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It
has now been scientifically shown that a natural purification
treatment can successfully eliminate environmentally
toxic substances such as polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB's)
and pesticides from the body, without damaging side
effects.
A
study at the Institute of Science, Technology and Public
Policy at Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield,
Iowa in collaboration with a special laboratory at Colorado
University demonstrated that classical Panchakarma treatment
eliminated up to 50% of the detectable toxins in the
blood.
Chemicals
injure health
The
world's largest facility for substance identification,
the Chemical Abstracts Service in Columbus, Ohio, USA,
currently has more than 13 million artificial substances
registered. At least 100,000 of these industrial commodities
combine into a chemical “soup” which we constantly absorb
through food, air and our skin. Experts calculate that
in Germany 30% of the population suffer from environmentally
induced diseases.
Most
of the toady's environmental toxins are lipophils that
accumulate in the fatty tissues of the body. These fat-soluble
toxins are associated with a range of diseases such
as hormone disruption, immune system suppression, allergies,
diseases of the liver and skin, various types of cancer,
neurological illness, reproductive disorders and deformities.
The
study
The study consisted of two parts: a cross-sectional
comparison and a longitudinal pre- and post- treatment.
It was designed to examine the level of contamination
by toxins in the population and the effectiveness of
Panchakarma treatment in eliminating these poisons.
Panchakarma
Treatment
Several modalities in the Ayurveda detoxification
procedure use non-toxic, lipophilic materials, such
as clarified butter in the oleation phase and herbalized
sesame oil in the massage and enema treatments. These
traditional methods are believed to sequentially loosen
and remove lipid soluble toxicants from their deposited
sites and stimulate their elimination.
The
cross-sectional study
88 subjects, age 45 years and older, participated in
the cross-sectional study: 48 had previously undergone
the detoxification procedure an average of 18 times
and 40 had not. Blood samples from both groups were
sent to the Analytical Laboratory in the Department
of Environmental Health at Colorado State University
that was blind to the
treatment
status of the subjects.
PCBs
and Pesticides Found in Blood Samples
Blood
samples from both cross-sectional groups were assayed
for 17 lipophilic toxicants, including 9 polychlorinated
biphenyl (PCB) congeners and 8 pesticides and metabolites,
such as DDE, a by-product of DDT. The specific PCBs
and pesticides that were studied had either been previously
linked to major health problems or had been of high
concern for their potential toxicity.
The
results showed that blood levels of PCBs and several
pesticides were significantly lower in the detoxification
group than in the controls.
The
longitudinal study
In
the longitudinal study, blood samples from 15 subjects
who participated in the Vedic Approach to Health Ayurvedic
detoxification procedure were assayed, pre- and post-treatment,
by Colombia State University Analytical Laboratory.
The
results of the two-month longitudinal study showed that
PCBs and Beta-HCH levels were reduced by 46 percent
and 58 percent respectively in the MVAH detoxification
group. Without this intervention, the expected drop
in PCBs and Beta-HCH over two months would be only a
fraction of one percent. Previously, no method had been
scientifically verified to reduce levels of these lipid-soluble
toxicants in the human body without causing negative
side effects.
Assessment
The study came to two conclusions:
1)
An alarming finding of the study was that PCB and DDE
levels appear to be unexpectedly high in the general
population, and may actually be increasing. This is
surprising since these toxicants were banned decades
ago in many countries. However they have not disappeared
from the environment since they have half-lives several
years in duration. Also they are still entering the
food chain through imports.
2)
Within days Panchakarma treatment eliminated
a large proportion of these fat-soluble toxins from
the body. Without this intervention, the expected drop
would be only a fraction of one percent.
Study
Shows Banned PCBs and Agrochemicals in Blood Reduced
50 Percent
By
Centuries-Old Detoxification Procedure.
Reference:
Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, (Sept./Oct.
2002),
Vol.
8, No. 5: pp. 93-103.
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