The science and philosophy of harmonization

Heavy Metals The term 'heavy metal' is really a misnomer. In chemistry such a 'thing' as a heavy metals does not exist. Chemistry talks about 'transition metals'. There are 38 metals in that group of transition metals. Part of the group are lead, mercury, cadmium, zinc, copper, iron, nickel and so on. Some of these metals (e.g. lead, mercury, cadmium etc.) are also called ' toxic metals '. They are called 'toxic' because unlike zinc, copper, iron and so on they don't seem to have any beneficial value for the body.

We have known for some time that these toxic metals can build up in a human body and cause untold mental, emotional and physical suffering. For a long time we had no idea why these metals would accumulate more quickly in some people and slower in others.

Today we know that this has something to do with the ability of a person to engage the outer electrons of the metals (bind or chelate the atom they are part of) and hence make the 'ionic' (= electromagnetically charged) metal atom electromagnetically neutral, i.e. the metal cannot 'stick' to the body like the 'blotting paper to the glass rod' or the 'hair to the balloon we rubbed against a woollen jumper' and cannot produce avalanches of Free Radicals either.

But what about other metals ? What about copper, zinc, iron, etc.? They are sometimes called ' essential metals '. Without them we could not survive, let alone lead a healthy life ! Over the last 30 years or so (since research into Free Radicals has really taken off), we have become aware of the fact that these 'essential metals' can kill us as well. We have learned that ionic (electromagnetically active) metals produce avalanches of Free Radicals . And scientists believe now that Free Radicals are the root cause of all chronic diseases from rheumatism to arthritis, diabestes, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's,MS, MND, asthma, cancer....and ageing even !!.

So far it was very difficult and laboratory dependent to detect ionic heavy or transition metals.

All this has changed with the development of the IONIC Heavy Metal Test (IHMT).

Unlike all other systems developed for the detection of heavy metals (Atomic Absorption Spectro Photometry, Electron Stripping etc.) the IHMT allows for the exclusive detection of ionic and Free Radical producing metals (copper, zinc, iron, lead, mercury, cadmium etc.) in our environment and in our own body.

The IHMT does NOT detect chelated metals !! On the 'duality scale' we could say that chelated metals are the 'good guys' and ionic metals are the bad guys.

The IHMT assesses the ' chelation ability ' of a person from a small urine sample (i.e. how well someone copes with ionic, electromagnetically active and Free Radical producing metals ). The chelation ability in turn determines (besides other influences) how many Free Radicals are produced.

Numerous companies all over the world are offering today 'chelation therapy' and lately especially 'oral chelation'. Huge claims are being made for the benefits of such treatment....but once again, as is the case so often in medicine, the customer has to 'believe' what the 'seller' is promising. Medicine by and large has deteriorated into a profit oriented 'industry' and into a 'belief system' (not dissimilar to religion) where people are brainwashed into 'believing' whatever is being claimed rather than being able to SEE what is really happening. With the IHMT we finally have developed a system which allows us to SEE whether the claims made are true or not. If a 'remedy' does not bring a urine test back from red to green.....it simply does not work.

The IHMT is a simple, fast and inexpensive method to detect IONIC transition (or heavy) metals in our environment and our own body. The IHMT SHOWS how our body 'copes' with ionic metals. We refer to 'good' and 'bad' chelators. The IHMT of the urine of a good chelator is green....that of a bad chelator is red.....or generally strongly discoloured.

Ionic metals function as 'catalysts' producing huge numbers of free radicals. Readers who are not familiar with free radicals and free radical overproduction can get more information here . Please also read up on the metal mediated Fenton reaction.

Ionic copper, iron, zinc, nickel etc. can produce avalanches of free radicals. The Encyclopaedia Britannica states that one single copper atom can 'catalyse' (rip apart) a million molecules - such is the destructive power of metals. Iron is believed to be the worst perpetrator when it comes to the production of free radicals . Here is another interesting web site which deals extensively with the problem of free radicals and the involvement of ionic metals in the creation of these 'unhappy' atoms having 'unpaired electrons ' - please click here.

1. Simply place 0.8 ml (0.8 milliliter = approx. 12 drops) of TESSOL into a test tube.

2. Add the liquid test substance (urine, saliva, water etc.) you want to test (fill the test tube about 3/4 with the liquid) and shake vigorously for 10 seconds.

If the green TESSOL changes colour = ionic metals are present -

The type of ionic metals present can be seen by comparison with the colour chart. Just remember that in the case of complex substances such as urine these colours may vary from sample to sample. Urine may also carry a number of different metals which would cause a mixed colour to appear. Types of metals are less important than the fact that ionic metals (which increase Free Radical production) are present.

1. How to test Babies for ionic heavy metals

Take a wet nappy and place some drops of green TESSOL on the nappy. If colour changes = ionic heavy metals present.

2. Paint on walls (etc.)

Take a small piece of white cloth. Place 5 to 10 drops of TESSOL on cloth and wipe over painted surface. If colour changes to red = lead. If colour changes to pink = zinc.

3. Amalgam fillings

Chew chewing gum and collect some saliva. Add one drop of lemon juice to TESSOL in test tube and add approx. 1 ml (30 drops) of saliva. Observe colour.

If colour changes to typical yellow/orange mercury colour larger amounts of that metal may be present.

Hemochromatosis (where the body stores too much ionic iron ) is called 'the most wide spread and deadly genetic disorder known to man'. If untreated it kills quickly !!! Such is the devastating power of metals !!!

The Ionic Metal Test is based on the oldest chemical method for the detection of heavy or transition metals - the Dithizone System. The IHMT has been evaluated by the Department of Chemistry, University of Newcastle, Australia (1990 and 2003).

Once we had become aware of the dangers of ionic transition metals we developed a product which chelates (binds....or makes electrically neutral) ionic transition metals. This product was clinically tested in Germany. Please click here.

Trials on 48 rats were conducted by the University of Newcastle (Australia) under supervision of Dr. R. Batey. The trials showed that even when given 20 times the recommended dosage there were no observable side effects at all.

In some cases the product had nothing less but spectacular results. Ask us for more information.

Certainly, every health practitioner and many lay people reading this article are fully aware of the devastating influence ionic transition metals can have on our mental, emotional and physical health and wellbeing.

Until recently, most health care professionals and researchers assumed that heavy metals had to be taken into account only once a patient showed definite symptoms of 'poisoning'. Today we realise that the level at which our health and wellbeing is affected by heavy metals may be much lower than previously assumed. Health authorities constantly correct 'permissible' maximum levels downwards.

When we look at some of the evidence coming in, it seems certain that we have not heard the final word yet.

We realised that it was high time to develop a test system which would allow us to estimate levels of ionic metals being present in a person and helping that person to overcome the problems associated with their presence. All available test systems so far did not differentiate between ionic metals and chelated metals, i.e. metals bound to an amino acid, for example.

Dozens of books are available and hundreds of scientific articles have been published on the topic of ionic or environmental metals and how they create Free Radicals (here are some of these articles)

Mass media are alerting the general public to the dangers of environmental heavy or transition metals. The question therefore cannot be any more whether or not heavy metals could pose a health hazard, but rather why did we not take their presence into consideration when faced with severe health problems? The answer to that is simple: until now, we did not have a simple, inexpensive and fast test for the presence of ionic heavy metals !! Today even, there is generally little knowledge about the way ionic metals create avalanches of free radicals.

First of all we should become aware that there are two basically different types of metals from a health point of view.

The first type is the 'organic' metal, which we take into our bodies through food, and which is needed for keeping the system functioning properly. These metals are electrically neutral, chelated by amino acids, for example, and the body can use whatever it needs and eliminates what is doesn't.

The other type is the 'inorganic' type consisting of electrically active or charged metal ions. This is the type of metal which must concern us. Unless the body can 'bind' these metals, make them electrically neutral, it often cannot utilize or even eliminate them.

These metals then cause havoc in the electromagnetic field of a biological system which determines all life processes and build up to levels which are causing severe health problems which are evident in lowered IQ (lead) emotional instability (mercury) etc. This is when we talk about 'heavy metal toxicity'.

But lately we also have become aware of another aspect of ionic heavy or transition metals. We know today that electrically active heavy metal ions (from lead to copper, zinc and iron even) will increase the production of free radicals a millionfold.

With the tests generally available so far we did not differentiate between electrically active or neutral metals. The various laboratory techniques used (atomic absorption spectro photometry, electron stripping, etc.) are not suited for this purpose. Blood tests, hair analysis and other tests typically employ methods which make it necessary to destroy the organic component (e.g.amino acids) of a metal. Therefore we have no idea whether or not the metals present are electrically neutral or active and, if they are active (i.e. environmental), how the system copes with them.

New Scientific Insights

Numerous scientists world wide are supporting the view today that all chronic diseases are caused by free radicals - or better an excess of free radicals. We should not forget that the body constantly produces free radicals in order to fight opportunistic invaders (bacteria, virii, fungi etc.). But everything has to be in balance in nature and if we produce too many free radicals, these free radicals will in turn attack healthy cells and the DNA in these cells, causing mutation (e.g. cancer).

There is no argument amongst scientists and laymen alike that metals in their ionic form, and especially so heavy metals accumulating in a body, can become a deadly health hazard. One of the worst perpetrators is iron. A metal we cannot live without - BUT if the human body cannot 'handle' iron (in the case of hemochromatosis or iron overload disease) the huge increase in free radical production will lead to certain death if not treated.

To be able to control the impact of environmental pollution on our emotional, mental and physical wellbeing will be paramount for the survival of mankind.

visually show the presence of electrically active ionic heavy metals in urine, saliva, water, dust, paint, dinner ware, soil, fruit, vegetables, etc. by means of a simple, fast and inexpensive chemical test
visually prove to the patient how chelation works

With the IHMT we can test our environment for the presence of metal ions and determine how our body copes with that kind of metal.

For the latter purpose we use a urine sample. In such a urine test only electrically active metals, i.e. ionic metals show up. If the test is positive, we know that the system suffers from an ionic metal overload and that the body cannot cope with ionic metals.

Lead from car exhausts, industrial plants, paint, ceramic, dinner ware, wine glasses, etc.

Zinc from water pipes, water tanks, water collected from roofs, paints, industry.

Mercury from amalgam fillings, fish, crematoriums, coal fired power stations etc.

We should be aware that we can take inorganic metals into our body in a number of ways: through eating and drinking, breathing and through our skin (bathing for example).

If we want to survive in our ever more polluted environment, we will have to make sure that ionic metals do not accumulate in our body, but that we can chelate and electromagnetically neutralize these metals, use them where needed and eliminate them where not needed. We need a means of evaluating and monitoring the way in which the body copes with environmental, ionic, electromagnetically active and free radical producing metals.The IHMT is the only system of its kind which allows us to do exactly that.