Diatomaceous Earth is 84% Silicon Dioxide  (Silica)

There is no life without Silica !!

In 1939, the Nobel Prize winner for chemistry, Professor Adolf Butenant, proved that life can not exist without Silica.

In the 2003 book “Water & Salt” Dr. Barbara Hendel states: “Silica it the most important trace mineral for human health!”

Silica plays an important role in many body functions and has a direct relationship to mineral absorption. The average human body holds approximately seven grams of silica, a quantity far exceeding the figures for other important minerals such as iron.

Excerpt from http://heavenandearthpowder.info/Human_Use.html 

DE has a health benefits list as long as snake oil.  I view it as just a good silica supplement to contribute to overall good health, and useful for warding off common parasites.  I mix one teaspoon in each kid’s juice in the morning and it is well received because it is tasteless. – Allison