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September 2021 PMID 34651007

Excretion of Heavy Metals and Glyphosate in Urine and Hair Before and After Long-Term Fasting in Humans.

Franziska Grundler, Gilles-Eric Séralini, Robin Mesnage, Vincent Peynet, Françoise Wilhelmi de Toledo

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Discussions reveal a mix of curiosity and support for the publication's findings, such as noting the 72% decrease in urinary arsenic and 30% decrease in lead hair concentrations. Phrases like 'Maybe fasting is a detox, after all' and references to ‘toxic food supply’ indicate a strong connection between the study and personal health choices, while the tone suggests enthusiasm and a desire for deeper understanding.

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The majority of discussions indicate a moderate agreement with the findings of the research, highlighting the benefits of fasting.

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There is a high level of interest in the implications of fasting for detoxification, with many users actively engaging in the topic.

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While some posts delve into specifics, like heavy metal reduction, others show less depth and focus on personal opinions or trends.

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Many contributors perceive the research as valuable, suggesting it could influence health practices regarding fasting and detoxification.

Abstract in brief

  • The study investigated the effects of a 10-day fasting period on the excretion of heavy metals and glyphosate in 109 healthy individuals.
  • Significant reductions in urinary levels of arsenic (72% decrease) and nickel (15% decrease) were noted, while lead concentrations in hair decreased by 30%.
  • Other metals like mercury, chromium, and cobalt showed no change, and participants reported improvements in symptoms like fatigue and body discomfort after reintroducing food.
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Live Vitae
@livevitaeuk · X

Aggressive fasting and calorie restriction can dump heavy metals + toxins into our circulation. YOU need an optimal lifestyle and nutrition to clear it - without inducing damage to your liver and kidney. https://t.co/p7GaiEQqcK

Sep 24, 2023 · 88 likes · 14 shares · 13,019 followers View post →
GG
@_gg_eashwarran · X

Detox after 10 days fasting? "Fasting caused a decrease in body weight, and in urinary arsenic (by 72%) and nickel (by 15%) concentrations. A decrease in lead hair concentrations (by 30%) was documented." https://t.co/30cM9anVUT

Jan 8, 2023 · 4 likes · 2,243 followers View post →
Joe B
@JBianco215 · X

@SentientBlobBob @CharismaKings This is even closer to what @CharismaKings and I are talking about. https://t.co/h1tdFEvGoN "Fasting caused a decrease in body weight, and in urinary arsenic (by 72%) and nickel (by 15%) concentrations. A decrease in lead hair concentrations (by 30%) was documented."

Mar 4, 2023 · 3 likes · 4,587 followers View post →
Ægean
@Aegean_E · X

İlgilenenler için çalışma. https://t.co/7ZuyW6OY85

Apr 15, 2023 · 2 likes · 28,729 followers View post →
AlphaOmegaEnergy - #1 in Change The World Charge.
@AOEvcBreakthru · X

#Fasting caused a decrease in body weight, and in urinary arsenic (by 72%) and nickel (by 15%) concentrations. A decrease in lead hair concentrations (by 30%) was documented. Additionally, fatigue, sleep disorders, headache and hunger were reduced. https://t.co/R8AfFTnPnA https://t.co/xXXL59DcVl

Feb 20, 2024 · 2 likes · 4,189 followers View post →
Olesya
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@CarolineCoramUK Got curious again about long term fasting in some cultures and came across this one... https://t.co/CjtBEEbmJJ https://t.co/8NmISZg5Qw

Aug 28, 2022 · 2 likes · 191 followers View post →

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المصادر Grundler F, Séralini GE, Mesnage R, Peynet V, Wilhelmi de Toledo F. Excretion of Heavy Metals and Glyphosate in Urine and Hair Before and After Long-Term Fasting in Humans. Front Nutr. 2021 Sep 28;8:708069. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2021.708069. PMID: 34651007; PMCID:

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Live Vitae
@livevitaeuk · X

RT @livevitaeuk: Aggressive fasting and calorie restriction can dump heavy metals + toxins into our circulation. YOU need an optimal lifest…

Jul 17, 2024 · 14 shares · 13,019 followers View post →
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Sweat & Fast to Detox Bisphenol A Excretion https://t.co/pjnyRvTLks Ni, Pb, Cu, & As https://t.co/oEQIqMnwXW As,Cd,Pb,Hg https://t.co/lqsS7RQCe0 As, Ni, Pb https://t.co/7DHiZhLgpV https://t.co/1cEeqAFONv

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AlphaOmegaEnergy - #1 in Change The World Charge.
@AOEvcBreakthru · X

#Fasting caused a decrease in body weight, and in urinary arsenic (by 72%) and nickel (by 15%) concentrations. A decrease in lead hair concentrations (by 30%) was documented. Additionally, fatigue, sleep disorders, headache and hunger were reduced. https://t.co/R8AfFTnPnA https://t.co/xXXL59DcVl

Feb 20, 2024 · 2 likes · 4,189 followers View post →
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RT @livevitaeuk: Aggressive fasting and calorie restriction can dump heavy metals + toxins into our circulation. YOU need an optimal lifest…

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@constanzag77 · X

RT @livevitaeuk: Aggressive fasting and calorie restriction can dump heavy metals + toxins into our circulation. YOU need an optimal lifest…

Sep 26, 2023 · 14 shares · 3,734 followers View post →
ManekiPink
@ManekiPink · X

RT @livevitaeuk: Aggressive fasting and calorie restriction can dump heavy metals + toxins into our circulation. YOU need an optimal lifest…

Sep 25, 2023 · 14 shares · 90 followers View post →
Jorge Rocha Flores
@hijodelsol96 · X

RT @livevitaeuk: Aggressive fasting and calorie restriction can dump heavy metals + toxins into our circulation. YOU need an optimal lifest…

Sep 25, 2023 · 14 shares · 50 followers View post →
John Caruso
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RT @livevitaeuk: Aggressive fasting and calorie restriction can dump heavy metals + toxins into our circulation. YOU need an optimal lifest…

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David Eller
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RT @livevitaeuk: Aggressive fasting and calorie restriction can dump heavy metals + toxins into our circulation. YOU need an optimal lifest…

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RT @livevitaeuk: Aggressive fasting and calorie restriction can dump heavy metals + toxins into our circulation. YOU need an optimal lifest…

Sep 25, 2023 · 14 shares · 421 followers View post →
Dry Fasting Club
@DryFastingClub · X

https://t.co/L4NbEs2jYN important to remember, a healthy diet switch is important when starting the fasting journey

Sep 25, 2023 · 1 like · 1,608 followers View post →
izzatt
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RT @livevitaeuk: Aggressive fasting and calorie restriction can dump heavy metals + toxins into our circulation. YOU need an optimal lifest…

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RT @livevitaeuk: Aggressive fasting and calorie restriction can dump heavy metals + toxins into our circulation. YOU need an optimal lifest…

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RT @livevitaeuk: Aggressive fasting and calorie restriction can dump heavy metals + toxins into our circulation. YOU need an optimal lifest…

Sep 24, 2023 · 14 shares · 200 followers View post →
Jonathan
@Hair_Artiste · X

RT @livevitaeuk: Aggressive fasting and calorie restriction can dump heavy metals + toxins into our circulation. YOU need an optimal lifest…

Sep 24, 2023 · 14 shares · 802 followers View post →
Live Vitae
@livevitaeuk · X

Aggressive fasting and calorie restriction can dump heavy metals + toxins into our circulation. YOU need an optimal lifestyle and nutrition to clear it - without inducing damage to your liver and kidney. https://t.co/p7GaiEQqcK

Sep 24, 2023 · 88 likes · 14 shares · 13,019 followers View post →
Science Archive 5
@ScienceArchive5 · X

RT @HealthyFellow: Excretion of #Heavy #Metals & #Glyphosate in #Urine & #Hair Before & After Long-Term #Fasting Attn: ⁦@_atanas_⁩ ⁦@_INPST…

Aug 30, 2023 · 7 shares · 218 followers View post →
Ethan Hays
@ethanhays · X

10-day fast reduces heavy metals, but not glyphosate “Fasting caused a decrease in: urinary arsenic (-72%) nickel (-15%) lead hair concentrations (-30%) body weight fatigue sleep disorders headache hunger unchanged for chromium, cobalt & glyphosate” https://t.co/XeIrXaNC4u

May 21, 2023 · 1 like · 2,610 followers View post →
Ægean
@Aegean_E · X

İlgilenenler için çalışma. https://t.co/7ZuyW6OY85

Apr 15, 2023 · 2 likes · 28,729 followers View post →
Tim Rees
@NutritionalThe3 · X

@JTayScience Here's a fairly interesting one, obvs not perfect. https://t.co/LohZTicIwc

Apr 12, 2023 · 4,919 followers View post →
gary (Authenticated Human Bot)
@gporter812 · X

@craigtimes @EPA @annamphillips Uh huh... it's the coal plants responsible for all the heavy metals in our waters

Mar 8, 2023 · 527 followers View post →
Joe B
@JBianco215 · X

@SentientBlobBob @CharismaKings This is even closer to what @CharismaKings and I are talking about. https://t.co/h1tdFEvGoN "Fasting caused a decrease in body weight, and in urinary arsenic (by 72%) and nickel (by 15%) concentrations. A decrease in lead hair concentrations (by 30%) was documented."

Mar 4, 2023 · 3 likes · 4,587 followers View post →
GG
@_gg_eashwarran · X

Detox after 10 days fasting? "Fasting caused a decrease in body weight, and in urinary arsenic (by 72%) and nickel (by 15%) concentrations. A decrease in lead hair concentrations (by 30%) was documented." https://t.co/30cM9anVUT

Jan 8, 2023 · 4 likes · 2,243 followers View post →
Tybe
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Olesya
@OlesyaLane · X

@CarolineCoramUK Got curious again about long term fasting in some cultures and came across this one... https://t.co/CjtBEEbmJJ https://t.co/8NmISZg5Qw

Aug 28, 2022 · 2 likes · 191 followers View post →
Mitigating Madness
@1Michelle17Q · X

Yall love intermittent fasting because you are detoxing poison from the food supply https://t.co/LmqdkQGGKK

Jul 14, 2022 · 1 like · 1,620 followers View post →
backwoodsy101
@backwoodsy101 · X

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Mar 3, 2022 · 1,325 followers View post →
FoodHealthFast
@FoodHealthFast · X

Exciting - Clinical Trial from Germany Fasting as a non-pharmacological intervention to remove heavy metals and other pollutants from human body tissues. https://t.co/f15Wprsy3i

Nov 19, 2021 · 14 followers View post →
Caramel & Parsley
@CaramelParsley · X

#Health & #Wellbeing: Excretion of Heavy Metals & Glyphosate in Urine & Hair Before & After Long-Term #Fasting in Humans ' Maybe fasting is a detox, after all. Radical. - ' RT @drjasonfung https://t.co/OGWOqy41iS #pesticides #pollution #benefits #LongTermFasting #healthcare

Nov 2, 2021 · 455 followers View post →
Shawn Higgins PhD, RN, CHC
@shawna_higgins7 · X

RT @drjasonfung: Maybe fasting is a detox, after all. Radical. https://t.co/zZRPoekQlR

Nov 2, 2021 · 94 shares · 174 followers View post →
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@queenbewell · X

RT @drjasonfung: Maybe fasting is a detox, after all. Radical. https://t.co/zZRPoekQlR

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Oct 25, 2021 · 94 shares · 191 followers View post →
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Oct 24, 2021 · 94 shares · 102 followers View post →
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Oct 24, 2021 · 94 shares · 1,929 followers View post →
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