Can Sickness Be A Blessing?
By Dr. Michael Jonas Kahn Ph.D.
Nutritional Science
ENTER The body oftentimes gets sick in order to get better. This is the body's way of correcting a toxic situation... either expelling it through the lungs and nasal passages, as in colds and congestion, or by burning it up in fevers and flu. In other words, "sickness can be a blessing," especially if it is a part of a detoxifying process that accompanies an improvement in diet. The body will clean itself up and expel toxins as part of the natural healing progression towards health while diet is improving the body. Long term health cannot be achieved through medication; it can be attained as a part of a slow, natural process by the body supported by a high fibre, low-fat balanced diet.
This will not always be a neat and pleasant process. For someone who is seeking long-term healing, it should be known ahead of time that the road to health may be discouraging at times, because the body cleans itself up by getting sick to do so. This is also why, for the most part, colds and flu should be left to run their course (life threatening illness not included) and not be suppressed with drugs, if possible. Suppressing minor sicknesses can lead to accumulations and greater body toxicity in the long run. Colds turn into flu... flu turns into sinus, bronchial and lung problems... and these may turn into asthma, allergies, pneumonia and so on.
The prescription, as far as natural healing is concerned, would be to rest, drink lots of water and eat as lightly as possible... preferably soups, steamed veggies, some grains and a little protein, if the body is able to take sustenance. The reason for a light diet is to use as little energy as possible, saving that energy for our immune system responses.
Further understanding of sickness may be gleaned from animals. If you observe them when they get sick, they simply stay in one place or another, drink water occasionally, and wait until their sickness leaves and hunger returns. They seem to instinctively know that the "body is the doctor." Of course if the sickness is life-threatening or too painful, medication may be needed or even desirable. But until sickness is chronic and reaches that point, natural healing would treat it by improvement in diet and lifestyle. And if you have really changed to a more natural diet, think of sickness as a house cleaning, because when it is over you should be that much closer to being less toxic and healthier.
If you really want to get truly well, start with what you are eating. Supply your body with the nutrients to give the immune system what it needs, and the rest will take care of itself. THE BODY IS THE DOCTOR, BUT IT CAN'T HEAL ITSELF WITHOUT THE ELEMENTS NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE TASK FROM A HEALTHY DIET!
Try and remember that the road to healing will not be a "rosy, smooth path," but a retracing back through many past illnesses which were not handled naturally in the first place. This will make the road to wellness appear as a series of hills and valleys on the way to optimum health. The body builds up energy enough to get sick periodically in order to expel toxins and wastes while your body is getting into a balanced state.
So buckle up and be prepared for a bumpy ride. If you have improved your diet the ruts could be a blessing---even if not in so pleasant a disguise.
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