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 <gagetarr...@home.com> To: <silver-list@eskimo.com> 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" <colloidalsilverd...@hotmail.com> > To: <silver-list@eskimo.com> > 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 <gagetarr...@home.com> > > To: <silver-list@eskimo.com> > > 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" <colloidalsilverd...@hotmail.com> > > > To: <silver-list@eskimo.com> > > > 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 <duncanc...@yahoo.com> > > > > To: <silver-list@eskimo.com> > > > > 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: > > > > > silver-list-requ...@eskimo.com -or- > silver-digest-requ...@eskimo.com > > > > > with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. > > > > > > > > > > To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com > > > > > Silver-list archive: > > http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > > > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
