The Detox Book
Written by Bruce Fife
I read this book because I am interested in the body’s ability to heal itself through detoxification. My interest started with my torturous enjoyment of Bikram Yoga in which you practice yoga for 90 minutes in a room heated to about 105 degrees. It hurts so good.
Toxins…everywhere!
The first indication that estrogen-like chemicals could affect men appeared in studies of wild animals. In 1947, ornithologists noticed that eagles in Florida had lost their drive to mate and nest. In the 1960’s, ranch minks that were fed fish from Lake Michigan failed to reproduce. In 1977, female gulls in California were nesting with females…
These effects are not limited to just wildlife. In 1992, Danish researchers announced that human sperm counts worldwide had plunged by 50 percent between 1938 and 1990…
Although some hormone mimicking pesticides, such as DDT which has not been used agriculturally in the US since 1972 and is also banned in many other Western countries, are widely used around the world to spray food crops and are imported for our use, leaving us unprotected.
Wildlife as well as domesticated animals raised for meat and dairy production are exposed to estrogen-like chemicals in the environment. Animals raised commercially for meat are also given estrogens in their feed to promote weight gain. Significant amounts of these chemicals, when digested by animals, are stored in their fatty tissues. When we eat animal fat in meat and milk products, we are consuming these hormone-disrupting chemicals.
Testicular cancer, while relatively rare, is the most common type of cancer among men ages 15 to 35, and its worldwide incidence has increased as much as fourfold since 1940. During this same period – since the introduction of synthetic estrogens into the environment – incidence of undescended testicles in young men has doubled and sperm counts have dropped 50 percent. In addition to diet, researchers have also fingered environmental estrogens as a cause of prostate enlargement, prostrate cancer, and other male reproductive cancers.
In women, these chemicals may cause a relative progesterone deficiency which also contributes to a rising incidence of female reproductive problems, including endometriosis, PMS, infertility, fibroids, and bleeding and difficult menopause…
The Danger of Biomagnification
Contaminants collect in fatty tissues in humans and animals. Biomagnification is a process whereby gradual accumulation and magnification of pollutants build in each animal up the food chain. It’s a pyramid effect. Those animals, including humans, at the top of the food chain can consume a concentration of pollutants 25 million times higher than that which is found in the enviroment…
An analysis by the Pesticides Monitoring Journal determined that grains and root vegetables had the least pesticide contamination. Next came legumes, fruits, and leafy vegetables, in that order. These were followed by fats and oils. Even in plants toxins accumulate greatest in fat cells from which vegetable oils are made. Dairy products contained about 3 times as much pesticide residue as vegetable oils. Meat, fish, and poultry had two and a half times as much contamination as dairy.
Fish has been recommended as a “healthy” alternative to red meat because of its lower saturated fat content and the presence of omega-3 fatty acids – considered essential to good health. Fish, however, is some of the most polluted food you can eat (so sad). In fact, 47 states in the United States currently have fish consumption advisories that warn about eating certain species. They cover 1740 rivers and lakes and large chunks of coastal areas.
Clean fish is still a better choice over other meats. Most fish caught in the US are used to make fish meal for cattle. Thus cattle are even more toxic than fish. Large fish like fresh tuna and swordfish have the highest levels of contaminants. The least dangerous fish to eat are smaller, deep ocean fish that do not live on spawn or near the coast, such as cod, halibut, and pollack, or freshwater fish from high-altitude streams that are not contaminated from industrial or agricultural runoffs or dumping. But even these fish will carry some pollutants.
the apple
One of the best herbs for overall health is the apple. It is rich in vitamins, minerals, and complex carbohydrates and contains protein, fiber, and organic salts and acids. Therapeutically it is a purifier, vitalizer, cleanser, antiseptic, disinfectant, germicide, respiratory stimulant, cardiac stimulant, brain and nerve stimulant, and tonic.
Kindey Detox
The kidney’s are the most important organ in our bodies in maintaining homeostasis, the health of all the organs in our bodies relies on the proper functioning and health of the kidneys. When the kidneys malfunction, the entire body suffers.
Ingredients:
Pure Apple Juice (organic)
Hydrangea Root (liquid extract)
(Optional)
Gravel root (capsule)
Parsley (capsule)
Marshmallow root (capsule)
Uva ursi, aka bearberry (capsule)
Vegetable glycerin (liquid)
Ginger root or cayenne pepper (capsule)
Vitamin B6 (100mg tablet)
Magnesium oxide (capsule)
The apple juice and hydrangea alone will dissolve kidney stones and improve the health of the urinary system. Combining the other ingredients will enhance stone removal and kidney detoxification and health. Use as many as you can find, the more the better.
Combine one cup organic apple juice with 20-30 drops of hydrangea extract 3 times per day. (May add other ingredients 3 x per day as well). Drink plenty of water because the cleanse will help you urinate more frequently.
Take this combination for at least 3 weeks. In that time stones will be dissolved and voided. If you have had a history of kidney infections, stones, or other problems, you should remain on the cleanse for 5 weeks. This should be repeated once or twice a year. During the cleanse refrain from meat, dairy, coffee, black tea, soft drinks, chocolate, rhubarb, and raw spinach as these substances can encourage the formation of stones.
Liver Detox
The liver is the body’s primary detoxification organ and manufacturing plant. It cleans alcohol, drugs, bacterial products, poisons, various waste products, and worn out red blood cells from the body.
Detoxification of the liver releases huge amounts of toxins. Most are flushed out the intestines and out of the body. Some are dumped or absorbed into the bloodstream. This places a heavy burden on the kidneys which will filter most of this debris. The cleanse program described here will purge your liver of “gallstones” and other toxic matter, prmote healing and repair, and stimulate proper liver function. Because the kidneys are put under stress during a liver cleanse, you need to have healthy kidneys to handle the job. For this reason, you must first do the kidney cleanse before the liver cleanse. You should experience no discomfort or ill effect. However, you will frequently be using the bathroom (ewwww).
Liver Flush
(1) Stop eating after 2pm.
(2) 6pm Drink 3/4 cup of water with 1 tbsp Epsom salt.
(3) 8pm Drink 3/4 cup of water with 1 tbsp Epsom salt.
(4) 10pm Drink mixture of 1/2 cup olive oil, juice of one grapefruit along with four L-ornithine capsules. Go immediately to bed.
(5) After 6am the next morning drink 3/4 cup water with 1 tbsp Epsom salt.
(6) Two hours later drink 3/4 cup water with 1 tbsp Epsom salt. Wait another 2 hours before resuming eating.
Quick Liver Flush
Ingredients:
1/2 Fresh lemon
2 grapefruits (or organic pure apple juice)
2 tbsp olive oil
2 cascara sagrada capsules (or other mild herbal laxative)
Take laxative after evening meal. Just before going to bed mix well the juice of lemon, grapefruits, and olive oil (remove pulp). Go to bed immediately. The cleanse is always done at night because the liver is most active between 11pm and 1pm.
There is a more thorough cleanse that should be done at least once.
Quick Liver Flush
This can be done after doing a full liver detox at least once and should not replace a full liver flush.
1/2 fresh lemon
2 grapefruits
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 cascara sagrada capsules (or any other herbal laxative)
The laxatives (oh boy) take time to work, so take them after your evening meal but several hours before bedtime. Just before going to bed blend the juice of 1/2 a lemon, 2 grapefruits (apple juice can be used in place of grapefruit, if you prefer), and 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Remove pulp. Mix well and drink. Go to bed immediately. The drink is always taken at night because the liver is most active between the hours of 11pm and 1pm. Greater detoxification will occur during these hours.
Ten-Step Detox Plan
You can follow this plan in sequential order to completely detoxify your body and take control of your health.
1. Attitude
2. Diet
3. Exercise
4. Oxygen Cleansing
5. Fasting
6. Heat Therapy
7. Colon Cleansing (no thanks!)
8. Kidney Cleanse
9. Liver Cleanse
10. Herbal Detox