Re: Zeolite drops-Has Anybody Heard About This?
Hi WG :)
Its to do with people not clarifying what they mean. Acids and bases are both essential and appear in different balances in different parts of the body but what people are talking about when they say to alkalise is increasing CELLULAR alkalinity. Its the cell that should be slightly on the alkaline side as Wilson says. At least that's what I was referring to.
Potassium is a great alkalizer and is naturally found within the cell and one of its roles it to get rid of body wastes. The problem with people nowadays is that they eat so much crap, overly processed foods, bad fats, sugars etc which the body can't process properly leading to EXCESS acidity.
Together with heavy metal toxicity which is one of the biggest culprits in this mess, cell membranes are damaged, and cellular metabolism and detoxification slows down. Wastes and toxins build up screwing up the intracellular ph balance making it more acidic. Both sodium and calcium are naturally found outside the cells but with excess acidity they're both drawn inside to try and further neutralize this acidity, pushing potassium out. Calcium is drawn from the blood and bones so in the end everything ends up in the wrong place, including water. Some tissues become too alkaline (eg stomach) others more acidic. I think most illness nowadays are to do with this imbalance....osteoporosis, chronic fatigue, heart disease, cancer.
One of the reasons I'm finding chelation hard is precisely that, my cells are too acidic mostly due to mercury, and poor diet in the past.
I think alkalising products can be helpful to restore this balance but the problem with Zeolite is....who the hell can afford it?!!
Anne
P.S. I consulted a doc recently who has put me on an ATP protocol. Her theory is that as the mitochondria is poisoned with chronic fatigue (my diagnosis), supplying specific nutrients that they need to function....magnesium, acetyl-l-carnitine, coq10 and d-ribose helps to increase cell metabolism and should in theory make chelation easier. I've only just started on it so too early to tell yet whether this will be the case.