Hmm, so is this a problem for the cat? Every couple of weeks we mix DE with her canned cat food for worm control.
Marshall Nina Silver wrote: > ----- 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]>
