Answering calls about zeolite, I can't help but think of the confusion many people experience when searching for the right one. With an 800 year history, using zeolite for health benefits is real. However, what's the best zeolite? It shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone that zeolites contain Aluminum. According to biochemist, Rik Deitsch:
ALL zeolites contain aluminum by definition – zeolites are “aluminosilicates”. Their only constituents are Aluminum, Silica and Oxygen. The aluminum in the cage structure of the zeolite is non-exchangeable. This means that it is not available to be absorbed by the body and cannot contribute to aluminum toxicity. In his (a competitor's) study, he used a strong acid to destroy the zeolite in order to enumerate all of the constituents. This freed up all of the aluminum to be tested. That NEVER happens in the human body – the zeolite cage is stable and remains intact throughout the entire digestive cycle and can be recaptured - unchanged in urine and fecal matter.
In zeolite products that don't undergo a cleansing or “activation” process, you'll always find excess heavy metals and VOCs (volatile organic compounds). That’s because zeolites in nature pull these toxins from the environment and from their surroundings. Many companies utilize different cleansing processes to remove the contaminants. As an example, Megamins utilized tribomechanical activation; where they use mechanical activity to sift the zeolite into different purity states by weight and particle size. For Cell Defender, we use a heat/acid process that burns off the VOCs and precipitates out the extraneous heavy metals. This provides a pure zeolite product with some Calcium and Magnesium added for stability. There will always be very low levels of some metals that are deep within the zeolite cage that cannot be removed – but these are also non-exchangeable and certainly less than you’d find in drinking water.
The aluminum in the zeolite is part of the cage and is not exchangeable. Any aluminum in the body that is available to the zeolite will be captured and removed – this has been proven in several clinical studies.
Yes, there are substandard zeolite products in the market. But that’s true of any category of dietary supplement. The fact remains that Cell Defender has been used successfully by tens of thousands of people for nearly 18 years of use with amazing, reproducible results. We have also conducted several clinical studies and have published our data with peer-review.
Thank you to all the users and supporters of Cell Defender. Many have tried to replicate this extraordinary product – and extraordinary results – but there is truly NO equal in the marketplace.
