Impure Blood (How to Cleanse)

Causes.

-A wrong diet, constipation, overeating, eating a combination of food at the same meal which causes fermentation, devitalized foods. From many foods the very elements that would keep the blood pure are removed,as, for example, the heart and the outside of the wheat, the eyes and peelings of potatoes, the outside of rice, and the heart of corn, which is taken out of the meal. These are wonderful medicines, alkaline, and do a great deal toward keeping the blood pure.

One great cause of impure blood is improper breathing, improper ventilation, dark rooms, sleeping in rooms that are not properly ventilated,lack of exercise. Often the muscles are poisoned and feel tired because of thewaste matter and insufficient exercise.

Drinking impure water and other harmful drinks as tea, coffee, liquor, all kinds of soft drinks, are other causes. These confuse the mind and cause wrong thoughts and ideas. The brain is made up of about ninety per cent water, and when we drink these unwholesome drinks, many of which are stimulating, the blood is made impure and the mind is very much affected.

Worry, fear, anger, unhappiness, and hate greatly hinder the circulation of blood and thus the impurities are not carried off as they should be. The stagnated condition of the skin is one cause of impure - blood. Many times the blood that should be on the outside of the body is in a congested form ont he inside of the body, overloading the various organs, thereby causing congestion and various diseases.

Symptoms.

 -The symptoms cover a large list of diseases and complaints: Pimples; boils; discolorations of the skin; jaundice; headaches; drowsiness; wrinkles; old age when young; insanity; nervousness; getting angry at best friends; frowning when we ought to smile; thinking evil thoughts when we should think evil of no man; seeing darkness where there is light; gray hair; loss of hair; loss of eye sight; loss of hearing; stiff joints; pain in various parts of the body. All of these symptoms will vanish to a great extent when the blood stream is purified.

• Treatment.

-To make the blood stream pure, the first thing to do is to eliminate all harmful articles of food and drink, such as tea, coffee, all alcoholic drinks, soft drinks, all white-flour products, all cane-sugar products,and the liberal use of free fat or grease. The bowels must be kept active by proper diet and use of Herbal Laxative when needed. Take high herb enemas to clean out the colon and make it active and strong. Drink plenty of fresh, pure water; take plenty of outdoor exercise with deep-breathing; and get plenty  of sleep in a well-ventilated room. Keep the skin active by cold morning baths and vigorous rubbing with a coarse, Turkish towel. Take hot baths at least two or three times a week. Wash the body thoroughly with some good soap, ' as Ivory. A thorough salt glow is good after a hot bath.

This will stimulate the skin, make it active, and open the pores. A massage from head to foot is beneficial. Give it thoroughly on the neck and upper part of the spine and especially on the feet. Go on a fruit diet for one week. In the absence of abundance of fruit, eat vegetables, prepared as given in this book, as, for example, the green part of leafy vegetables, carrots-either raw, grated,or baked until tender-carrot juice, and potatoes.

Reader, if you want to see wonderful results, live on the food that God gave to man before he sinned. There is an abundance of it. Just live on fruit for a while, and follow the sanitary habits as mentioned above. Make use of the herbs which God let grow for the healing of the nations, and you will say with many whom the writer has heard say, "Truly the day of miracles has not passed." "The fruit of the tree is for man's meat, and the leaves for his medicine." (Ezekiel 47:12)