Why Do We Get Sick?

Why Do We Get Sick?

Our approach to disease has become very cause and effect. If you work in the sun too long, you are going to get burned. After you get burned, you might put on aloe vera - to ease the pain.

Maybe the answer is to put on plenty of sun block before you mow the lawn. That makes sense, but the western way of thinking is to get sick and then take some medicine to treat the illness.

Why not keep your body at its most healthy level and prevent illness all together? There are many chronic ailments that are very easily preventable that plague America. Unfortunately, health care in the USA has become "sick care."

"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure," so don't be reactive to disease and illness - be proactive in their prevention.

The 4 Causes of Sickness, Disease
and Premature Aging

1. Dehydration

Our bodies use 2.5 liters of water at normal function in a mild climate. You should be drinking at least 2 liters of water a day. So you see, we are already behind on water intake. The most common signs of dehydration are headaches and fatigue. Our bodies prioritize when water is limited, so areas and organs low on the list just loose out.

Water is the only source of hydration. Do not confuse all liquids with the hydrating ability of water. Soda, coffee, tea, and alcohol actually cause you to be more dehydrated. We need to drink more water. We need to drink better water.

2. Free Radicals (Oxidants, Active Oxygen)

A free Radical by definition is any unstable atom that has unpaired electrons in its outer shell. An unstable oxygen atom (oxidant) needs 2 more electrons to fill in its outer shell in order to stabilize. Oxygen by itself will seek out these electrons wherever it can, including healthy cells and our DNA.

We get free radicals from various sources -the foods we eat, smoking, drinking alcohol and pollution. But, the most common is breathing, every breath brings in 2% free radicals, which increases to 20% during cardiovascular activity. Our body's natural anti-oxidizing systems can handle the load at rest, but during times of high stress and fatigue, the free radicals become too much.

These radicals are linked to multiple diseases, including cancer
and diabetes, and they can accelerate the aging process. Since
free radicals are strong oxidants, they are oxidizing or "rusting"
our bodies like an old car. We must flush these free radicals out
in order to remain healthy and happy.

3. Acidosis

Acidosis is an overly acidic state in the body, caused by an acidic diet and lifestyle.

Cooked meats, poultry, sugar, pasteurized dairy, coffee, sweeteners, and alcohol are all acidic.

Vegetables, fruits, and nuts are all alkaline - the opposite of acidic. There needs |to be a balance to combat the acid in our bodies, but this is not happening.

All the foods we crave are acid forming and over-acidification of body fluids is linked to almost EVERY KNOWN DISEASE. A few examples are Diabetes, Heart Diseases, Heartburn, Chronic Fatigue... just to name a few.

During Menopause, women can become extremely acidic. Our bodies use calcium and other minerals to buffer this acidity. That calcium loss can lead to osteoporosis.

We need balance!

We need to fight the acidity.

4. Intestinal Disorders

Let's start with physical facts. Most nutrients, vitamins, minerals, and proteins from our food are absorbed through our intestines. Food stays in our stomach for 1 to 3 hours. Then our intestines absorb the nutrients we need for survival.

Of all the vital organs in the body, the one that suffers the most abuse from modern dietary habits is the intestinal tract. According to the recent study, we now consume approximately 100 times more pesticides, chemicals, livestock hormones, preservatives and carcinogens than just two generations ago. At this level, our body simply cannot handle that kind of constant toxic attacks by itself.

Our intestines were intended by nature to function as smoothly flowing disposal systems, designed to promptly absorb nutrients and flush digestive wastes from the body. Instead, they have become stagnant cesspools.

"Every tissue is fed by the bloodstream, which is supplied by the intestines. When the intestines are dirty, the blood is dirty, and so are the organs and tissues. It is the intestines that must be cared for first before any effective healing can take place." - Dr. Bernard Jensen, Ph. D.

According to the FDA, the average American carries anywhere between 5 to 22 pounds of compacted fecal matter, as foul toxic waste mucus, stuck in the folds of their colon (large intestine). This toxic mucus not only produces many free radicals ... but, it also prevents our vital nutrients from being absorbed.

Nature never intended for us to move toxic substances through our system on a daily basis. Even the US Health and Human Services admitted that 90% of Americans are walking around with clogged colons.

Almost ALL disease comes from this toxic cesspool in the colon. It is commonly known among medical circles that your colon is home base for almost every disease in the body. This stagnation is the reason that doctors recommend every adult over 40 get a colonoscopy every year. They need to check what is going on in the cesspool. Ever had one? Lights, Camera, Action. No! They are not fun.

All the experts agree that one of the major causes of all this is dehydration.

How could we expect to move fecal matter through our intestines without any water? More water helps move the stool along. A river isn't a river without water! .