Real Health Doesn't Stink Article

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Real Health Doesn't Stink

 

Sandra M. Yee, D.C.M.

 

http://www.camaweb.org./library/misc/stink_misc.php

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In the dazzlingly perfect world of advertising, human beings don't

sweat. We're not allowed to have wet rings spreading on our shirts

under our arms, and we're not supposed to smell, either. Perfumes,

deodorants and antiperspirants help mask or block bodily functions,

gestures of vanity that may cost us serious dis-ease in the future.

 

With skin being the largest organ of the human body, we must allow

the skin to breathe and release toxins through clear, open pores.

The function of antiperspirants is to block perspiration, one of the

body's major pathways of excretion. When we block the exit portals

of bodily wastes, we essentially keep the waste inside us.

 

Many people are self-conscious of excess or rank sweat underneath

the arms. Excess sweat anywhere on the body, including hands and

feet, gives signal to an unbalanced Lung Energy Meridian. The Lung

Meridian governs the respiratory system, skin, perspiration, lymph

nodes, and breasts. This grouping of tissues offers another

explanation for the possible connection between antiperspirant use

and so-called breast cancer; when one of the Lung Meridian's exits

is blocked (skin pores), the waste is trapped in related systems

(lymph nodes and then breasts).

 

Foul-smelling excretions act as personal alarms for internal

contamination. The Spleen Energy Meridian governs immunity, and

strong odors give evidence of an immune system working overtime to

rid the body of poisonous matter. Processed foods, refined sugars,

dairy products, animal flesh, tobacco, drugs, cosmetics, and

chemical contraceptives are toxins the body must break down and

excrete via the stool, urine, phlegm, and sweat. Bad breath, smelly

flatus, strong-smelling stool, urine, and sweat are all signs of a

body overloaded with toxins. Breath mints, perfumes, deodorants, and

air fresheners disguise the problem and allow us to resume the less-

than-healthy lifestyles that continue to pollute our systems.

 

Many Western researchers have refuted any link between

antiperspirants and so-called breast cancer, and many people will

believe only what Western science has proven true. For those wishing

to practice precaution, many natural alternatives arise to rescue us

from our deodorizing dilemma, from rock crystals to essential oils

to apple cider vinegar to organic cornstarch and baking soda. Yet

even these alternatives only camouflage perspiration disorders.

 

The question is: What constitutes a perspiration disorder? A natural

function of the human body, sweat helps to regulate body

temperature, hydrate the skin, and excrete waste matter. Each body

exudes its own scent, also known as pheromones, which act on the

subconscious to attract people to one another. Many cultures outside

the U.S. do little to cover up natural body odors. Putrid sweat, in

actuality, hides our natural essence. The healthy human body, freed

from poor diet and chemical ingestion, does not stink.

 

Perspiration disorders such as profuse sweat – and its opposite, no

sweat at all – can be corrected naturally by working with the Lung

Meridian, either through acupuncture or other energy medicines.

Offensive discharges, including sweat, can be helped through

balancing the Spleen Meridian.

 

Note, however, that the path to natural wellness usually requires

four simultaneous points of focus: (1) detoxification (cleansing

years of built-up toxins from the body); (2) elimination of cause

(no more junk food or cigarettes); (3) retraining the body to heal

itself (through energy balancing techniques such as herbs,

homeopathy, or acupuncture); and (4) institution of lifestyle and

nutritional changes that nurture instead of harm our bodies.

 

At this point, we need not enter the debate of whether

antiperspirants and deodorants contribute towards so-called cancer.

We will not have to wear any masking scents or blocks at all!

 

As perverse as this may sound to American, advertising-seduced

sensibilities, be thankful for the foul odors the body emits. This

is our warning, the body's cry for help; something is not right. In

these early stages, we can take natural, self-help measures to bring

our bodies back to balance, such as changing our diet, drinking more

water, switching to natural beauty products, and spending more time

in nature. In the late stages, the body is severely toxic and

requires more help to cleanse.

 

If the temples of our bodies smell, vermin may be running loose or

decaying inside. Hiding behind perfumes and incense is not the

answer. Clean out your temple. Be naked and unashamed of the body's

natural, self-healing functions.