Activated Charcoal

SOLD BY THE OZ Toxins and chemicals are trapped by activated charcoal in the gut, inhibiting absorption. The porous nature of charcoal has a negative electrical charge, attracting positively charged molecules like gases and poisons. The poisons that are attached to the surface of activated charcoal can be removed from your body through feces since it is not absorbed by the body. By lowering the number of waste materials that the kidneys and blood have to filter, activated charcoal may also assist to promote renal function and lower cholesterol levels. Precautions When taken orally, activated charcoal is LIKELY SAFE for the majority of persons over the age of 18. Long-term oral administration of activated charcoal is POSSIBLY SAFE. Constipation and black stools are side effects of ingesting activated charcoal. Dehydration, regurgitation into the lungs, and slower or blocked intestinal transit are more severe but less frequent, side effects. For the majority of individuals, activated cha