Throughout the ages, traditional cultures have used bentonite clay in a variety of ways in their daily lives. Formed from weathered volcanic ash millions of years ago it has been referred to as, ‘The precious gift from Mother Earth.’ It has similar properties to diatomaceous earth (fossil shell flour) it carries a negative charge which bond with positive charges present in toxins and the like and attracts the toxicity present in our digestive system such as chemicals, heavy metals and general endotoxins from our metabolism and helps release them from the body.