Q & A: Renewing Granulated Activated Charcoal

Charcoal question answered. Hi Buyactivatedcharcaol! I had a question on the granulated activated charcoal, the Pure Non-Scents as well as other granulated varieties. Q: Can they be washed to “renew” their absorption power? A: No. Q: I ask, as I have a couple Sharp Plasmaclusters, and they have a carbon filter which is washables, and the instructions say to wash it to “renew” it every couple months. I found that it indeed made it seem to work better after a washing. A: The washing may remove some film from the air, such as grease, that may have adhered to the activated charcoal, but you do not reactivate charcoal by washing […]

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Question: Charcoal and Iodine depletion in the body

Charcoal question answered. Q: Greetings Mr. Dinsley, I plan on using Activated Charcoal. While researching on the web I noticed some people who have bought or used Activated Charcoal were saying that if you use Activated Charcoal keep in mind that it will deplete your iodine. I was wondering if this is true?  If it is I would use Lugol’s Iodine if need be, but I just want to find out for sure. Thanks for your time, DeWayne A: Hello DeWayne Thank you for contacting us. Activated charcoal does adsorb Iodine (including radioactive Iodine from nuclear power plants). Iodine adsorption is used to measure the activity level of various activated charcoals. […]

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“Will Activated Charcoal work for high blood pressure?”

Someone on Twitter asked if activated charcoal will work for high blood pressure. Here is what John, the editor of CharcoalRemedies.com and the book by the same name had to say to that:   I have been repeatedly asked if activated charcoal would help hypertension (high blood pressure). I have repeatedly replied, “I can’t see how it would help”, at least up until this spring (May 2012). I was conducting health programs in Battle Creek, Michigan  and some Amish folk were in attendance. Mrs Wickey introduced herself and said she had an experience she would like to relate to me about her extremely elevated blood pressure. I was so surprised […]

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Glaucoma, Pink Eye, Sore Computer Eyes and Charcoal

Glaucoma, Pink Eye, Sore Computer Eyes and Activated Charcoal Eyes: Recently a woman who called us to place another order of hardwood charcoal powder shared her testimony of how the poultices have helped her early stages of glaucoma. She is a fashion designer and seamstress all of which strains her eyes. She was obviously very concerned when her doctor told her that the eye pressure on her eyes, measuring at 22, was too high.  So she consulted with a friend who is a naturopathic doctor, and he recommended that she apply a charcoal poultice to her eyes for one hour, three times a week. She said that she likes to […]

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John Dinsley on “The Power Hour” Using Activated Charcoal…..

Yesterday morning John & I were on The Power Hour talking about how Amazing Activated charcoal is. The segment can be heard here starting at about 8 minutes & 20 seconds. TUESDAY – AUGUST 5, 2014: Do you have activated charcoal in your medicine cabinet or stocked away in your preps? This is a must have addition to any home as it can save your life or the lives of your loved ones including your pets! Charcoal expert JOHN DINSLEY will share what activated charcoal is and how it can be used to treat many different problems from bee stings and spider bites to poisonings and toxins in your system. For more […]

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