Regarding Detoxification and some references to scientific studies

[Guest guest]

Okay, I decided to just figure out how to concisely say 1. my point in

my disagreement and 2. back-up references

 

I disagree with Martin has to say about detoxification because he is

making it sound like it is all fluff and stuff. There have been (and

unless someone knows something I don't) will continue to be scientific

studies on real issues of detoxification of the human body. It is

unfair to paint the word 'detoxification' as marketing hype with a

broad stroke like that.

 

People *know* that they are subjected to many environmental

poisons/chemicals. They know that some of it is more than likely in

their bodies. They know it as fact and that is why I think they fall

prey to so much of the hype out there. Instead of finding out about

it really for themselves they think Lancome or some other such

corporation is going to really care about them and produce something

that is really going to help them??? And yes, I do wholeheartedly

agree that there is soooooooooooo much beauty therapy 'make *us* a lot

of money' fluff out there. I don't disagree there. But there are

many, many viable, true, scientificaly studied methods of

detoxification also.

 

 

Okay, some references...

 

In my notes about studying about dental amalgams... AR Hibberd did a

study about finding chealating agents to bind to the mercury in the

body (which, among other places, ends up in the liver also!)to

detoxify it. Don't have any more right now. Will get it.

 

Guzelian PS (1982) Chlordecone poisoning. A case study in approaches

of detoxification of humans exposed to environmental chemicals. Drug

Metab Review 13:663-679

 

Chisolm Jr JJ (1968) The use of chelating agents in the treatment of

acute and chronic lead intoxication in childhood. J Pediatrics 73:1-38

 

Wedeen RP, Batuman V and Landy E (1983) The safety of the EDTA

lead-mobilization test. Env Research 30:58-62

 

 

Okay, just a few of them.

 

So now I drop it as I feel my point has been well made!

 

Andrea