But it is organic lead! And organic is good.
âŠnow the question is the actual bioavailability of said lead, how easily it leaches from the bentonite matrix in the bodyâŠ
The bentonite clay detox is one of the weirdest ongoing healthfood scams out there. If you google around (and I donât recommend it) youâll see photos of people who post images of the lumps they poop out that they claim are âsloughed-off toxic colon liningâ and are ribbed grey lumps shaped like the inside of a large intestine.
YES. YOUâRE POOPING THE CLAY YOU ATE.
I donât think Iâd ever consume bentonite directly, but I would use it as a clarifier when making wine. Anyone have any thoughts about whether itâs worth being concerned?
A little lead never hurt anybody, just ask Governor Snyder.
Batman & Robin run from that shit!
Bentonite is a type of Fullerâs earth; Iâve used it for various purposes.
Although this âdetoxâ product may contain lead, actual bentonite does not. Lead would generally be considered an highly undesirable impurity⊠particularly in mainstream consumer products, but also in agricultural uses such as pond liners &etc.
Perhaps the person in charge of labeling had Pica, and eating clay didnât seem like an outlandish/potentially dangerous idea to them.
The name âbentoniteâ reminds me of a wonderfully-named substance: âCummingtoniteâ.
⊠which just begs for the pickup line âHey baby, are you made of magnesium iron silicate hydroxide? Because I think youâre cummingtonite!â
People, man
I donât want to eat clay or put it on my face, but thereâs bentonite in the cat litter I use. Am I poisoning my cats?
Aye, I keep seeing images of this T-shirt for some reason.
I once remarked that "alternative medicine" demonstrated some tendency to progress in that people stopped selling radium infusers â but actually, it seems you can still get them if you know where to look. (I doubt the authorities â the EPA, I suppose? â would be too happy if they found out, though.)
Related?
I think in the case of radium specifically, the DoE would be the one getting involved.
Come on, sheesh, donât be an idiot. Youâre supposed to squirt coffee up your vagina, cram lead-infused clay up your asshole, and stick balls of dried vegetable matter in your mouth.
