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Dirt: It's What's For Dinner
Did you know that there are people who eat dirt
and clay? Eww! Yuck! I can imagine it and boy howdy is it
disgusting. Now that I have that off my chest, let’s talk
about why people do this.
* Nerd Alert! * Doctors call this activity pica
which is defined as an eating disorder that is characterized
by the eating of nonnutritive substances for a longer than
1 month.
For centuries, pregnant women all over the world
have eaten dirt. I know some pregnant dirt eaters and they
say that it isn’t that simple. It isn’t just any dirt that
they eat. They have varying descriptions that have some commonality.
They frequently say that it is a deep rich color. Which color?
That seems to vary from woman to woman. They appear to have
an instinct on what dirt is the “good” dirt.
It is possible; perhaps even probable that behind
the mystery is good science. There are two benefits to consuming
good dirt. First, the additional mineral content may be meeting
a deficit created by the pregnancy. This might account for
it begin most prevalent among pregnant women. This isn’t an
issue among men. The second largest group it affects is women
of childbearing years.
The second reason is this could be a survival
instinct reaction. It is also theorized that a good dirt that
is predominantly clay would absorb toxins from the intestinal
tract. This point of purification has become a hot trend among
men and women looking to detoxify their bodies. Commercially,
bentonite clay is sold in tablet form and as a dust that you
add to liquid and drink.
A word of caution about pregnant women eating
dirt. A distinct draw back to pregnant women eating wildcrafted
dirt is the nasty tendency to get lead poisoning. Apparently,
the instinct for good dirt does not ward one off from leaded
dirt. Tip for today: Always eat unleaded dirt.
In short, (I know it’s a little late for that)
there is one more reason to keep the environment clean. One
person’s dirt beneath their feet is another person’s dinner.
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