Back when I used to go to parties, I remember the kind of things that got passed around 🤐 but these days the nature of the shared-substance has changed… Activated charcoal, anyone?!😶
Sure this says a lot about me and even more about the kind of people I hang out with…others also full of gas?!!😁
But seriously…would we all benefit from a bit of ‘burnt organic matter’?
To know the answer to that we would first need to answer these:
1.What exactly was burnt to produce this?
2.What type of ‘activation’ was applied?
3.Does the end-product now meet the definition of medical-grade AC? (radically different in composition, structure, function & therapeutic benefit)
4.What are you presenting with, or in what way are you hoping to benefit from taking this orally?
Because if you or someone you know is still using this to ‘relieve gas, flatulence, bloating etc’ or as a heavy metal chelator, or a general detoxifier, or a hangover cure, or a teeth whitening agent, you might want to point them towards a better prescription. But let’s not throw the baby out with the bath water! Let’s learn also about its strengths and applications as much as its myths and limitations!! So that at the next party you know whether to partake or not!!
Activated Charcoal Anyone?
Activated charcoal has had the most incredible and long-lasting medical career! From the good old days of 1550 BC in Egyptian medical writings to modern day medicine, where it remains part of the essential emergency room arsenal for treating overdose of many common drugs. And right this very minute it’s hitting the headlines (and the hype) again. But between these timepoints we’ve come to learn a lot about its structure, function, application & limitations.
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