Re: Food IS Your Best Medicine/Henry G Bieler MD

[Guest guest]

Thanks Shep. I found a used copy of Dr. Bieler's book online for $.25,

free shipping! Of course I bought it. I had never heard of him. I'm

familiar with the name Tilden but I have not read his books, just short

snips of research here and there. I'm on the search. I already know

that taw food is the best medicine, I have personal experiece with

that. It's good to read the information from a person with access to

medical data.

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> This book is still available. The last of the hygienists

allowed

> to practice medicine and not be prosecuted. >

[Guest guest]

Thanks Shep. I found a used copy of Dr. Bieler's book online for $.25,

free shipping! Of course I bought it. I had never heard of him. I'm

familiar with the name Tilden but I have not read his books, just short

snips of research here and there. I'm on the search. I already know

that taw food is the best medicine, I have personal experiece with

that. It's good to read the information from a person with access to

medical data.

>

> This book is still available. The last of the hygienists

allowed

> to practice medicine and not be prosecuted. >

[Guest guest]

You're welcome. I found this short synopsis of his observations.

I just ordered mine. No free shipping though...

Shep

The Root Cause of Disease

Disease is nothing else but an attempt on the part of the body to rid

itself of morbific matter

- Dr. Sydemham (the English Hippocrates)

Finding the cause or causes of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) and

Fibromyalgia can be a difficult and challenging process. With such a

wide range of symptoms assigned to these conditions, diagnosing can

often defy standard procedures. The following is a partial list of

many symptoms assigned to these conditions:

generalized pain and fatigue, stiffness, headaches, facial pain, sleep

disturbances, difficulty concentrating, spaciness, memory lapses,

digestive disturbances, abdominal pain, bloating, constipation,

diarrhea (IBS), increased frequency of urination, neck/shoulder and

general muscle tension, sore tendons and connective tissue,

hypersensitivity to light/sound/touch/odors, skin complaints,

swelling, depression, anxiety and others.

Yet to those who study and chart the effects of the buildup of toxins

in the human body these symptoms do point to a general cause, namely

toxemia. One such researcher, Dr. Henry Bieler, the author of Food Is

Your Best Medicine, in over 50 years of practice proved that high

levels of toxicity in the body was very often the root cause of most

common diseases and ailments. This includes conditions such as the

common cold, flus, hayfever allergies, asthma, chronic fatigue

syndrome, fibromyalgia, food allergies, irritable bowel syndrome,

digestive disorders, skin conditions, rheumatoid arthritis, migraine

headaches and others.

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A Primary Source of Toxicity

Dr. Bieler discovered that a primary source of toxins comes from the

choice of improper foods. Simple things such as stimulants (sugar,

salt, caffeine, MSG), overcooked meats, rancid fats, hydrogenated

fats, highly processed foods, food additives and preservatives, bad

food combinations and even natural foods that are not appropriate for

certain people easily load up the body with toxic substances that it

has to process.

The Pathology of Toxicity

As Dr. Sydemham noted in the quotation above, many diseases are

nothing more than the body's attempt to rid itself of toxins. And

depending on an individual's strengths and weaknesses, the path which

the toxins take on their way out of the body determines the disease.

For instance in the case of the common cold, the mucous membrane or

the " inner skin " of the respiratory tract is the final exit point for

the toxins. Thus the common cold is primarily the result of a

prexisting toxic condition which has significantly depressed the

immune system; and the offending virus, which usually receives all of

the blame, is simply the final catalytic factor. In the case of

CFS/Fibromyalgia the paths which toxins are exiting the body can be

varied and many. This is confirmed by the wide variety of symptoms

CFS/Fibromyalgia sufferers often exhibit.

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Digestion - The first line of defense against disease

Whatever you put in your mouth has to be broken down and processed by

an amazing and complex digestive system. If what you eat is beneficial

the system works smoothly. But if what you eat is either toxic,

imbalanced or in too large a quantity, your digestive system's defense

mechanism will then go into action. Specifically, when offensive foods

or substances pass through your stomach and enter the small intestine

they will ferment or putrefy. This fermentation / putrefaction in turn

creates an abnormal chemistry which produces products that irritate

the delicate lining of the bowel. The bowel then tries to either

quickly eject the irritating substances which results in diarrhea, or

it puts a spastic clamp on the intestines which stops the process and

results in constipation.

In this way the small intestine is trying to stop the absorption of

unnatural and harmful food elements into the system, thus making it

the first line of defense. If harmful elements are repeatedly absorbed

over a period of time the delicate intestinal lining first becomes

inflamed and is then gradually destroyed. It is at this point that

toxic elements begin to overwhelm this line of defense and enter

directly into the blood stream.

So when indigestion, gas, bloating, diarrhea or constipation occur it

is easy to lament the fact that one does not have a " cast iron "

stomach. But given the information above it is perhaps easier to

understand that unpleasant digestive reactions may actually be a

blessing in disguise. One thing is for certain, these things are

definitely a warning. For once toxins begin entering the blood stream

a wide range of serious diseases is often the eventual result.

Man is nourished not by the food he eats but only in proportion to

what he is able to digest and assimilate - Dr. Henry Bieler

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The Liver - the second line of defense against disease

A tremendously robust and resilient organ that performs many jobs, the

liver is the primary blood detoxifier. Here toxins are neutralized

that have gotten past the body's initial defenses and have entered the

blood stream. The way in which the liver accomplishes this is by

maintaining an appropriate PH balance. In cases where the liver has

insufficient alkalinity to neutralize all of the toxins that it

encounters, the bile flowing from the liver into the intestines

becomes toxic and tends to irritate the entire region. This situation

also further hinders digestion. A person with a liver working hard to

process toxins may also experience fatigue, excess heat symptoms,

irritability as well as IBS symptoms.

The Endocrine Glands - the third line of defense against disease

When the liver becomes overloaded and can no longer neutralize all of

the toxins that it encounters, the overflow of toxins then begins to

generally circulate in the blood stream. To the body this has now

become an emergency situation since the first two lines of defense,

both of which were designed to eliminate toxins, have been breached.

The endocrine glands, which constitute the third line of defense, now

attempt to rid the body of excesses toxins even though they were not

designed to do so.

The three endocrine glands primarily involved are the pituitary,

thyroid and adrenal. These glands regulate the body's functions

through the secretion of hormones, and when they sense toxins in the

blood stream they become overactive and produce more hormones than

usual. This increased hormonal activity then directs certain organs to

expel the excess toxins through various pathways. In this way the

endocrine system serves as an emergency toxic relief mechanism.

However there is a price to pay when these glands are forced to

perform this function. And this price comes in the form of a wide

variety of common ailments and diseases. Depending on the relative

strengths and weaknesses of an individual's glands, the pathways which

the toxins take to exit will vary. And it is the irritation caused by

the toxins at the point of exit that determines the disease. If a

pathway is used too often for this purpose, the glands involved will

be weakened and the pathway itself will begin to atrophy and degenerate.

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chronic fatigue syndrome diet, diarrhea diet, adrenal fatigue

Adrenal Fatigue

This is a phrase that will become more widely known as more and more

research confirms what Dr. Bieler and others have been saying for some

time. Namely that when a person's adrenals are severely depleted by

emotional and physical stress, stimulants such as salt, sugar and

caffine, and by other toxic substances, a serious chronic fatigue will

result. This condition most often is not easily nor quickly cured as

it is based on a profound deficiency / depletion. Further use of

stimulants is not the answer as they do not create energy but instead

force the body to use up already stored energy at a faster rate. While

a person may feel temporarily better upon taking a stimulating

substance, in the long run they are only adding to the chronic fatigue.

Healing Toxicity and Fatigue

Dr. Bieler's time proven cure for healing toxicity and the resulting

fatigue was to restore the person through diet and rest. No matter the

source of the toxins, he found it possible to promote detoxification

and healing with foods. Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine,

noted this in ancient times when he said, " thy food shall be thy

remedy. " The easiest and most natural way to do this is to eliminate

or reduce offensive foods and substances while supporting the body's

detoxifying abilities with a simple diet. Low starch vegetables

lightly steamed are key as they contain an abundance of the organic

alkaline minerals that the liver requires. Other factors such as

proper food combining and when to eat and when not to are also important.

> Thanks Shep. I found a used copy of Dr. Bieler's book online for $.25,

> free shipping! Of course I bought it. I had never heard of him. I'm

> familiar with the name Tilden but I have not read his books, just short

> snips of research here and there. I'm on the search. I already know

> that taw food is the best medicine, I have personal experiece with

> that. It's good to read the information from a person with access to

> medical data.

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> > This book is still available. The last of the hygienists

> allowed

> > to practice medicine and not be prosecuted. >

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