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toexposeoneselftoadverseconditionsofdiseasetoproveapoint.Theexamples

aregivenheretopromoteunderstanding,andnotasinstructiontoexposeoneselfto

disease needlessly.

Therefore,bacteriaandviruses,whiletheymaybeinvolvedinthediseaseprocess,

arenotthecausesofdisease.Thus,itisinaccuratetosaythatsomeonehas“caught

acold.”Statedmoreaccurately,theimmunesystemofthatpersonissodebilitated,

duetotoxicity,thattheyareexperiencingaphysiologicalimbalancewhichiscom-

monlyreferredtoasa“cold.”Inotherwords,thebodyhasaccumulatedUkhedu

andsincethepersonisnotdoinganythingtogetridofit(fasting,cleansing,proper

diet,etc.,)thebodyorchestratesitsowncleansingandhealingprocesscommonly

knownasacoldorflu.Thiscleansingandhealingcrisisaimstoforcethepersonto

restthebody,totemporarilystoptheirfoodintake(aforcedfast,althoughmost

peopleonlydecreasetheirfoodintakeratherthancompletelystopit),andtofacilit-

ate the removal of Ukhedu in the form of mucus (cold).

Inordertorestorehealth,theimmunesystemmustbeallowedtohelptheprocessof

purificationofthebody.Thisisofcourseconsideringthatthesickpersonwillalso

befreefromthemaladiesofmodernculture,i.e.pollution,stress,foodirradiation

(fromhouseholdmicrowaveovensorfrommassproducedprocessedfoodcompan-

ies),radiationfrompowerlines,television,etc.,andgeographiclocationswithin-

clementweather.Naturalherbs,usedasantibiotics,vitamins,etc.,andfastingwith

orwithoutemeticsorlaxativesmaybeusedtohelptheunburdenthebodyandpro-

motetheflowofexcrement,andwithittheUkhedu,butinrealityitisthebodyit-

selfwhichbringsitselfbacktoastateofhealthwhenitisallowedtorepairthedam-

agecausedbythewrongpracticeswhichledtotheoriginalimbalance.Soinreality,

thehealingprocessisanendeavorofhelpingthebodytohealitself.Also,theneed

fordeodorants(bodyodorresultsfromexcretionsoftoxinsduetoingestingfoods

thatputrefyandotherpoisons),antiseptics,germicides,disinfectants,antitoxins,

sterilizingandimmunizingagentsisreducedwhentheproperhygieneismaintained

andproperfoodforbody,mindandsoulisconsumed.Inanycase,itmustbeunder-

stoodthatthemyriadofsurgicaltechniques,“cuttingedge”treatmentsandsocalled

“breakthroughs”thataredevelopedbythemedicalestablishmenttocopewiththe

thousandsofdiseasesthathavebeennamed,areinrealityunnecessaryandcaneven