I think that's called Pica.. mineral deficiency. I've heard of women crunching away on ice cubes during pregnancy though in the same way-- no minerals there (right?). Possibly just some weird crunching compulsion.nails on chalkboard = rocks on teeth
nails on chalkboard = rocks on teeth
Copy pasted from another thread....THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF EATING CLAY
MONTMORILLONITE CLAY
Montmorillonite Clay or Calcium Bentonite can be taken to charge the immune system during an ongoing disease, and it can also be taken as a preventative to ward off any potential ailments.
More people suffer from nervous and mental conditions in the twentieth century than in the last two centuries combined.
It is generally recognized that the United States is the most over-medicated, over-operated, over-inoculated, and doctor-dependent country in the world.
Natural medicine, with its emphasis on health prevention and maintenance rather than treatment of disease, offers a safe alternative.
These are some of the benefits most people experience from eating clay after two to four weeks of use:
“Clay contains the minerals and energy that the defense mechanism needs; it improves bowel function and detoxifies the body of pollutants.”
- Well- regulated bowels.
- Relief from constipation or diarrhea.
- No more indigestion.
- No more ulcers.
- Better digestion of food and drink.
- A surge in physical energy.
- Less “wandering pain” all over the body.
- Clearer skin.
- Whiter and brighter eyes.
- More alertness and clear-headedness.
- Emotional uplift, less tension.
- Enhanced growth and tissue repair of gums and skin.
- Stimulated immune system, higher resistance to infectious agents.
- John Tilden, M.D., author of Toxemia (1974), states that the basic cause of disease is insufficient drainage of waste matter: that toxins have accumulated in the blood above the toleration point, and disease- call it a cold, a flu, a headache- is the result of an accumulation of poisons in the system.
The clays immediate action upon the body is directly on the digestive channel. The body has no problem ridding itself of the clay. The clay and the adsorbed toxins are both eliminated together; this keeps the toxins from being reabsorbed into the bloodstream.
I think that's a part of it but it goes beyond that since they actually become addicted to it. Maybe they have a mental problem.When my wife was pregnant she was addicted to potatoes. It was bad.
I did learn how to make a mean cheese fry platter as a result though.
My co-workers wife used to crave chalk during their pregnancy.
Only guess why these people have odd cravings is nutrient deficiency. Rocks and chalk is probably low vitamin/minerals so the body needs the fuel asap
Lmao that's gross.Wasn't there an episode about a woman who was addicted to eating her dead husband's ashes lol. I can just imagine how that'd go "Hey mom, where is Dad?"
"Sorry love I ate him."
Now that's a mental problemWasn't there an episode about a woman who was addicted to eating her dead husband's ashes lol. I can just imagine how that'd go "Hey mom, where is Dad?"
"Sorry love I ate him."
LMAAAAAO!!Wasn't there an episode about a woman who was addicted to eating her dead husband's ashes lol. I can just imagine how that'd go "Hey mom, where is Dad?"
"Sorry love I ate him."
There was another woman who ate her mother's ashes cuz she missed the mother's cooked food lmao. People are crazyI can’t stop laughing lmao !!
LOL that is nuts!There was another woman who ate her mother's ashes cuz she missed the mother's cooked food lmao. People are crazy
WtfMaybe They'll Move Up To Seek Attention By Trying To Kill Themselves
If We're Really Lucky, Maybe They'll Accidently Succeed
...And Nothing Will Be Lost