Hey, guys.
Dr. Axe here, founder of DrAxe.com as well as a doctor of functional medicine.
Today I want to talk to you about the many benefits of Bentonite clay, also known as
Montmorillonite clay.
Clay has been used for thousands of years for healing benefits.
In this video, I'm going to talk about many things like how it can support skin health,
reduce inflammation and especially support digestive health as well as detoxification
and cleansing.
So, I actually have a bottle here.
I've used a couple different brands here.
This is actually a liquid form.
Most of the time I do it in a powder form.
Again, clay here, tremendous benefits.
So, it's surprising to some people when I say that eating dirt or eating clay can actually
be good for your body and I want to kind of break this down on how this works.
Clay, the reason it's beneficial is it absorbs the toxins and microorganisms.
If your body has been exposed to any type of bad bacteria, heavy metal or something
that shouldn't be in your body, clay really binds to things.
In fact, if you ever picked up clay yourself, you know it's very sticky.
Think of it that way.
It's going through your body and sticking to and binding to those toxins, pulling them
out of your body.
So again, really the first main benefit you're going to have with using Bentonite clay is
that it really supports your body in healthy detoxification.
It absorbs the heavy metals.
It absorbs to environmental pollutants.
It absorbs different types of bad bacteria, parasites and other chemicals that you may
be exposed to.
Again, first main benefit is detoxification.
The second benefit of Bentonite clay is that it's anti-inflammatory.
In fact, it's also great for the skin for that reason.
Women have been putting on clay face masks for well over 100 years and seeing great results
in their skin by doing so.
This has been shown to be an effective natural treatment for eczema, psoriasis, dermatitis,
as well as acne and supporting the slow aging or anti-aging of your skin.
Again, Bentonite clay is great for that reason as well.
One of the things you can do is make a clay face mask by mixing just a little bit of water
with clay, rubbing it on your face, leaving it on there for about 20 minutes and then
rinsing it off.
Clay will actually bind to the bad bacteria on your skin that can cause things like acne
as well as other chemicals and pull them off your skin.
By the way, a lot of women should practice putting clay on their face because a lot of
these makeups today that women use, are loaded with different types of chemicals that can
cause the skin to age prematurely.
A lot of those toxins can even get into the system over time, increasing the risk of different
diseases.
So again, clay is amazing for detoxifying the skin, great for skin health and it's also
great to be taken internally.
The third main benefit of clay is how it supports the digestive system.
So, you can take about one teaspoon of clay a day mixed with water.
I recommend doing that right before you go to bed or first thing in the morning.
You want to do it between meals, about an hour apart from a meal.
Again, it's great for those benefits as well.
So, if you struggle with an issue, especially like diarrhea, loose stools, leaky gut, those
issues you can benefit from taking a teaspoon of clay a day.
Again, especially diarrhea as I mentioned.
So again, just one teaspoon a day, but it will really go through your system.
If you have pathogenic bacteria, different types of let's say metals or toxins within
the body, it's going to go and absorb those and help your body eliminate those.
Then last but not least, what I would say is the fourth main benefit of Bentonite clay,
is that it can be as a natural multivitamin.
It's absolutely true.
In fact, when you look at the minerals that are found in clay, it's tremendous.
In fact, the soil itself is packed with healthy minerals and clay especially.
Again, in a way, it can be used as a natural multivitamin.
Now, obviously you need to consume a lot of fruits and vegetables and these things on
a regular basis, these health foods.
Also it is packed with minerals and it's very alkalizing to the body.
If you're looking to get your body more alkaline, it has a lot of alkaline minerals, especially
things like iron, magnesium and zinc, and a lot of those minerals in the soil that are
alkaline in nature.
This helps reduce acidity and alkalize the body.
So again, one teaspoon of clay a day is going to bring your body tremendous health benefits.
This is why I do recommend it.
You think about this, for the past 5,000 years, people ate dirt.
Literally, when you pulled a carrot out of the ground, we washed it off but some of that
good bacteria and microorganisms stayed on that piece of food.
Today, we chlorinate our foods.
We kill off all the bacteria which isn't good.
We should be getting what are called SBOs.
Those soil based organisms or soil based microbes are great for our health and so clay is also
going to contain probiotics as well as other micronutrients that really support the health
of your body.
Again, if you really want to experience these benefits from reducing inflammation, detoxifying
your skin, detoxifying your intestines and colon and getting more nutrients and vitamins
in the body which also will help alkalize the body, then I recommend doing one teaspoon
of clay a day.
By the way, when buying clay, make sure it's a food grade clay or a medicinal clay like
Bentonite or Montmorillonite clay.
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