Is Toxemia the Primary Cause of Disease?
(Tom Woloshyn/Ontario’s Common Ground Magazine)

When considering the question of human wellness today, it is worthwhile to examine the role of nutrition and detoxification in achieving optimal health.

I believe there is one, and only one, disease – and that is toxemia.  This can be described as the accumulation in the body of wastes, toxins, or poisons (free radicals).  These toxins accumulate primarily as a result of dietary habits, and do so in two different ways.

It is no secret that the typical Western diet consists of over-processed, devitalized foods grown with chemical fertilizers and sprayed with a multitude of toxic chemicals.   Ingesting low-quality, frequently overcooked foods on a regular basis causes malnourishment of the many specialized cells in the body, to the point where they become dysfunctional and die.

A second harmful aspect of the common diet is its high fat and low fiber content – meat, fish, eggs, and dairy products.  These foods tend to move through the digestive tract at a quarter of the pace of fresh fruits and vegetables.  Fibreless foods tend to be sticky and gooey when digested, adhering easily to the walls of the colon as they pass through.  This causes a gradual build up of toxic residue, as layer upon layer of waste matter accumulates to the point where five to 40 pounds of fecal material can be found residing in this important canal.

PROLAPSED COLON
These fecal deposits in the bowel may then lead to another condition known as “prolapsed colon”.  When the muscle tone of the colon is inadequate (unable to deal with the extra pounds weighing it down), it can start to impose on the uterus, ovaries, bladder, and other organs in the abdominal area.  No wonder so many women experience reproductive problems and discomforts.

CAUSE AND EFFECT
As the environment inside the colon becomes increasingly toxic, parasites, bacteria, fungi, germs and viruses tend to readily proliferate.  The fecal matter is very acidic and will, over time, damage the colon wall, leading to inflammation and enlargement of the pores which pass nutrients and moisture between the colon and the bloodstream.  These enlarged pores then allow the bacteria and toxins to pass into the bloodstream.

CANDIDA ALBICANS
Candida Albicans, a new disease receiving increased attention these days, is simply the result of a diseased colon leaking the Candida yeast through the colon wall into the bloodstream, which is then carried throughout the body.

Conversely, a healthy colon will properly contain the Candida yeast, where it can do the job for which it is intended – making fecal waste biodegradable.

To treat Candida infections, the colon needs first to be detoxified, thereby reducing tissue inflammation, and halting the movement of yeast into the bloodstream.  Any therapy or treatment that ignores this important fact will not create long term, positive results.

This is much the same for all diseases.  As toxins run amuck throughout the body, they settle into the tissue, causing many diseased conditions that are basically symptoms of the same cause, toxemia.

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