I know what you are thinking. Clay? That’s disgusting! I often get a strange
sickening look on friends’ face as they watched me make this drink and gobbled
it down like a smoothie. To their amazement they wondered why in the world
would I make a drink out of dirt and love drinking it. Here is why!
I used bentonite clay. This clay came from weathered
and aged volcanic ash which appeared in ashy green/grey/or cream color
(anything white is not pure). It was first discovered in France called
Montmorillon. Today it is widely available in Fort Benton, Wyoming, Italy, and
France. Minerals such as silica, calcium, magnesium, sodium, iron, and
potassium are formed in the clay. When adding the clay to water, the negative
charges works like a magnet to absorb and remove toxins, chemicals, impurities,
and heavy metals. Because we are mainly familiar with using clay for external
purposes such as body wrap, soaking, and facial mask, it's hard to accept that it can be useful internally.
In fact using clay for health purposes is not new. It has been around since
life began on this planet. Our ancestors incorporated into their daily diet to
ensure proper mineralization. Many inhabitants of Native Tribes and India have
continued to consume small amounts of the Earth’s clay to relieve any ingestion
of hazardous food and contaminated waters. All mammals, birds, insects, and
flies do it instinctively to help with digestion and release toxic compounds
out of the body
“Eat dirt and live longer” was what my mother used to say while
growing up as I helped her prepping our daily meals. During the time I didn’t
understand what she had meant until I’ve gotten older. So she explained
“anything that is not grown with soils is not real foods. Just because it
contained some soils do not mean it’s dirty. It is the soils that feed the
plants with its minerals, nutrients and vitamins. It can do the same for our
body when eating a bit of it too.”
In our modern culture we are being lectured to wash our hands and fight
against germs that we had forgotten what our body is make up in the first
place. We are one big giant bacteria and virus ourselves. How many parents are
actually encouraging their children to eat dirt or even play in the mud today?
The idea of allowing the child to get their hands & feet dirty had imprisoned
our immune system from being exposed to the microbes in the environment to
swing this balance. Perhaps it is time for us to return to our primitive nature
in order for our immune system to follow through with this check and balance.
Drinking clay is not for everyone. I used the clay to release my body of
excessive hormone and sugar. Remember it’s about check and balance. The body
also needs time to process the minerals before it can detox without being
overloaded. I drink it every 3-4 days and break 2-3 days. Since I am constantly
moving around on the weekend, my water consumption is much less than usual
which do not help to oxygenate the cells in my body. The clay also helped to
eliminate the electronic ion charges while I am on the computer during the
week. So I break on weekend as well. In doing so, I have discovered higher
energies, focus, better digestion, healthier gut flora, improve dehydration and
liver function.
Other Benefits included: regulated bowels, relief from
diarrhea, indigestion, and ulcers, better digestion of food and drink, higher
energy, clearer skin, eczema, psoriasis, candida, whiter and brighter eyes, more alertness, emotional
uplift, less tension, enhanced growth and tissue repair of gums and skin,
stimulated immune system, higher resistance to infectious agents, aids in the
absorption of nutrients, helps support healthy gut flora, supports parasite
removal from the gut, help to correct the imbalances in bacteria of the GI
tract, and more.
*Before working with bentonite clay internally, be sure to consult your
doctor if you’re currently undergoes any physical ailments or taking any
medications there may be some contraindications* Also drinking between 8-10 glasses of water is highly necessary.
Here is my recipe: 1 ts of bentonite
clay, ½ ts of organic beet powder, ½ organic super green powder, ¼ organic aloe
powder. Allow the clay to sit for a few hours before mixing and drink. It will be
much smoother. Avoid using metal utensil to mix the clay.