massive influx of toxins is no longer able to effectively ward off bacteria, parasites or viruses. In fact,
these germs become the body’s last resort to deal with the toxic load.
A child who is fed meat, eggs and dairy products, including milk, as well as junk food (low in, or
void of, nutritional value) is much more likely to develop digestive problems and children's diseases such
as diphtheria, smallpox or septic fever, than a child who eats fruits, salads, vegetables, grain foods, nuts
and drinks plenty of fresh water. Most parents feel responsible for the health and safety of their children.
By becoming more conscious of their own eating habits, they will automatically want to give their
children the best and most nutritious foods and beverages available. This can contribute greatly toward
creating a generation of healthy young people who will be known for their absence of illness.
The Basic Disease Process
The body is made up of cells that are turned over at regular intervals, at a rate of about 30 billion a
day. Each day, cellular enzymes face the task of breaking down 30 billion old, worn-out cells that can no
longer properly absorb and utilize oxygen and other nutrients. This results in the generation of large
amounts of cell debris. Moreover, each of the 60-100 trillion cells making up the body, generates
metabolic wastes that need to be disposed of without delay. These excretions are substances left over from
metabolic processes, which cannot be used by the organism. (They are not needed or have lethal effects.)
These include the nitrogen compounds urea, uric acid, ammonia, lactic acids (from anaerobic exercise)
CO2, phosphates, sulphates, indoles, food additives and the like. Under normal conditions, the lymph and
blood swiftly remove these waste materials from the fluid that surrounds the living cells (connective
tissue). In addition to these excretions (by-products of cell metabolism), the blood dumps blood plasma
proteins (including albumins, globulins, fibrinogens, and regulatory proteins) into the connective tissue. If
these naturally occurring wastes and blood proteins are not removed promptly, they begin to accumulate
in areas of the body that are not suited for such a purpose. Eventually, congestion occurs and the body
needs to employ more drastic measures of self-preservation. According to research done in 1961, trapped
plasma proteins can actually kill a person within 24 hours. Once stored waste has reached a certain limit
or threshold, it seriously impairs the functions of the affected parts of the body— the intestines, liver bile
ducts, gallbladder, appendix, tonsils, reproductive organs and kidneys, to name some major ones. To
avoid the danger of damage to healthy cells, or organ and system failure, the body begins to employ
oxygen free radicals, enzymes and destructive bacteria (putrefaction-causing) and fungi to help break
down the mixture of dead cells and metabolic waste. Toxins are unavoidable byproducts of this healing
attempt by the body. At this stage of the healing process (called “disease”), the immune system becomes
engaged, trying to remove both the waste matter and the toxins, as well as any weak and damaged cells.
This response is commonly known as “inflammatory disease.” Inflammation is now increasingly
recognized as the common, most immediate cause of every acute and chronic disease process. But, as
described above, inflammation and infection are not diseases, but basic survival attempts initiated by the
body. Various organs and systems in the body are designed to deal efficiently with the daily-generated
waste products.
- The liver breaks down cellular components and detoxifies drugs, alcohol and noxious substances.
- The lungs remove the highly acidic metabolic waste product, carbon dioxide, and other toxic
gases. - The kidneys and bladder remove excessive blood plasma, as well as uric acid, urea, ammonia and
other waste matter delivered by the liver. - The colon excretes fecal matter, mucus, dead bacteria and parasites.