All nutrition for the growth and repair of our bodies comes from the digested food moving along in the small intestines and being picked up by the blood. It is then brought directly to the liver, which further processes these food molecules into forms easily used by the cells of the body. However, there are many places this can go wrong.
1. If the food is not broken down small enough due to poor chewing or little or no teeth
2. If there is a lack of digestive enzymes to break down the chewed-up food pieces to the even smaller size needed by the liver to process it for all the cells of the body
3. If the intestinal wall is so packed and coated with toxic wastes that the blood absorbs only partially what it needs
4. If unwanted para-organisms burrowed into the coated intestines use some of your nutrition and give off their own toxic waste products into your body
The coating of the intestinal wall is called mucoid plaque. A certain amount of mucus is normal and enables the body to function properly, but a buildup of mucus is not the natural occurrence. If this plaque is not broken up and released, no amount of cleansing of other areas of the body will have a lasting effect. The colon must be cleaned out and any unwanted para-organisms eliminated if the rest of the body is to renew itself.
Physical Signs Traditionally Associated With a Toxic Colon
Primary Signs
* Constipation
* Mental dullness
* Unexplained fatigue
* Bad breath
Secondary Signs
* Gas
* Bloating
* Coated tongue
* Body odor
* Dull skin
* High cholesterol
* Degenerative diseases
Liver & Gallbladder
The liver is a large organ weighing three pounds in the average adult and measuring about 9.5 inches across. It performs over 500 separate metabolic functions for the body. These functions can be grouped into two main actions: one, processing digested food received from the blood and fats from the lymphatics, and two, filtering wastes and toxins also from the blood.
The liver controls the glucose (sugar) level in the blood. It can remove or add glucose at will. This keeps the level of glucose at a constant within the blood at all times.
The liver collects newly absorbed nutrients and depending on the body’s needs can either release them into the blood or store them as fat or glycogen. The liver also stores copper, iron, and the vitamins A, B12, D, E, and K.
The liver has cells called Kupffer’s cells that ingest and break down old white and red blood cells. The Kupffer’s cells also break down some bacteria as well as toxins.
There are areas in the liver that specialize in the chemical alteration of toxic molecules into water-soluble forms. These forms are less harmful and can easily be eliminated through urine via the kidneys.
The liver can also eliminate harmful substances by excreting them into the bile. The gallbladder is a pear shaped pouch for bile received from the liver, which, when secreted into the small intestines, helps to digest and break down fat and cholesterol.
Bile salts contain cholesterol in a liquid form. However, if there is an excess of cholesterol and other toxins they can crystallize in the gallbladder. When this happens gallstones begin to form.
One can easily see the importance of this powerful organ of elimination. If the liver is toxic the entire body will certainly suffer. In turn when the liver has been cleansed, almost all the body's processes will be greatly strengthened.