| It continuously amazes me how many otherwise | | | | acidic environment. You need good bacteria to assist |
| diligent, conscientious and together people can totally | | | | you in digestion. |
| drop the ball when it comes to taking care of their | | | | Your liver is a multipurpose organ. It contributes to |
| body well. | | | | digestion, and helps remove toxins from your blood. |
| The Disconnect | | | | It also gets clogged up, mainly by cholesterol and |
| There could be other reasons for this phenomena, | | | | other types of toxic fats we ingest. This inhibits your |
| but I believe the main disconnect is ignorance or | | | | ability to remove toxins. This problem is greatly |
| confusion. The second most problematic issue is | | | | magnified by the fact that we are getting more |
| motivation. In our society we are taught to put | | | | toxins than any generation of our ancestors did. We |
| ourselves last, and people mistakenly apply this moral | | | | need our livers healthy more than ever! The liver |
| idea to their bodies. For whatever reason, the vast | | | | cannot hope to keep up with the toxins we |
| majority of people are neglecting their bodies and | | | | encounter in its degraded state. Of course again, this |
| consequently they are experiencing body system | | | | affects your overall health. |
| breakdown. | | | | Your nutrition and waste removal systems both |
| You overcome ignorance when you understand how | | | | depend heavily on the liver and the heart and the |
| your body's systems are being compromised. You | | | | blood. When your toxic removal system breaks |
| move beyond the motivation barrier when you | | | | down, your arteries can become clogged and your |
| accept the fact that you cannot be any good to | | | | heart weakened. . . Of course this leads to heart |
| anyone if you don't first take good care of your self | | | | failure which is the second highest "cause of death" in |
| - body, heart and mind. Only then can you really | | | | America. |
| begin the journey to optimum health and wholeness. | | | | Junk food is a major cause of internal pollution. That |
| The Beginning of System Breakdown | | | | almost goes without saying. Fried food, processed |
| The digestive system is made to efficiently process | | | | food, preserved food & meats are all big |
| food. It has everything it needs. The problem is we | | | | contributors to breakdown of your digestive & |
| are giving it many things it doesn't need! In fact we | | | | detox systems. |
| put so much nasty & unnecessary junk into our | | | | To top it off, even the food we think is "good" like |
| stomach that our digestive systems become clogged | | | | vegetables & fruit are now much lower in |
| up. It is a scientific fact that most people have at | | | | nutritional value because they are grown in depleted |
| least 5 lbs of toxic waste in their intestines. If you | | | | soil. They also contain chemical pollution from |
| are overweight, you probably have even more. Some | | | | pesticides and runoff that your liver must work |
| people have been found to have up to 60 lbs of | | | | overtime to remove from your body. |
| health destroying toxic waste in their intestines. | | | | Fortunately there is something you can do about this. |
| Obviously that isn't good. | | | | Here are the most important steps to take to |
| This toxic waste lines the walls of your intestines | | | | prevent and turn back system breakdown: |
| & keeps you from digesting food and getting | | | | First cleanse your body of waste and toxins. You can |
| the proper nutrition from it. Obviously this affects | | | | find some great products to do this at a health food |
| your overall health because the cells in every part of | | | | store or online. It's easier than you think. |
| your body depend on this system for nutrition. Also, | | | | Next begin to alter the way you treat your body by |
| when your cells reproduce, they don't have the | | | | learning how to keep it clean and healthy. This is |
| proper ingredients to create new healthy cells. You | | | | done by changing what you put into your body and |
| can see how this creates a terrible domino effect on | | | | giving it the proper exercise. Sometimes physical |
| all the systems of your body. Intestinal disease is the | | | | therapy like acupuncture or chiropractic can really get |
| leading cause of death in America. | | | | you started. |
| Because of this pollution in our intestines we attract | | | | Finally, change your relationship to your body with |
| parasites. Yes, most people have parasites of one | | | | awareness and appreciation. A good practice is to |
| kind or another. There are many types, some are | | | | get into a totally relaxed state, and bring your |
| almost microscopic. What they do is drain your | | | | awareness to your body one part at a time. Feel the |
| energy and create an acidic environment in your | | | | tension or pain that may reside there and let your |
| digestive system. This makes it even harder to | | | | resistance to it relax. |
| digest because the good bacteria cannot live in this | | | | |