Measuring Shot Glass

Hi Sou!

Herxheimer reactions are exceedingly rare. We’ve seen them in about 0.01% of people who take BEAM’s humic complex supplement – Micro-BOOST™. However, when a Herxheimer reaction does happen, it can be scary. You may think you’re having an allergic reaction to the minerals, that they aren’t working or that they’ve made you sick.

Some Herxheimer or detox experiences— a sudden onset of uncomfortable symptoms. These experiences have a huge range of symptoms and can be uncomfortable or scary. The thing to remember is that this is your body working on your behalf! The reactions are due to toxins, either from bacterial die-off, or as a result of the release of stored toxins, which are moving through your body for excretion (in the case of certain metals, pesticides, and other harmful compounds).

People who are “sensitive” often know they are, but sometimes it can surprise you when you have a reaction to a new supplement.

We recommend completely stopping the Micro-BOOST™ (continue with the Electrolyze). See if their symptoms disappear. If the symptoms completely resolve, then try re-introducing the Micro-BOOST™ as described below in the “Slow Introduction Method”. If the symptoms still persist after stopping the minerals, then the problem is probably unrelated and not Herxheimer-related.

Slow introduction method: Start with 1/8 tspn in a 4 oz glass of non-chlorinated water. Drink over 10-15 minutes. Wait 24 hours, see how you feel. If you have no return of detox symptoms, then continue that protocol for 5-7 days.After that you can increase to ¼ tspn – using the same protocol. Over time, you can slowly increase the amount. If, at any stage of the process you have any recurrence of the detox symptoms, stop for 24-48 hrs and start again at the lower amount (which gave you no symptoms).

The idea is that rather than taking the minerals as a shot, which hits the gut all at once, you are giving their gut some time to incorporate the humic’s detoxification capacity. By starting with a very small amount, you let your system manage the level of detox. By increasing the amount over time you give your body time to detox more gently.