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rawfood From: "southladogs" Wed, 08 Sep 2004 05:11:34 -0000[Raw Food] DiseaseConventional medicine, and even "alternative" medicine of all types, teaches us that "disease" is exogenic, meaning its source is outside of us, armies of microorganisms that invade and attack our body and harm us—this is the contagion theory, aka germ theory, of disease, and is the basis for the medical paradigm of using remedies and therapies to mitigate or palliate symptoms—we are taught to consider microorganisms and symptoms as a problem to be alleviated or gotten rid of.However, that is not how the body actually works! Bacteria and viruses are present at the site of inflammation, sometimes called "infection", and so they are blamed as the causative agents for the condition,

which medicine considers dangerous, when in reality they are innocent bystanders. All "disease" is in reality endogenic, meaning it is caused by the body. It is a condition instituted by the body, to rid itself of toxic matter and to heal itself. Bacteria are allies in this process, they are the garbage collectors in the body, they eat up the cellular wastes which would poison us to death otherwise, and that is the reason that the body allows them to live in the body, because their presence in our bodies is symbiotic and vital. Viruses are simply parts of dead cells, they happen to be the DNA strands of bodily cells that have died, and are passed out with other bodily wastes."Disease" is actually the process that the body uses to heal and cleanse itself, protect itself. Disease takes the form of any of 7 identifiable stages, and more than one of these can be manifested in the body at any time, though all disease is

systemic, meaning the entire body is involved. Some of these stages we would not even think of as disease, yet they are all part of the progressive remedial process.The body is healing and cleansing all the time, no matter what. The continual self-cleaning and self-healing is vital to life, and the body does it as thoroughly as it possibly can. The body has a homeostasis, and equilibrium--if the toxins coming in can be eliminated smoothly and easily, the body does its cleansing and healing without needing to do anything further. But when the influx of toxins into the body is greater than ordinary elimination can sufficiently get rid of, the body then institutes a condition of extraordinary elimination. These are the 7 stages of disease--the body's extraordinary elimination takes the form of whichever media and form, in the body's infinite wisdom, the body knows is necessary at that point to rid itself of the toxic

overload.When the body is continuously overloaded with toxins, as most of our bodies have been, the toxic load of the body is so much more than it can ordinarily eliminate, it needs to go further and further up the line--each of these 7 stages is what the body must resort to in order to try to deal with and rid itself of the increasing toxic load which would otherwise kill it. So in the process of the body's having to take more and more dramatic actions to prevent its destruction from toxic load, the body must move up the 7 stages.Conversely, in cleansing and healing, the body must move back in reverse through the 7 stages. This is called "re-tracing". The body moves back through the different stages, when given the chance, until it is clean and healed. The first 4 stages are increasingly acute, the final 3 stages are degenerative or chronic. Chronic, degenerative conditions must move back through the acute stages

on their way to healing.We can see, for example how little children, who being so young have not accumulated as many toxins yet, and whose bodies are strong and vital, have such acute inflammations--the more acute the symptoms, the more it shows the body's vitality in attempting to throw off the toxic matter. They have acute cleansing and healing often and very persistently, when given the SAD diet. Eventually, as the child grows and toxic load increases and continues, the body begins to be so overloaded with toxins that it must resort to ever-further, ever-later stages of the disease process. The toxic drugs used to suppress symptoms, as well as to kill the valuable bacteria in the body, are also major sources of toxins which the body has to go to ever-later stages of disease to deal with.But remember that all stages of the disease process are remedial, they are all instituted by the body, they are all the body's

desperate attempt to rid itself of toxins in order to survive and heal itself.Here, briefly, are the 7 stages:1. Enervation. This is truly the first stage, the first sign that we have that the body is overloaded. The body feels tired, feels dragging around, feels less than vital. The body's communication system, electrical system, is the nerves. All of the body's activities, whether internal or external, are directed and coordinated via the nerves. When the body is overloaded with toxins, the neural system's functioning is impaired, and therefore all of the body's activities are slowed and less efficient. This results in smooth, normal cleansing and healing being impaired and slowed, and there is a back up in eliminating toxins, and so the body seeks to repair it. It therefore makes us feel tired, so that we will rest, so that the body can be re-charged to function normally again.2. Toxemia. This would be

where one might feel polluted, or just "bone tired", exhausted, very cold and achy, where someone might "feel a cold coming on", or "feel a flu coming on". These are all sign that the body must have rest and sleep and be kept warm, right away. Even before I'd ever heard of any of this, I'd noticed that every time I got a "flu", it was preceded by this kind of experience. I discovered that I could avert the full blown "flu" if, as soon as I got this feeling, I took a nice long hot bath, and went straight to bed and slept. That's toxemia.3. Irritation. This is the stage where the body is getting overloaded with toxins to the point where it is must urgently get rid of them or take drastic action, and the body eliminates it in various sites extraordinarily--it may be through the sinuses, in the form of sneezing, or through the skin, in the form of a rash or itch, for example. We might also see increased mucus secretion, as

mucus is a transport medium for toxins, out of the body.4. Inflammation. This is full blown, acute cleansing, from "mild" to very acute, depending on the body's needs and according to its wisdom of what will save its life. Remember that all "disease" is the solution, the life-saving process, instituted by the body, to rid itself of the toxins, which are in reality urgently threatening the body's vitality, and in fact its very life. Inflammation includes "colds", "flu", "allergies", bladder "infection", kidney "infection", sinusitis, rhinitis, appendicitis, pancreatitis, arthritis, bursitis, thyroiditis, and any other kind of "-itis", or any other condition where the body has inflammation or "infection". It is all inflammation, there is no such thing as "infection". In inflammation, the body "inflames" an organ, or the site of an injury, wherever it is deemed necessary--it fills the site with blood, lots of activity,

heat--fever is REMEDIAL, the body steps up the heat to help the healing and cleansing, fever is never harmful, and the bacteria population increase to gobble up the dead cells and toxins that are being eliminated. There is stepped up activity at the site of inflammation--there is heat at the site, everything is fast, the body is dramatically working to rid itself of toxins, cells live and die quickly. It is also systemic, all healing involves the whole body, and the fever which is the body temperature elevated throughout the whole body, is vital as a part of the healing and cleansing process.5. Ulceration. This is the first stage of degenerative or chronic disease. The body's toxic load must be eliminated, so the body takes the dramatic action of destroying the cells of the different layers of skin or membrane and tissue below, in order to make an opening through which the body can push out toxins. These are like little

volcanoes, and include what we call ulcers, but also things like canker sores, cold sores, pimples, acne, "herpes", various chronic skin conditions such as eczema, psoriasis, and I think some of what are referred to as STD's.6. Induration. This is tumor formation, which is at this stage considered "benign". The body is so overloaded with toxins that it cannot get rid of fast enough to keep it from killing the body, through any of the previous stages, so it begins to make soft or eventually hard cases in which to store the toxins, to keep it out of the bloodstream and the vital organs. The body often puts these tumors in the places which are the least important to its immediate survival, such as the reproductive organs, but they can occur anywhere in the body that the body in its infinite wisdom needs to put them.7. Cancer. Cancer is not the fearsome killer people are taught to believe it is. It is simply another

stage of the body's ability to heal and cleanse us, the final attempt, quite dramatic. The body's cells, probably specialized phagocytic cells, are used by the body to ingest the toxins, which are saturating the body and so totally exceeding the body's capacity to eliminate them fast enough, that the body must resort to sacrificing large numbers of cells to ingest and contain the toxins in order to keep them out of the vital organs and the blood, in an attempt on the part of the body to continue to carry on life in spite of the toxins. It is said, having been observed, by even mainstream science, that when inflammation or irritation have gone on too long at a site, it becomes cancer--they are observing some of the stages of the disease process. Disease never harms the body. Cancer, like any other stage of disease, is remedial. Death does not come from disease, rather disease is what the body uses to save it from death. Death

comes from continuing to increase the toxic load, by ingestion of toxins and subjecting the body to toxins, including the huge toxic and enervating overload from drugs, radiation and chemo, and such. After cancer, the body has no more defenses left. It is the final stage in which the body can still struggle against the toxic overload. Cancer is mistakenly blamed for causing death, but in reality it is the continued ingestion of toxins which cause death. Cancer is instead the protection of the body against the toxins. The problem is not "disease". The problem is toxins, poisons. Disease is the solution.The body is a totally self-cleaning, self-healing, self-repairing system, and will always seek to cleanse, heal, and repair itself, to the best of its ability, and will employ the process of disease in doing so—that is the entire purpose of disease, and the symptoms we experience are manifestations of that process.

When we cooperate with the body, in whichever stage the body is struggling to cleanse and heal itself, the body can decrease its toxic load, move back through the stages of disease, and ultimately recover full health.How do we cooperate with the body? The first thing is to stop ingesting toxins, as thoroughly as possible. Drugs of any kind including "natural" ones, cooked food, herbs, irritants, animal products, food that is incompatible with the body. And inimical practices, anything that enervates the body, such as stress, overwork, medical procedures, anything that weakens or compromises the body including diets, yes enemas too. When we "treat" symptoms, when we seek to get rid of symptoms, that is going against the body's efforts, and just foils the body's efforts to try to cleanse and heal and further enervates and toxifies us.We need to provide the conditions under which the body can function without

impediment, and which provide the raw materials of life. This includes our optimal diet of fresh raw fruits, leafy veggies, nuts and edible seeds, as close to the form as they come in Nature as possible. This also includes sunshine, constant fresh air, keeping the body warm enough, plenty of rest and especially sleep, as much as the body may desire.We need to fast, meaning total rest, eyes closed, water only, when the body gives us acute symptoms and takes away our hunger. It is only at these times that one should fast, and only for as long as the body dictates--only until the return of hunger. This is vital for the body to be able to accomplish its extraordinary healing and cleansing efficiently and quickly, and must be done. There is no substitute for this. Usually the extraordinary healing is accomplished quickly, though occasionally the body may need to do it longer. It is always recommended that fasting be done under

the supervision of a competent practitioner, particularly if one has extremely acute symptoms, and if the fast is of any duration. And it's important for anyone to know as much as possible about fasting before undertaking it, especially "Fasting Can Save Your Life" and "The Science and Fine Art of Fasting", both by Herbert Shelton, and widely available, including on amazon.com.Further information about the process and stages of disease can also be found in "Toxemia Explained", the classic masterpiece by John Tilden, M.D., as well as in the other works of Herbert Shelton, and in the works of writers on Hygiene such as Dr. Bernarr, T.C. Fry, and Dr.Virginia Vetrano, to name a few. You can read "Toxemia Explained" in its entirety at: http://www.soilandhealth.org/02/0201hyglibcat/020103toxemia/02010301.htmlTo discover the truth

regarding the contagion theory, aka germ theory, of disease, read the classic "Pasteur Plagiarist Impostor" by R. B. Pearson in its entirety on-line! In some versions it has been renamed "The Dream & Lie of Louis Pasteur", and you can explore the site for all kinds of great info on Bechamp and Pasteur:http://www.whale.to/v/pasteur.htmlYou can read most of "The Third Element of the Blood", by Antoine Bechamp himself, at:http://www.sumeria.net/bechamp/bechamp.htmlYou can read on line the entire text of "The Hygienic System, Part II" by Herbert Shelton. The question of what constitutes a proper and healthy diet has long been the matter of the greatest controversy among holistic healers. It is still a matter of great confusion among the public. Here is Shelton's thorough examination of eating and foodstuffs.

Includes the complete data on food combining, feeding of infant and children, the digestive system, etc.:http://www.soilandhealth.org/02/0201hyglibcat/020126shelton.orthotrophy/020126.toc.htmlYou can read on line the entire text of "The Hygienic System, Part III" by Herbert Shelton, an exhaustive work on fasting and sunbathing, recovery of health:http://www.soilandhealth.org/02/0201hyglibcat/020127shelton.III/020127.toc.htmYou can read on line the entire text of "Natural Hygiene, Man's Pristine Way of Life" by Herbert Shelton, a definitive work detailing the difference between healing and the harmful curing practices:http://www.soilandhealth.org/02/0201hyglibcat/020125shelton.pristine/020125toc.htmYou can read on line the entire text of "Getting Well" by Herbert Shelton, which teaches all about sickness and health:http://www.gtwn.net/~genesis/gw/gw1.htmlZsuzsa