Paleo Diet and Paleolithic Diet Questions & Answers

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Geophagy is (or was) common, from the equator to northern Europe. Although pica comes in many forms, most examples of geophagy ("earth eating") involve consumption of clay soils. This article suggests an adaptive explanation:

http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/essays/balanced-diets.php?page=all

The gist is that clay stops the absorption of antinuntrients. In times of scarcity the behavior permits the eating of otherwise unpalatable foods. Could a clay supplement "shore up" a damaged gut in much the same way?

flag	asked Jul 30 2011 at 23:49 wjones3044 10k●19●56

holy crap that's long.. but I plan to read it- I find this fascinating! – thatonecrazylady Jul 31 2011 at 0:32

Hmm, I wonder if clay sea salt would be similar? – Danielle Jul 31 2011 at 1:00

i thought part of the clay thing was that it killed certain microbes or something. – free3337 Jul 31 2011 at 2:17

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MDA had a writeup on this recently marksdailyapple.com/… – Resurgent Jul 31 2011 at 2:35

oak0y · Answer 1 · 2011-07-31 14:50:42Z UTC

there is lavos heilerde sold in germany for such issues. ultrafine, ultrafine its for binding cholesterol, and then there is fine and normal. one for the skin and the other one for digestive problems, flushy pooh and gasses and also digestion problems. there is also green clay in german health food store. there is another clay supplement sold in usa. i remeber its this superchargend vegan supplement from this rawvegan bodybuilder.

Senneth · Answer 2 · 2011-08-01 18:20:59Z UTC

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I tried Redmond Clay for my tummy troubles (leaky gut, inflammation, bacterial overgrowth) for about 2 months. Didn't see any changes at all. http://www.redmondclay.com/

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Can eating clay soil solve leaky gut-related issues?

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