Toxemia
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Toxemia is another term for blood poisoning, or the presence in the bloodstream of quantities of bacteria or bacterial toxins sufficient to cause serious illness.
Toxemia of pregnancy is an old-fashioned and technically incorrect term for pre-eclampsia.
The condition, while not discovered by Dr. John Kellogg, M.D. was researched extensively by him. Kellogg showed that most disease is alleviated by a change in intestinal flora: bacteria that is in the intestines can either help or hinder the body. "Bad" bacteria produce toxins during the digestion of protein that poison the blood. Poor diet also favors harmful bacteria that can then infect other tissues in the body. The intestinal flora is changed by the diet of the individual, and is changed for the better, generally, with a well-balanced vegetarian diet that favors low-protein, laxative and high-fiber foods. This natural change in flora can be sped by enemas seeded with favorable bacteria, or by various regimins of specific foods designed to heal specific ailments.
See also
- [Autointoxication, or Intestinal Toxemia by Dr. John Harvey Kellogg, M.D. This foundational research into the role of intestinal flroa in disease and research into changing of the intestinal flora, will help anyone learn how to reverse the aging process, live a longer and healthier life, have greater endurance and be more mentally alert. It was first published by the Modern Medicine Publishing Co., of Battle Creek, Michigan in 1918 and republished by the Coastalfields Press in 2006. It is available for free online download and in a variety of affordable binding options.]
- Bacteremia
- Septicemia
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