Zeolites are naturally occurring crystalline minerals that were formed over millions of years by the process of volcanic ash being crystallized after submerging in the sea or in fresh water lakes. These mineral compounds, which are mined in numerous places around the world, have been commonly used in traditional Asian remedies for over a thousand years.

In modern times zeolites are used as food additives, to purify water, and by in various industrial processes including the pharmaceutical sector. Zeolites were used extensively to clean up radiation after the Chernobylnuclear power station disaster.

Zeolites are now the subject of an increasing amount of research into their health benefits because of their remarkable ability to bind to toxins in the body, taking these same toxic particles out of the body through natural excretion. There are many types of zeolite, some of which would be dangerous to ingest. Asbestos is one type of zeolite that is highly dangerous when taken into the lungs because of its sharp edges. Another class of zeolite called Clinoptilolite – the name is derived from the Greek words klino (“oblique”), ptylon (“feather”), and lithos (“stone”) – is recognised as safe to ingest. In fact the FDA [Federal Drug Administration of the US government] has granted it GRAS status – “Generally Recognized As Safe”.

Traditionally zeolite has been used in powdered form for human consumption. More recently zeolite products have been provided in liquid format as colloidal suspensions.

This Research Paper published in Dovepress (scientific and medical research journal) in November 2009 summarises Clinical Evidence supporting the use of an activated clinoptilolite suspension as an agent to increase urinary excretion of toxic heavy metals.

This White Paper produced by the suppliers of Cell Defender*, which we recommend, gives an Overview of the history of use, benefits and safety of clinoptilolite in humans and animals, including these sections:

    • Published clinical data on clinoptilolite
    • The history of use and safety of clinoptilolite after nuclear disaster
    • Quality assurance / product analysis
    • Clinical Trials
    • Clinoptilolite health benefits
* Cell Defender (CD) is a colloidal suspension of activated zeolite produced, marketed and distributed by Pure Raw Supplies, the US-based company run by Rik Deitsch, the inventor of the production process. CD contains primarily clinoptilolite as the constituent zeolite, a naturally-occurring sodium aluminosilicate. This product is classified as a dietary supplement under US-FDA guidelines.

This article on the safety of zeolite products was published in Frontiers in Pharmacology, 27 November 2018:

Critical Review on Zeolite Clinoptilolite Safety and Medical Applications in vivo

 

PLEASE NOTE: We used to sell Waiora’s NCD** products, which were produced under licence from Rik Deitsch, the formulator of  the activation process which makes colloidal suspensions of micronised zeolite so effective.

We also sold Daily Detox Plus until early 2022, when Navan Global, who supplied it under licence from Rik Deitsch, ceased trading.

We are now able to offer Cell Defender as the best and most affordable way of accessing a high-quality  product under strict manufacturing standards  controlled directly by Rik Deitsch.

** NCD or Natural Cellular Defense

Since the launch of NCD several other “liquid zeolite” products have been marketed, some of them with added ingredients that have been claimed to ‘enhance’ their effectiveness. However, there is considerable doubt as to the amount of zeolite included in these ‘me-too’ products, and – just as importantly – as to the particle size and activation quality of the zeolite ingredients.