Healing Clay Baths - Facts & Fictions
Greetings, all:
I've been reading through the forum, and I thought I would address some issues brought up, based on our ~12 years of experience with healing clays.
First, the myth:
The statement that clay will change color if heavy metals are being eliminated in the body is a MYTH. The only time this will occur is if enough metal is pulled out of the body to react with the clay itself, and in a form that causes what we suspect is an oxidation reaction with the clay. This discoloration is rare. The confirmed case on our eytonsearth.org website was a case where the individual went from being in a coma to completely healthy by utilizing pure French
Montmorillonite in baths. There was no discoloration of the clay.
Itching:
The itching associated with clay baths should be a very rare occurence. The cause in the reported examples is likely
additives to the clay. Our experience with itching and clay baths has been traced exclusively to dehydration or with cases of chronic skin conditions.
The addition of any substance besides pure water to clay reduces the clay's ability to exchange ions. Concerning clay baths, it is the ion exchange capability that must be responsible for the stimulation of the lymphatic system. Therefore, there is usually a trade off when substances are added to the clay for use.
There are substances that one can add to improve the stimulation of the lymphatic system - natural
Sea Salt is the best. The free sodium ions increase the overall activity of the clay, when the clay is in aqueous form.
Concerning herbal additions: I highly recommend those interested in experimentation take some pure bentonite, hydrate it, and add some fresh herbs to watch the subsequent reaction which begins to occur immediately upon combination. Our testing experience demonstrates that only absolutely pure extracts are not decomposed by the clay.
I'd like to direct interested parties to the following account:
http://www.delightshotspringsresort.com/delights-history.html
This is by far the best method to take clay baths; Elias was an arthritic cripple who spent a month taking clay magma baths in natural warm clay pools.
Unfortunately, many people don't have the facilities to be able to utilize clay in such a manner. The next best thing is to add as much clay to a bath as is practical, keeping in mind that clay must be completely aqueous/hydrated to help avoid plumbing problems.
In cases of serious consequences, we'll easily use ten
pounds of clay for a single treament, especially with conditions exclusive to the lower torso/legs, where we've made a clay magma and filled a large garbage bin so that the entire leg(s) can be submerged in a pure "gel" or magma.
Of course, there is alot we don't know!
Best Regards,
Jason
Eytons' Earth - Healing Clays