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* ❌ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diatomaceous_earth Diatomaceous earth]. This is made from the fossilized remains of tiny, aquatic organisms called diatoms which are mined from ancient sea beds and ground into a fine powder to produce food grade or medical grade diatomite. The finer grade diatomites are used as an insecticide and are also employed to deworm pets and humans. They are believed to work by dehydrating the organism, although the sharp edges of the particles may also be damaging to tiny creatures. A daily dose of one heaped teaspoon of diatomaceous earth has been claimed to be effective for human worm control, and one hookworm host has reported that three doses, of approximately one teaspoon each, quickly wiped out her colony and caused the return of all the symptoms of her disease. | * ❌ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diatomaceous_earth Diatomaceous earth]. This is made from the fossilized remains of tiny, aquatic organisms called diatoms which are mined from ancient sea beds and ground into a fine powder to produce food grade or medical grade diatomite. The finer grade diatomites are used as an insecticide and are also employed to deworm pets and humans. They are believed to work by dehydrating the organism, although the sharp edges of the particles may also be damaging to tiny creatures. A daily dose of one heaped teaspoon of diatomaceous earth has been claimed to be effective for human worm control, and one hookworm host has reported that three doses, of approximately one teaspoon each, quickly wiped out her colony and caused the return of all the symptoms of her disease. | ||
* ❓ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clay Clay] (e.g., bentonite, kaolin) | * ❓ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clay Clay] (e.g., bentonite, kaolin) Some clays have antibacterial properties [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26743034] and are claimed by some sources to be natural parasite preventives that inhibit the reproduction of organisms. One helminth provider at one time advised against the use of clay while hosting worms. However, clay is now thought much less likely to harm the human hookworm and whipworm than it is tapeworms, and it may in fact not have any adverse effect at all on these ''therapeutic'' species. | ||
* ✅ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasting Fasting]. This [https://www.facebook.com/groups/htsupport/permalink/812582472131043/?comment_id=813100818745875&offset=0&total_comments=3&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22:%22R%22%7D will not harm human helminths] because they feed from their host’s blood (hookworms), or from their tissue (whipworms), rather than sharing what their host eats. This is in contrast to the rat tapeworm, Hymenolepis diminuta (HDC) which shares its host’s food as this passes along the intestine, and requires dietary carbohydrates to survive, so may be harmed by a prolonged fast. | * ✅ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasting Fasting]. This [https://www.facebook.com/groups/htsupport/permalink/812582472131043/?comment_id=813100818745875&offset=0&total_comments=3&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22:%22R%22%7D will not harm human helminths] because they feed from their host’s blood (hookworms), or from their tissue (whipworms), rather than sharing what their host eats. This is in contrast to the rat tapeworm, Hymenolepis diminuta (HDC) which shares its host’s food as this passes along the intestine, and requires dietary carbohydrates to survive, so may be harmed by a prolonged fast. | ||