Zeolite also is a unique antioxidant. A traditional antioxidant works by absorbing excess free radicals into its system because it has an unpaired electron. In contrast, zeolite traps free radicals in its complex structure, inactivating and eliminating them. In this way, it acts as a complement to traditional antioxidants.
 
In addition, zeolite buffers the system towards slight alkalinity by establishing pH levels of 7.35 to 7.45, which is the optimum pH for the human body. The body’s pH level influences both immunity and brain function. An acid blood pH (7.34 or lower) creates a precondition for cancer. In an acid environment, brain cell function can also be impaired, causing depression, anxiety, stupor, paranoia, delusions, hallucinations, or even psychosis.
 
Zeolite also appears to balance the immune system, either up- or down-regulating it as needed. Although the precise mechanism for this is not entirely understood, this function is clearly very important in a world in which most people’s immune systems are seriously compromised.
 
Because zeolite so powerfully removes various types of toxins from the body, it naturally increases energy and well-being. Users report improvements in mental clarity and a sense of peace, wellness, and happiness. These are what we term positive secondary effects. For example, clearing out heavy metals allows the body’s magnesium stores to work efficiently with adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the biological source of energy in the body. When this interaction is occurring optimally, people have more energy and experience greater well-being. One study has demonstrated that zeolite also appears to increase serotonin level, which is known to help alleviate some forms of depression.
 
Zeolite shows promise as an effective detoxifier for women who plan to become pregnant. Recently, at the Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center, it was added to the protocol for the 10-day detoxification program for prospective mothers. In 11 women who just completed the program, toxins in their breast tissue dropped significantly in seven days – from 12 to 14 per woman to only one or two. Toxins in their liver and brain tissue also dropped to an average of only two. After a one-week fast, two of the women were toxin-free.  
 
Based on centuries of use in Asia and anecdotal accounts of its use by pregnant women, zeolite appears to be safe even for women who are pregnant or breastfeeding. However, its safe use in pregnancy has not been tested in double-blind studies, and no claims for safe use in pregnancy or during breastfeeding can be made.
 
Zeolite is commercially available in a purified and activated form, in the product Natural Cellular Defense. There are no reports of side effects, except one: because of its natural action to absorb water, zeolite can cause dehydration. It is therefore important to drink sufficient water (approximately eight glasses a day or more) both before and while taking Natural Cellular Defense to ensure adequate hydration.
 
There is only one contraindication: Natural Cellular Defense is contraindicated for anyone taking a medication containing heavy metals (such as lithium) or platinum (which is found in some cancer medications). It may remove from the body supplemental lithium and the chemotherapy agents cisplatin and carboplatin, both of which contain platinum. It appears to be safe to begin or resume taking Natural Cellular Defense three days after using cisplatin and carboplatin, and it can be used while taking other chemotherapy drugs. If you wish to use Natural Cellular Defense while taking lithium, consult your physician.
 
Dosage: Natural Cellular Defense is a clear, tasteless, and odorless liquid. Its zeolite remains active in the body for five to seven hours, and then needs to be replenished. It can be taken with or away from meals. The general adult detoxification dosage is 10 to 15 drops three times a day. After six to eight weeks at this dosage, a maintenance dosage of three to five drops three times a day
can be taken, with the amount increased if ever there is a viral, chemical, or other exposure. For people with serious health challenges, two to three drops per hour are recommended. Children can be given two drops, three times a day, as a general dose.
 
Higher doses of 15 drops, three times a day, require about four bottles a month. Doses of 10 drops, three times a day, require about three bottles a month. And the maintenance dosage of three drops, three times a day, requires one bottle a month.
 
I take Natural Cellular Defense, and I feel that everyone living in the industrial world should be taking it on a regular basis. This product is very different from supplements that add to well-being, but are not essential. Natural Cellular Defense is simple, elegant, extraordinary, and vital for healthy living in today’s world. I believe this most unique, natural substance is an alchemical gift from God to help us face our present-day health challenges due to ecological ignorance or, as they are called in Ayurveda, prajna prathara or crimes against nature.
 
 
I bless you all.
May your health, and joy, and awareness continue to improve
as we heal ourselves and the planet.
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Gabriel Cousens, M.D., M.D. (H) has been a holistic physician since 1973. A diplomate of the American Board of Holistic Medicine and of Ayurveda, he is the director of the Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center in Patagonia, Arizona, and the author of four widely read books: Spiritual Nutrition: Six Foundations for Spiritual Life; Conscious Eating; Depression-Free for Life: A Physician’s All-Natural, 5-Step Plan; and Rainbow Green Live Food Cuisine.