Since antiquity, clays have been used as adsorbents for toxins and waste material, and bentonite is king of the clays in this regard. Its properties have been found beneficial for internal use, for topical use on the skin, and even in pollution control applications. It works as an adsorbent because the charged platelets in the bentonite colloidal dispersion attract and hold toxins. Since bentonite is not digested as it passes through the alimentary canal, the bentonite and adsorbed toxins are both eliminated together.
Maximum activity is achieved in several ways.
All impurities, such as other minerals and adulterants that do not have the same properties, have been naturally removed. This does not occur with normal bentonite products. Second, Great Plains Bentonite has an enormous surface area for maximum activity. The use of advanced processing methods results in a bentonite surface area of over 960 square yards per serving. And third, Great Plains Bentonite has the optimum ratio of sodium to calcium ions to give it maximum ability to swell, adsorb and hold toxins.