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> hi, CAB.
> thanks for all the great info.
> i have used food grace DE for years and appreciate it a lot.  i have never
> done it to an extreme or for an extended period of time, but i enjoy it
> upon occasion and it seems to live up to its reputation.  i am sending this
> to others of my friends because they too might have used it and i will let
> you know what they say.  personally, i am inspired to take a dose tonight,
> given your research.  i do not think that 'science' has a monopoly on
> accurate observation, so i am not too impressed by critics.  i think DE is
> the exoskeletons of microscopic animals and clay is another substance that
> is a magnet of sorts for heavy metals.  in fact, i have been wanting to
> soak my feet in clay all day...  they appear to have been cooked by some
> EMR in my environment.  "Recent[when?] studies have investigated clay's
> absorption capacities in various applications, such as the removal of heavy
> metals from waste water and air purification." from
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clay - i also have some bentonite clay detox
> stuff i might take.  the universe has provided; thanks for your help and
> inspiration.  :)
> love, patricia
>
>
> On Jun 13, 2013, at 11:20 PM, C.a.b. Johnson wrote:
>
> > ORAL DIATOMACEOUS EARTH:
> >
> > I read that taking Diatomaceous Earth ORALLY could detox radiation.  I
> had many questions and did a little research of my own, which I will
> summarize here is anyone is interested.  Like a lot of products being sold
> through online websites, there are a lot of claims and little scientific
> studies to back them up.  Basically, when you take D.E. you are agreeing to
> use yourself as a guinea pig.
> >
> > Natural News and many of the websites on the internet that talk about
> using Diatomaceous Earth orally for Detox make is sound like a miracle
> detox, too good to be true and like a cure all for every disease.  What
> made me take notice is when they said:
> >
> > (snip)
> >
> > “DE detoxes mercury, cadmium, lead and other heavy metals; removes
> poisons from chemtrails, radiation and may alleviate the effects of GMOs.
> DE possesses antibacterial, anti-fungal and antiviral properties.”
> >
> >
> Http://naturalnews.com/039326_diatomaceous_earth_detox_mercury.html#ixzz2w9yqhui6
> >
> > “WOW!  It is supposed to detox radiation???  I have been looking for
> something to detox radiation.   And, it is said that taking D.E. is as good
> or better than getting colonics for detox, and quite a bit cheaper.  Gee, I
> have a torturous colon so I can’t have colonics.  I wonder if taking D.E.
> would be a solution?  Reasons are mounting up why I would want to take it.
>  But is it all a bunch of hype?
> >
> > In addition to the wonders of Detox, Diatomaceous Earth is praised as
> being a great source of silica.
> >
> > (snip)
> >
> > “DE is an excellent source of organic silica and a few trace minerals.
> The animal’s digestive system is not harmed by its passage; in fact, it has
> been proven to aid in the absorption of calcium and magnesium. Both calcium
> and magnesium are used in the body to build bones, teeth, connective
> tissue, and regulate muscle and blood flow. Since low Magnesium can lead to
> Grass Tetany in cattle, DE may be an added option for prevention, along
> with other prophylactic measures. DE can be part of any balanced mineral
> program in livestock.”
> >
> > Http://www.arbico-organics.com/product/de-diatomaceous-earth-50lb/255
> >
> > WOW! With all the supposed benefits of taking oral D.E. listed, WHO
> WOULDN'T WANT TO TAKE it?  But…. I don’t want to eat ground up glass shards
> without knowing more about what they are and what they actually do.
> >
> > (snip)
> >
> > "Magnified 7000 times - the diatoms look like a cylinder full of holes -
> kind of like Rice Chex Cereal. This cylinder has a very strong negative
> charge. As these millions of cylinders move through the stomach and
> digestive tract, they attract and absorb fungi, protozoa, viruses,
> endotoxins, pesticides, and drug residues, E.coli, and heavy metals. These
> are trapped inside the cylinder and passed out of the body. In addition,
> any larger parasites that happen to be in the stomach or digestive tract
> are "cut up" and killed by the sharp edges of the Diatomaceous Earth. All
> of these activities result in a much healthier body with less sickness."
> >
> > Http://www.earthworkshealth.com/How-Diatomaceous-Earth-Works.php
> >
> > WOW!  These little diatoms are almost as hard as diamonds and with sharp
> edges!
> >
> > (snip)
> >
> > “On the hardness scale where diamonds are a 9, Diatomaceous Earth is a
> 7. This is very important because as those millions of tiny hard and sharp
> Diatomaceous Earth cylinders pass through the small and large intestines,
> they "scrub" the walls. After only a few months of taking Diatomaceous
> Earth, the intestine wall is no longer coated with mucus and molds but
> CLEAN!!"
> >
> > Hmmm, I have many questions about the safety of taking Diatomaceous
> Earth orally.  Is scraping off the mucous in your intestinal tract a good
> thing?  I thought it was important to have muscous lining your intestinal
> tract to protect it and assist in motility?  What worries me is the sharp
> edges of the diamond-like hard diatoms.  The detox benefits come from the
> structure of the diatoms as described above, but the diatoms are ground up
> into powder before you ingest it, so would that mean the detox works
> differently if you ingested the whole diatom structure?
> >
> > Non food grade external application D.E. harms small insects and is used
> in pest control because it is so sharp and abrasive it scrapes off their
> exoskeletons, but food grade D.E. taken internally is considered to be
> completely harmless to larger animals like humans and livestock and has
> been used as an organic de-wormer on livestock for years.  It is GRAS or
> Generally Recognized as Safe by the EPA.  The ground up powder is abrasive
> to the intestinal tract, but the particles are too small to cause serious
> irritation or adverse effects in humans.  If you take the D.E. powder in
> your hands and rub them together, it will not cut or irritate your skin.
> >
> > So is the powder simply acting as an abrasive, and not a trap for
> toxins?  Or does the powder “absorb” toxins?  The whole mode of action in
> the gut seems pretty sketchy and eating the ground up powder sounds like it
> may be no better than eating sand.
> >
> > ARE THERE ANY STUDIES VERIFYING THAT D.E. IS BENEFICIAL TO HUMAN HEALTH?
> >
> > Quote:  “Fortunately for the consumer "cost wise" D.E. is
> non-patentable. Unfortunately because of this, it is going to be hard to
> find the money for extensive double blind studies, etc. To "prove" it's
> health benefits.”
> >
> > The one major study done shows that D.E. lowers cholesterol.
> >
> > Pubmed Abstract:
> >
> > Diatomaceous earth lowers blood cholesterol concentrations.
> Http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9533930
> >
> > Go here  (
> http://www.diatomitecanada.com/the-silica-connection-diatomaceous-earth.htm)
> to read about a couple studies showing that D.E. lowered chloresterol and
> helped treat E.Coli infections.
> >
> > “We could only find one human study thus far that has evaluated the
> benefits of this substance. This trial was done in Austria. The term
> diatomaceous earth is not very specific and each company selling such a
> product would have a substance that would be different from that of another
> company's product. Therefore, with limited human research and the fact that
> the composition of each product from different manufacturers is different,
> it is not easy to know the full benefits and risks of this substance. The
> one study thus far did show benefits in reducing cholesterol, but there are
> many other natural supplements that have a benefit in cholesterol reduction
> which have been studied much more carefully.”
> >  (http://www.raysahelian.com/diatomaceousearth.html)
> >
> > "We found scientific tests on the subject to be few, and the opinions of
> farmers who use diatomaceous earth to be contradictory – some swear by it
> as a wormer while others claim it has no affect at all on parasites.
> According to Anne Zajac, DVM, phd, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of
> Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, Blackburg, VA, “…there have been
> several studies done by parasitologists in different parts of the country
> that have found no beneficial effect to feeding it or offering it as
> mineral.”
> >
> >
> > "Richard Smith, an animal food specialist from Grand Rapids, MI,
> conducted an experiment by feeding Codex Food-grade diatomaceous earth to
> zoo animals in Grand Rapids; MI, Chicago, IL; and Buffalo, NY. The zoos in
> MI and NY reported their black bears on the special feed showed better
> coats and clearer eyes while the primates at the zoo in IL has improvements
> in both appearance and behavior. Fecal exams taken prior to using the
> diatomaceous earth showed parasites present; there was an absence of any
> internal parasites following the experiment."
> > Http://www.motesclearcreekfarms.com/ASP/articles/DE.asp
> >
> >
> >
> > THE SILICA QUESTION:
> >
> > The other great benefit of eating D.E. powder other than its Detox
> properties, which is played up by the websites that sell it, is that it
> contains a lot of SILICA.
> >
> > (snip)
> >
> > “The typical chemical composition of diatomaceous earth is 86% silica,
> 5% sodium, 3% magnesium and 2% iron.” (
> http://www.raysahelian.com/diatomaceousearth.html)
> >
> > Here is what a website that sells D.E. says about silica, then
> automatically implies that the inorganic silica in D.E. provides those
> benefits.  But, is the inorganic silica in D.E. even assimilated by the
> body?  According to this snip, it is easy to get organic easily assimilated
> silica in bananas, beer, and green beans.  So why would you eat sand to try
> and get it?
> >
> > Results: Mean silicon intakes in men (30 and 33 mg/d in the original
> Framingham and Framingham Offspring cohorts, respectively) were
> significantly higher than those in women (24 and 25 mg/d in the 2 cohorts,
> respectively; P = 0.0001). Silicon intake decreased with age (P < 0.001,
> adjusted for sex). The major food sources were beer and bananas in men and
> bananas and string beans in women. Silicon was readily available from
> foods; a mean of 41% of the ingested silicon was excreted in urine. The
> silicon content of the foods consumed was significantly correlated with
> urinary silicon excretion (P = 0.019).
> > Conclusions: Solid foods are a major source of available silicon.
> >
> > Http://www.ajcn.org/content/75/5/887.abstract
> >
> >  (snip)
> >
> > "Next to oxygen, silica is the most abundant mineral on our planet,
> making up more than 25% of the earth's crust! After all the evidence of
> what DE does for animals, wouldn't it do the same for humans? The evidence
> we are beginning to see says yes!”
> >
> > Silica is necessary for the formation of collagen, for bones and
> connective tissue, for healthy nails, skin and hair, and for calcium
> absorption.
> >
> > "Silica is essential to animal health. Absence of silica results in bone
> and collagen abnormalities. Further, research on humans shows silica
> increases the thickness and strength of skin, diminishes wrinkles and gives
> hair and nails a healthier appearance. All of these benefits accrue without
> any apparent negative side effects."
> >
> > Other beneficial effects of Amorphous Silica:
> >
> > Stimulates cell metabolism and cell formation
> > Inhibits the aging process in tissues
> > Necessary for the structure and functioning of connective tissue
> > Strengthens and stimulates the immune system
> > Silica is important for the development of healthy nails and hair and
> regular intake can stop unnecessary hair loss
> > Strengthens and stimulates the vascular system; lowers blood pressure
> and improves the condition called arteriosclerosis
> > Increase elasticity and firmness of the blood vessels
> > Silica is indispensable for the elasticity of lung tissue and,
> therefore, is a basic therapy for lung and respiratory disorders
> > Has anti-inflammatory disinfecting, absorbing and odor binding effects
> > Some of the disorders that benefit from regular silica intake include:
> > Disorders of the throat, nose, ears and teeth, disorder of the digestive
> and secretive organs, bone injuries and problems, skin problems and
> injuries including itching, rashes, abscesses, boils, acne, callouses,
> warts, eczemas, burns, frostbite, benign skin sores, insect bites and bed
> sores, female illnesses and as a base therapy for cancer treatment.*
> >
> > *Cancer occurs mainly in middle and older ages at a time when the human
> body contain less silica. Silica especially influences the degenerated
> white blood cells of cancer patients, activates the regeneration of normal
> protein and increases the immune system against cancer. Silica helps
> support the healing process."
> >
> > The websites that sell D.E. say many people are silica deficient and
> your body can never get enough silica But, that is questionable.  Websites
> that sell products make a lot of claims and assumptions.
> >
> >  Quote:
> >
> > “Medical researchers suspect silica may be nutritionally important but
> its function in the human body is poorly understood owing to very little
> research.”
> >
> > If that is the case, I wonder how these websites claim to know so much
> about it and make so many claims about its efficiency in be absorbed from
> the D.E. powder?
> >
> > (snip)
> > "DE is just as effective as eating sand, since chemically it's no
> different. The ONLY sites that praise it also happen to SELL it."
> >
> >
> Http://www.homesteadingtoday.com/general-homesteading-forums/homesteading-questions/430152-anyone-taking-diatomaceous-earth.html
> >
> > COMMENTS by Forum members on the Silica question:
> >
> > “First off, silica is not an element. Silicon is an element, but you
> need, at most, trace amounts of it and no one suffers from a silicon
> deficiency.”  Silica is vernacular for silicon dioxide. Other names for
> silicon dioxide include sand, and glass. Any takers on bets for how much
> glass is required for normal healthy biological functioning? Anyone?
> I.e., none. The claim is woo.”
> >
> > “Your body does not seem to need Silicon in any significant amounts,
> there does not seem to be any need to supplement your diet to add Silicon.
> Wiki "Although silicon was proposed to be an ultra trace nutrition its
> exact function in the biology of animals is still under discussion."
> http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?T=590853
> >
> > We absorb very little minerals from most inorganic mineral sources (like
> sand, non organic rocks,etc.) , but we do absorb a significant amount of
> minerals from organic sources, especially plant based. Comparing diatom
> fossils to sand as far as bio available or soluble silica is concerned, is
> inaccurate.
> Http://www.thescienceforum.com/health-medicine/24011-diatomaceous-earth-food-grade-really-so-good-dangerous.html
> >
> > "Chemical methods to determine the crystalline content in silica have
> been reviewed (6). These are based on the solubility of amorphous silica in
> a variety of solvents, acids, or bases, with respect to relatively inert
> crystalline silica, and include differences in reactivity in high
> temperature fusions with strong bases." excerpted from this link
> > www.scribd.com/doc/30130738/Silica-Amorphous
> >
> >
> > "Nutritional requirements for boron, silicon, vanadium, nickel, and
> arsenic: current knowledge and speculation...Based on these findings and
> the response of animals and/or humans to low intakes of these elements, the
> following speculations have been presented: .... 2) Silicon is necessary
> for the association between cells and one or more macromolecules such as
> osteonectin, which affects cartilage composition and ultimately cartilage
> calcification. 3..... If any of these speculations are found to be true,
> the element involved will be firmly established as having a nutritional
> requirement because the body obviously cannot synthesize it. Based on
> animal findings, the dietary requirement is likely to be small; that is,
> expressed in micrograms per day. "
> http://www.fasebj.org/content/5/12/2661.abstract
> >
> >
> > There is a lot more information to consider and I still have questions.
>  One thing said about oral D.E. is that it scours your arteries, which I
> guess is how it lowers cholesterol, meaning that it gets into your blood
> system!  It must permeat the gut.  Question is, does it all get expelled
> from the blood system and if it doesn't, since it is almost as hard as
> Diamonds and sharp, could it cause a problem?  What if you get some lodged
> in your gall bladder or kidneys?  Could it fester or grow a stone around
> it, like a pearl does?
> >
> > (snip)
> >
> > "My dad started taking this stuff several months ago. A few days ago
> while in the emergency room, he learned he had four kidney stones, two in
> each kidney. I'm not saying that the DE caused them, but it scared him
> enough to stop taking it."
> Http://askville.amazon.com/diatomaceous-earth-safe-consumption-digestive-tract/answerviewer.do?Requestid=77176947
> >
> > In conclusion, I am skeptical about taking Diatomaceous Earth orally and
> as I said at the beginning, if you take it you are using yourself as a
> guinea pig.  Has anyone tried it and what is your opinion?
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