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This article on digestive health was sent to me recently by Unicity. I thought
I would share it with my newsletter group, since it is a comprehensive
discussion of digestive health and how colon cleansing and colon detox helps
rid the system of unwanted toxins as well as pounds.
If you’ve struggled with managing your weight, reshaping your body, or
improving your health, and are nagged by health problems like bloating,
constipation, and low energy levels, the problem may actually be inside you.
No, not inside your head…lower…
You could be carrying 25 pounds or more of intestinal toxic matter
that’s blocking the absorption of essential nutrients and actually slowly
poisoning your body. This build up of toxic byproducts of waste has been
building up for years… and now you can’t eliminate it on your own.
What’s more, recent climate changes have produced a dramatic increase in
cases of internal parasites being reported in North America. Thinking that
you’re safe from contamination leaves you vulnerable to infection.
If you’re ready to take the next step to enhancing your health and
managing your weight, then internal cleansing should be your long overdue
first step.
You Must Be Assimilated
Remember the old saying, “You are what you eat"? There’s
certainly truth in it.
More accurately however: You are what you…
• Digest (break down)
• Absorb (take into the bloodstream)
• Assimilate (take into the cells) The problem is that not all the food
you consume is properly utilized. Even assuming you eat the highest quality
food available, you can’t achieve optimal health unless your digestive system
is functioning at its peak.
Exorcise The Bad
Your body needs to properly digest nutrients and
eliminate waste. The more efficiently your body performs those functions, the
healthier you are likely to be. Which means effectively eliminating the waste,
toxins, and maybe even parasites that are in your body is essential to good
health.
How Toxins Can Poison Every Organ In
Your Body
Imagine your kitchen as if it has never been cleaned in
the past 20 years. (Maybe this is too close to the truth for some.) Dishes
piled to the ceiling, molding food on the counters, grease covering the stove,
your cats filled the litter box in the corner years ago, the kids have tracked
mud in from outside…
Now comes the REALLY scary part… Imagine fixing dinner tonight for your
family in that very same kitchen.
Dirty pots and pans, used plates, glasses, and silverware… do you think
that some of the contamination from the kitchen would be spread to the food
and to your family?
The truth is our intestines are the “kitchen” of your body.
Every tissue in your body is fed by the bloodstream, which is supplied
by the intestines. When your intestines are dirty, the blood is dirty, and so
are your organs and tissues. It's the intestines that must be cleansed first
before any effective enhancement in your health can take place.
Danger, Danger! Toxic Overload Ahead
Getting the bad stuff out of your body is so important
that nature has provided you with 6 separate filters and cleansing and
detoxifying organs: your colon, liver, kidneys, lymphatic system, lungs, and
skin. All six of these systems can be overwhelmed with the amount of toxins
that we absorb from our modern world.
Every day when you eat food, drink water, and breathe air, you’re
exposed to and ingest preservatives, toxins, chemicals and pollutants. And no
matter how careful you may be in the foods you choose to eat and in your
lifestyle, you just can’t avoid them.
In some ways, you create—or destroy—your own health simply by eating,
breathing, and drinking.
Junk foods, fast foods, and poor nutritional value foods are common in
most people’s diets. So common, you’re rarely aware of what you’re
consuming—and in what quantities. For example, each year the average American
consumes 150 lbs of sugar and 566 cans of soft drinks or more appropriately
named “liquid candy.”
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, that’s equal to 52
teaspoonfuls of added sugars per person per day.
Compared to 1981, in 2001 the average American consumed 45 large bags of
potato chips—up 78%, 120 orders of French fries—up 130%, 190 candy bars—up
80%, 120 pastries or desserts—up 95%, 150 slices of pizza—up 143%
The Fearful Fact: Toxic Chemicals
Even if you avoid junk food, you can’t stop breathing air
or drinking water. Dr. James Pirkle, a scientist at the Centers for Disease
Control states, “We are regularly, every day, exposed up to 50,000 chemicals.”
About 2.2 billion pounds of pesticides are used in the U.S. each year.
This amounts to eight pounds per capita.
According to experts, only 2% of this actually serves to protect the
crops while the air, water, and the food itself absorbs the other 98%. In
fact, more than 110 different kinds of chemicals are used on apples alone.
What’s more, municipal water may contain up to 700 chemicals.
Only a fraction of these chemicals have been studied for their effects
on humans. There have been no studies at all showing the consequences of using
these agents in combination with each other. [6]
Your body can’t properly digest and eliminate some foods and the
substances they contain nor can it digest many of the chemicals you ingest—and
this material becomes lodged, or stuck on the lining of your intestinal tract
in the form of old and decaying matter and mucus.
You Can Feel It In Your Gut
Un-eliminated waste material accumulates on the
intestinal walls clogging the absorption of vital nutrients, and creating a
breeding ground for pathogenic bacteria, fungi, viruses, and even parasites.
These pathogens excrete toxins, acids, and gasses, which cause inflammation to
the intestinal walls. The small, inflamed capillaries, which line the colon
wall, begin to absorb the toxic byproducts of your own waste—right back into
your own bloodstream—which poisons all the organs in your body.
This blocks your intestines from fully absorbing nutrients from your
food and supplements, it also lowers your overall energy, health, and vitality
while setting the stage for disease.
The Clues If You're Affected …
Every cell in your body is affected by intestinal
distress. When toxins accumulate in the nervous system, you feel irritable and
depressed. You feel weak if they back up into the heart, bloated if they reach
the stomach, and your breath is foul if they reach the lungs. If the toxins
try to escape through your skin then acne, rashes, and blotches develop, or
you look pale and your skin appears wrinkly. If the toxins make it to the
glands, you feel fatigued, lethargic, your sex drive may cease, and you appear
older than your actual age.
What Should You Do?
Internal cleansing is one of the most important steps—and
usually the most overlooked—when attempting to lose weight, shape the body,
flatten the waistline, improve the immune, digestive, and elimination systems,
and achieve optimum health.
Don't Take Our Word
Brenda Watson, ND, CT, and Leonard Smith, MD, write in
The Advanced Guide to Longevity Medicine:
“It is now known that a healthy, balanced digestive environment is a
cornerstone of vibrant health. Conversely, an imbalanced digestive system can
lead to chronic disease and reduced life expectancy.
“It becomes clear that many of the health problems commonly associated
with aging are closely related to an imbalance in the intestinal chemistry and
microbial flora. The next step, as practitioners, is to learn how we can
better understand the intestinal environment, and how to help our patients
achieve longevity and better health through digestive care and a balanced
intestinal environment.”
In addition, Elson M. Haas, MD, founder and medical director of the
Preventative Medical Center of Marin and author of several popular health
books writes:
"Through my 25 years in medical practice and health care…I have come to
believe that the cleansing/detoxification process is the missing link in
Western nutrition and one of the keys to real healing. I have seen hundreds of
patients over the years transform regular or persistent illness into health
and greatly improved vitality.”
One of the most renowned nutrition experts in the world, Dr. Bernard
Jensen, DC, Ph.D., author of many popular health books states:
“In the 50 years I’ve spent helping people to overcome illness,
disability, and disease, it has become crystal clear that poor bowel
management lies at the root of most people’s health problems. In treating over
300,000 patients, it is the bowel that invariable has to be cared for first
before any effective healing can take place.”
Come On. Parasites? Really?
The rate of parasitic-related disorders in North America
is skyrocketing. For example, Pinworm is the most common worm infection in the
United States. School-age children, followed by preschoolers, have the highest
rates of infection. In some groups nearly 50% of children are infected.
Infection often occurs in more than one family member—including mothers and
fathers of infected children. Childcare centers, and other institutional
settings often have cases of Pinworm infection. Parasites thrive wherever
humans inhabit.
It’s extremely easy to come in contact with parasites. Contaminated
water, undercooked meats, improperly washed fruits and vegetables, and public
swimming pools are just some of the common sources of infections. Transmission
from pets or other infected persons is also quite common. Overuse of
antibiotics further adds to this problem as this can interfere with normal
intestinal flora and lower the body’s resistance.
Help From A Natural Source
Unicity’s Clear
Start With Nature's Tea (formerly known as Paraway Pack)
balances ancient medicinal wisdom with the latest nutritional science. Clear
Start With Nature's Tea contains three of nature’s most effective
cleansing prescriptions:
Nature’s Tea®-- Ten sweet-tasting traditional Chinese
and North American herbs blended to create a fast-acting and effective yet
natural and gentle tea that aids your digestive tract in eliminating waste.
Paraway® Plus-- A proprietary combination of 15 herbs known
for their ability to aid the digestive tract in eliminating unwanted organisms
(parasites) and other wastes while nourishing the digestive and urinary tracts.
LiFiber®-- A comprehensive assortment of 29 hand-picked
herbs, extracts, roots, seeds, fruits, flowers, barks, and more—known for
centuries for their cleansing properties. LiFiber contains the unusually high
ration of 5.6 grams of fiber in every 10-gram serving.
What Others Say About Paraway Pack
“At the hands of an unknown predator, which turned out to
be a parasite in my intestines, I watched my health deteriorate. Less than 60
days after using Paraway Pack*, I have my health back and much more.”
—Patricia Zito
“Within days of starting Paraway Pack I had more energy than I had in
years. I was no longer irritable, and best of all, I stopped craving sodas,
junk food, and high fat foods and even lost a few pounds. I have used it four
times in the last 18 months and I have more vitality in my life than ever
before.”
*Paraway Pack is now known as Clear Start with Nature's Tea
Resources Used
1. Marion Nestle, PhD, MPH: Soft Drink “Pouring Rights”:
Marketing Empty Calories.
2. United States Department of Agriculture: Agriculture Fact Book
2001-2002
3. Centers for Disease Control to report on chemical exposure in U.S.,
October 18, 2000.
4. Dr. Robert Osgoodby: Food For Thought
5. Key Findings Newsletter, Winter 2002/2003
6. Dr. Terezia Fauszr, MD How to detoxify your liver, kidneys and other
organs. www.gifam.org/npdetoxification.htm.
7. Bernard Jensen, DC, MD: Tissue Cleansing Through Bowel Management,
ISBN 0960836071
8. Linda Berry: Internal Cleansing; Prima Publishing 1997
9. Division of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention,
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/pinworm/factsht_pinworm.htm
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