Thursday, March 02, 2006

UK Company Recognizes Value of Zeolite

I've read quite a few things on the internet trying to learn about zeolite. The problem with everything that I've read is that it was either very scientific (talking about crystalline forms and stuff) or published (in some way, shape, or form) by Waiora, the distributor of Natural Cellular Defense (NCD).

I take everything I read from Waiora with a grain of salt, considering what they have to gain from the sale of the product. Because of that, I've been looking for some independent source of information which might corroborate Waiora's claims of the benefits of zeolite as a supplement. Today, I finally found something: A UK company attempted to create a dry capsule version of zeolite because of the benefits it showed to animals. The ACNFP's (UK's FDA equivalent)response, from an official government agency, mentioned benefits of zeolite:

  • "Based on [zeolite's] established ability to bind heavy metals,
    the applicant anticipates that the [zeolite capsules] will also be purchased by companies who
    handle toxic and/or radioactive metals or by hospitals and/or public authorities who
    may wish to stock the [zeolite capsules] in case of possible contamination by radioactive materials."
  • "The applicant has also provided studies that they believe demonstrate that the
    addition of clinoptilolite into the diet helps to protect the animals from the effects of
    mycotoxins such as aflatoxins, which are thought to bind to the clinoptilolite and are
    subsequently excreted from the body. The authors of these studies state that
    addition of clinoptilolite to animal feed has resulted in measurable improvements in
    the health of pigs, sheep and chickens."

The document also said that the agency found absolutely nothing harmful about zeolite.

Although the government paper says nothing of the efficacy of zeolite in any form, it acknowledges the ability of zeolite to bind with heavy metals and cancer-causing agents and excrete them from the body.

A major difference between this company and Waiora is that this company was planning to make a powder-based zeolite capsule, whereas Waiora holds the U.S. patent for the liquid form of zeolite distributed as Natural Cellular Defense (NCD). Presumably, the liquid form should allow for better absorption in the body and therefore better results. We'll see on that.

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