Doctors and health care givers will often ask for diagnostic tests. Such test often require blood sample to know what is going on in the body. From the Bible we know that "the Life of the flesh is in the blood…” Lev.17: 11. The state of the blood is therefore a great indicator of what is going on in the body. This will tell the state of health. Any substance that makes blood impure therefore is a poison that can cause sickness and eventually death. Without good blood there cannot be good health. However, avoiding all substances that can poison the blood is impossible in this present world. God has put into our body specific procedures to clean the blood. Today we want to look at this mechanism that cleans the blood and protects us from poisoning our body.
Since we cannot totally avoid ingesting substances that make our blood impure, how does our body clean itself out?
There are specific organs of the human system that are responsible for preserving and maintaining the purity of the blood. When the blood is cleansed and vitalized, it carries life and vigor to every part of the system; therefore, the purity of the blood within the human organism is dependent on the harmonious working relationships between the eliminator or excretory organs. Our body cleans itself out if we carefully, by right habits preserve the life force, keeping the delicate mechanism of the body in order. Then the result is health.
Question is, do we have a part to play to help our organs do their delicate work well?
Absolutely! God has endowed us with a certain amount of vital force. He has also formed us with organs suited to maintain the various functions of life, and He designed that these organs would work together in harmony. If we carefully preserve the life force, and keep the delicate mechanism of the body in order, the result is health; but if the vital force is too rapidly exhausted, the nervous system borrows power for the present use from its resources of strength, and when one organ is injured, all are affected. Nature bears much abuse without apparent resistance; she then arouses and makes a determined effort to remove the effects of the ill treatment she has suffered. Her efforts to correct these conditions are often manifest in fever and various other forms of sickness.
Which organs are specifically in charge of this cleaning work?
They are called the seven channels of elimination. They are the lungs, kidneys, lymphatic system, blood, skin, liver and colon. These are the organs that help to keep the blood in a purified condition.
Let's take a look at each of these organs that we may appreciate how they do their work and also that we may know how best to enhance their work for optimum health.
The first are your lungs. The lungs are regulated by a center in our brain directing the lungs to send out into the body life giving supplies and receive back the wastes. The lungs oxygenate all the cells while also serving as the garbage (Dust bin) dump. So it’s the lungs that rid our cells of carbon dioxide, which forms from the wastes of metabolism (i.e. Processing of our food). The amount of CO2 determines the rate of breathing. Deep breathing and full exhalation and physical exercise is a simple habit that can be cultivated to enhance Oxygen - O2 intake and Carbondioxide - CO2 removal. “Trees are the earth’s lungs, and rustling leaves their breathing” says Dr. Rudolf Hauschka. Green leaves feed upon carbon monoxide, the toxic, sometimes-incomplete combustion of petroleum and other products. Green leaves provide excellent source of Vitamin A, so necessary to maintain elasticity in lung membranes.
Ever wondered why we yawn?
As breathing is unceasing, so should prayer. The Bible says pray without ceasing” 1 Thess. 5:17. God’s design for breathing is the same for praying. It is to become an automatic response. Our brain uses 25% of the oxygen brought in through the lungs. When there’s a deficiency the urge to take a deep breath is to yawn. It is the brain calling for more oxygen. When feel deficiency in anyway we should pray to God for help.
The second organ of elimination are the Kidneys.
The Kidneys. The ability to live efficiently and happily is directly related to the amount of water we drink. Life ceases when about 20% water is lost. The lungs clean the blood by removing CO2. This fresh oxygenated blood is pumped into the heart. The two major arteries- (blood vessels)- carry the blood into the kidneys at a rate of 530 gallons or (2,000 liters) every 24 hours. The average adult has only about 1 1/2 gallons or (5 liters) of blood, so one’s total blood supply goes through the kidneys about 400 times every 24 hours. This constant pumping action keeps the body and the heart well. It is by drinking enough water every day, that the kidneys can do their job. On warm days we will need more water. In order to maintain water balance an adult need to drink 5 or 8 glasses. It is safer to drink more than that- even twice that amount. Except there’s a heart or kidney failure. The kidneys will get rid of any excess water. 10 glasses of water is recommend per day. But for the fact that the kidneys do the recycling, as much as 800 glasses of water would be needed a day. Thirst in humans is not an accurate indication of the body’s need for water. So, don’t wait until you are thirsty.
What is a suggested routine to get the water in?
For optimum hydration everyone should get in the habit of drinking two - four glasses of water when you first get up in the morning. It is best not to drink at mealtime, especially iced water. Allow the period of 15 minutes or more before mealtime and one hour or more after meals for the digestive function to get under way. Water dilutes the digestive juices, makes the food-mix in the stomach too thin, and otherwise impairs digestion. Between breakfast and lunch drink at least two glasses of water. In between lunch and dinner another two, then another one or two before retiring. Drink more on warm days. If you feel hungry before mealtime drink water instead of snacking.
Water is a powerful and indispensable cleanser used by the kidney to clean our blood.
The Lymphatic system.
Our third body janitor or cleaning crewmember is the lymphatic system. The lymph or tissue fluid is a clear, transparent fluid that surrounds every cell in the body. The primary purpose of the lymphatic system is to drain away from the tissues any extra protein, which has escaped from the blood vessels, and ultimately to return it to the blood. There are nodes along lymphatic vessels that get enlarged when the body’s burden of toxins becomes greater than the lymphatic system can wall off and process.
Is there any way to help the enlarged nodes?
Instead of surgical procedure as is sometimes done when misdiagnosed, you can eliminate heavy protein from the diet temporarily, by cleansing and resting the system with a simplified diet or a short juice fast, which detoxifies the body system, and will often resolve the problem.
In the next article, we shall address the other eliminatory channels.
Health is not the result of chance, but of obedience to the laws of health.
