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Diatomaceous Earth
RaidenK
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Does anyone take food grade diatomaceous earth? Have you noticed any benefits from it? I know someone who has been taking it for a couple years with great benefits. I'm just looking for more opinions/experiences with it before I make my decision.
I'd like to add that I would not use it to lose weight, but to aid in digestion and for the benefits it could give me, like better hair, nails, and better nutrient absorption, etc...
If you have never taken or researched this please do not bother to comment negatively. I'm not looking to be attacked here by people spouting opinions that are formed with no actual knowledge of the product. I do know what it is and how it works. I'm looking for personal experiences, good or bad.
I'd like to add that I would not use it to lose weight, but to aid in digestion and for the benefits it could give me, like better hair, nails, and better nutrient absorption, etc...
If you have never taken or researched this please do not bother to comment negatively. I'm not looking to be attacked here by people spouting opinions that are formed with no actual knowledge of the product. I do know what it is and how it works. I'm looking for personal experiences, good or bad.
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It kills bed bugs pretty well.0
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This is an open forum, people can comment if they want.Does anyone take food grade diatomaceous earth? Have you noticed any benefits from it? I know someone who has been taking it for a couple years with great benefits. I'm just looking for more opinions/experiences with it before I make my decision.
I'd like to add that I would not use it to lose weight, but to aid in digestion and for the benefits it could give me, like better hair, nails, and better nutrient absorption, etc...
If you have never taken or researched this please do not bother to comment negatively. I'm not looking to be attacked here by people spouting opinions that are formed with no actual knowledge of the product. I do know what it is and how it works. I'm looking for personal experiences, good or bad .
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eat pharmaceutical grade bentonite if you feel like eating dirt...0
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Wow, a bug killer that you can eat?!?! I gotta google this, hold on...0
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It kills bed bugs pretty well.
and fleas. Though it ruined my vacuum in the process sigh....
OP, I've never eaten it, though I know some people add it to their smoothies and such. I did a lot of reading on it back when my indoor cats developed a flea problem, and from everything I read as long as it's the food grade kind (which you can get pretty cheap on Amazon), it's pretty harmless. I don't know if it actually does anything beneficial for humans though.
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i'm an arthropod and I had adverse effects taking this... DO NOT USE!!0
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I think I ate dirt as a child, not really sure.
What is the benefit of eating dirt? How does it aid digestion or do the other things you mentioned?
I eat gelatine (Jello) every day it it seems to do a lot for my nails.
How many calories in a gram of dirt?0 -
my son worked in a hardware store and they were required to wear masks(like doctors do) to prevent the dust from getting into their lungs due to the fact that it can cause microscopic cuts in your lungs. which can be bad,so I font think i would want to ingest it either.0
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CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »my son worked in a hardware store and they were required to wear masks(like doctors do) to prevent the dust from getting into their lungs due to the fact that it can cause microscopic cuts in your lungs. which can be bad,so I font think i would want to ingest it either.
That's not Food grade. The other kind is used in swimming pool filters and such, and yes you have to wear protective gear when handling.0 -
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What will they come up with next...0
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I spread it in my chicken coop and on my compost pile. I also mix it with water for my chickens every six months for de-worming. But would I eat the stuff, why? What would it do other than keep me worm free?
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Love it - restored my energy levels and has killed worms I had0
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beemerphile1 wrote: »I think I ate dirt as a child, not really sure.
What is the benefit of eating dirt? How does it aid digestion or do the other things you mentioned?
I eat gelatine (Jello) every day it it seems to do a lot for my nails.
How many calories in a gram of dirt?
I know several people who eat it (actually mix a spoonful in a glass of water and drink it) because the silica is supposed to be beneficial to the hair (which makes it closer to sand than dirt). The results are mixed. Some say it makes their hair thicker and stronger and others said it did nothing. I haven't heard anyone claim anything about digestion.
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It's not dirt, it is the fossilized remains of marine phytoplankton. It can do many things as read here http://www.processedfreeamerica.org/resources/health-news/793-health-benefits-of-diatomaceous-earth- and there was a study done that showed it can lower cholesterol, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/95339301
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yes,it was even food grade.Sarasmaintaining wrote: »
That's not Food grade. The other kind is used in swimming pool filters and such, and yes you have to wear protective gear when handling.
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It's a lot of fun to play Jeopardy in these Message Boards. Read all the answers and then try to guess what the OP was. Not sure if that's even possible anymore, tho :noway:0
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its not gasoline, its just a highly refined and purified product of fossilized buried dead organisms!!
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CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »my son worked in a hardware store and they were required to wear masks(like doctors do) to prevent the dust from getting into their lungs due to the fact that it can cause microscopic cuts in your lungs. which can be bad,so I font think i would want to ingest it either.
Was that food grade, or the kind used with animals?0 -
food grade, they had to wear it with the non food grade as well.Need2Exerc1se wrote: »
Was that food grade, or the kind used with animals?
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Does anyone take food grade diatomaceous earth? Have you noticed any benefits from it? I know someone who has been taking it for a couple years with great benefits. I'm just looking for more opinions/experiences with it before I make my decision.
I'd like to add that I would not use it to lose weight, but to aid in digestion and for the benefits it could give me, like better hair, nails, and better nutrient absorption, etc...
If you have never taken or researched this please do not bother to comment negatively. I'm not looking to be attacked here by people spouting opinions that are formed with no actual knowledge of the product. I do know what it is and how it works. I'm looking for personal experiences, good or bad.
I have never used this product, so it looks like by your rules, OP, that I'm not allowed to comment in a negative fashion.
So while I am not an expert on diatomaceous earth, I can still comment on it because I did stay at a Holiday Inn last night.
With that out of the way, if you decide that eating this stuff doesn't give you the awesome hair and nails that you are looking for, you can always use it to kill ants and roaches.
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navyrigger46 wrote: »I spread it in my chicken coop and on my compost pile. I also mix it with water for my chickens every six months for de-worming. But would I eat the stuff, why? What would it do other than keep me worm free?
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i doubt you use food grade in your coop You won't find food grade at Tractor Supply0 -
I'm disappointed I thought this was going to be a thread about Dinosaurs0
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I've ordered and used it to kill bugs but hear its good to put in horses water it keeps fly's away.0
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Jurassic world woohoo0
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I know several people who eat it (actually mix a spoonful in a glass of water and drink it) because the silica is supposed to be beneficial to the hair (which makes it closer to sand than dirt). The results are mixed. Some say it makes their hair thicker and stronger and others said it did nothing. I haven't heard anyone claim anything about digestion.
All they have to do is boil bones and drink the geletin rich broth or take beef geletin for hair nails wrinkles and health benefits.0 -
yeah it was food grade. he can read labels. I think he would know the difference. the hardware store he works in was picky about knowing things about their products they sold.Sarasmaintaining wrote: »
That's not Food grade. The other kind is used in swimming pool filters and such, and yes you have to wear protective gear when handling.
its only called food grade because it is supposedly safe to use in grains and on plants you grow and eat.
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navyrigger46 wrote: »I spread it in my chicken coop and on my compost pile. I also mix it with water for my chickens every six months for de-worming. But would I eat the stuff, why? What would it do other than keep me worm free?
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Same here. I give it to my hens every so often when their poo is looking a little runny, but there's no way I'm eating the stuff.
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All they have to do is boil bones and drink the geletin rich broth or take beef geletin for hair nails wrinkles and health benefits.
Gelatin provides protein. DE is supposed to provide silica. I found that eating enough protein and fat improved my hair so I won't be trying DE any day soon.
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