Expert Insights: The Amazing Healing Benefits of Clay

Clay has been used for thousands of years by the Egyptians, Mayans, and the Native American Indians. Clay is a dynamic presence--a catalyst rather than an agent itself. This is possible because clay is alive. Most of the poisons in the body are positively charged, whereas clay has a negative electrical attraction. Thus, these toxins cannot resist being drawn toward the clay. Clay is renowned to have many uses in promoting health in plants, animals and humans. Bentonite, Montmorillonite, Pascalite, as well as other types of healing clays, have been used by indigenous cultures since before recorded history. In fact, the use of volcanic ashes internally is almost older than civilization itself.

Primitive tribes of various continents have used various types of clay for conditions of toxicity. Studies show that the use of volcanic ash clay internally goes back to the Indians of the high Andes Mountains, tribes in Central Africa and the aborigines of Australia. The Native Americans call it "Ee-Wah-Kee" meaning "The-Mud-That-Heals." Bentonite, as well as other types of healing clay, has been used by indigenous cultures since before recorded history. The Amargosians (predecessors to the Aztecs ), the Aborigines, and natives of Mexico and South America all recognized the benefit of clays.

The crystalline lattice of clay gives it the ability to store energy and then re-emit it. Certain bentonite clays are a powerful agent of stimulation, transformation and transmission of energy. It has a natural magnetic action and transmits an extraordinary strength to the organism, and helps to rebuild vital potential through the liberation of latent energy. This natural Earth remedy is a...