| One of the great myths of the past two centuries is | | | | off. You can stop eating iceberg lettuce or you can |
| the one about how you must travel to a third world | | | | plane to eliminate parasites on a regular basis. A |
| country to get parasites. For Americans, Mexico | | | | quarterly elimination routine is recommended.Lettuce is |
| usually gets the brunt of the finger-pointing. However, | | | | not the only food that serves up parasites and |
| the myth is only a fable.Where-ever you are on the | | | | parasite eggs to you. Many meats, vegetables, and |
| globe, if you breathe the air, eat the food, or drink the | | | | fruits are carriers of both. Example, Trichinosis is a |
| water, you probably are getting parasites constantly. | | | | worm you get from eating pork, bear meat, and |
| While it is highly unlikely anyone is going to knowingly | | | | several other wild animals. They can be killed by |
| eat a three foot long tape worm, those who have had | | | | thorough cooking as they cannot withstand enormous |
| this problem, will tell you it is no laughing matter. Such | | | | temperatures. This is not true of all parasites. Note this |
| worms do exist and some do exist in someone's | | | | one, though, because the result of getting this parasite |
| intestine.A second myth is that all parasites are worms | | | | is not only extremely painful, it is very serious, even |
| and visible. Neither is true. Parasites come in an almost | | | | deadly.We have only recently begun to see publicized |
| infinite variety and most are microscopic. Being small | | | | that there are also parasites that are found in far too |
| does not make them less dangerous and it does | | | | many birds we normally eat without much thought of |
| make them easier to get. Many are floating in the air | | | | danger.Before panic, just keep in mind that this is not |
| and you can get them by merely inhaling in an area | | | | new with our century. This has been the plight of |
| where they are prevalent. Your air filter will eliminate a | | | | mankind since the beginning of time. What you will |
| lot of them, but not all. Cigarette smoke gets through | | | | need to do is find a good parasite killer, of which there |
| your filter and its particles are larger than many of the | | | | are many in the herbal and health food stores, and plan |
| parasites.Many of the parasites that are common and | | | | to go on a removal protocol regularly. The other thing |
| very widespread are those that you do not inhale or | | | | you can do is lose the attitude that Americans do not |
| ingest. You ingest the eggs and they hatch out in your | | | | have parasites.Author: Dr. Dennis Raney, N.D. This is a |
| intestine. A notorious source of such parasite eggs is | | | | serious, but normal health matter. For a more serious |
| iceberg lettuce. The lettuce grows as a lot of loose | | | | matter, and a lot more information, see my website, |
| leaves that later close into the familiar "head of lettuce" | | | | Raney, ND, CNHP, CNC. MS from Univ. of Texas at |
| with the insect eggs that have been laid on the leaves | | | | Dallas. |
| carefully folded inside. You can't see the eggs. You | | | | Nationally Certified Naturopathic Doctor. I worked |
| can't get to both sides of each leaf to wash the eggs | | | | mover ten years as a naturopathic doctor. |