Dealing with Damp Heat in the Lower Burner (including Herpes, Chlamydia and other Sexually Transmitted Diseases)
Notice: The information presented here is provided for any of us choosing to take full responsibility for our health and wellness. Each of us is fully responsible for finding means of healing which work.
The information presented here is derived from three sources: 1) Paul Pitchford, author of Healing With Whole Foods, revised edition, specifically pages 399 - 400; Pitchford cautions that use of his recommendations should not limit one's pursuit of allopathic medical care (medical drugs); some forms of sexually transmitted disease, including syphilis, can lead to blindness or death. 2) Aajonus Vonderplanitz, author of Primal Diet, revised edition, 2005, specifically pages 271 - 272). Mo Lohaus, author of Eating Awake, currently in revision.
1) Pitchford: Herbal teas. Equal parts of: Sarsaparilla, Dandelion and Gentian roots, decocted (boiled). If stools become loose, use ony Sarsaparilla. Sarsaparilla is a diaphoretic (induces sweating), Dandelion is blood purifier, and Gentian helps oxygenate the tissues.
Diet: Avoid all intoxicants (including coffee and tobacco), all concentrated sweeteners (except stevia), all fruits (including tomato), all nuts (especially peanuts), and oil bearing seeds (including sesame, but excluding flax, and its cold pressed oil). Avoid spirulina, but Chlorella and Wild Blue Green Algae are useful. Practice exacting food combining -- one food per meal, with the addition of green and non-starchy vegetables if desired.
Other therapies: Oxygenation and ozone can be helpful.
Topical: Bathe in strong black tea during outbursts.
Course of treatment: At least 6 months. If no lesions have appeared for 6 weeks prior to the 6 month mark, gently adding small amounts of fruit, goat dairy or other animal products may be attempted.
2) Vonderplanitz:
«Herpes is an inflamation of the skin or mucous membranes characterized by clusters of blisters that seem to spread. This is sometimes a condition that results from taking medication during chicken pox, or from taking the small pox vaccine. Another cause is a very high adrenaline saturation (volatile toxic condition) in the nerve endings.
«For six weeks, drinking 1 level teaspoon of powdered sun-dried clay in 2 - 6 ounces of mineral water or fresh raw juice helps attract and absorb toxins that cause herpes. Eating raw fresh fish and raw chicken several times weekly with no-salt-added raw cheese and an equal portion of unsalted raw butter for eight weeks helps soothe and heal the nerves. Eating fresh raw unripe pineapple with unheated honey relieves soreness. For many years thereafter, and in general, following a balanced primal diet, mainly utilizing alkalizing foods, helps heal the liver and other affected areas. See Alkalizing Foods, page 178.»
«Alkalizing Food neutralizes acidity and volatile toxins, refreshing an acidic and toxic body. Except for wheat grass juice, all edible raw fresh vegetable juices, raw fruits and raw fresh fruit puree are alkalizing. Raw fresh tomatoes, raw fresh figs, raw fresh pineapple, raw fresh lemons and raw fresh parsley are the most alkalizing. Alkalizing foods do not need to be eaten together or eaten exclusively except for during particular ailments. But if they are included -- when you desire them or have a toxic problem -- in a balanced raw diet, physical, emotional and mental life will be easier. Although tomatoes, apples, citrus fruit and raw unpasteurized apple cider vinegar are considered acidic, they alkalize the blood and body. See pages 201 and 213 - 216 about acidic and volatile toxic compounds.»
3) Lohaus:
The recommendation about clay -- use french green -- is an excellent one. Clay is very highly negatively charged and has a huge surface area -- it has been used for millennia to attract, bond and remove many toxic substances and disruptive biological agents from the human body. Use clay in water every day for six to eight weeks.
The herbal formula may work well. Drying and cooling herbs like Dandelion may work well for those of us who are not too thin or cold already. Paul's herbal formulas tend to be very effective. Use this tea at least twice a day for three weeks, then one week off. If desired, do another course. Using a dissolved oxygen product between meals (like Aerobic 07) may be very useful too.
Both of these formulas address the issue of the liver -- in most systemic infection there is impaired liver function. The recommendations to avoid all fruit, alcohol and sweeteners fit in with this -- the liver can produce its own carbohydrates, and when functioning well, will. Carbohydrate consumption can throw the liver off, and actively feeds parasitic infections. Any food which cannot be fully digested will leave digestive wastes which can be used by our infections as fuel. Paul's recommendations about narrowing the range of a vegan diet are a good one, and do not conflict with some of Aajonus' recommendations: Most raw animal foods are digested extremely efficiently. But eat them alone. No raw dairy with other animal meats as Aajonus recommends. His clients tend to show patterns of dampness -- a direct result of poor food combining, especially involving sweet foods (in Taoist medicine butter and cream are concentrated sweets).
Similarly, Aajonus' recommendations about alkalizing juices are excellent -- but avoid the fruit juices. Celery, parsley and romaine lettuce can be plenty alkalizing. Adding chlorella or wild blue green algae, with artichoke extract (Jarrow artichoke 500) could make a very alkalizing, cleansing morning or evening drink. Very bitter citrus (limes, lemons (not Meyer lemons, which are half oranges), grapefruit) and pineapple MIGHT be tolerable or useful -- use a few drops of juice in a glass of water as alkalizers.
How about alkalizing foods? Mung bean sprouts are excellent. Soak them for 24 - 48 hours, then soak and rinse them 3 times a day. As soon as they rootlet separates from the seed they can be eaten -- very crispy and tasty. Make them by the pound. Mung beans and aduki beans are both drying and purifying. Mungs particularly dry damp heat. Mix them in a salad with cucumbers, raw sauerkraut, traditional pickles, lettuce and onion family vegetables. Dress with extra virgin olive oil or flax oil. They can be eaten in volume.
Nuts have a high arginine level and can be a problem. Sunflower seeds, fresh, raw, shelled and sprouted, might be fine. Especially if sprouted and cultured into sunflower cheese. See Eating Awake for the recipe. Sprouted sesame seeds might be fine too -- though they are warming, especially in a salad with mung bean sprouts and some soaked seaweeds -- like kombu or wakame. Seaweeds tend to be cooling and alkalizing. Spirulina is exceptional due to its polysaccharide cell wall and thus should be avoided. Dulse is rich in iodine and might be useful.
Tofu is also cooling and alkalizing. Most soymilk and ricemilk are sweetened and WAY TOO SWEET. The only soy sauce to even consider is Nama Shoyu, which is a true probiotic. Due to allergies to soy, it might be best to avoid soy entirely. Any inflammation will only perpetuate the infection.
A mild vegan probiotic is miso. It is possible to get barley miso, instead of soy. Use unpasteurized and be sure not to cook it. Simmer onions and other veggies in a little extra virgin olive oil then add water. Bring close to boiling, turn off the heat, add a big whopper tablespoon or two of miso. Allow to soften five minutes and stir in well. Avoid metal pots and utensils if possible.
The entire garlic family has both probiotic and antiviral properties. Unfortunately, they are strongly warming. See if they work for you. Their high sulfur content tends to be purifying. An alternative source of useful sulfur is MSM -- methyl sulfonyl methane -- a supplement used in joint injuries. It occurs naturally in many foods, and the supplement is derived from pine trees. It shows excellent results for those of us in chronic pain and has shown no side effects. OptiSim MSM from Jarrow. Just throw a teaspoon in a glass of water a few times a day and notice the results.
If the garlic family seem helpful -- Garlic, Onions, Chives, Green Onions -- they are most potent when eaten raw. Onions are the easiest to eat in volume. Make a wrap out of hummus or bean dip in either lettuce or a nori sheet. Load on the chopped onions. Do this several times a day. Onions can also be juiced with celery or cabbage. A little goes a long way.
Mushrooms may be useful too. Maitake, shitake, and oyster all have documented anti-viral properties; they are best eaten raw. Mushrooms are often too cooling for vegans.
If they feel right, use them.
Foods rich in sulfur are all good: Cabbage, Rutabagas, Leeks, Onions, Turnips, Kale. Raw or juiced they are outstanding. Mix them with celery or romaine lettuce when juicing and they will be more mild.
When confronted with viral infection, avoid sweets, sweeteners, fruit, dried fruit, fruit juice, carrot juice, beet juice, apple juice, sweetened cranberry juice, cooked carrots, parsnips, beets or squash, etc. For hydration use celery juice -- it specifically dries dampness, which includes many infections.
Grated cabbage can be used as a poultice on viral infections on the skin. Green clay can be a useful pack as well. Garlic can be chopped fine and placed in a small vial
of olive oil and used topically as well -- probably too hot for the mouth or genitals, though it works great on earaches as well as skin fungus.
Vinegar in salads may or may not be a good idea -- it is warming as well as alkalizing. Generally, raw unsalted sauerkraut is very helpful.
Avoiding yeast and wheat is definitely a good idea when confronting infection. Millet is a much better grain for those of us in this situation. Soak it for hours then rinse it until the white coating is totally released and the water runs clear thru it, before cooking. Once it is cooked it can be refried in a pan with olive oil, whole unrefined sea salt and onions: yum!
A final herbal asset might be burdock root. Burdock is very powerful immune cleanser. Rather than using dry herbs, if the fresh root is available, small quantities, say one cubic inch, in a daily green drink, might be very useful. More if it feels good. Both burdock and sunchoke, tubers indigenous to the Americas, have potent healing properties and are kind in cases of lymphatic / immune problems.
Finding purifying cleansing foods and fluids can be key in removing viral infections. The balancing piece is the inclusion of nourishing fats and protein to rebuild the cells. Many of us require more fat and protein than we get. Paleos can simply eat more raw fish or chicken, raw cheese, beef or butter -- eggs are very moistening and might be best suspended until signs of dampness have passed. Vegans must often be more deliberate, because vegetable foods do not contain balanced amino acids, from which protein is synthesized. Rich fat sources are also scarce in vegan diet. Using sprouted or cultured sunflower seeds, sprouted sesame seeds, sprouted mung beans, seaweeds and flax oil can be very important for vegans. Miso soup with tofu. Cultured hummus and bean dip. By cutting out most carbohydrates we become aware that we are truly hungry. It is important to feed that hunger. By balancing building and cleansing foods we may purify ourcells effectively -- often the crucial step after figuring out what to cut out from our diet is the step of deciding what to actively include. We must choose to nourish ourcells. Start there.
Notice: The information presented here is provided for any of us choosing to take full responsibility for our health and wellness. Each of us is fully responsible for finding means of healing which work.
The information presented here is derived from three sources: 1) Paul Pitchford, author of Healing With Whole Foods, revised edition, specifically pages 399 - 400; Pitchford cautions that use of his recommendations should not limit one's pursuit of allopathic medical care (medical drugs); some forms of sexually transmitted disease, including syphilis, can lead to blindness or death. 2) Aajonus Vonderplanitz, author of Primal Diet, revised edition, 2005, specifically pages 271 - 272). Mo Lohaus, author of Eating Awake, currently in revision.
1) Pitchford: Herbal teas. Equal parts of: Sarsaparilla, Dandelion and Gentian roots, decocted (boiled). If stools become loose, use ony Sarsaparilla. Sarsaparilla is a diaphoretic (induces sweating), Dandelion is blood purifier, and Gentian helps oxygenate the tissues.
Diet: Avoid all intoxicants (including coffee and tobacco), all concentrated sweeteners (except stevia), all fruits (including tomato), all nuts (especially peanuts), and oil bearing seeds (including sesame, but excluding flax, and its cold pressed oil). Avoid spirulina, but Chlorella and Wild Blue Green Algae are useful. Practice exacting food combining -- one food per meal, with the addition of green and non-starchy vegetables if desired.
Other therapies: Oxygenation and ozone can be helpful.
Topical: Bathe in strong black tea during outbursts.
Course of treatment: At least 6 months. If no lesions have appeared for 6 weeks prior to the 6 month mark, gently adding small amounts of fruit, goat dairy or other animal products may be attempted.
2) Vonderplanitz:
«Herpes is an inflamation of the skin or mucous membranes characterized by clusters of blisters that seem to spread. This is sometimes a condition that results from taking medication during chicken pox, or from taking the small pox vaccine. Another cause is a very high adrenaline saturation (volatile toxic condition) in the nerve endings.
«For six weeks, drinking 1 level teaspoon of powdered sun-dried clay in 2 - 6 ounces of mineral water or fresh raw juice helps attract and absorb toxins that cause herpes. Eating raw fresh fish and raw chicken several times weekly with no-salt-added raw cheese and an equal portion of unsalted raw butter for eight weeks helps soothe and heal the nerves. Eating fresh raw unripe pineapple with unheated honey relieves soreness. For many years thereafter, and in general, following a balanced primal diet, mainly utilizing alkalizing foods, helps heal the liver and other affected areas. See Alkalizing Foods, page 178.»
«Alkalizing Food neutralizes acidity and volatile toxins, refreshing an acidic and toxic body. Except for wheat grass juice, all edible raw fresh vegetable juices, raw fruits and raw fresh fruit puree are alkalizing. Raw fresh tomatoes, raw fresh figs, raw fresh pineapple, raw fresh lemons and raw fresh parsley are the most alkalizing. Alkalizing foods do not need to be eaten together or eaten exclusively except for during particular ailments. But if they are included -- when you desire them or have a toxic problem -- in a balanced raw diet, physical, emotional and mental life will be easier. Although tomatoes, apples, citrus fruit and raw unpasteurized apple cider vinegar are considered acidic, they alkalize the blood and body. See pages 201 and 213 - 216 about acidic and volatile toxic compounds.»
3) Lohaus:
The recommendation about clay -- use french green -- is an excellent one. Clay is very highly negatively charged and has a huge surface area -- it has been used for millennia to attract, bond and remove many toxic substances and disruptive biological agents from the human body. Use clay in water every day for six to eight weeks.
The herbal formula may work well. Drying and cooling herbs like Dandelion may work well for those of us who are not too thin or cold already. Paul's herbal formulas tend to be very effective. Use this tea at least twice a day for three weeks, then one week off. If desired, do another course. Using a dissolved oxygen product between meals (like Aerobic 07) may be very useful too.
Both of these formulas address the issue of the liver -- in most systemic infection there is impaired liver function. The recommendations to avoid all fruit, alcohol and sweeteners fit in with this -- the liver can produce its own carbohydrates, and when functioning well, will. Carbohydrate consumption can throw the liver off, and actively feeds parasitic infections. Any food which cannot be fully digested will leave digestive wastes which can be used by our infections as fuel. Paul's recommendations about narrowing the range of a vegan diet are a good one, and do not conflict with some of Aajonus' recommendations: Most raw animal foods are digested extremely efficiently. But eat them alone. No raw dairy with other animal meats as Aajonus recommends. His clients tend to show patterns of dampness -- a direct result of poor food combining, especially involving sweet foods (in Taoist medicine butter and cream are concentrated sweets).
Similarly, Aajonus' recommendations about alkalizing juices are excellent -- but avoid the fruit juices. Celery, parsley and romaine lettuce can be plenty alkalizing. Adding chlorella or wild blue green algae, with artichoke extract (Jarrow artichoke 500) could make a very alkalizing, cleansing morning or evening drink. Very bitter citrus (limes, lemons (not Meyer lemons, which are half oranges), grapefruit) and pineapple MIGHT be tolerable or useful -- use a few drops of juice in a glass of water as alkalizers.
How about alkalizing foods? Mung bean sprouts are excellent. Soak them for 24 - 48 hours, then soak and rinse them 3 times a day. As soon as they rootlet separates from the seed they can be eaten -- very crispy and tasty. Make them by the pound. Mung beans and aduki beans are both drying and purifying. Mungs particularly dry damp heat. Mix them in a salad with cucumbers, raw sauerkraut, traditional pickles, lettuce and onion family vegetables. Dress with extra virgin olive oil or flax oil. They can be eaten in volume.
Nuts have a high arginine level and can be a problem. Sunflower seeds, fresh, raw, shelled and sprouted, might be fine. Especially if sprouted and cultured into sunflower cheese. See Eating Awake for the recipe. Sprouted sesame seeds might be fine too -- though they are warming, especially in a salad with mung bean sprouts and some soaked seaweeds -- like kombu or wakame. Seaweeds tend to be cooling and alkalizing. Spirulina is exceptional due to its polysaccharide cell wall and thus should be avoided. Dulse is rich in iodine and might be useful.
Tofu is also cooling and alkalizing. Most soymilk and ricemilk are sweetened and WAY TOO SWEET. The only soy sauce to even consider is Nama Shoyu, which is a true probiotic. Due to allergies to soy, it might be best to avoid soy entirely. Any inflammation will only perpetuate the infection.
A mild vegan probiotic is miso. It is possible to get barley miso, instead of soy. Use unpasteurized and be sure not to cook it. Simmer onions and other veggies in a little extra virgin olive oil then add water. Bring close to boiling, turn off the heat, add a big whopper tablespoon or two of miso. Allow to soften five minutes and stir in well. Avoid metal pots and utensils if possible.
The entire garlic family has both probiotic and antiviral properties. Unfortunately, they are strongly warming. See if they work for you. Their high sulfur content tends to be purifying. An alternative source of useful sulfur is MSM -- methyl sulfonyl methane -- a supplement used in joint injuries. It occurs naturally in many foods, and the supplement is derived from pine trees. It shows excellent results for those of us in chronic pain and has shown no side effects. OptiSim MSM from Jarrow. Just throw a teaspoon in a glass of water a few times a day and notice the results.
If the garlic family seem helpful -- Garlic, Onions, Chives, Green Onions -- they are most potent when eaten raw. Onions are the easiest to eat in volume. Make a wrap out of hummus or bean dip in either lettuce or a nori sheet. Load on the chopped onions. Do this several times a day. Onions can also be juiced with celery or cabbage. A little goes a long way.
Mushrooms may be useful too. Maitake, shitake, and oyster all have documented anti-viral properties; they are best eaten raw. Mushrooms are often too cooling for vegans.
If they feel right, use them.
Foods rich in sulfur are all good: Cabbage, Rutabagas, Leeks, Onions, Turnips, Kale. Raw or juiced they are outstanding. Mix them with celery or romaine lettuce when juicing and they will be more mild.
When confronted with viral infection, avoid sweets, sweeteners, fruit, dried fruit, fruit juice, carrot juice, beet juice, apple juice, sweetened cranberry juice, cooked carrots, parsnips, beets or squash, etc. For hydration use celery juice -- it specifically dries dampness, which includes many infections.
Grated cabbage can be used as a poultice on viral infections on the skin. Green clay can be a useful pack as well. Garlic can be chopped fine and placed in a small vial
of olive oil and used topically as well -- probably too hot for the mouth or genitals, though it works great on earaches as well as skin fungus.
Vinegar in salads may or may not be a good idea -- it is warming as well as alkalizing. Generally, raw unsalted sauerkraut is very helpful.
Avoiding yeast and wheat is definitely a good idea when confronting infection. Millet is a much better grain for those of us in this situation. Soak it for hours then rinse it until the white coating is totally released and the water runs clear thru it, before cooking. Once it is cooked it can be refried in a pan with olive oil, whole unrefined sea salt and onions: yum!
A final herbal asset might be burdock root. Burdock is very powerful immune cleanser. Rather than using dry herbs, if the fresh root is available, small quantities, say one cubic inch, in a daily green drink, might be very useful. More if it feels good. Both burdock and sunchoke, tubers indigenous to the Americas, have potent healing properties and are kind in cases of lymphatic / immune problems.
Finding purifying cleansing foods and fluids can be key in removing viral infections. The balancing piece is the inclusion of nourishing fats and protein to rebuild the cells. Many of us require more fat and protein than we get. Paleos can simply eat more raw fish or chicken, raw cheese, beef or butter -- eggs are very moistening and might be best suspended until signs of dampness have passed. Vegans must often be more deliberate, because vegetable foods do not contain balanced amino acids, from which protein is synthesized. Rich fat sources are also scarce in vegan diet. Using sprouted or cultured sunflower seeds, sprouted sesame seeds, sprouted mung beans, seaweeds and flax oil can be very important for vegans. Miso soup with tofu. Cultured hummus and bean dip. By cutting out most carbohydrates we become aware that we are truly hungry. It is important to feed that hunger. By balancing building and cleansing foods we may purify ourcells effectively -- often the crucial step after figuring out what to cut out from our diet is the step of deciding what to actively include. We must choose to nourish ourcells. Start there.
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