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Each of us is surrounded by a certain environment, which is called: the environment. But the “environment” is not passive – our body constantly interacts with this environment, it actively penetrates into us with water, air and food.
At the same time,” environment ” is not an abstract concept. Using such a fairly general term, scientists always mean very specific phenomena. They consist of several well-defined types of effects, for example, physical (temperature, humidity, the presence of any radiation, etc.) or biological (for example, substances-allergens). But the most common environmental factors that pose a danger to our body are chemical ones. In medicine, they are called toxins.
Toxins enter our body mainly through the digestive and respiratory systems. And the extremely unpleasant side of urbanization is the avalanche-like increase in such contacts with toxic substances, to which residents of large cities are exposed. Industrial emissions entering the water and air, automobile exhaust, urban smog, and thousands of other manifestations of” bad ecology ” inherent in modern megacities do not add to our health in any way. It is not for nothing that the WHO has called toxins one of the most important etiological (causal) factors in the development of a wide variety of diseases.
Okay, so what do we do?
Do they understand this problem, so to speak, “at the top”? Definitely. In many ways, this is why in recent decades, states and supranational structures (the same WHO) have paid so much attention to the issues of “green” technologies. This includes the transition of industry to environmentally friendly production, the growing popularity of electric cars, and the generation of solar or wind electricity. But, alas, so far all these efforts are clearly not enough to dramatically affect the incidence of people due to the accumulation of various toxins in the body. Plus, often all these correct and reasonable initiatives are slowed down for economic or political reasons.
So, if you want to reduce the harm that toxic substances cause to your body, then you, first of all, should take care of it yourself. Is it possible to protect yourself from the penetration of dangerous compounds into your body? Yes, it is possible to a certain extent. Wearing masks, using water filters, and choosing the right food will certainly reduce the amount of toxins that enter the body. But they will definitely not be able to prevent this process or reduce its intensity by at least half.
And in this case, a good solution is, so to speak, “work on the spot”, that is, the neutralization of dangerous compounds that have already penetrated into our body. This process is called detoxification.
How does it work?
Obviously, the solution to the problem of toxic substances in the body was not invented by us. Nature and evolution have long created highly effective mechanisms for neutralizing toxins, which, among other things, are “embedded” in our body. Of course, they are sharpened, mainly to eliminate various toxic residues of our own metabolism. But it turned out that these mechanisms work quite well against many industrial, “civilizational” toxins.
The main role in detoxification is played by the kidneys and Her Majesty’s liver – the largest gland in our body, a real natural laboratory for neutralizing poisons. The kidneys are also very important, but they work mainly on the basis of filtration, that is, they isolate dangerous substances from the blood and throw them out with the urine. The liver also chemically binds such compounds, converting them into a biologically inactive form. By the way, here these organs function in a bundle: often after neutralization by the liver, neutralized toxins are quickly eliminated by the kidneys.
In addition, there is another mechanism to reduce the harm that toxic substances bring to the body. Before they enter the tissues, they inevitably pass first through the lungs or stomach/intestines, from where they are transferred to the blood. This means that you can try to neutralize the toxins in the gastrointestinal tract or directly in the bloodstream. Humanity has already discovered many highly effective antidotes. For example, atropine is used for intoxication with phosphorus-containing organic matter, and glucose neutralizes the action of potassium cyanide. But the problem with these antidotes is their specificity, that is, they help in the case of poisoning with strictly defined poisons.
And how to improve the overall protection against toxins?
Here, sorbents have proven themselves quite well. These are substances that are able to absorb dangerous compounds, preventing them from interacting with our cells and tissues. And it is precisely on the search for new, more effective, and with maximum versatility of sorbents that the efforts of many modern scientists are directed.
One of the most effective such sorbents in recent years is considered to be humic acids-a large number of scientific papers have been devoted to the study of their detoxifying properties. Why exactly humic acids, and not some conditional activated carbon-we will tell you a little further.
What are they and how are they useful?
The existence of this vast group of organic polymer acids has long been no secret to science. Since the 20s of the twentieth century, they have been studied by geologists, soil scientists, and biologists, since such compounds are the product of the natural decay of animal and plant tissues. But the attention of biochemists, and most importantly, doctors, this class of substances has attracted relatively recently. The first information about the possibility of using them as detoxifying sorbents appeared only at the end of the XX-beginning of the XXI century. In addition, they were found to have other useful properties, such as the ability to improve the immune system or fight viruses. Those who want to learn more about this, we invite you to read this article, published by us earlier.
What are the advantages of humus over other sorbents?
1. Chemical affinity for heavy metals.
The first thing that scientists noticed was the ability of humic acids to bind metal ions. Moreover, they are much more “willing” and faster to interact with the so – called heavy metals-lead, caesium, mercury, strontium and other elements that are at the bottom of the periodic table. Such metals have two main damaging factors:
- They are toxic in themselves, that is, they are able to integrate into the biochemical chains of reactions that occur in our cells and tissues, disrupting their normal passage.
- Many of the heavy metals enter the body in the form of isotopes that have radioactivity. And while there, they do not stop producing radiation that damages all cellular structures, including DNA. This is the most important risk factor for the appearance of such terrible diseases as malignant tumors.
Humic acids neutralize their own toxicity of heavy metals directly. They form large, chemically and biologically passive complexes with these elements, preventing metal particles from disrupting the biochemical processes of metabolism.
Radioactivity is a little more complicated. Even chemically bound metal isotopes continue to radiate, and thus damage the surrounding cells. The only way to stop this is to remove the radiation source from the body as soon as possible. And here another mechanism comes into play – large, heavy molecular complexes “humic acid + metal” move much faster through the intestine “to the exit”.
2. Effective work both in the gastrointestinal tract and in the blood.
In addition, the second most important advantage of humic acids is that, as sorbents, they work not only in the intestine, but also after being absorbed from it into the bloodstream. That is, they successfully bind heavy metals that have penetrated into our tissues. And then, with the blood flow, they are transferred to the kidneys, where the already mentioned large and heavy complexes are filtered out first. It is thanks to this that humic acids improve, accelerate and simplify the work of the kidneys for detoxification.
3. Large capacity.
The third factor that has made humic acids an object of close scientific interest is their huge sorption capacity. This indicator reflects the amount of toxins that humic acids can neutralize per unit of their mass. It turned out that only 1 gram of them is able to bind up to 30 mg of caesium, 18 mg of strontium, 100 mg of lead or 300 mg of mercury.
4. Neutralizing organic toxins
Humic acids can react not only with simple chemical elements, but also with complex poisons of an organic nature. This was proved in a rigorous scientific experiment, where high dosages of strychnine, phenylhydrazine and carbon tetrachloride were used as such poisons. The simultaneous use of humic acids significantly reduced the damage that these compounds caused to the tissues.
5. Safety and absence of contraindications.
Finally, an important advantage of humic acids is that they themselves do not pose a danger to our body. A number of studies have confirmed that these substances do not have a toxic effect and do not increase the risk of malignant tumors. In addition, they do not affect the health of the fetus, which means that they can be taken both during pregnancy and during breastfeeding.
Are humic acids sold here?
As an effective tool for daily support of detoxifying kidney function and detoxification of toxins in the blood and intestines, humic acids are recommended to be used in the form of healthy food products. Their production has already been mastered in our country, and the domestic flagship in this area is the company VILAVI INT LTD. Its technologists developed an author’s method for obtaining all fractions of humic acids (humic, himatomelanic and fulvic) and their subsequent purification. The result they called FulXP Complex and in 2020 this development was protected by a patent of the State Register of Inventions of the Russian Federation.
Today, VILAVI produces two healthy food products based on the FulXP Complex:
- T8 Stone. This is a liquid concentrate that must be dissolved in water before use. Only 1 ml of T8 Stone is required for 250 ml of liquid. In addition to the FulXP complex, the active formula of the concentrate also includes silver nitric acid as an antibacterial agent and a large number of trace elements required for our health.
- T8 THEO. This is a dry powder, on the basis of which you can independently prepare a drink containing humic acids of the FulXP complex. Also included in the composition of T8 TEO are components of plant origin that help maintain a normal body weight and improve the functioning of the digestive system.
Healthy food products created on the basis of FulXP Complex will be a good way to speed up the elimination of toxins from the body, reduce the harm that they cause to our organs and tissues, as well as reduce the risk of developing a variety of pathologies associated with metabolic disorders.