The science and philosophy of harmonization

It is extremely important to understand that there is a big difference between Ionic and Chelated metals.

Here is a short explanation again of what ionic transition metals are and how they function in our body.

Ionic metals are electrically charged metals. Perhaps we can call them 'environmental metals'. We breathe them in, take them in through the water we drink, pick them up through our skin and so on.

These metals stick to the body like hair sticks to a balloon and build up in tissues until they reach 'toxic levels'. This is essentially true for all metals from aluminium to calcium, iron, zinc, copper, lead, cadmium, mercury and so on.

Of main concern for us are 'transition metals'. The outer electrons of this group of metals are easily dislodged and they get quickly involved in 'oxidation processes' which are also called 'electron transfer' processes.

Transition metals range from iron to zinc, copper, nickel, cadmium, mercury and lead. All in all 38 metals belong to this group of metals.

In the presence of hydrogen peroxide (which is produced in and the body by certain specialised cells) they become involved in the over production of free radicals .

The process was explained by an English chemist with the name of Fenton and is called after him the 'metal mediated Fenton reaction'. The chemical formula is as follows:

In this case it is the reaction of ionic iron Fe2+ ( sometimes written Fe ++ ) with hydrogen peroxide (H2O2 ). OH* indicates the hydroxyl radical formed. Hydroxyl radicals are believed to be the most dangerous of the free radicals.

The two plusses after the Fe indicate that the iron atom has lost 2 electrons. Therefore two protons (which have a positive charge) are without their 'balancing' electrons (which carry the negative charge). That is giving the atom an overall positive charge...and turns the atom in a kind of an 'unhappy radical' itself.

Iron itself is known as the worst perpetrator when it comes to the over production of free radicals. A metal without which life would be impossible also can destroy life.

Chelated metals (metals which are electrically neutral) do not have the same detrimental impact. They do not produce avalanches of free radicals.

Hence when we test people for 'metal overloads' we are really interested only in the amount of ionic transition metals present.

We are not interested in the amount of chelated metals and chelated metals do not show up in the test.

When we look at hair analysis, for example, that differentiation between ionic and chelated metals is not possible. In order for the devices used in this process (e.g. atomic absorption spectro photometers etc.) to function properly all organic mater (such as amino acids which 'bind' ionic metals and make them electrically neutral) have to be destroyed. And that also destroys the evidence, so to speak. The evidence of how well or otherwise the body can 'cope' with ionic metals. How well the body can 'bind' them with an amino acid and make these metals electrically neutral.

'Good chelators' can 'chelate' ionic metals and use what they need and eliminate what they don't need.

So far 'medicine' in general has been very little aware of 'chelation ability'..possibly because the test methods used did not 'alert' us to the fact that some people can 'cope' well with ionic metals and others (most) cannot.

Since free radicals are considered to be the root cause of all chronic diseases and ageing and since ionic transition metals can produce avalanches of free radicals, we can see how important the establishment of 'chelation ability' really is.

From our experience so far up to 100% of all people tested have a low chelation ability. The percentage of 'bad chelators' depends often on location. In some locations where the environmental metal load is high (near power stations, open cut mines, crematoriums, where people drink tap water which is 'highly contaminated' with ionic metals or tank water) the 'red tests' occur in 100% of people.

In some areas where the pollution is less and where people possibly still find 'properly grown food' the percentage is a lot lower. That is also true for health practitioners who live a relatively healthy life.

Since ionic transition metals have such a devastating effect on our health and wellbeing it is of the utmost importance that we learn to identify these metals (IHMT) and help the body to 'control' these metals, i.e. chelate them (CH77).

And here is another great advantage of the IHMT. The test allows us to 'monitor' very closely and accurately the amount of CH77 needed to chelate ALL ionic transition metals.

take some 'contaminated' tap water
perform an ionic transition metal test
if the test changes colour (away from green) add one drop of CH77 to the 'sample water' and perform another test
if the test is green now you have added sufficient amounts of CH77 to chelate all ionic metals. If there is still some colour in the test, add a couple more drops and test again.

This indicates the amount of ionic metals present. The more metals are present the more CH77 you need to achieve a green test result. That, of course, is also true for the metals within your body!

In this way we can make a rather accurate assessment of how 'contaminated' a person is..and on the other hand, how much progress we make when 'chelating' the person with CH77.

Well..I always believed that the Ionic Metal Test is the simplest and easiest thing to perform.

What I tend to forget is that I developed the test over the past 15 years or so and that I have conducted hundreds or even thousands of tests. When you get so much used to doing something you often forget that other people cannot have the same amount know how and experience.

The interview with Nat Jeffries (NBN 'Today Extra') is up on our web site. You can download it and see - at least in part - how the test is being performed and what CH77 does to a 'red' test.

Secondly I will be working an a clear and concise written explanation especially for those who do not have access to the internet.