Bentonite

As a colon cleanser, Bentonite clay is one of several different types of clays that may result in beneficial effects on your health.

Bentonite clay is a part of many cleansing routines. Generally between one teaspoon and one tablespoon bentonite clay is mixed into water two or three times a day as a way to draw toxins out of the body. The clay passes through the body without being digested, but along the way, it absorbs water and swells up like a sponge.

However, according to the Canadian Journal of Microbiology, bentonite is absorbing more than just water; it’s absorbing pathogenic viruses and microbes, pesticides, chemicals and intestinal irritants. Once they’re attracted to the “sponge-like clay”, the chemicals stay adhered until they leave the body.

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