Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Zeolites - How Do They Affect Cancer?

Zeolites - How Do They Affect Cancer?
If you look around the internet, you will find many
references to Activated Liquid Zeolite and its use with
Cancer. This article discusses some of the information, and
attempts to take a rational viewpoint of the material with
regard to what Zeolite actually does in the human body.

Recently, while in Las Vegas, I was told that preliminary
research has been done taking Zeolite with a chemotherapy
drug, Cyclophosphamine. Apparently this drug causes a toxin
called "acrolene" when ingested which has toxic side
effects. When the Activated Liquid Zeolite is taken in
conjunction with the drug, the toxic effects are
eliminated. This is preliminary research and it will be
many years before this connection is proven by published
scientific papers. It may explain why some people have less
side effects from treatment when they are taking the
Activated Liquid Zeolite as well.

First there is Jonathan Campbell, who asserts that
activated liquid Zeolite can cause cancer. There is no
evidence to back this claim. Mr Campbell sells an alternate
cancer cure and has a vested interest in discrediting other
products. Furthermore there are 3 classes of Zeolite. One
includes asbestos, which definitely causes lung cancer. The
sheath like Zeolites, of which Clinoptilolite, the Zeolite
used in activated zeolite products, has been certified as
GRAS (generally recognised as safe) status by the FDA in
the US. This is the highest level of safety possible. Who
do you trust, the FDA, or Mr Campbell?

Now, let's look at some of the research done with regards
to Cancer and Zeolite.

In an article titled "Natural zeolite clinoptilolite: new
adjuvant in anticancer therapy" published in the Journal of
Molecular Medicine Volume 78, Number 12 / February 2001,
research is detailed with Mice, Dogs and Rats, indicating
the use of Zeolite reduces skin cancer tumour growth.

It states, "In vitro tissue culture studies showed that
finely ground clinoptilolite inhibits protein kinase B
(c-Akt), induces expression of p21WAF1/CIP1 and p27KIP1
tumor suppressor proteins, and blocks cell growth in
several cancer cell lines. These data indicate that
clinoptilolite treatment might affect cancer growth by
attenuating survival signals and inducing tumor suppressor
genes in treated cells".

While this is not a study on humans, it does indicate that
the use of Zeolite has some function at least in animals in
tumour suppression. The p21 gene is known by scientists to
suppress tumours and one of the great scientific debates is
how to trigger this gene in cancer patients.

The following information is quoted on many websites. To my
knowledge, it has not been substantiated or published, and
the study was done by Lifelink Pharmaceuticals, of which
Rik Deitsch is a director. It therefore must be taken with
a grain of salt!

Although only one small human trial has been conducted, the
results were intriguing: 78% full remission for stage 4
cancer patients (with various types of cancer). The study
was an open-label trial conducted by the researchers at
LifeLink Pharmaceuticals in Ohio. Although one small study
is not grounds for leaping to solid conclusions about
cancer, this result is promising enough to warrant
additional investigation. Any anti-cancer effect is
probably due to NCD's ability to induce tumor suppressor
genes that cause the body to not only halt the growth of
tumor cells, but actually destroy such tumors.

Now, you must make up your own mind whether animal studies
can be applied to humans, or whether Lifelink's study is
fact or fiction. All we can do is to quote the information
available.

There are some other areas where Natural Cellular Defense
could definitely help with many disease states. One is the
area of body pH. Studies done invitro (in a test tube)
indicate that with a pH of 7.4 or higher, cancer cells
become dormant. This would indicate that if the body's pH
can be raised to this level, it is possible that it could
slow down or even stop the spread of cancer.

Dr. William Kelley, in an article titled, "Cancer - Self
Treatment", suggests that "There is research indicating
that cancer grows slowly in a highly acid environment
(because the acids cause it to partially destroy itself)
and may actually grow more quickly as your body becomes
more alkaline prior to reaching the healthy pH slightly
above 7.4 where the cancer becomes dormant. Therefore, you
will want to get your pH above 7.4 as quickly as possible
by every means available."

This would indicate that when raising pH, it is important
that it is done as quickly as possible and that as pH
rises, cancer activity can increase for a while. So, one
would have to be really convinced that a pH of 7.4 does
effectively stop the spread of the disease before
considering this action.

Often there is a challenge with Natural Remedies in that
sometimes indications get worse before they normalise. This
leads many physicians to recommend against the use of such
products, because they see any worsening of the situation
as alarming. Again, you will have to make your own mind up
about this. The question then is to research alternate
pathways and decide the likely outcome in each case!

Natural Cellular Defense, taken regularly, will raise pH
into the 7.4 zone and keep it there, which I think is a
good thing!

Vic Shayne, PhD in an article called' "Ignoring the Link
Between Toxins and Cancer" states, "With all of the cancer
information and disinformation broadcasted continually
through the major news media, rarely do we hear a mention
of the greatest threat to our health - and the most
prevalent cause of cancer: toxins."

More evidence is emerging every day that there is a
relationship between environmental toxins and cancer. A
recent article in the Vancouver Sun stated, " Banned
pesticides and other toxic chemicals lingering in the
environment put people at an increased risk of developing
non-Hodgkin lymphoma, according to a B.C. Cancer Agency
study".

We are rapidly approaching a point where there is little
doubt that toxins are affecting our health in a negative
way. In 1907 there were less than 7% of deaths from cancer.
At that time no chemicals were used in agriculture. Today
the death rate from cancer is over 30% and of course we
have thousands of toxic substances in our food, water and
air. Is this a coincidence? You decide!

Natural Cellular Defense, or Zeolite, is effective in
removing toxins, particularly heavy metals and organic
chemicals such as dioxin, deildrin and benzene. We have
done hair analysis tests before and after using the
product, and although this is not a scientific controlled
study, the results are documented by lab reports and are
quite impressive.

Research was published in an article titled, "Zeolite
Binds to Benzene" (Active Crystallography 1996). This shows
how in a laboratory, the Zeolite molecules combine with
benzene to remove it from the body.

Conclusion. In summary, we know that Activated liquid
Zeolite increases heavy metal secretion by 8-20 times
baseline. We know that it increases pH to the 7.4 range. We
know that it removes toxins and heavy metals from the body.

This doesn't necessarily mean that the product will give
results with any particular medical condition. We suggest
you do your research. If an out of balance pH or toxic
overload are likely causes of a condition, adding activated
liquid zeolite to your regime won't do any harm, and it
just might work. You have very little to lose and possibly
much to gain.


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John Gaydon has been researching Natural Health for the
last 25 years. Starting with Colon Cleansing, John believes
that environmental toxins are a major cause of illness in
our modern society.
If you wish to know more about this amazing technology, you
can find more articles on Activated Liquid Zeolite on
John's blog at http://www.detoxzeolite.com/blog or contact
John direct on john@detoxzeolite.com

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