Activated Charcoal
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There’s a lot of talk about activated charcoal being used to detox the body from heavy metals, but not a lot of research to back it up. However studies like this one show that activated charcoal can help to remove up to 70-75% of cadmium present in water. ( 1 ) Cadmium and lead are found to be the highest of heavy metals found in the blood of smokers ( 2 ). While this hair study shows that cadmium levels in former smokers resembles that of non-smokers after cessation, ( 3 ) It’s also unclear whether activated charcoal removes the good minerals such as selenium and magnesium. A more effective way of removing heavy metals from the body may be cilantro.
That being said, for me, I feel there’s no harm in taking activated charcoal at least once in the first few days of detox. It can be taken before bed with water, or open a capsule or two, add it to vanilla ice-cream and milk to make a really delicious milkshake.