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IMMUNE HEALTH
December 16th, 2007
The main function of your immune system is to seek out and destroy foreign invaders to your body, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, and even cancer cells. These invaders carry antigens, substances that tell your body that they don’t belong there. Your body reacts by making antibodies to fight off the invasion. Special WBCs called [...]

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What can I do to help my circulative health?
September 23rd, 2007
1. Maintain good heart function. Keep the heart strong and toned with a regular cardiovascular exercise program—preferably daily, but at least three times per week. If you have not exercised regularly, contact your family physician first for him to give you the go ahead. Find an aerobic exercise, which keeps a sustained, elevated heart rate. [...]

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FUNCTION GONE WRONG
September 16th, 2007
The normal function of the circulation system can be altered by many factors. Here’s a list of those factors, starting with the most predominant, in both the circulation of blood and in the circulation of lymph: Blood       1.    Abnormal heart function       2.    Insufficient cardiovascular exercise       3.    Abnormal tissue/blood osmotic balance       4.    Abnormal vessel opening elasticity       5.    [...]

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The Lymphatic System
September 9th, 2007
The lymphatic system consists of lymphatic organs like the thymus gland, spleen, lymph nodes, tonsils, appendix and Peyers patches found in the small intestine. The lymphatic system’s primary function is to be the body’s defense against bacteria, virus, fungi, parasites and abnormal cells like cancer. The lymphatic system and organs make WBCs called lymphocytes, which stop [...]

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CIRCULATIVE HEALTH
September 2nd, 2007
Circulation is movement of blood and lymph throughout the body. The primary organs of circulation are the heart, arteries, veins and lymph channels. With every heartbeat, blood is propelled with tremendous force to move fluid through thousands of miles of blood vessels and lymph vessels. It is truly amazing to know how awesome God created [...]

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Blood Detoxification
August 26th, 2007
Finally, we need to cleanse our blood to keep it from circulating toxins, chemicals and drugs. Your life is in your blood, because without it, no life can exist for more than a few minutes. Blood is the major transportation system of your body, the highway by which all cells are nourished with oxygen, vitamins, [...]

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KIDNEY/BLADDER DETOXIFICATION
August 19th, 2007
 The kidney and bladder area, which also accumulates toxins, must also be cleansed. Our kidneys are our blood and fluid filters. Kidney function is critical to good health and serve five functions2: 1. Regulation of body fluid volume 2. Regulation of electrolyte balance 3. Regulation of acid-base balance 4. Excretion of metabolic products and foreign substances 5. Production and secretion of [...]

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LIVER/GALL BLADDER DETOXIFICATION
August 12th, 2007
After the bowel, the liver is the next most important organ to cleanse or detoxify. The liver is truly amazing; it is your body’s own detoxifying organ. It daily prevents death by changing every chemical, toxin or drug that circulates through your body into non-toxic byproducts, which are excreted in the bile out into the [...]

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Eliminative Health part 2
August 5th, 2007
Dr. John Kellogg, at the Battle Creek Sanitarium in the earlier part of this century, said that 90 percent of the diseases of civilization are due to improper functioning of the colon. Dr. Kellogg thought everyone should eliminate the residual contents of a meal 15-18 hours after eating it; if you aren’t passing the residual [...]

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Eliminative Health
July 29th, 2007
One of the greatest principles of physical health is “GET THE GOOD IN and GET THE BAD OUT.” Now we will address getting rid of toxins in our bodies—”getting the bad out.” The bowel is the key to health, and if bowel health is not maintained, then inflammation leads to leaky gut, which leads to toxicity, [...]