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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