Diatomaceous Earth - Human Use
Diatomaceous Earth is 89% Silicon Dioxide (Silica)
Diatomaceous Earth
Benefits
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SILICA
Supplementation Benefits
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- can stimulate the immune system
- lowers bad cholesterol and raises good
- stimulates metabolism for higher energy levels
- can prevent or clear up diarrhea and its opposite, constipation.
- can decrease vertigo, headache, tinnitus (buzzing of the ears) and insomnia
- intake of silica acts as a supportive treatment for inflammation of the middle ear
- has anti-inflammatory disinfecting, absorbing and odor
binding effects
- works with other antioxidants to prevent premature aging and to preserve youthfulness
- keeps menopause free of stress and helps to prevent many unwanted side-effects of
menopause
- In regulating and normalizing the bowels, silica has a
pleasant side effect; it can alleviate lower back pain, which often troubles the
elderly.
- Because of the beneficial effectiveness on the lymphatic
system , silica can be used for swelling of the lymph nodes in the throat.
- Diatomaceous
earth has a negative charge and bacteria has a positive charge. It is believed that
diatomaceous earth sweeps bacteria out of the body by trapping it in its
honeycomb shaped skeletal form
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SILICA Benefits
for Diseases - Illnesses
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- helps rheumatism by improving the elasticity of the
joints
- has inhibitory effects on coronary diseases
- can help avoiding or alleviating Alzheimer's disease by
preventing the body from absorbing aluminum and may flush out aluminum from the
tissues
- can help arterial disease by
strengthening the blood vessels. Studies confirm that with age, silica disappears from the
aorta, the heart's key blood vessel, thus weakening its critical connective tissue and
resulting in a greater cardiac risk
- can help diabetes by promoting
synthesis of elastase inhibitor by the pancreas
- can normalize circulation and
regulate high blood pressure (hypertension)
- can help prevent kidney
stones & heal infections of the urinary tract
- It is a natural diuretic which
can increase excretion of urine by 30 percent, thus flushing the water-excreting system and
restoring normal function to these vital organs.
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SILICA Benefits
for Respiratory System
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- helps repair, maintain vital lung tissues & protects them from pollution
- by maintaining or restoring the elasticity of lung tissues,
silica reduces inflammation in bronchitis
- acts as a cough decreasing agent
- tones the upper respiratory tract (nose, pharynx, larynx) and
reduces swelling because of its positive action on the lymphatic system
- can help prevent Tuberculosis
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SILICA Benefits
for Tissues
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- fades age spots
- will help normalize hemorrhoidal tissues
- proves effective with female discharge, abscesses and ulcers in the genital area and
cervix, as well as mastitis (especially for breast feeding mothers)
- can cause disinfection in the case of stomach and intestinal mucus and ulcers
- The presence of sufficient silica in the intestines will
reduce inflammation of the intestinal tract.
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