Zeolite Update II

September 19, 2008

Wow, thank you so much for such comprehensive information. I am in awe!

Maracuja--- On Thu, 9/18/08, Norton, Steve <stephen.norton wrote:

Norton, Steve <stephen.norton Zeolite Update IIoleander soup Date: Thursday, September 18, 2008, 2:12 PM

In one of my previous posts I mentioned finding a low cost supplier of micronized Clinoptilolite Zeolite:

G and G Natural Products

http://gandgnatural products. com/default.. aspx

(You may also find local low cost suppliers. I believe that Duke Stone has reported finding one near him in Texas .)

I was requested by several members to provide feedback on how I liked this product and updates on some experimenting I planned on doing relative to liquid Zeolite. I mostly planned to make some liquid Zeolite solutions. One version made following the patent for the original liquid Zeolite and another using Humic or Fulvic acid. It all seemed straight forward. First though I researched what literature and studies I could find online regarding zeolite treated with acid, such as in the patent, combined with humic and fulvic acids and zeolite used alone. I was able to find a significant number of scientific studies but it wasn’t easy. What I present here reflects my interpretation of what I found. I also found that there is a lot of misinformation, much of it propagated by the several MLM companies providing competing liquid zeolite products.

I have also found credible information that zeolite provides many health benefits.

First, some comments on what I found regarding liquid zeolite since my original intent was to make my own liquid zeolite based on the patent and several alternatives I had in mind. I certainly did not set out to find fault with liquid zeolites. I was hoping as much as anyone that what was widely reported was mostly accurate.

Let’s start with the “activation” process used in the patent and by at least one of the humic acid alternatives. Basically the process is to heat the zeolite in an acid at high temperatures. The purpose of the acid/heat treatment of the zeolite is to flush out all the heavy metals that natural zeolite is reported to have already trapped within its honeycomb structure. This is then reported to eliminate heavy metals that could be transported into the body and also to increase the available adsorption capacity of the treated zeolite by up to 20 times that of the untreated zeolite. If you do a Google search on “acid treated zeolite” you will find a good number of technical papers that provide real data on the effects the acid/heat treatment has on the zeolite. Report after report stated that the acid/heat treatment of the zeolite reduced the cation exchange capacity of the zeolite and

increased the desord characteristics of the zeolite. The cation exchange capacity of the zeolite is the quantity of positively charged ions (cations) that the zeolite can accommodate on its negatively charged surface. One of the key features of zeolite is its negatively charged surface that draws positively charged toxins to it and bonds the toxins to the zeolite providing for the removal of the toxins with the zeolite when the zeolite passes from the body.

Desorption is a phenomenon whereby a substance is released from or through a surface. The process is the opposite of sorption (that is, adsorption and absorption). The more a chemical desorbs, the less likely it will adsorb and adsorption is one of the characteristics that allow heavy metals and toxins to bond to the zeolite for removal from the body. After adsorption, the adsorbed chemical will remain bonded to the zeolite nearly indefinitely, provided the temperature remains low.

This means that the “activation” process actually significantly degrades the desired characteristics of zeolite. Additionally, I found that some tests were performed that demonstrated that under simulated digestive conditions, activated zeolite in a hydrochloric acid solution, that heavy metals present in the activated zeolite released, desorbed, into the “stomach acids” and became bioavailable and could be absorbed INTO the body. And that natural untreated Zeolite under the same test conditions showed NO release of heavy metals.

I am not saying that liquid Zeolite is bad but I do believe that the acid treatment of the Zeolite actually compromises the adsorb/absorb capability of the Zeolite.

Claim that activated zeolite increases the capacity of the zeolite by up to 20 times that of the untreated zeolite. Natural zeolite has normally a no more than 5% reduction in capacity due to absorbed minerals and metals. There is no way to get a 20 times increase.

Claim that zeolite is absorbed into the bloodstream where it kills cancer or tumors. Some liquid Zeolite suppliers claim that the zeolite combines with humic acid and is carried into the bloodstream. Others make the claim that testing shows that 60% of orally taken liquid zeolite is passed out in the urine and 40% via the feces, thereby proving that zeolite must be absorbed into the bloodstream. One states that the zeolite has been screened with a #325 mesh screen vs. others with larger particle sizes and thus their zeolite is small enough to pass into the bloodstream but the others are not. I investigated the permeability of the intestines to see how large a particle can pass through the intestines into the bloodstream:

The permeability of the intestines allows the passing of molecules up to 9200 Daltons , typically.

While Daltons is a measure of molecular weight, 9200 Daltons roughly equates to 13 angstroms. An angstrom is about the diameter of a typical atom.

As a sanity test, NaEDTA is used to measure intestinal permeability. Being a relatively large molecule (approximately 11 angstroms) it has roughly a 5% (to maybe 18%) absorption rate. One can measure the levels of NaEDTA in the blood stream against the expected amount that should have been absorbed and determine if the permeability of the intestines is too high or too low. This correlates well with the previous statement.

A #325 mesh screen passes particles that are 44 microns or smaller. One micron = 10,000 angstroms, so 44 microns is equal to 440,000 angstroms. I am pretty sure that a 440,000 angstrom particle will not pass through the intestinal wall. The Zeolite powder will also contain smaller particles and may even have a few as small as 13 angstroms but I wonder if a Zeolite particle that small would even still be zeolite with the characteristics of zeolite. One board-certified anatomic and clinical pathologist made this statement: “If the mineral (zeolite) had actually entered the bloodstream as microcrystals as the current marketers claim, it would have been the scientific marvel of the year and would have resulted in a major publication.”

I do not believe claims that zeolite, liquid or otherwise, passes into the blood stream. The particles are just too large.

Claim that zeolite fights cancer and tumors. There is testimonial and anecdotal evidence that zeolite does affect cancer and tumors in the body. However I would take it with a grain of salt unless you have first hand knowledge given the preponderous amount of MLM related information out there. If zeolite does affect cancers and tumors, the method by which it does so is not yet understood. (Assuming that zeolite does not enter the bloodstream) Some believe that the zeolite triggers the immune system and therefore boosts the body’s natural responses. Others speculate that by removing toxins, it frees up the body’s resources to fight cancer, etc.

There are a number of studies out of Croatia that support zeolite as being effective against cancer and tumors but they are considered questionable. I can provide links to the papers if someone is interested.

There are numerous studies of the effects of zeolite on farm animals where zeolite has been added to animal feed for some time and supports zeolite as providing a general and significant improvement in animal health. I think a good overview of this is provided in patent # WO 2005032268 20061102 (http://www.wipo. int/pctdb/ en/wo.jsp? wo=2005032268 & IA=WO2005032268 & DISPLAY=CLAIMS). It is common practice to add substances to animal feed to improve the digestibility of the feed, give them antibiotics to improve animal health and hormones to increase growth rates. The patent documents the results of a study where hormones, antibiotics or digestive aids were replaced by zeolite and humic acid and fed to farm animals. The results are compared against animals that were fed the normal hormones,

antibiotics and digestive aids. The humic acid replaced the digestive aids and the zeolite replaced the antibiotics. The results are impressive. In all cases animal growth rates of the zeolite/humic acid fed animals matched or exceeded the growth rates of the animals fed hormones, antibiotics and digestive aids. Some other benefits:

Poultry: death rates reduced by 79%, egg size increased 60% and egg breakage reduced by 33%.

Piglets: death rates reduced by 75% and increased litter sizes by sows.

Fish: death rates reduced by 50% and unit weight increased by 23%.

The odor of liquid and solid animal waste was significantly reduced.

In summary:

I would only use powdered zeolite and not the liquid zeolite. The liquid zeolite can be easily made if desired.

According to what I found, a 33ml bottle of liquid zeolite only contains about 2.5 grams of zeolite. It is recommended that one take at least 5 grams of zeolite daily. For the G and G zeolite, a level teaspoon is slightly over 5 grams of zeolite. There is no taste to the zeolite and it mixes instantly with water. I find it more convenient than swelling clays.

It is uncertain as to whether zeolite fights cancer or tumors but I believe that zeolite will provide a significant improvement in overall health.

I also think that humic and fulvic acids deserve a serious look as to the benefits they can provide.

- Steve