Understanding Detoxification
Aug02

Understanding Detoxification

Detoxification is really a process of cleaning out sludge and garbage in the body, in order to aid healing. Crash detox can be dangerous, but done slowly and carefully, it can really help your body to get better. This article is an excerpt from “From Here To Longevity” by Dr. Mitra Ray, where she encourages us to listen to our body when we eat. She explains that the 2 main areas that benefit from detox are the immune system and the digestive system. And detox takes time. Enjoy this excerpt from Dr. Mitra Ray:

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Constipation’s Dark Side
Feb06

Constipation’s Dark Side

Did you know that constipation’s dark side could include Parkinsons?  The more we know about the gut, the more we realize that it truly is our second brain in action, and its importance is right up there with the liver.  Cleansing always begins with moving toxins out of your body, and you will feel so much better when you do.  I have heard of headaches, tiredness, bad mood, and all sorts of aches/pains gone after going to the bathroom.  It’s a quick mood lifter!

Here is an article/newsletter I found somewhere by Robert J Rowen, M.D, and how constipation can affect so many systems of the body.

“Did you know that the number of times you visit a bathroom every day can determine your risk of Parkinson’s disease?  I know it sounds crazy, but it’s true.

I had a patient several years ago who suffered from an extreme case of Parkinson’s disease.  But, strangely enough, she would make a dramatic recovery any time she had a bowel movement.  One day, she could walk around and function quite normally.  The next day, though, she would have advanced Parkinson’s-like symptoms.  Then she would completely recover a few days later.

This patient insisted that as long as she moved her bowels, she remained functional.  If she missed a day, she would become rigid and have typical tremors of advanced disease.  An enema would promptly clear it.  The case was so clearly associated with constipation it made me wonder:  Could Parkinson’s and constipation possibly be related?  And sure enough ….

As part of an ongoing long-term (24 hour) study, a research group recently confirmed what I’ve long suspected.  They found that many cases of Parkinson’s disease can be linked directly to constipation.

Over 8,000 men participated in the study.  The researchers divided the men into four different groups according to how many bowel movements they had each day (less than one, one, two, more than two).  Their results showed that your risk of developing Parkinson’s is four-and-a-half times greater if you have less than one bowel movement per day versus having more than two.

The authors believe that degeneration in the central nervous system causes constipation.  And as that degeneration progresses, it might also lead to Parkinson’s.

I have a different theory:  I think the constipation itself leads to damage to your nervous system.  Here’s why:  I’ve long known that bacterial toxins absorbed into your bloodstream from your gut will directly attack the cells in your nervous system.  We also know that pesticides contribute to the development of Parkinson’s.  This study reconfirms suspicions that toxins damage these controlling nerve cells.

Millions of men and women are developing this crippling disease.  By the time symptoms manifest, the damage has been done.  I believe the majority of cases can be prevented.  All you have to do is eat organic foods, which eliminates your intake of pesticides, and increase the amount of fruits and vegetables in the diet.  This gives you better bowel function and larger stools, minimizing the amount of time the toxic material is in contact with your colon.

You can get additional protection by taking plenty of antioxidants, particularly vitamins C and E.  I also recommend the mineral selenium.  All of these help maintain and recycle abundant levels of glutathione, your body’s principal detoxifier.  And, finally, reduce your heavy metals and iron with chelation therapy.

The best management of Parkinson’s disease, like most chronic degenerative conditions, is prevention.  It doesn’t have to happen!

Yours for better health and medical freedom,

Robert Jay Rowen, MD

 

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Doctors Don’t Know Squat
Feb06

Doctors Don’t Know Squat

Many homes now have a small stool, something like a squatty potty, but still many have never heard about this great device in the bathroom.   Since the discussions here are centered around cleansing, removing toxic waste is the perfect place to begin.  Costco near us used to sell them in packs of 2’s.  Maybe you could even make one.  The position of squatting really does matter.

How the modern commode contributes to appendicitis and the other diseases such as cancer, diverticulosis, colitis and irritable bowel syndrome.
by Jonathan Isbit (http://naturesplatform.com)

The term “appendicitis” was coined in 1886 by a Harvard anatomy professor named Reginald Heber Fitz.  Most people assume that the disease has always afflicted humanity.  But actually, it’s only been around for about 150 years – and only in the western world.

Why did it suddenly appear?  And why only in the West?  And what causes appendicitis?  Ask any gastroenterologist these questions and you’ll get the same answer:  “Nobody knows.”

A number of other colon and pelvic diseases also got their start toward the end of the nineteenth century – including diverticulosis, colon cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, and prostate and uterine disorders.

The medical profession responded by devising ever more sophisticated surgical techniques to remove the diseased organs.  Once again, having no inkling of the cause, they ruled out any means of prevention.

In the 1970’s, a British surgeon named Denis Burkitt, who had practiced medicine in Uganda for twenty years, reported a remarkable absence of these ailments among the people of Africa.  The same diseases that afflict African-Americans in large numbers were curiously absent in the land of their ancestors.

Further research by epidemiologists showed a similar immunity in Asian countries, especially the rural areas.  And once again, on moving to the West, these ethnic groups quickly became just as prone to western diseases as the rest of the population.

Dr. Burkitt believed that two aspects of the African’s lifestyle protected them from colon ailments.  First, their diet contained higher levels of fibre.  And second, they used the natural squatting posture for bowel movements. . . . . . . . . .

Historically,  human beings have always squatted for bodily functions.  Every infant instinctively uses this method until he is forced to sit on a potty.  Most of the adults in the world continue to use squat toilets all their lives.  It was only about 150 years ago that the “porcelain throne” came into widespread use.

It was basically a fad that started in England and quickly spread throughout the western world.  No country wanted to appear backward and uncivilized, and no one at the time realized what the medical consequences might be.  Even if they happened to be aware of the drawbacks of this new, contrived method of evacuation, they were unwilling or unable to break the Victorian taboo surrounding the subject.

As the fad continued to spread, doctors noticed a mysterious upsurge in colon, bladder, and reproductive diseases.  The medical profession was caught in a conflict of interest.  Since treatment was becoming so lucrative, they had little motivation to explore the cause or to find means of prevention.

How does the modern commode contribute to these diseases?  There are two basic kinds of damage.  The first comes from pressure on the pelvic floor from chronic straining in the sitting position.  Over time, the pelvic floor “descends”, stretching and injuring the nerves that supply the bladder, the prostate and the uterus.  The result is that these organs become dysfunctional and prone to disease.

The second type of damage is caused by fecal stagnation, from incomplete evacuation.  A polluted colon is prone to cancer, diverticulosis, appendicitis, colitis and irritable bowel syndrome.  The following explanation of appendicitis answers the questions with which this article began:

The appendix is attached to the cecum, at the beginning of the colon.  When fecal matter gets lodged in the appendix, it hardens, causing the appendix to suffocate and die.  This only happens to users of the modern commode, for two reasons:

The cecum cannot be fully evacuated in the sitting position.  It needs to be squeezed empty by the right thigh while squatting.

Pushing down with the diaphragm in the sitting position can force waste matter into the appendix.  On a squat toilet, you don’t hold your breath or push downwards.  The posture itself effortlessly generates the required pressure for expulsion.  The appendix was not “poorly designed” – contrary to what is taught in medical schools.  Like the rest of the colon, it was designed with squatting in mind.”

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Your Muffin Ring can Threaten your life

The idea of cleansing and rebuilding is to help your body become balanced.  The sentence in this article that I would like to stress is “Researchers recommend developing lifelong healthy dietary and physical activity habits to avoid a pot belly.”  Excess fat around the middle (I call the muffin ring) can put you at greater risk of having clogged arteries.  We all need the right fats (plant fats), and to cut out the wrong fats (trans fats, fried foods).

The Perils of Toxic Waists – The Canadian Living Magazine, Feb, 2008

The Study: Researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas investigated the reliability of waist circumference as a measurement of heart disease risk.

Findings:  Subjects who developed fat around the middle had a greater risk of having a heart attack than those who developed fat around the hips.  Waist fat is considered to be more active in clogging arteries.  Researchers recommend developing lifelong healthy dietary and physical activity habits to avoid a pot belly.

Background:  Until recently, body mass index (BMI:  weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters) was used to measure the risk of heart attack and other cardiovascular problems.  But many experts suspected that BMI findings alone may not give a clear enough picture of risk.

Published in the journal of the American College of Cardiology.  This new study included almost 3,000 men and women between the ages of 18 and 65.
– Lyndsie Bourgon

 

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