March 12, 2002
AcneGREETINGS AND SALUTATIONS from Arnold's Way!
Timeless wonder sift through the midnight air
Billowy clouds turn torrent as night approaches
And daylight fades into another day
The infamous horn strikes its discord of true delight
Our sensitive skin shrieks in delusional fright
As toxins of weight share to bare
Tis not an ugly sight
So begins the haunting tale of show and tell. The body is burdened by
toxic overload and unloads the debris, the waste, and the dietary choices that
were made along the way. So beings this week's newsletter on a topic not
unlike any other disease, for in essence, although they all have different
names, every disease can really be named "toxicosis."
Acne is not quite a disease and not quite an everyday thing. It affects
over 100 million Americans between the ages of 15 and 45. They have to
suffer with the embarrassing, the ugly, and the radically noticeable outbursts
on the face. It's a terrible thing for one to have to contend with in
today's facial-conscious society. Acne can come in many different shapes
and sizes.
Let's get into the real nitty-gritty of what causes acnes and how to treat it
successfully. By definition according to Alternative Medicine, "Acne
is inflammation of the skin because a sebaceous gland located at the bottom of
each hair follicle becomes trapped with natural oils causing bacterial buildup
and inflammation." I look at that answer. I think of the 100
million who suffer from this so-called non-disease. Is this the answer
that would soothe the soul of those teenagers suffering for naught? Is
this the answer necessary to hear for those women 30-40 years old who have
developed acne recently due to a number of reasons? I think not.
People want answers now. They want solutions now. They want that
pimply face gone. We are in an ever-changing society with today's heroes,
yesterday's scum, and tomorrow 's hope for another day. We as a people are
thrilled by the sight of winning, and we don't want to hear about losing.
Acne is a reaction of the body's intelligence creating a systematic process of
toxic overload elimination.
If we study solutions rather than explanations, then a gateway for possibilities
can unfold with truth as the final arbitrage of expedient expulsion. So
beings the acne journey from disfiguration to clear skin. As a basis for
continuation we have to briefly delve into our innate intelligence. We as
a people are blessed with the supreme knowing of knowing. At any given
moment, man is composed of zillions upon zillions of life units that are
operated in complex, able units of the soul for our highest good. It is
the excellence that we strive for in such delicacy of motion. A Michael
Jordan slam jam. A forward pass. A diving catch. All heroic
actions on the filed; all worthy of rousing applause. All just a tippling,
for lack of a better word, that cannot be compared to our body's miraculous
spontaneous interactions happening every millisecond. It is with these
boundaries that we share the joy of acne. It's the realization that our
humble universe awaits us. This is the understanding that we, all 100
million sufferers of acne, have to embrace. The body's intelligence is
supremely divine. The causes, as in every disease I have written about or
will write on, are all the same. Only the names change. The doctors
become more specialized, the tests more specific, to make costs seem to become
more justified. T.C. Fry states in Achieving Vibrant Well-being,
"What is different is the body's propensity for conducting its eliminating
processes through the skin of the face." Heaven to Betsy. To
all those teenagers, chuck that Clearasil, toss those burgers, and hide the
pizza. This is a bad moon rising. Changes have to come. We
clasp our ears, hold our nose, rant, rave, crowd of teens yell, scream, stating
it can't be so. So begins the battle, so starts the war, so continues the
peace.
As stated in God's Way to Ultimate Health, "When God created man he placed
him in a garden and told him his diet was to consist of raw fruit and
vegetables." Is this the way of God? Is this the way of supreme
health? Is this the way that acne should end? We see the words. We
envision the garden. We smell the roses. The words of Genesis 1:29
come back to haunt us - me, you. The very nature of our souls that strive
for excellence are being bombarded on a second to second mini-illusion of lies
and deceit of what is true and what is false. We stand in humble
appreciation. And God said, behold, I have given you every herb bearing
seed, which is upon the face of all the earth and every tree in which is the
fruit of a tree yielding seed to you it shall be for me.
We hold these words in highest of esteem. We reread the words of T.C. Fry
in Achieving Vibrant Well-being. "Acne is caused by cooked foods,
condiments, soft drinks, dairy products, and especially cheese, breads, and
grain products, beans and bean products, and animal products in general
including eggs, poultry, and fish."
As I read, I see not only easy acceptance but also actual agreement. That
is from my perspective, but it is not I that reads. The words have to
reach out further than what is. There is an acceptance that living well
means eating well, that to live high on the hog means just that. A steak
becomes a standard for excellence. To a body all cooked food is
poison. Almost all the nutritional value is destroyed as well as all
enzymes, 83% of all
vitamins, all fiber, all minerals, and most important, All Life Force is
destroyed. Gone. Completely gone forever.
What has to be understood is so eloquently stated by Joe Alexander in Raw Food
Propaganda. "The raw foodist would enjoy a higher standard of living
in a little hut than a junk food eater could in a palace."
Acne is the result of cooked food intake. It is the overload of toxicity
that causes the body to create an extraordinary body cleanse. It is a
process that creates pus, a process that creates blackheads, a process that
creates inflammation. These are not diseases but cures. These are
not scars of deformation but beauty of divine inspiration. "We are
fearfully and wonderfully made" (Psalm 139:14). The human body is a
masterpiece created by God.
As we write, we begin to understand. As we see, we begin to realize that
there are possibilities. T.C. Fry states, "A discontinuation of
everything cooked, refined, processed, or in any condition other than delivered
to us by nature in its raw, natural state will enable the body to go on a
massive house cleansing." It's that simple. It's that
pure. It's that easy.
So we read but do we believe? Are we trained as a people, as a nation to
take responsibility for our health? I wonder. I continue my
quest. I research further in Smart Medicine for a Healthier Child.
It clearly states, "Because of the many normal shifts experienced during
adolescence, preventing an outbreak of acne may not be possible."
This statement is based on cooked food addictions. They are strong words
for a disease we suffer through no fault other than our own. The facts
continue to blast off the pages. 85% of the American population develops
acne at some point during their teenage years. Girls develop acne between
the ages of 14 and 17, while boys develop acne between the ages of 16 and 19.
We close our eyes and think not of darkness but of light. We can't cry for
acne until we realize that acne becomes the salvation. We listen to the
words of Dr. Andrew Weil. "Health is a temporary dynamic state of
balance that has to break down periodically in order to reform as
conditions change." What becomes truth also becomes lies.
What is deemed necessary by some is deemed unnecessary from what is
inside. What becomes outlandish and unsightly on the outside is deemed
necessary from the inside.
World Medicine states, "The skin is the body's largest organ responsible
for an array of essential bodily functions including breaking oxygen,
eliminating carbon dioxide, and other forms of waste." We are talking
about waste in whatever form, in whatever shape, in whatever name. As we
continue, World Medicine explains acne on a technical level based on their
understand. "Acne occurs when oil called sebum blocks the pores and
hair follicles at the skin's surface." Sounds simple, but it's not
really good enough. "This causes waste to accumulate in the pores,
resulting in pockets of infection." What does that statement
mean? This is the information being given to 100 million Americans.
They give every reason but the right reason as the cause of acne. As
quoted in Reader's Digest by Christine B. Needham, "Stop bothering with
your acne. Leave it alone. You picked the wrong parents to start
with. Acne is genetically caused." Does that mean acne
forever? These are the medical answers. As always, the solution is a
pill or cream. In Smart Medicine for a Healthier Child they say,
"Preventing an outbreak of acne may not be possible."
But why acne, why teenagers? There are truths that exist, and there are
survival techniques. There are cleansing processes, which a body that is
on an overload of toxicity must do in order to survive. It's called the
Law of Vital Adjustment, as stated by Victoria Boutenko in 12 Steps to Raw Food
(a must to buy). "The body of every living thing is dedicated to the
survival of the owner or spirit that lives within. The body does
everything to protect itself and to keep the species going, no matter what the
obstacle." We reread the last two lines. We think about cooked
food. We think about live food. We think of all the processes that
went into making cooked food: the heating, the mixing, the destroying. One
process following another, and what is left is devoid of any life force.
This is what we put into our bodies. There are no enzymes, no fiber, no
nutrients. The body has no choice in the matter. It will do whatever
it takes no matter what to expel this toxic material. In the beginning
when the body is still young, there is sufficient energy to expel it through our
largest organ, the skin. Hence acne. Hence the teenage years.
Hence the term vital adjustment.
When we hear the words about acne being unpreventable or genetically caused we
have to realize that according to Victoria Boutenko, "The human body never
makes mistakes." We have to read the words of T.C. Fry in Achieving
Vibrant Well Being. "I have seen hundreds of acne cases clear up in
one to three weeks on a natural life regimen." We look for
details. We look for case histories. We look for pictures. We
look for truth. We look for lies.
We read of T.C. Fry's story of a young woman whose face was so pockmarked that
its appearance reminded one of the craters of the moon. If we were to
follow the truth that fasting is the easiest way to overcome acne and that
cooking is the scrooge of all disease, then it would stand to reason that if one
partakes of a fast, one's acne would disappear. In fact, that is what
happened. T.C. Fry stated that "within seven days of fasting her
pustules had disappeared and after 14 days, her face was smoothing out."
I heard similar stories over and over again from Loren Lockman, director of the
Tanglewood Wellness Center. He related almost the same scenario. I
lost my notes during the valentine shuffle. The dining room table is the
vortex of all my writing activities. Anyway, if I remember correctly, a
young girl in her mid twenties came to this wellness center not so much for her
skin problem but for other health issues. Tanglewood Wellness Center
focuses on distilled water fasting and rest and that's it. What I mean is
that once the body is not worried about the digestive process it will go to
whatever area that needs special attention and will remove the morbid matter
that does not belong there. Extraordinary. Brilliant. Hence
the disappearance of acne.
The only word of caution as stated by T.C. Fry is, "As long as the natural
life regimen was observed, these people remained acne free. When some of
these ex-sufferers reverted to their former unhealthful ways of life, acne was
again suffered."
On that note, I thank you for your time.
Arnold
References:
God's Way to Ultimate Health by Dr. George H. Malkamus
Achieving Vibrant Health by T.C. Fry
Alternative Medicine Presented by Burton Goldberg
Smart Medicine for a Healthier Child by Janet Zand, Rachael Walton, R.N.,
Bob Roundtree, M.D.
World Medicine by Tom Monte and editors of East West Natural Health
Interview with Loren Lockman, director of Tanglewood Wellness Center
Upcoming topics include sinusitis and chicken pox. Stay tuned!!
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