Commonly
asked
questions regarding CH77 and the IHMT
Many health practitioners are asking the same
questions regarding CH77 and the IHMT or Chelation ability test. I
will address some of these questions here and answer them in this
form as a ‘newsletter’ since many others may have the same
questions.
One question which is asked not only by health
practitioners, but especially also by their clients is: ‘what is
in CH77 and how does it work’.
We simply could say that the main constituents
of CH77 are listed on the label of the bottle…but that makes
little sense to most who read that label. So we have to go the
next step and try and understand chelation, what it is, how it
functions and how CH77 really achieves the goal of chelating all
ionic ‘transition metals’.
Chelation comes from the Greek word ‘Chele’
which means ‘crabs claw’ in principle. The chelation molecules
‘embraces’ the ionic (and electrically charged) metal ion and
makes it electrically neutral. When a ‘transition’ metal is made
electrically neutral, the body can either use the metals or else
eliminate it. Please see our articles on Chelation
Ionic Metals, The Metal Mediated Fenton Reaction and Free Radicals,
More about ionic Metals,
More about Testing for Ionic Metals .
Often I compare the chelation process with the
‘flocculation’ of a swimming pool. If the pool has gone green
(which means that the pool water was ‘out of balance’ and
‘opportunistic organisms’ such as algae were able to get a ‘foot
hold’) aluminium sulphate can be used to ‘lock’ onto the fine
green particles, make them bigger and heavier and hence they drop
to the bottom of the pool from where they can be vacuumed out of
the pool. There is one important point for this process to be
successful: the pool water has to be alkaline (pH around 7.5).
And exactly the same is true for chelation.
When we talk to people who have undergone chelation therapy (often
with the help of EDTA, a man made chelation agent) some will tell
us what a ‘miracle’ it has been, how their life had changed and
how well they now are. Others will tell us that it was a waste of
thousands of dollars, that nothing had changed and that they were
as sick as ever.
How can that be? We could say: ‘well, everyone
is an individual and whatever works for one person does not have
to work for another’…and we could simply leave it at that. On the
other hand we could argue that there must be a sound reason for
the apparent difference. Yes, we could hint at the placebo
effect…but that again could be a lame excuse for not looking a bit
deeper into other and possibly more plausible causes. One such
plausible cause could be that one recipient of the chelation
therapy was alkaline and so the therapy worked. The other person
was acidic and hence the therapy did not work.
CH77 clearly has an alkalising component. This
will certainly help with chelation and elimination of ‘toxic’
ionic metals. Yes, there is citric acid in CH77 which is a known
chelation agent….BUT when the individual substances react in the
manufacturing process totally new substances are created.
Citric acid and bicarbonate of soda form
sodium citrate, a well known chelation agent. When these two
ingredients react with each other ‘fizz’ occurs. The fizz is
caused by carbon dioxide created in the reaction. Carbon dioxide
combines with magnesium carbonate to form magnesium bicarbonate.
Magnesium bicarbonate is one of the very few substances which can
alkalise the inside of cells. Unless we can alkalise the inside of
cells it is difficult to control metals, i.e. to ‘bind’ (chelate)
these metals and either use them or eliminate them.
If we cannot bind or chelate ionic metals ANY
metal may become a health hazard.
Here is a short
excerpt from a scientific article :
“We know that
if there is much zinc in the cell that is not attached to protein
or otherwise encapsulated — so-called ‘free zinc’ —the cell is
stressed or may be undergoing programmed cell death. This has
been observed in animal models of epilepsy and stroke.”
http://pubs.acs.org/journals/acbcct/press/14007.html
This leads us to
the next question often asked: ‘which metals can I detect with the
IHMT?’
Our Ionic Heavy
Metal Test (IHMT) detects ionic (free) transition metals only (please see
our article on transition metals etc.) http://www.harmonology.com.au/IHMT_more.htm
,
http://www.harmonology.com.au/ionic_metals.htm . These ‘free
metals’, ‘unbound’ metals are electrically charged , stick to the
body like hair sticks to the balloon and build up to ‘toxic’
levels. They also produce avalanches of free radicals and hence
are the real health hazard. As we have seen, metals which are
essential and generally believed to be ‘beneficial’ for the body
(iron, zinc, copper) can destroy our health just as easy as
mercury, lead or cadmium.
Hence our real
concern should not be which metal may be present in our body, but
rather that any of the 38 transition metals in their ionic form
are present. If a test is not absolutely green (no ionic metals
present) we know that the person in question does not chelate
ionic metals properly. If we want to help a patient to become
healthier we have to make sure that all ionic metals are chelated.
Like no other
tool, the IHMT will show us the problem (e.g. ‘bad’ chelation
ability) and the progress we will make with our remedial approach,
i.e. helping the patient to improve his or her chelation ability.
That progress
will show in a gradual (or sometimes immediate) return to green
after CH77 is given in the ‘right’ amount. The right amount of
CH77 can easily be established through the IHMT as well. Please
see our articles on CH77 and the IHMT.
And as
always….if you have any further questions, if there are any
uncertainties, please write to me.
With best wishes
for you health and happiness,
Hans, 25.6.2007
The
science and philosophy of harmonization. Helping to bring back the
balance between nature and man. 
