• cynar@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    To everyone else, dwarf food seems bland. Since the dwarf cooking it couldn’t add any of there normal spices. “Can humans eat rocks? I don’t think so, better skip them.” (Then skips the salt)

    • MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip
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      2 months ago

      Fun fact; you shouldn’t swallow pebbles. You can digest them, but they are rich in toxic minerals, to the point that your kidney gets overwhelmed.

      • idiomaddict@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        I’m so glad I learned that I could digest rocks as an adult. I don’t think the second part of that warning would have been enough to deter me as a kid.

      • gandalf_der_13te@feddit.org
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        2 months ago

        oh btw there’s these clay eating people all around the world.

        they’re eaten for various reasons, sometimes because of health benefits (de-tox) or due to lack of proper food.

        Impact on health

        Clay minerals have been reported to have beneficial microbiological effects, such as protecting the stomach against toxins, parasites, and pathogens.[43][44] Humans are not able to synthesize vitamin B12 (cobalamin), so geophagia may be a behavioral adaptation to obtain it from bacteria in the soil.[45] Mineral content in soils may vary by region, but many contain high levels of calcium, copper, magnesium, iron, and zinc; these minerals are critical for developing fetuses, which may explain cravings by pregnant women to chew metallic objects, soil, ice cravings. Pregnant women may also experience ice-chewing cravings or drives towards specifically cold food to trigger vasoconstricting, which increases brain oxygen levels by restricting neck veins; both cravings, soil and ice, may have familial and environmental links.

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          1 month ago

          detoxing is not real lol, unless you’re eating activated charcoal.
          We have organs that specifically exist to remove toxins from the body, if foods have positive health effects it’s not due to “detoxing”.