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Iron Chelators

Virtually all bacteria, viruses and fungi depend upon iron as a growth factor. (1) Iron-chelating (removing) drugs and antibiotics such as Adriamycin, Vancomycin, etc. are effective against pathogens.

Phytic acid (IP6) is a strong natural iron chelator. It is derived as an extract from rice bran. IP6 also has strong antibiotic and antioxidant action. (5,6) IP6 has been found to have similar iron-chelating properties as desferrioxamine, a drug commonly used to kill germs, tumor cells or to remove undesirable minerals from the body. (7)

Dosage:

Take 2000-4000 mg IP6 rice bran extract in between meals with filtered or bottled water. Do not combine it with juice.

See Also: Chelation Therapy Infocenter in Holisticonline.com

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References

1 Iron & Your Health, T.F. Emery, CRC Press, 1991

2 Medical Hypotheses, January 1980

3 Infection Immunology, October 1989

4 Toxicon, July, 1997

5 Free Radical Biology Medicine, Volume 8, 1990

6 Journal Biological Chemistry, August 25, 1987

7 Biochemistry Journal, September 15, 1993