This article is written in the spirit of informing those who may want to know about the long term effects upon the body for those that use MMS consistently. We all know that this supplement will quite often induce nausea, but many of us would be surprised to know that inflammation is produced as well. Inflammation in the short term increases blood flow to tissues in need, thus delivering extra nutritional support for healing to occur within damaged tissues and organs. This is fine and even necessary over the short period, but if the immune response is below what is required to remove invading microbes and diseased tissue, then this inflammation response becomes long lasting and thus damaging to the body. Inflammation has been found to be the driving mechanism behind many of today’s chronic diseases.

Chlorine dioxide works effectively to kill microbes because it’s a powerful oxidizer. In general, if substances oxidize within the body, you get a strong immune response. That’s why inflammation is often absolutely necessary during times of healing. Inflammation helps the body speed up the healing process, because it gives additional nutritional support to the area that needs it most, and also helps provide the avenue by which it wastes and other toxins can be removed. Inflammation can certainly be unpleasant over the short term, true, but it may be necessary. Unfortunately, modern medicine actually treats even short-term inflammation by trying to suppress it, too often. Many modern diseases that have inflammation as a symptom (and that would normally be short-term) in fact have this most valuable response thwarted by modern medicine’s propensity to suppress the inflammation response no matter what the situation or cause. Therefore, too often, the treatment suppresses the mechanism (short-term inflammation) by which nature could deal with and even annihilate the disease.

Chronic diseases become more common as we age. When chronic disease occurs, the body’s natural antioxidant defenses decrease, and using MMS for a prolonged period of time will usually make the problem even worse. Because of this, it’s a good idea to supplement what antioxidant support even as you consume MMS. You should consume your antioxidant supplements separately from MMS, because if you consume them to close together, they’ll neutralize each other or cancel each other out. For example, you could take MMS just before breakfast and just before bedtime, and then take your antioxidants more in the middle of the day.

This applies to antioxidants in the form of supplements, such as vitamin E, C and also B complex, grape seed extract, and coenzyme Q10. Foods that are rich in antioxidants such as berries, turmeric, polyunsaturated oils, Green tee, and fresh fruit are also best taken and consumed apart from MMS.

Ascorbic acid, or vitamin C, is a powerful supplement to protect structures sensitive to oxidization, like eyes, brain and heart. When you consume vitamin C, make sure you take at least one to two hours before or after you’ve taken your MMS, so that it is not neutralized upon contact with the chlorine dioxide molecule.

If, for some reason, you’ve overdosed on sodium chlorite (or someone you’re around does), you can mix a lot of clean potable water with ascorbic acid and then consume it over a period of two hours. This is the most effective way to neutralize chlorine dioxide. If you need further relief, you can vomit to expel what is left within the stomach after you’ve ingested the vitamin C.

As you can see, too much of anything is not a good thing, and this can be said also of the miracle mineral supplement. So take heed, and remember that health is a multifaceted consideration, but with diligence and time, the body always strives for equilibrium, thus allowing health to return.