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What Is A Parasite Cleanse?

Natural Health’s holistic beauty guru on why we should all do a parasite cleanse…

Oh my beautiful ladies… if I’ve ever written anything that I really think you need to hear, this would be it! But I must warn you, what I have to share may not be good for the weak of heart and tummy! My dearest friend Gina recently lost two stone and has had a full physical transformation. Her eyes are sparkling, her skin is radiant and glowing and her vitality restored. One can easily assume in La La Land perhaps surgery was involved but nothing of the sort!

Gina had been on a three-month parasite cleanse. I must say I have never known anyone to have that problem but the results from the cleanse are undeniable. I immediately begged her to tell me everything… leave no gory details out!

Parasites live in approximately 80 percent of the world’s population. That’s a scary number! Some parasites pass on their own while others breed more larvae inside your intestines and multiply – gross! Becoming infected with a parasite can be easy. One of the most common ways is by eating contaminated food or water. Undercooked meat is one way parasites can be transferred into your body. Another passage for parasites is through your skin and the bottom of your feet. Gina had intestinal parasites and, like most of us, thought that parasites make you lose weight. On the contrary! While some parasites will cause weight loss and that can often be a deadly sign, especially for children, most intestinal parasites can cause weight gain and bloating.

Symptom checklist

Here’s a list of symptoms to look out for: nausea, chronic diarrhea, intestinal cramps, dizziness, changes in appetite, vomiting, fowl-smelling gas, bloating, indigestion, allergies, loss of appetite, weakness and chronic fatigue, itching around the anus, weight loss, difficulty sleeping, itching on the soles of the feet, palpitations, anaemia, fatigue, muscle pain, conjunctivitis, swelling around the eyes, wheezing and coughing, constipation, skin conditions, mucus in your stool, nervousness, tumors, teeth grinding, blurred vision, numbing of legs and/or arms, fogginess and immune dysfunction.

The herbal route

Gina didn’t experience all these symptoms but more than half were on her checklist. However she went undiagnosed for nearly three years. Eventually she began to notice in her stools ‘dead skin shedding’ of tape worm. Her doctor informed her that she was infested with intestinal parasites and the skin rash and bumps on her elbows were parasites attempting to exit through her skin! Yikes and yuck! There are numerous prescribed antiparasitic drugs but Gina decided to go the homeopathic herbal route instead. The Life Tree Purify Para-Clean is an organic combined herbal cleanse that came highly recommended by her nutritionist and colonic doctor.

Though there are many different types of cleanses, The Life Tree Purify specifically targets parasites and kills their larva and does not contain the harmful ingredient, wormwood. There are numerous warnings and side effects with wormwood so, whatever you choose, make sure it is not an ingredient and that the cleanse is parasite specific. Gina experienced immediate results and she’s only three weeks into the cleanse – others may see results in six weeks. I highly recommend if you are experiencing more than five of the symptoms I have listed that you see your doctor. Furthermore, be sure whatever cleanse you choose that you do the recommended dosage to clean out the baby larvae – very important! Lastly, I probed Gina about why she went so long without seeing a doctor and her reason for dismissing most of her symptoms was ‘ageing’ – so ladies, don’t excuse your symptoms and if you have friends with similar problems and conditions, share this. You might be saving their life!

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Article by

Normandie Keith

Holistic beauty guru

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Article by

Normandie Keith

Holistic beauty guru

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