| While it is common knowledge that parasites can | | | | Like all living organisms, parasites secrete waste |
| give us gastrointestinal problems such as diarrhea | | | | products. These parasite wastes add on to their |
| and vomiting, few people appreciate the | | | | hosts' toxic load and become stressors to our |
| connection between these microbes and chronic | | | | immune system. |
| disease outside the digestive tract such as | | | | Migration |
| arthritis, chronic fatigue syndrome, asthma, skin | | | | Parasites are capable of migrating from the |
| disorders and depression. | | | | intestines to organs, joints and muscles. |
| Parasites are able to produce downstream | | | | Cryptostrongylus pulmoni, a type of lung worm |
| symptoms outside the GI tract by way of | | | | discovered by Dr Larry Klapow, had shown up in |
| 1) direct injury to the gut lining, | | | | the sputum of 40% of his CFS (chronic fatigue |
| 2) releasing toxic by-products into the body, and | | | | syndrome) patients. Another type of parasite |
| 3) migration from the intestinal tract into the | | | | known as E.histolytica had been found to migrate |
| general circulation to other parts of the body. | | | | to the liver and is capable of causing weight loss |
| Gut lining injury | | | | and insomnia. In some cases of ulcerative colitis, |
| Some parasites directly invade the lining of the | | | | elimination of this parasite resolves the condition. |
| intestines. For instance tapeworms and | | | | Research Findings |
| roundworms attach themselves to the lining of | | | | A study reported in the Journal of Nutritional |
| the small intestine, resulting in intestinal bleeding | | | | Medicine revealed that out of over 400 chronic |
| which leads to loss of nutrients. Other types of | | | | fatigue immune deficiency syndrome (CFIDS) |
| parasites provoke allergic reactions that lead to | | | | patients in New York, an incredible 93 per cent |
| inflammation of the gut lining. Both contribute to | | | | had some form of parasitic infestation. Dr Leo |
| leaky gut syndrome, a condition whereby the | | | | Galland reported that 80% of CFIS patients |
| pores of the intestinal lining are opened too wide, | | | | showed significant improvement of fatigue after |
| allowing undigested food particles, environmental | | | | receiving treatment for infection by a type of |
| toxins and pathogens to enter the bloodstream. | | | | parasite known as Blastocystis hominis. |
| These foreign invaders overload our liver and also | | | | Many doctors and other health professionals now |
| accumulate in our organs, muscles, lymphatic | | | | believe that we may be seriously underestimating |
| system and nervous system, creating a wide | | | | parasites as contributors to chronic disease. |
| variety of disease conditions like arthritis, asthma, | | | | Fortunately, with the right herbal and nutritional |
| eczema, and chronic fatigue and memory loss. | | | | supplements, we can enjoy good health once |
| Toxic By-products | | | | again. |