I know your first thought was of me in my backyard scooping up some top soil and spooning it into my mouth… You are silly! I don’t just eat any dirt, only the special kinds. 😉
I actually eat a couple of different kinds of dirt, but today’s post is specifically on diatomaceous earth. What is diatomaceous earth? Natural news tells us;
“Few people give much thought to lowly diatoms, single-celled marine micro-organisms that are found in abundance in large bodies of water. However, when these tiny organisms die, their skeletal remains settle to the bottom, become fossilized over time and accumulate to produce one of nature’s most beneficial and healthful substances: diatomaceous earth.” –Natural News
When I first heard of people eating this I was more than shocked and rather confused. You see, my dad runs an extermination business. (I know it is a terrible thing, but I wouldn’t know so much about living naturally if I hadn’t been so exposed to this industry) Anyway, to treat aphids on house plants he uses diatomaceous earth. The aphids crawl across it and it acts like glass on their exoskeletons. That sounds horrible but it saves your house plants. So the thought of eating it totally freaked me out!
Ok backing up a little…I had just recently heard of how to test for candida, (and tested positive, which wasn’t a surprise to me) and was wallowing in the sorrow of possibly having to give up everything sweet or made with yeast for three months, which is completely crazy by the way. Then a little video clip found its way to my attention and I was thrilled! This little clip said I could use diatomaceous earth to kill candida. I started researching it and I found a bunch of other reasons to use it.
So I ordered some from amazon. I got it in the mail, and again freaked out. I went over all the information again before trying it. Finally I got the courage to slip it in my drink and chug it down. I put 2 Tbs in my glass. It was awful! It tasted like chalk. I gagged. It made my stomach knot up… Yuck! So, I waited a few days and tried again. This time I put much less in my drink, about 2 tsps. And it was no problem. Yeah!
I began using it to kill my candida problem, but once I had healed myself I continued using it and here is why:
- DE cleans out toxins and parasites
- DE scrubs your intestines clean, breaking up any mold or slim and making your intestines healthier.
- DE destroys bad fats and lowers cholesterol
- De helps joints feel better, makes your skin glow, and your hair healthier, and also toughens your nails (due to the silica in DE)
So now, even though my candida problem is long gone, I still use diatomaceous earth. I mix it into yogurt or smoothies, I stir it in to juices. It doesn’t have any flavor, but i like to hide it in something thick because it has a chalky texture that makes me gag otherwise. Ten years from now I hope I can see more benefits of using it. I hope I look young with healthy hair and skin. I hope my cholesterol is good. (I’ve honestly never had it checked… I should probably do that) I hope my joints resist time and age and stay healthy. We will just have to wait and see.Do you want to eat dirt too? You can get it here.
Hi
I was looking at your article about this type of dirt and I wanted to try it out since my dad has always teach me about natural food and my whole life includes looking and know all natural products. But I have never tried this out. I’m on a budget and I went on amazon to finds so of the dirt and I found this one
http://www.amazon.com/Diatomaceous-Earth-Food-Grade-10/dp/B00025H2PY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1394317775&sr=8-2&keywords=pure+earth+d
And I was wonder if I can get any DE and it would hurt my health. Please reply back 🙂
And is there a different between the 1st link of DE I sent you and this one http://www.amazon.com/Natures-Wisdom-Food-Grade-lb/dp/B003RDKKV6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1394317775&sr=8-1&keywords=pure+earth+d
And if in the description box on amazon it says for pests and it doesn’t mmention Its edible can I still use it?
DE has many different uses. Technically it is NOT approved by the FDA for human consumption. However, it is commonly fed to dags, and chickens and other animals. And there are lots and lots of people who eat it as well. I would only use DE that is labeled food grade. Both of your links are to food grade DE, and should be very similar.
OK thanks