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Chapter 5 — Part 2: PARASITES: THE ENEMY WITHIN It's estimated that 85 to 95% of adults living in the United States are unwitting and unwilling hosts to one or more of the 1,000+ species of parasites. These parasites are physically in us, living off our food and energy, draining our strength and energy, excreting their own toxins, weakening our organs and immune systems, and setting the stage for disease. Parasites that can live in the human body range from 30-foot-long tapeworms down to microscopic organisms that burrow into body tissue or attach themselves to individual cells. Some parasites literally eat us, sucking their nutrition out of our cells or cutting into our body tissue in search of food. Others satisfy themselves by snatching nutrients away from the food we've eaten before we have had a chance to use the nutrients ourselves. (Indeed, some people who crave sugar may be driven to gobble up all the sugary foods they can because parasites are robbing them of their sugar.) And it's not just that the parasites take their nutrition from us, forcing us to eat for them. The way they get their nutrition can also be quite damaging. Certain calcium-loving microscopic parasites, for example, burrow into our joints in order to eat the calcium that lines joints and bones, causing or setting the stage for arthritis. Other parasites love to eat proteins in the myelin sheaths that cover and protect our nerves. If these sheaths are damaged our nerves may not function properly, leading to various nervous system and other diseases. Whipworms spew out a fluid that digests colon tissue, turning it into a fluid they can "drink." Hookworms nibble away at the intestinal walls, sometimes causing the tissue to bleed or die. Though they all start out there, only about 30% of the parasites remain in the gastrointestinal tract. The rest of these internal "squatters" take up residence all over the body, including the liver, blood, joints, brain, and lungs. Wherever the parasites go, they secrete harmful toxins. To the parasites, these secretions are protective fluids, waste materials, or lubricants. To us, they are poisons. Some parasites release toxins that hit us hard and fast: Think about food poisoning or dysentery. Other parasites leave us battling relatively low but chronic levels of poisons, tying up the immune system, and wasting vast amounts of body energy in doing so – energy that could better be spent living a creative, healthy life and shoring up the immune system to fight off disease. Almost all of us have parasites because they're so easy to get. They can enter our bodies when we share food or utensils, have sex, or simply kiss someone on the cheek, drink polluted water, eat polluted food, shake hands, touch or allow pets to lick us – even when we inhale dried parasites in the dust or the air. And once we have them, they're hard to get rid of. To begin with, we usually don't know we have them at first – some parasites can remain quiet for years before causing trouble. Then, when they begin to harm us, we often don't realize that our ailments are being caused by unwanted visitors. Relatively few of them cause obvious symptoms that say, "Here I am. I'm a parasite in your gut." Instead, our guests produce vague symptoms: lack of energy, intestinal gas, bloating, irritable bowel syndrome, constipation, loose stools, aches and pains, itching, sexual difficulties, rapid heartbeat, lack of appetite, blurred vision, numbness or tingling in the body, fatigue, allergies, kidney and heart ailments, weight problems, menstrual difficulties, impotence and other sexual problems in men, yeast infections, a burning feeling in the stomach or muscles, slow reflexes, increased appetite, pain in and around the navel, burning sensations in the stomach, headaches, memory deficits and forgetfulness, slow thinking, and other common problems. Millions of Americans who go to their doctors looking for relief from these problems wind up taking drugs that don't get at the cause – the parasites – but create new problems of their own. Giardia lamblia, Entamoeba coli, Endolimax nana, Blastocystis hominis, and Entamoeba histolytica are common parasites afflicting us today. As more and more immigrants from poorer countries where parasites are common come to this country, they bring their "guests" with them. Passing through pets, children in schools, workers in the food industry, and household employees, parasites can travel rapidly, finding new homes in unlikely places. In one case, three orthodox Jewish men, whose religious dietary rules prohibit eating pork, wound up with pork tapeworms. The Centers for Disease Control discovered that all three men were infected by a housekeeper from Central America, where many are infected with the pork worm. Giardia lamblia is an increasing problem for Americans, partly because we travel more to infected areas. The parasite can cause fever, chills, diarrhea, intestinal bloating, and muscle pain. It can also interfere with appetite and nutrient absorption, further weakening its victims. A tiny organism called Cryptosporidium got into the water supply in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1993, causing hundreds of thousands of people to suffer from diarrhea and other stomach problems. More ominously, Cryptosporidium can be very dangerous to people whose immune systems are already weakened by toxins, poor diet, chemotherapy, or other factors. Giardia lamblia and Cryptosporidium, the two most common waterborne parasites in the United States, are not destroyed by chlorination. Finding parasites is difficult for physicians because the very best laboratory tests are capable of detecting only 50 or so of the 1,000+ species of parasites. This means there's a good chance that whatever we have will avoid detection. (I know of a woman who actually saw worms in her feces, yet was told by her doctor that the tests proved she had no parasites.) And even when we know that there are parasites within us, our doctors can't do much about them. Our standard medicines are not very effective, and they often have unpleasant side effects. They'll kill some parasites, but many times the internal invaders will simply move to another part of the body. Given that parasites are so difficult to find and dispose of, it's no wonder they can remain the body for years, even decades. Fortunately, by utilizing the PC-1›2›3 and Colon Program, this Fast works rapidly and effectively, beginning to clear most parasites from the body in the eight days of the fast. However, it is necessary to continue the whole body cleansing regime for a full 90 days to ensure that all parasites and their eggs/larvae have been cleared out of the body, and the body is healthy, no longer able to host parasites. With cancer and other serious disease, heavier doses for longer periods may be required. Seek an experienced practitioner by calling (888) 803-5333. ◄Previous Section ● Next Section ► |

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