ANEMIA,Deficiency of Red Blood Cells

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ANEMIA, Deficiency of Red blood cells

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ANEMIA

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Definition - Anemia is a deficiency in the number of red blood cells, hemoglobin

or both. [HHH p.33]

Symptoms -The condition is marked by varying degrees of pallor and palpitation.

[HHH p.33]

 

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Cause

 

When we have a good bloodstream we have a good, healthy life. It would

be wise to take time to learn the principles of building good blood in

the body.

 

One of our teachers, Dr. Edward E. Shook at the Los Angeles Herbal

Institute (closed at this writing), gives a fine explanation of the

cause of anemia as follows:

 

Carbon dioxide and other waste gases are re-absorbed into the

life-giving oxygen.

Everyone knows that two atoms of oxygen unite with one atom of carbon

to form dioxide.

 

But when there is insufficient oxygen, only one atom unites with carbon,

to produce carbon-monoxide, and that is where most of our trouble

begins--

anemia, low blood pressure, or where there is an abundance of calcium,

high blood pressure; because calcium " thickens " the blood.

 

It requires a great deal more pressure to pump thick blood than it does

to pump thin blood; and please make special note, that all this is

brought about because there is not 'sufficient' iron in the blood, to

carry enough oxygen to the cells, to enable them to breathe, and throw

off their waste products.

 

New cells are not produced fast enough to replace the decaying and dead

ones. Pus is formed only when cells decay.

 

Therefore, it requires no great stretch of the imagination to see how

vitally necessary it is to have enough iron in the blood stream to

convey sufficient oxygen to all parts.

 

Nearly every food we eat, or a large percentage of it, contains iron and

oxygen.

 

Wheat and most of the grains and cereals (in their whole state) contain

iron in the form of iron phosphate, as do many vegetables, such as

beets, turnips, tomatoes, spinach, romaine lettuce, cabbage, celery,

carrots, squash, parsley, mustard greens, dandelion leaves, watercress,

etc., but our principal source of organic iron and oxygen is the fruit.

 

The apple is loaded with these two elements, particularly the winesap.

 

All berries, plums, prunes, grapes, raisins, dates, figs, cherries,

etc., contain organic iron in abundance, and the citrus fruits, such as

oranges, lemons, limes, etc., are principally composed of citric acid,

which is one third oxygen. [HHH p.33]

 

Herbal Aids

 

1. Comfrey: A great aid in anemia is comfrey. This herb can be used in

the form of comfrey tea, tablets, capsules, in salads and in comfrey

green drink.

 

Make the green drink by blending into apple juice (or some

pleasant-tasting vegetable juice, such as fresh carrot), comfrey,

marshmallow root (mallow), parsley, spinach, and other greens.

 

Sweeten with raw honey and use a cup morning and night (children in

proportion). The use of grapes, grape juice and raisins in an abundance

is excellent in rebuilding an iron-deficient bloodstream. Each mouthful

of the juice should be " chewed " thoroughly (swished in the mouth) and

mixed well with saliva before swallowing. [HHH p.34]

 

2. Barberry Berries: This is one of nature's greatest and most valuable

medicinal herbs and is a famous Indian remedy. It is probably unequaled

as a corrector of liver secretions (causes the bile to flow more

freely), and it helps expel and remove morbid, waste matter from the

stomach and bowels. It is an excellent tonic for delicate and weakly

people (particularly good for delicate and weak children), building from

anemia and general malnutrition to complete recovery in just a few

weeks. [sNH p.429]

 

3. General Instructions: Whenever the child or adult has anemia, which

is a deficiency of blood in quantity as well as quality, the overall

treatment should be sunshine, fresh air (plus deep breathing), and a

well balanced diet including a quantity of fresh, green vegetables and

the daily use of good tonics, as listed here. [HHH p.35]

 

4. Pregnancy Anemia: Anemia may be caused by iron deficiency or other

problems. Iron supplements are commonly given to expectant mothers, yet

these are usually made of ferrous sulphate and cannot be utilized by the

body.

 

Being inorganic, they are absorbed but not assimilated and can cause

problems in the system. In addition, they destroy vitamin E that may be

taken at the same time.

 

You can build up the iron in your system by taking yellow dock or the

Iron Assimilation Formula. Some midwives say that yellow dock alone

doesn't help for very long; its effect sometimes wears off.

 

I have had excellent results combining yellow dock root and dandelion

root; dandelion contains an excellent spectrum of minerals that enhance

the 40% iron content of the yellow dock.

 

Some good iron-containing foods include apricots, sunflower

seeds,organic black molasses, raisins, prunes, brewer's yeast, kelp,

organic egg yolk, grains, beets and their greens, turnip greens, dulse,

and raw walnuts.

 

If you do not respond to the dietary additions here, suspect folic acid

anemia. Many pregnant women are woefully under-supplied with folic acid,

and although you can get a prescription for folic acid supplements, this

fragmented source may not be well absorbed by your body.

 

Better to obtain this important nutrient in foods; some important

sources are whole grains, leafy greens, watercress, parsley, chicory,

dandelion, amaranth, and lambs quarters.

 

Some of these can be taken in the green drink; lambs quarters is

especially valuable, as it also contains a large amount of vitamin A,

which helps prevent infections. [EWH p.40]

 

5. Aloe Vera: Other interesting claims for Aloe Vera include curing

anemia. [uW-Aloe Vera]

 

6. Onions: You should be careful about overeating onions, however.

Research has shown that anemia can be induced by doing so. A group of

volunteer medical students consumed over two pounds of cooked onions

every day for five days in addition to their regular diet. At the end of

this period all showed symptoms of anemia, which was confirmed by

laboratory examination. Within one week after ending this binge, all

experimenters successfully recovered. Similar experiments with animals

have produced the same results (Luc:45). [uW-Onion]

 

7. Juices: Kulvinskas also cites several sources who have had success in

reversing pernicious anemia through the use of juices high in

chlorophyll.

 

He suggests that vegetarians can more than meet their requirement of

B-12 by ingesting several cups of sprouts a day. [NL 2-12]

 

8. Chaparral for Copper Deficiency: A copper deficiency manifests as

general weakness, slow healing, greying hair, loss of hair, low blood

pressure, disorders of the liver and gall bladder, splenic weakness,

acne, eczema, anemia. Chaparral can help this. [NL 3-4]

 

9. Juices for Anemia: Carrot & spinach, celery & parsley, beet, fig. [NL

3-5]

 

10. Cabbage: This has been found to be of infinite value for pregnant

women, and for patients with anemia. [NL 4-12] Drink one or two glasses

of cabbage juice daily. [NL 4-12]

 

11. Apricot: The Apricot, perhaps because of its high iron and other

mineral content, is helpful in cases of anemia. [NL 5-1]

 

12. Dandelion: Kloss claimed that Dandelion is extremely high in

nutritive salts which purify the blood and destroy the acids in the

blood. He said that " anemia is caused by the deficiency of nutritive

salts in the blood and really has nothing to do with the quantity of

good blood. Dandelion contains these nutritive salts " (Kloss:237) [NL

6-11]

 

Testimonials

 

Herbal Formulas Aid Health in Family: I have gotten the Healthview

Newsletter, and am amazed at the results that I've gotten from the MP

formula, the red raspberry leaves capsules for my 14-year-old grand

daughters, and the Yellow Dock root for my daughter's anemia.

 

My husband has been blind for 22 years from the wrong use of

medications. We both use the eyebright eyewash daily. I have found that

my sinus problems have completely disappeared, my eyes are brighter and

have found that night time driving is much easier because of improved

vision. [NL 4-12]

 

Used by permission, taken from The Complete Writings of Dr. John R.

Christopher, CD ROM

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