Detoxification
Therapies
by Gary
Null & Barbara Seaman
The more toxic we are, the
faster we age. "Everyone needs detoxification," says Susan
Lombardi, founder and president of the We Care Health Center in Palm
Springs, California, and author of Ten Easy Steps for Complete Wellness.
"I am vegetarian, and I take care of myself. Do I still need
detoxification? Yes, because the air that we breathe is polluted, the
water that we drink is full of chlorine, the clothing we wear is made of
artificial fabrics and chemicals, the lotions and shampoos that we use all
contain chemicals. Once these chemicals are inside us, we never fully
eliminate them unless we go through a detoxification
procedure."-? Lombardi recommends rejuvenating the system from
the inside out by limiting food intake to fresh raw vegetable juices once
a week, along with the following simple, yet effective, detoxification
therapies:
JUICE
FASTING
Juice fasting gives the
digestive system a rest and speeds up the growth of new cells, which
promotes healing. (If you have any medical problems, do not fast
without medical approval and supervision.) On a juice fast, a person
abstains from solid foods and drinks juice, water, and herbal teas
throughout the day. "We should be drinking every half hour to an
hour," advises Lombardi. "If we go for long periods of time
without drinking anything, then a little glass of juice will not be able
to sustain us. But if we are constantly drinking, the day will go by very
smoothly."
Lombardi recommends a
combination of the following:
CARROT JUICE. High in the
antioxidant beta carotene and full of wonder enzymes.
CELERY JUICE. HIGH IN
SODIUM -- not the artificial type poured from the salt shaker, which is
bad for you, but the good, natural kind that promotes tissue flexibility.
BEET JUICE. Beets nourish
the liver, one of the most important organs in the body, with hundreds of
different functions. If your liver is functioning well, most likely
everything else in your body will be too.
CABBAGE JUICE. Cabbage
juice is high in vitamin C.
Mix the juice from each
vegetable in equal proportion and drink this combination throughout the
day. A little cayenne, which increases circulation, sending blood to every
corner of the body to promote healing, can be added for flavor. Lemon
juice in water and different herbal teas -- some good ones are parsley and
dandelion tea for the liver and kidneys and pau d'arco for blood
purification -- can be added for variety. "Any herbal tea free of
caffeine will be good," Lombardi says. "Since you need to drink
on an hourly basis, you don't want to drink the same thing over and
over."
CHELATION
THERAPY
Martin Dayton, M.D., of
Florida, who is board-certified in family medicine, chelation therapy, and
clinical nutrition, says that chelation therapy has multiple benefits, and
long life is one of them: "Dramatic increases in life span are found
with chelation. While there are no longevity studies per se, this
conclusion is implied indirectly by studies which show a lessening of
killer degenerative diseases. In fact, chelation favorably impacts all
four major causes of death in the United States [heart disease, cancer,
cerebrovascular disease, and lung disease]."
During the chelation
process many beneficial changes occur at the cellular level. A synthetic
amino acid called EDTA is administered to the patient via intravenous
drip. Once in the bloodstream, EDTA attaches itself to heavy metals such
as lead, cadmium, and mercury and holds onto those toxic substances until
they exit the body through the urine. Dr. Dayton explains why removal of
these substances is vital to good health: "The toxic material
prevents normal function and repair. For example, lead prevents normal
enzymatic processes so that the body cannot function properly and repair
itself.-? This leads to premature aging and the premature development
of disease. Removal of toxic material through chelation keeps the body
functioning optimally."
Dr. Dayton notes that an
excess even of iron, which is necessary for life, accelerates free radical
production and causes harm: "Periodic purging of iron from the body
via menstrual bleeding is thought to protect women from hardening of the
arteries. However, this protection is lost at menopause with the cessation
of menstruation. At this time, arterial clogging accelerates. Chelation
removes this excess iron."
Since modern people are
overwhelmed by pollutants, Dr. Dayton recommends chelation therapy for
anyone over thirty. "Lead is found everywhere, in the air we breathe,
the water we drink, the food supply. It is even found at the North Pole.
Lead and other toxic pollutants are hard to avoid in today's world. As a
matter of fact, the concentration of lead found in the human skeleton now
is several hundred times greater than that found in our pre-industrial
revolution ancestors. In one study, where lead was thought to be involved,
18 years following chelation therapy a 10-fold decrease in cancer death
rate was found for those who had the treatment versus those who had
nothing."
Aside from its overall
benefits, chelation therapy specifically helps aging individuals by
improving brain function. Dr. Dayton cites the following evidence:
"Research shows that circulation improves greatly in the brain and to
the brain. One study of 15 patients who had 20 infusions of chelation
therapy found that 14 out of 15 demonstrated significant cerebral blood
flow. Some showed dramatic improvement in cognitive abilities.
"In another study, 30
patients with carotid blockages were given 30 chelation treatments over a
10-month period. The carotid artery extends from the chest through the
neck to the brain. It is the brain's main source of blood flow. Blockage
decreased between 20 and 40 percent.
"Unclogging carotid
blockage is vitally important because the American College of Physicians
states that patients with an obstruction of 70 percent of greater are at a
high risk for stroke. They even recommend chelation therapy as a preferred
treatment. I take that to heart and use chelation therapy on these
individuals. People who have carotid artery disease improve as their
arteries open up. I see this happen over and over again."
Continued in Part
II:
* Colon Cleansing-?-? * Enzyme Therapy
* Exercise-?-? * Stress Release-?-? * Breathing Exercises
* Skin Brushing-?-? * Saunas-?-? * Magnetic Therapy;-?
* Live Cell
Therapy
 This
article was excerpted from For
Women Only! Your Guide to Health
Empowerment, ? 2000-?
by Gary Null & Barbara Seaman. Reprinted
with permission of the publisher:
Seven Stories Press. http://sevenstories.com
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Null, Ph.D. is one of America's leading
health and fitness writers and alternative
practitioners. Trained as a nutritionist, he
is the author of dozens of books and
hundreds of medical articles. His one-hour
health radio program airs daily on WBAI in
New York City, and is carried weekly to 32
stations nationwide over the Virtual Radio
Network. Null is a former faculty member of
the New School for Social Research and a
National TAC Master Champion Racewalker.
Among his many best-selling books are Get
Healthy Now!, Healing Your Body
Naturally, and The Ultimate
Anti-Aging Program. He lives in New York
City.
 Barbara
Seaman has been cited by the Library of
Congress as the author who raised sexism and
health care as a worldwide issue. Her The
Doctors' Case against the Pill is
credited with influencing the FDA to require
informational inserts in packages of oral
contraceptives and other medicines. She also
wrote Free and Female and Women
and the Crisis in Sex Hormones. The New
York Times wrote that these three books
"triggered a revolution, fostering a
willingness among women to take issues of
health into their own hands." A founder
of the National Women's Health Network and a
contributing editor to Ms., Seaman lives in
New York City.
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