Most people consume large amounts of irritants and stimulants in their diets, so called because these compounds irritate and stimulate tissue, causing excessive mucus production and hyper-or hypo-activity of these tissues (organs, glands, etc.). Eventually, because of this abuse, these tissues fail, leading to chronic and degenerative disorders. Some of the irritants that people consciously or unconsciously consume each day are black pepper, caffeine, salt, MSG, preservatives, chemical and refined sugars. The list can

get very long.

These compounds irritate the mucosa of the GI tract, causing mucus

discharge, which becomes congested and impacted. They also create

inflammation in the body, as most of them are acidic, or heat-producing, thus initiating an immune response. In the health field, however, Capsicum (cayenne pepper) is used by many for both high blood pressure and for increasing circulation. Cayenne pepper is not as irritating as black pepper. However, red pepper does stimulate the mucosa of the GI tract, which can cause excessive mucus production. Mucus congestion is at the heart of congestive conditions, including sinus congestion, bronchitis, pneumonia and

earaches. When an individual changes his or her lifestyle and begins to eat a raw, living-food diet, the body changes. The more raw food you consume, the more your body becomes pure and healthy. You will reach a point where you will not be able to eat pungent foods anymore. Cayenne pepper, onions and even garlic will become irritating to you.

Stimulants are one of man’s passions. We intake hundreds of pounds and/or gallons of these substances each year. Coffee, tea and soda are consumed like never before. These drinks (being high in tannins, alkaloids, sulfuric and phosphoric acids, and the like) not only stimulate tissues, but also damage them. Do you know what happens to concrete if you pour soda pop on it? It breaks it down. If you put a piece of meat into a glass of soda, what happens to the meat? The same thing—it deteriorates. Soda pop inflames and destroys the lining of your GI tract, not to mention the liver and

kidneys.

Coffee and commercial teas are also highly consumed today. These

drinks irritate and stimulate the liver, GI tract, heart, endocrine gland system, (thyroid, adrenals, pituitary, thymus, etc.), and the kidneys. Among healthenthusiasts, coffee enemas are also very

popular. I do not recommend these, however, because they are too stimulating to your intestines and liver. They only serve to stimulate these tissues, eventually causing extreme enervation and severe constipation. Use “good” herbal bowel regenerators that are onaddicting, and will clean and restore good bowel function

Chocolate is another stimulant that men, women and children love to consume. Chocolate is highly acidic and has a high oxalic acid content. When your body is acidic and you consume foods that are high in oxalates, these oxa-lates bind with ionic calcium causing calcium oxalate stones, such as kidney stones.

Alcohol and refined sugars are other stimulants that are highly consumed by people today. These are highly acidic and mucus-forming. Beer adds to the yeast overgrowth in people, which creates the desire for more refined sugars, keeping this wheel ever-turning. In diabetes, alcohol keeps the blood sugar elevated and stimulates the adrenal glands, causing further weaknesses. Of course, fermentation of food sugars in the stomach also causes alcohol.

Organic wine would be the only alcohol I would recommend, and very little of that.

Refined sugars are acid-forming and cause a great deal of mucus

production by the body. As previously stated, mucus becomes congestive leading to allergies, bronchitis, pneumonia, colds, flu, mumps, sinusitis, and all the “congestive” type conditions. Refined sugars, being acid-forming, also add to the inflammation of tissue.

Meat is also a well-known stimulant that is irritating and inflammatory to our tissues. As we noted in the last section, meat is full of antibiotics, hormones, nuclear wastes, steroids, adrenaline, pesticides, herbicides, and several other toxic chemicals. These substances are all stimulants, irritants and suppressors, all mixed together and found in the tissue of the meat. These chemicals (and adrenaline) can give you a temporary feeling of energy, only to make you more fatigued afterwards. Meat, being high in nitrogen, also pushes out calcium. Calcium and phosphorus need to be kept in balance. In meat, one finds a high phosphorus-to-calcium ratio, whereas vegetables have a balanced ratio between these two essential minerals.

The human intestinal tract is four times as long as that of a carnivore

(cats, etc.) with a thousand times more absorption ability. Since meat (flesh) protein putrefies very quickly, and since our intestinal tract is so long, meat putre- fies inside the body before we have a chance to eliminate it.

Putrefaction causes acidosis, which also inflames and eventually destroys cells. This, of course, invites different types of our “parasitic” friends. These types of parasites are very destructive to weakened cells, tissues, organs and glands. Meat also yields sulfuric and phosphoric acids, which are highly stimulating, inflammatory and destructive to tissue.

Energy should always be dynamic or cellular, never stimulated

externally. If you must consume stimulants for energy, this only goes to prove tissue weaknesses exist within you. In the long run, irritants and stimulants only weaken and destroy tissue (organs, glands). The nervous system (sympathetic, parasympathetic and autonomie) and the heart are especially hard hit with these. These substances cause palpitations and heart arrhythmias as well as neurological imbalances.

Free yourself and your body from stimulants and irritants and experience a world of dynamic energy—the cellular energy that explodes from healthy cells. Irritants and stimulants only serve as temporary energy, which in the long run, weakens and destroys your body. Stop consuming acidic irritants and stimulating foods that only serve to imprison you by making you a slave to the constant need for stimulation. These types of foods also make you weaker and more toxic. Animals do not ingest irritants or stimulants. Why

should we?  

Living is actually a struggle for fresh air. Keep the vast lung surface of the organism supplied with fresh, unpolluted air, and also observe all the other health rules, and there is no reason known to science why you should ever die.