"Essentially, the lymph system is that which clears out toxins, wastes, and poisonous material from the spaces between cells. The lymph empties into the bloodstream and thus the toxins collected by the lymph ducts ultimately must be filtered from the blood by the kidneys. When a person fasts, the lymph system collects far more waste material from intercellular regions than is normally the case, and this is the reason why headaches and kidney soreness are common among those fasting for the first time."
"Being the system used by the body to rid itself of wastes and toxins, any malfunction of the lymph system may be pointing to an unwillingness on the part of the individual to rid himself of 'wastes' in another sense -- the build-up of harmful habits, traits, or negativity which are common in those not motivated to cleanse or purify themselves. The refusal comes about usually due to a certain laziness or lack of concern on the part of the negative individual. He sees no reason why he should exert himself to become better or to stop deleterious habits or to halt negative patterns of action or thought."
"The laziness of such an attitude is perfectly reflected in the fact that the lymph system is, indeed, the most sluggish and slow of all the bodily systems. It has no pump like the heart to move the lymph along. It does not even represent a complete or closed circulatory system. It is simply a series of one-way ducts which ultimately dump their charge of toxin-laden lymph into the bloodstream at various points."
"Instead of having its own lymph-moving apparatus, the lymph system relies on other body organs to do its work: the muscles, the heart, and the lungs. Hence, since the lymph system is a 'tired' system in a sense, any tendency to feel 'tired of it all' or to be tired of some particular person, fact, or circumstance in one's life can easily bring about a disease which attacks the lymph system."
"The illness known as Mononucleosis is one of the main diseases of the lymph system, and it strikes only those who have become 'tired' of some person, facet, or thing in their lives or who have, in some manner, adopted an attitude of laziness or lack of concern in some area that needs work or effort."
"When one fasts, the body switches over to the 'fasting mode' in which stored impurities, toxins, and wastes lodged in and between the body cells become dislodged. These materials are then conveyed by the lymph system into the bloodstream, from which they are removed by the 4 principal eliminators of the body: the kidneys, lungs, bowels, and skin."
"Many who undertake a regime of bodily cleansing find that fasting gives them headaches. The headaches are caused primarily by the sudden increase in the level of toxins and wastes in the blood due to the dumping of these materials by the lymph system. Those who do not understand what is going on sometimes conclude that the headaches mean that they cannot fast. Nothing would be further from the truth. The headaches mean that the body's ability to go into the fasting mode is unimpaired and, moreover, that there is a great accumulation of toxic waste material in the body. If the headaches become unbearable, a modified fast can be undertaken, one that is not so severe."
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