March 17, 2002
SinusitisGREETINGS AND SALUTATIONS from Arnold's Way!
It has come to my attention that in the
newsletter on Leukemia, Albert E. Carter, author of The Cancer Answer, was
incorrectly typed as Alfred E. Carter. My deepest apologies for any
problems that may have caused. Please note the change.
GREETINGS and SALUTATIONS from Arnold's Way
We cry. We weep. The storm never stops
A blast of arctic air. There is no snow today
It was the rejoicing of clear air
The jubilation of night falling
The smell, the crystal clear fragrance of another day
Brought hope that help is on the way
The silent spring of summers past. The blockage of mountain dew.
Trying to use words that depict a sufferer of sinusitis is this week's
topic. I close my eyes and want to stop the rhythm of the words that are
about the flow; to grasp the very essence of my soul, your soul, our souls; to
scream, to yell, to do whatever it takes to convey the message that sinusitis,
like all other diseases, is a result of the same cause. I was to spread
the words that sufferers of sinusitis, like sufferer of all other diseases, can
become symptom free if the body is given the proper conditions for health.
As stated by Hippocrates, "Thy foods shall be thy medicine and thy medicine
thy foods." As stated by T. C. Fry, "The concept of medicine is
a mistake. Healing agencies or substances do not exist outside the
organism." A quote by Voltaire emphasizes the point that the art of
medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.
It is on that note that I, Arnold, begin this week's research on sinusitis. The
reason why I chose this topic was very clear. Being an owner of a health
food store, at this time of the year cold remedies are a popular item. The
most common complaint is a sinus condition. People can't breathe, can't
think, and just can't be. So we begin looking for answers, for solutions,
for possibilities about the reasons why sinus problems occur and what can be
done.
Sinusitis, according to Prescription for Nutritional Healing, "is an
inflammation of the nasal sinuses that accompanies upper respiratory
infection. More than 50% of all cases of sinusitis are caused by
bacteria." If I were a doctor, I would probably agree more or less with
that statement. If I were an adult who was suffering from this disease, I would
just want immediate relief. As a medical researcher (that's stretching it,
but for lack of a better title, that's how I'm defining myself), I look at the
first word that gets my goat. Inflammation. In the standard medical
practice it' s like a call for arms. Proceed with caution. Take a
pill. Take an antibiotic if it gets worse. Take these other pills
for pain. Stop! Is the world going mad? Is inflammation an
accident created by the body's intelligent design? Is inflammation being
used as a defensive measure against the toxic infiltration, the greater
danger? Does one = two when three is really the answer? Inflammation
is defined by Dr. Herbert Shelton as, "a local response to toxemia and
injury on a cellular level characterized by capillary dilation, leukocytic
infiltration, redness, heat, and or pain as a mechanism to start the elimination
of noxious agents." We as a people should be rejoicing when these
things are happening if we think just a little about trying to realize where
these toxins come from. How about putrefying flesh that lies dormant in
our colons? These are, according to God's Way to Ultimate Health by Dr.
George Malkamus, "cesspools, collecting layers and pockets of toxic and
putrid feces and mucus that poisons the blood stream and every cell and organ in
the body. The body has no choice but to protect itself and every organ and
tissue and cell with in it's domains by whatever means possible with or without
out permission." We see the words. We read the sentences, but
do we truly understand the implication when these toxic wastes are left to roam
unprotected? In Colon Health Dr. Walker's states, "Short-term
afflictions resulting from the absorption of mucus and toxic waste from the
colon into the rest of the body includes sinus. Affliction of a more
long-term nature caused by a constant influx of toxemia into the body from the
colon includes degeneration of cancer in vital organs."
The earth shakes, the thunder roars, an efficient body, yours and mine, becomes
the goal not the norm. Sinusitis, as being reviewed, may be in our best
interest. Sounds too far out. A body is about love and peace, about
coexistence in harmony not chaos. When we eat meat, mucus is created as it
is with dairy, white flour products, and all cooked food. As stated by Dr.
Walker, "This mucus build up is a natural defense mechanism."
As we explain inflammation being not an accident, but rather by body design, we
can also explain bacteria as, "God's brilliant invention and gift to us
all," (from 12 Steps to Raw Foods by Victoria Boutenko). Let's review
the medical definition. "Fifty percent of all cases of sinusitis are
caused by bacteria," implying that bacteria is a bad thing. The
question remains. What is truth, what is a lie? Bacteria have the ability
to differentiate what is living, what is dead. I quote Victoria again (I
love her book) who says, "Bacteria will never touch anything that is still
alive." So what does all this mean? Keep in mind, I, Arnold, am
not a doctor, but here is goes. To those who suffer from sinusitis, the
inflammation, which is caused 50% of the time by bacteria, the symptoms created
are by a knowing much greater than ours. They have to be honored and
cherished since they are an act of kindness. They are God's brilliant
invention to keep us healthy. The bacteria growth comes from the fact that there
is toxic waste caused by dietary choices. As stated by Victoria Boutenko,
once again, "If a body is clean inside, the bacteria is not interested in
our muscles, heart, eyes, or brain, but only in recycling toxins in our
body." So we leave this statement in fruitful disregard of the
obvious. There are answers for those who seek guidance and answers from
within rather than from without. In order to be clean inside it starts
with educating oneself. One must be dutifully prepared to reexamine one's
lifestyle, from the moment of awakening to that very moment before sleep.
We animals of habit have to create a new dialogue for what is acceptable and
what is not. The rules are newly written and newly created to be
implemented by only I in the first person. There are wars to be fought,
struggles to be overcome as well as pitfalls along the way. There is no
wrong, no right, only paths for self-fulfillment. I close my eyes and wait
for the answers most suited for my well being.
We continue our quest for purification, for justification, for determination of
the whys of sinusitis occurrences. The Merck Manual 17th edition provides
the same definition but expands its causes to include viral and fungal.
There is a bad moon rising with the enemy below dressed as a friend
indeed. The Merck Manual explains, defines, excludes, and includes all
data and pertinent information, which from their point of view is necessary to
clearly understand the causes and cares of sinusitis. We read the words,
"Chronic sinusitis may be exacerbated by a gram-negative rod or anaerobic
microorganism." These are the words from the Merck Manual to explain
sinusitis. I must have read that sentence five times. These were the
sentences I am reading without understanding. I look for clarity, and I
get confusion. As we read on under treatment, "In acute and chronic
sinusitis, antibiotics should be given for at least 10-12 days."
Using this as a basis for healing, we continue reading the treatment.
"In acute sinusitis, penicillin is the initial antibiotic of choice and
crythromycin (great word) is the second choice." This is the
statement by one of the most widely used medical texts. These are standard
practices, and this is the information to be distributed to the public.
There was no mention of dietary changes. There was no mention of any possible
healing option other than drug therapy. According to Nancy Appleton, Ph.D.,
"In a controlled study of 135 multiple sclerosis (MS) patients, it was
found that of these subjects, 65.9% had histories of sinusitis."
Removal of dairy products from the patients' diets resulted in the
disappearances of the sinusitis as well as a number of MS symptoms."
In the words of Matt Goodman, conqueror of MS in 5 months after 5 years as well
as author of www.rawpower.com, "Multiple sclerosis is the best thing that
ever happened to me." He heard about cooked food and its effect on
health. He learned about raw, living food and its effect on his body and
his healing power. When Matt stopped his medications, stopped his cooked
food addiction, the meat, the dairy, the breads, the cheese, and everything else
that involved cooked food he saw major changes. Instead of choosing to
continue medication he chose to change his diet to go an almost totally raw
diet. As his dietary habits changed so the healing accelerated.
Within 5 months Matt Goodman became symptom free.
We listen to the words of Loren Lockman who did not develop sinusitis until the
age of 23. At that time he was only aware of medical treatment. He
listened, he took, he listened, he took. Loren suffered for three years
not only of severe sinusitis, but Loren also developed irritable bowel syndrome,
chronic fatigue, candida, and 60 other allergies. During this time he took
a broad range of antibiotics, which not only didn't improve his symptoms but
also made them worse. Finally, Loren took a dietary approach. He began
eliminating the dairy products, the meat products, the processed food, and all
his severe symptoms were eliminated.
These are the stories of sinusitis. The answer, my friends, is if you want
change it has to start with I, with you. We have to take responsibility
for our own actions and how they affect ourselves. Dr. Stan Gravely states
in God's Way to Ultimate Health, "The effectiveness of any one drug would
lessen once I built up a tolerance to it. These remedies would never
remedy the problem. They would mask the symptom and drug me to
sleep."
It is with this understanding that we end this week's newsletter on
sinusitis. As we stated in the beginning, every disease is just a name
difference. They are all essentially body toxicity. Our bodies
cannot on a continual basis be barraged with chemicalized, nonvibrant,
non-living with altered protein discombobulated toxic debris without suffering
from this intake. It just doesn't work that way.
I take my pen in peace and share these thoughts in harmony. I yearn to
learn to wisdom within.
I thank you for your time.
Arnold
References:
Lick the Sugar Habit by Nancy Appleton, Ph.D.
Merck Manual 17th edition
God's Way to Ultimate Health by Dr. George H. Malkamus
Prescription for Nutritional Healing by Dr. James Bulch
Science and Fine Art of Food and Nutrition by Dr. Herbert Shelton
Colon Health by Dr. Norm Walker
12 Steps to Raw Food by Victoria Boutenko
Interviews:
Matt Goodman, author of www.rawpower.com
Loren Lockman, director of Tanglewood Wellness Center
David Jubb, Ph.D., Longevity Health Clinic
Narda Naverez, N.D., Longevity Health Clinic
Upcoming topics include epilepsy and chicken pox. Stay tuned!!
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