----- Original Message ----- From: Dean T. Miller <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 12:08 AM Subject: Re: CS>Off Topic - Fleas
> Hi Gladys, > > Whoa!! > > Diatomaceous Earth is NOT dangerous. You can drink it. You can bathe > in it. You *can* dust your underarms with it (if you're so inclined). > Just don't breath heavy concentrations of it (the same goes of almost > any chemical, including alcohol or vinegar). > > You can make it into a paste (it doesn't become "inactivated" in > water, which contradicts another message in this thread). > > DE can be dusted on house plants -- or garden plants -- to keep most > insects away. It can be rubbed into the coats of cats and dogs, and > the animals won't get hurt by DE when they lick their coats (it > probably will help them). It can be dusted onto pets' bedding, and > into rugs. It will drastically reduce the population of carpet mites > (a major cause of household allergies). > > Like colloidal silver, diatomaceous earth is one of the great, > all-around preventatives produced by nature. Diatomaceous earth should not be breathed into the lungs and if it is eaten to destroy parasites, it MUST be taken in capsule form. Here's why: the fossilized diatoms, or microscopic creatures, have very sharp silica spikes that are highly irritating -- that's why they destroy bugs; they pierce the shells of the insects. Even food grade diatomaceous earth can irritate. Some people absolutely cannot be near it when it is dusted on carpets indoors or even spread outside. I personally would not use it due to its highly irritating quality to the lungs. I would take it in capsule form ONLY for parasites. Try breaking open a capsule of D.E. and eating it. You will feel the minute sharp shards in your throat -- not a pleasant feeling. Each person is individual. Some don't mind it, some do. Regards, Nina Silver, Ph.D. Author of THE HANDBOOK OF RIFE FREQUENCY HEALING Email me for a pre-publication bulk discount good until Sept. 15! You can read the intro to the Handbook on my website http://www.heart-of-healing.com -- 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]>
