Food-grade diatomaceous earth is a fine white powder made from fossilized algae, sold for garden pests and stirred into water by some detoxers for “parasites” and “heavy metals”. Members get the full entry: where the idea comes from, what the research actually shows (spoiler: very little in people), and the breathing risk that matters more than any claimed benefit.
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