The carbon redox molecules in terrahydrite enable the thousands of species of bacteria to talk to each other and the immune system. That helps create balance and diversity in the microbiome, which creates a cascade of positive protective and restorative effects to happen in previously corrupted systems. Fluent communication between bacteria lets them first become aware when beneficial species are depleted (particularly rare species). This makes them go into rapid replication mode, bringing balance back to a previously Corrupted Gut. For instance, fluent communication system makes the group aware when pathogenic microbiota have overgrown, so they can produce more anti-microbial compounds to drive pathogen populations down. Terrahydrite also rebalances the mineral composition of the microbiome to that of a healthy gut – somewhat like a bio-friendly fertilizer for the microbiome. This makes micronutrients available for the production of enzymes that drive most cell activities. Terrahydrite increases breakdown of toxic peptides that stimulate zonulin production – before zonulin is ever made. And it breaks down zonulin after the gut lining makes it. These actions and reactions give the microbiome the resources it needs to overcome communication blocks, a broken ecosystem, and tight junction injury. The microbiome can then revive its balance and numbers from the 5-10,000 species it now has, to something closer to 20-30,000 species people used to have. Our microbiomes then have the tools to prevent or repair injury from the most damaging tight junction toxins known to man – glyphosate, gluten (gliadin), NSAID pain killers, and steroids. Two more mechanisms by which terrahydrite cleanses and repairs: When terrahydrite touches the wall of the small bowel, there’s a 1200% increase in glutathione production in a matter of hours, which is the body’s most powerful antioxidant. Last but not least, one tablespoon of terrahydrite increases stem cells activity by 30%. Bottom line: When the gut has what it needs to thrive – that is, when man gets out his own way and lets Nature do what it’s designed to do – the body’s innate intelligence knows what needs to be done, and it has the machinery to do it. Terrahydrite helps do that while toxins are an unavoidable part of our lives. Plants love it. Not unexpected, but still fascinating to watch, Terrahydrite actually makes plants grow quite a bit faster. When you feed it to them, their growth accelerates. Indeed, this is exactly what we would expect, considering its the very same medium of bacterial communication that helped ancient plants grow abundantly once-upon-a-time.