Should I Cleanse?

By Richard Anderson, Creator of the Arise and Shine Product Line

“The colon is a sewage system, but by neglect and abuse it becomes a cesspool. When it is clean and normal, we are well and happy; let it stagnate, and it will distill the poisons of decay, fermentation and putrefaction into the blood, poisoning the brain and nervous system so that we become mentally depressed and irritable; it will poison the heart so that we are weak and listless; poisons the lungs so that the breath is foul; poisons the digestive organs so that we are distressed and bloated; and poisons the blood so that the skin is sallow and unhealthy. In short, every organ of the body is poisoned, and we age prematurely, look and feel old, the joints are stiff and painful, neuritis, dull eyes and a sluggish brain overtake us; the pleasure of living is gone.”- Dr. Bernard Jensen, D.C., Ph.D., from his Doctor-Patient Handbook

Harmful diet and lifestyle cultural norms in the Western World have resulted in a health disorder, which affects countless individuals today in varying degrees. Oftentimes, this disorder is an over-acid condition in the digestive system which leads to a host of other ailments related to incomplete and ineffective digestion. Dr. Richard Anderson estimates that 94% of all meat eaters and 70% of all vegetarians in the United States are over-acid. Problems generally associated with over-acidity include the following: immune disorders, arthritis, bowel disease, indigestion, gallstones, obesity, nervousness, yeast infections, bacterial infections, mood swings, poor eyesight, dermatitis, parasites, heart disease, liver disease, lung disease, fatigue, and bronchitis.

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Over-acidity may be determined by a simple pH test of the saliva.* According to Dr. Anderson, “If you are vegetarian and your normal diet is mostly vegetables, fruits and only small amounts of grains, then you would be in good shape. Everybody else had better take the tests!” One of the main causes of over-acidity is chronic over-consumption of protein and other acid-forming foods and substances. Americans have been deeply brainwashed to believe that we must have large amounts of protein to be healthy. Proteins are acid forming, and too much protein depletes the body’s organic mineral supply. This results in an inability of the body to fully process the overload due to a lack of nutrients (electrolyte minerals) required to do so. The problem worsens over time with continued over-consumption, because without adequate nutrients, the bowel loses its ability to defend itself from acids, toxicants1, microorganisms and chemicals that damage the bowel wall. Other factors that may also contribute to over-acidity are exercise, stressful emotions, drugs and radiation

Dr. Anderson developed an outstanding formula specifically to combat extreme overacidity, and a whole cleansing program to support the re-establishment of a healthy digestive system, which is self-sustaining. So far the program, with its numerous interrelated nutritional formulas, has proved to be one of the most beneficial ever developed.

*See instructions for the pH test in the book Cleanse & Purify Thyself, Book 1.

In addition to the self-created toxins resulting from over-indulgence of acid-forming foods and substances, there are also a host of environmental factors that contribute to the weakening of our digestive systems and practically every other organ, gland and cell of our bodies. Never before in the history of man has our environment been so full of unnatural chemical poisons. There is not one place on earth that toxic chemicals haven?t reached. 100% of the air on earth is polluted to some degree or another. Even in the purest mountains, the water may be contaminated enough to need purification for human use. 100% of the wells in some states have been contaminated. Most of the food we eat has been sprayed or fertilized with toxic chemicals, and the animals people eat are full of antibiotics and hormones, which have caused unbelievable and unexpected reactions. Then there are the cigarettes, soda pop, chocolates, coffee, drugs, etc.

A breakdown of immune function through exposure to these toxins, both dietary and environmental, is seen in a weakened bowel. When the bowel is healthy, IgAs2 are capable of destroying virtually every known pathogenic microorganism (bacteria, yeast, fungus, parasites, etc.) When we have lost the necessary nutrients or have acquired an over-acid bowel, the IgA activity can no longer function effectively, and the bowel, as well as the entire physical body, becomes vulnerable to attack. Consistent attacks from the pathogenic microorganisms, unnatural chemicals and acids eventually weaken the structure of the bowel. Microorganisms can then enter the bloodstream, as can larger particles of undigested food, chemicals and other toxic particles.

The liver then takes on the overload of toxins. Relentless flow of toxicity from the bowel eventually weakens the liver. When the liver can no longer function effectively, then other organs, glands and tissues become vulnerable to mucus, congestions and relentless attacks from microorganisms. As this condition continues, the person experiences increasing sluggishness and inefficiency. This is how insufficient bowel function results in a variety of chronic and degenerative diseases. This all contributes to an increasingly widespread inability to handle stress of any kind without getting sick. This is why we cleanse our bodies now, in the hope that we can correct some of these difficulties.

When the bowel functions optimally, then - and only then - can the liver and every other organ have the ability to function optimally. It should be noted that a perfectly functioning body is virtually invulnerable to any microorganism.

Did you know…electrolytes are minerals in your blood and other body fluids that carry a tiny electric charge. They help maintain the balance of fluids throughout your body and guide the flow of nutrients into cells and the movement of waste out of cells. They also help regulate hormones, enzymes, amino acids and the immune system.

Electrolytes can be lost through sweat, extended periods of strenuous exercise, restrictive diets, dehydration, by using certain drugs and heart, liver and kidney disorders.

Diets high in acid-forming foods, such as bread, sugar, butter, eggs, meat and more, create electrolyte deficiencies. This causes bile to become too acidic, so foods aren’t digested efficiently and mucoid plaque develops. Toxicity can also develop and your body can lose its ability to heal itself.*

ElectroLife includes essential electrolytes that are chelated to a protein molecule. This encourages superior absorption. ElectroLife (unlike other mineral supplements) contains organic sodium. Organic sodium, in sharp contrast to sodium chloride (table salt), helps the body achieve and maintain electrolyte balance. ElectroLife is recommended for those wanting to boost their electrolytes.*

Ingredients: Calcium Citrate, Calcium Succinate, Celery Juice Dehydrate, Di Potassium Phosphate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Goat Whey, Kelp Leaf, L-Glutamine, L-Histidine, L-Cysteine, Magnesium Citrate, Magnesium Succinate, Manganese Citrate, Potassium Citrate, Potassium Malate, Potassium Alpha Ketoglutarate, Potassium Glutamate, Potassium Aspartate, Red Beet Root Juice Power, Vitamin D3, Vitamin B6, Zinc L-Monomethionine

Other Ingredients: Methyl cellulose (capsule), silicone dioxide and magnesium stearate (vegetarian) as flow agents.

Sizes Available: 120 Vegetable Capsules

• Number of Servings: 60
• Serving Size: 2 Capsules
• Form: Vegetable Capsule
• Active Ingredients per Capsule: 695 mg

Suggested Intake: 2 capsules with meals or as directed by your health care professional.

Special Comments: ElectroLife, the electrolyte supplement made with organic sodium, is especially recommended for those who have sugar and/or yeast sensitivities.

May also be used as a salt substitute while Cleansing. Severely depleted individuals may increase the suggested intake for a time as needed. Can be used on a regular basis as needed. For example, when lifestyle becomes stressful and diet is less than optimal.

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure ore prevent any disease.

Many of you have heard the Evercleanse commercials on your radio and many of you have asked us about the system. So we looked into it for you and can say it is not a trustworthy product to buy.

The Evercleanse site is not professionally designed, they market through radio infomercials to sell their products online and via the phone. We tried to find information on their herbal complexes and what the ingredients are, but we haven’t been able to find it.

Given the high costs and lack of information, we don’t recommend buying this product. Another reason we feel this way is the lack of being able to monit0r their customers while taking the cleansing products.

We endorse the Arise and Shine Cleanse and recommend the 7 and 30 day programs based on their cleansing needs. We are happy to design a custom nutritional detox/cleansing program for all our clients at our Palos Verdes or Santa Monica location. This insures the client’s success. All our clients are closely monitored while cleansing.

We are proud to offer Dr. Berkowsky’s Skin Brushing System at Transformational Health. Please ask your colon hydrotherapist about this system by itself or as part of a detox program.

Dr. Berkowsky’s Vital Chi Skin-Brushing System™

Vital Chi Skin-Brushing can sustain or reestablish the skin’s functional integrity and youthful glow. The skin is as major an organ as the heart, lungs and kidneys. Its primary functions include: respiration, excretion, blood and lymph circulation, immunity and the conduction of vital chi. However, unlike other vital organs, the skin can be non-invasively accessed and mediate systemic rejuvenation by a variety of therapeutic techniques, including proper skin-brushing. Vital Chi Skin-Brushing is a particularly powerful therapy which can positively impact the entire body.Variations of skin-brushing have been practiced for thousands of years. For many centuries, the Japanese employed vigorous skin-brushing with loofa sponges as a prelude to their traditional hot bath. Prior to bathing (following a hard training session or physical competition) ancient Greek athletes used strigiles: specialized spoon-like skin scrapers to remove the grime of exertion and encourage circulation. Among the Cherokee Indians, skin-brushing with dried corn cobs to enhance skin beauty and durability was once a traditional practice. The Comanche Indians scrubbed their skin using sand from the Texas river bottoms; the Texas Rangers followed their example.

Adolph Just in his Nature-Cure classic: Back To Nature tells that he learned the importance of skin-rubbing by observing wild animals: “Higher land animals, especially wild boars and deer, in free nature, are in the habit of lying down in small muddy swamps and pools and rubbing to and fro in the mud. After awhile they rub themselves against the earth, trees and other objects. The birds go to brooks or springs, and, by immersing their necks, throw water over their bodies…then they rub or scrub the body using their head, bill and wing elbows.”

Among long-lived individuals whose lifestyles reflect an understanding of The Laws of Nature, skin-brushing is almost invariably a primary aspect of their formula for longevity. F.O. Havens in his 1896 publication, The Possibility of Living 200 Years, describes 3 centenarians’ regimens as follows: “The first, for the last 40 years of his life used skin brushes vigorously applied. The second, Old Gabriel (who died March 16, 1890 at an authenticated age exceeding 120 years), induced perspiration by heated smoke and vapor while scraping his body with sticks. The third, now in his 100th year, has for the past 60 years followed this unvarying habit: Before retiring he has used a towel dipped in water at the temperature of the room, then drying by vigorous rubbing.” Havens, after much longevity-research, suggested: “The following directions are adapted to nearly all conditions of life, and if persisted in, will be found sufficient to keep the skin in perfect condition: Before retiring, rub the body vigorously with skin brush, hair glove or rough towel until the blood is brought to the surface. Follow this immediately by a sponge bath with the water at the temperature of the room.”kin’s Vital Functions

FUNCTIONS Of The SKIN

Excretion:
No other organ is more actively engaged in discharging impurities from the body than the skin; it is a close relative of both the lungs and kidneys. Like the lungs, it absorbs oxygen and expels carbon dioxide and water vapor; and, like the kidneys, it excretes organic and saline matter in solution. The entire surface of the skin is impregnated with millions of sweat glands which constitute a vast drainage system whereby the blood, via perspiration, purifies itself of poisonous waste it has collected from the cells.

Blood Circulation:
There are approximately 17 sq. feet of skin surface; when its capillaries are fully dilated, it presents 6-times the capillary surface area of the lungs. This vast blood vessel network is required for: 1) nutrition and oxygenation of skin tissue; 2) regulation of body heat (the blood is cooled when it moves through the surface capillaries); 3) distillation of waste matter from the blood; 4) the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between blood and atmosphere. The skin’s blood vessel network is as crucial as the heart for normal circulation. The vast storage capacity of the skin’s blood vessels enable them to act as blood reservoirs which release or store blood as needed.

Lymph Circulation:
The lymph vessels transport excess, waste-charged fluid away from the intercellular spaces and return it to the bloodstream. Lymph acts as a go-between medium for the transfer of vital materials from the blood to the cells, and for cellular debris away from the intercellular environment into the blood. Thus, the blood feeds the lymph, and the lymph feeds the cells, making the drainage of intercellular lymph one of the most crucial of all bodily functions. The superficial lymph vessels terminate just below the outer layer of skin and interjoin freely with the deeper lymphatic vessels. Any blockage at the superficial lymphatic level will result in congestion throughout the whole lymphatic system. Skin-brushing is an excellent way to stimulate the activity of the entire lymphatic system.

Bioenergy Conduction:
“Aliveness” derives from the presence of high-vibratory, vital energy within an organism. This energy, or natural force, which fills the universe is referred to in traditional naturopathy and homeopathy as Vital Force and in Chinese medicine as Chi. Hence, I have coined the term Vital Chi.

Vital Chi is the fundamental energy which sustains life and is present in the vibratory, biological processes of every cell. Vital Chi is not synonymous with the metabolically generated energy derived from the oxidation of glucose. Rather, it is the force that animates the metabolic processes which ultimately yield caloric energy. Vital Chi differentiates life from death; it circulates through channels, or meridians, throughout the body. Being an essential matrix for the Vital Chi channels, the skin is a crucial medium for Vital Chi movement. The places at which the various channels and vessels reach the skin’s surface are the “acupoints” used in acupuncture and acupressure. Aside from the Vital Chi which courses through the channels, a superficial portion of Vital Chi (which the Chinese refer to as Wei Chi or Guardian Chi) flows outside the channels in a non-differentiated layer beneath the skin. The Wei Chi serves as a defensive perimeter protecting against environmental influences such as varying weather conditions, pathogenic microorganisms, pollutants, emotional stresses derived from human interaction and other external challenges.

PRIMARY BENEFITS Of VITAL CHI SKIN-BRUSHING

Assists Exfoliation:
The outermost layer of skin cells which serve to protect the underlying skin layers are not living cells, thus, they are continuously shed and replaced via the multiplication and upward movement of living skin cells. Inactive aging skin does not shed dead cells as easily as does youthful skin, so it is susceptible to cellular build-up which accounts, in part, for the dry, thick, leathery-look of older skin. The most obvious mechanical effect of skin-brushing is the detachment of dead skin cells.

Excites Physiological Functions:
Proper skin-brushing supports lymphatic drainage of the skin by: 1) accelerating filtration from the intercellular spaces into the lymph vessels; 2) the emptying of the smaller vessels into the larger lymph vessels; 3) assisting the flow of lymph through the lymph nodes.

Skin-brushing similarly increases venous blood-flow. The veins carry the blood back to the heart. Return blood-flow through the veins is not propelled as much by direct heart action as by muscular contraction and vein constriction. Skin-brushing excites and tonifies the muscles and nerves of the skin, thus, it improves venous circulation. These same mechanical effects directly enhance capillary circulation as evidenced by the skin-flush and feeling of warmth that skin-brushing imparts.

The skin is impregnated with nerve end-fibers which play an indispensable role in nervous system activity. This explains the remarkable relaxing effect, including decreased muscular tension, elicited by skin-brushing. Decreased muscular tension affords better lung capacity, digestion, bowel movements, blood circulation, lymph drainage as well as clearer thinking.

Strengthens the Bioenergy System:
Unimpeded Vital Chi flow is essential to the prevention and cure of disease. Since the Vital Chi meridians course through the skin, they are readily accessible to the ministrations of skin-brushing. When these channels are massaged, the movement of energy along their length is stimulated and the delivery of Vital Chi to their associated organs greatly improved. Proper skin-brushing can also exert a profound influence upon the Wei Chi: the undifferentiated layer of Vital Chi which hovers near the skin’s surface.

Benefits Mature Skin:
Decreased sweat- and oil gland functions are features of aging. The oil secreted by the sebaceous glands coats the surface of the skin and prevents excessive water-loss through evaporation. Proper skin-brushing stimulates both the sweat- and oil glands, and in this way, contributes to the restoration of moist, supple skin. Also, it strengthens the skin pores through which the skin is moisturized and cleansed, and oxygen and CO2 are exchanged. Aging and devitalization of the skin often results in pore-enlargement and flaccidity due to loss of skin tone and depleted Wei Chi.

Promotes Skin Beauty:
Skin-brushing makes a strong impression upon the dermis (the skin layer that contains an abundance of blood and lymph vessels), nerves, glands and elastin and collagen fibers. The dermis provides nutrients and moisture to all the skin layers and lends contour and flexibility. When the dermis ages, its connective tissue fibers reduce, rigidify, lose resilience and even break into pieces, causing the skin’s support muscles to lose tone and volume and the skin to dehydrate and collapse into sags, wrinkles and lines.

Healthy connective tissue and muscles are products of efficient nutrient support and oxygenation, a waste-free milieu, optimal water balance and moderate exercise, all of which are promoted by regular skin-brushing. The gentle stretching of connective tissues, afforded by proper skin-brushing, helps to increase and regenerate the production of collagen and elastin fibers.

Cellulite is a structural disturbance of fat tissue. The fat content of cellulite-containing tissue is normal, but fibrous nodules surrounding the fat cells give affected skin areas their typical orange-peel appearance. Cellulite formation is related, in part, to local vein and lymph congestion. Proper skin-brushing can help to alleviate this condition.

VITAL CHI SKIN-BRUSHING SYSTEM: Guidelines And Technique
(Excerpted from Dr. Berkowsky’s Vital Chi Skin-Brushing System book)

My Vital Chi Skin-Brushing System which required hundreds of hours of research and experimentation to develop, evolved from my training and experience in anatomy and physiology and various bodywork disciplines as well as the Oriental healing arts. I designed this system to support blood- and lymph circulation, the immune system, the movement of Vital Chi along the acupuncture channels, all the major physiological functions of the skin as well as to enhance skin beauty and encourage the breakdown of cellulite. Yet, my system is quick, concise and user-friendly. The following excerpts from my book will provide some insight regarding associated guidelines and technique.

Selected Guidelines

1) Always treat the major lymph gland drainage site of a given body region before brushing said region, thus allowing for more effective regional lymphatic clearance. For instance: Brush armpit (site of axillary nodes which drain chest) before brushing chest.

2) The body should be brushed in a strategic sequential pattern to allow for maximum drainage. For Instance: As the neck and head drains into the venous system in the upper chest, and to a small extent, into the axillary nodes, the chest and armpit regions should be brushed before neck and head regions.

3) Brush-stroke direction always conforms to the route of lymphatic drainage. Example: The chest region drains into the armpit. Hence, the chest on each side is brushed from breastbone to armpit.

Selected Technique

My Vital Chi Skin-Brushing System addresses the entire skin surface (with the exception of the breasts and genitals). The following excerpt from my book focuses on the chest region.

Brush Chest Region (up to, but not including, armpit) as follows:

1) Above Breast (See Picture): Brush 7 times each side of chest from breastbone to armpit.

Note: The two major lymphatic ducts empty into the venous system in the left and right chest just below the collar bone. Puffiness above or below the collarbone is indicative of congestion in these ducts. Reducing lymphatic tension in the chest enhances tissue drainage of the entire body.

2) Below Breast (See Picture): Using upward curving stroke (under breast), brush 7 times on each side from sternum to armpit.

3) Sides of Upper Torso (See Picture): Brush upward 7 times along each side (in line with the armpit), from waist up to armpit.

FOLLOW-UP HYDROTHERAPY

Having studied and practiced classical naturopathy, or Nature-Cure, for 25-years, I have come to appreciate the great value of many of the traditional hydrotherapies and their particular synergy with my Vital Chi Skin-Brushing System. Hence, I instruct that a skin-brushing session should always be followed by an appropriate hydrotherapy. In addition to the Salt-Glow, described below, some of the other hydrotherapies which may prove of good service in this regard include: alternating hot and cold shower; full cold bath; blitz guss; epsom salt bath; cold ablution.
The Salt-Glow is a wonderful circulation-enhancing treatment. In Lectures to Naturopathic Hydrotherapy, Wade Boyle, N.D. and Andre Saine, N.D. list the following indications for salt-glow therapy: “…chronic conditions with inactive skin, including chronic indigestion, kidney disease, diabetes [if there are no skin lesions], sluggish circulation [especially in those who do not react well to hot or cold weather], low vital force, poor resistance, frequent colds, general weakness, neurasthenia, epilepsy, cancer [but not over a palpable tumor], joint problems [especially if followed by oil rub].”

The Salt-Glow

1) Wet a goodly amount of epsom salt (in unbreakable bowl) with sufficient water to create the consistency of wet snow. (Vigorous individuals may wish to opt for moistening the salt with ice water for extra stimulation.) 2) Add a few inches of warm water - 98o F. to 100o F. - to bathtub, then sit in tub and hand-rub or washcloth-rub body thoroughly using this warm water. 3) Stand up in tub (on non-slip mat) and apply moistened salt as follows: a) Begin with each arm, starting with fingers: rub vigorously until skin turns pink, or to-tolerance, whichever occurs first. b) Then, rub each leg similarly, beginning with toes, working up to hips. c) Rub salt into the rest of the body in the following order: chest, abdomen, back, hips and buttocks. 4) Follow with a cool shower spray of 1- to 2-minutes duration, being sure to hand-rub the skin throughout. 5) Finish with vigorous towel-rub by an open window in private area. 6) Rest for at least 1/2-hour to 1-hour before initiating activity.

INTERFACING AROMATHERAPY With
SKIN-BRUSHING And HYDROTHERAPY

I have found that the application of a few drops of the appropriate essential oils can have a profound effect. Bear in mind that the absorption of only a few molecules of an essential oil may be sufficient to elicit both a physiological and emotional response. Homeopathy sets a precedent in this reference; it utilizes medicinal preparations which are essentially matterless. Through serial dilution, an ultramolecular entity is extracted which is an isolate of the original substance’s vital vibratory essence. This non-physical force field is considered to be the active, curative principle contained within this original substance. Biochemic cell salt therapy, a branch of homeopathy, utilizes mineral salts in minute quantities; cell salt tablets contain only a few molecules of the given mineral. In this way, the dose is provided in amounts approximating actual cellular need. Too, microdosing in this manner avoids the side effects associated with macromolecular doses. Similarly, 3 or 4 molecules of the essential components of an aroma oil, taken up by the blood, may not only be sufficient, but best suited (in conjunction with skin-brushing and hydrotherapy) to elicit a cellular response in a given individual. In fact, for hypersensitive individuals, this may be the most judicious course.

Suggested Aromatherapy Protocol To Enhance The Salt-Glow

I learned about using fresh lemon juice as a skin-application by studying the writings of Dr. John T. Richter, a popular naturopath who practiced in the early- to mid-part of the 20th-century. Richter writes in his book, Nature: The Healer: “The morning cold shower or cold water rub-down may be taken without the use of soap, and lemon juice applied over the body with the hands, either before or after washing. The juice will smooth the skin, is a good dirt chaser, disinfectant, and also will act as a mild astringent. Soaps often contain caustics; even those made of vegetable oils have a tendency to dry the skin, but lemon juice has no harmful effects…After shampooing the hair, lemon juice mixed with the last rinsing water will soften both the water and the hair. After the shower or bath, rub your body down with the juice of half a lemon while the skin is still moist. Massage until perfectly dry - otherwise the skin will have a tendency to be somewhat sticky. This massage will dislodge outworn skin. With the slightly astringent effect, you will feel clean and be clean. Only a few minutes are required.”

Base for rub: lemon juice Add to the juice of 1 lemon, 1 to 2 drops of each oil listed below. Add 1 to 2 drops each of the same oils to bath water. Note: As a general rule to avoid potential skin-irritation, do not exceed a total of 7 drops of essential oils in either lemon juice rub or bath water.

Essential Oils, Relevant Properties & Indications

1) carrot seed - body purifier; reduces fluid retention; eases muscular tension; increases red blood cells; stimulates lymphatic system and immune system; supports cardiovascular system; beneficial for arthritis; rheumatism; abscesses; boils; skin ulcers and necrotic tissues.

2) peppermint - reduces muscular soreness, neuralgia, sciatica and arthritis; detoxifies connective tissue and skin; activates lymphatic drainage; supports kidney and cardiovascular functions; warming; soothes aching feet; increases white blood cells; useful in treating: itching, dermatitis, fungal infections, blackheads, colds, fevers, upper respiratory disorders, numbness of limbs.

3) rosemary - general detoxification; cardiovascular tonic; increases arterial and peripheral circulation; aids degenerative tissue; eases fluid retention; beneficial for: muscle pains, cramps, sprains, contractures, arthritis and myalgia; stimulates repair of damaged skin; reduces cellulite; stimulates circulation and metabolism of skin layers; helpful for obesity and varicose veins; counteracts debility and physical exhaustion.

4) thyme - increases excretion function of all glands; supports metabolism and fluid balance; strengthens circulation; increases joint mobility; useful for arthritis, sciatica and rheumatism; reduces swelling; beneficial for sports injuries; respiratory detoxifier.

5) yarrow - relieves sinus congestion and respiratory congestion; vascular tonic; stimulates blood renewal; reduces varicose veins; beneficial for backache and rheumatism; lymphatic stimulant.

Important Notes: This article is for informational purposes only and is not meant as a prescription. Each person is unique and advised to seek the advice of a qualified health-care practitioner to determine relevance in a given case. Never skin-brush during an active metastatic cancer state. All cancer patients are advised to consult an oncologist if considering a skin-brushing regimen.

The Reversal Process

Nature cures, but she must have an opportunity. We must stop hindering her. There can be no tissue recovery without “side effects” - good side effects. Drugs suppress discharge; nature brings it out. The REVERSAL process is natures way. Catarrh, phlegm, and mucus are found at the beginning of mostdiseases. Suppression is the usual answer. Nature wants to aid it to exit. Herring’s Law; “All disease is corrected from within out, from the head down and in reverse order as we have built it up in the body.” It works exactly as described. “You don’t have to seek a miracle; you are one.”
(Dr Bernard Jensen)

A HEALING CRISIS takes from 2 to 5 days, usually; often 3 days. The difference between a HEALING CRISIS and a DISEASE CRISIS: a disease crisis comes when we are run down or under unusual stress. A HEALING CRISIS comes right at a time when we have never felt better. It comes after a person has begun a right-living program. It should be greatly welcomed. It is the “good” side effect of tissue recovery. Disease can progress to the point of “no recovery”, and then the only way to cope may be with drugs. But we shouldn’t wait till that point to act. Disease preys on a weak and malnourished body. When the doctor suppresses the symptoms, he creates new diseases now known as “Iatrogenic” diseases, or “doctor-produced” diseases. The “cure” creates new diseases to be “cured” with more drugs that create more diseases to be cured by more drugs, etc. This method has a “built-in” guaranteed income for the doctors and the undertaker.

There are many ways of practicing the healing art, but only one way that heaven approves of.

I believe that way is to:

Cleanse the body internally
and to Nourish the body

Because we are so conditioned to think that the (medical) Doctor has the only way, one must accept that his way is not “working”. Then Faith must be established in nature’s way. The body is servant to the mind. Mechanical manipulations may be helpful. Massage, muscle stimulation, physical therapy and reflexology can help to stimulate circulation and aid in carrying off toxic wastes; but without cleansing the body, these manipulations never last as the tissues, ligaments and very structure of the body are so compromised by the high levels of toxicity that these therapies have little lasting
impact.

Nothing can substitute for 1) Cleansing the body and 2) Good Nutrition.

- GOOD BLOOD, the result of good nutrition after cleansing

- GOOD CIRCULATION, the result of “passive” or “active” exercise.

A sluggish, toxic body cannot keep up with its demands. When the tissues are cleansed and we are well nourished, we can expect a “healing crisis” to take place. You will not be raising your children as doctor bills. The husband won’t be taking pills at the end of the day and the wife won’t be depending on suppressant drugs for catarrhal discharge. No doctor should be depending on suppressant drugs for catarrhal discharge. No doctor should object to this sort of program, (cleansing and rebuilding) and all of society should be interested in it. FOOD IS YOUR BEST MEDICINE.

THE REVERSAL-RETRACING PROCESS

There is much more to health than eating, even though some appear to think that is all, judging by the waistline. Good health principles apply to us all alike, but we are not all alike; and the application of these principles may differ greatly from person to person.

We can’t have hate part of the time and love part of the time, or the mind will become mixed up. By the same token, we can’t eat good food part of the time and junk food the other part, or the body will be mixed up. The way we live today will determine your future. What you eat today will walk and
talk tomorrow.

When people decide to change their way of life for the better and seek a cleansing program for getting a new start, they are often confused at what happens to them. A few days after beginning a detoxifying program they experience symptoms of a disease or condition which they had earlier, but
which they had thought were over. Symptoms had disappeared and they considered themselves well of it. Now the symptoms that had been repressed return and they are confused.

The reversal process means that we go back over illnesses we have had in the past. Most people, when they are sick, take drugs, which do not remove the cause, but they suppress the symptoms. The person thinks he is well, but the toxicity which the body had tried to eliminate at the time of the
illness, was driven back into the body where it lies dormant in the cells. The drugs leave the body weaker than before. During detoxification these wastes are drawn out of the cells and thrown into the bloodstream for carrying off through the organs of elimination. As this blood circulates through the body, toxic-laden as it is, one may have a headache, feel depressed, angry, discouraged, be nauseated, or have various aches and pains; or he may show a skin rash. Some may have stiff joints or back aches or stiff necks. But many will begin to feel euphoric, which shows the good physical condition of the body. Suppression by drugs leads to chronic disease.

If we can remember that all “disease is an effort of the body to rid itself of waste which has built up due to the transgression of the laws of health, we can better understand what is happening when we develop some of the same problems we have had previously. If we have hindered the body from doing
its eliminative work by drug suppression, and then we begin cooperating with the body to cleanse itself, we may have the same symptoms again. Praise God if we do! It shows the body is regaining its lost integrity and ability to cleanse itself. The Body will usually start with the most recent illnesses
and move backward until it has removed the earliest problems we had, sometimes all the way back to childhood. This is the reversal process and nature’s way. It is TRUE healing and restoration. God has placed within the body the ability to build new tissue in place of the old diseased tissue, and to restore the function of organs which have been functioning poorly.

There may be no other factor that so contributes to a buildup of toxicity in the body as an underactive bowel. Some of us feel that the bowels should move every time solid food is eaten. Babies do this until they are taught the “nicety” of not allowing it to happen. We “potty train” them as early
as possible and feel good about our achievement. They, too, soon feel good about it, because now they don’t have to stop their play until they choose to. By that time, the urge to defecate has passed and constipation is on its way. They continue to practice this wonderful “control” through grade
school, high school and college and right into the adult work world. by this time they are chronically constipated and on their way to degenerative diseases And the doctor is on his way to a full-time lucrative practice of treating the results!

I have have found that the first and most important task in restoring normal healthy body functions to cleanse the bowels and begin to establish good bowel action. With this the other various organs and systems of elimination can finally begin to do their job. This is simply due to “getting out of
their way”.

The Royal Society of Medicine in Great Britain, once compiled a report indicating that over 36 toxins may be found in the bowel, some of which are able to get into the bloodstream in cases of constipation, “leaky gut syndrome” and bowel under-activity. Examples include indol, skatol, phenol,
inican and methylmercaptan. Food offenders include wheat products and milk, as well as sugar and over consumption of all animal products. Allergies develop frequently to these foods due to the heavy use of them. The body then forms “gobs” of mucous throughout the entire alimentary canal (the
tongue down to the anus) and food both digested and undigested as well as fecal matter begin sticking to this substance. This is know as the dreaded MUCOID FECAL PLAQUE!

Colon Hydrotherapy (colonic irrigation) in conjunction with an herbal detoxification program is the single most important beginning to any HEALTH BUILDING regime. And working with a qualified therapist who can assist you individually will make the cleansing process a most amazing experience.

Remember HERRINGS LAW: “All disease is corrected from within out, from the head down, and in reverse order as we have built it up in the body.” This is called the “reversal process” and it works exactly as described. You don’t have to seek a miracle; you ARE one,” says Dr. Bernard Jensen.

Coffee Enemas - Directions

Based upon Dr. Gerson’s work. More information is available in his book, “A Cancer Therapy - Results of Fifty Cases”

Coffee Enemas help remove toxins from the liver. They often provide quick relief when fatigued, sleepy, having headaches, and when just feeling bad. They also help against spasms, pericardial (heart, throat, chest) pain and difficulties resulting from the sudden withdrawal of all intoxicating sedation.

A coffee enema, when done properly, causes the liver to produce more bile, opens the bile ducts, and causes the bile to flow. In this process, a toxic liver can dump many of its toxicants into the bile and get rid of them in just a few minutes. This can give great relief to all parts of the body, and often makes the difference between lying down and being active.

At the start of the treatment and during “flare-ups”, the bile contains poisons, produces spasms in the duodenum and small intestines, and causes some overflow into the stomach, with a resultant feeling of nausea or even vomiting of bile. In these cases, great amounts of peppermint tea are necessary to wash out bile from the stomach. Afterwards, patients feel much better. So, if this happens, drink peppermint tea.

Drinking a cup of coffee has an entirely different effect and should not be used. Drinking coffee causes the following problems: increases reflex response, lowers blood pressure, increases heart rate, causes insomnia and heart palpitation, over stimulates adrenals, irritates the stomach, and leaves a toxic residue in the body. A coffee enema when done properly will not produce these effects.

WARNING: Great care should be used when water fasting. Coffee enemas cause bile to be excreted from the liver. and the bile contains many valuable mineral salts. To lose these salts without replenishing them could be very harmful. People using many coffee enemas a day must be on a good diet of broths and fresh juices that assures the replenishing of mineral salts. When doing intestinal cleansing, one or two coffee enemas should be fine if, before the cleanse, the person passed the PH tests. Otherwise, that person should drink fresh juices, especially carrot, beet, and celery juice. Taking Best Whey will also help in replenishing the bile salts lost through coffee enemas.

With serious cases of cancer, it may be necessary to have coffee enemas every four hours, night and day, and in more serious cases, every hour.

Preparing the Coffee Enema: Take 3 Tablespoons ORGANIC Ground coffee to 1 quart water. Let it boil for 3 minutes and then simmer for 20 minutes. Strain and use at body temperature. The daily amount can be prepared at one time.

The body should be lying down on right side, with both legs drawn close to the abdomen. Breathe deeply in order to suck the greatest amount of fluid into the necessary parts of the colon. It also helps to let all the air out of the lungs and suck the gut in and out while in this position. THIS IS A RETENTION ENEMA. Please retain for 10-15 minutes. Dr. Gerson found that all the caffeine is absorbed from the fluid within 10 to 12 minutes. It goes through the hemorroidal veins directly into the portal veins and into the liver.

Peppermint Tea Preparation: Add one tablespoon of dried peppermint leaves to 2 cups (one pint) of boiling water. Let it lightly simmer for 5 minutes and strain.

Your trained Transformational Health colon hydrotherapist can also add a coffee implant to your colonic sessions if requested in advance.

INTRODUCTION

If an angel came and gave a formula that would cure almost any disease, it would be against the law to claim its effectiveness. But explaining in simple, scientific terms how we destroy our own bodies and minds and how we may reverse that destruction, leaving out all claims, will hopefully not offend the A.M.A, or F.D.A, will it? Fortunately, we live in a country that guarantees freedom of speech. Anyone is welcome to use a system of healing that has been proven to work, but they won’t profit much monetarily. The health profession makes money on sick people, not well people. If we were to make everyone well with a system that works, we certainly wouldn’t perpetuate our incomes. After all, there would be little use for this book, the “Clean-Me-Out Program” or even the entire health care system. How sincerely do we want to heal?

Evidence clearly states: no matter what the disease, as long as a person has the right mental attitude - in this case, a strong desire to be healthy and the willingness to do whatever is necessary to be cured - he will bring into his world that which he desires; he WILL find health. If only health professionals would espouse this truth, the door would open to making (or letting) it happen. Too often people lose hope because they continue to be treated by those whose healing successes are rare.

FOUR STEPS IN OVERCOMING DISEASE
The first step in overcoming disease is to put a stop to its cause. This always begins with the rearranging of the thoughts and feelings. For the decomposition of the body (or dying) begins with “suicidal” thoughts and feelings - ie feelings of hate, anger, criticism, condemnation, judgment, blame, self-pity, jealousy, resentment and depression. Good health requires not only the control of the emotions, but good thoughts and good feelings. Love, peace, harmony, poise, gratitude and praise expand the life and light in the body, building energy, vitality and happiness.

The second step toward perfect health of the body is to stop eating any foods that do not contain enzymes, life force and nutrients since lifeless “foods” cause mucus toxins and congestion - especially congestion of the intestinal tract. This substance is known as “hardened mucoid fecal matter” and is the cause of over 90% of all disease (with the exception of injuries).

The third step toward overcoming disease is to remove congestion anywhere and everywhere from the body. Some health professionals choose to address the local area of obvious trouble alone. But, as Dr. Bernard Jensen likes to say, “if you step on a cat’s tail, it’s the other end that yells!” There is no single part of the body that is not affected by the whole. So, all congestion and toxins must be removed and it must begin with the removal of the hardened mucoid fecal matter.

The forth step toward lasting health is to then supply the body with the needed elements. But you cannot successfully complete this step until the third step is done, or well on its way.

NATURE’S OWN REMEDY - A LOGICAL PROCESS
Isn’t this sensible? This logical process is Nature’s own remedy, yet it is in large part neglected by health professionals. This explains uncountable failures, for even when there is success in curing on ailment, it is rarely more than a brief time befofe the patient develops another ailment. This is because the symptom alone was treated, not the cause.

One prominent cancer researcher, Dr. Hardin Jones said, “My studies have proved conclusively that untreated cancer victims actually live up to four times longer than treated individuals…Beyond a shadow of a doubt, radical surgery on cancer patients does more harm than good.” Dr. Jones said he advocates less surgery and chemotherapy. According to Edward Griffin, author of World Without Cancer (a fantastic book that I urge you to read), excluding skin cancer, the average cure rate of cancer by medical doctors is 17%. Would you take your car to a mechanic if he claimed a mere 17% cure rate of transmissions? I would suggest it is time to consider other methods.

The medical world claims no cure for cancer and, what’s more, no one else can either. It’s against the law - even for those who know the cure. Therefore, I hereby announce that I do not claim the “Clean-Me-Out Program will cure cancer. Should you find your cancer disappearing when you use this system, I will not accept responsibility. You’ll have to take the credit yourself.

The cure of cancer or any other disease has been known for decades among health experts who understand disease and its cause. But, it is also unlawful for those experts to treat cancer unless they are M.D.’s What a crime against the American people! To think that there are those who can cure cancer who are not legally permitted to do it!!!

I had better be careful here. I had better not say that all cancers can be cured. No disease is curable if it’s gone too far or if the patient’s attitude will not permit healing. But based on the patients I’ve known of who have conquered cancer, heart disease, diabetes and leukemia, based on the numerous books I’ve read and health professionals I’ve talked to, the following is undeniably true: America must look to other healing methods if it wants to return to the healthy nation it once was. There are some shocking governmental statistics to support this statement.

THE FACTS
The U.S. Public Health Service revealed the rate of health deterioration of the American people. Out of 100 participating nations of the world, America was the healthiest in 1900. In 1920, we dropped to the second healthiest nation. During World War II, we went back to number one-that’s when sugar and meat were hard to get and family vegetable gardens were common. In 1978, we dropped to 79th. In 1980, we were 95th ! (I recently heard from a friend in the business of enlightened healing that we have now hit rock bottom-that’s number 100 on the list) Yet we are said to be the wealthiest nation in the world. Who, or What is responsible?

A DEPARTURE FROM NATURE
Since 1900, the basic sensible theories of health care have changed dramatically. The major change was the shift from Nature, or natural healing methods, to drugs. In addition to this shift in health care came the increasing use of preservatives and chemicals taken into our bodies through food, polluted air and synthetic fabrics. This unnatural approach to life has had its detrimental effect on the American people.

In my opinion, as long as our approach to healing (except in rare cases) involves the use of drugs, chemicals, radiation and scapels, we will never be successful. If we sincerely want to bring the American people back to health, or if we personally wish to reclaim our own perfect health, we muct return to God and follow His ways - Nature’s ways - by using herbs and other natural methods that purify and strengthen the body.

The Following is taken from the book: Cleanse and Purify Thyself - Written by Richard Anderson, ND

You may purchase Cleanse and Purify Thyself at Transformational Health.

Can Cleansing Really Change Your Life?

I started colon cleansing with a very popular program that claims “no cleansing reactions”. After a month of feeling sluggish and rather depressed and not noticing a single positive result, I dropped it like a hot potato. I began researching and using other seven-day herbal colon cleansing programs and got what I thought were great results - an average of 13 feet of hard, mucoid fecal substance came out of me that I can assure you wasn’t just your average fecal excretions! Then Bernard Jensen convinced me to try pancreatin, which resulted in the elimination of 28 feet in seven days. However, pancreatin is an animal product, and I was determined to find something as effective without putting dead animal vibration in my body.

The next summer, I scheduled a research and experimenting expedition with an old friend of mine - White Medicine Crow - the most unusual herbalist I’ve ever known and as wild (maybe wilder) in the mountains as I am. We were to live off the land, eating fresh herbs only, live in the open air, take cold baths and study the human body. We started in Arizona. That was rough. Then the Mount Lassen area in California. That was heavenly. Then the Redwoods, the ocean, and it was about then that we began eliminating the famous “hardened mucoid fecal substance”. And all without doing any so-called cleansing! This substance was coming not only from the colon, but from all areas of the intestines - even the duodenum. But which herbs were doing this? We had eaten so many! By the time we finished our research in the north Cascades, we knew which herbs produced the desired effect and put together a formula which has never been equaled. We tried it on ourselves. First time - 40 feet of mucoid fecal elimination in six days for me and 28 feet for White Crow on his first cleanse ever. Talk about feeling good after that - Wow!

By Rich Anderson from his book Cleanse and Purify Thyself