DETOXIFICATION - Healing Crisis and Regeneration

What is meant by a better nutritional program?

It is the introduction of foods of higher quality in place of lower quality ones. The closer the food comes to the natural state in which it occurs, or the closer to its raw, unfired form, the higher its quality. In this condition, all the enzymes are found intact. The amino acids are in their finest form. The minerals, vitamins, trace elements, carbohydrates and "life force" are present. The life force, in turn is capable of reproducing healthy tissue.
The quality of a nutritional program is also improved by omitting toxic substances such as coffee, tea, chocolate, tobacco, salt, pepper etc from your diet.

What is the relation of quality of foods to recovery from illness?

The rule may be stated that when the quality of the food coming into the body is of higher quality than the tissue which the body is made of, the body begins to discard the lower grade materials and tissues to make room for the superior materials whcih it uses to make new and healthier tissue.
This is plan of Nature- the body is very selective and always aims for improvement for better health and always will, unless our interference is too great. Only then do we fail to recover and degenerate further into disease.

What are the symptoms when we first omit lower grade foods?

Some uncomfortable symptoms which may occur during this "Healing Crisis" are:

general fatigue
- the vital energies which are usually in the periphery of external part of the body such as the muscles and skin, begin to move into the vital, internal organs and start reconstruction. It it this shunting of much of the power to the internal region that produces a feeling of less enegy in the muscles. Here it is important for the person to stop wasting energy, and to rest and sleep more.
aches and pains: such as headaches, low back pain
skin discharges: unusual sweating and body odors
frequent urination, diarrhea, or constipation
fever or feeling of coldness
temporary cessation of menstruation, or sexual desire
mental irrtability, restless dreams

The Three phases to a New level of Well being! There are basically three phases the body goes through as it strives for a new level of well being.

The first is catabolism the elimination or breakdown of tissue. Wastes are discarded more rapidly than new tissue is made from the new food.

"Let's get this excess bile out of the liver and gall bladder and send it to the intestines for elimination.
Let's get this sludge moving out of the arteries
Let's get these irritationg food preservative, aspirins, sleeping pills and drugs out of the way
These arthritic deposits in the joints need cleaning up."

This is evident in weight loss

The second phase is stabilization. The amount of waste material being discarded daily is equal to the amount of tissue being formed. Weight remains more stable.

The third phase, a buildup period called anabolism occurs when weight increases. At this point, new tissues are being formed faster. The body's need for the ususal amounts of food decreases and we are able to maintain weight and increased energies with less food.

When will this happen and how long will it last?
Normally this detoxification or "Healing Crisis" will develop within three months of a positive change in lifestyle. It may last from a few hours to a few days, rarely longer. A young person will detoxify more quickly than an older person. A person may experience more than one healing crisis to fully discharge toxins from the body tissues. However each healing crisis is followed by increased vitality and greater physical well-being, so hang on Snoopy! Remember symptoms represent the body's effort to heal itself!
REFERENCES:
Stanley S. Bass, N.D., D.C., Ph.C. "What symptoms to expect when you change your diet"Cell Tech (1990) "Here's to your Health Special Detoxification Issue..." - Issue 1 Vol. 1 - source Stanley S. Bass, The Science and Practice of Iridology, Bernard Jensen, D.C., N.D.

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