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by Tina Wellman, Ph.D.
Revitalize with Body Cleansing
We are meticulous at cleaning the outside
of our bodies, and caring for our skin and
hair through regular bathing and showering.
But when it comes to cleaning our
insides, we are more diligent at caring
for our material belongings. We take our
automobiles to the shop for periodic
maintenance so they don't break down and cease to run. We
change the oil, spark plugs, battery, and tend to the "guts" of our
cars more than we tend to the inside of our human machinery.
Yet, we expect our bodies to operate at peak performance while
ignoring its fundamental need to be adequately nourished and
periodically tuned and regenerated.
A way to ensure that our bodies stay tuned and regenerated
is to undertake a natural Roto-Rooter process known as a "body
cleanse." Internal body cleansing enables the body to slough
off old waste material. As stagnant material leaves the body and
pathogens are purged through our eliminative channels kidneys,
liver, colon, lungs, and skin, our internal milieu (body ecology)
becomes a healthier habitat for friendly ("good") bacteria to
proliferate and flourish, particularly our intestinal flora. As toxic
substances are eliminated from the body, nutrients can be properly
absorbed. A person's morning breath will become sweet,
and fatigue and exhaustion will gradually lift.
The Need to Clean
The by-products of wrong food choices pollute our insides. We
consume steady diets of over processed, devitalized foods
that lack fiber and bulk. Without these essential materials, our
intestines start backing up, failing to move material through
the alimentary canal. The body's lymph and blood flow become
blocked. Accumulations in the arteries strain the heart and
impede circulation. Eventually, all the organs are overtaken by
toxemia, including the liver, kidneys, and adrenal glands. You
cannot pollute one organ without affecting the others. Little by
little, body breakdown occurs. Dr. Bernard Jensen notes that
"symptoms in the form of discharges, irritations, pains, and
inflammations occur when we have an accumulation of morbid
matter or poisons in any part of the body. A weakened body
(including sluggish bloodstream and lymph system) hyperreacts
to every change in temperature. Every little breeze that blows
becomes an ill wind for us—we start catching everything."
When we are not polluting our insides with unhealthy food
choices, we are exposing ourselves to poisons in our air and
water. Is it any wonder our elimination plugs up, our livers and
gallbladders malfunction, and our stomach aches? Then we go
on to develop high blood pressure, gallstones, kidney stones,
joint aches, and unexpected fatigue. Continuing in this way to
violate healthy dietary and environmental principles, one is
bound to experience health problems that eventually leave one
with "dis-ease."
The Body Cleansing Process
The fundamental objectives of the body cleanse are improved
digestion, effective elimination, and rejuvenation of our body
organs. A gentle, simple protocol can be undertaken for a few
days to a few weeks. The diet focuses on fibrous foods rich in raw
fruits and vegetables, nuts, seeds, legumes, grains, and plenty of
pure water. Additionally, one should consume a comprehensive,
natural bulking compound and paraciticide blend that supplies
fiber, cleansing herbs, alkalizing minerals, superfood blends, and
soothing essential botanicals.
Cleansing and bulking powders, plus a balanced combination
of anti-parasitic herbs, form an optimal protocol for internal
cleansing and regeneration. Mt. Capra Products of Chehalis,
Washington, manufactures both of these products. A botanical
bulking powder like CapraCleanse™ from Mt. Capra will provide
mucilaginous foods that gently cleanse and enhance bowel function.
Unlike conventional harsh laxatives that can over stimulate
and irritate the bowel, this gentle bulking agent contains psyllium
husks and seeds, flax seeds, and arabinogalactin (gentle fibers that are less irritating than other fiber
products). Due to their water attracting
nature, they form a gelatinous mass that
promote bowel peristalsis while reducing
rectal strain, a common problem linked
to hemorrhoids.
Three complementary herbs contained
in this natural cleansing powder (with a
reputed history for providing intestinal
support) include fenugreek, slippery
elm, and marshmallow root. Classified
as expectorants, this combination of
gentle botanicals promotes elimination
of mucus. Due to their demulcent properties,
all three herbs are commonly used
in combination for respiratory issues,
including lung congestion. Early Egyptians
used fenugreek to prevent fevers, to
soothe stomach disorders, and to treat
diabetes (fenugreek is known for its ability
to stabilize blood sugar).
Providing a broad spectrum of minerals
is essential in this cleanse
blend. An ideal source of alkalizing
minerals is derived from goat mineral
whey powder. Minerals are needed
nutrients that enable cells to perform
thousands of functions. Whole food
minerals derived from goat mineral whey
provide all the essential electrolytic minerals
(potassium, calcium, magnesium,
and sodium) to avoid dehydration. The
importance of supplying quality, balanced,
alkalinizing minerals may be best characterized
in terms of their positive impact
on stabilizing pH levels. The importance
of maintaining a proper pH level cannot
be overemphasized. Urine pH directly
correlates to tissue oxygen levels and soft
tissue mineral levels.
In addition to supplying the proper minerals,
greens are simply an integral part
of cleansing and rejuvenating. "If you are
green inside you are clean inside," notes
Jensen. Cereal grasses such as wheatgrass,
oat, and barley grass, plus alfalfa are some
of nature's finest greens. Greens provide
another source of whole food nutrition
with an extensive array of bioavailable
minerals, nutrients, antioxidants, carotinoids,
and enzymes for whole body health.
Greens contain chlorophyll, an important
pigment that resembles human red blood
cells. The molecule of chlorophyll has only
one atom that makes it different from a
molecule of human blood. The antiseptic
and nourishing health effects of chlorophyll
found in greens are one of the foods
known for neutralizing body acids. Historically,
greens head the list of food choices
recommended by health legends (Jensen,
V. E. Irons, Gerson, Kirshner, Airola, Bragg)
to cleanse and rejuvenate the body.
The hottest topic in medicine nowadays,
notes Dr. Andrew Weil, is inflammation,
because it is now believed to be
the root of our nation's top disease contenders
(heart disease, cancer, diabetes,
and stroke). This well rounded cleanse
blend includes natural anti-inflammatory
compounds derived from herbs and spices
such as rosemary, turmeric, ginger, yucca,
and hyssop. These are soothing, synergistic
herbs known for their anti-inflammatory
properties. Rosemary (a potent
antioxidant known to support memory)
and turmeric contain compounds known
as Cox-2 inhibitors, which can impede the
growth of new blood vessels. In vitro, tumor
cells saturated with Cox-2 inhibitors stop
"spitting out" the growth factors that stimulate
blood vessel growth. "A tumor without
arteries is a tumor without a future."
Ginger is commonly used to alleviate
nausea, associated with morning sickness
due to pregnancy or as a natural alternative
to drugs prescribed for motion sickness.
Yucca, known for its high saponin
content, is an integral part of herbal antiinflammatory compounds, most notably,
herbal arthritic compounds. Hyssop,
often referred to as the "oregano of the
Bible," is a gentle herb commonly used to
facilitate the kidneys' elimination process,
making this an excellent herb to use with
body cleansing products.
Is something "bugging" you?
Reports suggest that up to 80 percent of
Americans harbor some type of parasitic
infection. In fact, parasites have killed
more humans than all the wars in history,
reported National Geographic in its awardwinning
documentary, The Body Snatchers.
Whether you travel to foreign countries or
not, everyone is exposed to parasites from
multiple sources.
Therefore, one should consider an adjunct
anti-parasite regimen like CapraSite™
from Mt. Capra to complement their body
cleanse protocol. This formula contains a
helminthic herbal blend of black walnut,
grapefruit seed extract, ginger, wormwood,
garlic, and pumpkin seed, as well
as immune enhancing whole food extracts
such as corioulus, grifola, lentinula, and
schizophyllum. By combining a body
cleanse powder with a vermifuge blend,
you now have a natural paraciticide that
provides additional assistance in helping
the body dispose of worms living in the
intestinal tract.
It is a popular notion to think that if
something is not broken, do not fix
it. However, in the case of our human
machinery, when something breaks down,
such as our immunity, and chronic disease
sets in, it is often too late to repair all
the damage. The end result is a struggle
to survive. It truly behooves us to practice
preventative health care at an early
age by making healthier lifestyle choices.
This includes regular tune-ups to our
machinery with internal body cleansing
that encourages favorable conditions for
our body's healing processes.
A clean body requires a properly functioning
colon, and a properly functioning
colon must be able to absorb nutrients
and remove waste. If this debris is not
immediately expelled, autointoxication
will ensue. It only takes a short time for
putrefied waste to absorb through the
colon wall into the bloodstream and begin
to affect other organs. No wonder naturopaths
in times past coined the phrase
"death begins in the colon." Beyond our
guts, Dr. Hans Selye notes, "Life, the biological
chain that holds our parts together,
is only as strong as the weakest vital link,"
the cell. Disease and aging begin when
the normal process of cell regeneration
and rebuilding slows down—a process
precipitated by the accumulation of waste
products in the tissues which impedes the
nourishment and oxygenation of cells.
One tool to add to our health regimen is
the periodic body cleansing process. This
regular practice will strengthen our resistance
to disease by keeping our motors
revved. After all, why do we want to live a
long life without health? Quantity of life
without quality is meaningless. Who wants
to become a vegetable when we should consume
vegetables for better health? Let us
set a better example and avoid catastrophic
illnesses by taking our system "to the shop"
on a regular basis.
Tina Wellman, Ph.D., PNE is the author of Psychon
euroendocrinology: Copper Toxicity and Premenstrual
Syndrome, Dr. Wellman blends nutritional support
with environmental detoxification to achieve wellness.
Her efforts in this field are groundbreaking
and provide hope for healing and wellness. She can
be contacted by e-mail at
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