Calcium Bentonite Clay Update

My family started experimenting with Calcium Bentonite clay about a month ago: Mmmmm…Delicious! Calcium Bentonite Clay. It always helps me to go back and read old posts, because I see that I forget important details, I learn new things and correct errors.

For example, Perry A., the owner of the Living Clay company says that clay does not interfere with nutrient uptake and you can even mix it in your food. It has something to do with the negative electric charge of the clay not attracting food/nutrition. So, I will be correcting my older post.

I also forgot that the clay seemed to have a very significant positive benefit by reducing Colson’s sneezies, so today I stuck ¼ teaspoon in his smoothie. Colson didn’t even know. He remains very anti-clay when taking it just with water, and he only took it with water for three days, so the smoothie trick seems to be a good solution.

Speaking of Colson’s sneezies, I know we need to improve his diet (and Ryan’s and mine). I was reading an old post celebrating one year of our GAPS journey, and I saw that Colson’s sneezies were almost not noticeable: One Year Anniversay – A Year of Healing in Review. Now he is sneezy and snores a bit. Homeopathy hasn’t quite gotten us where we need to go, so we need to do something. Not to mention he has a pimple, which he shouldn’t have at eight years old. Pimples are a sign of imbalance for Colson (and most people, I think).

You know that plantar’s wart I thought I cured with essential oil? Probably not, so if interested, see this post: Plantar Warts – My Clove Oil Experiment. The dog gone wart is back, so yesterday I started applying clay poultices and will be interested to see if I can cure it that way. If not, then I will get it burned off again.

My neighbors are raving about calcium bentonite clay, as are the rest of my friends:

• Acid reflux and bowel movement difficulties (both loose bowels and constipation) seem to be quickly fixed (within hours)

• One person reported a very fast healing of a cut

• One person shed their intestinal parasites after taking 2 TBS with water one time

• One person reports greatly improved energy levels

• Many people are attacking their plantar warts with it

• I also hear that the clay bath is great for the skin and that a clay paste works wonders on sunburns.

So, do your research, and if clay seems right for you, have a ball! But be sure to do your research and know its limitations. For example, it can cause metal fillings to crumble if you pack an infected tooth with it.

Now I am off to do more research. I brought this clay to my friends and they have rocketed forward, leaving me in the dust.