Zeolite Powder and Neurological Diseases
A recently published scientific article by a team of Eastern European researchers presents groundbreaking insights into the use of zeolite (clinoptilolite) powder for treating neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s Disease and Parkinson’s Disease. This is an incredibly significant piece of research, and it is imperative that you read it and share the information with your family and friends. You will find the link to the complete article at the end of this page.
The authors elaborate that neurodegenerative diseases (NDs) like Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and Parkinson's Disease (PD) involve the progressive degeneration and death of neurons, becoming increasingly prevalent as people age. Although a cure for these diseases remains elusive, emerging research indicates that the health of our gut and the microbes residing within it are intricately linked to these conditions. Indeed, it is now believed that these diseases may actually originate in the gut before migrating to the brain. The researchers then explain how zeolite powder may help to halt this process.
Since the studies were conducted in Bulgaria, zeolite powders readily available in Europe were utilised. If Zeo Natural’s Australian Organic Certified superfine zeolite, micronised to the same size as TMAZ zeolite powders, had been used, the results would likely have been very similar.
Here are excerpts from the article:
Abstract
Neurodegenerative diseases (NDs), characterized by progressive degeneration and death of neurons, are strongly related to aging, and the number of people with NDs will continue to rise. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Parkinson’s disease (PD) are the most common NDs, and the current treatments offer no cure. A growing body of research shows that AD and especially PD are intricately related to intestinal health and the gut microbiome and that both diseases can spread retrogradely from the gut to the brain. Zeolites are a large family of minerals built by [SiO4]4− and [AlO4]5− tetrahedrons joined by shared oxygen atoms and forming a three-dimensional microporous structure holding water molecules and ions. The most widespread and used zeolite is clinoptilolite, and additionally, mechanically activated clinoptilolites offer further improved beneficial effects. The current review describes and discusses the numerous positive effects of clinoptilolite and its forms on gut health and the gut microbiome, as well as their detoxifying, antioxidative, immunostimulatory, and anti-inflammatory effects, relevant to the treatment of NDs and especially AD and PD. The direct effects of clinoptilolite and its activated forms on AD pathology in vitro and in vivo are also reviewed, as well as the use of zeolites as biosensors and delivery systems related to PD.
Zeolite Effects on Gut Microbiota and Function
Zeolite has been shown to influence intestinal health in a number of ways, most of them probably interconnected. It has a direct beneficial effect on the microbial population of the intestine. Wu et al. demonstrated that supplementation of the diet of chickens with natural and modified clinoptilolite significantly decreased the total counts of viable E. coli and significantly increased those of Lactobacillus acidophilus. Furthermore, without reducing the microbial richness and diversity of the gut, in laying hens, natural zeolite has been shown to decrease the load of bacteria within the phylum Proteobacteria, especially the family Enterobacteriaceae, known to be associated with chronic dysbiosis, obesity, inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, and other health conditions.
Detoxifying Effects of Zeolite
Due to their unique microporous structure and physical and chemical properties, defining their exceptional ion-exchange and adsorption capacity, zeolite and its modifications serve as excellent detoxifying agents. The detoxifying effects of zeolite, micronized zeolite, TMAZ, and PMA zeolite cover a wide range of harmful and toxic substances of inorganic and organic origins, as well as heavy metals.
Of special importance is the potential of zeolites for removal of heavy metals that present a serious risk to human health as they do not disintegrate and cannot be eliminated from the human body by metabolic processes
Zeolites, being highly efficient “molecular sieves”, show enormous capacity to eliminate harmful metals, and this property has been utilized in both animals and humans, especially since it is manifested not at the expense of removing physiologically relevant elements, i.e., micronutrients and trace elements
Heavy Metals and Neurodegenerative Diseases
Heavy metals are involved in various pathophysiological mechanisms associated with neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, multiple sclerosis, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Direct Effects of Zeolite on AD Pathology
While through its positive effects on intestinal health through its detoxifying, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidative properties, zeolite is strongly implied and indicated for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, especially AD and PD, some direct evidence for the effect of zeolite on AD pathology are also available.
Conclusions
Numerous research shows the positive effects of the naturally occurring zeolite clinoptilolite and its micronized, mechanically activated forms on gut health and microbiota underlined by their detoxifying, anti-inflammatory, immunostimulatory, and antioxidative properties. In recent years a rising number of studies has been relating the pathogenesis and progression of Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease to changes in gut function and to gut dysbiosis positing clinoptilolite and its activated forms as a promising new supporting therapy in the treatment of the two diseases. Additional research, however, especially in animal models of the two diseases and possible clinical trials in patients, should shed more light on how effective in AD and PD clinoptilolite and its forms could be.
https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/29/11/2614