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More About Mucus Than You Ever Knew You Wanted To Know! ![]() Emotional stress, environmental pollution,
lack of exercise, insufficient digestive enzymes,
and absence of probiotics in the small and
large intestine all contribute to the buildup of that slime
on the wall of the colon. With buildup, transit time for materials
passing through the lower bowel increases. Low levels of fiber
in your diet, slow it still further. As the gooey mass begins
to stick to the wall of the colon, a pocket is formed between
the mass and the wall, which is an ideal home for microforms.
Material gradually adds itself to the slime, until much of it
stops moving altogether. The colon absorbs what fluids are left,
the buildup begins to harden, and the home for unfriendly organisms
becomes a fortress. Worse, the microforms can actually bore through the colon wall
into the bloodstream. That means not only that the microforms
themselves have access to the entire body, but also that they
bring their toxins and intestinal matter along with them into
the blood. From there they can travel quickly and take hold
anywhere in the body, invading cells, tissues, and organs easily
enough. All this severely stresses the immune system and the
liver, as they desperately try to ward off what does not belong.
Unchecked, microforms burrow deeper into the tissues and organs,
the central nervous system, the skeletal structure, the lymphatic
system, and the bone marrow. If mucus causes respiratory problems ... check this page for help Excerpt
from "North American Diet" Healthy mucus is a clear, slippery, lubricating secretion, used to protect mucus membranes along the digestive, respiratory, urinary and reproductive tracts. Unhealthy mucus is cloudy, thick, and sticky. Mucus is secreted to stop irritants, pollutants, or carcinogenic compounds, created by putrefying, undigested food residues. It's like a blanket of protection. Certain foods such as milk and bread cause an increase of mucus secretions. These foods have large protein molecules (casein and gluten) which are difficult to digest and are more prone to putrefaction, and may be toxic or an irritant to the body. For many, bread and milk cause sinus congestion. Mucoid is a mixture of large gelatinous particles, which has a sticky
or jelly-like consistency. The word mucoid encompasses the terms
mucin, colloid, mucoproteins and glycoproteins. Mucoid is caused
by many toxins, pollutants, food additives and allergies. Mucoid
can be present in any body tissue but is most commonly associated
with the respiratory system, gastrointestinal tract, lymphatic
system, uterus, vagina urinary system and the joints. Mucoid within the body tissues, drains into the lymph which filters waste from the intercellular fluid. The blood absorbs 90% of this cellular waste fluid and the lymph absorbs the other 10% composed of the larger waste particles. The lymph glands contain one-way valves, lined with muscle tissues that behave like pumps. If an overload of mucoid from the cells accumulates in the lymph and is not cleansed from the system, it can become stagnant and prone to infection. Dr.
Robert Gray, a nutritionist, determined, through intensive
testing that certain foods are mucus-forming and others are mucus
cleansing. MAKING
CELL FOOD FROM CELLS Foods that form mucus have a glue-like bond, tightly holding their molecules together. In milk, it is casein, in wheat, rye, oats and barley, the glue-like substance is gluten. The dictionary defines gluten as a tough, sticky mixture of plant proteins, obtained by washing out the starch from wheat or other cereal flour and used as an adhesive and thickener. These glue-like bonds require strong stomach acids for digestion. Lack of chewing and poor food combinations make it impossible for the stomach acids to properly dissolve the bond between these molecules. After digestion, many food particles are still too large to be used by the body. In a short time, the oversized, partly-digested food particles start to putrefy and are coated with mucus to prevent further putrefaction while still in the intestine. Eighty percent of all absorption takes place in the small intestine. Only 20 percent is absorbed by the stomach and large intestine. The stomach performs very little absorption because the gastric contents are so acidic. The entire gastric epithelium must be devoted to mucus production. Without mucus to protect the stomach, ulcers would develop in a few hours. Within the duodenum (small intestine) the submucosal glands produce copious quantities of mucus. This mucus contains buffers that elevate the pH balance. The more acid forming the food, the greater the amount of mucus secreted. Imagine
a drain, clogged with human hair, dust, old soap and pieces of
decaying food, all forming a sticky mass of rotting waste that
cannot be removed. The medical names labeled for these diseases
are diverticula, colitis, stricture, prolapsus, hemorrhoids, worms,
yeast infection, chronic constipation, colon cancer and appendicitis. Without the natural, sponge-like properties of fruits and vegetables, intestinal diseases will continue to abound, especially amongst the elderly. Grapes and citrus fruits are some of the greatest mucus-cleansers. They help the body to remove mucus and toxins, supplying vital nutrients in the correct balance for rejuvenation and healing. The most powerful method of removing mucus from the intestines and mucoid from the organs and lymph glands is the combined cleansing effect of a non-mucus/mucoid-forming diet and fasting. Factors Which Increase Mucus
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