PROBLEMS, AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT THEM, ON NUTRITIONAL BALANCING PROGRAMS

by Lawrence Wilson, MD

î March 2010, The Center For Development

                 

                  This article concerns what to do when a problem develops after a person begins a nutritional balancing program. 

 

IMMEDIATE CAUSES OF HEALING REACTIONS

 

These include:

 

1. A healing or cleansing reaction.  This is by far the most common problem that causes symptoms such as pain, nausea, headaches, reactions to supplements, etc.  Most often, the exact cause is the release of a toxic metal or toxic chemical from a tissue storage site.  In many instances, the substance then floats around in the blood for a day or two until it can be eliminated by the liver or kidneys, perhaps.  While it is circulating in the blood, it may cause toxic symptoms.

A concern among some health authorities is that releasing a toxic metal or chemical from a benign storage site such as the muscles, perhaps, might cause the substance to redeposit in a more vital organ, and this would make the person even more ill.  We are aware of this problem, and it does not seem to occur at all, or only very rarely.  Perhaps the reason is that efforts are always made to 1) balance the entire body chemistry to raise the vitality level, 2) strengthen and balance the eliminative organs such as the liver, kidney, colon and skin, 3) avoid the use of all toxic substances such as most chelators, 4) rest a lot more, and 5) reduce all stress and improve the diet and lifestyle.

 

2.  Fear due to the above.  This is also extremely common and worsens all symptoms.  Occasionally, a person will uncover an old trauma that scares them.  At times a symptom arises that is frightening, such as an irregular heart beat, heart palpitations, blood in the stool or urine, or something else.

To make matters worse, a few people react to all the above by deciding to alter their program by quitting certain products and/or procedures and taking other products they read about on the internet or elsewhere.  This can compound the problem by further slowing the release of toxic substances from the body.

 

3. Some people are just very sensitive to all foods and supplements.  They must begin the program very gently, perhaps just with the diet and lifestyle, and slowly add supplements, perhaps once a day at first, or even just one supplement at a time.  Rarely, using the sauna or just doing a coffee  provokes a healing reaction because of sensitivity of the person.  This is not a bad thing, but such individuals must start everything gently, perhaps spending only 5-10 minutes in the sauna at first, or just using half a teaspoon of coffee or less, at first.

 

4. A rapid change in the oxidation rate or a major mineral ratio.  This can occasionally cause fatigue, anxiety, irritability or some other symptom.  In this case, the program needs adjusting in most cases and the problem vanishes.

 

5. An allergic or different kind of reaction to a supplement.  Occasionally a person may even react to distilled water or to certain foods.

 

6. Psychological reactions due to changes in body chemistry or something else.

 

7. Rarely, a worsening of some type of medical condition that is not related to the nutritional balancing program, but may be aggravated by it in some way.  This is uncommon.

 

WHY PROBLEMS ARISE

 

Stress induced by a nutritional balancing program.  The nutritional balancing program places the body under stress at times.  This is unavoidable because releasing toxic metals, for example, or healing an old infection, perhaps, will cause some temporary stress.  This, in turn, can cause symptoms, at times, most of which are very transient and not a problem.  Now and then, however, the stress caused by the symptom, or fear caused by the symptom, is enough to unnerve a person and even cause a dangerous or scary situation that requires special attention.

 

                  The uneven nature of the process of healing and regeneration of the body.  Unfortunately, the healing process is uneven, meaning that it comes in fits and starts, and at times can be unsettling for this reason. 

A very crude analogy is that it is like unloading a garbage scow that is loaded down with garbage so that the barge is just above the water line.  When one attempts to remove some of the load on one side, the ship tilts to the other side and may Òtake on waterÓ.  In a similar way, removing toxins from the body and healing old infections can temporarily unbalance the body, causing symptoms.  Fortunately, the wisdom of the body is such that it self-corrects quickly in most cases so these shifts or unevenness of the process is usually not dangerous at all. 

 

                  The heavy toxic load of most people today.  Most people today are high in two dozen toxic metals and have excessive amounts of hundreds of toxic chemicals in their bodies as well.  This makes the entire physical system work poorly.   It is a factor that causes or can aggravate a tendency for a healing reaction to occur as the body is not as capable of handling extra stress.  This is particularly a problem when one is starting out on a nutritional balancing program.  As one progresses, the bodyÕs toxic load is reduced, and the body is much more able to respond to stress of all kings.

 

                  The extreme nutritional depletion of many people today causing low vitality levels.  All healing depends upon boosting oneÕs vitality.  This same vitality is also used to handle all healing processes, toxic metal eliminations, healing of infections, and so on.  When vitality is so low, as it is today in many people, the healing process can stall, although in general, the bodyÕs wisdom as to when to proceed with metal elimination and healing of infections, wounds and other traumas is superb.  Nutritional balancing works closely with this teleological process, or the process of healing intent of the body.  This is a key to the safety of these programs compared to many other medical and holistic methods.

 

                  Poorly functioning eliminative organs.  A key to removing toxic metals, toxic chemicals and biological toxins such as bacterial debris, dead cells and so on, is to have adequately functioning eliminative organs.  This is not the case today with may people.  In fact, the colon is often the most diseased organ of the body, followed by the liver, the kidneys and even the skin, which is congested and toxic due to years of bathing in chlorine, fluoride, residues of chemicals, metals and pharmaceutical drugs.

                  As a result, when the body tries to eliminate toxins, it does not occur very well, and toxic substances back up in the blood causing other symptoms and problems.

 

                  Leaving oneÕs comfort zone in a variety of ways.  This is an important psychological and even physical reason for problems, at times.  Many people are simply unaware of how ill, how malnourished and how toxic they are.  As the body begins to heal itself, reactions that are really beneficial are perceived as scary and somehow bad, when the opposite is the truth.  These include not only physical symptoms such as headaches, rashes, heart palpitations and so on, but also negative thoughts, nightmares, fear and anxieties that were formerly buried and are now coming forth to be exposed and released.

 

WHAT TO DO WHEN A PROBLEM ARISES ON A NUTRITIONAL BALANCING PROGRAM

 

Each situation can require different solutions.  However, the first step is always to contact the person and ask many questions:

 

1. How well was the person doing the nutritional balancing program and for how long?  For example, is the person doing the diet, the lifestyle, the drinking water (enough water and the right type), the extra detoxification procedures and the meditation exercise?

Often we find that a person is not drinking enough water, not eating enough vegetables, not sleeping or resting enough, and so on.

 

2.  Is the person doing other supplements, other procedures, other medications?  This is another cause for problems in our experience.  Most other supplements, herbs and even vitamins are not necessarily compatible and can negate or upset the delicate balance of the diet, the supplements or other aspects of the program and need to be stopped.

At times, drug medication must be reduced as the body no longer needs it as much.  For example, continuing on high blood pressure medication when it is not needed will cause the blood pressure to go too low, causing faintness and dizziness at times.  Continuing with anti-diabetic medication when the blood sugar is normal may cause low blood sugar symptoms such as weakness and faintness, mental confusion and even blackouts.

 

3. Is the person using the supplements we recommend, or have they substituted other brands of supplements?  This is a common problem.  Certain substitutions tend to be okay, such as the fish oil, vitamin D and perhaps a digestive aid, although none appear as powerful as GB-3. 

However, sadly many brands of calcium, magnesium, zinc, and even vitamin C do not seem as effective.  We are researching why this is so, but it is a fact that keeps popping up and is most annoying.  People think they are saving a few dollars with their favorite brand of supplements, but they are not deriving the benefit from the program as a result.  This can be a serious concern if a person is very ill, for example, and has landed a few of our clients in the hospital.

 

4. Were there other circumstances at the time when the problem arose?  For example, could the cause of the problem be an extra stressor that happened to occur when one started the program, such as something occurring at work, school or at home?  Could the problem be due to getting a cold or flu?

 

SOLUTIONS TO THESE PROBLEMS DURING NUTRITIONAL BALANCING PROGRAMS

 

The solution will depend on the answers to the questions above.  However, the body usually wants to follow through with healing reactions.  Thus, the solutions tend to fall into one of two groups:

 

1. Those that speed up the healing process and help the body to Òpush throughÓ the symptoms and over come them.

2. Those that slow the healing process down so that the person is more comfortable and the body is less acutely stressed.

 

1. Below are some examples of ways to enhance or speed up the healing process to get over a reaction faster:

 

á           Drink more distilled water to flush more toxins out of the body faster.

á           Do more coffee enemas, in particular, to assist the functioning of the colon and liver.

á           Exercise more care with the diet and/or lifestyle factors such as rest and sleep to enhance healing.

á           In cases of infection, take a natural anti-infective agent such as colloidal silver, vitamins A and C, bee propolis or perhaps a few simple herbs can help resolve the problem quickly and in a non-toxic way without needing antibiotics that are far more toxic.

á           Relaxation methods such as gentle walking, deep breathing, perhaps gentle yoga or other practices.  Others might include an Epsom salts bath, for example.

á           Other supplements such as liver support, kidney support, selenium, Renamide and others.

á           Other natural therapies can be extremely helpful, ranging from foot reflexology, one of the best, to chiropractic, massage, jin shin jyutsu, acupressure, acupuncture, or others.

 

            2. Methods to slow down healing and thus reduce the acute stress and eliminative symptoms include the following.  Note that all are temporary measures only, since the goal is to keep moving the body toward healing as fast as possible:

 

á           Stop all the supplements for a day or two, or even longer if needed.

á           Reduce the use of the sauna and even the coffee enemas if these are provoking the healing reactions.

á           Take lecithin granules.  According to Dr. Paul Eck, this will slow the removal of toxic metals.  I have little experience with this method, however.

á           Perhaps even to be less strict with the diet for a few days or up to a week or so.

 

EVALUATING THESE MEASURES

 

Often, a simple alteration in the program such as those described in the paragraphs above is adequate to control the symptoms until they pass on their own.  Drinking more distilled water or stopping the supplements for a day or two is often sufficient. 

When these are not sufficient, one must consider other possibilities.  For example, perhaps body chemistry has shifted and the diet, supplements or even detoxification regimen is not appropriate any more.  Here clinical judgment and trial and error may be needed.  If it is time for a hair analysis retest, this can be helpful.  If it is too soon to do a retest hair mineral test, then one must use oneÕs judgment or other methods to assess the situation.  Here are some examples of how one might go about thinking about the possibilities:

 

If the patient stops the supplement program, there are two possibilities. 

A) If the symptoms go away, one can be sure the problem is related somehow to this program.  It could be a healing reaction, sensitivity to a supplement or a shift in body chemistry.

B) If symptoms do not subside, either the symptom has nothing to do with the supplement program or it is due to a major shift in body chemistry that has already taken place.  Let us examine each possibility in more detail.

 

If symptoms vanish after stopping the nutrients, symptoms were likely due to:

 

á           A healing reaction induced by the supplements.  In this case, reducing the number of supplement dosages daily for a week or longer may ease the symptoms and allow a person to remain on the program.

á           A reaction of another kind to a supplement.  This is far more rare when people use Endomet products, in our experience.  However, some people are especially sensitive to any supplements.  In some cases, they can take a small dose of the supplements, or perhaps they must find substitutes or just take much less.  At times, muscle testing is helpful to determine if one supplement is causing difficulty.  Common examples are:

á           A reaction to copper, found in Limcomin, SBF and Stress Pak

á           A reactions to iodine found in Thyro-complex and kelp.  Usually this is due to the iodine pushing out of the body very toxic compounds of bromine, chlorine and fluorides.  Reducing the dosage for weeks or months usually solves this problem.

á           A reaction to magnesium, which is somewhat laxative for some people.  Adding more calcium or less magnesium often solves this problem.

á           A reaction to the laxative quality of GB-3.  Reducing the dosage or temporarily switching to another digestive aid until the intestine heals somewhat is the solution here.

á           Rarely a person is ÒallergicÓ or sensitive to another nutrient such as manganese, selenium, vitamin A or another.  This is quite rare, but it occurs.  Usually the underlying reason is that the particular nutrient alters body chemistry in a particularly powerful and unpleasant manner.  As the body heals and becomes more balanced, these reactions, and indeed most supplement reactions, disappear or lessen. 

 

HOW TO HANDLE A MASSIVE AND RAPID SHIFT IN THE OXIDATION RATE

 

      This is uncommon, but often easy to spot because the symptoms are often fairly clear.  If the oxidation rate speeds up appreciably, one may become more anxious, nervous, irritable or have trouble sleeping.  Following a slow oxidizer diet and taking slow oxidizer supplements tends to make the problem worse.

      The solution is to try shifting to a fast oxidizer diet and at least stopping the thyroid and adrenal glandulars, and the slow oxidizer multiple vitamin such as Megapan.  One may also need more of the supplements for a fast oxidizer such as more fat in the diet, more calcium and magnesium, and more zinc and copper.

      If the oxidation rate slows appreciably, a person may suddenly feel very tired, depressed, apathetic, introverted and negative.  Anxiety usually goes away.  In this case, one may need more of the diet and supplements for slow oxidizers such as more b-complex vitamins and more adrenal and thyroid glandular substance.  Kelp, with its high iodine content, may also be helpful.

 

HANDLING ACUTE TOXIC METAL ELIMINATIONS

 

      At times, it is clear that the body is eliminating a toxic metal or toxic chemical.  One may feel ÒtoxicÓ or ill, and symptoms often include a skin rash, headache, upset stomach, dark urine, odd-looking stools, constipation or diarrhea, back pain in the kidney area, liver tenderness, bloating, gas, fatigue, anxiety, or perhaps others.  While not always a sign of a toxic metal or chemical elimination, often these are common signs and symptoms.

      Each metal actually has its own symptoms, but often they combine in unusual ways.  In these cases, supporting the organs of elimination with liver and kidney support, more coffee enemas, in particular, along with a lot more rest and sleep, more distilled water and perhaps other natural therapies such as foot reflexology, acupressure and others will help speed the elimination and it will usually pass within a day or less.

 

COPING WITH OTHER, LESS CLEAR SHIFTS IN THE BODY CHEMISTRY

 

Fortunately these are rare.  However, if one suspects this, and one feels that the current nutritional balancing program is not appropriate, here are several options:

 

1. Stay off the program completely, or maybe just do the diet, lifestyle, sauna therapy, coffee enemas and basic supplements such as GB-3, Paramin, fish oil, and vitamin D until it is time for a retest in two-three months.

 

2. Do an early retest.  Although normally one cannot do a hair analysis retest in less than about two months because the hair must grow out sufficiently, it is possible, at time, to do one sooner than this. 

                  The key is to use very short hair but close to the scalp.  This will mean taking a few more samples and cutting off all hair that is more than about 1/2 inch long or even making the sample shorter than this. 

                  However, this can give a sample that is within, say, one month of the personÕs life and, in very serious cases, might be advantageous.

 

3. Change the nutrition program based on symptoms or an educated guess, without a retest.  At times, this is necessary and works well, especially if one has a good understanding of nutritional balancing science.  I have had patients change within one week, though this happens rarely.  One may be able to continue the basic supplements such as Paramin, GB-3, fish oil and vitamin D.  Others should be minimized, usually, until more data is available.  One can sometimes recommend supplements based upon symptoms, but this is definitely not ideal and should not be continued any longer than absolutely necessary.  In nutritional balancing, symptoms are not considered reliable guides for supplementation.

 

A RISE IN BLOOD PRESSURE ON THE PROGRAM

 

This is rare, but does occur occasionally.  Possible causes are:

1. Toxic metal release stresses the kidneys, causing some congestion and the rise in BP.

2. The program brings up anger, which causes a sympathetic nervous system reaction and higher BP.

3. Other, such as bringing up an old infection, or an unrelated event such as some type of stress could affect blood pressure as well.

 

What to do.  Suggestions include:

1. Be sure to drink 3 quarts daily of either spring or distilled water.  This is critical.

2. Be sure to follow the diet exactly!.  This is also critical. 

3. Be sure to rub the feet twice daily, and do the Roy Masters meditation for an hour a day, and no other meditations or mental exercises.

4. Swtiching from spring to distilled water for a week or so may help, but not necessarily. 

5. Take garlic (Kyolic or equivalent) 2-2-2 or 3-3-3 and Renamide (kidney glandular substance) 2-2-2 or even a little more.

 

If the above are not sufficient after a week or two, then:

 

6. Limit sauna use to 10-15 minutes daily.

7. Slow down the entire program, taking fewer doses of supplements daily, and see if this helps.  If it does not, then a blood pressure reducing medication may be needed for a while until the body can become balanced.

 

For more on troubleshooting nutritional balancing programs, read Why Do some People Feel Worse On A Nutritional Balancing Program?

 

 

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