| HollysDream.com Live a totally healthy life! |
 |
 | © Holly Wheeler Enterprises |
What Symptoms to Expect When You Change Your Diet
By Stanley S. Bass, N.D., D.C. Ph.D. / drbass.com
If I were asked which is the area of greatest misunderstanding and confusion
in the field of nutrition, I would immediately be forced to reply, it is
the failure to properly understand and interpret the symptoms and changes
which follow the beginning of a better nutritional program.
What is meant by a better nutritional program? It is the introduction of
foods of higher quality in place of lower quality ones. For example, if
a person replaces a protein rich food such as pork with beef, the beef may
be considered the superior of the two due to its easier digestibility, lower
and less saturated fat content, etc. – chicken is superior to beef
and fish is superior to chicken because of its more rapid digestibility
and lower saturated fat content. Lima beans, lentils or chickpeas, which
are eaten at the same meal with vegetables, are superior in all the nutrients
needed to rebuild health. As we go higher in the scale of quality, we begin
to include protein rich food which may be eaten in the unfired state, such
as cheese which is made from raw milk and unsalted. Then we ascend to the
nuts and seeds which are eaten in the natural state (raw and unsalted).
To summarize, the closer the food comes to the natural state in which it
occurs, or the closer we come to its raw, unfired form, the higher its quality.
In this condition, all the enzymes are found intact. The amino acids are
in their finest form. The minerals, vitamins, trace elements, carbohydrates
and “life force” are present. The life force, in turn, is capable
of reproducing healthy tissue.
The quality of a nutritional program is also improved by OMITTING toxic
substances such as coffee, tea, chocolate, salt, pepper, etc.
What is the relation of quality foods to recovery from illness? It is this
in a nutshell – the HIGHER the quality of food we eat, the QUICKER
we recover from disease provided we are able to properly digest and assimilate
properly.
Now, what happens when a person follows these rules and makes a decided
improvement in the quality of the food consumed? Remarkable things begin
to happen to the body as well as the mind. The amazing intelligence present
in every cell of the body and the wisdom of the body in its operation immediately
becomes manifest. The rule may be stated thusly – when the quality
of the food coming into the body is of higher quality than the tissues which
the body is made of, the body begins to discard the lower grade materials
and tissues to make room for the superior materials which it uses to make
new and healthier tissue. This is the plan of NATURE. The body is very selective
and ALWAYS aims for improvement for better health. The body ALWAYS tries
to produce health and ALWAYS will, unless our interference is too great.
Only then do we fail to recover and degenerate further into disease. The
self-curing nature of many conditions such as colds, fevers, cuts, swellings,
injuries, etc., furnishes endless examples of how the body tends toward
health – ALWAYS unless we do something to stop the process.
What are the symptoms or signs which become evident when we first begin
to omit the lower grade foods and instead introduce superior foods –
those which are more alive, more natural than we are accustomed to? When
the use of toxic stimulant such as coffee, tea, chocolate, or cocoa is suddenly
stopped, headaches are common and a letdown occurs. This is due to the discard
of the body of the toxins called caffeine and the obromine which are removed
from the tissues and transported through the bloodstream during its many
bodily rounds. Before the noxious agents reach their final destination for
elimination, these irritants register in our consciousness as pain –
in other words, a headache. The letdown is due to the slower action of the
heart – the resting phase which follows the stimulation of more rapid
heart action forced upon the body by certain poisons called stimulants.
The more rapid heart beat (or pulse) products a feeling of exhilaration,
and the slower action produces a depressed state of mind. Usually within
three days, the symptoms vanish and we feel stronger due to the recuperation
which follows.
To a lesser extent, the same process occurs when we abandon lower quality
foods and replace them with better foods. Lower quality foods have undergone
more preparation. Consequently, the withdrawal of stimulation which follows
the abandonment of lower quality foods produces a slower heart action, a
resting phase, which register in the mind as relaxation or a decrease in
energy. The initial letdown lasts about ten days or slightly longer and
is followed by an increase of strength a feeling of diminishing stress and
greater well being.
Now, let us return to the symptoms which occur in the process of regeneration.
The person who starts a better diet, stays on it for three days to a week
and quits will say, “Oh! I felt better on the old diet – the
new one made me feel weak”. He failed because he didn’t give
his body a chance to adjust and complete its first phase of action –
recuperation. If he had waited a while longer, he would have begun to feel
better than before he started.
During this initial phase (lasting about ten days on the average to several
weeks in others), the vital energies which are usually in the periphery
or external part of the body such as the muscles and skin, begin to move
to the vital internal organs and start reconstruction. This shunting of
much of the power to the internal region produces a feeling of less energy
in the muscles, which the mind interprets as some weakness. Actually, the
power is increased, but most of it is being used for rebuilding the more
important organs and less of it is available for muscular work. Any weakness
which is felt here is not true weakness, but merely a redeploying of forces
to the more important internal parts. Here it is important for the person
to stop wasting energy, and to rest and sleep more. THIS IS A CRUCIAL PHASE,
and if the person resorts to stimulants of any kind, he will abort and defeat
the regenerative intent of the body. It is important that he have patience
and faith and just wait it out. After a while he will get increasing strength
which will exceed by far what he felt before he began the new program. Success
in recovery or improvement of health hinges upon the correct understanding
of this point, REALIZING that the body is using its main energies in more
important internal work and NOT wasting it in external work involving muscle
movements. Be wise – take it easy here and relax. Just coast in your
work and social obligations until you are out of the woods.
As one continues on the improved diet and gradually raises the food quality,
interesting symptoms begin to appear. The body begins a process called “retracing”.
The cellular intelligence reasons something like this: “Oh! Look at
all those fine materials coming in. How wonderful – now we have a
chance to get rid of this old garbage and build a beautiful new house. Let’s
get started immediately. Let’s get this excess bile out of the liver
and gallbladder and send it to the intestines for elimination. Let’s
get this sludge moving out of the arteries, veins and capillaries. These
smelly, gassy brain-stupefying masses have been here too long – out
with them! These arthritic deposits in the joints need cleaning up. Let’s
get these irritating food preservatives, aspirins, sleeping pills and drugs
out of the way along with these other masses of fat which have made life
so burdensome for us for so long. Let’s get going and keep going until
the job is done – till we have a beautiful house – and from
then on we’ll keep it a beautiful ideal model house.
During the first phase (called catabolism), the accent is on elimination
or breaking down of tissue. The body begins to clean house – in short,
to remove the garbage deposited in all the tissues – everywhere. During
this period, the body “removes the ashes from the furnace preparatory
to getting a better fire”. Here the accentuation is on removal of
the gross and immediate body obstructions. Wastes are discarded more rapidly
that new tissue is made from the new food. This becomes evident as weight
loss. This persists for a while and then is followed by the second phase
– stabilization.
Here, the weight remains more or less stable. During this phase, the amount
of waste materials being discarded daily is equal to the amount of tissue
which is being formed and replaced by the newer, more vital food. This occurs
after the excess of obstructing material in the tissues has been removed.
This stage persists for awhile and then is followed by a third phase –
a build up period (called anabolism), wherein weight goes up, even though
the diet is lower in calories than before. At this point, much or more of
the interfering wastes have already been discarded – the tissues which
have been formed since the diet was raised in quality are more durable and
do not break down easily. Also, new tissues are now being formed faster.
This is due to the improved assimilation made possible by the higher quality
foods. As the body’s need for the usual amounts of food decreases,
we are able to maintain our weight and increase energies with less food.
Many are able to function very efficiently on two meals a day and eventually
on one meal a day. As the body progressively increases in efficiency and
decreases in tissue breakdown under exercise, so do we gradually need less
and less food to maintain life. The higher the percentage of raw food one
lives on, the slower the rate of tissue deterioration which one evolves
into. A sick body requires a gradual, carefully workout entry into this
stage.
Returning the symptoms which occur on a superior nutritional program –
people who have had tendencies in the past to recurring skin rashes or eruptions
will frequently tend to eliminate poisons and harmful drugs though the skin
with new rashes or eruptions. If they go to a doctor now who is not familiar
with this aspect of nutrition, he will diagnose it as an allergy. They ask,
“How come: I’m eating better now than I ever did before, and
instead I’m getting worse?” They don’t understand that
the body is “retracing”. The skin is getting more alive and
active. It’s throwing out more poisons rapidly now that the body is
building more power. These toxins being discarded are saving you from more
serious disease which will result if you keep them in your body much longer
– possibly hepatitis, kidney disorders, blood disease, heart disease,
arthritis, nerve degeneration or even cancer – depending upon your
hereditary or structural weaknesses. Be happy you are paying your bills
now in an easy-payment plan.
For some people, colds or fevers which haven’t appeared for a long
time may occur. THS IS NATURE’S WAY OF HOUSECLEANING. Understand that
these actions are constructive, even though unpleasant at the moment. DON”T
–but DON”T try to stop these symptoms by the use of certain
drugs, or even massive doses of vitamins which will act as drugs in huge
concentrations. These symptoms are part of a healing process, and don’t
try to stop the healing. These are NOT deficiency conditions or allergic
manifestations – NOT if you’re eating properly in quality and
quantity. Here is where experienced advice is a great value. In this most
confusing of all subjects – nutrition in relation to health and disease.
Unfortunately, there are few books present today which give full guidance
to the average reader.
You may be perfect in regard to quantity, quality, and observing all the
correct rules, and still symptoms will occur. Those who have lived better
lives in the past – who have eaten better foods and who have abused
their bodies less with over-eating, will have reactions ranging from almost
none at all or very mild to symptoms which may be uncomfortable or acute.
Those who have lived worse lives and poisoned themselves more will experience
more severe symptoms if their liver, kidneys, or other important eliminating
organs have been damaged. When they have renovated to the point of full
working order, they will no longer produce symptoms.
DIETARY CHANGES THAT MAY OCCUR
Headaches may occur at the beginning: fever and/or colds also may appear, the
skin may break out; there may be a short interval of bowel sluggishness, occasional
diarrhea, feelings of tiredness and weakness, disinclination to exercise, nervousness,
irritability, negativity or mental depression, frequent, urination,etc. However,
the great majority of people find their reactions tolerable and are encouraged
to bear with them because of the many improvements which already occurred and
are becoming more evident with each day. This acts as an inspirational force
to them.
The symptoms will vary according to the materials being discarded, the condition
of the organs involved in the elimination, and the amount of energy you have
available. The more you rest and sleep when symptoms are present the milder
they are and more quickly they are terminated. Be happy you are having symptoms.
REALIZE DEEPLY that your body is becoming younger and healthier every day because
you are throwing off more and more wastes which would eventually have brought
pain, disease and much suffering. Those who have the worst symptom-reactions
and follow through to their successful termination are thus avoiding some of
the worst diseases which would have eventually developed had they continued
their careless eating habits.
Don’t expect to go on an ascending scale of quality that improving your
diet will make you feel better and better each day until you reach perfection.
The body is cyclical in nature, and health returns in a series of gradually
diminishing cycles. For example, you start a better diet and for awhile you
feel much better. After some time, a symptom occurs – you may feel nauseous
for a day and have diarrhea with a foul smelling stool. After a day, you feel
even better than before and all goes fine for awhile. Then, you suddenly develop
a cold, feel chills and lose your appetite. After about two or three days (assuming
you don’t take drugs or do anything else about it), you suddenly recover
and feel better than you did for years.
Let us say this well-being continues for months, when you suddenly develop an
itch or a rash. You still don’t take anything special for it. This rash
flares up, gets worse and continues to ten days and suddenly subsided. Immediately
after this, you find that your hepatitis is gone and your energy has increased
more than ever before. The rash became an outlet for the poisons in the liver
which produced the hepatitis. This is how recovery occurs – like the cycles
in the Dow-Jones Average at the beginning of a bull market recovery. You feel
better, a reaction occurs and you don’t feel as well for a short while.
You recover and go higher for awhile. Then another reaction occurs milder than
the last. You recover and go even higher. And, so it goes – each reaction
milder than the last as the body becomes purer, each becoming shorter in duration
and being followed by a longer and longer period of feeling better than ever
before, until you reach a level plateau of vibrant health. Here you become relatively
disease-free and are filled with ever-increasing joy, life and the happiness
that comes from sheer well being.
Disclaimer: This document was written by Stanley S. Bass, Ph.D. and this article has not been reviewed, approved or endorsed by Life Force International
Daily Inspiration |
How to takeBody Balance |
Holly Wheeler's |