September/October 1998
Articles on the theme "Health Consciousness"
A Matter of Life and Death
by Sylvia Jackson
The writer, who is dying of brain cancer,
gives some advice concerning prevention and medical exams.
Magic Tea Plus
by Constance Felos
How an attorney and her client created an adventurous new paradism of health
consciousness. The recipe for a special herbal tea.
Health-Minded Living
by Bob Gonzalez
Some tips from the manager of a health
food store how to achieve and maintain optimum physical health.
Miracle Consciousness
by JoAnne Gregory
Miracles, fake or real? What is it
that makes miracles possible?
How's Your Subconscious?
by Patrick Plaskett
Habits and their effect on our health.
Changing bad habits. Creating a different future.
True Health Consciousness
by Carol L. Roberts, MD
A doctor talks about what you can do
to avoid visits to the doctor.
Becoming Health Conscious
by Dr. Audrey Craft Davis
The importance of our words and thoughts.
Becoming food conscious. Our attitude to things, especially money. Counting
our blessings. Awareness of others and the environment.
A Simple Clay Bath!
by Lauana Lei
How the writer, suffering from heavy
chemical/metal poisoning, recovered her health by taking a clay bath.
A Healing Education
by Barbara Bedingfield
An account by a Waldorf teacher of
the basic educational requirements for maintaining the health of a child.
Our Spiritual Source
by Rev. Pat Cross
On connecting with our spiritual source
to realize a true health consciousness. Using our spiritual powers to heal
ourselves.
Other Feature Articles
2000 and Beyond!
by David Findlay
Natural Health Q&A
by Dr. Scott Rubin
Parasites and allergies -- some natural
remedies.
What is . . . A Course In Miracles?
by Mary Barbara
How "A Course In Miracles"
came to be and some of its basic teachings.
Mineral Kingdom
by Judy Power
Featured stones for September and October:
Labrodorite and Opalized Quartz
A Simple Clay Bath!
by Lauana Lei
The source of many diseases is now found related to the immune-breakdown substances of chemicals and metals in our body! As far as "health consciousness" goes, I can't think of a more important subject than addressing "body pollution", especially concerning metals and chemicals. This is a major problem that many practitioners and the medical field seem to overlook. According to Steven R. Schecter N.D. and Tom Monte in their book "Fighting Radiation With Foods, Herbs & Vitamins", there are so many pollutants that we face such overwhelming threats to our health, it would be easy to give way to despair. There are over 75,000 toxic chemicals classified by the EPA as potentially or definitely hazardous to human health. And new chemicals are being tested in the U.S. at the rate of 6,000 or more per week. But the good news is that there are solutions. I found one that is inexpensive, fairly quick and easy to do in the comfort of your own home.
A few years ago, I was diagnosed with heavy chemical/metal poisoning. Among the many toxic substances in my body, mercury from the fillings in my teeth was a major culprit. It was recommended that I have all the fillings replaced -- a major (and expensive) undertaking.
After undergoing live cell/dry cell analysis, it was recommended that I needed a minimum of 20 chelation treatments (a drip-intravenous therapy) to remove chemicals and metals from my body. At $100 a session, that meant an additional $2,000! To confirm the diagnosis, a frozen sample of my blood was sent to a special laboratory In Colorado. The lab analysis showed an alarming variety of chemical and metal poisons, including dioxin, mercury, aluminum, cadmium, arsenic, lead, chlorine and copper. On a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being most toxic), seven elements registered seven or more.
Where, you might ask, did all those chemicals come from?
Dioxin, one of the deadliest substances known, is sprayed on coffee fields in Costa Rica, where I had visited for several months. Mercury, besides leaking from fillings, is also found in fish, cosmetics, soil, pesticides, film, paint and plastics. Aluminum is used in soft-drink cans, cheeses, white flour, baking powder and deodorants. Arsenic may be present in coffee, some types of rice, salt and smog. Cadmium is contained in cigarette smoke, coffee, gasoline, steel cooking pans and metal pipes. Carbon monoxide, of course, comes from auto exhaust, cigarette smoke and smog. Lead is found in dyes, gasoline, paint, plumbing, pottery, insecticides, tobacco smoke, textiles and scrap metal. Many of these chemicals are also in our water, food, and air we breathe!
In the words of medical researcher, Alan Levine, M.D., "The vast increase of chemicals in our environment, foods and medicines has greatly altered the body's ability to rid itself of toxins."
The search for alternatives
Having neither health insurance nor the money to pay for those expensive treatments, I began searching for alternative ways to eliminate these chemicals and metals in the body. (Fasting does not remove these toxic chemicals and metals. They just accumulate in the body!)
I learned that certain toxic elements could be removed by taking specific combinations of minerals and vitamins -- eventually. But it could take years to clear all the chemicals and metals from my body.
Eventually, however, my search led me to a book, "Using Energy to Heal", by Wendell Hoffman. Hoffman found that a special bentonite (a very fine volcanic clay), used in a bath, can actually draw out toxic chemicals through the pores of the skin. After many experiments, he concluded that optimum results are obtained by immersing oneself in a tub of very warm water mixed with this clay! (Not just any clay will do. With over 200 kinds of bentonite available on the market, most have chemical emulsifiers in them and they can vary tremendously in their ability to pull out toxic metals/chemicals).
I was able to obtain enough clay required for the bath and a head-pack. After soaking in the tub for the allotted time, I felt exhausted and lay down to rest, leaving the clay "mess" to be cleaned up later.
A black, sticky substance
When I returned hours later, the clay had settled to the bottom. Trying to avoid damaging the plumbing, I skimmed off the clear water and poured it down the sink, then scooped up the remaining water/clay solution and carried it outside. I was astonished to find that the solid clay remaining in the bottom of the tub had turned from a light-grey color into a black, sticky, tar-like substance! Wearing rubber gloves, I wrapped the toxic clay in crumpled newspaper into a heavy-duty garbage bag.
Amazed, I began sharing my experience with friends. One woman, also having mercury poisoning, bought enough clay for her entire family. The residue from her four teenage boys' baths was the normal color. Her husband's bath, however, left a dark-colored sediment. And my friend's results were like mine -- black, sticky "stuff"!
Curious, I sent off a sample of my hair for analysis. The results showed no chemicals or metals present, other than a small amount of aluminum. A few months later, I took another clay bath. The clay came out the normal color, with only a few black flecks in it. I knew without a doubt that the magical clay had done its work, saving my health -- and thousands of dollars!
"Clay has been used for thousands of years, and yet no one has been able to pin down what makes it a healer," observes Michel Abehera, author of "Amazing Cures from the Earth Itself -- the Healing Clay". "Most users," he notes, "seem content with the amazing results."
Raymond Dextreit, the French naturopath who popularized the clay cure in his own country, believes bentonite's powers transcend its purely physical properties. "Most of the poisons in the body," Dextreit notes, "are positively charged, whereas clay has a negative electrical attraction." He states that, "These toxins cannot resist being drawn toward the clay."
So if you are really interested in health consciousness and becoming a new person, consider removing the chemicals and metals out of your body! Just take a remarkable, detoxifying, natural, clay bath! See the toxins come out of your body and into the tub. Feel better, live longer, and be healthier!
Lauana Lei is a world traveler, health researcher and published freelance writer on health and environmental issues. She now resides in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. For more information call (800) 257-3315.