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the body, the net result of such an approach is the depression of the body's vital organs and systems. Since
the body is thus denied the opportunity to remove accumulated toxins, the next time it occurs, it will last
longer or be more severe than the first time.

Toxins

Tolerance

Peak of Crisis

Easing of

Syptoms

Illustration 3: The Toxicity Crisis

This causes further wear and tear on the immune system and makes a person susceptible to develop
exacerbated forms of acute and chronic illnesses. The well-known physician, Dr. Henry Lindlahr, made
this profound and astute observation: “The greatest part of all chronic disease is created by the
suppression of acute disease by drug poisoning.”
Most of us have made the collective “agreement” that once a sick person recovers after taking
medicine, his improvement must “obviously” be the result of the medicine. However, this assumption
may be erroneous. Healing always takes place in the body and is controlled by the body. If for any reason,
the body can no longer heal itself, even the most powerful medicine cannot achieve what the body’s
faltering healing system has failed to do.
Disease manifests itself when the body’s natural healing responses are weakened or suppressed. The
body has a constant tendency to return to its normal state of equilibrium, which is perhaps the real power
behind healing any condition. Sometimes the belief in a particular treatment or medicine (placebo) can
serve as a trigger for the body to restore equilibrium—an effect that is often wrongly attributed to the
treatment rather than to the energies of trust and perseverance that it may be generating in the patient.
The body's maintenance of perfect balance is seriously undermined by energy-depleting influences. A
chain smoker, for example, who has developed arteriosclerosis (hardening of arteries) and heart muscle
weakness due to constant exposure to carbon monoxide and nicotine, stands very little or no chance of
being cured if he continues to smoke. Stockbrokers and professional gamblers have a very high risk of
developing heart disease because they suffer constant shocks in their line of work. Taking them away
from their jobs by hospitalizing them is often enough to help them regain their health. The suggestion that
the medical treatment they receive is responsible for their improvement, however, is more than
misleading. They recover because their main source of stress is gone.

The Symptom Of A Disease Isn't The Disease

Although you may think you have found the best medicine for your particular health condition, you
will not truly be healed unless you stop creating or maintaining its causes. The law of cause and effect
applies to everything in life. You may succeed in stopping the symptoms of an illness, but this will only

Toxins gradually rise to the level

of tolerance where they produce

symptoms of discomfort or

disease, i.e., a toxicity crisis. Once

the peak level of the crisis has

been reached, symptoms begin to

ease and the condition reverses.