The body is a marvelous creation, a carbon, oxygen combustion machine, constantly burning fuel, disposing of the waste products of combustion, and constantly rebuilding tissue by replacing worn out, dead cells with new, fresh ones.
Every seven years virtually every cell in the body is replaced, some types of cells having a faster turnover rate than others, which means that over a seven year period several hundred pounds of dead cells must be digested (autolyzed) and eliminated.
All by itself this would be a lot of waste disposal for the body to handle. Added to that waste load are numerous mild poisons created during proper digestion. And added to that can be an enormous burden of waste products created as the body's attempts to digest the indigestible, or those tasty items we all love - "junk food." Add to that burden the ruinous effects of just plain overeating.
The waste products of digestion, of indigestion, of cellular breakdown and the general metabolism are all poisonous to one degree or another. Another word for this is toxic.
If these toxins were allowed to remain and accumulate in the body, it would poison itself and die in agony. So the body has a processing system to eliminate toxins. And when that system does break down the body does die in agony, as from liver or kidney failure.
The organs of detoxification remove things from the body's system, but these two vital organs should not be confused with what hygienists call the secondary organs of elimination, such as the large intestine, lungs, bladder and the skin, because none of these other eliminatory organs are supposed to purify the body of toxins. That is the job of the liver and kidneys.
But when the body is faced with toxemia, the secondary organs of elimination are frequently pressed into this duty and the consequences are the symptoms we call illness.
The lungs are supposed to eliminate only carbon dioxide gas; not self-generated toxic substances.
The large intestine is supposed to pass only insoluble food solids (and some nasty stuff dumped into the small intestine by the liver).
Skin eliminates in the form of sweat (which contains mineral salts) to cool the body, but the skin is not supposed to move toxins outside the system.
But when toxins are flowed out through secondary organs of elimination these areas become inflamed, irritated, weakened. The results can be skin irritations, sinusitis or a whole host of other "itises" depending on the area involved, bacterial or viral infections, asthma.
When excess toxemia is deposited instead of eliminated, the results can be arthritis if toxins are stored in joints, rheumatism if in muscle tissues, cysts and benign tumors. And if toxins weaken the body's immune response, cancer.
The liver and the kidneys, the two heroic organs of detoxification, are the most important ones; these jointly act as filters to purify the blood.
In an ideal world, the liver and kidneys would keep up with their job for 80 years or more before even beginning to tire. In this ideal world, the food would of course, be very nutritious and free of pesticide residues, the air and water would be pure, people would not denature their food and turn it into junk.
In this perfect world everyone would get moderate exercise into old age, and live virtually without stress. In this utopian vision, the average healthy productive life span would approach a century, entirely without using food supplements or vitamins. In this world, doctors would have next to no work other than repairing traumatic injuries, because everyone would be healthy. But this is not the way it is.
In our less-than-ideal world virtually everything we eat is denatured, processed, fried, salted, sweetened, preserved; thus more stress is placed on the liver and kidneys than nature designed them to handle. Except for a few highly fortunate individuals blessed with an incredible genetic endowment that permits them to live to age 99, most peoples' liver and kidneys begin to break down prematurely. Thus doctoring has become a financially rewarding profession.
Most people overburden their organs of elimination by eating whatever they feel like eating whenever they feel like it.
Eating is a very habitual and unconscious activity; frequently we continue to eat as adults whatever our mother fed us as a child. It is therefore not surprising that when people develop the very same disease conditions as their parents, they wrongly assume the cause is genetic inheritance, when actually it was just because they were putting their feet under the same table as their parents.
Read More at: http://www.xtherapist.com
expert residential cleaners Park Ridge ..How often do you pick up items at the grocery... Read More
Having a personal wellness program has become a concern for... Read More
What is your brain made ofOver 50% of your brain... Read More
The old clich? that you are what you eat is... Read More
Recently yet another super-heavyweight Iron Immortal died from a heart... Read More
Sugar intake is a real concern for people who've had... Read More
With all the news about Splenda of late and the... Read More
Chances are you may have had a food product that... Read More
Unhealthy eating is a harmful problem in America, and contrary... Read More
With the array of different diets and diet foods available... Read More
You've heard that old saying: True beauty comes from within.... Read More
What if I told you tap water and homogenized milk... Read More
It is a question we must ask ourselves continually if... Read More
Okay, before we start, let me explain the purpose of... Read More
Water is a vitally important component of any valuable and... Read More
Liquid vitamin mineralThe liquid vitamin mineral dietary supplement is a... Read More
Finding simple ways to reduce my waistline is always a... Read More
The ingredients list found on the back or side panel... Read More
With so many people concerned about natural and organic foods... Read More
LIFESTYLE WELLNESS = An Adventure of Health + Vitality!Not a... Read More
The research in support of dietary omega-3 fatty acids (such... Read More
The first place that we cut corners when we are... Read More
How is it that we can't seem to think that... Read More
Zingiber officinale has been held in the highest regard by... Read More
You would probably think that I was writing a lot... Read More
green cleaning service Park Ridge ..People want to get the very best they can when... Read More
"The physician who knows only medicine, knows not even medicine."... Read More
Summer brings a lot of fantastic things with it, but... Read More
Health food or heart attack on a plate? Eggs had... Read More
There are a lot of very good reasons to eat... Read More
After reading this, you'll never look at a banana in... Read More
Your Non-Conscious Mind is 98% of your full power. Over... Read More
I'll preface this article by saying that it will help... Read More
How well do you know about vitamin K? This vitamin... Read More
I spent a few days at a resort in Mexico... Read More
In a study review conducted by David A. Geier, B.A.... Read More
East Meets WestAsian cultures have realized the medical benefits of... Read More
What is the Atkins diet and how can it help... Read More
The Mediterranean Diet is now recognized as one of the... Read More
Did you know that the food you eat could be... Read More
Do we really need a home water filter? Can't we... Read More
Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin like A and E.... Read More
The sugar industry and the food manufacturers are capitalizing BIG... Read More
For the executive, maintaining the much-needed balance between career, family,... Read More
Most people understand that it is wise to limit the... Read More
Heart disease results when plaque builds up inside the arterial... Read More
Can a child thrive on a vegan diet? The answer... Read More
Great news on the chocolate front! Chocolate is good for... Read More
Okay, before we start, let me explain the purpose of... Read More
Bread is one of the oldest known recipes to man.... Read More
Nutrition |