This is article is about my partner.
He is now nearly 57 and for 20 years has suffered from
insomnia and depression. This illness was precipitated by a
major financial collapse in the mid-1980's when a recession
caused a major fall in farm property values. Interest rates
jumped from 14% to 22%. Unfortunately this occurred when he
borrowed bridging finance to relocate the farming business
from one side of the country to the other. The recession
also collided with major falls in commodity prices.
Unfortunately he also experienced a major drought at the
same time. property values fell in some cases by over 60%.
They were then forced to sell at the bottom of the
market. In summary,net assets fell by about AUD $2,000,000
- more than the total net worth.
His history prior to this collapse was one of very high
pressure.He had worked very hard to get a university
education against the wishes of his parents. They didn't
even want him to finish high school. To satisfy them as
well as himself, he travelled each weekend to work on the
family farm for three days. To achieve this, as well as do
well as a student, he started to take caffeine tablets. He
would take them while driving tractors, while driving three
hours each way to and from the farm, and also during
lectures. He continued with this addiction for many years.
Eventually the stress had its affect. Depression, insomnia,
high blood pressure and arthritis all started to take their
toll. His marriage also broke down in 1991, causing more
stress.
As a result of attending various personal development
seminars, he met a new partner who was a health food
cooking teacher. She introduced him to the benefits of
fasting and healthy food preparation and made him aware of
a number of other health issues. He rationalized that he
was probably loaded with farm toxins, as well as mercury
from a mouthful of dental amalgams.
His first fast was in 1992 on purified water for 10 days.
There were many noticeable benefits. The two main ones were:
1. The pain from arthritis in his shoulders abated - after
significant pain during the fast.
2. His erections became much stronger (He was starting to
show early signs of erectile dysfunction)
Unfortunately, over the following 16 years his problems did
not completely go away. With work and financial stress
still part of life, the insomnia and depression became
factors of life again. By the mid-1990's he was also
diagnosed with high blood pressure and started to take
prescription medication. The erection problems started
again. He then tried various medical solutions.
Medication for depression failed to work. They only made
him feel worse, and more suicidal. The only solution was to
maintain a strict diet and exercise program. In 1997, after
getting on the internet and doing more research, he did a
75-day juice fast. This worked fantastic for mental and
emotional well-being, but the erection problems got worse.
I presume that the blood pressure medication had something
to do with the problem.
In the late 1990's he stumbled across a health retreat web
site. He decided to take three weeks off work and do a long
program. This retreat was based totally on juice fasting,
raw food and wheat grass. He also took up an exercise
program of walking 2-3 hours per day. Again, it proved that
this approach was the best for his problems. He lost a lot
of weight and his blood pressure dropped to normal without
drugs. The insomnia and depression also disappeared.
But again, with work stress he soon slumped back into a
downward cycle. He repeated the health retreat experience
many more times. Each time he would get better, but was
unable to sustain the benefits. Insomnia would kick in, and
then it would start the whole negative spiral again.
In 2006 after completing a spiritual healing course, He
stumbled across information on alkalizing and detoxifying.
He found that it was not possible to heal if the body is
acidic and polluted with toxins, especially heavy metals
like and cadmium and mercury. Previous hair analysis had
indicated that both mercury and cadmium were above
acceptable limits. He made inquiries about how to detoxify
from heavy metals and discovered a solution and noticed
that his urine pH immediately climbed to a healthy level.
He had always had trouble getting it above 5.5, even when
on a strict alkaline and raw diet.
He became much more aware of pH and also the topic of
alkalized water after reading a book. He immediately
purchased a water alkalizer and on the first night after
installation,he slept all night without drugs. For the
following two weeks he even slept-in until about 10 AM. I
was convinced that he was on the right path.
Within three months of starting the program other health
indicators also improved dramatically:
* A constant cough (from candida) disappeared
* A large 20-year wart on my groin disappeared
* Dark toe nail fungus grew out
* Arthritis in my right knee improved substantially
He also made the decision to have a root canal out and have
mercury amalgams replaced (8 of them). Research has shown
that removal of these can have a significant benefit. For
example, one study showed that amalgam removal led to 95%
improvement or cure for depression.
There is no doubt in my mind that the combination of
maintaining an alkalizing program that he has improved the
nutritional status of his body.
It has now been about 15 months since starting this
program. His diet is much the same, although he is more
conscious about having the majority of food as raw, and
don't consume so much fruit, because they are acidic. He
also consume a reasonable amount of the herb coriander. It
has been shown to be a great detoxifier of heavy metals,
especially if taken at the same time as chlorella.
Recently (in the last three months) he has also noticed
that his libido and strength of erections is also much
stronger. I am certainly a witness to that. It is now
normal for him to be able to recover within 30 minutes
after ejaculation, and have sex again - and repeat this a
couple of times when in the mood. This vast improvement
might be as a result of deciding to stop taking blood
pressure medication about three months ago after reading a
newsletter by a Doctor.
Exercise and an alkaline diet are the two best drugs one
should be taking for a healthy vascular system and heart
muscle.
In addition to a healthier alkalized and detoxifying
lifestyle, he has now opted to take a mixed herbal remedy
to keep his blood pressure normal without side effects. It
is a mixture of garlic, dandelion leaf, hawthorn berries,
linden, celery seed, gingko biloba leaf, skullcap,
mistletoe, yarrow, St Johns Wort, valerian root, ginger.
When used in combination, it will lower blood pressure by
20 - 50 points.
I think the mood improvements have also happened as a
result of alkalizing and detoxifying, as well as quitting
acidic pharmaceutical medication. The good mood chemical
serotonin and the sleep chemical melatonin get produced
with the conversion of protein to tryptophan. However, this
complicated process requires various minerals and vitamins
such as zinc, vitamin C, iron, and more. If mercury and
other toxins are in the system, they block the absorption
of some of the important minerals and vitamins. This can
then stop the production of the good mood and sleep
chemicals. It is therefore extremely important to get the
toxins out.
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Dixie Davey is dedicated to helping others live a healthy
lifestyle without medication. Take a look at
http://alkalize-and-detoxify.com and also
http://www.bloodpressureherbs.net .
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