Here we are one of the richest and most technologically advanced nations in the world, but also one of the sickest populations in the world. Every day we see an ad for a new miracle product that will bring us back to that optimal state of health that we once enjoyed. For some of us, it has been so long since we really felt at our best, we can’t even remember what "feeling good" feels like.
Technology is wonderful, but when it comes to nutrition, I’m afraid it has caused much more harm than good. While modern food processing and manufacturing has provided us with fast, convenient, and seemingly good tasting things to eat, our body is in total dismay trying to find anything in this prettily packaged stuff it can use for detoxifying, rebuilding, or replenishing stores of nutrients to provide us with optimum health.
The nutritionists of old always proclaimed that all disease is caused by toxemia, a chronic overload of toxins. The main areas under attack by these toxins are the colon, liver, kidneys and the endocrine system (thyroid, adrenals, pancreas…), our main waste processing, filtering and regulating systems in the body. With a few basic, simple, but not necessarily easy steps, we can do a great deal to substantially reduce the toxic load on our system and see enormous improvements in well being. As a bonus, the cost to implement these steps is pretty minimal.
So, let’s get started:
- BREATH: We have become a society of extremely shallow breathers. The proper way of breathing is using the diaphram to inhale air into the bottom part of the lungs first, since that is where the highest concentration of blood vessels is located. Proper breathing alone can boost your energy to incredible levels and eliminate a great majority of ailments. Obviously, this subject is way to extensive to try and cover in this short synopsis. So, spend $5 on the paperback version of Sheldon Saul Hendler's book "THE OXYGEN BREAKTHROUGH" and follow the simple exercises on appropriate breathing and boost your immune system into the stratosphere.
- WATER: Drink the sum of your body weight divided by two in ounces of water every day. Remember that it is advisable that you sip your daily water on a continuous basis until the entire determined amount is consumed. If this is not possible it is strongly recommended that you not consume more than 5 ounces of water every half hour so as to not over dilute your natural stomach acids. If you have been determined to have high amounts of sugar in your blood it might prove beneficial to drink distilled water, otherwise if you tend to run low blood sugar it might be wise to avoid distilled water. It is suggested that bottled water not be considered under any circumstances as it tends to have various levels of mold present in it. Whatever you do, don't drink tap water as it is loaded with chlorine, sometimes fluoride, and an enormous host of all kinds of chemicals and inorganic material that do nothing but increase the toxic overload we are trying to correct. An acceptable alternative to tap water is reverse-osmosis water. I can hear it already! "I can't drink that much water, I'd have to visit the restroom all of the time," like there is some advantage in holding on to the waste in your kidneys. Geez! By the way, NO, NO, NO, beer, coffee, soda, juice, etc, doesn't count. It is strongly advised that you avoid all carbonated beverages in general. Matter of fact, add 2 eight ounce glasses of water to your regimen for every glass/cup of any of the above to compensate for the alcohol, caffeine, sugar, and other yuck found in them. For an eye openning dissertation of the importance of water and salt in our diet, click HERE or use the link on the main page
- FIBER: Add more fiber to your diet. If nothing else, take a good fiber supplement to add at least 10 grams of fiber daily in divided doses. Use brown rice instead of white rice, eat more fruits and vegetables (not potatoes, unless they are raw), get the good bread (the one with chunks that weighs half a pound a loaf). Two words of caution! Stay away from some of the commercial fiber supplements that are loaded with sugar and chemicals (to give them a nice orange flavor) or, even worst, artificial sweetners. Second, if you don’t drink enough water (as stated above) fiber will tend to plug you up, instead of producing the desired effect of making you more regular. It is always a good idea to add fiber gradually even when your bowel moves 3 times a day as nature intended. If you are one of those people who only moves every other day or longer, a good colon-cleansing program is STRONGLY recommended. E-mail me (
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If the above seems like a big bite to take, then start with water and go from there. Don’t tell me you don’t have time or it cost too much. How much time and expense do you have right now in doctor’s visits, prescriptions and over the counter medications?
On the subject of supplements, I have tried them all it seems. Some are excellent (very few) and a lot of them are just plain junk. Stick with organic or wild-crafted herbs and whole food supplements. Use tinctures or extracts preferably over capsules or tablets. I have found a selected few, which I use and recommend and can point you to them on request.
