Coconut milk usually comes as full-fat or “light”/”reduced fat”. Condensed coconut milk is typically full-fat, too, but also sweetened — so we don’t recommend it.

I think you may have misunderstood your doctor. Charcoal shouldn’t impact hormones. What it will do is render her birth control inert which is what regulates her hormones. However if she is carefull to wait enough time for her meds to be fully absorbed then she should be ok. Charcoal will suck all the meds and toxins from your gastro tract only. It wont work on meds or toxins that have already been digested or absorbed into the bloodstream.

Hi Bren, the arrowroot starch helps thicken the ice cream and make it creamy!

Use an avocado in place of the condensed coconut milk, plus a little sweetener like stevia. I make chocolate ice cream and fudgecicles with an avocado all the time.

that is evaporated coconut milk. Condensed is always sweetened it seems (thanks google). BUT you can buy evaporated coconut milk from Amazon I just found. I will sweeten it with I don’t know. honey? Stevia? Monkfruit? lol, time to try things. No cane sugar. Even though ALL sugars increase inflammation, cane sugar is highly processed. Like white flour.

if you can get coconuts, you can boil the milk down! Condensed means sweetener was added.

honestly I dont know what can replace coconut milk, it has a unique flavor

I have not attempted this recipe without an ice cream maker, but it should work just fine. The consistency may vary slightly!

Is there another appliance I can use if I don’t have an ice cream maker?

After reading other comments, I see there’s a lot of confusion but good to hear the comments, then make up our own mind.

*Heavy metals, not he can metals

So I suppose you could have some charcoal ice cream in your freezer just in case you get arsenic poisoning, heavy food poisoning, or accidentally overdose on medication, but other than that I guess it wouldn’t hurt if you did it once a year for fun.

There are many other ways to detox from regular toxins in the system and even he can by metals. Save the charcoal for what it is really meant to be used!!

Feel free to look this up in any good natural health book…

Hi Ruth. Activated charcoal only targets toxins, not organic supplements and nutrients. AC is something to NOT use if one is using prescription drugs especially if diabetic and insulin dependant. Hope this clears things up for you some.

😨wowwwww. Do you think maybe you’ve developed an allergy towards coconuts?phlegm &bladder spasms seem like a reaction to me..but I am not physician.

I don’t think there is any evidence that a reasonable consumption (amount) of clean, activated charcoal will negatively affect your microbiome.

Put the best coconut milk you can find into your crock pot. Bring it barely to a simmer, WITHOUT the cover, and stir occasionally. When your total volume has reduced by 50 to 60%, cool to room temperature, then move to the refrigerator.

No it won’t. Please read the other questions/responses, for additional info. :o)

The higher the fat content, the better the results, when NOT using an ice cream freezer. Maximize your results by going quickly into the freezer and stirring your batter about every 15 minutes, until it can be stirred no longer. If you do this, you’ll know exactly what results you’re capable of, with this method, after your first batch.

Not entirely true. Most of the healthy fats and plenty of the other nutrients will still be absorbed by your body. The charcoal does attach to some nutrients, but has an affinity for toxins and certain particles. It will not hang on to large molecules very well, such as fats.

You can thoroughly combine all of the ingredients in your Vitamix.
Then freeze about 2/3 of the batter in ice cube trays. Place the balance of the batter/liquid into your refrigerator. After the ice cubes are frozen solid, put some of them into your Vitamix, along with some of the liquid, and process until you have a smooth, thick “shake”. Voila!

Im interested in any articles with documented research that AC adsorbs nutrients or vitamins or minerals. There’s a lot of conflicting info out there, and much of the research that I’ve seen doesn’t siecify what type of AC is used. Plant based AC (like coconut) has a much smaller and more uniform pore size than those made from wood or coal (which isn’t suited for ingestion IMO due to the risk of heavy metal contamination). It’s pore size is smaller than that of the average vitamin or mineral particle, so I really struggle to get my head around how coconut AC can possibly adsorb these bigger molecules, hence my interest in any research on this topic 😊

I don’t have any ice cream maker either, and I make healthy ice cream at times. Just put in a metal or glass container, stir it once in a while until you get the consistency you want from the freezer. If you keep it in there too long, it will turn very hard.

Just choose the any brand they all do the same . Electric or the one you can turn youself, need not to be expensive.

Hi, Niki. My daughter has mold toxicity and Lyme Disease for about a year as well. AC seems to help but her psychiatric clinician says it can mess up your hormones since she is taking birth control for heavy periods. Very good question. I would love for Dr Axe to address flushing away and the balance necessary.

Your smart and I agree. It’s faddish and not a functional use of the charcoal, which ideally to benefit from the detoxifying qualities is best used “on empty”.

Google plasma pudding;);)

Yes This is what I know of using actuvated charcoal. Seems a waste to me too.