What Is Coconut Charcoal?
Coconut charcoal is charcoal made from coconut shells. This is the preferred charcoal source material worldwide as it makes an excellent detoxification product for humans and animals.
In addition to being better for you, coconut charcoal is a 100% sustainable product that we can feel good about using.
Benefits
Contrary to popular belief, the idea that activated charcoal interferes or neutralizes healthy nutrients, minerals, vitamins, fat/oils, carbohydrates and/or protein has never been proven in research. Activated charcoal is able to selectively neutralize toxins without interfering with healthy digestion and metabolism via two scientific principles discovered so far: van der waal's forces and pi stacking.
Activated charcoal adsorbs toxins, metabolic waste products, and artificial chemicals that can damage the body. Activated charcoal has been found to be safe for all ages. Start slow as activated charcoal is a binder and excessive use (initially) may lead to constipation.
Hospitals recommend that activated charcoal should be taken at least 2 hours apart from medication, as activated charcoal can neutralize medication when taken together. One may want to take activated charcoal on the opposite side of the day as medication.
Activated charcoal is often used to treat acute poisonings. With daily use, research suggests activated charcoal may promote kidney health, reduce flatulence, calm diarrhea, and boost skin health. (1)
Researchers are actively exploring other potential benefits of activated charcoal as well, including treatment of indigestion, heavy bile flow during pregnancy, and neutralizing the toxic effects of some anti-seizure medications. (2)
Dr. V. V. Frolkis, a famous Russian Gerontologist, and his colleagues discovered that activated charcoal is a potent life-extending agent. (3) Activated charcoal has been found to increase the mean lifespan of older test animals by 43% and their maximum lifespan by approximately 34%.
Activated charcoal decreases the age-related increase in the brain's sensitivity to drugs and toxins.
Activated charcoal normalizes cholesterol and lipid metabolism.
The regular use of activated charcoal improves the adaptive functioning of essential organs (the liver, kidneys, and adrenals). That translates into better defense mechanisms.
