Has anyone taken clay to detox? It is in a powder form of which you put one teaspoon in the water at night and then drink it the next morning. (first week you drink water only because clay falls to the bottom of the glass, and then after a week you drink clay and water mixed for 3 weeks).

I got a local brand and started drinking it for 5-6 days. The package says it regulates problems that most of us that are mercury toxic have experienced at one point or another, or continue to experience. It does also mention that is good for eliminating mercury specifically. I could only handle taking it for a few days however as I would feel ill every time I had to go to the bathroom, but it does seem to make you extract toxins. Clay goes through your body and finds wherever mercury and toxins are hiding and expels them. You are supposed to take it for a month for a full cleansing effect. Seeing that I have to work, this was the main reason that I had to stop!

The other side effect I experienced is having really vivid dreams ~ nightmares. It's like same old mercury playing tricks on my mind again, and so I stopped.

I think I may go back to it some time in the future, but seeing that I eat healthy and do everything to detox gently, I was not ready to continue at this time with a stronger detox, I am very sensitive when it comes to this and can only handle a little at a time. But it may be good for many of you out there who are suffering!

clay, although negatively charged, contains aluminum. I don't know if it's that good to expose yourself to aluminum when you're already mercury toxic.

I have tried bentonite clay mixed with phsyllin husk, i read it was supposed to be good for detoxing but it made me really constipated and depressed, i tried it for weeks on end incase i got improvements but had to stop, it really was making me worse.

I've been using Sonne brand clay (which is in solution) for some time now. I take it nightly and when I miss my Algin dose or otherwise violate dietary restrictions that promote greater mercury mobility.

In my case, it appears that my liver is capable of clearing mercury, but that I can easily reabsorb it--hence the use of Algin and clay.

It is highly unlikely that simply drinking the clay solution will promote constipation. I've found that psyllium can very easily cause constipation in me depending on how much liquid I consume during the day or if something else slows down the transit speed.

Nina: I too experienced the nightmares. In my case it was a combination of too much glutamate/aspartate and low anti-oxidant status. I was helped immensely by reducing exposure to processed and restaurant foods and animal protein. Following removal of amalgams, I've only had a handful of horrible nightmares. The validity of the glutamate/aspartate hypothesis in you would be supported by experiencing cold hands/feet and insomnia on days with high glutamate/aspartate exposure.

"It is highly unlikely that simply drinking the clay solution will promote constipation."

Clay is very constipating and should be taken with LOTS of water. I also do this, but forgot to once and was constipated for about 3 days!

Dawn I have been taking bentonite clay mixed with phsyllin husk and have slowly started to feel worse and worse. I stopped it today and am already feeling better. I wonder what it is about it that might cause problems?

Richard, yes i felt better coming off it, it really is no good for me, i drank 2 pints of water with it but still made me ill.

Hi Everyone,

I tryed the clay that you take by mouth too. I had to stop it because I had severe constipation to begin with. I believe this would pull the metals out if I was able to eleminate everyday, but it didn't since it just sat in my colon along with the heavy metals that it took with it. So it makes since that although it may be good for someone else, it wasen't for me. Since the toxic heavy metals were sitting in my colon for days and even weeks, the toxins would redristribute into my blood stream infecting my blood and making me even more sick. I believe this clay is beneficial for people unlike myself because although it has aluminum in it, the metals and toxins in your body are attracted to the clay and then are carried out through the colon and out the body.

Clay baths work even better. Since I could not expel the clay through my colon, I expelled it through my skin. I used the Moorbath deap peat and the LL's magnetic bentonite clay baths to detox before and after amalgam removal. They worked excellent which I believed saved my life!!! I still use them every 2 weeks now. You can find the Moorbath at www.dermamed.com. Then click to- Specialty products. Then click to- Moorbath. Since this is more powerful, I used it before amalgam removal every 3 days since I was so toxic. PLEASE NOTE; If you have high blood pressure, then do not take the moorbath. I used the the LL's Magnetic clay baths after amalgam removal. you can find this bath at Alive and Aware Natural Health E bay Store. Chris Hall always has great deals and cares more for peoples health than selling his products.

Good luck, From SCARLET, <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

I haven't confirmed mercury toxicity for myself, but I started drinking clay last week. Within a few hours the first time I consumed it, I had incredible energy, physical and mental. I haven't felt this good in a really long time! I am taking it daily on an empty stomach.

If anyone is having constipation problems, even though they are consuming a lot of water, I highly recommend a probiotic called Primal Defense by Garden of Life. I have been taking this for months, and it makes me very regular. I take mine at night before I go to bed.

o.mary

I use bentonite (a liquid mix of clay), and have used it for 2-3 years. It binds to the toxins and helps flush them out of your body. I don't know about it's helpfulness with mercury (but I assume it would be good) - I used it in my candida treatment. A mix of psyllium to srub out your digestive track, an antifungal to kill the candida, the bontonite to draw out the toxins from when the yeast dies - all mixed with water.

~Tia

I heard putting it on the bottom of your feet and sleepng through the night w/it there is suppose to detox you! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />

oh, it just must be bad, cuz it's different. I think all if you need to run and get shots how, and then go and sit alone and watch tv. And when you get alzheimers, remember, no way is it the 60x safe level mercury in a flu shot. NO. It's, um... It's old age that gave it to you, yeah.