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Divergentstar Shailene Woodley has some dietary and beauty habits that would seem extremely weird to others. Her unusual diet includes eating one thing that, well, humans don’t consume in general. However, she took up the practice of eating clay after hearing about it from an African cab driver. This man toldThe Spectacular Nowactress that even the pregnant woman in his culture would eat the clay and acquire great benefits from it.
However, Woodley was unable to answer a question about how to differentiate clay from dirt. Since, none of the actress’s health and beauty tips are backed by undeniable scientific proof, it is highly recommended that readers do not engage in them without proper information or advice.
Shailene Woodley Believes Eating Clay Is Good For Health
Shailene Woodleyconsiders clay as a good food for the human body and started engaging in the practice after a conversation with an African cab driver. She revealed in a cover story for Into the Gloss that she first heard about clay’s uses from a friend. She shared that one of her friends made toothpaste out of clay that could be swallowed instead of spat out.
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However, the cab driver enlightened Woodley about the benefits to the human body. He shared that a pregnant woman from his place used to eat clay for health benefits. Woodley shared that the man’s indigenous custom prompted her to research more into clay.
She found that the body doesn’t absorb it and the clay provides a negative charge that could clean the body of heavy metals.The Fault In Our Starsactress shared withInto the Gloss:
“But I first heard about the benefits of eating clay from a taxi driver. He was African and was saying that, where he’s from, the women eat clay when they’re pregnant. So, I’ve discovered that clay is great for you because your body doesn’t absorb it, and it apparently provides a negative charge, so it bonds to negative isotopes. And, this is crazy: it also helps clean heavy metals out of your body.”
Woodley also believed in the technique of oil pulling to whiten the teeth. She would put some swish coconut or sesame oil in her mouth and spit it out so that the fat-soluble oil would clean the teeth of impurities. She also believed that tanning her v*gina in the sunlight could prevent yeast infections and other genital issues.
David Letterman’s One Question About Eating Clay Made Shailene Woodley Uncomfortable
After her interview with Into the Gloss, she later appeared inThe Late Show with David Lettermanto promote her filmDivergent. The curious host wanted to know about her clay-eating habit.David Lettermanasked Woodley if she could tell the difference between clay and dirt. Letterman’s question, which had a sarcastic tone to it, received quite a laugh from the studio audience.
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Woodley embarrassingly admitted that it was a great question, but she had a limited knowledge of the subject. She believed that the two had different earth materials but shared that she wasn’t smart enough to answer it.TheBig Little Liesactressshared onThe Late Show(via Today):
“Um, I think dirt is … they’re made from different matter. It’s a different earth material. I’m not smart enough to answer that question.”
Shailene Woodley is an environmental activistbesides being an actress. Woodley came in support of the Dakota Access Pipeline protestors, who mostly included the Standing Rock Sioux native Indian tribes. She, along with other protestors, was arrested, which brought more media attention to the issue.
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