QuestionQUESTION: Hi, on Aajonus' that eating moist clay helps build intestinal bacteria...i have noticed that when i add montmorillonite clay to still water outside, the mosquito larvae that normally inhabit these areas, can't survive..so i wonder if that translates in humans to killing off intestinal bacteria, rather than supporting growth? I take it myself and can't decide how i feel about the effects. Any ideas on this? Terramin from California Earth Minerals is the clay...its supposed to be good for detox. Thanks for your thoughts, Sarah
ANSWER: Well, from what I understand, clay does kill off bacteria(even good bacteria), so it's really not a good idea to use it a lot. Aajonus' other recommendation (ie bacteria-rich "high-meat") might well be useful in bolstering the body with good bacteria if you want to use the clay regularly in the long-term.
I would therefore recommend using the clay only from time to time, to be safe. My own experience(re "edible French Green Clay") seems to indicate that short-term use of clay is beneficial, whereas I haven't seen any benefit from using it frequently, to be honest.
Geoff
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QUESTION: Thanks, I really appreciate your thoughts... I have made high meat, and was simply amazed at how great i felt the next morning. That spurred many quarts of various high meats in the fridge...and one specifically that was left for many months(I left town) without revamping its oxygen. The top became green and quite putrid..have you eaten any such? I threw it into the river and regretted doing so post-fling! Any idea who/what the green is...and if it should be avoided? Thanks again, Sarah
AnswerAajonus recommends always airing the high-meat regularly. I agree with him. I've at times left meat in vacuum-packs with little or no air in it, for a few weeks in the fridge without airing, and the taste/smell was always extremely off-putting, and I never got used to it in the way I eventually did with aired "high-meat".
HTH,
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