Thanks for responding, glad you have such a nice source. For now, the Yerba Prima seems "right" for me, whatever that elusive thing is... ----- Original Message ----- From: "A.V.R.A" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2001 9:32 PM Subject: Re: CS>Normal / bentonite
> I wish I could sell the stuff we use currently... Sadly, the quarry is only > large enough for about a lifetime supply for the very few who know of its > location. We mine it ourselves from a extremely pure subterranean vein. > Since I'm "so far from home" currently, we usually resupply about once a > year, which requires about a 700 mile drive. Well worth it though. > > I would say that four teaspoons of hydrated bentonite would be about the > equivalent of one teaspoon of powder ( the average bentonite swells to four > times its volume, the average gram of bentonite actually covers a surface > area of over 400 square meters ). > > Interesting... on looking up Yerba Primara's website, they also market > Psyllum tusks - a great addition to liquid bentonite for anyone who has any > constipation problems through bentonite use ( a normal digestive system, > however, does not respond in this manner to clay ). They also state that > the surface area of their particular clay covers 900 square yards per > tablespoon. That's a pretty dense clay - one tablespoon may be enough, > depending on your purpose for using the clay. To correct digestive > problems, it really should be used during or just after meals, once the body > has acclimated itself to usage. > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Gage Tarrant <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2001 7:54 PM > Subject: Re: CS>Normal / bentonite > > > > Yes, AVRA, you're right- they recommend 1 TBSP. a day- which is what I've > > been doing. Are you saying that I should be taking 4 TBSP.a day? What > > brand do you take and where can I get it? The Yerba Prima is 8.95 a > bottle. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "A.V.R.A" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2001 6:41 PM > > Subject: Re: CS>Normal / bentonite > > > > > > > Yerba Prima markets a USP grade bentonite, which is certainly, in my > > > opinion, a better choice than the FDA grade alternatives. $10.95 is a > bit > > > steep in price for 1 pint - I can at times go through a pint for various > > > applications easily in a day, but this is typical in alt med marketing. > > > > > > If I remember correctly, Great Plains clay is a Wyoming Clay, similiar > to > > > American Colloid's brand. > > > > > > They recommend a dose of one tablespoonful per day, which is a bit low > > the > > > actual recommended dose is one tablespoonful of powder to a glass of > > > water ), but still useful I'm certain. > > > > > > I know it's probably hard to imagine, at 10.95 a bottle, using bentonite > > > three to four times daily as a part of one's lifestyle ( with cyclic > > breaks > > > of course ) - I certainly wouldn't be able to afford it. > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Gage Tarrant <[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2001 6:16 PM > > > Subject: Re: CS>Normal / bentonite > > > > > > > > > > Hi AVRA- this is very interesting- the bentonite I began using about a > > > month > > > > ago (and need to resume using, obviously, since the effects are most > > > > beneficial after about a month) is "Great Plains" by Yerba Prima. > Have > > > you > > > > used this brand? It's milky white and very mild in taste, almost > > > tasteless. > > > > Thanks. I've already gotten a couple of thumbs up from others, but > I'd > > > > love to hear your opinion too. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "A.V.R.A" <[email protected]> > > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > > Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2001 4:13 PM > > > > Subject: Re: CS>Normal / bentonite > > > > > > > > > > > > > Normally speaking, the liver does not initially process bentonite - > it > > > > > rejects it. That is probably why none of the formalized studies > have > > > > picked > > > > > up on this ( of course, scientific studies are quite rare to begin > > with > > > on > > > > > this subject ). > > > > > > > > > > The liver, apparently, must first be restored to optimum health. My > > > > > understanding of the dynamics come from Raymond Dextreit's Earth > Cures > > > > > handbook. > > > > > > > > > > A semi-healthy liver ( void of disease such as sclerosis, hepatitis, > > > > ect. ) > > > > > takes at least 30 days of internal use, WITH home-brewed herbal teas > > to > > > > > assist liver/kidney functions. Until that point is reached, the > > > bentonite > > > > > acts on the liver but is not processed BY the liver. > > > > > > > > > > However, this changes. > > > > > > > > > > Although I certainly cannot provide a scientific explanation, this > can > > > be > > > > > practically demostrated with enough patience. Once the liver DOES > > start > > > > > processing bentonite, in short order a fairly drastic change occurs > in > > > the > > > > > blood itself. I have not had lab work done - however, the effect is > > > quite > > > > > visible, because the blood becomes so enriched that it changes > several > > > > > shades of color... In fact, if you were to accidently cut yourself > in > > > > front > > > > > of a group of people ( which is how I discovered this neat > > phenominon ) > > > > the > > > > > response would be uniform gasps. > > > > > > > > > > It took me personally about six months of excessive detoxification > to > > > > reach > > > > > this level. > > > > > > > > > > Often times, external treatments of a good healing clay are > necessary > > if > > > a > > > > > liver is in bad shape. It may not, at first, make any sense, but > the > > > > > results are very easily demonstratable. > > > > > > > > > > The PH balance is indeed affected. This goes beyond the stomach and > > > > > digestive system as well. This can be demonstrated through long > term > > > use > > > > of > > > > > bentonite internally on a daily basis. Unlike colloidal silver, > most > > > > > healing clays have very little effect on fungi itself. However, > > > prolonged > > > > > use, even without diet changes, slowly starts to eliminate fungal > > > > > infections. My only explanation for this is a gradual restoration > of > > > the > > > > > acid/basic system of the body. > > > > > > > > > > I think some of the latest formalized research was done by UCLA, and > > > their > > > > > studies were very poorly done. Perhaps this is due to the fact that > > > they > > > > > really didn't understand the nature of the substance. > > > > > > > > > > Keep in mind that bentonite operates to detoxify the body via > > sorption. > > > > So, > > > > > we're not really talking about a binding agent per se. It also > works > > > when > > > > > used on the outside of the body. > > > > > > > > > > I'll never forget one experience I had with a skin graft donor site. > > > > There > > > > > were I would say about 30 staples left that were embedded in new > > > granular > > > > > tissue, and I felt it was a bit barbaric to use pliers to pull them > > out. > > > > > Instead, we simply used a clay pack to remove the staples. Most > came > > > out > > > > > within about 72 hours. The last stubborn few which were completely > > > > imbedded > > > > > under the skin took about six days. None of them needed to be > removed > > > > with > > > > > pliers. The experiment was done without without the clay ever > > touching > > > > the > > > > > body. A thin dressing was applied uniformly to the site, the clay > was > > > > > applied to this dressing, then covered with a second dressing. > > > > > > > > > > Bentonite is proving very EXCELLENT in the treatment of radiation > > > > poisoning. > > > > > I wish I had more solid data on this, since radiation comes in many > > > forms, > > > > > but I've lost contact with the group that was shipping healing clay > by > > > the > > > > > 1000's of gallons to Prussia ( if I remember correctly ), for > > assistance > > > > to > > > > > those who had radiation poisoning from a contaminated water supply > > > > resulting > > > > > from the Cheranobyl disaster. > > > > > > > > > > Needless to say one certainly does NOT want to use bentonite while > > > > > undergoing chemotherapy or other such treatments. > > > > > > > > > > One day I certainly plan to do more formalized research - when I > have > > > the > > > > > resources available. > > > > > > > > > > On a last note, while bentonite IS an aluminum silicate, it is NOT > > > simply > > > > > aluminum silicate. As far as I know, the FDA approved purified > > > bentonites > > > > > may not respond the same as a natural bentonite. I personally have > > only > > > > > tried the FDA grade bentonite once - couldn't stand it. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: Duncan Crow <[email protected]> > > > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > > > Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2001 12:20 PM > > > > > Subject: Re: CS>Normal / bentonite > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello A.V.R.A.; > > > > > > > > > > > > How does the liver process the clays? Given that the clays are > > > aluminum > > > > > > silicate and as such, unavailable to the digestive tract, their > > action > > > > > will > > > > > > be as a stabilizer and possibly a binder to toxins, right? > > > > > > > > > > > > How does bentonite fix oxygen into the bloodstream? I wasn't > aware > > > that > > > > > > clay could change body pH or infuence oxygen directly. Let's look > at > > > > this > > > > > > important possibilty in more detail. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <<I know no better way to overcome the unpleasant side effects > than > > > the > > > > > use > > > > > > of bentonite/healing clays, which will also eliminate in rapid > order > > > any > > > > > > herximer effect the body experiences with intense therapies. I > > > > personally > > > > > > have ingested up to six grams daily of pure vitamin C powder with > no > > > > > > unpleasant side effects by waiting about 45 minutes and ingesting > a > > > > liter > > > > > or > > > > > > so of clay water ( not recommended if one has not gently adjusted > to > > > > > > internal use of clays ). > > > > > > > > > > > > The clays added to the diet also help to avoid the possible > pitfall > > of > > > > an > > > > > > inbalance of free radicals in the body. Once the liver begins to > > > > process > > > > > > the clays ( this can take a minimum of four weeks of usage, with a > > > > maximum > > > > > > dependant directly upon the condition of the liver ), bentonite > > fixes > > > > free > > > > > > oxygen in the blood stream>> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- > > > > > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > > > > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > > > > > Version: 6.0.247 / Virus Database: 120 - Release Date: 4/6/01 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal > > > silver. > > > > > > > > > > > > To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail > message > > > to: > > > > > > [email protected] -or- > > [email protected] > > > > > > with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. > > > > > > > > > > > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > > > > > > Silver-list archive: > > > http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > > > > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
