What are parasites doing in my body?
What are parasites?
Parasites are any organism that live and feed off of another organism, which means that our bodies are the perfect place for them to live. They eat, lay eggs, secrete toxins, and thrive off of foods such as dairy products, sugar and protein. Because they consume the nutrients in our bodies that we need to function properly, as well as our tissues, they often leave us feeling sick, hungry and nutrient- depleted, which create a number of health issues. If you’ve tried countlessly to improve your health, eat healthy, and relieve your symptoms with little success, it’s very likely that a parasite roaming around your body could be the underlying cause.
What are symptoms of a parasite?
When our bodies are depleted of nutrients, our tissues and organs in our bodies that need healing become even more distressed, which cause a variety of symptoms depending on the person. The most common symptoms of parasites in humans include constipation, diarrhea, gas, bloating, joint and muscle aches and pains, anemia (iron or Vitamin B deficiency), allergies, skin conditions, sleep disturbances, chronic fatigue, weight gain, excessive hunger, weight-loss, bad breath, teeth grinding, asthma, diabetes, epilepsy, acne, and migraines. Depending on the organ or area of the body that the parasite lives, it tends to create unpleasant conditions in the body where they can pretty much attach themselves anywhere and deplete nutrients from the cells. This becomes dangerous when they travel to vital parts of the body.
How do we get them?
There are two types of parasites: A larger worm that can be seen by the naked eye that only live in the digestive tract and cannot travel to other parts of the body, such as tape worms, pinworms, hookworms, etc. Then there are smaller parasites such as protozoa and amoebas, which function like bacteria and can travel throughout the bloodstream and behave more like an infection. The smaller parasites are more dangerous because they can reproduce without laying eggs and can destroy the calcium in our bones, eat away at our nerve cells, and live in our most vital organs. We typically get them from consuming contaminated food or water such as undercooked raw fish, seafood, beef, pork or poultry, animal saliva, dust, human contact, mishandled food, feces and soil. They can be passed as easily as touching a contaminated door knob, playing with your pets, or swimming in contaminated water. People with an imbalanced gut flora/ “leaky gut syndrome” or a weakened immune system tend to be more susceptible to them. This is because a weakened body is like a breeding ground for parasites.
How can you get rid of a parasite?
The first step to getting rid of parasites involves creating a healthy environment inside of your body. Dietary changes can be made in order to kill off the bad bacteria in the body that allow the parasites to thrive. Sugar is one of the biggest food groups that feeds parasites. Eliminating sugars, high amounts of carbs, or anything that gives the body a sugar source is a great first step in removing parasites. Nourishing your body with whole foods, healthy fats, fruits and vegetables will help create immune-boosting antibodies in your system and stave off unwanted intruders. Another important food group to mention is probiotics, or healthy bacteria. Fermented foods such as kimchi, sauerkraut, miso, kombucha and apple cider vinegar are extremely high in beneficial bacteria, that can outweigh the bad bacteria in the system on which the parasites feed.
Unfortunately, if you were to get tested by a medical doctor for parasites, chances are the results would come back negative. Medical testing procedures only catch about 20% of the actual cases of parasites because they test for them in your blood and stool. In reality, they linger beyond the blood and through the tissues and organs in the body, and they move FAST. A more practical way to find out if you have parasites in your body is with Nutrition Response Testing. This method uses the power of the body’s nervous system to pinpoint organs in the body that are under stress. If there is a parasite detected, your body will respond negatively during a full body scan. Once detected, the appropriate dietary changes and supplement program, using whole, naturally derived ingredients, will help fight off the parasite. Before you know it, your symptoms will start to disappear.
Sources:
www.amymyersmd.com/2017/05/10-signs-you-may-have-a-parasite/