Symptoms of toxemia
Toxemia occurs at different levels of intensity, ranging from minor to major. The first thing people like to know is how toxic they are. Unfortunately that is not easy to determine. It is quite possible to be in a ‘contaminated’ state without being aware that something is wrong.
Iridology will probably give us the most reliable indication (analysis of the iris of the eye), when performed by an expert doctor. However, there are certain signs that a person can look for to get an idea. Some of the more obvious ones that could be present are:
Constantly feeling bad, colored, a bit of a ‘thief’
Always tired, as if your batteries were running out. The extreme case is chronic fatigue syndrome.
Repeated minor ailments, such as colds and headaches. You seem to ‘catch’ infections easily.
Getting out of bed in the morning is an effort and you need coffee to get going.
Breathing is muffled and it is not due to problems with the teeth.
There is body odor that returns shortly after showering.
The tongue is coated, especially first thing in the morning.
Wound healing is poor; smaller cuts become inflamed and remain so for days.
There are persistent aches and pains that are not due to physical injury or muscle or joint strain.
There is degenerative disease.
Colds and flu are our safety valve.
If the toxins in our system continued to build up, it would ultimately be life threatening. But our well-designed and incredibly complex human body will be able to cope with adversity and will not allow this to happen. Instead, when its tolerance limit is reached, our body opens an emergency elimination channel to divert some of the toxemia. Toxins are usually delivered to the mucous membranes of the nose, which are conveniently located near the outside. The mucous membranes become very irritated, inflamed, swollen and sore, and mucus is secreted in abundance to literally flush waste out of the body. This process is usually called the common cold or influenza, when it is more severe.
The same process can occur in other parts of the body under different names. If it occurs in the larynx, it is called laryngitis; in the bronchi, bronchitis; in the lungs, pneumonia, in the stomach, gastritis; in the small intestine, enteritis; and in the intestine, colitis. These are all different names for the same basic process: an emergency elimination through the mucous membranes. If the elimination is through the skin, where the mucous membranes are not involved, the condition will be called dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis, etc.
After elimination is complete, the body can function at a higher level with more energy, ie; more normally. The person feels better than before, as if he had had a deep inner cleansing, and that is what really happened.
The symptoms of acute illness are simply the visible outward signs of tissue cleansing and self-healing in the work of restoring the status quo.
In my next article we will discuss what role germs play in causing disease.
