Leaky Gut Syndrome

[Gaby]

Some people are discussing this French clay and how good it is in some of the yahoo groups.

So here is what I found about it:

_http://news.independent.co.uk/health/article3104663.ece

French muck: Is this the new penicillin?
MRSA is the scourge of the country's hospitals, but now the discovery in France of a volcanic clay with miraculous healing properties raises the prospect of a cure for it, and to other dangerous superbugs
By Paul Rodgers
Published: 28 October 2007

Scientists have discovered a new and highly effective weapon against deadly superbugs like the MRSA sweeping through Britain's dirty hospital wards – green French muck.

The dramatic antibiotic success of agricur, a clay made from ancient volcanic ash found near the Massif Central, marks it out as a potential rival to penicillin, the wonder drug of the 20th century. In experiments, the clay killed up to 99 per cent of superbug colonies within 24 hours. Control samples of MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) grew 45-fold in the same period.

The clay has a similar effect on other deadly bacteria tested, including salmonella, E. coli, and a flesh-eating disease called buruli, a relative of leprosy which disfigures children across central and western Africa. It has been classed as "an emerging public health threat" by the World Health Organization (WHO).

MRSA is also a growing concern. Since the early 1990s, deaths in the UK have risen sharply from fewer than 100 annually to more than 1,600 in 2005. The Governmentrecently announced new measures to deep clean all hospital wards in an attempt to cut the number of infections.

Many other bacteria have also developed resistance to medicine's arsenal of antibiotics, largely because patients stop using prescribed drugs when they begin to feel better rather than finishing their course of treatment, allowing the hardiest bugs to survive and spread. Some bacteria are now resistant to a spectrum of drugs. As a result, the developed world is starting to see the return of diseases, such as tuberculosis, that had been all but wiped out a few decades ago.

Scientists have been searching for new antibiotics to replace penicillin, methicillin and their relatives but until now have had only limited success. Agricur's discovery could lead to a whole class of antibiotics to which bugs such as MRSA have no resistance, according to scientists.

Dr Lynda Williams and Dr Shelley Haydel of Arizona State University will present the results of their research on agricur and other clays to the Geological Society of America's annual meeting in Denver tomorrow.

"We have found several antibacterial clays," said Dr Williams, a mineralogist who is trying to work out the chemicals that make them special. "We have multiple working hypotheses. Our primary hypothesis is that the clay minerals transfer elements, not yet identified, to the bacteria that impede their metabolic function.

"It is entirely possible that it is not one single element that is toxic to the bacteria, but a combination of elements and chemical conditions that attack the bacteria from different angles so as to overwhelm their defence systems," she said.

Another possibility, less likely but potentially more significant, is that the clays work through a physical rather than a biochemical process. In that case, bacteria might never develop resistance.

Clay has long been used as a health treatment in spas, but that is because it holds heat longer than water, and draws toxins out of the skin. Clay is also sometimes eaten as a folk remedy for nausea. "It's fascinating," said Dr Haydel, a microbiologist. "Here we are bridging geology, microbiology, cell biology. A year ago, I'd look at the clay and say, 'Well, that's dirt.'"

The effectiveness of the French green clays, which are mostly made of minerals called smectite and illite, was first demonstrated by Line Brunet de Courssou, a French doctor fighting buruli at clinics in Ivory Coast and Guinea.

When she approached the WHO in 2002 with 50 case studies showing how the flesh-eating disease had been halted by her clay poultices, the organisation described her work as "impressive" but denied her funding because of a lack of scientific evidence. After de Courssou's death, her son, Thierry, went looking on the internet for scientists willing to test agricur and found Dr Williams, who has specialised in the study of clay.

The nurse's story: A new family torn apart by the effects of deadly bacteria

Maribel Espaba died just five days after giving birth to her first child in September last year after contracting MRSA.

A nurse since the age of 17, Mrs Espaba, 33, worked in the diabetic ward at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire, the same hospital where she contracted the disease.

She fell ill within days of returning home with her new son, Arwen, who had been born after Mrs Espaba underwent a Caesarean section. Despite being rushed back to hospital, she died from blood poisoning and pneumonia brought on by the MRSA strain called PVL.

Earlier in the year, a patient in her ward had fallen victim to the MRSA strain but the bug had not been spotted until Mrs Espaba's death.

Her husband, Wenn Espaba, said: "When the doctors told me she had died I was numb... They had not mentioned to my wife that there had been an outbreak of the bug, even though she worked at the hospital."

Following the death of Mrs Espaba and the other patient, screening of all patients, staff, family and friends revealed another 10 cases.

Joanna Kilvington

 

[Charles]

French muck: Is this the new penicillin?

Thank you for the information navigante. Yesterday, a colleague told me about some sort of clay, but he only mentioned it. Years ago the same colleague also told me about the existence of buruli, how it is spreading, and how absolutely devastating it is. The pictures speak for themselves. Be warned though, they are very ‘graphic’.

http://images.google.be/images?hl=nl&q=buruli&btnG=Afbeeldingen+zoeken&gbv=2

 

[Gaby]

French muck: Is this the new penicillin?

The pictures speak for themselves. Be warned though, they are very ‘graphic’.

http://images.google.be/images?hl=nl&q=buruli&btnG=Afbeeldingen+zoeken&gbv=2

:o

 

[Alana]

I received this today from Women to Women website, and it includes good information about what leaky gut is, how it happens, and how to treat it:

Leaky gut syndrome — how healing your digestive tract promotes total wellness

by Marcelle Pick, OB/GYN NP

The sheer number of digestive complaints I hear from women is astounding, but I always listen carefully for any clues that can help me isolate the causes of my patients’ symptoms. Clearing up digestive problems is a high priority for me as a practitioner because you simply cannot regain, or maintain, physical health without good digestive function. Often, what seems like just a minor (if embarrassing) digestive inconvenience is instead a waving red flag, telling me that something much bigger is occurring, with potentially wide-ranging health consequences. This is definitely the case with “leaky gut” syndrome.

During a recent appointment, a patient said jokingly, “I can’t wait to get home at night so I can change out of my work clothes and get into my baggy sweatpants!” We had a laugh, but I continued to press her about why she was so uncomfortable during the day. It turns out that her clothes felt too tight due to chronic bloating.

In fact, a lot of my patients say they have “everyday” gas and bloating. But chronic gas and bloating are not normal sensations! They may even be important indicators of intestinal hyperpermeability, or as it is commonly called, “leaky gut syndrome.”

The term “leaky gut” has been around for a while, but in my opinion, the condition itself is still not very well understood, especially in the world of conventional medicine. A leaky gut not only can lead to disruptive symptoms, it has also been connected to other sorts of medical issues, including diabetes, chronic fatigue syndrome, and heart failure, and may even contribute to certain kinds of depression and psychiatric disorders.

Thankfully, leaky gut is something you can heal with the right support. And once we’ve made the connection between a patient’s symptoms and leaky gut, I can tell her with confidence just how much better she will feel as healing progresses. So let’s take a closer look at what’s going on inside a leaky gut, how you can heal it, and what it takes to maintain healthy digestion.

Inflammation and more — what happens when the intestinal barrier is “leaky”

A healthy intestine is lined with permeable mucosal tissues that carefully regulate the passage of nutrient particles from the gut lumen (the space inside the tube of your intestine) into circulation. This “intelligent” lining acts as a kind of safety net that selectively determines which particles are safe and which ones should be barred from crossing and removed from the system altogether. When everything is working correctly, molecules that are too big — or those that could cause other kinds of trouble — are not allowed to cross through the intestinal wall.

When your intestinal lining is unhealthy or compromised, it can “leak” because it is too permeable, or hyperpermeable. This allows larger-than-normal “macro” particles — such as undigested food molecules, microbes, wastes, toxins, and even antigens and pathogens that piggyback onto proteins and amino acids — to push through into the lymphatic system or bloodstream. The escape of these rogue particles alerts your body that something is wrong, and so the immune system tries to come to the rescue by responding with inflammation.

This response is a natural, normal protective mechanism, but if this inflammation continues, it can become chronic, generating a wide array of symptoms throughout your body. Digestive symptoms like gas and bloating can be signs of leaky gut, but many other possible symptoms may be difficult to trace back to the scene of the crime — the intestine — because they don’t seem related to digestion. Women might never imagine that joint and muscle pain, cognition problems, unexplained fevers, poor coordination, and even shortness of breath could be signs and symptoms of leaky gut syndrome. And if there is any type of chronic inflammation, I always look to the digestive system for the source of the problem.

These microscopic intestinal “leaks” occur where two adjacent cells are joined together by tiny strands into what’s called a “tight junction” (zonula occludens). Rows of tight junctions are “stitched” together to form a membrane that is coated with a layer of mucous gel.

In a healthy intestine, the tight junctions prevent certain inappropriate fluid molecules from moving out of the intestine and into circulation. They also control how molecules and substances travel, forcing them through the cells — rather than between them — into the underlying tissues. But an intestinal barrier with faulty tight junctions can allow undigested food particles, bits of waste, excess ions (electrically charged atoms or molecules), and toxins through the safety net and into your body’s circulation.

Beneath the tip of the iceberg

Leaky gut can cause or lead to many health issues, but there are two major effects of intestinal permeability that can cascade rapidly into other problems. First, leaky gut disturbs one of your most fundamental needs — the ability to properly digest and absorb nutrients and electrolytes (substances required to maintain cellular balance) so your body has the required nutrition for optimal function.

Second, a faulty intestinal barrier disrupts healthy immune system function, which is the actual source of most of the symptoms women can feel. Special areas in your intestinal lining called gut-associated lymphatic tissue (GALT) work to protect you from allergy-causing food antigens and disease-carrying microbes. When you have a leaky gut, these harmful entities can elude the GALT and instead are routed through the hepatic portal vein or the lymph system to gain access to your bloodstream, where they can travel far and wide throughout your body.

Is leaky gut the origin of food allergy and intolerance?

Wherever the undesirable particles go, they stimulate the release of cytokines (special immune-signaling substances) and stir up further trouble in the form of symptoms. When the cytokines cycle back to the gut for processing, they cause even more proinflammatory problems in the gut. A true vicious cycle!

In leaky gut syndrome, your body is caught in a self-perpetuating loop of leaky gut, semi-infectious states, and inflammation. As a practitioner of functional medicine, I believe this pattern of digestive disruption lies at the very root of most, if not all, food allergies. If your immune system is continually stimulated by specific food antigens that are leaking into circulation, and you continue to consume those foods, you could easily develop allergic reactions or sensitivities to those foods. Your immune system remembers those foods as triggers and calls up the same inflammatory reaction upon each re-encounter.

Leaky gut has effects on liver function and vice versa

As your liver helps digest and process foods, it’s called upon to handle toxins and other unfriendly particles in a two-stage detoxification process. But leaky gut can cause stress along the liver’s detox pathways, especially during phase II of the process, when highly reactive, intermediate substances left over from phase I are neutralized.

When the liver is overloaded with poisons, it experiences oxidative stress (from free radicals), which generates even more inflammation. This specific reaction may be a kind of “double whammy” that leads to more serious forms of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, an increasingly common inflammatory disorder linked to insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome. It’s also part of the link between leaky gut and the progression and symptoms of joint pain and arthritis.

Causes of leaky gut

Now that you know what leaky gut is, it’s equally helpful to know what causes it. Essentially, anything that alters or damages the mucosal lining of your GI tract can contribute to leaky gut — and the list is long. Certainly, the food you eat matters. Consuming lots of refined carbs and sugars, along with highly processed foods, may lead to leaky gut. Exposure to heavy metals and toxins, as well as long-term alcohol use, are also thought to be connected.

But factors that contribute to leaky gut may also originate from within your own body. If your system doesn’t produce adequate amounts of the right digestive enzymes, you won’t be able to break down certain foods that you eat. Lactose intolerance is a prime example. Many people have genetic lactase deficiencies that prevent their bodies from being able to break down lactose, the primary sugar in milk products. And if those folks keep consuming dairy foods, the integrity of the mucosal layer becomes compromised, generating inflammation and widening the tight-junction gates.

Bacterial overgrowth in the gut is another well-known risk factor for intestinal hyperpermeability. An imbalance in gut flora can be caused by chronic infections — as well as by the antibiotics used to treat them! Similarly, systemic yeast (Candida) creates conditions that increase intestinal permeability, and when present in a pregnant woman’s system, may influence the baby’s developing immune “profile” and intestinal function. Supplemental probiotics can rebalance this overgrowth and help regulate digestion.

Many practitioners have suspicions about other factors that may be associated with leaky gut. These include excessive caffeine use, food additives, and chronic stress. We also see certain other digestive conditions occur in conjunction with leaky gut: parasites, Crohn’s disease, celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) that is traceable to food intolerance. What we can’t always tell is which comes first — the condition, or the leakiness.

But that’s not all: complications of leaky gut

Leaky gut isn’t always obvious, and we may not see digestive trouble as the first sign that it’s occurring. Often, another condition or an unpleasant non-digestive symptom brings a patient to the Women to Women Clinic for help. It usually takes some detective work to make the connection between the patient’s complaint and leaky gut. This has been the case with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Currently, researchers are studying whether leaky gut is a starting point for CFS. But there’s good news: we already know that resolving leaky gut can lead to remission of CFS.

The chronic inflammation that is the cornerstone of the leaky gut cycle may lead to heart failure, and scientists think that leaky gut may contribute to certain types of depression. Leaky gut may also be a factor in the development of multiple sclerosis, lupus, vasculitis, and Addison’s disease, as well as these other conditions and illnesses:

* Type 1 diabetes
* Asthma
* Autism
* Rheumatoid arthritis
* Acne, eczema, and psoriasis
* HIV
* Osteoporosis

What’s really important: you can heal leaky gut

My patients are always relieved to hear that it is entirely possible to heal the gut using nutritional measures and other aids that restore the integrity of the intestinal barrier. I have seen this happen time and again.

But the path to healing may not always be a straight one, and it’s likely you will need to consider other factors that could be integral to healing your damaged intestinal lining and prevent recurrences. In other words, the leaky-gut puzzle may have many pieces that you and your practitioner must fit together to improve the situation.

Clearly, the goal is to reduce the permeability of your intestine, which will quiet the immune response to any particles that slip through your gut’s safety net. Subsequently, chronic inflammation will diminish, both locally in the GI tract and elsewhere in the body. Reducing gut leakiness also rebalances special immune cells, such as T-helpers, and helps reset and normalize your immune response.

Where do you start?

For patients with leaky gut, we need to both calm the gut environment and repair existing damage to the mucosal lining of the intestine. This dual approach is remarkably effective, and has the welcome side benefit of reducing — or eliminating — the symptoms that brought the patient to our clinic in the first place! Our goals are to eliminate common allergens, reduce inflammation, restore microbial balance throughout the GI tract, and restore optimal nutrition.

Slow down and chew your food well. Take the time to sit down to your meals, and don’t rush through them. Digestive enzyme supplements help, but there’s nothing better than the habit of chewing food slowly and completely, because digestion starts with enzymes in your saliva. Wolfing down meals and swallowing unchewed food makes your digestive system work much harder than necessary.

Undertake an elimination diet. To stabilize and soothe the digestive tract, I recommend a 14-day Quick-Cleanse. The foods in this gentle approach are free of common allergens, such as gluten, dairy and yeast, as well as sugar, and give the gut a break from the major trigger foods that exacerbate leaky gut. By the end of the two-week cleanse, you will find that your whole digestive process runs more smoothly, and there should be a noticeable reduction in symptoms.

Rebalance your gut flora. Reestablishing microfloral balance throughout the GI tract is crucial, and it’s important to maintain that healthy balance. A well-formulated probiotic supplement such as Women to Women’s Balanced Biotic is indispensable for treatment of leaky gut, and can help stabilize your overall digestive environment. While fiber intake is a major ingredient for good microbial balance, some women with leaky gut cannot tolerate additional fiber at first. You can gradually increase dietary fiber by eating more “tender” fruits and vegetables (bananas, pears, applesauce, well-cooked squash, and the like). Once healing is well under way, you can add in more fiber.

Investigate digestive aids. Functional medical providers have been at the forefront of developing methods for healing the gut, based on identifying the true origins of this condition. In my practice, I use a cutting-edge medical food that coats the intestines and protects the lining from further damage. This gives your body’s innate healing powers the opportunity to go to work and recover the integrity that your intestinal mucosal barrier needs to be fully functional.

Understanding leaky gut is the first step toward healing

I’ve found that one of the biggest challenges with leaky gut is just being able to understand what it is. Women are often confounded by the possibility that a digestive problem could be causing symptoms like joint pain or fuzzy thinking. But the digestive system is the foundation for your whole body’s health, so it’s important to resolve digestive issues before other problems arise. Take a step back to look at the big picture of your health, and work with your practitioner to map out possible connections between your symptoms and their sources, no matter how unrelated they might seem.

For many women, putting a name to the problem is the first step in healing, and we’re learning more about leaky gut — or intestinal hyperpermeability — every year. Once you identify the potential causes of your leaky gut, which are unique to each woman, it’s much easier to chart a course for both digestive healing and total wellness.

There's a bit more below this on the site, about the services offered by Women to Women.

It has this cool table too:

Targeted nutritional solutions for leaky gut

Ongoing research continues to unveil more useful information about which nutrients support and encourage healing in the gut. These include:

* Glutamine. This is an amino acid important for maintaining structure and function of the intestine, as well as metabolism. Glutamine has been shown to improve mucosal damage from radiation and chemotherapy, for example.
* Methionine and N-acetyl cysteine. These are sulfur-containing amino acid precursors to glutathione (GSH), a key antioxidant for protecting cells from free-radical damage.
* Larch. Derivative nutrients from this conifer have immunologic, metabolic, and growth-factor benefits for healing leaky gut.
* Kiwifruit. This edible berry encourages the epithelial cells in the mucosal barrier to proliferate, and for this reason helps heal existing damage from leaky gut.
* Zinc. Research suggests supplementation with this metallic element “tightens up” the leakiness of a hyperpermeable intestine — and helps prevent its recurrence.

 

[JonnyRadar]

Re: French muck: Is this the new penicillin?

I just acquired some french green clay and took my first glass this morning. The most common usage procedure I could find was this: 1 tsp. of clay in an 8 oz. glass of water, let sit overnight, stir it up again in the morning and drink it down.

It tastes a little gritty but that leaves pretty quick once you rinse your mouth out or drink some more water. I found one website that suggests to take it every morning for 21 days as an intestinal/digestive detox (_http://www.morethanalive.com/French-Green-Clay-Powder), so I think I'm going to give that a shot and see how it goes.

I'll tell ya though, I don't know if it has anything to do with the clay, but i feel great today.

Does anyone else have any experience with taking green clay orally? I searched the forum but only found this and one other thread relating to dental care.

 

[Joe]

Re: French muck: Is this the new penicillin?

Gonna give it a go johnny, will report back on the results. Thanks!

 

[Buddy]

Re: French muck: Is this the new penicillin?


Thank you Psyche and JonnyRadar. I've just ordered some. I will also report on any results!

 

[Lauranimal]

Re: French muck: Is this the new penicillin?

Does it make sense to be careful of what clay you take and how it is prepared? Can some clay be high in heavy matals?

 

[rrraven]

Re: French muck: Is this the new penicillin?

yes I have tried clay as well
I got mine from a produce store 25kg for 10 bucks....Bentonite for animal consumption
it is added to stock feed ...it helps them to detox ;)
it is total taste free just that slight gritty feeling
I have mixed it in what I tell my boys is'''blueberry thick shake''

if you search the forum for bentonite you will get more results

 

[Gaby]

Re: French muck: Is this the new penicillin?

This came today in my inbox, FWIW:

Edible Clay

http://imva.info/index.php/2010/02/edible-clay/?utm_source=Medical+News+Commentaries&utm_campaign=9fe2271fd1-Edible_Clay_News_772_9_2010&utm_medium=email#arrive

Mark Sircus Ac., OMD

Today it time to get even more serious about protecting ourselves from the health challenges of tomorrow. We need to have everything on hand at home and in our clinics that we and our patients will need to help them survive the coming world convulsion, which will leave in doubt our access to basic health services and many of the essential medicinals we will need. Personally, I am stocking up on magnesium, iodine, sodium bicarbonate, spirulina and clay and should also be doing so with whole food vitamin C. In addition, every home should have some activated charcoal.

The secret to safe and effective medicine (maintaining or returning to good health) is caught up with the question of how to fix what ails us without suffering from side effects from the medicines we use. There are certain choices we make in life and many of them take us far away from Nature and the basics of life. The earth, though, is literally our mother and has given us part of her in the form of natural medicines to fix what ails us.

The use of clay for both internal and external use puts in our hands the healing power of mother earth and there is little that can compare or compete in the world of medicine. There is no healing system more powerful than that which employs Nature’s primordial substances, materials so pure and close to nature that they yield benefits without the typical side effects of most medicines.

For many of us it is hard to imagine actually eating clay, and few people employ it topically. But the power of its exquisite purity is indispensable in the age of toxicity for there is nothing that has a stronger pulling power on the impurities in the body then clay does. Where I live we have scorpions, and believe me when one of my kids got bitten, clay is the first thing I raced for and it worked quickly to draw the venom out. I have used clay packs on my eyes, sleeping with them through the night bringing soothing relief to the stress they were feeling as I was battling cataracts.

For those suffering from gingivitis or any other infection or decay in the mouth it’s good to know one can pack the clay into the mouth. For instance, many people have used it when they have a toothache, putting a clay pack in their mouth for an hour each day for four days. Not only does the pain go away, but the infection is drawn out by the clay.

In another essay I will discuss the use of clay externally with special attention paid to using clay in detox and chelation protocols to facilitate removal of mercury and other heavy metals. In this chapter we will talk about starting ones day with a glass of clay. Actually, we don’t eat clay we drink it.

Healing clays, which have been used by indigenous cultures since before recorded history, offer us a wonderful, safe, inexpensive and effective medicine for the 21st Century. On every continent there are people who eat earth. “The Native Americans call it “Ee-Wah-Kee” meaning “The-Mud-That-Heals”. Bentonite, as well as other types of healing clay, has been used by indigenous cultures since before recorded history, but it’s only now that scientists are gradually beginning to understand what force brings them to do this. It is not only humans who indulge in a bit of clay every now and then. Parrots, cattle, rats, elephants and chimpanzees also partake.

All health begins and ends in the gastrointestinal tract.
If we cannot properly digest and absorb nutrients from
our food, we set the stage for an imbalanced immune
system and the onset and progression of chronic illness.
Dr. David Brownstein

The pure healing power of the earth evident in living clays creates a better platform for the body to recover from illness because it propels the immune system to health, strengthening the body to a higher point of resistance, something no allopathic medicine achieves. Clay maintains its molecular integrity; it does not break down and assimilate into the body. It maintains a molecular whole as it passes through the body acting like a vacuum cleaner or sponge carrying poisons out of the body. Since clay is not digested and assimilated as it passes through the alimentary canal, the clay and the absorbed positively charged ions are both eliminated together. It also pulls toxins through the skin when applied topically in clay baths.

Clay’s immediate action upon the body is directly on the digestive channel. This involves the clay actually binding with the toxic substances and removing them from the body with the stool. It performs this job with every kind of toxin including those that occur naturally as by-products of the body’s own health processes, such as metabolic toxins.

Our exposure to general chemical toxins in the environment is only getting worse, thus any reasonable and cost effective method that reduces concentrations of toxic metals and other poisonous chemicals in the human body will find great use in the 21st century (the Age of Toxicity). Our world has never been as toxic as it is today and it will be even more toxic next year and the year after that. No one can maintain a totally pure state but we can approach medical treatments with an intelligence that will protect from most harm and disease.

In the 21st century the center of pharmacology needs to be
shifted away from medicines that add to peoples already heavy
toxic burdens to medicines and protocols that reduce these burdens.

Inasmuch as mercury is omnipresent in the environment, as are a host of other chemicals like lead and halogenated hydrocarbons (halocarbons) from the plastic industry, it is virtually impossible for humans to avoid exposure to a growing list of chemicals that are mixing together in our blood streams and cells. Thus there is a need for detoxification protocols that increase daily elimination for healthy people as well as chelation protocols for adults and children who have been devastated with mercury and other chemical poisoning.

The need to eliminate heavy metals and other toxic chemicals
from the body is a life long activity thus it behooves
us to find the most natural and effective way to do that.

Substances that are toxic to our bodies come at us from all directions: the air we breathe, the food we eat, the water we drink, the cleaning products we use, and the metabolic waste produced inside us. Toxin build-up in the body contributes to premature aging and chronic and degenerative diseases. Huge tonnages of pollutants are put into the air every day and the 20 odd tons of mercury are bio-accumulating stressing our physiology to the limit.

Detox and chelation can be made easier, shorter
and more effective with the help and use of clay.

Clay assists the body’s eliminatory process by acting as a bulking agent, similar to psyllium fiber, sweeping out the old matter that doesn’t need to be there. It is not digested in the same manner as food as it passes through the alimentary canal. Instead, it stimulates intestinal peristalsis, the muscular contractions that move food and stool through the bowels. The clay and the adsorbed toxins are both eliminated together. This keeps the toxins from being reabsorbed into the bloodstream, which is a safer way to go about the detoxification process, and is one of the reasons I ingest clay everyday.Many naturopaths recommend ingesting clay on a daily basis to maintain optimal health. Generally, it is suggested that one to two teaspoons of clay mixed in water be taken daily. It is recommended to take the clay on an empty stomach first thing in the morning for best results. If you cannot take it first thing in the morning, at least make sure that it is in on empty stomach. If you’re taking any medication, it is recommended to wait 1-3 hours before ingesting clay, but please check with your physician, as medications vary in time release and content.

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Edible Earth is a superior formulation of natural calcium bentonite and montmorillonite clays developed by my good friends at the LL Magnetic Clay Company.[1] Edible Earth is a synergistic blend of the finest healing clays in North America and was formulated for general cleansing, detoxification, and revitalization of the entire digestive tract, in addition to supplying a rich spectrum of 57 bio-available ionic minerals. It was also nice to see that they are the only company to manufacturer ingestible clay in an amber glass bottle versus plastic. This is very important to me, as clay is, by its very nature, a highly absorptive material. I do not recommend ingesting clay that has been housed in plastic.

Edible Earth incorporates the finest healing clays, chosen from pristine subsurface sources for their purity and broad health benefits to the user. In addition, considering clays unique characteristics, it is critical that it be handled in a certain way, so knowing that it is being assembled in a CGMP Certified facility is also an important factor for me.

Edible Earth draws its detoxifying ability from the favorable action that calcium bentonite and montmorillonite clay has upon the GI tract through its absorption and adsorption of various toxins, pathogens, metabolic wastes, and heavy metals.

What are the Benefits of Eating Clay?

*Soothes and Purifies the Digestive Tract
*Remineralizes Cells and Tissues
*Promotes Bacterial Balance in the Colon
*Assists in Heavy Metal and Chemical Detoxification
*Augments Digestive Efficiency
*Supports Nutrient Assimilation in the Gut
*Alkalizes the Body

One of the main ways clay does its work is to draw to itself positive charged molecules, which it holds like a magnet, both internally and externally, until we wash them from our bodies or pass them through our bodies. Calcium Bentonite Clay literally removes the positively charged molecules that attack our bodies, from our bodies. According to an article published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, “Detoxification and Mineral Supplementation As Functions of Geophagy” (Johns and Duguette 1991), clay is a potent detoxifier, a catalyst that assists the body in removal of chemical poisons and heavy metals (positive charged ions) from the body.

Clay is effective for many ailments. It will remove impurities including bacteria, fungi, parasites, chemicals, toxins and even help resolve viral infections. It has been used extensively in the treatment of pain, open wounds, colitis, diarrhea, hemorrhoids, stomach ulcers, constipation and intestinal problems, acne, anemia, and a variety of other health issues. Just about everything unhealthy, everything impure, is irresistibly attracted to clay and becomes subject to immediate elimination.

Healing clay not only draws toxic material out of the
body if taken internally, but also reduces pain and
infection in open wounds on both humans and animals.

Heavy metal toxicity means big trouble for the GI track, especially in children, and nothing speaks louder about this than then children suffering from autistic spectrum disorders. Children with weak immune systems tend to have problems with parasites, bacteria, fungus, and viruses that find fertile territory in a body whose defenses are compromised. Finding conditions ripe to live long term in the body, invading pathogens colonize the host and wreck havoc from within. People with chronic diseases have weak immune systems and almost always have digestive system problems including many of these parasites and microbes.

I think it is very hard to mineralize our kids because of their leaky guts.
After treating my son with clay he does not have a leaky gut any more,
but still I can not mineralize him the way he should be, because the mineral
supplements are not in the right form in order to be absorbed by the body.
Andrea Alalama

Dr. Timothy Ray says that during chelation of mercury with DMSA and DMPS (sulfhydryl chelators), “Some of the mobilized metals may be unbound because the mobilizing and binding mechanisms of each chelator may have different degrees of efficiency depending on each patient’s current biochemistry. The longer the metals stay in the bowel, the more damage and inflammation they can cause. If the patient has Leaky Gut Syndrome or Inflammatory Bowel Disease, which most of these patients do, the increased permeability of the intestinal wall may provide little resistance to the re-absorption of these mobilized metals, which then travel back to where they came from – the brain, kidneys, liver, connective tissue, etc., or are deposited into previously healthy tissue.”

The problem with leaky gut and bowel inflammation in general, is that they are very difficult to treat while the metals are still present in that tissue and continuing to cause inflammation. Mercury is known to create antibiotic resistant bacteria, the plasmid responsible also being replicated and passed on to other bacteria. The presence of mercury in the bowel could therefore contribute to the severity and duration of intestinal infections.”[2] In my opinion, safe, clean edible clay to intestinal health is like the cavalry arriving on the scene just in the nick of time.

I have asked the people at LL’s Magnetic Clay if they would extend a special discount on the Edible Earth product for my IMVA people. They have agreed to a hefty 25% discount until March 1st. You simply need to use the code, “edibleearthimva” in the section that asks for a promotional code. By the time one ingests two pound (one bottle) one will have completely changed, cleaned and healed their digestive tract and have drawn off a great percentage of the body’s toxic load.

For those, who after reading about eating clay are still squeamish about eating earth, know that the experience is nothing like what one might expect. Pure clay actually tastes clean and goes down quite easily yielding a pleasant experience. We get the immediate feeling that we are doing something extremely positive for our health.

Special Note: So important is clay I promise to put up a site on its use in the next few months. Clay is a friend like the earth is our mother. Those who learn to appreciate Nature are healthier and happier in my experience. When it comes to the practice of medicine it behooves us to employ Nature whenever we can. Clay is something we can recommend to our patients with the upmost security that it will do the job we intend it to do.

[1] _http://www.magneticclay.com/store/Departments/Edible-Earth.aspx

[2] The Mobilization and Elimination of Systemic Heavy Metals in the Context of Biological Medicine. Timothy Ray O.M.D., LAc, USA http://www.toothwisdom.net/detox_mobilization.html

 

[JonnyRadar]

Re: French muck: Is this the new penicillin?

Some other interesting stuff about French green clay... one of the main components is Montmorillonite. I remembered reading something about that in the transcripts - so far as I can find it's only mentioned in one session, but it's connected to the whole alfalfa/Rhineland/secret treasures business. (not be vague, I can post some stuff about that, but I don't want to make this post too long)

Q: (L) What about the clay and the montmorillonite, and the connection of the clay TO the montmorillonite, and what you once said about trace minerals unlocking secrets in some way?
A: Yes.
Q: (L) Yes what? (A) How much should we drink?
A: No.
Q: (L) We shouldn't drink it?
A: Be vague, we vague.
Q: (L) Is this montmorillonite the objective of the clues about tritium? The fact that tritium pointed to this clay, and that this clay is situated in the Rhineland, among other select sites, and alfalfa possibly grows there. Is this where the clue was supposed to lead us?
A: The question is about the mind, spirit and body, and what happens hence.
Q: (L) Well, what I am trying to get to here is: is it useful for us to ingest this montmorillonite? Will it assist in this mind/body/spirit connection?
A: What is more to the point is who was assisted before, how and why.
Q: (L) I don't get it. Maybe it is because I am so tired, but I am hitting a blank on that.
A: You must be, as the obvious is quite oblivious!
Q: (A) We are not getting anything about this mineral... who was assisted before, how and why... (F) I can figure that out! (L) Well, go ahead! (F) If this clay is in Germany, and if the implication is that the mineral causes some sort of beneficial effect, perhaps, in antiquity, somebody was using it for that reason. (L) Is F**** right on this?
A: Yes, he is.

Which led me to the Wikipedia entry for Montmorillonite, and to this interesting little excerpt from the bottom of the entry:

Montmorillonite is also known to cause micelles (lipid spheres) to assemble together into vesicles. These are structures that resemble cell membranes on many cells. It can also help nucleotides to assemble into RNA which will end up inside the vesicles and, under the right conditions, will replicate themselves.[45] This process may have led to the origin of life on Earth. [46]

 

[manitoban]

Re: French muck: Is this the new penicillin?

Very interesting. I have often used french green clay in homemade skin products and find it beneficial. It is also used in soapmaking, not only for the skin benefits but also as a natural colorant. I had not thought of actually drinking it though, but I do have some on hand I could try.

 

[Buddy]

Re: French muck: Is this the new penicillin?


Wow, that additional info sounds even more exciting!

 

[Kila]

Re: French muck: Is this the new penicillin?

I have not used french green clay but I will try it and report back.

I do use bentonite clay all the time. Recently, I have healed my ulcers using bentonite clay mixed with some colloidal silver. Also recently a pretty severe stomach bug has been going around so my kids have all had their clay and silver, just a few tablespoons every night, and remained well.

In Cherokee tradition there are a variety of clays used for consumption. And I remember one kind of clay, I think it was a yellow clay, was specifically used for pregnant and nursing moms. I always believed that was due to the the fact that pregnant women often experience heartburn, but after reading the above about RNA replication...I wonder.

I also know Chinese medicine uses a variety of clays medicinally.

 

[Jacques]

Re: French muck: Is this the new penicillin?

Very interesting. I have often used french green clay in homemade skin products and find it beneficial. It is also used in soapmaking, not only for the skin benefits but also as a natural colorant. I had not thought of actually drinking it though, but I do have some on hand I could try.

I have some at home and I bought it last year in case of the vaccine would be mandatory.

Very useful to neutralize the vaccine and get it out of the body rapidly if you use the green clay just after the vaccine has been given.