THE EFFECT OF POISONOUS DRUGS AND CHEMICALS ON OUR WELLBEING
Quotes from some M.D.’s regarding drugs…
” Drugs never cure disease. They merely hush the voice of nature’s protest, and pull down the danger signals she erects along the pathway of transgression. Any poison taken into the system has to be reckoned with later on even though it palliates present symptoms. Pain may disappear, but the patient is left in a worse condition, though unconscious of it at the time ”
- Daniel. H. Kress, M.D.
” The cause of most diseases is in the poisonous drugs physicians superstitiously give in order to effect a cure. ”
- Charles E. Page M.D.
” The person who takes medicine must recover twice, once from the disease and once from the medicine ”
- William Osler, M.D.
As you are no doubt aware, it is impossible to avoid poisonous toxins in our world today. Even prescription medications or pharmaceutical drugs have now been identified in our tap and ground water. Scientists in Berlin, Germany first discovered this by accident when they were doing a routine test for pesticides and found Clofbric Acid, a cholesterol lowering drug in the water sample. Since then many other drugs have been found in wells, ground water, streams and rivers etc.
Are you aware of the magnitude of the problem. Annual production has surpassed 400 Billion pounds of toxic synthetic organic chemicals just in the U.S.A. alone? This equates to approximately 80 pounds per year for every person on earth. Recent research has revealed that there are now between 300 to 500 toxic substances in the tissues of the human body. Prior to 1940 none of these were ever identified in the body. Even at this very moment we are inhaling dioxin and other chemicals by the hundreds that we cannot see, smell or taste.
According to a recent Associated Press investigation, a enormous quantity of pharmaceuticals — including antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones — have been found in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans. (Reported By JEFF DONN, MARTHA MENDOZA and JUSTIN PRITCHARD, Associated Press Writers on March 9, 2008)
And what about all the pesticide sprays used on our farm lands? The residues of these mainly hydrocarbon based chemicals are finding their way into our streams, rivers, lakes and food chain which ultimately ends up in the tissues of our body.
On a personal level we cannot afford to ignore the environment in which we live and the adverse effects it can have on our wellbeing. Our bodies are designed to cleanse and excrete harmful substances and to a degree they can do it quite efficiently. However, we have reached the point of toxic overload and unless we help this cleansing process we are in danger of developing chronic ailments. In general, this imbalance opens the door to chronic disease which gains a foothold very slowlly. Noticeable symptoms may not appear until the chronic condition has evolved to a full blown state. Precautionary steps are advisable. Prevention is much easier than cure but health restoration is always possible. Essential Oils can play a powerful role in cleansing our bodies of toxic substances and heavy metals and restoring one to optimum health.
Why Use Essential Oils ?
When essential oils are diffused in the home they have the ability to increase the atmospheric oxygen, as they release oxygenating molecules into the tmosphere. Oils increase ozone and negative ions in the home, which inhibit bacteria growth. This prevents and destroys existing odors from mold, cigarettes, animals, etc.
Essential oils have the electrical magnetic attraction to fracture the molecular chain of chemicals and take them out of the air, rendering them non-toxic to the body. Scientists in European countries have found that essential oils will bond to metallics and chemicals and carry them out of the body, working as natural chelators, inhibiting these toxic substances from staying in the tissues. Essential oils remove dust particles out of the air and, when diffused in the home, can be the greatest air filtration system. These are all wonderful attributes of essential oils.
Essential oils are extracted from plants, trees, seeds, flowers, petals, stems, roots, bark, or even the whole plant. Today, about 200 different types of oils are being distilled with several thousand chemical constituents and aromatic molecules that have been identified and registered. These aromatic Substances and compounds within the oils will alter and change based on weather conditions, climate, temperatures, and distillation factors. Today, 98 percent of essential oils are used in the perfume and cosmetic industry. In 1991, only 1/2 percent was used for Aromatherapy. In 1993, 2 1/2 percent were produced for Aromatherapy or for therapeutic and medicinal application.
Essential oils are recognized as being the greatest substances for increasing cellular oxygen through their normal function. When applied to the body by rubbing on the feet, essential oils will travel throughout the body and affect every cell, including the hair, within 20 minutes. They may have a lasting effect for as long as five months from only one application. The oils do not build up and store in the body because they are very subtle and volatile and have a high evaporation rate. Because of their chemical structure, they are metabolized like other nutrients in the cells.
One of the causes of disease in both the plant and the human body is the inability of nutrients to penetrate the cell wall, causing cell deterioration, leading to cell mutation, creating a host for bacteria and disease.
The integral part of the nose responsible for odor detection is the olfactory, consisting of two membranes, one on each side of the mucous inembrane covering the bony extension of the nose. The olfactory membranes are very tiny and are well protected by the casing of the nose. They contain about 800 million nerve endings for processing and detecting odors. These nerve endings are triggered from a signal from the genes along the inside passage of the nose. The olfactory hair-like nerves receive the micro-fine, vaporized oil particles, carrying them along the axon of the nerve fibers, connecting them with the synapse of the secondary neurons in the olfactory bulb. The impulses carried to the limbic system and the olfactory sensory center at the base of the brain, pass between the pituitary and pineal gland and then to the amygdala, which is the memory center for fear and trauma. The impulses then travel to the gustatory center where the sensation of taste is perceived.
In 1989 it discovered that the amygdala plays a major role in storing and releasing emotional trauma, and only odor or fragrance stimulalation has a rofound effect in triggering a response with this gland. Dr. Joseph Ledoux, of the New York Medical University, feels that this could be major break-through in releasing emotional trauma.
People who have turbinate problems, such as a deviated septum, polyps, or who have had nose surgery, may have a very difficult or impossible time detecting the complete odor. The same holds true for people who have worn a lot of make-up, perfume and cologne or used hair sprays, hair colorings, perms and other products with synthetic odors. Many olfactory hairs respond to only one kind of odor molecule, and simultaneously others will respond to several different kinds of odors. This tells us that not all of the receptors are stimulated at the same time in the presence of odorous vapors.
The olfactory nerves are very much like other nerves and organs in the body. They also respond to electrical signals and impulses that form coded messages that are dispatched to various areas of the body. This may be why some oil inhalation will increase endorphin, neurotransmitter and antibody production.
Fragrance is one of man’s greatest enjoyments, bringing back memories of past experience and creating a feeling of security, grounding and well-being.
