The role of symptoms [Wyn] (WAS: Healing Crisis)

[Guest guest]

Greetings Wyn,

 

My backlog cleanup continues, and I find this post from you (below). Many

such writings exist...I do not know which, in particular, you are trying to

recall. But everything you say is correct.

 

As I've written repeatedly, the symptoms ARE the healing process itself.

When we interfere with our symptoms in ANY way (other than certain symptoms

arising from trauma), we attack ourselves. We block our own body's process

of cleansing, restoring, and replenishing itself. We diminish ourselves and

our health. Any attempt to reduce " discomfort " in the short run creates a

biological requirement to clean house later ... or die a bit younger, quite

literally.

 

Best,

Elchanan

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rawfood [rawfood ] On Behalf Of

therawretreat

Sunday, June 24, 2007 5:18 PM

rawfood

[Raw Food] Healing Crisis

 

 

I remember reading an article about 20 years ago on what happens when we

interfere with the bodies natural healing processes. Anyone read something

similar? Can you remember where?

 

For example, a sore throat - an infected throat. The tissues are inflamed

and irritated. The mucus has thickened to sooth and protect the irritated

tissues. A bacteria colony is growing in the throat to digest and remove

the dying putrid matter and other toxic materials. The bodies temperature

is rising to create an environment where the bacteria will be happy, grow

faster, do their work faster.

 

In the walls of the throat, small fissures are formed that allow toxins to

be expelled - perhaps they also allow the bacteria in to do their

housecleaning. An exchange is taking place.

 

If allowed to proceed naturally through all the stages of healing, the dead

tissue will be eaten by the bacteria. As the food supply shrinks the

bacteria colony shrinks. The body temperature starts to return to normal.

The extra mucus is expelled. The fissures in the throat close up and the

tissue looks soft, pliable and normally pink.

 

When we take something to kill the bacteria, the redness does go away, the

body will eliminate the mucus, but the fissures in the tissue don't heal.

They create small scars in the throat decrease the pliability of the tissue

and decrease it's ability to go through the healing process the next time.

 

..wyn

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