Should I be eating rocks to aid my digestion? I've heard about other species swallowing stones to help breakdown plants in their digestive tract, but I'm not sure whether I should or not as well. Are humans proficient enough to make the most of consumed plants, or could consuming stones alongside meals help to absorb the most possible amount of nutrients from plants. What are the health risks in humans if practiced?
Digestive Health
Zachary Perez
Mason Ward
yes, please do.
Blake Edwards
Yes. Start off with smaller rocks slowly build your way up to bigger ones.
Brandon Ortiz
Should I choose smooth or slightly sharp stones? (Nothing sharp-sharp, like a blunt edge. Don't want to actually stab myself)
Isaac Bennett
Actually the sharper the better. It can remove gunk better that way
Gabriel Mitchell
it's best to start with sand, then move up to small rocks, then the big boys
Anthony Bennett
Do you mean that the sharp edge scraps off gunk in the digestive tract and the stone carries the junk out as it passes? Because I'm a bit skeptical about actually consuming a sharp rock, but I'm willing to try blunt edges for grinding purposes, like teeth inside the digestive tract itself.
Why sand? Also how big are we talking? Like 1.5cm?
Evan Peterson
Gallon of Rocks Every Day = GORED
Samuel Hill
I ate sand as a kid, never did any damage. Start off small and work your way up, just like any other exercise
David Wood
I do this OP. It's best to start slow. Take a small marble sized rock with water as a pill. Best to do it with a meal.
Over time the rocks will accumulate and this way you'll never swallow too many rocks. I used to see leaves in my shit when I ate spinach but since I started doing this I feel i am absorbing more of it or at least processing more.