100 years ago, the average child would ingest nearly a pound of dirt by the time they turned ten

Eating dirt can make you healthy. How's that? Did you know that the average kid 100 years ago would eat about a pound of dirt by the time they were 10? Today, we're so stuck on cleanliness, we don't realize that bacteria in the dirt that get put into grass and seeds that get put into cows that get put into milk actually helps make yogurt. It helps make kefir, sauerkraut. All these fermented foods, the bacteria in them start in the dirt in the soil. As we got more distracted from the dirt in the soil, we've actually lost contact with the earth and its ability to heal. Sounds kind of weird, I know, but modern science tells us the gut bacteria, called the Microbiome, is where 75% of our neurotransmitters are made. It's where a third of all drugs are detoxified. If you don't have the right bugs in your gut coming from the sorrel, your body won't heal. So get back in the dirt. Play in the dirt. Plant a garden. Playing the dirt can help your body get back on the path to healing.