Activated Charcoal is a premier agent as a general internal body detoxifier. The liver and kidneys are the main organs that filter toxins from the blood, and they do a good job under healthy circumstances. When they fail, millions of people around the world are tethered to an artificial kidney or liver dialysis machine to help remove the toxic overload. Because activated charcoal is a vital component of all kidney and liver dialysis units, indirectly, those sick patients are benefiting from a ‘charcoal detox protocol’ on average three times a week. Will activated charcoal taken by mouth as a preventive detox work just as well as in an artificial dialysis unit, or maybe in some cases even better?   https://charcoalremedies.com/kidney_disease/   If you are reading this, no doubt you are somewhat aware of what a toxic world we live in. As for daily exposure, what are we up against - thousands of free-range toxic compounds circulating through our cities, neighborhoods, through our homes, through our water and food, and through our bodies.   Toxic Totals   For Mother Nature, the numbers are relatively small. Some native soils are high in radioactive decay elements [like radium/radon or uranium], or heavy metals [like arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury]. Then there are biological toxins from fungi, ferns, algae, and trees [like jugalone produced by black walnut roots] There are poisonous vapors from certain soils, stagnant water, water leached through certain mineral soils, etc. All in all, the natural environment represents a small percentage of toxic exposure when compared to man’s manufactured chemicals.   Man-Made Toxic Chemicals   Pharmaceutical drugs, reproductive drugs, psychedelic drugs, psychiatric psychotropics, agricultural herbicides and pesticides, household cleansers, industrial factories, power plants, and then add in all the… There are an estimated 350,000 registered man-made synthetic chemicals worldwide. There are 86,000+ chemicals tracked in the US under the Toxic Substance Control Act – by far the single largest group being the PFAS forever compounds [linked to #1 PFAS article]. All this soup of poisons swirling around in the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat. Where does one person go to escape? What can someone do to help protect themselves?   HELP   I am so thankful God made our bodies to handle so many different insults and still rebound, but as good as they are, they are made with flesh and blood, not titanium and chrome. Our bodies can quickly come to a point where, if the health insults outpace the body’s ability to cleanse itself, they will cry out for HELP!   Three Charcoal Detox Protocols   More and more health practitioners realize that as an agent to remove toxins from the body, charcoal is the best single detoxifier for whole-body cleansing. Twenty years ago, when I wrote the first edition of Charcoal Remedies, there were few healthcare gurus promoting activated charcoal as a general detox. Today there are hundreds of charcoal enthusiasts online promoting some general body detox program that also incorporates activated charcoal. Here we include three from very different backgrounds – a 19th century British military surgeon, a 20th century Belgian biochemist, and a 21st century American mother/businesswoman.   #1 Detox Protocol – British Military Surgeon   Dr. Belloc - British Surgeon Major of the 6th Regiment of Hussars [circa 1848]. In his memoir Dr. Belloc writes: “Being a severe sufferer myself from a distressing disorder of the stomach and bowels, which had arisen from fatigue and exposure I had experienced during a protracted and arduous service in Africa, from whence I returned home in an almost hopeless state, I decided upon making a trial of vegetable charcoal in my own particular case, as I had previously exhausted every other means without deriving any benefit.” At this point he had been “compelled to leave the Service, and was confined to my room for several months”… He prepared pills of plain [non-activated] powdered charcoal and simple syrup. “A short time after I had taken two pills, I felt a degree of ease and comfort in the stomach, which I had not experienced since the first time I fell ill…”   Dr. Belloc eventually fully recovered and began to promote charcoal for other sufferers. His memoir, which included many clinical cases, prompted a commission and report by the French “Academie Nationale de Medicine”. After collecting their own clinical facts, they voted Dr Belloc’s memoire be deposited in the archives of the [French] Academie.  
  • Mix the fine charcoal powder with a little cold water “mixing it into a form of paste, in a spoon, swallowing it, and afterwards drinking a little water.”
  • “The doses of charcoal that may be given with advantage, vary from two to six teaspoonsful a day, for a shorter or longer period according to the gravity of the indisposition.”
  • Dr Belloc allowed charcoal to be taken before, at, and after mealtimes.
  “Although quite cured I still make use of the charcoal occasionally, and I am persuaded that its use has protected me from any return of my sufferings…but whenever the slightest indication of disorder appeared I made use of the charcoal, and everything went right again.”   #2 Detox Protocol – Belgian Biochemist Richard C. Kaufman, PhD, (Bio-nutritional Chemistry, anti-aging research scientist - University of Brussels) Kaufman has published extensively in the field of anti-aging. He writes, “Detoxification is an on-going biological process that prevents toxins (from infectious agents, food, air, water, and substances that contact the skin) from destroying health. Chronic exposure to toxins produces cellular damage, diverse diseases, allergic like reactions, compromised immunity and premature aging.” As a general detox plan to counteract these daily exposures to toxins, he has found two programs that, using activated charcoal, have worked well for him and others. He recommends either.  
  1. Use activated charcoal on two consecutive days each week. Take a total of 20 to 35 grams each day divided into two or three doses. Take in the morning, at midday and before bed on an empty stomach. Avoid excessive calories or processed foods on those days.
  2. Take about 20 grams a day of activated charcoal in divided doses for several months. Follow with a one-month break and resume the cycle.
  Kaufman, Richard C, PhD, The Universal Antidote and Detoxifer That Extends Life: Activated Charcoal, Journal of the MegaHealth Society, July 1989   #3 Detox Protocol – American Mother & Businesswoman Pharmaceutical companies are happy to pay millions for a great product commercial. But we all know someone’s personal testimony is what often clinches the sale. “If it worked for them and they are the better for it, then maybe it will work for me too!” SOLD! Kimberly Dinsley is co-owner of Charcoal House LLC, so she is very aware of the utility, reach and power of activated charcoal in hundreds of different commercial/industrial applications. Like the two doctors above, Kimberly is also a champion of medicinal charcoal because she is so willing to experiment on herself. Whether it is her skin, head, eyes, teeth, stomach, or feet she is ready to see if charcoal will help knowing charcoal is so benign, that if it does no good it will not add to her problem. One experience had to do with the removal of her mercury amalgam fillings. She was left with brain fog she didn’t realize until one of her managers jokingly asked if she was getting Alzheimer’s. Knowing that the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology https://charcoalremedies.com/amalgam_removal/ has a protocol for using activated charcoal in the removal of dental mercury amalgam, Kimberly was encouraged to put charcoal to the test. Read her story. She came up with a 13-week, two-part program that works for her.
  1. Weeks 1-3
    • 1 heaping Tablespoon in a large glass of water 5 times a day – 6am; 10am; 2pm; 6pm; 10pm.
  2. Weeks 4-13
    • 1 heaping Tablespoon in a large glass of water 3 times a day – 6am; 10am; 2pm.
  3. After the 13 weeks choose a maintenance dose – for example: 1 heaping Tablespoon in a small cup of warm water just before retiring each evening.
Clear Mind One of the most common benefits commented on by the above three contributors and from numerous personal testimonies is, “My mind feels more clear!” Activated Charcoal Powder - Detox and Cleanse   Healthy Lifestyle These whole-body cleanses should not be viewed as license to continue any unhealthy lifestyle. Charcoal should be viewed as an auxiliary to sound health practices, not as a back-up for intentional indiscretions. But should we be caught by some carelessness, charcoal is a wonderful aid to recovery. Of course, along with charcoal, one cannot forget Dr. Water, both on the outside and the inside to help wash away poisons.   You First If you have flown much at all you will be reminded that if the aircraft is in danger, individual air masks will fall down. Who puts on the lifesaving mask first, the parent or the child? The adult. If the adult expires trying to first help the child with their mask, the survival rate for both drops towards zero. Trying to save the world starts with giving yourself all the help you can. Prevention - Remove Yourself
  • Come up with a realistic plan to rescue you and your family from a concentrated toxic industrial environment.
  • Secure your own source of water.
  • Learn to grow/raise more and more of your basic food requirements.
  • That’s not impossible. Thousands of families are making these bold decisions every day.
Daily Daily, international companies are mandated to detox the pollution generated by their industries: to detox the air; detox the water; detox the soil using activated charcoal as one component of a comprehensive fight against environmental pollution. How much more proactive should we be when it comes to our own bodies and minds! Closed Minds and Open Minds Dr. Peter Landless [nuclear cardiologist and medical director for the world church of SDA] was asked, “I am interested in the benefits of activated charcoal. A friend told me it’s great as a detox. Is that true?” Reply: “This is not supported by robust research and science, and it should not be used as a general detox agent.” He insisted that the liver, kidneys, and lungs are fully able to detox the body without the help of any outside agents, including charcoal. Is that true? Given the sharp rise in toxic manmade chemicals [350,000] largely concentrated in cites with 58% of the world population, and given global forecasts of continuing deterioration of overall air and water quality, at what point do our filter organs fail to keep up with the daily exposure to lethal agents? The National Institute of Health reported this year, 70% of adult Americans are on one or more prescription drugs [not including OTC]. That should alert everyone, and especially public health directors, that the majority of the American population is not healthy and needs benign health strategies in place of more poisonous drugs. According to the Institute of Medicine [2013], Americans have the lowest probability of survival to the age of 50 of the top seventeen industrialized nations of the world. Today, there are multiple millions of people around the world that are on toxic overload who are or could be benefiting from the powerful cleansing properties of activated charcoal. One AI search reported the average American is daily exposed over forty times, directly or indirectly, to one or more cleansing applications of activated charcoal - including air, water, food… It appears the good doctor is not aware of the reach and application of charcoal in the 21st century. Unfortunately, his narrow conclusion is not supported by robust research and science. On the other hand… Donald J. Hillebrand, MD, is associate professor of medicine, chief of hepatology, and medical director of liver transplantation at the SDA Loma Linda University Hospital. He is the developer of the charcoal-based liver dialysis unit [LDU]. In a study of eighteen patients with episodic type C hepatic encephalopathy [EHE], sixteen showed significant improvement in mental status within two days [from nonverbal communication to verbal], “safely, rapidly and effectively…” Here is a representative group of individuals who have seriously impaired livers, who respond essentially to a full body charcoal detox in just two days, where other standard clinical intervention utterly failed. Now that is a game changer! The good doctor’s invention shows a mind willing to explore other options. Choose carefully who you listen to. “In the multitude of counsellors there is safety”. Proverbs 11:14 Did you know all power plants, whether driven by fossil or nuclear fuels, all of them, use an activated charcoal protocol to scrub the contaminated air before it leaves the smokestack or cooling tower? https://charcoalremedies.com/radiation_poisoning/ Did you know municipal water treatments plants use an activated charcoal protocol to help purge the constant flow of dissolved synthetic chemicals that leach into the public drinking water? From deep down nuclear submarines to the way up high International Space Station, https://charcoalremedies.com/may_2012_odds_ends/ activated charcoal is critical to the daily survival and comfort of all the inmates. Did you know Nuclear Biological Chemical [NBC] suits used daily in military combat https://charcoalhouse.com/store/home/activated-carbon-cloth.html gear are made with woven activated carbon cloth? Fighting back begins with first neutralizing the deadly compounds, so the soldiers can then engage the enemy on their own terms. Considering the opposing forces of personal and corporate greed and political/religious posturing, are you ready to fight for your survival? You need to pick up the fight where the power plants and water treatment facilities leave off. You need to detox – your air, your water, your property, your body, your mind, your spirit. John Dinsley © 2026   Further Research: Part 2 - The Role of Activated Charcoal in the Removal of PFAS from the Human Body link Coming soon:
  • The Role of Activated Charcoal in the Treatment of Dementia/Alzheimer’s
  • Activated Charcoal for the Treatment of Cyclospora, Malaria, and other Common Parasites
  • Activated Charcoal Aids in Non-Healing wounds
  • Activated Charcoal Helps Mitigate Collateral Damage from Dicamba Herbicide
  • Activated Charcoal - One Tool for Treating Addictions