PARASITES...The Unknown Enemy Within!

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PARASITES...The Unknown Enemy Within!

 

132 different types of parasites and worms can survive (and thrive!)

in the human body. Most do so inside your colon and small intestine. A

few get into your internal organs (lungs, liver, thyroid, etc) and

your bloodstream... unfortunately some people even get their brain

infested.

 

We are consistently being re-infected with parasites daily through

food, water, air and earth. In addition they are laying eggs inside

our body, multiplying at an alarming rate. It is prudent to do at

least once or twice a year a parasite cleanse. Our cleansers do. You

should too.

 

Parasite and worms can cause of a wide range of chronic and

degenerative health problems. In fact, any long-term cure should

incorporate some form of parasite cleansing in addition to other

therapies prescribed.

 

Although we don't think of ourselves as parasite hosts, million of

North Americans are infected with some kind of parasite.

 

Parasites! Here? In modern North American? Lands of sanitary

regulations, running water, and flush toilets? Countries of hygiene -

and health-conscious populations? Don't be ridiculous!

 

Parasites, although far from mind for most of us, are closer

physically than we think. Chances are that a lot of people reading

this article are playing host to a few of them. The odds are at least

one in 10 and possible five in 10 that you are infected with some sort

of parasite. Nice to know, huh?

 

We may not know about parasites, or even want to know, but we should

know, because they can hurt us. Parasites can produce symptoms from

the mild uncomfortable to the severe: try constipation, diarrhea, gas

and bloating, irritable bowel syndrome, joint and muscle aches,

anemia, allergies, skin conditions, nervousness, sleep disturbances,

teeth grinding, chronic fatigue, and abdominal pain.

 

Symptoms are not but the half of it, however. Many health

practitioners believe that not only do parasites result in symptoms

such as those listed above, but that they also may be responsible for

a number of other health problems. These include environmental

illness, hypoglycemia, Crohn's disease, long-standing obesity,

depression, upper respiratory tract ailments, and endometriosis.

 

Parasites cause these effects because of what they do in the body.

They can:

 

* Destroy cells faster than cells can be regenerated.

* Produce toxic substances and allergic reactions.

* Irritate and invade body tissue, including the skin and

intestinal lining.

* Put pressure on body organs and cause organ obstructions.

* Depress immune system function while activating immune system

response.

* Result in malabsorption of nutrients.

 

What are Parasites?

 

The word " parasite " comes from the Greek para, meaning " beside, " and

sitos meaning " food. " This means " an animal or plant that lives on or

in another organism from which it obtains nutrients. " Four major

groups of parasites are Protozoa, Nematodes, Cestodes, and Trematodes.

 

Parasites enter your body in one of four ways:

 

1. Through food and water intake.

2. Through a transmitting agent, such as a mosquito.

3. Through sexual conduct.

4. Via the nose and skin.

 

The parasite is often harmful. any number of them can infect your

gastrointestinal tract. Most parasites produce similar symptoms, as

noted above. Parasites survive and reproduce in the body, often for

long periods of time - years!

 

Once in your body, different parasites behave differently. Some

parasites eat the food you are eating (sugar is a favorite parasite

food), while others eat YOU! Parasites can attach themselves to the

body and suck out its nutrition. Different types of parasites can

cause a deficiency of vitamin A, vitamin B12, and iron.

 

While some parasites stay in the intestinal tract, others explore the

body, passing through any number of body parts, and often causing

havoc as they go. They can, for example, get into joints and eat the

calcium linings of your bones, resulting in arthritic tendencies. They

can also eat the protein coating on your nerves, causing a disruption

in the nerve signals from the brain.

 

Yes, parasites are with us and can do damage. It is worth your while

to know a little bit of parasitology.

 

Parasitology

 

Protozoa cannot be seen, and they are perhaps the type of parasite

that most of us are likely to contract. According to Hermann Bueno,

M.D. writing in Uninvited Guests, the protozoa Giardia lamblia and

Cryptosporidium parvum are the two parasites most likely to be chewing

down on Americans.

 

Giardia is transmitted in cyst form through food and water that has

been contaminated by human or animal feces. The cysts also can be

carried by household pets. In North American, Giardia is often called

a " hiker's " disease, as hikers who drink from contaminated water

sources come down with it. However, this parasite has moved from the

country and now is turning up in metropolitan areas. Symptoms include

diarrhea, bloating, foul-smelling gas, nausea, weight loss, and

abdominal cramping. In the small intestine, Giardia can significantly

reduce the production of immunoglobulin A, an important source of

antibodies. Giardia also interferes with the absorption of vitamin A

and B12.

 

Cryptosporidium is a water-borne parasite but is also transmitted via

day-care centers (due in part to unsanitary diaper-changing). Once

ingested, Cryptosporidium lodges in the intestine and can result in

profuse diarrhea, nausea, abdominal cramps, and possible low-grade

fever. In 1993, almost one-half million people in Milwaukee,

Wisconsin, received this parasite via the city water supply, and 100

died. It has caused a total of 28,000 citizens in Carrollton, Georgia,

and Jackson County, Oregon, to suffer, and has also made appearances

in 15 other U.S. states.

 

Nematodes(includes the larger parasites, such as Round, Hook, and

Pinworms)

 

Roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides) is the most common intestinal

parasite in the world. It resembles an earthworm and is transmitted

directly to humans from soil or food contaminated with human feces.

Roundworms can pass through the liver and the lungs and, in doing so,

creates severe tissue irritation and allergic reactions. Symptoms in

children include nervousness, colic, poor appetite, allergic

reactions, and at times malnutrition, as roundworm inhibits absorption

of nutrients. Adult symptoms include abdominal pain, edema of the

lips, allergic reactions, insomnia, anorexia, and weight loss.

 

Hookworms (Necator americanus, Ancylostoma duodenal) are found in

warm, moist soil and enter the body by penetrating the skin. People

who go barefoot are often infected. Hookworms travel through the

bloodstream to the lungs (where bronchitis may develop) and to the

trachea. They are then swallowed and end up in the small intestine.

Symptoms include itchy patches of skin, pimples, and blisters.

Hookworms grab onto the intestinal mucous, resulting in hemorrhage of

the mucosa and loss of blood.

 

Pinworm (Enterobius vermicularis) is the most common worm in the

United States, and is found largely in children. The main symptom of

pinworms is perianal (outside the anus) itching, especially at night.

The itchiness can cause insomnia and, as a result, listlessness,

restlessness, and irritability.

 

The pinworm leaves the body to lay eggs right outside the anus (thus

the itching). The eggs can then contaminate underwear, pajamas,

sheets, hands, and anything that contaminated hands may touch. The

eggs can also float about the house. Thus, while most parasitic

infections may be avoided through careful hygiene, you may get pinworm

by simply breathing.

 

Cestodes (Tapeworms Tapeworms are the largest of the worms; a beef

tapeworm can grow up to 12 meters (39.3 feet) long! There are beef

(Taenia saginata), pork (T. solium), fish (Diaphyllobothrium latum),

and dog (Dipylidium caninum) tapeworms. A beef tapeworm does not

produce marked symptoms, but can result in diarrhea, abdominal

cramping, nervousness, nausea, and loss of appetite. Pork tapeworms

can be dangerous. When the larvae migrate, they can invade the

muscles, heart, eye, and brain. In the brain, they can produce

seizures and brain deterioration. It is often misdiagnosed as

epilepsy. Fish tapeworms are common in the Great Lakes area and

Canada. They can be contracted by eating raw or lightly cooked

freshwater fish. Fish tapeworms can consume 80% to 100% of a host's

vitamin B12. Symptoms include nausea, anorexia, and pain or fullness

in the upper abdomen.

 

Trematodes (Flukes) Flukes reside in different areas of the body.

There are blood flukes (Schistosoma spp), liver flukes (Clonorchis

sinensis), oriental lung flukes (Paragoniumus westermani), sheep liver

flukes (Fasciola hepatica), and intestinal flukes (Fasciolopsis buski).

 

Liver, oriental lung, sheep liver, and intestinal flukes are all

transmitted via food, while blood flukes are transmitted via swimming

or bathing water. Most fluke infections have occurred outside of North

American. Still, it is very possible to contract a fluke. One health

practitioner, Hulda Clark, Ph.D, says s that parasites (along with

pollution) cause all illness, and that intestinal flukes are the worst

parasite.

 

Fluke symptoms include urinary problems, liver problems, hepatitis,

abdominal pain, liver abscesses, fibrosis, diarrhea, and vomiting.

 

What to Do?

 

Although natural and herbal remedies abounded in earlier times, drugs

are now generally prescribed for parasites. Unfortunately, many drugs

are not as effective as they once were. According to Louis Parrish,

M.D., Flagyl, a first-line killer of protozoa, is only 5% effective.

Most drugs also come with a long list of side effects.

 

Many health practitioners now recommend a herbal parasite cleansing

agent. These remedies use a number of herbs with antiparasitic

properties... Reclaiming vibrant health is a wonderful journey, but it

should be OUR fully supported professional approach for you to attain

maximum benefit. All gain and no pain that puts you fully in control

of your health care strategy.

 

Prevention

 

Now that you know something about parasites, do your best not to let

them hurt you. Take preventive measures!

 

* Wash your hands before eating and after going to the bathroom,

changing diapers, or handling pets.

* Wash all fruits and vegetables before eating them.

* Keep your fingernails short and clean.

* Do not walk barefoot.

* Have regular parasite checkups (especially if you travel

frequently).

* Parasite cleanse with continuous professional guidance and support.

 

North Americans often consider parasites something to worry about only

when traveling, but this is not true.

 

As long ago as 1976, a nationwide survey in the United States by the

Centers for Disease Control revealed that one in every six people

selected at random had one or more parasites. It is quite possible

that we are hosting a dinner party for some 132 types of parasites.

 

An Internet Home Page, " Parasites of Vertebrates " , by the Dept. of

Hematology, University of California - Davis, states that 900 million

people worldwide and 4% to 15% of the population in the Southeastern

United States are infected with hookworm.

 

Worldwide, some one billion people are infected with roundworm, and

500 million people are infected with pinworm. In the United States,

estimates of those infected with pinworm range from 10% to 35% of the

population.

 

How did this happen? Climate and sanitary conditions breed parasites

and then they are spread throughout the world.

 

International travel spreads them, as well as the return of armed

services personnel from overseas.

 

Within a country, parasites find a home in contaminated municipal and

rural water supplies and in household pets, not to mention in farm

animals. Finally, the increasing number of day-care centers has proven

to be a transmission place too.

 

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

 

How do I know whether the parasite cleansing is working? Will I

experience any side effects or detoxification symptoms?

 

Most people look for parasites in their stools, and many do see them.

Not everyone does, however, Positive signs are a " pokey " feeling in

the abdomen or an " itchy " or " crawly " sensation on the skin.

 

You should remember that in the process of cleansing, there may be

some discomfort; parasites are not easily dislodged. Some users' skin

has broken out, and others feel nausea or somewhat tired. You may also

notice increased bowel movements, looser stools, and more frequent

urination.

 

Note that usually we can also experience excess gas (flatulence) which

has a sulfur smell to it. These are the dead parasites building up in

the colon, waiting to be eliminated in a bowel movement. Also, note

that certain area's of the skin seem to eliminate oils and smells

during a parasite cleanse the skin on your chest, around and below the

thyroid gland emanates a peculiar smell when parasite cleansing.

 

If I have been taking a herbal colon cleansing supplement, do I need

to do parasite cleansing?

 

Colon cleansing does have a cleansing effect, and it is a necessary

prerequisite against a wide range of parasites. What you will enjoy is

better results in your parasite cleansing efforts, quicker and longer

lasting results.

 

A clean colon, bloodstream, lymph and liver will help in assisting in

the elimination of parasites from the body; that's why it is so

important to start parasite cleansing only once the preliminary

measures are taken, otherwise it's a waste of your time and money.

 

What else can I do to help the cleansing?

 

Well, for deep parasite cleansing consider parasite electrocution. The

simple, easy, and painless process is detailed in a book authored by

Dr. Hulda Clark. Easy reading and amazingly she shows how to get

parasites out of every organ in the body. I've made special

arrangements for the discount price at Amazon when you purchase

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This is also a great reference book for someone you might know that

has cancer. According to the Doctor, ALL CANCER starts with a

parasite. Just knowing that should motivate you to get the parasites

out of your body!

 

Is there anyone who should not parasite cleanse?

 

Pregnant or lactating women should not be parasite cleansing. Very

frail elderly people, children under 3 or frail children, and people

with colon problems should consult a health practitioner.