Parasites

I am on my 11th day of a parasite cleanse consuming lots of fresh green juices, pineapples, wheatgrass and pumpkin seeds together with the standard black walnut/wormwood/cloves formula. Because parasites don’t particularly care for spicy foods, I’ve been adding a lot more cayenne, garlic, daikon and radish into my diet. They also thrive in an acid environment, feeding off sugars and processed starches so I’ve been going even greener while refraining from most sweets. I did however succumb to Carolyne’s special homemade batch of homemade raw chocolate she made for us. Talk about divine.

Ok, back to the topic that most of us are uncomfortable discussing. PARASITES. The name comes from the Greek word para that means beside, and sitos, which means food. They are scavengers and organisms which live on or in other organisms from which they obtain nutrients to live, causing harm in the process.

Although we recognize that many people in poorer countries have parasites, most of us dismiss the notion that “civilized” Westerners may actually have foreign microbes living within us as well. Well, believe it or not, 85% of adults have parasites or worms living in the human body – mostly the colon and small intestines but also other organs and even the blood. These organisms can be contracted through air, food, water, mosquitos, sexual contact or through the nose and skin. Some are microscopic while others can be seen quite clearly with the human eye. In fact, some (tapeworms) can grow up to 100 feet long!

Parasites can cause of a wide range of health issues from the mild uncomfortable to the severe: constipation, diarrhea, gas and bloating, irritable bowel syndrome, joint and muscle aches, anemia, allergies, skin conditions, nervousness, sleep disturbances, teeth grinding, chronic fatigue, and abdominal pain. They may also be responsible for a number of other health problems including environmental illness, hypoglycemia, candida, obesity, cancer, depression and endometriosis.

“I strongly believe that every patient with disorders of immune function, including multiple allergies (especially food allergy), and patients with unexplained fatigue or with chronic bowel symptoms should be evaluaged for the presence of intestinal parasites. ” – Leo Galland, M.D. Townsend Letters for Doctors 1988

Keeping the colon clean through periodic colon cleansing is absolutely essential because parasites thrive in filthy environments. If the body is free of old, accumulated fecal matter parasites will not survive unless the diet is high in carbs, sugars and fats. They also don’t normally survive in an alkaline environment – another reason to eat more greens. Additionally, parasites lay eggs inside our body, multiplying at an alarming rate which is why it is so important to do parasite cleanse a few times per year, preferably with the whole family. And if you have animals, make sure to also include them. A few resourceful books on the topic are “The Cure for all Cancer” by Hulda Clark and Louise Gittleman’s “Guess what came to Dinner“. There are many uncomplicated anti-parasite kits on the market available at most health food stores and online. (SimplyRaw also carries a few excellent products)

During the past 22 years, I have tried many anti-parasite protocols including eating exclusively pineapples, pumpkin seeds and papaya seeds for 8 days; the zapper (which I use regularly); colon cleansing, colonics and various wormwood/black walnut/clove anti-parasite kits but the best results I’ve ever experienced (& i mean ever!) were from fasting 35 days using lots of fresh hot peppers, black radish, greens, horseradish, daikon, garlic and onions. Worthy of another full paged blog in itself!

today’s food log:

• 5 ozs wheatgrass
• extra hot firewater
• 2 apples
• fresh pineapple juice with Vitamineral Green & MSM powder
• pure synergy
• 1 quart spicy green juice (garlic, daikon, collard, black radish, buckwheat sprouts)
• 1 liter green smoothie (spinach, parsley, alfalfa, sunflower sprouts, microgreens, chia, banana)
• 2 TBSP bee pollen
• 2 ozs e3live
• soaked pumpkin seeds
• quinoa rejuvelac
• sauerkraut with soaked wakame, cauliflower w/flax oil & cayenne
• anti-parasite tabs

yesterday’s food log:

• 5 ozs wheatgrass
• extra hot firewater
• pure synergy
• 1 liter green juice (buckwheat, kale, garlic, daikon, zuccini, cabbage)
• sauerkraut with soaked wakame & cayenne
• grated daikon
• cabbage rejuvelac
• 2 ozs e3live
• soaked pumpkin seeds
• Extra spicy super hot grated papaya salad
• Carolyne’s rich & creamy chocolate
• kombucha
• anti-parasite caps