Dr. Carolyn Dean is Medical Director of VidaCosta Spa el Puente, President of VidaCosta Academy and Wellness Laboratory, a Medical Doctor and Naturopathic Doctor, author and coauthor of 13 print books and 2 eBooks. Proficient in both conventional and alternative medicine Dr. Dean offers Customized Consultations for Health by Phone. Her website is www.carolyndean.com.

Guest Blogger Carolyn Dean--

When a new ‘epidemic’ emerges or the flu season seems out of control, people can have two distinct reactions. They will either focus on killing the germs because they lack confidence in their body’s ability to protect them or try harder to keep their body healthy so it can do its job to keep us healthy. It’s the age-old dichotomy of blaming the germ versus blaming the toxic tissue. Our toxic bodies can be so burdened from within that they can’t mount a defense against external foreign invaders. And to make things more complex, antibiotic overuse in both humans and animals has led to superbugs that take every advantage of our weakened tissues.

Good soil in the human body means pristine flesh with an unburdened immune system. Can we say that describes the average body today? Not by a long shot can anyone claim uncontaminated flesh.

Mining for heavy metals and analyzing chemicals in human tissue unearths dozens if not hundreds of different chemicals. In the past two decades, every time a body of water is measured for toxins, researchers are shocked at the number of drugs and chemicals represented. Even high school kids doing science projects can find chemicals in their tap water. The most recent report on drugged drinking water has finally broken through the glass ceiling of concern. A March 9, 2008 Associated Press headline read, “AP Probe Found Drugs in Drinking Water."

Springs, wells, and watershed areas are also at risk making every drop of water you drink potentially contaminated with chemicals. It’s nice to hear that the levels for each drug are very low, but what of the witches brew when a hundred drugs can add up to a hefty dose of a new superdrug.

The immune system is vigilant against foreign chemicals and microbial invasion, but when overloaded it produces inflammatory products that can add to the problem. A mechanical reaction to toxins is the simple solution of diluting the chemicals with accumulated fluid producing swelling and edema. Storage of toxins in fatty tissue is another solution. However, if you are toxic and try to lose weight, when fat breaks down and releases stored chemicals into the blood stream you can feel nauseous, weak, and just plain toxic and your diet goes out the window. 

Why has it taken so long to warn the public of the danger lurking in our water supply? The burden of guilt might lie at the feet of the medical industry whose self-imposed mandate is to diagnose disease and treat symptoms with drugs. Since there cannot be a drug solution for a drug problem, we won’t find the answer coming from pharmaceutical industry or the medical establishment.

Since there is no drug solution to chemicals building up in our bodies from food, water, and even air, we are on our own. My recommendations include an organic diet, organic, food-based supplements, angstrom sized minerals, mercury-free fish oils, a gentle exercise program, saunas, clay baths, and magnesium oil baths. To clean up the environment “Just say no to chemicals.” You can find simple and safe advice and non-drug solutions for over 134 illnesses in my new eBook, VidaCosta Good Health Encyclopaedia available at www.hallmarkebooks.com.

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