[homesteadmama]

Here is a great site (from my friend) where it talks a lot about the benefits of silica http://www.earthworksde.com/page/page/4135163.htm

In Years past, our bodies would get enough silica from our diet. Unfortunately, many of the foods we now eat have lost their nutritional value due to soil nutrient depletion, food processing, and chemicals. Supplemental use of Perma-Guard Diatomaceous Earth is essencial to total body health.

Also, I don't think you can taste DE at all! The only way I can tell it's there is from the texture. It's a little chalky. But if I put it in a smoothie, I can't tell it's there at all. So Rachel, don't be scared off too quickly!