INFECTIONS
by
Dr. Lawrence Wilson
© July 2016, L.D.
Wilson Consultants, Inc.
All information in
this article is for educational purposes only. It is not for the diagnosis, treatment, prescription or cure
of any disease or health condition.
Table
of Contents
Definitions
Acute And Chronic
Lyme Disease
Warnings
General
Observations
Dr. Edward Jenner
(1749-1823)
Dr. Ignaz
Semmelweis (1818-1865)
Florence
Nightingale (1820-1910)
Dr. Robert Koch
(1843-1910) and KochÕs Postulates
Dr. Louis Pasteur
(1822-1895) – Invaders And Victims
Dr. Beauchamp
(1816-1908) – Opportunists And Hosts
III.
SYMPTOMS OF ACUTE AND CHRONIC INFECTIONS
Acute Infections
Local And Systemic
Symptoms
Chronic Infections
Flare-ups of
Chronic Infections
Exposure To
Pathogens
A Hospitable Host
Yin And Other
Imbalances
Iron Toxicity
Filth
Infections Are Just
Cleanup Crews
V.
CORRECTING ACUTE INFECTIONS
If One Is On A
Nutritional Balancing Program
If One is Not On A
Nutritional Balancing Program
VI.
CORRECTING CHRONIC INFECTIONS
Why Retracing Takes
Years
Lifestyle
Other Prevention
Soap
Vaccination
Effects At A Distance
Antibiotics And
Other Drugs
The Immune Response
First Aid For
Fevers
IX.
A BRIEF STUDY GUIDE FOR THIS ARTICLE
One
can divide disease into two main types.
These are infections and degenerative diseases.
Infections are invasions from outside the body. Degenerative diseases are
disintegration from within.
These
types overlap, at times. For
example, Type 1 diabetes, which is considered a degenerative disease, can be
caused by an infection in the pancreas.
So they are not exclusive, but the distinction is useful.
This
article concerns infectious diseases, of which there are thousands. They account for millions of
cases of illness every year.
Definitions. An infection is a health condition in
which a foreign organism has entered the body. Infectious organisms can include a virus, a bacteria, a
fungus or yeast, a spirochete such as the one that causes malaria or Lyme
disease, a one-celled animal such as an amoeba, or a somewhat larger animal
such as a worm or other parasite.
Infections
can occur anywhere in the body, at any time. Babies today are born with them, for example.
Acute and chronic.
Infections can be acute or chronic. Acute means there is
an active fight going on. Usually
the whole body is involved in fighting off an invader.
Chronic
infections are like an uneasy truce or muted response of the body. Usually, the infection is not killing
you, at least not immediately, but you are not killing it. This topic is discussed in more detail
below.
Most
infections need not frighten you, provided you understand them, and how to
prevent and handle them.
Separate
articles on this website
discuss Lyme Disease, Candida
Albicans Infection, Parasites, Antibiotics, and Morgollons
Disease.
WARNING: ALL INFECTIONS ARE POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING AND SHOULD
NEVER BE IGNORED
This
is a principle that must never be overlooked. It applies to even a simple cold, flu or diarrhea. So never ignore an infection. It could be far more costly and
difficult to take care of later if it becomes complicated.
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS
1. Infections
continue to be a major cause of disease everywhere on earth. They claim millions of lives every
year.
2. Chronic
infections. Most everyone has
these, in our experience. There
are few, if any exceptions. We
know this because during nutritional balancing programs, most everyone retraces
or goes back through and cleans up chronic infections.
3. Environmental
factors are very important with some infectious diseases. This can be exposure to various
pathogens due to oneÕs occupation, climate or location, such as
mosquito-infested and parasite-infested areas.
4. Personal and
lifestyle factors are extremely important with infections. These include genetics, congenital
strengths and weaknesses, upbringing and diet. These can strengthen or weaken the body.
Lifestyle
factors are critical such as personal hygiene and cleanliness. Other personal or physiological factors
may include circulatory problems, oxygenation problems, hydration, and even
psychological factors.
5. Cultural factors
are critical for some infections.
Some cultures encourage cleanliness, for example, while others tolerate
filth that contributes to many infections.
Nations
and societies that emphasize cleanliness, sanitation, and nutrition tend to
have the fewest infection problems.
Cooking food thoroughly and properly also helps reduce some
infections. It is one reason why
cooking most food is part of nutritional balancing science.
6.
The
conventional medical approach to handling infections leaves much to be
desired, in my view. It is not
very preventive, and it is costly, toxic, and not effective, in many
cases. The main reasons are that
diet, nutrition and natural antibiotic remedies are ignored. Instead, doctors use patent drugs that
are toxic and often costly.
Some
of the drugs used for infections actually weaken the immune response, so
infection returns again. Many
drugs tend to make the bodies weaker, not stronger, and little or no effort is
made to prevent future problems through improved nutrition, vitamins, etc.
7. Holistic care is better because they use
natural remedies and nutrition.
However, many still overlook basic diet and lifestyle factors that
contribute greatly to the tendency for infection. Most of them also do not realize how many chronic infections
everyone has, nor do they know how to eliminate them.
8. Cleanliness is a huge factor when discussing infections. An emphasis on cleanliness –
washing the hands often, care in food preparation, and much more – is
part of the great legacy of the Judeo-Christian religion.
II. HISTORY - THE INFECTIOUS DISEASE PIONEERS
1.
Dr. Edward Jenner (1749-1823) and
vaccination. Dr. Jenner was
one of a number of forward-thinking scientists of the 1700s. He was particularly interested in
infections, which killed many people then, and the rather new vaccination for
smallpox.
The
way it worked was that a little ball of pus from an infected smallpox sore was
placed on the arm of a healthy person.
Then the skin was scratched until it bled a little. The pus was then rubbed into the
wound.
The
result was that most of those vaccinated would get a mild case of smallpox that
seemed to protect them from a worse case. Some estimate that about 70-80% of
the people were protected from smallpox, although about 10% died as a result of
the procedure.
Clearing
misconceptions.
Today, Dr. Jenner is hailed as the Òfounder of vaccinationÓ. This is not the truth. I know this because there is a quote
from Benjamin Franklin, the American founder, from 1736 – before Jenner
was born – saying that he wished he had tried the vaccine for smallpox
for a child he had who died of smallpox.
So we know people were doing this long before Dr. Jenner came along.
Also,
sources such as Wikipedia and most other websites do not tell you that the incidence
of smallpox was diminishing on its own long before the smallpox vaccine was
routinely done. This is also the
truth about diphtheria, polio and most other infectious diseases that were
supposedly ÒeliminatedÓ with vaccines.
There are several websites that have the incidences of diseases showing
this to be the case.
Today,
we find vaccines totally unnecessary, and unquestionably harmful in the extreme
for many babies and children. To
read about this perspective, which is well-documented, read Vaccination on this site.
2.
Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis (1818-1865) and washing the hands before examining
patients. Dr.
Semmelweis was a Hungarian obstetric physician who noted that when doctors
delivered babies, the mortality rate from childbed fever or puerperal fever was
about 15-18%. When midwives
delivered the babies, the death rate was about 2%.
He
studied this and found that the reason for the difference was the doctors
handled cadavers as part of their training and did not wash their hands, which
were full of germs. The midwives
did not work with cadavers, although they did not wash their hands before
delivering babies, either.
When
the doctors started washing their hands before delivering babies, the death
rate from childbed fever declined to be similar to that of the midwives.
Today
we take hand washing for granted, but its importance is tremendous to avoid
infections. Still today,
statistics indicate that one-third to one-half the time, nurses and doctors in
hospitals do not wash their hands often enough between seeing and touching
patients.
This
is an important cause for hospital infections, called nosocomial infections. These infections kill at least 90,000
people every year. Acquiring an
infection in a hospital is the greatest danger of going to the hospital for any
reason. Hospital infections happen
in 10-15% of all hospital visits, according to official medical statistics.
3.
Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) and modern nursing and hospital design. Florence Nightingale was one of the
most amazing people who ever lived.
She helped redesign hospitals in ways that are still used today to
minimize infections.
I
recently visited the two large hospitals in our city. The older one is about 100 years old and is clearly a
Florence Nightingale design. It
has very large, clear windows that open sideways so the windows are not heavy
to open. They bring in fresh air
and loads of sunlight, both of which stop infections. Sunlight has ultra-violet and near infrared rays that kill
germs.
Also,
there are sinks by every bed and the beds are separated apart to reduce the
spread of germs. Also, it is set
up like a college campus with over 60 buildings – one for each disease or
type of health condition. This
also reduces the spread of infection.
In
contrast, the other hospital in town is almost brand new, and very attractive
– but who cares. In this
hospital, the windows donÕt open, so there is no fresh air. Also, the windows are heavily tinted,
so the ultraviolet and near infrared rays canÕt get inside.
Also,
the windows are smaller and the place is more cave-like. Also, the hospital looks like an
apartment building – one huge building with a common ventilation system
that spreads the germs around more easily. This is not a Florence Nightingale design!
Around
both hospitals, I noticed other things that go against good infection
prevention:
1.
Hospital staff were walking outside in surgical scrubs. These clothes are supposed to be reserved
for surgery or nursing to keep them clean, and are not street clothing.
2.
The scrubs were not white. They
were green, pink, purple or even dark blue. Florence Nightingale insisted on white medical outfits, to
be able to best see any soiling or filth.
3.
Doctors and nurses carried stethoscopes with them. These filthy things just spread germs because they are not
washed and sterilized between each use.
There should be stethoscope for each bed that does not move around.
Hospital
design to reduce infections was just a small part of Florence NightingaleÕs
contributions to medical care. She
is also considered the founder of modern nursing. If you have not read a biography of Florence Nightingale,
please read it. A very short
article about her life is on this website, entitled Florence
Nighingale.
4.
Dr. Robert Koch (1843-1910) and KochÕs Postulates. Robert
Koch was a German microbiologist who made significant contributions to the
study of infections. He is famous
for his four postulates that establish the connection between a microbe and a
particular infectious disease.
They have been modified over the years, but the basic idea of them
remains. They are:
1.
The microbes must be found in abundance in an organism or person suffering from
the disease, but must not be found in a healthy organism.
Modification:
They may
only be present in a part of the body that is diseased, and not the rest. Also, carriers of disease may have some
even though they are not ill.
2.
The microbes must be able to be isolated from the person suffering from the
disease. Then they must be grown
or cultured.
Modification:
Some
microbes such as viruses are hard or impossible to culture.
3.
The cultured microbes must then be inoculated into a healthy organism and must
cause the same disease.
Modification:
Some healthy organisms do not become infected due to nutritional differences or
a stronger immune system.
4.
The microbes must then be isolated from the experimental organism just above,
and must be the same as the original microbes.
Modification: As stated with Postulate #2, this is
not always possible.
5.
Dr. Louis Pasteur (1822-1895).
In
modern history, two French scientists represented two perspectives on the
nature of infection. They held
debates on the subject. Dr.
Pasteur proposed the ÒinvaderÓ theory or germ theory of infections. Dr. Andre Beauchamp supported the
ÒopportunistÓ theory of infection.
Let us discuss these two viewpoints.
Dr.
Pasteur - Invaders and victims. This view blames infections upon
contaminated air, dirty water, rotten food, not washing hands enough, getting
bitten by ticks or mosquitos, touching infected items, or breathing in germs.
There
is certainly truth to all this.
Public health, sanitation, nutrition and water purification have
definitely reduced the incidence of some infections around the world. Also, giving remedies to Òkill the
bugsÓ such as drugs, herbs or vitamins, has helped greatly to reduce the incidence
and death toll from infection.
In
this theory, the germs are invaders and our bodies are the victims. We must avoid the invaders and kill
them whenever we find them.
6.
Dr. Antoine Beauchamp (1816-1908) - Opportunists
and hosts. This view is much
less well known. It is that
infections and infectious organisms of all kinds are opportunists. This means that they are just trying to survive, like the
rest of us. They seek out
appropriate places to live where the living conditions are favorable. They thrive in bodies where is plenty
of waste products to eat, and not much immune activity to get in their
way. There they multiply, and may
take over the whole body.
From
this perspective, to minimize and prevent infections, one must make the body an
unwelcoming host for the ÒbugsÓ.
The immune response must be immediate and powerful. There must not be debris, partially
digested food, and other things around for the bugs to eat. The entire body system must be on high
alert at all times. It must be
very aware when an uninvited guest has arrived, and it must take immediate
action to stop the bugs before they can become comfortable and multiply.
This
debate is extremely important to appreciate the nutritional balancing
understanding of infections, and how to heal them all without drugs.
Modern
allopathic and even naturopathic care largely accepts the germ theory, and
believes in remedies to Òkill the bugsÓ.
Dozens of drugs, and many herbs and other natural products are used by
these doctors to destroy the viruses, bacteria, fungi, yeasts, and other
parasitic organisms.
Nutritional
balancing understands the germ theory and clearly calls for cleanliness and
care in oneÕs lifestyle and diet. However, the
main method it uses to correct infections is to radically improve the strength
of the host.
The
reasons are:
1.
It is less toxic.
2.
It is preventive.
3.
It is the only method that will rid the body of deep, chronic infections that
often offer no symptoms at all.
III. SYMPTOMS OF ACUTE AND CHRONIC INFECTIONS
Acute infections are characterized by an active
involvement of the entire body to fight off invading microorganisms. Symptoms are often both local and systemic.
Local symptoms. These often include pain, redness,
swelling and heat in the infected area.
There can also be pus formation, which is made of dead bacteria or other
germs. Other local symptoms depend
upon the nature of the infection.
Systemic
symptoms. One often feels tired and perhaps achy, sweaty, feverish, dizzy,
or there can be a general feeling of malaise.
Systemic
or non-localized symptoms occur for at least two reasons:
1. They are
evidence of the mobilization of the entire bodyÕs resources to fight the
infection.
2. Many
infectious organisms secrete powerful toxins. These get into the blood stream and circulate around the body. These can be very irritating or even
destructive to the body tissues, and may cause symptoms at a distance from the
primary site of infection, or throughout the body. Near the end of this article are more details on this
subject.
Chronic infections.
Having a chronic infection is like an uneasy truce, where neither side
is winning at the moment. Most
everyone has plenty of these infections.
Most are encapsulated so that the body cannot get inside and get rid of
them.
Symptoms of chronic infections. These are often mild, or there are no symptoms. Typical symptoms are vague aches and
pains, for example. One may have
post-nasal drip or some allergies related to a chronic sinus condition.
There could be
a little dizziness or slight hearing impairment related to a chronic ear
infection. Others are some
hoarseness related to a chronic bronchial or other respiratory infection.
Others are
itchy areas of the skin related to a chronic mild skin condition that you may
never see. Another common one is a
sensitive tooth or gum area that the dentist cannot correct and it canÕt even
be seen on an x-ray.
Another
common symptom is a little gas or a little bloating or stomach discomfort at
times. Indeed, these are often the
only symptoms when the intestinal tract is infected with improper bacteria or a
parasite infestation such as E.coli, entamoeba histolytica or candida albicans.
In
many cases, a person is totally unaware of the presence of a chronic
infection. Blood tests and other
tests also may not reveal evidence of infection. The reason is that the body has often encapsulated or
otherwise isolated the infection so that it does not cause direct signs and
symptoms.
Flare-ups of
chronic infections. These can
be of two types:
1.
Pain or other symptoms can flare up, at times, if the infection becomes
active. This usually occurs if one
becomes run down, stressed or overtired.
2.
During a nutritional balancing program, all chronic infections will tend to
flare up as they heal. This is a
reversal of the disease process that originated the infection.
Infections
begin in an acute state, and then they Ògo chronicÓ. When one retraces due to a nutritional balancing program,
one must go backwards through the same steps.
From
the chronic state with few symptoms, one must move to an acute state with often
vigorous symptoms. Then the entire
infection will clear. The
important subject of retracing infections is discussed later in this article
and in a separate article, Retracing And Healing
Reactions.
The
cause of most infections is dual. This is a very important
concept that is not taught to most doctors. However, it follows from the discussion in the History
section of this article. For
infection to occur, there must be:
1.
Exposure to an infecting organism or pathogen. These may include bacteria, viruses,
fungi, yeasts, parasitic worms, one-celled organisms such as amoebas, and perhaps
a few other microorganisms.
2.
A hospitable host. This usually means a weakened body chemistry. If the host is not hospitable to the
pathogen, the body fights off, kills or expels the pathogen and no infection
results.
It
is possible to have an overwhelming exposure to a pathogen that no body could
overcome, but this is rare. Let us
discuss these causes in more detail:
1. EXPOSURE TO
PATHOGENS
This
cause of infection is well known.
One can be exposed to pathogens in foods, drinking water, air one
breathes, or through contact with the skin or mucus membranes.
In
fact, this goes on all the time, and is impossible to completely stop because
bacteria, viruses and other pathogenic organisms live on and inside food,
water, air and everywhere, and cannot be completely removed.
Since
this is true, one must wonder why we are not all killed by these pathogens all
around us. This brings us to the
second cause of infections.
2. A HOSPITABLE
HOST
The
reason everyone is not killed by the viruses, bacteria and other organisms all
around us is that everyone has defenses against them. These defenses include the skin, the macrophages,
hydrochloric acid in the stomach, and dozens of other defenses. These make the body a less hospitable
host.
For
these to function correctly requires excellent nutrition, plenty of rest and
sleep, and a very healthful lifestyle.
For example, mineral deficiencies are an important factor that makes a
body more vulnerable to infections.
So
always recall this dual cause of infections – exposure and a hospitable
host. The latter is usually not
even mentioned in schools and in many books.
THE AMIGOS AND
INFECTIONS
A
particular type of toxic condition is also associated with infections. It is the presence of oxide forms of
certain minerals including iron, manganese and aluminum.
Medical
science is aware that high serum iron, for example, is associated with certain
bacterial infections. Medical
science also knows that during some infections, the body sequesters iron in the
liver, removing it from the blood, in order to help fight the infection. The exact change is that iron is
sequestered, and copper increases in the blood to help fight off some bacterial
infections.
The
friends. On this website, the oxide forms of
iron, manganese, aluminum and other minerals are called the amigos. The word means friends in Spanish. It is used because these three minerals
in oxide form are generally found together in the body. Also, their levels on hair tests often
move up and down together, when a person follows a nutritional balancing
program. For more details, read Iron, Manganese, And Aluminum - The Amigos on
this site.
For
example, the amigos may all be removed from the body at the same time. This is a hair analysis pattern that we
call an amigo
dump. This and many other hair
mineral patterns are all listed on the Read Articles page
of this site.
YIN AND OTHER
IMBALANCES
Certain
other imbalances also make the body more prone to infection. One of the most interesting and
important is the balance between forces such as hot and cold, contracted and
expanded, centripetal and centifugal.
This
balance is summarized in the words yang and yin, in Chinese. I use these words because we donÕt have good English
equivalents.
For
example, today most of the bodies are too yin. This means the tissues are too expanded. This can lead to a Òleaky gutÓ, which
allows pathogens to enter the body through the intestinal tract. It also can cause the skin to be too
porous or leaky, allowing pathogens to enter via this pathway. Mucus membranes can also become too
porous, allowing germs to enter through this route.
Yin
also means too cold. Today, many
infections are ÒcoldÓ ones, such as fungus, yeast and parasites. That is, they do not produce high
fevers, as do some of the older diseases such as cholera, plague and
smallpox. These disease have Òdied
outÓ as the bodies have changed.
It is not due to vaccines, as some claim. Statistics prove this.
It is because our bodies have changed and become more yin.
To read about this important balance,
read Understanding Yin And Yang, and Yin And Yang Healing on this site.
An
unbalanced oxidation rate. This is similar to the idea of fast and slow oxidation,
although the oxidation rate is somewhat more superficial. It is also related to the balance or
ratio between sodium and potassium on a hair mineral chart. These are all important balances that
must be maintained to have a healthy body.
FILTH
Definition. In the context of this article, filth
refers to that which permits, allows or encourages infection in the body. It can be divided into filth that is
external to, or internal to the body.
1.
External filth. These
are conditions or situations that permit, allow, encourage or breed pathogenic
microorganisms in the environment. They include dirt or soil around people, spoiled or
unrefrigerated food, stagnant and contaminated water, sticky surfaces, feces,
urine, animals too close to people, certain insects such as mosquitos, certain
plants, animals that bite, and more.
2.
Internal filth. These
are conditions and situations inside the body that weaken the immune response,
or that carry or allow the entrance of micro-organisms into the body.
They
include toxic chemicals, toxic metals, or other toxins such as radioactive
particles.
It
can also include negative thoughts, sometimes called Òstinking thinkingÓ. While it may seem unusual, we find that
negative thoughts and thoughts of victimhood can permit or encourage some
infection, especially parasitic worm infection.
Infectious
Organisms Are Just Cleaning Up The Body. This is another theory about
infections, related to the opportunist theory. However, it goes one step further and suggests that when a
body has toxins in the blood or tissues, it may attract infectious organisms
whose job it is to eat up and clean up the toxins. This view of infections was taught by the Natural Hygiene
doctors of the last century.
For
example, if you do not eat well or become run down, you will eventually get a
cold because the virus will cause your nose to run and it will help clean out
the body.
V. CORRECTING ACUTE INFECTIONS
This
section is divided into two parts:
1. Acute
infections that occur during a nutritional balancing program.
2. Acute
infections if one is not on a nutritional balancing program.
ACUTE INFECTIONS OR FLARE-UPS WHEN ONE IS
FOLLOWING A NUTRITIONAL BALANCING PROGRAM WITH ONE OF OUR PRACTITIONERS
Unless
one becomes very run down or stressed, all acute infections that occur when one
follows a nutritional balancing program are healing or purification reactions. As the body heals at deep levels, all
chronic infections will turn acute for a few hours, days or longer. Then they disappear forever. Most people have at least a dozen or more
chronic infections, including many children.
These
flare-ups may be vigorous, annoying and scary, at times. However, in my experience of 36 years
and over 60,000 people, they are not life-threatening and very rarely require
any medical intervention. In fact,
medical or herbal therapies will usually just slow down their healing by
getting in the way.
Always contact
your practitioner and ask that I review the situation to decide the best course
of action. At times, one can
remain on oneÕs regular supplement program.
At other times,
it is best to stop the supplements, and/or use a natural remedy to ease the
situation. However, at times,
remedies are not helpful and they just get in the way of healing. To read much more about this topic,
read Retracing And Healing Reactions.
Appendicitis. In our experience, the above general
advice applies even to appendicitis, of which we have had a few cases. If a person is on a nutritional
balancing program, surgery was not required. However, anyone who thinks they are experiencing
appendicitis should check with me, since there could be other conditions that
require different interventions.
HANDLING ACUTE INFECTIONS IF YOU ARE NOT FOLLOWING
A NUTRITIONAL BALANCING PROGRAM
These
can be much more serious, and need to be handled correctly. Very nasty infections include
pneumonia, appendicitis, MRSA, acute diarrhea, and at times others. Here are guidelines or principles:
1. Clean up.
Cleanliness in your food, air, water and environment - especially
anything that you touch - can help stop infections. It is very basic, but sometimes overlooked. Wash everything with plenty of soap and
water.
2. Natural methods are often very effective, and often as
good as or better than antibiotics and other drug therapy.
3. Always act quickly and decisively with infections,
because they can become worse.
Do not delay.
4. Use more than one of the natural methods
described below.
For example, use a combination of rest, diet, nutrients, and sauna
therapy.
5. Use enough of natural remedies. Most are safe and taking a little more
is usually better than not taking enough.
However, there is no need to overdo or use more than the recommended
amounts.
6. Continue your natural program for at least
five days or more. Do
this even if you feel better. A
mistake is to stop your infection-fighting program too soon. Be sure to continue at least five days. Also, after symptoms are completely
gone continue for an extra day or two to be sure a relapse does not occur.
7. If you are
not succeeding on your own after 2-3 days, always seek help. Do not delay if you feel an infection
is out of your control. For
example, appendicitis is rare occurs once in a while and often requires
surgery. Delay can mean
complications and rarely death. So
keep watch on all infections and do not hesitate to seek help if you believe
you need it.
On the other
hand, do not worry excessively if correction is proceeding slowly and takes a
week or two, or even longer, at times.
Just keep resting a lot more, drink plenty of the correct water, as
explained below, and use your remedies and natural methods if you feel you are
slowly getting well.
NATURAL METHODS FOR HANDLING ACUTE INFECTIONS
Here are
natural methods for handling infections that I suggest if one is not on a
nutritional balancing program. The
more of them you use at once, the better will be the results because they do
not interfere with each other, and they enhance each other:
1. Rest. At the first sign of an
infection, rest in bed
as much as possible. If at all
possible, do not go to work. Go to
bed by 8-9 PM and not later.
When
ill, children should be at home in pajamas, not playing outside or at
school. My father used to climb
into bed with a cup of tea and just stay there until his cold or flu
passed. He was rarely sick for
long, and lived almost to 100.
Loads
of rest is common sense when one realizes how serious infections can
become. Even polio and other
severe illnesses can be avoided or minimized if one rests at the first sign of
a cold, flu or other infection.
2. Diet. Eat lightly of
very simple, nourishing foods such as chicken soup and cooked vegetables (which
can be combined). Eat absolutely no sugar, no fruit, no fruit juices,
no salads, no soda pop, and no sweets of any kind. This is a must.
Also,
avoid all wheat and all chemicalized ÒjunkÓ foods. Do not eat meat more than once daily when sick, and only a
4-5 ounce portion for adults. Eat
more cooked vegetables instead to replenish the alkaline reserve minerals.
Water. Only
drink pure water – not juices, soda, Gatorade or a lot of coffee or
tea. If fever is present, drink
extra water.
Fasting on just water for a day or two is okay if you are not at all
hungry. However, do not do this
for more than about 2-3 days, as a general rule.
3. No Exercise. Do not exercise when acutely ill, or
even move about any more than necessary.
Movement, and especially exercise, just uses up energy required for
healing and will slow your recovery.
4. A red
250-watt Ôheat lampÕ . The
rays from this lamp are very healing.
If you have access to this, use it five or six times daily for
about 10 minutes each session.
A general application. Shining it on the thymus gland is
simple and often helpful. Hold it
about a foot away from your body so that it does not burn you, but is hot.
Where to buy. These large bulbs can be purchased at
hardware stores or online for about $10-18.00 US. You will also need a socket that can handle a 250-watt bulb.
Spot treatment. Sometimes
this helps a lot, though not in all cases. It works wonders on a sinus infection, for example. These infections are usually fungal,
which is a ÒcoldÓ infection.
To apply the lamp, first close your eyes. Aim the heat lamp at the forehead and
sinus area for
only 5 minutes per hour.
At times, the heat
lamp is also very helpful for ear, throat, chest, abdominal or other infections,
as well. Remember, if you aim the light at your head area, only
do so for 5 minutes or so per hour.
It must be a red heat lamp, not a white or clear one. Spot
treatment. I do not recommend applying heat to an infected area. Usually, the area is already hot and
inflamed. Applying a cold compress
is usually better. and With a near infrared light sauna, one can direct the
heat and infrared to a part of the body for a greater effect. For example, a very excellent remedy
for a sinus infection is to aim the lamps at the forehead and sinus area for only 5
minutes per hour, or at an ear, the throat or other part of the body that
is ill. If you aim the light at your head area, only
do so for 5 minutes or so per hour.
For more details, read Single Lamp Therapy
on this site.
5. Sauna therapy. If you have access to a sauna, it can
be helpful. Sauna therapy:
- Raises the body
temperature a few degrees, which stimulates the immune response.
- Stimulates
circulation.
-
Inhibits the sympathetic nervous system, which powerfully enhances the immune
response and is very relaxing.
-
Disables or even kills some bacteria, viruses and fungi that are
heat-sensitive.
- Decongests the internal organs by improving circulation and
shunting blood to the periphery of the body.
Do not
overdo sauna sessions. Do not stay
in a sauna session longer than about 20 minutes at a time when you have an
infection, as this may just exhaust you.
However, several short saunas can be done each day, especially if you
feel it is helping. Always drink
plenty of extra carbon-only filtered tap water or spring water when using any
sauna or sweating by any method or you may become dehydrated.
Cautions with children.
Older children may use saunas or hot baths with great benefit. Do not place children under age 4 or 5 in a sauna.
Young children do not sweat as easily and can dehydrate much faster than
adults.
Children
must be accompanied by an adult when using a sauna and watched carefully for
signs of overheating such as turning red and not sweating. For details, read Sauna Therapy on this site.
6. Other methods to induce sweating. If one does not have a sauna, one can
still induce sweating with other methods.
Turn up the heat in the house, sit in a tub of very hot water, drink hot
tea and wrap the body in lots of blankets. An electric blanket can be used to induce sweating as well,
though we generally do not like the electromagnetic effects of electric
blankets.
Inducing
a fever, either with a sauna or other methods, will often shorten the time it
takes to overcome an acute infection.
Be sure to drink extra water if you are sweating, as you will lose
fluids.
7. Colon Cleansing - Enemas or Colonics. This
simple physical healing method is very safe when done properly. It is an old therapy that has been
forgotten in this age of Òwonder drugsÓ (that are not so wonderful).
Enemas
used to be done routinely in hospitals.
Many more people would survive infections if this practice were
restarted.
Enemas
and colonic irrigation greatly assist elimination through the liver and colon.
This, in turn, helps unload toxins that are burdening the immune response and
other body systems.
Coffee enemas. One of the best is the coffee
enema. You can do several of these
daily during an infection. They:
-
decongest the liver.
-
lower fevers.
-
clean toxins from the colon.
-
balance the entire body through the colonic reflex system.
-
can save your life.
8. Foot or hand reflexology. This is another amazing, yet simple and
safe therapy that can be used with any infection.
A general session. Firmly rub an entire foot including all
around the toes, the bottom of the foot, the arch, the sides of the foot, the
top of the foot, and the ankle and heel areas. It should take about 10 minutes. Any area that is very tender, rub it more. Then do spot therapy.
Spot therapy. For this you will need a map of the
reflexes on the foot or hand.
These are on the internet at no charge. Find the reflex area corresponding to where you have your
infection. For example, the head
reflexes are on the toes.
Firmly
rub the affected area for a minute or two, up to 6 times daily. That is all that is needed. Do not overtreat. This method is very powerful if you
find the right spots to rub, which are usually very tender. For more, read Reflexology on this site.
9. Deep Breathing. Deep breathing can be amazingly to help
fight infections. It is another
ancient therapy that costs nothing, can be done anywhere, and it works very
well. It oxygenates the body,
which kills most germs, and acts like a massage for the internal organs. Practice
deep breathing while lying in bed before getting up, for at least half an hour 6
– 10 times daily. Set an
alarm so you remember to do it.
A
simple way to do it is to count as high as you can as you inhale, hold for a
few counts, and then exhale to a number of counts as well. Try to increase the number of counts as
you begin to breathe more deeply.
Avoid tight clothes that restrict your inhalation, and be sure to
relax. If you get light-headed,
stop and relax for a few minutes.
Other
oxygen therapies involve using ozone or a bath with about 2/3 of a cup of 35%
food grade hydrogen peroxide added to it.
10. The pushing down exercise. This is another powerful healer that
costs nothing, requires no equipment, and can be done anywhere. Do it for at least 15 minutes per
sessions, a number of times daily.
You really cannot overdo it.
To learn about it, read The Pushing Down Exercise
on this website.
11. Natural
remedies. Certain supplements
are helpful to help fight infections.
Here are several that may be used together:
a) Colloidal silver. This is an excellent broad-spectrum anti-bacterial,
anti-viral and anti-fungal. It can
help stop many infections.
For
most infections, I suggest a low potency product (15-50 parts per million of
silver). A brand that often works
well is called Sovereign Silver in the health food store. The dosage is 2-3 tablespoons per day
for an adult for up to a week, provided it is a low potency product. However, if you decide to use a product
that contains more silver (over 50 ppm), take only 1-3 teaspoons or less per
day. I suggest taking it 15
minutes away from all food and drink, before and after.
I
much prefer store-bought products over home-made ones for quality control
reasons.
b) Bee propolis,
up to 30 drops three times a day for adults for up to 3 weeks, is also
excellent.
c) Vitamin A, up to 50,000 iu per day
for adults for up to two weeks, is another excellent remedy for some infections. CAUTION:
If possible, do not take extra vitamin A during pregnancy. It is slightly toxic for the
fetus. The amount of vitamin A in
the standard nutritional balancing programs is fine, however.
d) Colostrum. This is the bluish first milk from a
woman or an animal. It is sold in
powder or capsule form. Follow directions
on the bottle.
e) Limcomin. This product is made by Endomet Labs and is very
helpful for some infections. It is
a special formula with zinc, copper, manganese, and a little vitamin A and
vitamin C, magnesium and vitamin B6.
Copper kills many bacteria, fungi
and viruses. Many people have a
copper imbalance, impairing their ability to fight infections.
Zinc is required for the immune
system and is very low in many diets.
Vegetarian diets are low in zinc, and zinc is removed from refined foods
of all kinds.
The
dosage of Limcomin for adults is usually 2 to 3 tablets three times daily, and
children need less.
If
you cannot get Limcomin, adults may take about 25 mg of zinc twice daily and
always take about
3 mg of copper with it for infections.
f) Garlic. Garlic capsules are excellent for some
infections, including to help rid the body of parasites. Kyolic Original or Endomet are
excellent brands. One can take up
6-9 capsules daily.
g) Herbs. Many people take Echinacea, golden seal, astragalus or other
herbs for infections. These are
good. I prefer tinctures to
tablets for greater potency.
Some
brands are not that potent and herbs can be a little toxic, so use
caution. For these reasons, I donÕt use them much. If you do the other procedures above,
most infections will respond quickly.
WHAT NOT TO TAKE WHEN YOU HAVE AN INFECTION:
Iron. Avoid taking iron or iron-containing products during
infections because iron favors the growth of some bacteria.
High-dose vitamin C. Some recommend this for infections, and
I formerly used it. However, it is
very yin and often not as good as vitamin A and the other remedies above.
MMS.
This is a chlorine-based infection remedy that some people
use. It is powerful. However, it is somewhat toxic.
Olive leaf extract, oregano oil, grapefruit seed
extract and essential oils.
These are other commonly-used remedies for infections. However, they are all somewhat toxic so
I donÕt recommend them. We donÕt
seem to need them.
NATURAL OFFICE PROCEDURES FOR INFECTIONS
The
following are usually not necessary.
However, if an infection is very severe and is not responding to the
home methods listed above, the following are quite good and much safer than
antibiotics. They require finding
a holistic doctor who offers them, and are more costly.
- Ultraviolet blood irradiation. A small quantity of blood is removed
from a vein, placed in front of an ultraviolet lamp, and then replaced in the
body. This has an amazing
anti-infective effect, in some cases.
-
Intravenous hydrogen peroxide, ozone or even hydrochloric acid.
Intravenous treatments must be done by someone trained in their use. Also, never substitute them for the
basic lifestyle aspects of healing infections, which many doctors overlook.
DO THE NATURAL METHODS REALLY WORK?
I
cannot think of an instance in at least 15 years with any of our clients in
which antibiotics or antiviral medication were required if the person followed a
nutritional balancing program and used the natural remedies described in this
article. This is how good they
are.
Combining with drug therapy. You may combine the natural
approaches described above with antibiotics or other drugs. It will only help, and cannot hurt that
I am aware of. In other words, the
natural methods will enhance any drug therapy.
Supervision. If possible, when dealing with an
infection, try to be in touch with a knowledgeable practitioner. Always consult someone knowledgeable in
the following situations:
1)
If you are unsure how to use a natural remedy or even a drug.
2)
If you are not making progress after four or five days of fighting an
infection.
3)
If the infection or problem is getting worse, not better, even after one or two
days. There may be complications
you are unaware of. There is no
shame to going to an emergency room if you are in trouble. Modern diagnostic methods can be
helpful and life-saving in some instances.
I
wish I could recommend them more, but the antibiotics are very toxic –
all of them – and the natural methods are much less costly, as well.
VI.
CORRECTING CHRONIC INFECTIONS
Chronic
infections must be brought to an acute state to be resolved in most cases. This can take months or even a number of
years, because one may need to work through layers of toxins and other
micro-organisms until the bodyÕs energy level is brought up high enough to
restart an active fight against an old, chronic infection.
This
is what occurs during nutritional balancing programs, where the goal is to
slowly enhance the bodyÕs energy level to the point where it can and
automatically will bring up chronic infections for healing. For more information about nutritional
balancing programs, see the article entitled Introduction
To Nutritional Balancing and other articles about this method on this
website.
If
one wishes to begin this process at home at a very low cost, read the article
entitled The Free Program.
WHY RETRACING TAKES YEARS
Based on many
years of experience, I estimate that the average person has at least a dozen
chronic infections, and usually more.
Common sites are the eyes, ears, sinuses, teeth, intestines, joints,
bronchial tubes, lungs, liver and elsewhere.
Eliminating
these infections often takes some years on a nutritional balancing
program. This is not because the
program is lacking or slow. It is
because:
- The infections are very old, many
dating back to childhood.
- They thrive on weakened tissue
and toxic matter in the body. Most
people have plenty of this by the time they undertake a nutritional balancing
program.
- The
infections are often very deep-seated and chronic, meaning that they are
well-entrenched, often in areas of the body with impaired circulation and in
tissues that are unhealthy such as the bronchial tubes and the ear canals.
- Often they
have been encapsulated or walled off, to some degree. This reduces blood
circulation, oxygenation and hydration to the area, making healing much harder
and slower. It also means that
remedies such as colloidal silver or any others, have difficulty reaching the
infected area.
-
The entire process of isolating the infection must be reversed and this takes a
few years of building up the body and removing enough toxic matter that the
infection becomes weakened sufficiently for the body to undertake to remove it
completely.
-
Many bacterial infections were treated with antibiotics that killed off most of
the infection, so the person felt better.
However, the germs that remain are stronger and resistant to
antibiotics, perhaps, which means they are not susceptible to medical
treatment.
-
Past use of antibiotics has caused toxicity in the body that is subtle, but
very real. The drugs must often be
removed from the body with coffee enemas, sauna therapy and a properly designed
nutritional balancing program, and this also takes time. Strange as it may sound, removing the
drug residues is often helpful to strengthen the immune response to the point
where the body can go after the remaining infection.
- Sauna
therapy that 1) enhances the circulation, 2) heats the tissues are few degrees,
and 3) heals the tissues with near infrared energy, is often also necessary to
activate the bodyÕs immune response enough to cause healing to begin.
LIFESTYLE
A healthful lifestyle
greatly assists to maintain a strong immune response. The body is the physical temple and it is to be
honored. Care for it and never abuse
it for any reason. This means:
1. Obtain plenty of rest and sleep, at least
nine or more hours daily.
Also, go to bed early. The
hours before midnight are worth at least four times the benefit of sleeping
after midnight. Be in bed by 9 PM
if at all possible.
2. Reduce stress as much as possible. Stress of most kinds
weakens the body a lot. Many of
the following are ways to reduce stress on your body. However, other types of stress such as family problems, financial
difficulties and others will weaken the immune response as well.
3. Eat very carefully. Eating habits are also very important. Your
daily diet is always a basic preventive measure. Have regular, sit-down and preferably home-cooked meals of
whole, natural foods, organically grown if possible.
Eat
2-3 cups of cooked, not raw
vegetables with each of three meals a day. These provide minerals, vitamins and many other substances
needed for a healthy body.
Raw Foods. Raw food is often infected with germs,
no matter how it looks. It must be
washed very thoroughly. Never eat
raw food in restaurants for maximum protection against a wide variety of
infections.
Other
foods to watch or better avoid in restaurants include all salad dressings, all
sauces, all pork and ham, and all seafood or shellfish, especially if lightly
cooked. We do not recommend any
shellfish due to toxic metals.
Sushi
tastes good, but is not a good food to eat anywhere. It is a source of many infections in uncooked or poorly
cooked seafood and shellfish, and due to mercury and other metal toxicity. For much more on diet, read the slow Oxidizer Diet.
4. Do some regular light exercise each day, if
possible, and at least four or five times weekly. However, do not overdo anything, even
pleasurable exercise, in particular running or jogging, as these actually
deplete many people.
5. Breathe deeply as often as you can. Oxygenating the body well is a key to
avoiding and eliminating all infections in the body.
6. Live and work in a simple way in as healthy
an environment as possible, preferably away from large cities. This is impossible for most people
reading this, but do your best to avoid air and water pollution, fluoridated
water, chlorinated pools and hot tubs and all the other contaminants found in
modern society.
7. Positive attitudes and emotions
tend to greatly enhance our infection-fighting abilities. This is well-known in some medical
circles. Laughter can be better
than drugs, for example. Peace and
quiet are far better than a noisy or negative environment.
8. Reduce your exposure to all harmful
micro-organisms. Excessive
exposure to bacteria, viruses and other disease-causing organisms will
overwhelm anyoneÕs immune system.
Air travel,
hotels, malls, theatres, shops, stadiums and anywhere else the public is found
in large numbers are sources of infection. Avoid public bathrooms or wash carefully after using them.
If
possible, avoid crowded places, especially indoor where air circulation is
poor. Unfortunately, air travel is
probably the worst of these.
Buses, subways, trains and other public places are also commonly sources
of respiratory and other types of infections.
Any
closed buildings such as offices, motels, hospitals and all others may be
dangerous to your health if you donÕt know who has been there before you and
how well ventilated and cleaned they are.
Restaurants and bars are a huge source of food
and contact infection.
Although laws exist to protect the customer, one does not ever really
know where the food came from, how cleanly it was prepared or even how well the
dishes were washed.
While
this may sound paranoid, it can save your life. Be careful around restaurants and bars, especially. Order only cooked food to be most
careful and avoid shellfish, seafood and most fish. All of these are often today contaminated.
Pools and hot tubs should generally be totally
avoided. They are an extremely common source of many infections. Do not believe for a moment that the
bromine, chlorine or even ozone will kill every microorganisms. Many organisms are resistant to
chlorine, especially the newer, genetically-altered strains of bacteria and
viruses. Pools and hot tubs are
particularly bad because the warm or hot water supports the growth of microbes.
Promiscuous sexual activity is quite insane
unless you wish to contract many difficult-to-heal infections. Do not trust dates and sexual partners
when they say ÒI am totally healthyÓ.
This is often a lie. Even
if it is the truth, the person usually does not really know if they have been
exposed to sexually transmitted disease, which are rampant today in the young,
especially, because of loose sexual habits. A recent study found that one of every four teens in some groups are already infected with a
sexually transmitted disease. Old
moral standards regarding sex make a lot of sense in terms of preventing
disease transmission.
9. Practice Excellent Personal
Hygiene. Always
wash your hands and body with lots of soap. Soap is a
rather magical substance that kills and washes away many pathogenic organism.
Always wash with soap
after using the toilet, especially a public toilet. Wash your hands many times a day, especially before meals or
after leaving any public place such as a train, bus, airplane or movie
theatre. This is an easy habit to
develop that pays great dividends.
Other
personal habits are to change your underclothes frequently, keep your house and
office clean and do not let dirty clothes mix with clean ones, as many people
do today.
10. Drinking water is
usually not an important source of infection if you are in the United
States. However, in many other
nations, the drinking water is not clean or safe. Beware of this if you travel outside the country.
The
best water for drinking is often quality spring water. These are checked by government
authorities for purity and safety.
The second best drinking water is often carbon or sand-filtered tap
water. Other filters are not as
good.
Avoid
reverse osmosis water, Òpurified waterÓ, Òdrinking waterÓ made by reverse
osmosis, alkaline water and others.
Alkaline water can be dangerous and is discussed in other articles on
this site. Reveres osmosis sadly
does not hydrate the body well.
Also, drink plenty of water, about 3-4 quarts daily for adults and
somewhat less for younger children.
11. Treat chronic infections you know about in
your body. By
this I mean that if you know you have infections, such as infected teeth, take
care of the problem. Do not just
disregard it because you donÕt want to pay for dentistry. Look around for a less costly dentist
or bargain with your dentist if needed.
Many
people have untreated infections that can be handled naturally, too. The sections below cover how to use
natural methods to deal with acute and then chronic infections. We will also discuss the differences
between acute and chronic and how they affect your health.
OTHER PREVENTIVE PROCEDURES
Sunshine. Besides those mentioned above, some sun exposure for
yourself and for clothing and other objects that may become infected is
excellent. The sun radiates in the
ultraviolet range which has a definite germ-killing effect. Thus, leaving blankets, rugs and other
objects in the sun at times is wonderful.
Sunbathing
also helps with infections to a degree, probably because it kills some surface
germs and vitamin D production increases.
Vitamin D is definitely involved in some germ-fighting efforts.
Sauna therapy. Heating the body daily is an excellent
way to avoid and remove infections.
The simplest and safest way to do this is with a sauna. Spending 20 minutes in a sauna daily is
an excellent preventive method.
You can also often Òsweat out a coldÓ using sauna therapy as well.
Colon
Cleansing. Another excellent
preventive is to avoid constipation and to use colon hydrotherapy. This not only removes toxic substances
regularly from the intestines, but can actually help reduce infections in the
liver and other organs as well. On
this site are information about saunas and colon cleansing or enema therapies.
Natural
Therapies. Foot reflexology,
chiropractic and all other balancing natural healing methods can also reduce
your stress and thus help to prevent and reduce the severity of infections of many
types. Just be sure your
practitionersÕ offices are clean and neat and that you are not exposed to too
many sick people in these offices, or the effort may backfire.
SOAP
I cannot say
enough good things about soap. It
prevents more infections than most any other item. Please use plenty of it! Some people do not want to bother with soap and just wash
their hands, or even their dishes or clothing without it. Do not do this! Always use soap! Surgeons know this, and so should you.
You donÕt need a
fancy soap, and often the simple soaps are best. Detergents are okay, but not quite as good in some
ways. They cut grease better than
soap, and this is an advantage.
However, soap is special, so please always use it!
VACCINES TO PREVENT INFECTIONS
Vaccines
are heavily promoted by the medical profession, and are one of their main
Òpreventive weaponsÓ against infections.
However, there is another side to this story.
A
healthy child who is fed correctly will most often survive measles, mumps,
diphtheria, tetanus, polio, hepatitis, and the rest of the diseases for which
vaccines are given. Did you know,
for example, that even the dreaded disease, polio, caused no problems in over
90% of the cases. Research it and
you will find this is the truth.
However,
vaccines today are ruining the health of our children. The autism epidemic is directly related
to vaccination. To check this,
check how many Amish children have autism. The answer is – only those who are vaccinated –
which is very few. The research
has been suppressed to support the Òvaccine illusionÓ.
Another part of
the illusion is the claim that vaccination has eradicated diseases such as
polio, diphtheria, smallpox, and others.
I have read this on a dozen websites.
Unfortunately,
this is not the truth, either. The
truth is that these diseases were dying out on their own before vaccines came
along – just like leprosy, cholera, plague, and other serious infections
for which there is no vaccine. If
you look on the anti-vaccine websites, you can find the references for this
information.
Why would truths like these be suppressed? Because there are forces that do not
wish our children to be healthy, no matter what they claim. They want a weak and sick popluation,
which is the same reason we have fluoride in the water, mercury in the dental
fillings, and ÒjunkÓ white sugar and white flour everywhere.
Those who do
not wish you to be healthy control the doctors and the public health departments through
licensing boards and other means. Any
doctor who dares to speak out loses his license to practice medicine. As a result, 99% of them will not tell
the truth, if they even know it which many do not because their journals are
filled with false and faked ÒstudiesÓ.
Even a former
editor of the New
England Journal Of Medicine, one of the leading medical journals, lamented
this fact. For many more details,
please read the article entitled Vaccination on
this website.
EFFECTS AT A DISTANCE
A third
principle about infections is that symptoms and deep, lasting damage from
infections need not come directly from the site of the infection. All microorganisms secrete toxins that
travel throughout the body.
This is often
the most dangerous part of an infection.
Without our knowledge, they can travel to the brain or the heart and
cause death far more quickly than one might imagine. This
is why all infections are to be dealt with aggressively and completely.
Both acute and often
chronic infections secrete extremely toxic so-called endotoxins and exotoxins
into the bloodstream. These can
cause all manner of disturbances at subtle levels of the body.
A common source
of chronic infection, for example, in which endotoxins play an important
role, are chronically infected
root canals and dental cavitations.
These are pockets of bacteria that are so toxic that when such a tooth
has been extracted and placed under the skin of a laboratory rabbit or mouse,
the animal dies.
Many biologically-oriented
dentists will not do root canals and prefer instead to extract the tooth for
this reason. I agree with this
idea.
ANTIBIOTICS AND OTHER DRUG THERAPY
These save lives. However, in my experience they are very
rarely needed, and they are associated with a number of serious problems. These include:
1. Liver and kidney toxicity. This is the worst problem. Many of our clients report they are not
nearly as healthy after a course or two of antibiotics. It takes up to a year or longer to
remove antibiotic residues from the liver and kidneys.
2. Wrecking the natural intestinal flora. Antibiotics often destroy the good
bacteria in the intestines, and this is often unavoidable. Replacing it with a probiotic does not
always work.
3. Shock or allergic reactions. This is a problem with penicillin and
some other antibiotics.
4. Creating drug-resistant strains of bacteria. This is another serious problem today.
5. Ineffective against viruses and some other
micro-organisms.
6. High cost.
Please
stay away from most antibiotics if you want optimal health. Substitute natural germ-killing
substances and a nutritional balancing program to strengthen the body.
Antibiotic names. These include penicillin, which is one
of the older and better ones, generally.
They also include all tetracyclines, erythromycins, cephalosporins,
chloramphenicol, clindamycin, cyclosporine, fluoroquinolones (Cipro) (one of
the most toxic), lincomysin, linezolid, loracarbef, neomycin, rifamycins,
vancomysin, metronidazole, nitrofurantoin, sulfonamides and others. Read more
about antibiotic problems in the article on this site entitled Beyond Antibiotics. The natural methods, by
contrast, are much more Ôwide-spectrumÕ at lower cost and with few if any side
effects. Once in a while, an
antibiotic may be helpful, but again, I have not needed to recommend them ever
in years.
Anti-viral drugs
include Oseltamivir (Tamiflu), Zanamivir (Relenza), Acyclovir (Avirax),
Famciclovir (Famvir), Ganciclovir (Cytovene), Valacyclovir (Valtrex), Amantdine
(Symadine and Symmetrel), Rimantadine (Flumadine) and a few others. They also have significant side effects
are rarely, if ever, needed if the natural methods above are used.
Anti-parasitic drugs
include metronidazole, Atabrin and others. These are also very rarely needed if the natural methods
above are used. For more on
parasites, see the article on this website entitled Parasites.
LOWERING FEVERS WITH ASPIRIN OR TYLENOL
This
practice was probably concocted by a drug representative. Most often, it just slows the
healing of infections. These
drugs, used for a period of even a few days, can accumulate in the kidneys,
liver, stomach and other organs.
They can cause liver and kidney damage if continued long enough.
Fever is a good sign. It should not be suppressed unless the
fever rises over 103-104¡ F
or if a person is prone to seizures.
For a very high fever, natural methods such as cool water enemas, cooling
baths and/or sponge baths with water or, more powerfully, alcohol, will lower
most fevers rapidly and safely with no side effects.
OVERLOOKED INFECTIONS
Medical
professionals often overtreat certain infections with antibiotics. Other infections they do not view with
the seriousness they should. These
include, for example, hospital infections, which kill almost as many patients
as the diseases for which people are being treated.
The
Sexual Area.
The most important area where infection is overlooked may be in the
sexual area. Women, I particular,
are often given the pill, the patch or the IUD with very little warning that
these methods do absolutely nothing to control the spread of venereal
infections.
Intestinal
Infections.
These often are overlooked as well. Today, more than ever before, amoebic and other parasitic
infections are quite common. This
is a primary reason I give everyone GB-3, a powerful digestive aid and liver
detoxifier. It slowly begins to
clean up a toxic intestine and kill hundreds of pathogenic bacteria, parasites
and other infectious organisms in this area of the body.
Hidden
dental infections.
These are also very common.
See the article entitled Biological Dentistry
for more on this subject.
Infection
From Air Travel and Other Contact. Another area that is overlooked by
doctors is the danger of air travel and other crowded places with poor
ventilation.
Vaccines Spread Infection. Doctors are also woefully unaware of how many infections are
caused by vaccines. Almost all
vaccines are somewhat contaminated by other organisms. Not infrequently, a person gets the
disease one is being vaccinated against.
This can remain in a weakened body and cause all manner of problems from
ADHD or autism to a slow and horrible death.
THE IMMUNE RESPONSE
The
so-called Òimmune systemÓ is not really a body system. The response of the body to infective
organisms is better termed the immune response. It is
extremely complex, involving the skin, intestines, nasal mucosa, blood, lymph
and many other organs and tissues.
Unless all of these are in good working order, infections tend to gain a
foothold far too easily.
Now
let us discuss specific measures everyone can take to avoid infections and to
remove both acute and chronic infections.
Some are obvious, but few people actually do them.
HAIR MINERAL ANALYSIS INDICATORS FOR
INFECTIONS
These tendencies do not
necessarily correlate with specific hair analysis indicators. As a result, the following are general
indicators only:
1. A sodium/potassium ratio less than 2.5. Dr. Paul Eck considered this an
indicator for both a tendency for infections, and the presence of chronic
infections.
2. A very slow oxidation rate (Ca/K > 100) or
a four lows pattern. These
are low
energy indicators. They are often,
but not always associated with a tendency for infections.
3. Copper level above 5 mg%. This indicates excessive and usually
biounavailable copper, and can be related to a tendency for infections.
4. Mercury greater than 0.35 mg%. At times, elevated mercury is also
indicative of a damaged immune response.
5. Cadmium greater than 0.01 mg%, especially
with a zinc level less than 14 mg%. Zinc is required for the immune response. Cadmium interferes with zinc.
6. Iron greater than 3 mg%. Iron toxicity is associated with some
bacterial infections.
7. Phosphorus level less than about 11 mg%. This is associated with impaired protein
synthesis and, as a result, a general catabolic state of the body. It can also indicate a tendency for
some infections.
FIRST AID FOR
FEVERS
Fever
is one of the most acute signs of an infection. Most doctors suggest using Tylenol or Aspirin to lower a
fever. This is not a wise idea, in
my view, because 1) it just suppresses the problem, rather than help resolve
it, and 2) the drugs are toxic to some degree. Here are much better alternatives:
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Sponge off the person with cool or even
ice water.
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Alcohol can be mixed with the water for
an even more powerful cooling effect.
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If this is not sufficient, place the
person in a warm bath and slowly add cold water to the bath. This will lower almost any fever.
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An enema with either pure water or
water with a little boiled coffee is excellent to lower most fevers. The fever may go back up after a few
hours. Just repeat the procedures.
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Be sure the patient drinks plenty of
pure water, not fruit juice or other beverages.
Infections
have been with humanity since time began.
They are a part of natureÕs order of eliminating weak plants, animals
and humans. The most important
thing to know is that there is much anyone can do to prevent and treat all
infections naturally. Vaccination
is not a wise way to do this, however.
Knowing the basic methods and remedies is a wise idea for everyone.
I.
INTRODUCTION
Infections are a major cause of disease everywhere on
earth. An infection is a condition
in which a foreign organism has entered the body. It can be a virus, bacteria, fungus or parasite. All infections are potentially
dangerous and should never be ignored.
II.
HISTORY
The idea that infections are caused by microscopic
organisms is relatively new on earth.
A pioneer in this area was Dr. Louis Pasteur, who lived at the beginning
of the 20th century. A
man who lived at the same time, Dr. Antoine Beauchamp, viewed infectious
organisms as opportunists. This
means that they only thrive where conditions are favorable for them, such as
undigested food in the intestines or debris in the tissues.
To heal and prevent infections, the key is not to kill
the ÒbugsÓ, but to make the body an unwelcome host for them. This is how nutritional balancing
programs correct infections, usually without any need for drugs or toxic herbs.
III.
SYMPTOMS OF ACUTE AND CHRONIC INFECTIONS
Acute
infections.
Local symptoms in the area of
the infection can include pain, redness, swelling, and heat. Systemic symptoms occur throughout the body and
may include feeling tired, achy, sweaty, feverish, dizzy, or a general feeling
of malaise.
Chronic
infections. These are like an uneasy truce, where neither side is
winning at the moment. Symptoms of
chronic infections are often mild, or there are no symptoms. Most people have some chronic
infections, but they are not aware of them.
Retracing.
During a nutritional balancing program, all chronic infections will tend to
flare up as they heal. This is called retracing. It is a reversal of the disease process that originated the infection.
From the chronic state with few symptoms, one must move to an acute state with
often vigorous symptoms. Then the entire infection clears.
IV. THE
CAUSES OF INFECTIONS
For infections to occur, there must be an exposure to
an infecting organism or pathogen, and there must be a hospitable host.
Imbalances inside the body that make it more prone to
infections are:
1. Toxic metals and chemicals in the body.
2. Nutrient deficiencies
3. A more yin body.
Conditions outside the body that encourage the ÒbugsÓ
include filth, spoiled food, feces, urine, animals to close to humans, and the
presence of mosquitoes, rats and certain other animals.
V.
CORRECTING ACUTE INFECTIONS
For acute infections, important factors are rest and
enough water, especially if there is a fever. Also, eat lightly.
Chicken soup is often helpful to live on for a few days. Natural remedies that we sometimes use
are colloidal silver (Sovereign Silver brand is good), vitamin A, bee propolis
and Limcomin from Endomet Labs.
If
one is on a nutritional balancing program, almost all infections are actually
retracing of old infections. The
same principles apply as in the paragraph above.
VI.
CORRECTING CHRONIC INFECTIONS
The average person has at least a dozen chronic infections,
and usually more. Common sites for
these infections are the eyes, ears, sinuses, teeth, intestines, joints, and
elsewhere. Eliminating these infections takes several months to a number of
years while on a nutritional balancing program. This is because the energy of the body needs to be raised,
and detoxification of the body usually also needs to occur. This takes some time.
VII.
PREVENTING INFECTIONS
1. A healthful lifestyle: plenty of rest and sleep,
reduced stress, the proper diet, light exercise, deep breathing, eliminating
toxins and contaminants in your environment, positive attitudes and emotions,
eliminating exposure to infectious microorganisms, good personal hygiene,
drinking plenty of the proper water, and treating the infections you know you
have.
2. Healthful diet of the type recommended on this
website.
3. A complete nutritional balancing program is the
best.
VIII.
OTHER TOPICS
ANTIBIOTICS
Antibiotics occasionally save lives. However, they are very toxic and
usually not needed if one is willing to use natural methods to heal
infections. Problems with
antibiotics include liver and kidney toxicity, destroying the good bacteria in
the intestines, shock and allergic reactions, creating antibiotic-resistant
bacteria, and high cost.
LOWERING
FEVERS WITH ASPIRIN OR TYLENOL
A fever is a good sign that the body is fighting an
infection. Do not suppress a fever
with drugs of any kind unless it rises above 103-104 degrees F or if a person
is prone to seizures. To lower a
fever, sponge off the patient or put the person in a bath and slowly add cold
water. A coffee enema is also
excellent to lower a fever.
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