulvic acids.
These organic acids are negatively charged, while metal ions are positively charged, thus they will attract the smaller metal ions like a magnet and bind them.
EDTA, the traditional intravenous chelator, binds metal ions that have one or two positive charges. Besides being an intravenous treatment, EDTA is relatively small in size, so it may release some of the larger toxic metals, such as lead, through the kidneys, damaging them.
Humic acid, on the other hand, is a several times larger than EDTA with many more metal binding sites - at least fifteen! This means that humic acid can bind to just about any type of toxic metal!
Iodine
Various heavy metals get stored in the same receptors that receive iodine and virtually everyone has exposure to toxic elements that take up "seats" where iodine belongs, such as bromine and fluoride, chloride, thiocyanate, cyanate, nitrate, pertechnate and perchlorate.
If enough iodine is ingested, it can unseat these toxic metals, thereby releasing them. Iodine also chelates other toxic metals such as aluminum, cadmium, lead and mercury. In fact, iodine is the only known option to remove toxic metals from the thyroid and pineal glands.
As was reported in The Original Internist in 2004 by Dr. Guy Abraham:
"Orthoiodosupplementation increased urinary excretion of lead, cadmium, arsenic, aluminum, and mercury. Urinary bromide and fluoride levels increased markedly and proportionally to the amount of iodine/iodide ingested. At three tablets a day, urinary fluoride and bromide increased up to 20-fold, although the preluding test levels were not elevated."
According to Dr. David Brownstein, no metal detoxification program is complete without iodine.
Getting the Lead Out
In a Hungarian study, sixty people, ages 18 to 60 with lead contamination whose blood levels exceeded 2.4 umole/100cc were given a humic/fulvic acid complex preparation, similar to humifulvate.
During the 12-week study, the average blood level dropped by 0.26 umol/100 cc.
Removing Cadmium
Another study examined what effect a humic/fulvic acid complex would have on toxic cadmium exposure in industrial workers.
In only six weeks of treatment with a humic/fulvic acid complex found blood cadmium levels in alkaline battery workers drop by 43%. In metal-plating workers, blood cadmium dropped by 17%. Abnormal markers of liver and kidney function improved, and low iron levels were corrected.
Chelating Mercury
Intravenous EDTA chelation has little or no effect on mercury removal. Fortunately, humifulvate does - even on removal of mercury from brain tissue!
This may sound strange since humifulvate does not leave the intestines, but while there it attracts mercury held by glutathione through the intestinal wall, freeing the glutathione up to once again bind with mercury in the brain.
A humic/fulvic acid complex was tested on pigs that were fed radioactive mercury in their food. When measured for radioactive mercury in their feces and urine each day, 86% of the ingested mercury was excreted compared to 64.9% in controls.
When researchers measured residual mercury in the pigs’ organs, there was a reduction in mercury for all organs tested, such as the kidneys, liver, lungs, testes, skeletal muscle and brain. Most importantly, brain mercury levels were reduced by 87% compared to controls!
Other Options
The following is a list of other heavy metal chelators and reasons why we are recommending humifulvate and iodine over them.
Modified Citrus Pectin (MCP)
MCP is effective for the removal of lead, however it is not effective for removing other metals.
Intravenous (IV) EDTA
IV EDTA chelation has its uses, however it is not recommended for mercury toxicity. In fact, it actually may exacerbate mercury toxicity in the brain.
Dimercaptosuccinic Acid (DMSA)
DMSA is a synthetic substance developed in the 1930’s. Research has shown that it compromises the immune system, especially in developing fetuses by affecting the availability of essential minerals.
DMSA is technically a neurotoxin, and I have observed that patients often complain of side-effects attributed to DMSA. Some physicians have stopped using DMSA in their practice, citing neurotoxic effects.
Dimercaptopropane-1-Sulfonate (DMPS)
DMPS is an effective mercury chelator, however it requires a doctor's prescription and is expensive.
Humifulvate Options
Humifulvate can be purchased very inexpensively here.
One can also take humic acid by itself, and this option may be even more economical than taking humifulvate.
Use as directed or by the advice of a medical professional.
Comments (14)
Great plan, definitly makes it simple but im having a hard time understanding one part. You say take Vitamin C 3,000mg with the humi and iodine, do you mean I should be on V-C and taking a total of 3g throughout the day, or take it at the same time as the those before bed? Also what form of VC do reccomend? I found myself swallowing 6 Pureway-C tabs, while drinking iodine and taking a humifulvate and it made me wonder. Thank you again for all this information.
The Vitamin C can be taken all at once or divided throughout the day, although make sure to take away from meals.
Vitamin C at this level ameliorates a defective cellular transport mechanism for iodine. Very ill patients may need even higher doses.
Thanks for the reply Brian, and thanks for the effort you put into helping people, so please dont die or leave or anything of that nature...
In our societies we try to fix problems by addition when, as pointed to in this article, many problems could be solved through extraction.
I thinks that this detox is a very important first step, along with proper diet and addressing deficiencies (key vitamins/minerals), and excercise. Then additional supplementaton can be added, if needed.
I've learned this because of you Brian. I second OpenupURminD, thanks for all of the effort you put in to helping us. Take care.
Could give any references regarding specifically how iodine increases mercury excretion? In my extensive research I come across this claim very infrequently and never any details as to the mechanism.
I am trying to find out if iodine functions as a mobilizer or as a chelator with respect to mercury.
"Dr. Kenezy Gyula Korhaz states that iodine chelates heavy metals such as mercury, lead, cadmium and aluminum and halogens such as fluoride and bromide, thus decreasing their iodine inhibiting effects"
Sticht, G., Käferstein, H., Bromine. In Handbook on Toxicity of Inorganic Compounds - Seiler HG and Sigel, H Editors, Marcel Dekker Inc, 143-151, 1988.
Brian,
When deciding between the two products above (Enzymatic Therapy's Complete Metal Cleanse vs. Immune Boost 77), in terms of comparing the actual potency of the products, could you provide some insight in terms of how one might compare a humifulvate complex to a biomass of humic and fulvic acids? I'm guessing it's not as simple as saying 600mg is 8x stronger than the 75mg product, but maybe I'm wrong.
Proprietary Humifulvate Complex humic, fulvic, and phenolic acids
75mg (Enzymatic Therapy)
100% Biomass Humic & Fulvic Acid
600 mg (Immune Boost 77)
Thanks,
Mike
The primary difference is the addition of phenolic acids with the Enzymatic Therapy product. Overall, it is a better value with Immune Boost 77) despite the dosage needing to be higher.
Brian,
How long should the Humifulvate regimen be followed for heavy metal detox? Then, what maintenance levels should be used?
Also, I have 4 amalgam fillings. Will this regimen cause excess metals to be extracted from the fillings, or will it just target the metals already lodged in the body?
Thanks..this is a great site!
Allen
Hi Allen, unfortunately, mercury is continuously emitted in vapor form immediately from insertion to the very end. The humic acid never enters the body, but rather acts like a "magnet" through the intestinal membrane, so it is able to attract the metals already in conjugate (bound to glutathione, etc.) So there is no harm using it with existing fillings.
Brian,
Just got my results back from a chelation heavy metal test. After consistent iodine supplementation for 6 months (12-50mg), a 30 day round of humifulvate and high dose vit c I still have very high arsenic levels. My mercury levels are still high as well. Should I go for another round of humifulvate to get rid of this stuff?
Thanks
Robadob - It almost impossible to eliminate mercury completely, however as long as more is exiting the body as it is entering you can be healthy. The opposite will reduce oxygen transfer.
A very effective way that goes beyond this basic plan is to utilize an infrared sauna. Here is more information about it. http://www.oneradionetwork.com/uncategorized/sauna-landing-page/
This is rare and fantastic information, thank you so much for sharing. As a result of my own research I actually ordered some MCP with alginates to aid heavy metal detoxification... but I'm thankful for running across this page and I'll give the humic acids a shot too, and I'll see how they compare.
Just a quick question for you though Brian, if you can: do the humifulvates and/or the MCP have the capacity to effectively chelate ALUMINIUM? And if not, do you know of any safe and effective product that does? There seems to be less information on aluminium-specific detoxification out there than say, mercury detoxification. Any insights you have on this would be much appreciated!
Squishy - So far, other than iodine, which does chelate aluminium, there are toxic drugs that do so. MCP with alginates are good, this is very good for lead removal.
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