Living Clay: Healing the Whole Body Inside and Out

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Introduction

From:TheClayCure:NaturalHealingfromtheEarthbyRanKnishinsky

Herearethesymptomsandresultsmostpeopleexperiencewheneatingclayforonlytwoto

fourweeks:

*Well-regulatedbowels

*Relieffromconstipationordiarrhea

*Nomoreindigestion

*Nomoreulcers

*Betterdigestionoffoodanddrink

*Asurgeinphysicalenergy

*Less"wanderingpain"alloverthebody

*Clearerskin

*Whiterandbrightereyes

*Morealertnessandclear-headedness.

*Emotionaluplift,lesstension

*Enhancedgrowth&tissuerepairofgums

andskin

*Stimulatedtheimmunesystem,higher

resistancetoinfectiousagents

Asyoucansee,clayworksontheentireorganism.Noonepartofthebodyisleftuntouchedbyitshealingenergies.

Clayworksbestwhentakenoveralongperiodoftime.That'sbecauseitsactionsaresubtle.Like

asnowballrollingdownthehill,itstartsoffsmallandslow.Asitcontinuestoroll,itsoonpicks

upmomentumandgoesfaster.Claydoesnotofferinstantcuresforallailments,buthistory

showsitcanencouragethebodytoputupabetterfightwhentakenoveralongperiodoftime.

Manybooksonfastingadvisethatnovitaminsorherbsshouldbetakenduringafast.That's

becausevitaminswillnotbeproperlyassimilated,andherbsarefoodsources.But,whateverthe

casemaybe,claycansafelybetakenduringafast.Itwillnotinterferewiththefast.Infact,itwill

onlyenhanceit.

Asyouprobablyalreadyknow,themainpurposeofanyfastistopreventoreliminatedisease

throughbodydetoxification.Eatingtheclayonaregularbasisthroughoutafastwillhelpyouto

renewyourbodyandseeyourdesiredresultsquicker.

Therefore,theuseofclaycanbeapartofanywellnessprogram.Claystimulatesthebodytodo

itsownhealingworkandrecoverfromjustaboutanyailment.

A Brief History of Edible Clay

Clayeatinghasbeenarecommendedmedicineforthousandsofyearsbymanydifferent

cultures,butmostofushavenotknownaboutit,sincesuchrecommendationshavebeen

practicallyunheardofintheUnitedStates.Nowthatclayisbecomingamorepopularitemin

healthfoodstores,thewordisgettingaround.Clayissaidtodoeverythingfromactingasan

intestinalcleanserandanalimentarydetoxifiertoworkingasavermifuge(togetridofparasites)

andanaturalantiviralandantibiotic.

Thefundamentalobjectiveofnaturalmedicinesistoassistthebodyinworkingproperly-tohelp

thebodyhealitself.Clayisnotaquickcureforanydisease.Itis,however,especiallysuitedto

dealingwithchroniccomplaints.Clay,giveninsmalldoses,isslowineffect,buttheslowprocess

evokesamoredefiniteandradicalcurethanothersupposed"quick-fix"medications.

CalciumMontmorilloniteClayisreportedtocontainnolessthan67minerals.Thisimpressive

assortmentofmineralsincludescalcium,iron,magnesium,potassium,manganese,andsilicaas

wellastraceelements,thoseappearinginverytinyamounts.

Todaymorethaneverbefore,dietsarelackingessentialtracemineralsandmicronutrients.Most

peopledonotrealizetheimportanceofmineralsandunderestimatetheirlegitimacyanduse.

Thebodycannotmanufactureitsownminerals.Instead,theymustbesuppliedbyoutside

sources.Ourneedformineralsisasimportantasourneedforairorwater.NaturalCalcium

Montmorilloniterestoresmineralsinthetissueswheretheyareneeded.

Calcium Montmorillonite – The Most Sought After Clay

Amongtheclayssuitableforeating,Montmorilloniteisthemostcommonandmostsought

after.Ithasbeenthesubjectofmanyresearchstudiesandhaslongbeenrecognizedby

scientistsanddoctorsforitshealingproperties.

TheMontmorillonitemineralsoccurinverysmallparticles.Theyareextremelyfine-grainedand

thin-layered,morethananyoftheotherclayminerals.Thelayerscontainionsthatarevery

looselyboundtooneanotherandeasilyexchangeable.Notonlywillthetoxinssticktoitsoutside

surface,butnumerouselementsandorganicmatterwillenterthespacebetweenthelayers.

Inadditiontoitsalreadyuniquestructure,LivingClayhasaparticularlylargesurfaceareawhen

properlyhydratedinwater,whichfurtherboostsitsadsorptiveandabsorptiveproperties.

Chemicallyandstructurally,itisshapedlikeacreditcard,withnegativechargesontheflat

surfaceandpositivechargesontheedges.Therefore,thenegativecharge(thegoodone)is

manytimesmorepowerfulthatthepositivecharge.

Montmorilloniteisamorecomplicatedclayandhasahigherexchangecapacitythenthesimpler

speciesofclay,suchaskaolinite.Itsabilitytoadsorbandabsorbtoxinsisgreaterthanthatofthe

claysintheothergroups.

The Science of Living Clay

Adsorptioncharacterizestheprocessbywhichsubstancessticktotheoutsidesurfaceofthe

adsorbentmedium.Theclaypossessesunsatisfiedionicbondsaroundtheedgesofitsmineral

particles.Itnaturallyseekstosatisfythosebonds.Forthistohappen,itmustmeetwitha

substancecarryinganoppositeelectrical(ionic)charge.Whenthisoccurs,theionsheldaround

theoutsidestructuralunitsoftheadsorbentmediumandthesubstanceareexchanged.

Absorptionisamuchmore,slowandinvolvedprocessthanadsorption.Here,theclayactsmore

likeasponge,drawingsubstancesintoitsinternalstructure.

Inorderforabsorptiontooccur,thesubstancemustundergoachemicalchangetopenetrate

themedium'sbarrier.Onceithasdonethat,itentersbetweentheunitlayersofthestructure.

Insteadofthetoxins,forinstance,stickingonlytothesurface,theyareactuallypulledinsidethe

clay.Thisisthereasonwhyabsorptiveclaysarelabeledexpandableclays.

Anyclaymineralwithaninnerlayerchargeisanabsorbent.Havinganinnerlayerchargemeans

havingchargedions,sittingbetweenlayers,thataresurroundedbywatermolecules.Inthisway,

theclaywillexpandasthesubstancetobeabsorbedfillsthespacesbetweenthestackedsilicate

layers.

Why Use Clay Products?

Doesthatmeanyouhavetobesicktotakeclay?No,notatall.The

best-knowncharacteristicofclayisthatit"actsasneeded".Clayis

saidtopropeltheimmunesystemtofindanewhealthybalance.

Reactionsarenotforced,butrathertriggeredintoeffectasthey

areneeded.

Claysimplystrengthensthebodytoapointofhigherresistance.In

thisway,thebody'snaturalimmunesystemhasanimprovedchanceofrestoringand

maintaininghealth.

Itseemsentirelyparadoxicalthatclaycanfunctionbothasadetoxifierandasasourceof

substancesthebodycanabsorb.Logicwouldtellusthatthereisnomeansbywhichclaycould

actasaninertsubstanceinonemoment,andinthenextfunctionasasubstancecapableof

fulfillingnutritionalneeds.Butitistrue:clayhasthecapacitytofunctionasboth.

Oneofthegreatadvantagestoeatingclayisthattherearenocontraindicationsforitsuse.One

doesn'thavetoworryaboutexistingconditionssuchashighbloodpressure,diabetes,allergies,

hormoneimbalances,orhightriglyceridesorcholesterollevelswheneatingclayonadailybasis.

Clayhasneverbeenknowntohaveadverseeffectonanyofthesechronicailments.

Additional Uses

*Addclaypowdertowaterforitspurificationproperties(whenevervisitingMexico,bringajarofclayandaddapinchortwotoeveryglassofwater).*Addclaypowdertoyourdog'sorcat'swaterbowl.*Claycanbeaddedtoaquariumstocontrolthegrowthofalgae.

*Claymineralsprovideanexcellentsourceofnutrientsforplantsandalsoadsorbmanyfreemineralionsinthesoil.Addtothesoilfreely.*Clayhelpstocontrolinsects(diatomaceousearth).Addtosoil.*Useclaytoremovemildewfrombathroomtiles.

References

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