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Fasting and Detoxification

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Dr. Iverson believes the true path of health is dependent on not only superb nutrition but also regular cleansing and detoxification. Botanical medicine and fasting promote natural elimination of chemical toxins and inorganic wastes through the breath, skin, lymph, liver, kidneys and bowel. During his internship at the water-only fasting clinic, True North Health, and vast personal experience with patient cleansing, Dr. Iverson has witnessed healing changes that would not have been possible through any other means.

We put incredible stress on the body stuffing it with processed foods made of heavy fats, concentrated sweets, and artificial chemicals. Even in sickness, our innate drive to fast has been replaced for our artificial craving of addictive flavor-intensified food-drugs. In nature, wild animals promote regular detoxification by eating an abundance of food rich in nutrients like minerals and enzymes along with plants high in soluble and insoluble fiber. These help with hepatic detoxification and cleanse intestinal passages to remove excessive build up. Today our diet is deficient in nutrient dense food as well as these natural fibers that prevent stagnation.

BEFORE and AFTER TRUE NORTH 7 DAY FAST

Preliminary lab tests showed elevated values of total cholesterol at 234, triglycerides at 163, LDL at 134, and HDL at 67. After 7 day fast and only 1 month of dietary protocol total cholesterol dropped to 190, triglycerides to 34, LDL to 90, and HDL increased to 93!

The balance between anabolism (building-up) and catabolism (breaking-down) or "Nutrition In and Waste Out" is essential in maintaining proper function in any living creature. If waste is not properly eliminated, a build-up may result and the subsequent experience of any number of symptoms of auto-intoxication. This constipation or stagnation can affect the blood, bile, lymph, and bowels and may result in fatigue, headaches, bad breath, allergies and sensitivities, swollen glands, mucous congestion, many skin afflictions, pain in joints or muscles, menstruation difficulties, and imbalances of tissue growth.

Biologically formed metabolic wastes along with man-made environmental toxins such as pesticides, hormones, antibiotics, petro-chemicals, and heavy metals can accumulate in our bodies and interfere with optimal functioning if not eliminated regularly. The body uses various means to promote this waste elimination and prevent their accumulation.

Carbon dioxide, a respiratory bi-product, is expelled from the lungs through the breath. Sweat is produced from the sweat glands removes built up salts, urea, and chemical solvents. Cells individually dispose their wastes into lymphatic vessels that in turn dump into the venous blood. Blood is filtered both by the liver and kidneys which work to detoxify and cleanse the serum of impurities, worn out cells, and environmental chemicals and heavy metals. This filtrate can be passed by the kidneys as urine, or the liver as bile, where it is further drained into the intestines for expulsion from the body via the important detoxification method of defecation.

BEFORE and AFTER TRUE NORTH 14 DAY FAST

Preliminary lab tests showed elevated values of total cholesterol at 234, LDL at 158, and cholesterol ratio at 3.84. After a 14 day fast and only 1 month of dietary protocol total cholesterol dropped to 152, LDL to 79, and cholesterol ratio dropped to 2.9!

Fasting is a subject that people often greet with apprehension although it is a natural response by animals to states of un-wellness. In times of sickness, signals are sent from the brain to cease the ingestion of foods which thereby allows the body to focus on immunological function as opposed to digestion.

In a state of fast the body depends on alternate energy sources and can digest excess tissue, fats, and wastes that could continue to progress to further disease states. Fasting has proven to improve blood circulation through the absorption of arterial plaques and there-by lowering cholesterol levels and normalizing blood pressure. Scar tissue is assimilated that hinders joints from free range of motion. Blood sugar metabolism is improved through insulin sensitivity and fat cell catabolism. Heavy metals and toxic chemicals that interfere with cellular functioning are cleared from the tissue as well as unnecessary mucoid wastes that have hindered immunological functioning. This and more can be learned about water fasting at True North Health.

Dr. Iverson has seen incredible health reversals from freeing the flow of stagnated wastes. Facilitating the movement of blood, bile, lymph, urine and bowels through the use of plant medicines and fasting expels wastes that could re-toxify a body. This is a valuable treatment in many of today's modern ailments.

For further information on fasting and detox please contact TRILIUM HEALTH.

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