Rahn Stevens
Most naturopaths and allopathic doctors that concern themselves with disease prevention and the connection to mucus or mucoid plaque agree that the great majority of our diseases are progressive only from one origin. That origin is the accumulation of layers of plaque that line the inner walls of the small and large intestines.
This plaque is a natural response to over acidification in the small intestines. This condition happens whenever we ingest processed foods, meat, dairy products, wheat, overly cooked foods, sugar, foods that are commercially grown and laden with pesticides and growth hormones habitually, and we are not taking in enough clean alkaline foods and drinks.
In a balanced system, the stomach is acidic. This hydrochloric acid is necessary for the breaking down of the food that we’ve chewed and swallowed. The stomach lining is designed to withstand the digestive juices which break the food down to a finer consistency. Upon leaving the stomach, this food goes into the small intestines. This is where the acidic properties are made alkaline by a bicarbonate solution from the pancreas (in addition to insulin) and the bile form the gall bladder. The small intestines are the place where the nutrients from the food, broken down in the stomach, are sent to the liver and blood stream for further processing and distribution to every cell in the body.
That is in an IDEAL body! However, because the typical American diet, lack of exercise, negative emotional states and stress, our internal environment is more and more acidic. Our body’s balanced ph should be alkaline ranging from 7.3-7.4. When the body’s ph becomes acidic, the internal organs are acidic. The bile form the gall bladder becomes acidic (which should have a ph of 8.0) the liver sends mucus into the small and large intestines in an effort to protect the sensitive inner linings of these intestines that are designed to encounter alkalinity. If we habitually subject ourselves to the wrong lifestyle choices, the production of this mucus continues to line the inner walls in layers that can range from 1/8 – ½ inches thick. As the layers increase in number, so do their resilience. They can be likened to glue or rubber in some instances clinging stubbornly to the intestinal walls. Although the small intestine is critical for optimal digestion and absorption of nutrients, the mucoid coating prevents a great amount of the nutrients from being absorbed. This situation creates the onset of malnutrition which means that all of the cells in our bodies are starved of life-giving nutrients. The body’s attempt to rectify this condition involves the craving for those ill absorbed nutrients by eating more food.
Another problem that arises comes from the undigested food that sits in the intestines longer than it should. The mucoid lining not only prevents a regular flow of nutrients out of the intestines, but creates a toxic environment due to the rotting of the undigested food. This putrification feeds the harmful bacteria (e.coli etc) and parasites that now house and protect themselves in the mucoid linings. These are the beginnings and perpetuation of constipation. The waste moves slowly through us because the mucoid layers harden and prevent full peristalsis, which is the way food is moved along the intestinal tract by rhythmic contractions of the muscles within the intestinal walls.
The continual rotting of the waste sends more and more toxins into our blood streams and further tips the scales of the ph balance to acidity. This condition is called auto-intoxication or self poisoning. This not only affects our physical being, but our emotional, mental and spiritual states as well.
If nothing is done to reverse this condition, our bodies take measures to reestablish alkalinity and purity by attempting to rid the toxins from the blood stream through the skin or creating more fat cells in an effort to absorb the acidic toxins and keep them from doing greater harm. All kinds of ways are attempted automatically to get back in balance despite our erroneous choices and they manifest in what we call disease.
The appearance of any disease simply means that normally functionally systems have been worn down by the corrosion of acid to the point where the body’s natural defenses are ineffectual. The name of the dis-ease is dependent upon where the poisons predominate in the body.
It is mentioned in texts (Bible, Buddhist scriptures, and various channelings), that our bodies were designed to last from 600-800 years. That may seem like a myth to some, but only because of our frame of reference. If our bodies are polluted then our minds and imaginations are as well and we cut ourselves off from the realm of possibility and potential.
HOW TO REVERSE DISEASE
Most naturopaths and allopathic doctors that have researched the reality of the dangerous relationship between mucus, acidity, toxins and disease agree that the condition can be reversed and optimal health maintained through cleansing away the toxic conditions. This can be achieved with alkaline, organic foods (80% of diet) purified, alkaline water, deep breathing, regular exercise, the development of an uplifting, positive frame of mind and a conscious effort to clean the intestines though the use of various herbs, juices and water.
We create the environment that supports the existence of disease. Cutting out the diseased areas does not address the reason that disease exists. Change the environment and change the condition. As George Clinton said “Free your mind and you’re a___ will follow.” And Bob Marley in “Redemption Song” said “emancipate yourselves form mental slavery – none but ourselves can free our minds!”
