The Source of Disease

Why do we get sick and develop disease?
Disease is caused by the internal poisoning of your body. Essentially your cells are tearing down faster than they are able to repair themselves. This result is the body is left in a weakened state and susceptible to disease.

There are many forces that will destroy your cells and essentially your health. These include:

• Auto-intoxicate.
o Consciously taking in poisons that destroy your body, i.e alcohol, smoking.
o Choosing a diet that builds up more poison in your system than you can eliminate.
 Regardless if you eat an apple or potato chips, all food generates waste. This waste is then removed from our body through our skin and when we eliminate. We run into problems when our body can not get rid of all the waste it produces. This is generally due to our dietary habits, stress, and our inability to properly digest our food. This acid waste builds up in our systems and show up in the form of illness i.e. kidney stones and arterial plaque.

• Chemical poisoning, i.e. household cleaners, exposure to harmful chemicals

• Destructive mindset and negative thoughts
o Andrew Weil M.D. states in his book Health and Healing, "If we have poor coping skills, deficient social support, and high stress, then the internal balance of our bodies may be easily upset and our resistance lowered. Illness or disease, then, occurs more from our vulnerability than from external agents that are "the cause" of our health problems. The more vulnerable we are, the more risk we run of getting sick."
Exerpt from Health and Healing by Andrew Weil, M.D. Copyright 1983, 1988, 1995 by Andrew Weil.

A Good Analogy…

Let’s say for instance that you have a problem with mice in your garage. In order to effectively eliminate the mice, the actual source of the problem, needs to be identified. The source may be garbage that was left out or a hole in the garage door. If you only call an exterminator to get rid of the mice you would not be dealing with the source of the problem which would only result in a short term cure. Saying "those stupid mice, they keep coming back to my garage!" makes as much sense as declaring "this stupid cold keeps coming back." If you don’t change the environment (i.e. the trash or in the case of your health, your lifestyle) the mice or disease will continue to return.

Are Germs the Source of Disease?
The Germ Theory

The germ theory of disease, discovered by Louis Pasteur, states that most infectious diseases are caused by germs. Pasteur’s "germ theory" led us to believe that "germs" are out there and ready to attack our healthy bodies at a moments notice and that we are powerless to stop them. This theory is based on studying the cause of the illness rather than the actual source that initiated the illness.

The secret to returning the body to a healthy state is to discover the true source of the illness. If not, we will constantly be cursing the illness while continuing to nourish the cause.

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