What is Activated Charcoal and Why should I want it?

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[@lizzymoore54]

Our small dog was either poisoned by someone or got into something that poisoned him and affected his liver enzymes, to the point that he was deathly ill. We took him to the vet and they did blood work to diagnose him and then they gave him an I.V., but the prognosis was not good. We brought him home and I took some activated charcoal, that I had purchased years before for our fish tank filter and used a mortice and pestal to grind the small charcoal chunks into a powder, mixed it with water and used a baby dropper to administer it to our dog. I did this once a day for just two days and on the third day he was returning to his old self. We took him to have his liver enzymes checked again on the forth day and they had returned to normal. He is still with us, Praise God!

[@poppylove3673]

lizzymoore54 That’s really great that you were able to help your dog get better! I’m happy for you, thanks for sharing this!

[@kathleensaenz4717]

AMAZING! God is good!

[@morpro4u]

I'm tickled pink you were able to heal your fur baby . I've also heard colloidal silver has many healing benefits for pets!

[@NoGymNeeded]

Give thanks

[@HeavenSense]

I wish to God I would have seen this video earlier. My 6/7 year old fur granddaughter just passed away yesterday from her liver going bad and our hearts are completely broken right now. Thank God that you were able to save your baby. Bless you always in the Lord.

[@2Camphosts]

I love this Channel. You are so lovely, personal, we'll spoken and compassionate. You have a passion for what you do, and I am blessed to have found you 💕

[@joaneoe3952]

Wow...My mum, would have us eat burnt cooking banana, over the fire, with charcoal every so often, growing up....and told us its good for us...she grow up in the village knowing the importance of charcoal in our diet...God be praised...🙏🙏🙏♥️♥️♥️ Thank you sharing and for empowering with the WORD....God bless.

[@RonRay]

You are such a blessing to us viewers. Just listening to your voice relaxes me and makes me feel better. God has truly blessed you.

[@tracykungl6539]

I found you and have learned so much already. I am so soothed by you. I can feel the holy spirit. May you keep safe and blessed.

[@PREPSTEADERS]

That is so very encouraging, Tracy! Thank you!!

[@joycecook8876]

Thank you for all you do to teach and show us things that can be helpful in the days ahead. This is my first time posting but I have watched about 10 now and plan to see them all. God bless you!

[@katd114]

I love your videos! I've run across quite a bit of info on your channel that I've been looking for. Thanks for making them.

[@BumbleBee-hh1xp]

You are such a blessing! The entire video is informative but the last part is life saving.

[@nana_ginny]

Wow Thank you! My aunt used to talk about this 20 yrs ago & I had forgotten & u shared things she had not known about. I do suffer with mold intolerance. I will definitely try this. God Bless you. 🤗🙏

[@Laurie_Tinsley]

Christa, You are such a beautiful and inspiring woman. I love watching your videos. I have learned a lot from you. You have a warm and sincere personality. God Bless you!

[@sheilaalbert2223]

I have watched many of your very informative videos so far and I want to thank you! You have taught me so much already and have calmed my anxiety about the state of the world. You are so beautiful and I can tell the light of Yahweh is in you.

[@TheRoseAlchemist]

I work in healthcare and became interested in "alternative" and older cures. When I started to talk to a lot of old timers, about their childhoods/ grandparents etc during the early 20th and late 19th centuries. I experimented on myself, finding that many of these remedies are still relevant today. Both for beauty aids and medicine. They have saved me from going to the hospital a few times, activated charcoal is one of the things I never go without in my pantry. It's become a staple in my home.

[@handmaiden4yah]

I use it when we, my family, feel like we're coming down with something, i.e., stomach flu, colds, and it always comes through. YES!!! Fantastic for the whitening of teeth. You deliver beautifully, and thank you.

[@subdrvr]

I worked in the ER during college. When people take too much Tylenol or other drug we would immediately give them charcoal to absorb the medicine in their stomach. Works well and saves lives. Goes in black and comes out black.

[@PREPSTEADERS]

Wow. ...and your last comment made me laugh. I have never taken enough internally to find that out, but it's good to know. Thanks for the comments!

[@skip123davis]

yeah, i had a crazy ex that tried to do herself in a couple of times. they always used activated charcoal through a tube in her throat. she hated that.

[@Laurie_Tinsley]

As a young child I ate a medication thinking it was candy, I was given charcoal at the hospital to absorb the medication I ate. It worked and saved my life.

[@MikeybthInfantryBrigade]

Here's a Godly cure for Alcohol poisoning and hangovers. Dont drink!!!!. People need to try it.

[@reesebene6082]

Urban Preps -Please, Tell How (Thanx)

[@robertalonzo1569]

I Totally love every word you speak 😄 And the scripture you read at the end is so appreciated ♥️ God Bless you and all your Prepsteaders. 👍

[@literaryprepper542]

I read somewhere that you can re-activate the charcoal if you pop it in the sun. This was in the context of using it as a mould absorber for bathrooms. Apparently the UV light opens the pours in the charcoal and releases the nasties it trapped, so it's ready to go again.

[@trooperjinthewoods4538]

Love your channel content. Please continue your great work and have a blessed day.

[@bratsomeno]

you are helping many , GREAT job ...... cant put a price on feeling great at any age ......

[@heyokayheyokay9153]

Thank you for this channel and I love the fact that you love to pray. God bless you!

[@vkarr154]

Wow thank you for that, and all of your (very well done and clearly explained) videos. I will certainly add this to my pantry.

[@PREPSTEADERS]

Thank you vkarr154!

[@LenaM277]

Praise the Lord. This is the year 2020 now. I purchased charcoal tablets that were sold in a pharmacy. I saw this video and will start taking it daily. Thank you so much.

[@honeybee2356]

Thanks for the wonderful message🙏💜

[@JimHanemaayer]

Small chunks are sold in packets in Eastern Europe and Asia. It is taken for a great substitute for alka seltzer or Tums. I have used it many times for upset stomach issues.

[@ursularudman7008]

Thank you 😊l love your reasoning and info

[@only1element384]

I love your channel, i am working on something very similar. Good luck to u

[@cyberobserver6842]

Thank you for sharing this knowledge! My full respect

[@lailasiddiqui263]

We used to brush teeth with it . They were made of rice husk, one of the most nutritional thing on earth , when rice was dried under the sun, long before industrial heat and processing made rice monstrous . Thank you

[@patsycav]

Activated charcoal comes in handy when there are children aged two years and up. They have a way of getting into stuff that isn't good for them or could be fatal, even when it's not within their reach. They climb.

[@aspitofmud6257]

I have used it for food poisioning several times in the bush. First time I chewed on a burnt stick out of a campfire and washed it down with a lot of water as the taste was pretty gross. Worked very quickly. Works well for heartburn too.

[@elfsoul23]

I learned a lot from this video, thank you!! I've always used it for air and water filtering, never thought to drink it for detoxing and health issues. My favorite passage - John 16:33 :)

[@marycrandall9954]

AC is very good for treating parasites in animals and children. Mixed with powered egg shells and black walnut and garlic. Wormwood also. AC is also good for shortening the time of opiate withdrawels. Thank you for sharing your Spirit filled personality with us. Shalom Yedid.

[@NJK-777]

Thanks for sharing this my son recently went thru withdrawals from prescribed opiates, I wish I had known AC could have helped. God bless

[@morpro4u]

@@NJK-777 all of BIG PHARMA is nothing but poison ....get as far away from it as possible! Besides after everything youre seeing going on now they are in the process of being dismantled as we speak!

[@i.c.268]

Hello. I'm a beginner Homesteader/Prepper and I just subscribed to your channel. Hope to learn all I can from you. Thank you. God Bless.

[@marchetaalbert7050]

Missing new videos. Everyone has such busy lifestyles. I try to see all of your videos as I prepare for retirement.

[@susanmccormick4627]

I order the bamboo activated charcoal and the coconut activated charcoal, by the pound. I do not purchase the capsules as I use it for so many things. I make my granddaughter toothpaste, I was surprised that she loves it. I put a small amount to detox. I make face masks too. Love this activated charcoal. 💞

[@PREPSTEADERS]

I am so glad, Susan! That is great! I notice an immediate whitening effect every time I brush my teeth with it. . .and I love it as a face mask as well! Thank you for sharing!

[@susanmccormick4627]

PREPSTEADERS I am the one that thanks you sister. 😊💞🙏🏼

[@cherriemckinstry131]

@Susan i was wondering what got you started using charcoal?

[@jont39]

Coconut is the most effective

[@tomcatt1824]

I tried it on my face & i qualified 4 welfare !!! Amazing stuff.😹💕😹

[@rickyburton4642]

Thank you 🙏😃.! That’s great to know!

[@prepperkitty5457]

Thank you !!! Excellent information !!

[@MC-uj4co]

It's a good thing.. stay safe and enjoy

[@SCUBADUDESMITTY]

it work's GREAT in my black powder rifle as well !!!

[@cadydenning-kras2907]

I’m not religious at all. But this channel is SO super cool!! Keep it up!

[@PREPSTEADERS]

Thank you, Sinnamon_Roll!

[@lovelove-ol4vg]

I love watching your videos. Been watching you for a little while. Your still new to me. You post great video. You do your video so calmly & so peaceful. Make people want to watch 😊. I let my sister's know about you by forwarding your videos. Also post some on Facebook. I especially love the end, when you read from the Bible. 💞 God bless you & keep up the great work 👼

[@andrewswan5469]

You would be the most enlightened presenter I have ever listened too

[@chrisnewland2981]

I'm blessed to have found you on KZbin

[@joeschebler6236]

Somehow I have strayed from your videos for awhile, not purposely, you are refreshingly beautiful, God Bless You

[@Cosmos142857]

Depleted matrix substances are quite valuable. For instance to charcoal wheat toast or Ezekiel bread, butter it and consume it with a half a glass of red wine can eliviate the effects of many poisons or endotoxic intestinal illnesses. P.S. You are doing some good work here.

[@ShabreHares]

Huh???

[@jennymullins593]

Cosmos 142857, do you mean it can eliminate the effects of poisons or elevate???

[@Kris-jy7dz]

I have pet birds, canaries and finches, AC is good in their diet to clean out impurities. Lady Gouldian finches tend to get sour stomach now and then so I offer AC and it perks them right up. Birds in the wild will peck at burned wood also.

[@mr.jeffreyowusu9923]

God bless you too...thanks for sharing!

[@ANickerson411]

You my dear are an encyclopedia on the benefit's of Food Grade Charcoal, thank you for the extra knowledge. Clean out nuclear fallout too? Wow. I want to use it to try to get recent forced medications from my blood and gut if you know what I mean, so I'm on a blended green diet with onion and garlic for forever now I think. Plus Sumac/Lemon juice which I'll try adding the charcoal to. Blessed be.

[@irpat54]

awesome vid, thanks, I new activated charcoal was used in purifiers and even in ugg, cigarette filters (I used to smoke but quit in 1984 through Gods grace) but never knew all of the other uses, thanks for this vid.. stay blessed

[@PREPSTEADERS]

Thank you, Patrick! God bless you!

[@Dion82866]

I learn a lot from you Christa! Thanks so much. I may have missed it, but was this charcoal, coconut or hardwood activated? It shows both in stores.

[@leonardgenovese7726]

Just a thought because I don’t know where it’s cheaper. You can buy it at pet stores that sell fish. It is used in filters in fish tanks

[@PREPSTEADERS]

Leonard, thank you for sharing that! I had not shopped for it at a pet store before!

[@manifestwithmells8178]

Amen and amen thanks very much God bless you love your video it's beautiful 🙏🙏🙏💗💗

[@galemcnelley7285]

It can cause constipation if used too long , about 2 weeks at the most is what I discovered in my research.

[@ICU8-12]

Thank you for this great information. Will you be making a video on the 2 best firearms a prepper should have for protection?

[@PREPSTEADERS]

Thanks, ICU8 12. We will be making more firearms videos! I would love for you to message me over at PREPSTEADERS.com with your opinion of the best firearms. I have heard a range of opinions for sure!

[@sandizee]

PREPSTEADERS I’m also interested in this subject. As our world closes in more tightly with craziness and the realization that our survival depends not only on Our Faith In Our Lord, But also being ready/prepared....The more helpful information the better. For that, and your episode ending Scripture readings, Thank you.

[@karencobleigh1164]

You are wonderfully made👑🦁👑🌹💜🕊😁

[@madamesativa1319]

You can also take activated charcoal before you drink, halfway through your drinking and as the end. You wake up with no hangover or sent from your pores.

[@delorisjones2792]

It seems that spiders and insects really love to bite me whenever I go outside so I have learned to keep a tube of the activated charcoal toothpaste which is very cheap at your local Dollar store also I keep the charcoal face mask in my first aid kitthe charcoal draws poison from the insect bites... I live in the country and a doctor is a little drive away from me.. so I cannot stress how important having a tube of this on hand really is

[@billietyree6139]

My dear wife the doctor, who will be gone 11 years this month, told me that medical school instructors used to demonstrate the efficacy of activated charcoal by taking a generous dose along with a dose of strychnine, and showing no ill effects. I wouldn't want to try that experiment, but I do have 4 bottles of activated charcoal caps on hand right now. In a pinch just wood charcoal, not from charcoal briquettes, just regular wood charcoal, ground up, would work, though not as well since it has less surface area to work with.

[@VestaLouise]

I'm inspired! I'm going to properly measure some & put into individual pill capsules. I'd be the one to forget to brush my teeth before smiling after drinking that black drink

[@tomcatt1824]

Weird how something so black can whiten yer teeth ..

[@morpro4u]

@@tomcatt1824 tumeric does the same thing

[@AlternativeHomesteading]

Mixing activated charcoal into a stick poultice can be applied to bug bites or stings.

[@dieterhonchied5112]

Another informative and helpful vid Sis. Crysta. I used to have aquarium and I use them for purifying water and keeping the water from smelling. Oh yes, that's another thing Activated Charcoal is great for is to absorb the bad odors. I didn't know about the fact that you can ingest them and cleanse you from within. That's what I need. Thank you so much and Grace to you!

[@gretchadkins]

Yes, I personally was wondering if the activated carbon for aquariums is the same thing. If it is, I bet that it would be cheap and you could just put it in a coffee grinder to make it more fine ground.

[@jayshelton2765]

Why doesn't the thumbs up work? I tried several times! Sister Jay. Oh wow, I tried again, it worked!

[@megnemo6403]

What is the difference between activated carbon used in fish tanks and active charcoal. I've been using it for a while and it is very cheap and safe.

[@geraldlewis1133]

I want to see more this video over and over again.

[@lesliesadler8524]

I really would like to know how to make activated charcoal in case I couldn't find it some time.

[@shameless716]

I just have to say, you're such a beautiful woman. Thank you for your channel and info you share.

[@novelettelothian5654]

Thank you

[@chloethemessenger]

Thanks for the info but how can one take this if they are already nutrient deficient?

[@knightsalmon42]

In my country we cook with wood which becomes charcoal. Is that the same thing. We also buy charcoal in big crocus bags and use it for cooking or roasting food. Can that one be used or do I have to buy charcoal from a store?

[@micheloff-grid4248]

Thank you I used it for about 35 years I made some my self but never get as fine ...went time to grind it ...the time is went it made out of the grinder like a yeast flakes and then put it in the oven....I never think of Checking quantity 3or 4 full table spoon for weeks at the time ... One thing if you have a cut it can made a tattoo black...in my first heard kit always...number one ... One thing you may not want to talk about it is pee not to drink that you can do ....but as first aid

[@lolitabonita08]

i can say that it works...my old dog sasha was peeing blood, took her to the vet, and after some medicine she improved for two days and then went back again. I noticed that she was eating a plant in the garden and when she ate that the blood in her pee was more noticeable, so i removed all the plants. Then she got better for a week and then she started again. So i put my Sherlock Holmes hat and started to investigate. I used a cleaning product to kill roaches at night...she love to hunt them but she gets inside of the mist of cleaning product...and voila...i found the culprit. I started to give her charcoal for at least 5 days...since then all the toxins are gone from her body and she looks better, and no more blood on her pee. Now i am more careful when i spray the roaches...

[@PREPSTEADERS]

Wow. Thank you for sharing your story. Activated Charcoal is excellent for that sort of thing!

[@cre8tivplace222]

Years ago there was a product called Roach Ender. Used once it killed all Roaches (followed me from a city apt) and made any remaining roaches sterile. It was sold in the 1980's some people might still have some. They stopped making it (cuz it really worked)IMO. I had a roach prob 15 years before using that even though I'd used sprays, powders & had place " professionally" exterminated nothing else worked- I Used it once and no more roaches ever. Hope u can find some.

[@xanadu1jw]

Yes I used it for my dog when she got into some dry dog food in a large quantity and started developing bloat which could have killed her. The charcoal helped stop the gas expansion in her abdomen along with some Braggs vinegar water and she came through it okay.

[@Cetok01]

Lolitabonita: Check out her video on Food-Grade Diatomaceous Earth as an insecticide.

[@annagregg8401]

Use Diatomaceous Earth to kill roaches, I use it here, I live in the country and there are plenty of the awful things, I spread it all around outside, it is also in my kitchen to deter them there. Christa has a video on the benefits.

[@shantijohns.m1389]

I remember when I was small we buy charcoal and crush and make powder to wash our utebsils only by adding little washing powder. I thought crushing charcoal was derogatory .Byt now I feel iits a dignified job as powdered charcoal is costly and used internally externally specialised used for beautification from haur dye to face mask, soap shampoo and cosmetic items.

[@monicanewkirk5581]

I have the capsules. Will they work the same? The capsules are 520mg per serving (2 capsules) Suggested use: Adults take 2 capsules after meals. Do not exceed 6 capsules daily.

[@johnnywalker2609]

I think that’s probably 50 mg, milligrams, not 50 grams (that would really be a lot). Activated charcoal is simply another form of carbon. The ac is in a very fine powder form because it exponentially increases the surface area. With an increased surface area, its adsorption greatly increases. It is adsorption, not absorption, just FYI, from a former chemistry instructor. Love your videos, keep up the great work! Cheers,

[@celesteinman56]

Also, go online and look up, Back to Eden. You will be so totally blessed.

[@knightsalmon42]

When I was young I got a bruise from a copper spoon on my foot. My foot became very swollen, lasted for weeks. My aunt used the burnt trunk of a cedar tree. She scraped it into a powder and put it on the wound. In no time the swelling went down and the wound healed.

[@aspitofmud6257]

I would make this stuff by the drum full by cutting off the airflow to the inner drum which was full of 2" diameter or smaller hardwood. Cook for a few hours and... viola! Charcoal for the forge. And for whatever ails you. 😊😎

[@rubymuasya3531]

Can you just use activated charcoal powder in the morning for detoxing?

[@jerrylance9351]

This Lady just keeps getting thumbs Up👍👍

[@tauqirmalik2478]

That explains her smile 😉

[@andrethepolock2569]

my father grew up during ww2 he was urinated blood, the american med couldnt use med supplies on civilians so the made him charcoal water, and wala here i am lol

[@morpro4u]

Never heard of urinated blood? What's that caused from ?

[@chiisuigintou]

Your father was turned into a soup of urine and blood und because of legal issues civilians weren't able to get med supplies, so they turned him into charcoal water and from this, Wala created you?

[@j.d.2703]

@@morpro4u colorectal cancer of bladder could be poisoned

[@lisaheavener3508]

Will it attract minerals and vitamins too?

[@arlenegarza4353]

Do u have any thing for water retention diarwtic natural ingredients?? Edema

[@rainbowslava]

if you have a wood gasifier as part of your prepping you will get lots of pure charcoal as a byproduct. if you grind it into powder you have activated charcoal

[@kennoseworthy6473]

Just grinding it into a powder does not make activated charcoal

[@anitaleroy9442]

Far more complicated - can be done, but the best activated charcoal is got by industrial heavy devices, sorry

[@loisroberts2216]

So can u use wood charcoal and grind it up and then activate it. Or am I wrong.

[@novelettelothian5654]

Intrestering

[@suanderson9094]

Will this help on reducing food sensitivities? I get migraines if I take cow's milk and only co-demol (codeine) will alleviate them.

[@earnie219]

I put activated charcoal on my teeth when I need to get to the front of the line on Black Friday at Walmart....just smile and works every time.

[@michaelnkanda3561]

How do you use activated charcoal in water filtration

[@Royal-gp9yd]

Thank you so much can you please tell me what are the best brands to take and if some brands are fake or how to tell the real from the fake how long should you take

[@PREPSTEADERS]

Royal 777, I would love to be able to give you the perfect answer for all of these, but I just don't have them. I don't have a favorite brand. I would just look for food grade activated charcoal (without any additives or fillers). I have a link to it in the description under the video. It can inhibit the absorption of some prescription drugs so don't use it at the same time. Here is an article that will help you some: www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/322609.php

[@carmentrevino2177]

How you make the lemonade? Thanks

[@lucafinrow1866]

Amen sis THank you.

[@gloriagillies19]

I use it for food poison and stomach virus's. It really works. thank you for your information. I would like to know more about it in filtering water.

[@kerrypurcell6022]

you are very right, charcoal is a life saver,,,,

[@jamesrosa2317]

Is it true , it was used for small open wound,s? Years ago

[@dieterhonchied5112]

Crysta, I just found out (after you posted this informative vid), that these Activated Charcoal powder at CVS pharmacy is available in capsule form already in the prescribed amount per dosage in each capsule. That would be an easier way to take in the Activated Charcoal rather than drinking it, which may not taste so good if not mixed with juice and could get in between your teeth as you noted. Anyway, I thought it may be helpful to let you all know this option.

[@PREPSTEADERS]

Yes, many like to get it in capsule form and just break one open when they need it for other uses. Priced out, it is quite a bit less expensive when bought in bulk, but I should think it might be very handy to have some both ways on hand! Thankfully, it is fine enough I haven't yet had it get stuck in my teeth, but I don't trust it entirely....the one day I forget to check will be the day I go to work and smile at someone with black in my teeth! :) Thank you for the suggestion.

[@xanadu1jw]

It has no flavor whatsoever. Having taken it several times to prevent possible food poisoning I have experienced it.

[@sandizee]

xanadu1jw Seriously? I haven’t done enough research on this as I had no idea that it could be a possible option to ‘head off’ food poisoning. Thank you, also, for that info.

[@WH6FQE]

What I do is purchase the activated charcoal in bulk, and then I purchase the empty capsules from Amazon and fill my own. Its much cheaper, and then I have it in multiple forms for different uses.

[@WH6FQE]

@@sandizee I am a Paramedic, and we use activated charcoal for almost any type of ingested poisoning, it works quite well. We give a large enough dose that it causes vomiting so whatever does not get absorbed by the charcoal comes up that way. Depending on how mad the EMT driving the ambulance has made us that day, we know how to time it just right so that we give it to the patient when we are enroute to the hospital so that they vomit in the back of the ambulance just as we are arriving at the ER and we are unloading the patient, then the driver / EMT gets to clean the back of the ambulance while we are inside with the patient, lol.

[@hollylockman9363]

Will it detox mold and heavy metals out of the body?

[@TracyPerson1]

Thank you for blessing us with knowledge. Continue coverage in the blessing of God’s grace!

[@ricerealtor980]

Dr. Wallach talks about the rise of diseases shortly after the invention of the electric stove... he cites the abandonment of the practice of adding fireplace wood ash to the family garden as being responsible for the loss of vital minerals in the food supply... I wonder if activated charcoal has mineral content other than only carbon?

[@jeromelawson7782]

I powder it and use it for baby powder after I combine it with baking soda.

[@novlettereid5002]

I so very much appreciate you putting the word of God in. We need him in everything. God bless you always.

[@johntokarski7487]

Thankyou.

[@celesteinman56]

Check out the Keto diet, or life style.

[@ericawright7224]

I came on to look for if there is any benefits to Charcoal I’m 37 years old and from as far back as about 5 years or younger I have been eating charcoal from what my parents would buy to cook (In Jamaica 🇯🇲 charcoal is common for us) Now at 37 I sometimes have a crave for it literally so I wondered as persons scuff at me when they realize I eat it But it helps my crave so it didn’t matter lol So now I’m learning it actually has all kinds of benefits 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@caroleanndavis8255]

The small, chunky type sold for aquariums makes a great deodorizer for your shoes. Just fill a small muslin bag (one for each shoe) and put it in the toe section!