Neutralizing and removing the toxins that are causing the symptoms is the next step in detoxification. As we have mentioned in previous posts, toxins come from many different sources, but all must be properly processed and removed from the body to maintain optimal health:

Man-made chemicals

• Pesticides/herbicides like glyphosate

• Synthetic "fragrances"

• VOCs (volatile organic compounds, think new car smell) in building materials, carpets, paints, etc

• Petroleum products, car exhaust, jet fuel

• Plastics, bpa, phlalates, etc

• Cosmetics, personal care products, shampoo, toothpaste, etc

• Artificial flavors and dyes in foods

• Liver-wrecking pharmaceuticals like antibiotics

Heavy Metals:

• Dental Work

• Occupational exposure (mechanic, welder, etc)

• In the soil, lead paint in older homes

• Enriched food products (inorganic iron)

• Copper IUD birth control

• Cigarettes and marijuana

• Can be passed from mother to child in utero via placenta

• Cosmetics and hair dyes

  
  

Microbial Infections:

• Byproducts of bacteria and yeast like ammonia, dopamine metabolites that cause neuroinflammation

• Byproducts of parasites that can be picked up from travel, pets, untreated water, etc

• Mycotoxins from mold, either from exposure in a moldy building or even internal colonization of mold, such as pulmonary aspergillosis

For aiding the body in detoxification of toxic substances, we like to utilize "binders". Binders are substances that grab onto toxins in the body to help safely escort them out. We prefer to use binders that are also chelators, meaning they have a claw-life structure to grab toxic metals, chemicals, and microbial byproducts directly out of the cells.

Fiber in food, like rice and beans, or psyllium husk, can be considered a binder, but it is not a chelator and does not work "systemically", it only acts locally in the GI tract on toxins that are already in the bile. While this is helpful, most binders cannot cross the blood brain barrier or get deep into organs to help unlock trapped toxicity.

Utilizing Binders

We utilize Biotoxin Binder and HM-ET Binder by CellCore for this purpose. Both of these contain bioactive carbon chains that have been specially modified to act like a super absorbent sponge, sucking up all sorts of toxins from cells into their structure, and allowing the toxins to be safely removed from the body. Once the toxins are removed from the cells, they can go back to their normal function, including producing enough energy to optimally run the body, which can relieve feelings of chronic fatigue.

In a perfect, natural world, the body would be able to use its own detoxification pathways to remove any toxins (think liver, kidneys, lungs, skin, enzymes, etc), however, we are living in times where toxic burden and nutritional depletion seem to be often outpacing the capacity of the body.

The liver dumps toxins into the bile to be excreted in the feces through the colon. Binders help mop up the bile and make sure it comes out. Many people who are "herxing" on a detox protocol feel exponentially better when they add in binders to aide with mopping up the mess. Thus, binders are a gentle and extremely effective way to boost your body's capacity to process toxins!