Aparrently dirt is good for what ails us. According to this article dirt contains substances to fight depression. Who knew?
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/66840.php
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/66840.php
Dirt for Depression
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hillsdown
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Wow very interesting. I will have to remember that next winter, next time I have a case of the seasonal blues I will just grab a few handle fulls of dirt.. ;-)
I found the study they did with cancer patients very interesting as well .
I found the study they did with cancer patients very interesting as well .
TexasBred
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3waycross":7wem5pii said:
3Way....there is a creek bank down the road from my sister's house that the local black folks have taken clay from for ages. Supposedly they believe there is some benefit for eating the stuff. Amazing how far back into the bank they have dug. You'll see someone there getting the clay they need almost anytime you drive by.
Jogeephus
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TexasBred":2e07p6f6 said:
The same thing happens in our watermelon fields. People are always just helping themselves. Learned that watermelons contain citrulline which effects the body much similar to Viagra. Definitely explains a lot.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/ ... 7219.shtml
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TexasBred
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alftn":3ploiktz said:
Which is it?? A few trace minerals perhaps..vitamins...hardly..
Jogeephus
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My grandmother used to keep a few rusty nails in a mason jar full of water. She'd drink the water on occasion for her iron supplement.
Jogeephus
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Lammie":2xxwgs1i said:
I will too! ;-)
Saw on a nature program that elephants had been digging out and eating this special clay for so long they have dug out a big cave they have to go into to get it..
Oh,if you want a dinosar,all you have to do is have a few chickens on the place
Oh,if you want a dinosar,all you have to do is have a few chickens on the place
Jogeephus
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That's good to know. Force feeding lizards Ralgro doesn't seem to be working. :cowboy:
upfrombottom
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Since we haven't had a sizable rain in three weeks, it's the dirt and dust I've been eating involuntarily that depresses me.
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I wonder what the benefits of breathing and swallowing clover dust has on the body the last few days I have been baling some really nice Red clover fileds and everynite when I blow the baler off I get a pretty good dose
surely must be beneficial somehow
sure am glad we round bale everything now I used to hate hauling clover square bales that dust stuck to ya and covered ya
surely must be beneficial somehow
sure am glad we round bale everything now I used to hate hauling clover square bales that dust stuck to ya and covered ya
chrisy
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found this artical about eating dirt interesting. Marie Antoinette should have said 'Let them eat dirt' instead of 'Let them eat cake' might have been more nutritious. :lol2:
found this artical about eating dirt interesting. Marie Antoinette should have said 'Let them eat dirt' instead of 'Let them eat cake' might have been more nutritious. :lol2:
john250
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I don't know of any clay pits nearby, and I always insist on "eating local".
The sand and sediment in my local soils might not be as digestible as good clay.
The sand and sediment in my local soils might not be as digestible as good clay.
