Things You May Be Doing That Gives Illness and Disease An Opening!

First line of defense is a healthy diet and get rid of those sodas and junk food. At least try to keep it to no more than once a week! Why? 

First you must understand that our Immune System is our army of fighters that disallow bugs of all kinds to enter our body or bounce off our body! If we mess with the immune system then we are opening ourselves for illness. You are health conscious and get your checkups on time and follow your doctor’s advice so how can I do that? 

Let’s just say your doctor has been schooled by the chemical companies that we put into our bodies, via medication both prescribed or OTC. So they have no idea that you must keep your immune system strong in order to be healthy! That is why I stopped seeing doctor’s to be treated – only go when I need blood tests for my own peace of mind – but in my years as a medical office nurse I began to look at alternatives as I didn’t see people getting healthy and mostly continued to come down with one illness/disease or another.  

What are you doing that may contribute to your illness or disease?

A. There is a common thread that I and most of my doctors that I worked for, in my twenty years in medical offices, talked about frequently and that was that the majority of patients who came in to be seen contributed to their diseases and illness! How? People have bought into the habit of running to the doctor or ER for every little problem.  Either because they have bought into the PR that you should or they simple do not want to take responsibility for their own life or health!  

B. Not taking care of our natural ecosystem in our body, which makes up 70% to 80% of their immune system.  Not giving their digestive tract what it needs to be healthy that weakens the majority of the immune system. Eating dead foods that does not contain digestive enzymes allowing the body to digest properly is the beginning. Prepackaged, preprocessed, sugary jucies, sodas and alcohol and/or fast foods (McDonald’s, Burger King, etc.) is death to the digestive system as there are no digestive enzymes or natural flora producing nutrients in any of those foods. To under stand that stop now and read about that Ecosystem Within You!

C. Malnutrition is the number one cause for most illnesses and dying immune systems. Not always from not eating healthy! Most commonly prescribed or OTC drugs cause severe nutritional deficiencies! Nearly every manmade drug takes a heavy toll in unwanted and dangerous, side effects, of which malnutrition being the most common denominator…  Malnutrition not only causes illness but causes obesity!

How does the death of the immune system and/or malnutrition happen?

Taking the following medications can decimate or weaken your immune system with one dose but when it is daily by the end of the first week your immune system is laying there trying to work but unable to do so! Here is just a few of the meds that may be harming you!

1.DIURETICS for high blood pressure washes potassium, magnesium, sodium, zinc and vitamin B12 right out of your body along with the water. Even more alarming is the report From The National Institute in November 1998 states that, “diuretics also increase the risk of kidney cancer,” stated by the independent researchers that conducted the studies on the diuretics.

2. HRT (Hormone Replacement drugs) such as Premarin & Birth Control Pills;  Depo Provera, Nomex, Ortho Tri Cyclen Lo, Loestrin24Fe, etc., can leave you deficient in all the B complex, vitamin C, and some minerals such as magnesium and zinc. Since the reproductive system is directly linked to the thyroid changes happen in both. The thyroid is the junction box to the rest of the body and effect the immune system, as well as other organs, ability to function to keep you healthy.

3.ANTACIDS - Nexium, Prilosec, Tums, Rolaids, etc. - steal from your tissues important life altering vitamins A and B1, folic acid and a multitude of minerals like calcium, copper, iron and phosphorus. 

4.ANTIBIOTICS deplete numerous vitamins --B2,C, D, niacin, folic acid, biotin…and minerals---calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium, selenium and zinc. Antibiotic drugs are made to kill the immune system and let the drug take over and when this happens it can take months to years after stopping them for the immune system to start to slowly function again and then only if you eat well. This leaves you open to all kinds of viruses, bacterial or fungal infections while the immune system is defunct!

5.SHAMPOOS and CONDITIONERS that are chemical based have several chemicals but a couple that has drawn attention is DEA and Sodium Laureth Sulfate (SLS), which are absorbed into your blood stream and create changes in our hormonal systems that in turn cause cancer & other diseases.

When the hormonal system, that includes both reproductive and thyroid, is off balance you can end up with all kinds of problems to whichever organ is weakest in your body!

6.CHLORINE or CHLORAMINE in our municipal water systems has been proven to cause cancers of all kinds, with bathing in chlorinated water being worse than drinking chlorinated water.

Sadly our waters are so full of prescription drugs that the municipal water systems are unable to filter out you are getting a double whammy and again the immune system goes down! Bottled water still has chlorine so don’t feel that you are safe just because you drink bottled water. Get a three or four phase filtration system for your shower, kitchen and fridge in order to filter out both chlorine byproducts and prescription drugs!

7.ANTI-INFLAMMITORIES (NSAIDS) – aspirin, ibuprofen drugs stops  the production of good prostaglandins, which promote healing of the joints and cartilage.  Without those prostaglandins doing their job it causes further damage to your joints and muscles… These drugs also drain your system of nutrients needed for a healthy body!

 8. CHOLESTEROL lowering drugs wash out the nutrients your body needs to stay healthy as it washes out the cholesterol. It deplete numerous vitamins --B2, C, D, niacin, folic acid, biotin…and minerals---calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium, zinc, etc.

9. PREDNISONE – Cortisone is a steroid hormone that's produced naturally by your adrenal glands in the proper balance when your immune system and other organs function properly. Natural cortisone, when produced by your system, helps the body store glucose, an energy-food source. It helps your body regulate its use of fats, salts and blood and helps the body deal with stress, build healthy T cells in the immune system among other things. But along came the synthetic form of cortisone the drug industry calls prednisone.

Doctors use cortisone/prednisone (comes with many names) because it is a very powerful drug for reducing swelling. Never mind that it doesn’t help the underlying problem that causes the joint swelling or respiratory problems. Cortisone/prednisone is given as a pill or injected directly into joints, making our fast food society happy that they don’t have to do anything but sit there or take the magic little pill or get that magic injection that stops the pain right now.  But good luck on getting well for any length of time as you will come up with another health issue created as a side effect to the cortisone/prednisone!

What does cortisone/Prednisone do for you? (Simple terminology) First it masks the pain and does nothing to treat the cause of the pain. Second, it begins wearing away and eroding the naturally smooth bone surfaces that glide against each other at joints, that sets you up for bigger problems later.  By giving your body cortisone it sends your adrenal gland wrong signals, making it wonder what to do next and over prolonged time will shut it down because of that confusion. Then come the mood swings, the weight gain caused from a voracious appetite created by the cortisone/Prednisone.  Kidneys are really struggling to keep up the filtration needed to washout the chemicals; the liver is overworked and you can end up with Hepatitis or cirrhosis. or kidney failure.  

With all the depletions by one or more of these medication the body is so out of balance beginning with the brain, which transmits the electrical impulses that control all your organs and when those electrical impulses are sluggish or non existent and can’t reach the whole body it is setting you up for illness from the death of your immune system!

If you are or have taken any of those drugs within the last six months you need to some extra work to bring your immune system back to health and give you those fighters you need to get or stay health. Most people have no idea how to repair the immune system and your doctor hasn't been taught how so where to look?

Here are the immune builders supplements for 12 years and older that I have found to miraculously work;

Balanced Minerals – twice a day. Start with ½ teaspoon twice a day and gradually increase… Those increases will be given when you have the balanced minerals in your hand!

Probiotic Max formula – 1 capsule with each meal and 2 at bedtime for first month! If you do not have an ongoing GERD problem or chronic digestive problem you can then decrease to only 2 at bedtime, as body becomes more balanced.

Stay away from dairy, sugary food, prepackaged processed and fast foods. Eat Organic foods for maximum nutrients!
 

For children under 12 Get all three in a chewable Kids Mins Formula –berry flavored with natural flavors. 1 three times daily for first month then 1 daily thereafter to keep the balance!

Wishing you a healthy immune system and a life free of horrific illness!

Lena

***Lena Sanchez a Retired Medical Office Nurse/Administrator, Medical Office Consultant turned Alternative Health Consultant took charge of her life in 1992 substituted healthy drug-free alternatives getting actual pain relief after 30 years with fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue and never ending illnesses all kinds never solved with conventional medicine . Now committed to helping others do the same by educating on truly treating illness and disease rather than masking symptoms. See http://www.antibiotic-alternatives.com  Other informative health articles regarding prevention and steps to take to be the healthiest you can be found at  http://www.antibiotic-alternatives.com/free_health_articles_by_Lena_Sanchez.htm