Last year I had a session with Anthony William (the Medical Medium) to discover that I have metals in my system. He told me I was born with these and that they were starting to oxidise, which was the cause of my headaches at the time.
He told me about this combination of coriander (cilantro) and spirulina to remove them, so I went to work creating a smoothie with them that I’d actually enjoy.
Update: Since I had this session in 2015, Anthony has published his own recipes for the Heavy Metal Smoothie here and here.
Obviously coriander / cilantro is the dominant flavour here, but you can start with a smaller amount of it and build up as you get used to it. That also goes for the spirulina.
I would suggest you drink this over the course of around no less than 15 minutes, as any quicker will ‘zing’ you. For me that shows up as being a little vacant and even very slightly dizzy. It’s definitely a heady feeling that will pass after about 10 minutes usually.
I try not to drink this too close to bed time, since spirulina wakes me up too much.
You can read more about how this will detoxify metals in your body by clicking here.
If you’re looking for Medical Medium Vimergy products in the UK, you can find them in the Being Whole Shop: Vimergy UK
If you want to use Medical Medium Spirulina in this smoothie you can find that here: Medical Medium Spirulina.
Heavy Metal Smoothie
Nutrition (For one serving)
Ingredients
- 17 oz coconut water
- 2 cups strawberries (or any frozen fruits)
- 3 tbsp spirulina
- 3/4 cup coriander (cilantro)
- 1/2 cup spinach
- 1/2 drop stevia (Sweetleaf Vanilla Creme) (Optional)
Instructions
- Blend in a highspeed blender and serve immediately.
Anthony Williams warns strongly against chlorella, as it picks up heavy metals only to deposit them in other tissues. Perhaps you could edit your blog to remove the suggestion that it does the same job as spirulina.
Thanks for that. Updated!
Hi there,
Whenever I drink the smoothie I get extremely dizzy & lightheaded. I drink it within the 15 min mark. Do you happen to know why this occurs?
I’m not sure. I know what you mean though – if I drink anything with a lot of green powder or spirulina in too quickly, it kind of ‘zings’ me. I would say slow down a little and drink it over a longer period of time. I’m not a medical practitioner either, so if it continues I’d seek a functional health practitioner to look at this with you.
There is a recepe in his first book – medical medium called the heavy metal detox, which includes wild blueberries….and the other four detox ones.
Hey Sarah, it’s a different recipe because I had a session with Antony where he suggested I have spirulina and corriander, so I made a recipe out of it myself, I wasn’t aware he has a similar one in his book.
Yes, there is a section in his book on heavy metals and a list of five things to have each day to detox them. Spirulina and coriander being two of them. It’s interesting that he advised that you can use just spirulina and coriander. Must work then but maybe the wild blueberries would be good as they are meant to detox metals. Lucky you got to have a reading.
Russell, what kind of headaches are you getting? My boyfriend suffers from cluster headaches and I’m convinced he has medals in his system so I was just seeing what kind of headaches you were experiencing.
Not sure how to describe it, but they were just regular headaches to me. I didn’t ever get tested, but giving up alcohol and stimulants seemed to do the trick for me.
I have been trying to find contact info to book a session w Anthony but cannot find it anywhere on his website. How do I book with him?
I booked it through his website, but maybe he’s not doing that anymore. You can find his email address on his Privacy Policy page.
I read he doesn’t do readings now.
Is there a specific spirulina powder that you use, please?
I like the Healthforce Nutritionals one. I also really like Gourmet Spirulina – they do cunchy nibs and flakes, which are great for salads.
Hi Russell, as a kid we ran through the DDT sprays every summer. I’m 65 now and want to detox the metals. Would you recommend Klamath Lake BlueGreen Algae, as I use this food daily?
Klamath Lake BlueGreen Algae is an awesome food. I haven’t seen any info on how good it is to detox metals.
you best look up the heavy metal smoothy from Medical Mdium, there is a you tube film on it.
Only spirulina and not chlorella does the job, thogetter with al the rest..
Hey J, where does it say that chlorella doesn’t work for this?
In the Medical Medium book
Yes in the book and I’ve heard him say this on his Hay house radio show. I think he says that it’s not reliable for removing metals. The one he recommends is made in Hawaii. Maybe due to the purity of the water used. Others are often made in China.
Thank you for sharing this recipe! I am a huge fan of Anthony Williams. I myself had a session for my daughter about 10 years ago with him before he made it big. I am also a detox specialist and I work with many clients on heavy metal detox. We are bombarded with heavy metals these days, especially with so many Chemtrails being sprayed on us daily which is basically aluminum that we are breathing. It is essential we detox ourselves on a consistent basis.
Thanks for stopping by, Noelle 🙂
Hi Russell,
I’m assuming that you use raw coconut water in this recipe …….. as in Rebel Kitchen or similar!
Hey Sarah, yes whichever raw coconut water you prefer.
Hi Russell , I’m really struggling to keep my energy levels up. I am celiac and I’m also diary free. I have 3 children under 5 and I need to feel Spritely. I have also found it extremely hard to shift the baby weight third time round which is really getting me down. What can you recommend to boost me up ?
Thanks Janine
Hey Janine, it’s difficult to say and a little out of my ability to say what’s keeping you tired. It’s probably not just a case of giving you an ingredient or a recipe to perk you up, so I would suggest looking up a naturopath and working wth them on what’s going on for you.
Do you think these smoothies and the raw food would help with a body that doesnt make cortisol anymore. Iv been on prednisone for 15 years and can’t wean off it.
Hey Lynda, I don’t have any experience with that, so I’m really not sure. It would be something to check with a naturopath or doctor.
Dear Russell,
First of all thank for all your wonderful recipes and information you provide. My question is how often should you drink this to receive the detox benefits of metals?
Thanks,
Kristin
I personally feel good about drinking it a couple of times a week. The article I linked to in the intro says that 42 days is enough to clear 80% of the metals in your body (I’m assuming they mean daily) but everyone will have different levels and will take different times. I would suggest getting a blood test done and then drinking this a few times a week for 3 months and then getting a test done again to see where you’re at.
Thank you Russell! I look forwards to trying this. I love all the ingredients.
I had all the mercury removed from my teeth 17 years ago now (?) but know heavy metals not only linger in the body but that i am subjected to them every day in the atmosphere and via things i eat (thinking fish).
Can i ask you how often you would make this smoothie? I do eat and love seaweed. I’ve also got some spirulina, chlorella, barley grass and matcha powder which i rotate, usually having one or two of these every day on it’s own (in water). So i’m probably doing pretty well already. But some advice on when and how often wouldn’t go amiss. Interesting what you say about not having it close to bed time. I quite often have a tsp of barley grass mixed with matcha first thing in the morning – this has been known at times to make me feel a bit nauseous, so i know it’s a powerful flush.
Thanks for your posts.
Hi Russell
I’ve been doing the medical mediums detox diet for about 30 day now apart from using cilantro because I cant find any organic stuff up my way. …highlands of Scotland! been using coriander capsules instead but would prefer fresh. Do you think it’s important that the cilantro be organic? Also are you using hawaian spirulina?
I’m feeling really good on his diet and my body seems to enjoy all the fruit. Cutting out saturated fat seems to have helped also with many condition (ms) and I’m working toward reversing my symptoms.
Hey Jackie, that sounds awesome, I’m glad you’re doing so well.
Yes, I do think it’s important to have organic. That being said, I’m not sure if non-organic would inhibit the removal of metals. I feel like it would be just as effective, but that’s just a guess.
I use Healthforce Nutritionals Spirulina.
I look forward to trying this one. I’ve gotten in to the daily green smoothie habit over the last several months, and the eye-popping “zing” really surprised me. For me, it’s like a quick shot of strong coffee, which I don’t drink for that reason, but the effect doesn’t last quite as long, thankfully. Still can’t drink them in the evenings if I want to sleep.
I love spirulina and use often in my smoothies….but, never put this much…3 tablespoons spirulina sounds a lots… what is the recommendation daily dose for spirulina???
Hey Wen, it can be a lot to start with, so you could tone it down to start.
There’s no official recommended daily dose, so you could just go with whatever it says on the label of the brand you buy.