(NaturalNews) Heavy metals are extremely toxic to human neurology. Mercury, lead and cadmium all contribute aggressively to the deterioration of neurological function. Fortunately, there's a simple, natural way to detox your body and remove these toxic substances from your tissues.
The solution is
cilantro. It's that magical-tasting herb often used in Mexican food recipes. As it turns out, cilantro not only taste great, it also binds to heavy metals and helps remove them from your body.
Below, we're collected some important
research on this remarkable ability of the
cilantro herb. Read them all to learn more, then whip up your own delicious
recipes using raw cilantro in your own kitchen!
Food, after all, is really potent medicine. You can also purchase cilantro liquid extracts from places like Baseline Nutritionals (their product is called "Metal Magic") or other vendors of quality superfood
supplements.
Supplements helpful in the
detoxification process include: cilantro, Vitamin C,
selenium, garlic and others. Eating a clean diet, free of
pesticides and hormones, is a must for a detoxification program. I encourage my patients to eat whole
foods, with adequate amounts of protein. Eliminating the "whites"-- refined sugar, refined flour, and refined salt will help any
health condition and help any detoxification program. The glycemic index of
carbohydrates can be a helpful guide on which carbohydrates to eat and which to avoid.
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The Miracle of Natural Hormones by David BrownsteinAdd cilantro to meals; it can help remove heavy metals. Add dark green leafy
vegetables, which contain chlorophyll, a helpful detoxifier. Get curcuminoids from spices such as turmeric. Try herbal detoxification teas containing mixtures of burdock root, dandelion root, ginger root, licorice root, sarsaparilla root, cardamom seed, cinnamon bark, and other herbs.
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Ultraprevention : The 6-Week Plan That Will Make You Healthy for Life by Mark Hyman, M.D.There are several natural chelation
products that use only the cilantro and
chlorella to extremely positive effect supporting the basic premises being put forth here. The addition of ALA brings in the leading work of Dr. Andrew Hall Cutler, who is one of the world's leading experts on
mercury detoxification. His extensive and successful use of ALA has won him a large devoted audience.
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Transdermal Magnesium Therapy by Mark SircusMetal Magic is made from two simple
herbs: cilantro and chlorella. Alone, each of these has the ability to bind with heavy metals, and together they make a very powerful metal detoxification substance that can literally pull mercury, lead,
cadmium, and other heavy metals right out of your
body, thereby sparing your body the damage that would normally be caused by those heavy metals. This is potentially a life-saving product, and it can certainly save the health of a fetus, if you happen to be pregnant or you plan to have a pregnancy in the near future.
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Natural Health Solutions by Mike AdamsEat more foods that contain Vitamin C, such as the supergrain Chia, or red-colored fruits and vegetables, for about ten days. Use cilantro leaves and
green leafy vegetables in every main meal to help clear mercury and other metal deposits from the body. Drinking several cups of Pau d'Arco (Lapacho)
tea per day, or taking four capsules of its extract three times daily for two weeks may greatly assist you in the detoxification of the
blood, liver and kidneys.
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Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation: Unleash The Natural Healing Power That Lies Dormant Within You by Andreas MoritzSince 1 couldn't afford $9,000 for those treatments, I intensified my detoxification program by taking in more wheatgrass, the sea vegetable chlorella and cilantro, reputed to be a good heavy metal chelator. Fasting is also effective at reducing the body's
toxic burden. Third, make sure you get enough
sleep. Studies show that people who don't sleep enough have intensified appetites due to a lack of the hormone leptin. I have also found
coconut oil or butter to be extremely helpful in burning fat. Coconut
oil contains medium chain fatty acids, or triglycerides (MCTs).
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The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet by Susan E. SchenckAs you can see from the following recipes, I adore cilantro! It is said to be a good heavy metal chelator to aid in detoxification. I put an entire bunch of it in almost anything that is not a dessert. Feel free to reduce the amount. You could also use parsley or your own favorite
herb as a substitute. When I first started preparing raw dishes, I omitted many of the fresh herbs because I didn't want to pay two dollars for some fresh
organic herbs when the recipes called for so little of them.
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The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet by Susan E. SchenckWe helped him detoxify from this mercury poisoning with foods such as kale, watercress, and cilantro; herbs such as
milk thistle; nutrients such as selenium and zinc; and chelating medications that helped him overcome his genetic difficulties getting rid of
toxins. We lowered his cholesterol with diet, herbs, and
exercise. We lowered his homocysteine with high doses of
folate, B12, and B6 to overcome his weak MTHFR gene. And we added an extra, special form of folate called methyl folate, the active form that bypasses the ineffective gene.
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The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet by Susan E. SchenckInitial
studies indicate that fresh cilantro may be extremely effective in helping flush heavy metals out of the blood. Taking 400 mg of cilantro a day can pretty much clean heavy metals out of the body in just 2 weeks. Dr. David Williams has a great
recipe for cilantro pesto in his June '98 Alternatives newsletter. Process one cup packed fresh cilantro and six tablespoons of olive oil in a blender until the cilantro is chopped. Add one clove garlic; a half cup almonds, cashews, or other nuts, and two tablespoons lemon juice. Blend to a lumpy paste. (Add a little hot
water if necessary.)
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Whole-Body Dentistry: Discover The Missing Piece To Better Health by Robert C. Atkins MDCilantro stimulates the body's release of mercury and other heavy metals from the brain and CNS into other tissue. Cilantro's postulated mechanism of action is to act as a reducing agent changing the charge on the intracellular mercury to a neutral state allowing mercury to diffuse down its concentration gradient into connective tissue.
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Transdermal Magnesium Therapy by Mark SircusThe amount of cilantro varied by individual because some subjects did not like either cooked or raw cilantro, but the researchers found that cilantro worked synergistically with
antibiotic drugs and rapidly reduced symptoms and
infection. They also found that cilantro accelerated the elimination of mercury,
lead, and aluminum through the urine. They hypothesized that certain infectious organisms somehow use mercury or lead to protect themselves from
antibiotics or that deposits of heavy metals somehow make antibiotics ineffective.
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Disease Prevention and Treatment by The Life Extension Editorial StaffOrganic foods decrease the toxic burden that pesticides cause. Cilantro, parsley, dark leafy greens help to bind up toxins, such as heavy metals, for excretion. Goat milk,
yogurt and cheese are more readily digested than cow dairy products. Rice and soya milk are
alternatives to goat or cow milk. Cottage cheese and plain cow milk yogurt are acceptable. Oatmeal, buckwheat, quinoa and brown rice are
healthy grains that do not contain
gluten. Sometimes oatmeal is cross-contaminated with
wheat, which contains gluten. If you are a celiac, be careful with oats.
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Your Drug-Free Guide to Digestive Health by Heather CarusoOral chelators such as zeolite, cilantro, chlorella, the
sulfur amino acids - methionine, cysteine and cystine - plus all sulfur containing foods, are preferred from a strictly
natural health point of view. Exercise that produces perspiration, saunas, and steam baths in combination with the foods indicated above, are also helpful in eliminating heavy metals. Synthetic
chemicals and their combinations pose a serious threat to health. It is reported that 80,000 chemicals are in use today, and that this number increases yearly.
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Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means by Ron GarnerThe essential oils of cilantro are considered to have antifungal and antibacterial properties (Omura et al. 1995; 1996). In studies at the Heart Disease Foundation (New York), Omura et al. (1995; 1996) found that antibiotics used to treat infection were not effective in the presence of heavy metals such as mercury and lead. These metals appeared to coexist with infections such as Chlamydia trachomatis and Herpes simplex, as well as with cytomegalovirus and other microorganisms, including viruses responsible for cancer.
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Disease Prevention and Treatment by The Life Extension Editorial Staff
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