Wednesday, February 21, 2007

tapeworm tummy?



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http://www.mayoclinic.com/
Are Parasites living inside you?
Parasites could actually be lurking inside us. What’s even more shocking is that among the different colors and shapes people often notice various forms of parasites.
Are you carrying parasites around in your body?
This is unfortunately a lot more frequent than most would like to believe. According to United Nations data:
“Overall, about 1.5 billion people have roundworms, making it the third most common human infection in the world. Whipworm infects 1 billion people… More than 1.3 billion people carry hookworm in their gut, and 265 million people are infected with schistosomes.”(10)
Most parasitic-related disorders occur in developing countries, but the rate in North America is skyrocketing. An astounding number of people would test positive for parasites. This is from the Parasitology Department of the University of Cambridge, England: “Pinworm. An extremely common nematode infection, particularly in temperate areas such as Western Europe and North America… It has been estimated that the annual incidence of infection is over 200 million, this probably being a conservative figure. Samples of caucasian children in the USA and Canada have shown incidences of infection of 30% to 80%, with similar levels in Europe.”
Humans can actually play host to more than a hundred different types of parasites, ranging from microscopic ones to tapeworms that are several feet long. Contrary to popular belief, parasites are not restricted to our colon alone, but can be found in any other part of the body - in the lungs, the liver, in the muscles and joints, in the esophagus, the brain, the blood, the skin and even in the eyes!
We may all have parasites if we drink contaminated water, eat undercooked meats, improperly washed fruits and vegetables or have an infected pet.
If antibiotics are used too much it lowers the body’s resistance and interferes with our good intestinal flora. Most microbes will not hurt us because our immune system protects us, but others cause infection. Helminths are one of the largest parasites and if they or their eggs enter the body they move in. They reside in your intestinal tract, lungs, liver, skin or brain and live off the nutrients in your body. Helminths include tapeworms and roundworms and range in length from 6 to 14 inches. but can grow to be 25 feet or longer. Tapeworms are made up of hundreds of segments, each of which is capable of breaking off and developing into a new tapeworm.
I know people with parasites and as I do this research I have as much chance having them as not. Many try to remove them the natural way, but rumor is it’s not as effective.
It all seems to be related to a unhealthy diet. So have a v-8.

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