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DETOXIFICATION

 What SYMPTOMS to expect
 when you CHANGE your DIET
 Adapted from an article by DR. Stanley S. Bass, ND, DC, PH. C

Perhaps the greatest misunderstanding in the field of nutrition
is the failure to understand and interpret the symptoms and
changes which MAY follow the beginning of a BETTER
NUTRITIONAL PROGRAM.

When people visit other countries and eat the native food, the
dietary change sometimes results in noticeable changes. The
same thing can happen here in your home town if you change
your eating habits.

A remarkable thing happens when a person improves the
quality of the food he consumes. If the food you consume is of
HIGHER QUALITY than the tissues from which the body are
made, the body DISCARDS the LOWER QUALITY TISSUES
and makes NEW, HEALTHIER tissues.

The body prioritizes its energies to vital internal organs and
starts reconstruction. This MOVEMENT OF ENERGY
produces a feeling of less energy in the muscles, which the
mind interprets as weakness. At this time, more REST
&SLEEP is often needed, & it is imperative to AVOID
STIMULANTS of any kind which will aborts and defeat the
regenerative process. Remember the body isn't getting weaker,
its simply using its energies in more important INTERNAL
work rather than external work involving muscle movements.
With patience and diligence, a person will soon feel more
energy than before.

This process of waste disposal sometimes creates symptoms
that can be misinterpreted. For example, a person STOPS
drinking COFFEE or CHOCOLATE and experiences
headaches and a general letdown. REASON: The body begins
discarding TOXINS (caffeine or thobromine) by transporting
them through the bloodstream. This makes the blood TOXIC
and registers in our consciousness as PAIN ie. (HEADACHE).

Since the body is now not being stimulated by Caffeine or
Chocolate, the heart slows down and may produce a depressed
mind state.

These symptoms experienced during "RETRACING" are part
of the HEALING process! They are NOT deficiencies. Do
NOT treat them with STIMULANTS or DRUGS. These
symptoms are constructive even though unpleasant at the
moment. Don't try to cure the cure. Symptoms will vary
according to the materials being discarded by your body, the
condition of the organs involved in the elimination, and the
amount of available energy. They can include: Headaches,
Fever / Chills, Colds, Skin eruptions, Constipation, Diarrhea,
Fatigue / Sluggishness, Nervousness, Irritability, Depression,
Frequent Urination, Etc. See Double Toxicity.

The symptoms will be milder and pass more quickly if one
allows the body to take care of itself by getting more rest and
sleep. Ever seen a sick dog? It just sleeps and rests until it is
well again. UNDERSTAND that the body is becoming
healthier by eliminating those wastes and toxins that were
formerly stored as FAT. Had they remained trapped in your
body, eventually they would have brought about illness and
disease, thus causing GREATER PAIN and SUFFERING in
your later years when you were older and weaker.

Finally, don't expect to feel better and better every day until
you reach perfection. The body is cyclical in nature and your
health will improve in a series of gradually diminishing cycles.
For example, you may begin eating better and start feeling
better. After some time you experience a SYMPTOM such as
nausea, or diarrhea. After a day or so you feel even better than
before and all goes well for a while. Then you suddenly
develop a cold, the chills and lose your appetite. Without the
use of DRUGS, you recover from these symptoms and
suddenly you feel great. This well-being continues for a time
until you break out in a rash. The rash flares up, but finally
disappears. And suddenly you feel better than you have felt in
year.As the body becomes PURE, each reaction becomes
milder and shorter in duration; followed by longer and longer
periods of feeling better than ever before, until you reach a
level plateau of VIBRANT HEALTH.

This article refers to better diet. Rather than synthetic
multi-vitamins, many people use concentrated fruits &
vegetables to increase their nutritional intakeand don't notice
ANY negative reactions. Your reaction to dietary change will
relate to your general health level, what you have been eating,
and what you continue to eat along with it. If your lifestyle is
such that you haven't time to prepare meals of raw fruits and
vegetables, and you are interested in the concentrated stuff,
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