Detox Box.

Detox Box
by: Mark Hyman
publisher: Sounds True
, released: July, 2004
price: $16.47 (new), $31.34 (used)
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free from danger; moreover, it produces equal or better results than complete
enucleation with its many accidents and complications, to say nothing of its long
roll of
unrecorded death
free from danger; moreover, it produces equal or better results than complete
enucleation with its many accidents and complications, to say nothing of its long
roll of
unrecorded death
.’
Another point: From the professional vocalist”s point of view. The tonsils are
phonatory or vocal organs and play an important part in the mechanism of speech
and song. They influence the surrounding muscles and modify the resonance of the
mouth. Enlarged by disease, they may cripple these functions and if so, their
removal may increase the compass of the voice by one or more octaves; but it is a
capital operation and a dangerous one in which a fatal result is by no means a
remote possibility.
The object of this interesting paper, it is pointed out, is not to assail operation for
definite and legitimate cause, but to warn against the ‘busy internist’-the hospital
surgeon-too busy for careful differential diagnosis-and his ‘accommodating
tonsillectomist’ who is ‘in the business for revenue only.’ But the onus for the
existing deplorable state of affairs he lays frankly upon the shoulders of the
teachers and insists that the cure of the evil is largely educational. ‘When,’ says he,
‘
pre-eminent authority proclaims in lecture and text book as indisputable truth the
relationship between a host of diseases and the tonsils of the child and advises the
removal of the glands as a routine method of procedure, what can we expect of the
student whose mind is thus poisoned at the very fountainhead of his medical
education by ephemeral theory that masquerades so cheerily in the garb of
indestructible fact
?’ ‘How,’ he exclaims, ‘are we to offset the irresponsibility of
the responsible?’ But we hear on all sides-’Look at the results.’ Results? Here is
a partial list from the practice-not of the ignorant, but of the most experienced and
skilled: Death from hemorrhage and shock, development of latent tuberculosis,
laceration and other serious injuries of the palate and pharyngeal muscles, great
contraction of the parts, removal of one barrier of infection, severe infection of
wound, septicemia, or bacterial infection, troublesome cicatrices, suppurative otitis
media and other ear affections, troubles of voice and vision, ruin of singing voice,
emphysemia, or
destruction of the tissues,
septic infarct,-infected arterial
obstruction, pneumonia, increased susceptibility to throat disease, pharyngeal
quinsy and last, but not least tonsillitis!
The trenchant and tragic article concludes with the expression of the hope that the
day is not far distant when not only the profession but the public shall demand that
this senseless slaughter be stopped. ‘Is not this day of medical and moral preaching
and uplifting,’ it is asked, ‘a fitting one in which to lift the public out of the
atmosphere into which it has been drugged, and as to the reckless tonsillectomist, a
proper time to apply the remedy of the
referendum
and
recall
. It has come to a
point when it is not only a burning question to the profession, but also to the public.
This senseless, ruthless destruction of the tonsil is often so far reaching and
enduring in its evil results that it is becoming each day a greater menace to the
public good.’
Such is the wisdom of these world-wide sages,
They wildly yearn to learn its innermost
And break the organ”s wondrous works with sledges-
Though music, its sweet soul, for aye is lost;
That they have reached the goal, such is their dreaming,
When tissues, nerves, and veins reveal their knife-
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effigies of men, degraded by the demons of alcohol and nicotine, by the gambling
passion, and by the company of loose women, into dissipated dissolute invalids
unwholesome in themselves and a menace to the race?
Let us pass on rather to the gentler sex
effigies of men, degraded by the demons of alcohol and nicotine, by the gambling
passion, and by the company of loose women, into dissipated dissolute invalids
unwholesome in themselves and a menace to the race?
Let us pass on rather to the gentler sex.
Where are the sprightly, modest maidens with cheeks rosy with healthy blood,
graceful in figure with well developed forms-the chaste, pure spirit shining in
their eyes, with witchery and common sense combined? Where are the fathers and
mothers whose good fortune it is to possess such children as these? Can it be that
they should deem these caricatures of fashion worthy of their fond desire?-these
whose days are spent in idling, who find their pleasure in the streets, the shops, the
theatres and the like they term ’society?’
Those men are old at forty years.
Those youths too often die at twenty, dissipated wrecks, holding as a mere
ceremony the marriage they expect eventually to consummate; or married, now and
then produce a single child that had far better never have been born.
What of those mothers who cannot nourish their own offspring, but fain would
make shift with all imaginable unnatural substitutes and bring up children in whom
a predisposition to disease has already been born?
Oh nature! High and mighty mistress! A bitter penalty dost thou exact from these
thine erring progeny.
And rightly so.
Cruelly plain dost thou stamp thy mark on the tiny brow of the unborn child to
mark in what degree its parents have departed from thine eternal ways of truth.
When a great man, recently, in his address before the body of a famous university,
solemnly asserted that mankind is growing better, day by day, he must have had
before his inner eye fair visions of a future race-the Future of Truth, which come
it must-some day-but now lies dormant in the lap of the gods, its alluring,
visionary, transcendental form depicted, for an optimistic instant, in the fervent,
hopeful heart of a sincere but far-sighted reformer. But it is written: false prophets
must come, deceiving in respect to all things in heaven and earth. ‘Mundus vult
decipi, ergo decipiatur.’ (The world wishes to be deceived, therefore, let it be
deceived.) The world elects to be deceived. It is so-often on the most paltry of
pretences. And here lies the fatal and prolific cause which has ever, throughout the
ages, wrought infinite harm and impeded the progress of the world:
The world”s
indifference to truth.
For the proper understanding and radical cure of any disease it is of primary
importance to have before the mind”s eye a distinct picture of its character and
developments, thus tracing it back step by step to its source, so that the therapeutic,
or healing measures employed may be properly adjusted to its various stages.
Nature has her foes, chief amongst which are ignorance, indulgence and fear; and
these foes have ever waged fierce warfare upon her from time immemorial. But
today a positive spiritual revolution is being wrought among men, for Mother
Nature is calling defaulting humanity back to herself with no uncertain voice.
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Mastering Leptin: The Leptin Diet, Solving Obesity and Preventing Disease, Second Edition.

Mastering Leptin: The Leptin Diet, Solving Obesity and Preventing Disease, Second Edition
by: Byron J. Richards
, Mary Guignon Richards
publisher: Wellness Resources
, released: May, 2004
price: $12.32 (new), $10.50 (used)
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constitutional, especially in such cases as could not exist at all, were the disposition
not established constitutionally
constitutional, especially in such cases as could not exist at all, were the disposition
not established constitutionally.
There is hardly another department of medicine where the ‘quack’ reaps so great a
harvest as in the treatment of skin diseases. Thus the suppression of symptoms
becomes the rule; the removal of causes is invariably neglected. Many forms of
skin disease, being the result of sexual infections, are allowed to develop because
prudery and other motives prevent the early investigation of the cause, and hence
delay its prompt treatment and healing.
It is easy and natural for every one to notice the skin and see when there is anything
amiss.
Upon discovery immediately consult an hygienic-dietetic physician, and follow his
advice closely, since skin diseases are among the most obstinate to overcome. The
physician will be able to determine whether there is real constitutional trouble or
merely a superficial skin disease. Thus the underlying evil, if any, can be correctly
treated, in combination with such specialities as the skin tissue requires.
Every skin disease must be treated from the inside
, so as to destroy the disposition
and even the chance for development. In view of the large field and the great
importance of this group, it will be advisable for every one to read the many pages
that have been devoted to this special subject in my work, on ‘Regeneration’ or
‘Dare To Be Healthy,’ Chapter X, Section 9.
Therapy.
Diet
: The general rule of abstaining from highly seasoned food should govern all
patients suffering from skin diseases. Special attention should be given to a diet
consisting of good, fresh meat, not too rich; it should be alternated with days on
which no meat is eaten. Strong cheese (Roquefort), mustard, sardelles, mixed
pickles must be avoided. See also remarks on Scrofulosis under I. A.
Dech-Manna-Compositions
:
Dermogen
,
Plasmogen
, Gelatinogen, Eubiogen.
Physical
: Partial packs, either vinegar and water, or salt and radium. Special packs
by order of the Doctor.
X. DEGENERATION OF THE GELATIGENOUS TISSUE.
Another group of organ”s of vast importance is the one which consists of
gelatigenous tissue. In fact all blood and lymphatic vessels, air alveoli of the lungs,
tendons and cords of the whole system, the digestive tract from the mouth to the
anus, the stomach, the bladder, and indeed every organ or tissue which has the
function of expansion and contraction, must be made of gelatigenous (rubber-like)
tissue. Otherwise it cannot perform its duties in the organism and must needs
become degenerate.
While there are not many special forms of disease of the gelatigenous tissue itself,
many diseased conditions occur in connection with its degeneration. This in turn is
caused by the lack of gelatigenous food, which the blood must convey to this tissue
wherever it exists in the body.
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The composition may be combined with any kind of food, or may be given in
separate form with chocolate in equal parts
The composition may be combined with any kind of food, or may be given in
separate form with chocolate in equal parts.
There are endless ways in which my remedies may be administered, since they are
merely concentrated cell-food.
It must be definitely understood at the outset that these remedies must be absolutely
and entirely dissociated with the idea of so-called ‘medicine,’
prescribed by the
old-school doctor, which has nothing whatsoever in common with my ‘remedies,’
since these contain the real constituents of our body-cells and
not
poisonous
chemical concoctions, known as medicines, which
may
in some cases suppress
symptoms,
but never will and never can remove the constitutional cause or
condition of disease
.
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS.
The Human Body
consists of:
83.0% Water
\\
0.9% Minerals
|
3.8% Albumen
| Solid constituents
2.5% Fat
| only 17%
9.8% Carbohydrates
|
—
|
100.0%
/
Eubiogen
consists of:
9.0%
Minerals. (Chiefly Glycerophosphates, Haemin
10 times concentrated.
or Blood-Iron and organized minerals)
33.5%
Albumen. (Egg, Milk and Vegetable-Albumen)
9 ‘ ‘
15.0%
Fats. (Chiefly Cacao, Glycerin fats, Lecithin)
(Note.-Lecithin is made from fresh yolks of
6 ‘ ‘
egg.)
42.5%
Carbohydrates (Chiefly Malt Extract, Milk,
5 ‘ ‘
Sugar etc.)
Of the original
—
amount
100.0% Solid Constituents.
in the human body.
Note.
1 Pound of Powdered Egg-Albumen represents the total egg-
albumen contents of 116 Eggs.
1 Pound of Powdered Milk-Albumen represents the total milk-
albumen of 25 pints of Milk.
1 Pound of Blood-Iron represents 250 pounds of Haemoglobin.
(The cost of Haemoglobin is $4.50
per pound,
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course, I shall not dwell upon them here
course, I shall not dwell upon them here.
CHICKEN-POX.
Chicken-pox, or Varicella, of which the contagium also remains a mystery, is
another infectious eruptive form of disease, peculiar to children. It begins with the
appearance of a number of little pigmented elevations on the skin which develop
into vesicles and pustules. After a certain period they become encrusted with scabs,
which dry up and fall off. When the pustules are deep-seated, small scars remain
There is no fever, and the illness is over in about fourteen days. The contagion
passes through personal contact, or through clothing and bed linen.
If symptoms are severe enough to require it, treatment should follow the directions
for scarlet fever.
SMALL-POX.
As a matter of fact Chicken-pox is of congeneric origin with small-pox, with
which, in a very much milder degree, it has various features in common. But small-
pox itself is engendered of foul and insanitary conditions of life, impure blood and
bad and insufficient nourishment and these, together with its risk under unscientific
conditions and in times past of facial disfigurement, have made its name more
repugnant to the layman than perhaps any other form of disease. All that need be
said about it here, however, is that it is largely a terror of the past and that the sure
preventative against it always, and the one reliable anti-toxin against contagion,
under all circumstances, is good healthy blood and hygienic-dietetic living.
Those readers who may desire a minute description of this form of disease will find
the same in chapt: XII of my greater work ‘Regeneration.’
TYPHOID FEVER OR TYPHUS ABDOMINALIS.
(A) General Description.
This description of fever is usually termed typhus or nerve fever. It characterizes all
forms of typhoid disease of which the following features constitute the prominent
symptoms.
To a peculiar degree, chiefly young and strong individuals of from 15 to 30 years
of age are attacked by this disease, while those in early youth and of more
advanced years are much less subject to the same.
It is a complaint very dangerous to those who eat and drink to excess and without
discretion. Strong excitement of the mind, such as a shock or great anguish, will
undoubtedly favor the appearance of typhus. The seasons too have considerable
influence upon it, most cases occurring during the Autumn months-from August
to November.
It has been previously indicated to what extent the study of the hygienic conditions
of life will assist in the discovery of the real causes of so-called contagious disease.
One instance may show the enormous influence of dietetic movements on the
outbreak of great epidemics.
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Thrombosis
Thrombosis.
(3) Of the digestive tract:-Chronic stomach and intestinal catarrh,
Dyspepsia.
(4) Of the nervous system:-Any form of Neuralgia, Paralysis,
Neuritis, Psychosis, etc.
(5) Of the sense organs:-Otitis media; Nephritis and Muscular
Rheumatism are also observed. Influenza aggravates any case of
sickness, especially lung trouble.’
All this seems to constitute a very formidable and perplexing indictment, sparkling
with learning and bristling with difficulties. But when these mellifluous mysticisms
are once translated into ‘the vulgar tongue’ they prove to be, strange to say, easily
within the comprehension of the ordinary layman.
For instance, ‘Apyrexie’ means Free from fever; Albuminuria-Albumen present;
Miliaria-an acute inflammation of the sweat-glands (Abnormal sweating);
Herpes-an inflammatory skin disease characterized by the formation of small
vesicles in clusters (Fever rash); Exanthema-Skin eruption; Petechien-Spots;
Epistaxis-Nose-bleeding;
Hematemesis-vomiting
blood;
Menorrhagia-
Excessive
menstruation;
Croupose-resembling
croup;
Broncho-pneumonia-
Inflammation of the lungs; Atypical fever-irregular fever; Dyspnoe-Hard
breathing; Cyanosis-Blue discoloration of the skin from non-oxidation of the
blood;
Pleuritis-Pleurisy;
Phthisis-consumption;
Myocarditis
and
Endocarditis-Inflammations of the heart; Thrombosis-coagulation of blood;
Intestinal
Catarrh-Inflammation
of
the
bowels;
Dyspepsia-Indigestion;
Neuritis-Nerve inflammation; Psychosis-Mental derangement; Otitis media-
Inflammation of the ear; and Nephritis-Inflammation of the kidneys.
‘Aetiology:-The influenza bacillus (found in blood and excrement) is to be
regarded as the cause. The malady is highly contagious. Period of incubation given
as, from two to seven days. Runs its course in one or two weeks, recovery as a rule
favorable; though convalescence is often protracted. Unfavorable results are
brought on through complications, most often by Pneumonia.
‘Diagnosis:-Easily determined during an epidemic or marked symptoms. The
catarrhal form of influenza differs from simple catarrh of the mucous membranes
of the respiratory tract through the presence of nervous symptoms and a more
abrupt beginning. The symptoms may be similar to those of Measles or Abdominal
typhus. In each case, complications with Pneumonia must be considered.
‘The proof of the presence of the Influenza bacillus,’ he concludes, ‘is of little
value in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis in medical practice as the bacillus
cannot
be
distinguished
with
enough
accuracy
through
the
microscopic
examination, which must be a very minute culture proceeding.’
This is the final dictum of medical Science on the subject-Science which
however, adds nothing to our knowledge and leaves us still in darkness and
uncertainty, while memory brings a well known couplet to the mind:
He holds the threads of Wisdom”s way
Loosely, with palsied hand.
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