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What is Diatomaceous Earth?

by Honey Rowland 3 Comments

What is Diatomaceous Earth?

Diatomaceous earth food grade benefits are many.  Learn about them at HoneysLife.com

Diatomaceous Earth, or DE, is silica, a building block of our hair, skin and nails.  Silica comes from diatoms which are wee little marine or fresh water phytoplankton.

Diatomaceous Earth looks like a slightly greyish white powder to the naked eye but when you look at it under a microscope you’ll see it has both smooth and sharp sides to it.

We as a family and mini farm use about 200lbs of Food Grade Diatomaceous Earth a year.   Many people have asked me,

Is Diatomaceous Earth Safe?

and I tell you! (movie quote!)  YES and the diatomaceous earth health benefits are MANY!

I’ve used it…

  • to prevent illness
  • as a healing agent
  • as a coagulant
  • to detox
  • to chelate
  • as a supplement
  • on our bodies

Not to mention…

  • in the garden
  • in our stored food
  • on our animals
  • as a cleanser

I’ve used it for many years and I consider it a first aid must have.  I’ve seen how it’s helped my body, my family and the animals on our homestead with many issues.  I highly recommend it and it’s the first thing I reach for when the sniffles strike, someone has an upset stomach from eating out or I’m starting a healing cleanse or chelation.

I would feel comfortable giving a newborn food grade DE if there was a need for it.   I’ve heard people say it doesn’t work or that it tears up your lungs.  First off…I always buy food grade Diatomaceous Earth.  Second it’s a powder…like flour and you’re going to hurt your lungs if you breathe in flour..dude water’s good for us but if it gets in our lungs it’ll drown you.  And, third, you’re already consuming it and have been for a long time as it’s added to grains and flours to kill off bugs.

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About Honey Rowland

Organic since it was a dirty hippie word is an easy way to understand me. With 3 kiddos (7, 14, and 16) and one bearded hubby I raise chickens, ducks, turkeys, goats, rabbits and Great Pyrenees livestock guardians on our organically ran mini farm in Ohio. A bull calf and heritage breed pigs have recently been added, along with an impending move into our less than 600 sq ft tiny home that's more and more off grid with each solar panel we buy.

Homeschooling, green living, self-sufficiency and natural parenting (but with yelling) is the norm here. Any skipping through the tulips tends to end with a face plant in chicken or duck poo but being a "glass half full" kind of gal I can smile 'cause the poo is organic and non-gmo! Stop by and see more at HoneysLife.com

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  1. Marcia Lee says

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    I bougth Diatomaceous Earth and have been adding it to my smoothies. Glad to see some of the ways it helps us.

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    • Honey says

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      Oh DE (Diatomaceous Earth) is really so awesome Marica! I love hearing others are using it. It’s amazing and super healing for the body.
      ~Honey

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