THE SEVEN CHANNELS OF ELIMINATION

LUNGS
The first breath that you took on entering this world, may have been the last complete inspiration and
expiration of air your lungs have probably known. This is the moment that conscious life begins, in the outside
world. From that moment on, breathing is regulated by a center located deep within our brains, it’s called the
“Respiratory center.”

Since oxygen is the first requirement for sentient life on this planet earth, GOD through nature planned well for
the continuing supply via the plants and trees. The brain alone commands about 25 percent of the total intake of
oxygen. The lungs are designed as cone-shaped spongy lobes; two lobes in the left lung, three in the right lung.
In adult males, the left lung weight is about 570 gms; the right 675 gms. Together they contain about
300,000,000 alveoli or air cells, similar to tooth sockets, Which have the ability to expand and contract.

Let us look at some of the interesting facts about our amazing air intake we call LUNGS.

• If the air sacks of the lungs were flattened out into a sheet it would contain 1,100 square feet (350 meters)
most of it would be blood capillaries. Through these capillaries walls pass oxygen into the blood and
carbonic acid out of the blood, by a process called osmosis which is made possible by water and minerals
which must be provided in the food and drink we take into our bodies. For this osmosis the lungs use
from a pint (1/2 a liter) to a quart (2 liters) of water daily.
• Five quarts (10 liters) of blood pass through the lungs every minute for these exchanges to be made.
• Thus the lungs send out into the body life giving supplies and receives back the wastes to clean again.
• The lungs rest upon the diaphragm, the apex rising from 2.5 to 5 cm, above the sternal end of the first rib,
the collar bone supported by an attachment to the hilum.
• The total respiratory surface averages around 350 feet, which will be called upon to expand and contract
18 times every minute. On the average, men have about 30 percent more capacity than women.

Where the lungs rest upon the diaphragm, the left lung is designed with an indentation for the heart, called a
cardiac depression. It is behind this where the hilum is located, through which blood vessels, lymphatics and
bronchi enter and leave the lung.

The Need of Oxygen

At one point, the alveolus, the blood, and the inspired air are separated only by a very thin wall or membrane
which allows oxygen and nitrogen to diffuse into the blood, and carbon dioxide and other gases to pass from the
blood to the alveoli. This wall is so thin that an electronic microscope is required for its examination. In the
linear measurement the wall is but 0.007-2.0 microns. A micron is a linear measurement equal to .001 cm.

Food and fluids can be stored in the body, but oxygen cannot. Deprived of oxygen for as little as four minutes,
the brain dies or becomes incapable of intelligent response. Oxygen is the first requirement for life on planet
earth. How can lung tissues serve opposing forces– oxygenating all the cells while also serving as a “garbage
dump” ? Its one of the miracles of God, inherent in the nature of the spongy, elastic, grayish thin tissue, formed
millions of tiny air sacks which can expand to many times their resting size.

As the blood returns from the cells, via the blood stream to the lungs, it is dispersed into the capillaries that
surround the alveoli. The blood is dark as it is fed into the smallest of the “circulatory helpers,” for it has left its
oxygen and taken on a full load of carbon dioxide, formed the wastes of metabolism. The tiny capillaries are so
small that millions of blood corpuscles go through in single file.
 In its journey through the capillaries and through the walls of the alveoli, the blood expels its carbon dioxide,
takes on a new supply of oxygen, and once again it restores to its beautiful healthful, bright red color. Like a
string of boxcars on a circular track, the blood flows out again to all the cells and organs, and repeats its
rhythmic life-supporting functions.

Yet it is not the amount of oxygen in the blood which determines or influences the rate of breathing: it is the
amount of carbon dioxide. Always balanced toward survival, nature knew that in the fight-or-flight syndrome,
increased physical exertion would cause the cells to burn excess fuel increasing the oxygen debt and the burden
of carbon dioxide.

Every Cell Must Have Renewed Oxygen

To increase the rate of breathing, and to ensure more oxygen to the cells, it is the carbon dioxide which sends
the message to the respiratory center in the brain, with the SOS to accelerate the number of breaths per minute.
A sudden chill, or fright, or even the joy of sacred music can stimulate similar neuromuscular responses.

Forced breathing, however, does not accomplish the same oxygen uptake and, if carried to extremes, can
precipitate dizziness, or even unconsciousness, as the lungs expand and a too-sudden draining of blood from the
veins of the heart can result.

Compare this with, when walking briskly, which signal the hypothalamus of the brain. Here the carbon
dioxide-oxygen cycle is natural.

Sedentary workers benefit from standing and walking, even a few steps, often during the day, while
consciously standing very erect, even stretching from the waist up, and exhaling by pushing the breath out until
the lower abdomen contracts.

Conversely, when breathing in, these same muscles should relax, pushing outward, to establish a rhythm
which also gives the liver a gentle massage.

Deep breathing and full exhalation can become a natural consequence of simple habits and rational exercise.
Don’t underestimate your hypothalamus, which has been programmed by nature to manufacture neurosecretions
for the control of many metabolic activities. In addition to the functions described, they include the
maintenance of water balance, sugar and fat metabolism, regulation of body temperature, and secretions of the
endocrine glands.

The hypothalamus plays and important part in integration of sympathetic and parasympathetic functions.

THE LEAFY DIET

Regarding diet, Dr, Rudolf Hauschka sheds light on the value of the leafy diet. As one comes into a green
sea of foliage, he wrote, the first reaction is to take a deep breath, because our subtle sense reacts to the
breathing going on in the leaves. “Trees are the earth’s lungs, and rustling leaves their breathing,” is the way he
so beautifully explains it.

Green leaves feed upon carbon monoxide, the toxic, sometimes incomplete combustion of petroleum (and
other) products. Lining freeways and highways with ivy, bushes and evergreens helps to minimize but not
indemnify for what is commonly called “smog.” Again, nature elevated the green leaf as guardian of survival,
for all life on planet earth depends directly or indirectly on grass.

Green leaves provide an excellent source of vitamin A, so necessary to maintain elasticity in lung membranes,
which are by nature very thin, because they must be able to expand and contract. They must also function as
two-way filters, and when they do not, emphysema may develop. Incomplete digestion (and poor diet selection)
coupled with free radicals and rancid fats can result in particles of matter which gradually close the “pores” of
alveoli, and the lungs loose their elasticity.

Since every centimeter of the 500 centimeters of air taken in by the 18 breaths per minute contains various
and numerous pollutants – everywhere on earth – it appears less than realistic to fail to give the lungs all the
support possible. Its the old “prevention is better” concept, and its common sense, backed by scientific
experiments.

Protective Nutrition

Its difficult to assign protective nutrients in the order of their importance, because of the many variables –
diet, inborn metabolic errors, location of residence, occupation, stresses, etc. – but it is known that vitamins A,
C, E, and foods high in iron do much to help detoxify poison substances. How much is enough? This varies
from individual to individual, since no two of us are alike.

The breath of life is more, much more, than the oxygen which keeps us alive. The lungs’ interrelationship
with all other functions in the body and the mind is complex, fascinating and mysterious. Never take it for
granted.

The relationship of the lungs to our spiritual life in Christ is quite interesting. Especially when we understand
the importance of a continual supply of air to the lungs as related to this scripture verse in 1st Thessalonians
5:17, “Pray without ceasing.”

In the Christian’s life, prayer has always been seen as essential as our every breath.
James Montgomery is quoted as saying:
“Prayer is the Christian’s vital breath,
The Christian’s native air;
His watchword at the gates of death -
He enters heaven with prayer.”

Like breath, prayer is to be upon our lips continually. Like breath, prayer is at first hard and difficult to the
new born Christian as to the new born babe. But God’s design for breathing is the same for praying. It is to
become an automatic response to the Christian, as natural as gasping is to the one who momentarily exerts
himself.

From time to time we all find ourselves yawning. Why do you yawn? Do you know? One interesting theory
is that since the brain uses at least 25% of the oxygen brought in through the lungs it sometimes sends a message
to the lower brain center responsible for the stability of our internal environment causing a response of deep
breathing. Almost like the brain is calling for extra oxygen to keep the fire going. Well, did you know that as
Christians, we also need to check in with God’s reality by taking special spiritual “yawn sessions.” Deep
breathing is so good for the body, try it for your spiritual life, strengthen your spiritual man, feel the difference.
You may say, “I already pray.” But remember since prayer is like breathing consider that few have died from
too much air. Yet many have died for want of it.

Jesus, in Luke 18:1-14, spoke parables for the purpose of saying that “men ought always to pray and not to
faint,” If we find ourselves fainting by the way let us remember that “He giveth power to the faint, and to them
that have no might He increaseth strength.

Isaiah 40:29. All we need to do is remember the importance of prayer and that famous poem, By Helen Steiner
Rice which begins like this:
“No one ever sought the Father
And found He was not there,
 And no burden is too heavy
To be lightened by a prayer…”

The Kidneys
Iguazu Falls must be one of the most spectacular sights in all the world. On the border between Brazil and
Argentina, it offers a panorama of waterfalls extending for thousands of feet. Along the trails overlooking this
awesome beauty, flocks of wild parrots shriek their welcome.

Eleanor Roosevelt was so impressed with Iguazu Falls that she wrote these words in the guest book at the
ranger station: “Poor Niagara!”

What does Iguazu Falls have to do with your kidneys? First, perhaps, is the fact that once you understand the
anatomy and function of the kidneys you will become aware that they are “fearfully and wonderfully made”;
that in their design and operation they, too, are something of a natural marvel. Secondly, Iguazu Falls and your
kidneys have something else in common — water!

Your health depends on many factors, but none is more important than water. How you use water will make
an important difference in your well-being, both in body and mind.

Fifty to 65 percent, or more, of your body weight is water. Your muscles are 75 percent water. Your brain is
between 70 and 85 percent water. Your bones may seem dense and rigid, but in their living state they are almost
50 percent water. Blood is 93 percent fluid.

Water in the body is found both within the tissue cells and in space surrounding the cells. The proper
proportion of water in these two areas is critical to health. This distribution of water is properly maintained by
healthy cell membranes, which allow exchange of fluid and certain minerals through a mechanism called
osmotic pressure. In good health the body has about 60 percent of its water inside the cells and 40 percent
outside the cells.

It is easy to see how important water is to your body. All of your body functions need water. Every tissue,
organ, and system operates in a liquid medium.

The circulation of your blood obviously needs water. So does your gearing, your seeing, and all of your
digestive functions — from production of saliva to bowel movement.

Your ability to live efficiently and happily is directly related to the amount of water you drink. The battery
of your car will not generate electricity if the water level is too low. Your body is even more dependent on
water than your car battery. Dehydration produces malfunction of the cells and tissues. In a dry battery you can
restore its function by adding water, However, life ceases when you lose about 20 percent of your body water.

A TOUR OF THE WATER WORKS

Most people don’t drink enough water. Understanding how your body uses water, may prompt you to drink
more.

While it sometimes appears that the water you drink goes straight through you, this really is not the case.
Let’s follow a glass of water in its journey through the body.

You are hard at work. Every move you make uses water. You blink — and water lubricates your eyes. You
swallow — and water coats your esophagus. You perspire and lose a little more water.
 Each breath you take lessens your body’s water supply. When you have lost about one percent of your body’s
weight in water, your body sends you a signal — you feel thirsty.

Frequently this signal is misinterpreted as hunger. The next time you are tempted to snack between meals, try
taking an 8-ounce glass of cool water, and this may be an answer to a weight problem.

Nothing else quenches thirst as does water. Iced tea, soda pops, cola drinks and alcoholic beverages only
contaminate the water with sugar and chemical stimulants. Take the real thing — pure, cool, refreshing water.

Absorption of water starts in the mouth and continues in the esophagus and stomach. Most of the water is
absorbed in the small intestine, where it goes directly into the blood stream. What remains passes into the colon
where further absorption occurs.

The water– charged blood travels up the portal vein to the liver. After traversing the microscopic liver
sinusoids it enters the inferior vena cava which conducts it to the right atrium of the heart. It continues to be
propelled by the heart through the right ventricle to the 70-square-meter surface of the lungs. Osmotic pressure
supplies the lung tissue with the water it needs for all its complex functions One of the lung’s vital functions is
to transport carbon dioxide from the air sacs to the bronchial passages from which it is exhaled, and to transport
oxygen from outside the body into the air sacs. This can be done only by dissolving these gasses in a liquid
medium. The solvent that does this is water.

The blood, cleansed by the lung’s action in removing carbon dioxide, and charged with fresh oxygen, is
pumped back into the left auricle, then into the heart’s left ventricle. From the left ventricle the blood passes
through the aorta, part going to the head, part to the upper extremities, most to the trunk and all its organs. What
is left goes to the lower extremities.

Two medium-sized arteries branch from the middle of the aorta and carry blood to the kidneys. These are
called renal arteries. The heart pumps blood through the renal arteries and kidneys at a rate of about 2,000
quarts every 24 hours Because the average adult has only about 5 quarts of blood, it is obvious that ones total
blood supply goes through the kidneys about 400 times every 24 hours.

This constant pumping action keeps you and your heart well. By drinking enough water every day, you help
your kidneys do their job. On warm days you will need more than on cool days.

YOUR RECYCLING CENTRE

If you did not have kidneys to recycle the water in your body, you would have to drink something like 800
glasses of water each day. Let me explain why.

The heart circulates its five quarts of blood about every minute. This means that every day the heart pumps
about 8,000 quarts, of which 2,000 go to the kidneys. Most of this blood goes to other surrounding tissues.
Two hundred quarts (of the 2,000) are passed through the 1.25 million microscopic filtering units (glomeruli) in
each kidney. However, only one and one-half quarts of this amount is excreted as urine. The rest of the 200
quarts is reabsorbed into the blood. As the water loss in the urine must also be replaced, the theoretical
replacement for the total is 200 quarts or 800 8-ounce glasses of water (four 8-ounce cups make one quart).
Thanks to the kidneys we do not have to drink all this water daily!

Other daily losses of water are through the skin (16 ounces), lungs (8 ounces), and the stool (about 8 ounces).
Fluctuations of water loss will occur with illness, activity, and temperature/humidity changes in the
environment.

The filtering mechanism of the kidneys is made up of millions of microscopic units called glomeruli, The
glomeruli recognize waste substances, such as urea, that need to be removed. They continually screen out other
minerals and chemicals. The kidney then reabsorbs into the blood the minerals it needs. In so doing it also
keeps the acid-base balance of the body at its optimal level.

If a certain area of your body needs more water, the kidney is able to provide it. For example, if you are
exercising and perspiring, the pituitary gland releases an antidiuretic chemical. This hormone signals the kidney
to allow more water to be reabsorbed into the blood, and this water is passed on to where it is needed. As a
result you observe a highly concentrated urine, a very important signal for drinking more water.

THE CAMEL COMPLEX

Just how much water does your body need each day? You need at least enough to replace what you lose. I
have already mentioned the average daily water loss — 48 ounces from the kidneys, 16 ounces from the skin, 8
ounces from the stool, and about 8 ounces from the lungs. This amounts to 80 ounces or ten eight-ounce
glasses.

You get about 32 ounces of water in the food you eat each day. Another eight ounces is produced in the
digestion and utilization of this food. This means that in order to maintain your water balance you need to drink
only five or six 8 –ounce glasses.

But it is safer to drink more than that — even twice that amount. Unless you have heart or kidney failure,
your kidneys will get rid of any water you don’t need.

On the other hand, thirst in humans is not an accurate indication of the body’s need for water. Most animals,
after a period of water restriction, or excess loss by activity, will replace all their water needs when given the
chance to drink. Humans replace only about two-thirds of their need. It takes forced drinking to supply the
other third.

Water deficiency eventually disturbs the heat-control mechanism, forcing body temperature up. A severe
exhaustion occurs when the body temperature reaches 102 degrees F. Much fatigue can be prevented by
drinking enough water. If you have “tired blood,” try drinking more water.

Many studies have been done on worker and military personnel working or marching in hot desert areas. It is a
well-known fact that where forced drinking is the rule, there is much less heat exhaustion and more chance of a
successful mission.

What was unrecognized until recent times is the fact that forced drinking is also important in cold and frigid
conditions, especially in mountain climbing. That was demonstrated in 1953 when Hillary first conquered
Mount Everest.

In the cold surroundings of high mountain climbing, water is lost in perspiration but much more lost through
breathing. The success of Hillary’s expedition was his secret weapon. He had his men take battery-operated
ice-melters and each of his men drank five to seven pints of water a day. The Swiss party, that failed to make it
a few months before, had less than one pint of water per man per day during the last three days of the climb.

DRY SPELLS

Severe dehydration is easy to recognize. Yet you may be water-deficient and not recognize it. Your emotions,
however, may be the first indication you are running dry. Most persons have between 15 and 40 billion brain
cells – each one consisting of 70 to 85 percent water. If anyone accuses you of “having water on the brain,”
thank him for the compliment. You need a lot of water in the brain to think clearly and be functional.
 Depression and irritability may be largely due to the lack of water. Are your children cranky and tired? Try
giving them a glass of water. And take one or two yourself. You may feel on edge, easily hurt, if your water
level is too low.

Writers, artists and other creative speakers often speak of going through “dry spells. This may be more reality
than metaphor. Sufficient water is important for your mental alertness. A lack of it may stifle your creativity.

If the water level of your brain drops below 70 percent, as it does in severe dehydration, the effect on your
behavior can resemble psychosis. There have been patients admitted to psychiatric hospitals with very disturbed
behavior. Physical examinations revealed severe dehydration. Often, intravenous fluids restored them to
normal within a matter of hours.

If you want to be alert and think clearly, have another drink of water. This is the cheapest, and often the most
effective tonic you can take.

AIDING WEIGHT – CONTROL

Drinking eight glasses of water a day may keep you from gaining excess weight and even help you lose it if
you are over-weight. You may question the logic or validity of this statement. But experience shows that it
works.

As mentioned previously, thirst may be mistaken for hunger. Instead of eating when you have that sensation,
take a glass or two of water. The “hunger pain” will probably disappear.

When your water level is low, the kidneys do not function properly. During these periods part of the kidney’s
work is taken over by the liver. One of the main functions of the liver is to metabolize fat into useable energy.
If the liver is overloaded, it cannot metabolize all the fat it should. Drink a couple of glasses of water and let
your liver help you lose weight.

It may come as a surprise to you that water is one of the best diuretics known. If you are water-logged (not
from heart failure), take some extra water and get rid of more extra-cellular water than you take in.

You are probably aware that salt retains water in the body. Too much salt in your system may be a problem
in water retention. Drinking more water will help you flush out some of this excess salt.

Fat people need more water than those who have normal body weight. A fat person needs about one extra
glass for every 25 pounds of excess weight.

So, if you want help in losing weight, cut down on your calories. Increase the amount of fiber in your diet.
Walk at least four miles a day. And drink 12, 8-ounce glasses of cool water a day.

AIDING THE SOLDIERS

Do you find you are getting more than your share of infections? Do you catch every cold that comes along,
and every germ that is making its rounds? Do you have frequent bladder infections? If so, chances are that you
are not drinking enough water.

Your body was created with a built-in disease-fighting unit. The minute germs begin their attack, your
lymphocytes and other white blood cells spring into action. They surround the enemy, devour and destroy him.
But their ability to fight infection is dependent on enough water in your blood.

Water is one of the best preventive medicines you can take to stay well and young. Blood clots and even
damage to vessel walls can result from insufficient water.
 A lack of sufficient water in the urine leads to stagnation in the bladder. This irritates the lining of the
bladder and sets it up for infection. In the case of smokers, coal tars are excreted by the kidneys and can lead to
cancer of the bladder. Such a simple thing as drinking water can help to prevent all of these bladder problems.

YOUR BODY COOLANT

You may have heard your doctor say, “Get lots of rest and drink plenty of liquids.” to many patients with
colds, influenza, and other illnesses. It still is the best remedy, for a number of reasons.

We have just mentioned that water helps you fight infections. It also helps to combat fever, toxic fatigue, and
the increased metabolism that occurs in most illness.

Water also helps to keep you cool. A warm-or cool-mitten friction enhances skin evaporation and makes you
more comfortable. Your ability to perspire plays and important part in reducing the water lost from your skin by
taking more internally.

HERE’S TO YOUR HEALTH

A common toast in Spain is “Salud y Presetas!” This means Here’s to your health and wealth” Certainly
there is no greater beverage to use in toasting your health and wealth than water. Anyone who has health has an
unmeasurable wealth.

You should get into a habit of drinking two glasses of cool water when you first get up in the morning. It is
best not to drink at mealtime. Allow the period of 15 minutes or more before and one hour or more after meals
for your digestive function to get under way. Water dilutes the digestive juices, makes the food-mix in the
stomach too thin, and otherwise impairs digestion.

The temperature of drinking water should be that which is palatable to your taste. In summer it should be on
the cool side, and in winter a warm drink may be preferable. Extremes of temperature should be avoided. Hot
drinks may actually burn the tissues of the mouth. Ice cold water decreases the surface blood in the stomach and
requires extra body energy to bring it up to functional body temperature.

Considering all of water’s benefits, lift high your glass and drink to your health with nature’s super-tonic —
WATER!

1. Start each morning by drinking two 8-ounce glasses of water. Warm (not hot) water is best — it will help
your body functions get into high gear.

2. Get into the habit of not drinking with meals. Ice water decreases the surface blood in the stomach and
requires too much energy to warm it up to functional body temperature. Don’t drink for a period of 15
minutes or more before, and one hour or more after meals — for your digestive function to get under way.

3. Between breakfast and lunch drink at least two glasses of water. In between lunch and dinner, another two.
Then another one or two before retiring (You might even try the routine of one Quart over a 30 minute
period prior to 15 minutes before breakfast, one quart in midmorning, and a third quart during the remainder
of the day).
4. Drink more than six glasses of water on warm days. Excessive perspiration demands water replacement.
Thirst alone is an insufficient guide to our need for water. We need to take at least one third more water
than that which quenches our thirst.
 If you are trying to lose weight, drink a glass of water whenever you have a hunger pain. Thirst may be
perceived as hunger. Drinking a cup of herb tea ( without sugar or cream) usually takes the hunger pain
away.

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JANITORS OF THE PHYSICAL COMMUNITY

The kidneys, as one of the janitors in the physical community of our body, is seen to be effective at its
janitorial services in direct relation to the availability of its main tool of cleansing. And as we have seen clearly
that powerful and indispensable cleanser is water.

Spiritually in keeping with our understanding that “all these things happened...for examples; and they are
written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.” 1 Cor. 10:11. We proceed to see what
life changing message God can speak to us through our understanding of this marvelous example of His
handiwork, the kidney and its life-supporting functions.

Our Lord Jesus said, “If any man thirst, let him come unto Me and drink” John 7:37. Here is stated a truth
that all can relate to. Every man and animal has undeniable periods of intense physical thirst. And as was
previously stated, animals usually will replenish all their body’s need of water at the first opportunity.
However, man being of a superior mental advantage usually only replaced two/thirds of their need for water.
Thus men by nature, generally exist far below healthy and safe limits of water intake.

Jesus gave a solution to our problem, not only of our physical need but of our more eternally pending need of
the Water of Life, for which multitudes are suffering a lack of. He further stated, Let him come to me and drink.
This offer for relief touches each one of us though we try to quench our thirst with every other possible beverage
beside water; we can never be content unless we take in that for which our body and soul was designed to have,
this Water of Life, and this, we shall see, is the Word of God.

It is very interesting to note that in supplying man’s missing one/third of necessary water God left man with a
definite choice, unlike the animals and lower life forms which respond instinctively. Man, being equipped with
reasoning abilities far exceeding the most intelligent animal, must actually force his will to make the conscious
choice or decision in order to have sufficient intake of water. It is just here that we see that as in the physical, so
in the spiritual. It is neither easy nor automatic for anyone to satisfy that undeniable thirst for Jesus and the
peace that He offers through the medium of reading His Word, man’s spiritual fountain of Life. It will only
come as we “reason together” with the Lord Jesus and push and Force our will to pick up that Water of Life and
drink it!

Remember that the only alternative to drinking in Jesus through His Word is “Dry Spells.” And this spells
out in bold letters: D. I. E. D. = Depression, Irritability, Emotional instability, and Disturbed behavior. This is
not a desirable recipe for a happy life, especially if we recognize how all this affects our character, molding us
less and less into the image of Him Who loved us first.
 Let us, therefore, in becoming more aware of the importance of water in the health and the proper functioning
of the kidneys as well as to our over all health, remember that more importantly, we fail miserably if we fail to
put into practice this one lesson taught to us, by God, through our kidneys. That is, for us as rational beings we
must force our will to drink of the Fountain of Life, the Word of God, asking for thoughts and feelings like we
read that God has. And say by faith that, “...As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after
thee, O God. My soul thirsteth for God...” Psa.42.1-2 “That He (Jesus) might sanctify it (you) with the washing
of the water by the Word.” Ephesians 5:26. Results of this coming to Jesus and choosing to drink is described
by Him in verse 38 of chapter 7 of John. “He that believeth on me, as the scriptures hath said, out of his belly
shall flow rivers of living water,” the Holy Spirit in our daily lives overflowing into the lives of all we come into
contact with. Showing all others how to cleanse their lives with the Word of God.

Then in our own small way we will be like a healthy active kidney, a faithful janitor in the house of God’s
building, the body of Christ.

The Lymphatic System

The lymph, or tissue fluid is a clear, transparent fluid that surrounds every cell in the body, with both metabolic,
(building up of ; assimilation) and catabolic, (breaking down; eliminating wastes) properties. It contains no red
blood cells, is lower in protein than blood, and has an osmotic pressure that varies in different parts of the body.

This is called lymph, or tissue fluid, although under normal conditions, it contains little free fluid; its
composition being more gelatinous, through which fluid can readily pass.

A NETWORK

The lymphatics are a network of capillaries with extremities like the blood capillaries, separated from the
tissue fluid by a continuous layer of thin cells called endothelium. Though this endothelium looks very much
like that of the blood capillaries it is much more freely permeable to large molecules such as protein and
particulate matter, which therefore readily enter the lymphatics after introduction into the tissue spaces. It was
at one time thought that the lymphatics directly communicated with the tissue spaces through small openings or
stomata, but it is now believed that the lymphatic system is completely closed.

From the network of lymphatic capillaries there emerge plexuses of larger vessels with thicker walls, but
unlike the veins they do not undergo progressive increase in caliber as they near their destination. The small
lymph capillaries consist of a single layer of flattened endothelium cells, but the large vessels resemble veins,
with an inner coat of endothelium, a middle unstriped muscle coat, and an external fibrous coat.

Valves are numerous, even in vessels of very small caliber, though they are not present in the capillaries.
They usually consist of two cusps set to prevent flow toward the periphery. When the vessels are engorged, the
sites of the valves are dilated by constrictions, producing a beaded appearance. The lymph plexuses of the
organs and tissues are drained by the lymphatic trunks, which usually course with the main blood vessels of the
part.

LYMPH NODES

Lymph nodes are bodies situated on the course of the lymphatics and they possess both afferent (entering) and
efferent (draining) lymph vessels. They are rounded or bean-shaped and vary in size from small nodes to
flattened masses, perhaps inches long, large nodes being commonest in the groin.

MOVING CELLS
 A lymph cell is almost filled by its nucleus, which may be round, oval or bean-shaped. If kept at body
temperature the lymphocytes move about rapidly for a short period, then round off to a resting state in which
small pseudopodia may form and retract in order to engulf some particle. The movement is distinctive since the
nucleus forms a rounded head and the cytoplasm the tail. The number of moving cells increases from the first to
the ninth hour by which time most of the cells are moving.

Lymph from the intestinal tract is called chyle, although formed in tissue spaces all over the body, gathered
into small vessels and distributed centrally.

All lymph enters either the thoracic duct or the right lymphatic duct each of which terminates in the jugular or
subclavian vein. Lymph from any part of the body must pass through lymphatic ducts which filter particulate
matter, especially bacteria, keeping the fluid clear before it is returned into the main channel.

The amount of lymph circulating in the adult human has not been estimated, but in all animals the blood
vessels form a closed system with the most numerous vessels being in the thin-walled capillaries. It is through
the capillaries that materials pass from the blood to the tissue fluids that nourish the cells.

When colloid gel becomes dehydrated beyond a certain point, or where there is an inflammatory condition,
pools of the fluid may accumulate, and lymph nodes may become swollen and painful. Water and crystalloids
can diffuse freely and rapidly in and out of the blood through the endothelium of the blood capillaries, regulated
by hydraulic pressure. It has been shown that in man as much as 105 percent water and 75 percent of plasma
sodium may be exchanged in one minute; in guinea pigs it is as much as 140 percent.

Of the five liters of blood, it is estimated that three liters are plasma, Rapid fluid movements are essential,
while the composition of the tissue remains reasonably stable. In recent years it has been learned that use of the
trampoline, or pacermat increases lymph circulation, due to the effect of zero gravity reached at the apex of the
bounce. As little as one minute several times during the day, for a total of 15 minutes, can demonstrate results.
If this is impossible, gradual use of the method, with increased time can be worked up to an individual
tolerance. Detoxifying often resolves the problem as the lymphatic system is unburdened and can better perform
its life-important functions.

Always alert to the threat of prevailing toxins, the lymphatic system reacts by initiating alarms for help.
Heeding the S-O-S of lymphatic congestion is common sense prevention. A systematic, planned detoxification
at the beginning of spring and winter may avoid the inconvenience of colds, flu and other nuisances that too
often are taken for granted due to lack of understanding.

Almost one half of human blood is made up of a mixture of solid cells, assigned specific duties, and coexisting
in proportions which are critical to life itself. Should this relationship vary more than a fraction, life is
threatened.

One of the daily duties allocated to the blood is to supply oxygen to each of some sixty trillion cells. The
blood also transports nutrients, carries away wastes and delivers messages via the hormones it carries from the
endocrine glands. After a meal, blood rushes to the stomach to aid digestion. Under physical exercise, blood is
carried to the lungs to deliver not only oxygen, but extra nutrients. As a “temperature” conditioner, the blood
cools when there is overheating, and warms when the body is subjected to cold.

As a front line of defense, it destroys threatening invaders. If a blood vessel or capillary bursts, blood quickly
clots to seal the opening not only to prevent further bleeding, but to guard against bacterial invasion. Physical
conditions such as high blood pressure or arrhythmia of the heart exists, guidance by your own physician is
wise.

LYMPH AND PROTEIN

 Though the capillary endothelium permits the rapid passage of fluid and crystalloids, it holds back most of the
blood it processes. However, possibly as a result of relatively high presence of blood in the capillaries, protein
molecules do occasionally escape into the tissues. Over a 24 hour period, something like 50 percent or more of
the total plasma protein leave the blood, the smaller of human molecules escaping more frequently than the
larger molecules like globulin. Furthermore, in some parts of the body, protein leaves the bloodstream more
freely than in others. Since the protein molecules have passed out of the blood capillaries they cannot be
directly reabsorbed into the blood. Some of this extravascular protein may be used by the tissue cells, but most
of it can be removed only by the lymphatic capillaries.

The prime purpose of the lymphatic system is to drain away from the tissues any extra protein (sometimes
referred to as “trapped protein”) which has escaped from the blood vessels, and ultimately to return it to the
blood. This is accomplished by the main lymphatic ducts, entering the vein. It would follow that wherever
there are blood capillaries, lymphatic capillaries must also be present.

To ensure that proteins are hydrolyzed or synthesized into amino acids, nature has provided a continuing
supply of hydrochloric acid, secreted by glands in the walls of the stomach. Even under ideal conditions the
body’s ability to manufacture hydrochloric acid starts to diminish soon after maturity, and steadily declines with
age. In addition to the natural aging process, stress at any age will retard both production and flow of HCL,
thereby rendering proteins only partially converted into utilizable substances by the body. The resulting amino
acid deficiency is in itself stressful, but the inevitable toxicity from putrefaction is even more harmful. It has
been postulated that in every degenerative condition there is a relationship between protein deficiency or
protein-amino acid conversion insufficiency.

THE ACID-ALKALINE BALANCE

By the age of 35 to 40 years it is rare to find an individual who is not deficient in hydrochloric acid
production. Self-monitoring by use of chemically treated paper, similar to the diabetic’s test for sugar in the
urine, should be familiar to every adult, as the acid-alkaline balance is the most overlooked thing between health
and unhealthy. Persistent over-alkalinity is a invitation to infections, loss of energy, premature aging and
susceptibility to individual inborn metabolic errors. On a scale of one to eight, with seven being neutral, 5.0 to
5.5 is the ideal range of acidity as measured by urine, the first morning voiding being the most accurate.

When the body’s burden of toxins is greater than the lymphatics can wall off and process, the nodes become
so enlarged, especially in the groin and under the arms, that they become painful. Such nodes may easily have
been estimated, by the scientific community that probably 80 percent are so misdiagnosed, often leading to
unnecessary radical surgery.

Alternatively, eliminating heavy protein from the diet, temporarily, while cleansing and resting the system
with a simplified diet or a short juice fast.

Of the liquid part of the blood, 92% is water, which is called plasma. Acting as a solvent, plasma carries
minerals, sugars, salts, proteins and fats to every cell, to nourish and to repair. The three most important loads
carried by the blood are albumin, globulins and fibrinogen, all of which the liver manufactures.

Similar to egg white, albumin provides the gummy substance of the blood. The globulins, which transport
other proteins, and are called alpha, beta and gamma. The blood’s immunity factor depends chiefly on gamma
globulins, or the antibodies.

About three percent of plasma is fibrinogen, but it is the indispensable link that strengthens the chain of
reactions that ends as blood clotting. It forms a web of minute protein fibers that hold blood cells together,
acting as a bridge assisting injured tissue to repair and rebuild itself, while the bloodstream flows uninterrupted,
beneath it.

Blood plasma proteins are so versatile that they can quickly change their roles. When the acid-alkaline
balance of the blood becomes unbalanced, it is the plasma proteins that answer the alarm, acting as either acid or
alkaline to re-establish balance. Plasma proteins also act as “lubricants,” insuring a smooth flow of blood.

JANITORS OF THE PHYSICAL COMMUNITY

The Christian life is much like the small and seemingly insignificant lymph node. The true child of God is
also in the business of being a peacemaker, a “bearer of burdens” absorbing all kinds of hurts and slights that
would to someone else cause a hateful defensive response. The true Christian processes these peace-destroying
“bacteria,” through the grace (strength) of Christ, into harmless happenings of everyday life.

This lesson is expressed very practically in the Bible when we deal with one of the most poisonous toxins—
angry, hurting words. Angry words can actually cause us to become inflamed, swollen, and “set on fire,” as one
Bible writer put it. And no matter who we are we will come in contact with these situations.

The solution to diffusing this time bomb waiting to explode is found in Proverbs 15:1, “A soft answer turneth
away wrath, but grievous words stirreth up anger.” And the only way to have that soft answer under a storm of
verbal abuse is through the power of God in us. No one likes to be wrongfully treated and the sense of justice
can lead us to react like a lymph node that is just over flowing with toxins and is announcing its indignation by
swelling up, becoming sore, holding on to its burden rather than passing it on. So just here is where the divine
remedy comes in, the power of God.

What is this power of God? How do we obtain it? First of all, this power of God is that element that moved
God, the Father, to send His only Son to absorb all the abuse of a whole ungodly world, and it is simply and
profoundly—unconditional love. God’s love in the soul makes a person look at others not as poisonous and
toxic waste, but as a desirable being that can be transformed into harmless examples of the effect of God’s love
in the soul. And for this love it is our privilege to ask through prayer. Jesus said, “Men ought always to pray,
and not to faint” Luke 18:1. Therefore, in our dealing with our fellow brothers and sisters we must relieve the
pressure that builds up by giving it to Jesus who will give “power to the faint; and to them that have no might,
He increaseth strength.” Isaiah 40:29.

Let us learn to love, learn to give our lives, though it be as a janitor in the body of Christ, having to work
through the rubbish of human nature. For we know that Jesus still deals with us in mercy and love not
responding to our hostile words and behavior. Let us learn to channel any toxic poisons that we get from the
world to Jesus the “burden bearer.” “Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.” 1 John
4:11. “If a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of
meekness...Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law (character-traits) of Christ.” Gal. 6:1,2.

THE BLOOD
Many years ago, the primordial oceans were one-third as salty as they are now and contained the same
proportions of minerals and salts as human blood.

Almost one half of human blood is made up of a mixture of solid cells, assigned specific duties, and coexisting
in proportions which are critical to life itself. Should this relationship vary more than a fraction, life is
threatened.

One of the daily duties allocated to the blood is to supply oxygen to each of some sixty trillion cells. The
blood also transports nutrients, carries away wastes and delivers messages via the hormones it carries from the
endocrine glands. After a meal, blood rushes to the stomach to aid digestion. Under physical exercise, blood is
carried to the lungs to deliver not only oxygen but extra nutrients. As a “temperature” conditioner, the blood
cools when there is overheating, and warms when the body is subjected to cold.

As a front line of defense, it destroys threatening invaders. If a blood vessel or capillary bursts, blood quickly
clots to seal the opening not only to prevent further bleeding, but to guard against bacterial invasion.

Of the liquid part of the blood, 92% is water, which is called plasma. Acting as a solvent, plasma carries
minerals, sugars, salts, proteins and fats to every cell, to nourish and to repair. The three most important loads
carried by the blood are albumin, globulin's and fibrinogen, all of which the liver manufactures.

Similar to egg white, albumin provides the gummy substance of the blood. The globulin's, which transport
other proteins are called alpha, beta and gamma. The blood’s immunity factor depends chiefly on gamma
globulin's, or the antibodies.

About three percent of plasma is fibrinogen, but it is the indispensable link that strengthens the chain of
reactions that ends as blood clotting. It forms a web of minute protein fibers that hold blood cells together,
acting as a bridge, assisting injured tissue to repair and rebuild itself, while the bloodstream flows uninterrupted,
beneath it.

Blood plasma proteins are so versatile that they can quickly change their roles. When the acid-alkaline
balance of the blood becomes unbalanced, it is the plasma proteins that answer the alarm, acting as either acid or
alkaline to re-establish balance. Plasma proteins also act as “lubricants” insuring a smooth flow of blood.

RED CELLS

The sea within, the blood stream, can carry only about one percent of the oxygen that a human body needs,
with red blood cells providing the other 99%. These are the “heavy” cells, that settle to the bottom of the flask,
holding blood. These red cells exist with a single “one track purpose”- to deliver oxygen to tissue and to carry
away their carbon dioxide.

Observed under a microscope, blood cells appear hollow in the center, like disc, yet they are so flexible they
can squeeze through the narrowest passages in the blood stream safely. Water and red protein, hemoglobin, are
their main constituents; yet so highly concentrated is their protein it almost forms crystals.

About half way through the gestation period, the liver, spleen and lymph nodes, which have been responsible
for the production of red cells, turn their job over to the bone marrow, which will carry this burden for the rest
of that life. In adult human beings, the marrow of the skull, ribs and spine manufactures most red blood cells,
but in any emergency, any bone in the body may be called upon to come to the rescue.

A shortage of oxygen to any tissue triggers an emergency S-O-S for help. A messenger hormone called
erythropoietin is rushed to the marrow, where it signals a special kind of cell, lying in dormancy, not fully
developed, to start growing. These cells become rubriblast that divide in two. Then each half divides until there
are 16 red blood cells. At this point, the manufacture of hemoglobin has started, and will continue until the
concentration of the protein becomes 95% of the dry weight of the cell. When the saturation point is reached,
the cell expels its nucleus, which is the control center for metabolism, growth and reproduction.

This constitutes an act of self-sterilization, or “family planning,” since the red blood cell will never again
reproduce. Without a nucleus, or control center, the cell is known as a corpuscle, and looks like a squeezed
disk. With its new shape, the corpuscle’s cell surface is greatly increased, as well as its oxygen-carrying
capacity. The corpuscle requires six days for completion, and will live for only 120 days. In this way, bone
marrow will produce over half a ton of red blood cells in a lifetime, each cell containing approximately 270
million hemoglobin molecules.
HEMOGLOBIN

The hemoglobin molecule is made of four twisted chains of amino acids, the essence of proteins. The heme, a
ring of carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen, lies in the middle of each chain, and provides the central location of a
single atom of iron to bind with oxygen.

Iron in the blood binds to oxygen. Four such “studs” permit a hemoglobin molecule to carry four oxygen
molecules. But iron is not all that is necessary. Iron and oxygen are separated in configuration as they are
“bound” in such a way that conglomerates do not accumulate. The iron molecule is “busy” in intricate
relationships with the surrounding atoms. One of its nearest neighbors is the nitrogen atom, which somewhat
weakens iron’s attraction to oxygen, which of necessity must be temporary. The “inborn intelligence and
memory” of hemoglobin molecules provide for red cells to pick up oxygen from the lungs, where it is most
readily available, and release it anywhere in the body where it is most needed.

RECYCLING PLANT

The red blood cell is a tireless, even a compulsive worker, wearing itself out, through health or illness, making
75 000 trips each four months between the lungs and tissues. Like other “creatures” who seek their place of
birth to die’ the depleted red cells make one last trip – to the bone marrow. There they succumb to large white
blood cells, which recycle them to raw building material again. This is the cycle of life – birth, growth, death,
rebirth – the inexorable turning of the wheel.

For the 300,000,000,000 red blood cells that are lost and “reborn” each day, the precious iron must be hoarded
and used, over and over, to that equal of a new world population every twenty minutes.

Some cells escape the usual recycling, and are carried by the blood stream as hollow, empty sacks. that drift in
the line of vision as they are captured in the vitreous fluid of the eyes, and are called “floaters.”

LARGE WHITE CELLS

Large white cells, called leukocytes act as scavengers, but are outnumbered 600 to one by the red cells,
accounting for the narrow white layer.

Leukocytes are of five kinds; Neutrophils, Eosionphils and Basophils, which have a rough or granular
appearance; and lymphocytes and monocytes which are smooth. One-half guards throughout the body, the other
half patrols the bloodstream, and can work up or downstream seeking bacteria to devour.

BREATHING

At a child’s first cry after birth, respiration begins - a demanding, relentless need to sustain life, and connection
with the outside world, for a lifetime. So great is the need for the almost constant supply for oxygen that when
cut off for a bare five minutes, the brain suffers permanent damage. A few ticks of the biological clock later, if
oxygen is not restored, life ceases.

The rhythm of breathing synchronized with the heartbeat, commands the orderly processes important to life
and health; blood travelling form the lungs to the cells picks up oxygen and releases carbon dioxide in the lungs,
at the same time unloading oxygen at the cell level, and collecting the carbon dioxide.

KEEPER OF BALANCE
 The total weight of the body has been calculated to be about 60% water, 40% intercellular fluid (depending on
the age). The balance, or the extracellular fluid, is one part blood plasma to four parts interstitial fluid, or the
fluid surrounding the cells. Compared to a sea and a river, Claude Bernard, a French physiologist of the 19th
century, gave the name, milieu interior describing the internal environment of the human body. Man changes or
adapts to his external environment, but a more stable control over internal environment, depending upon and
influenced by any variables, is critical. Equilibrium is called homeostasis.

Blood is the chief keeper of the balance, and makes two continuous circuits each minute. The first, the
pulmonary circulation, carries the blood from the heart through the lungs, where it changes color, from a lead-
like blue to bright crimson, then returns to the heart. On the second lap, the systemic circulation, oxygen-
enriched blood is pumped to distant areas from the heart, dumping oxygen and taking on carbon dioxide, also
returning to the heart.

Control of the flow of blood to the tissues is the responsibility of arterioles, each one of which is designed to
serve a hundred capillaries, woven throughout tissues like minute irrigation channels. From the capillaries,
blood leaves via venules, which are connected to the veins. Day and night, awake or asleep, the process of
feeding and cleansing debris continues on a cellular level, always returning the blood to the heart.

CELL WALLS

To complete the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide, in addition to circulation, and homeostasis or
biochemical balance, cell walls or substances pass back and forth. Both the quality and life are influenced by
the cells’ ability to assimilate nutrients delivered by the blood. Life ceases, or is supported, on a cellular level.

Nutrients which diffuse easily through the cells’ membranes include oxygen, carbon dioxide, alcohol and fatty
acids which dissolve in lipids of the membrane and cross over readily.

Glucose and amino acids do not dissolve in lipids but are escorted into the blood, and require combining with
a substance that is lipid-soluble. Dissolved or organically bound minerals and trace-minerals slip through pores
in the membrane along with water.

The cell membrane, acting like a filter, accepts or rejects substances in balanced ratios and at appropriate rates
to maintain the chemical balance. The cell membrane is composed of two fatty molecules, forming a pliable,
fluid film around the cell, and itself is dependent upon sufficient vitamin A and minerals for repair and integrity.

A balanced exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide depends upon easy transport of substances between the
interstitium and the cells as they consume nutrients carried by the blood. Fluid within the cells or intracellular
fluid, has a different chemical composition than that which is extracellular, or surrounding the cells outside.

Intracellular fluid is rich in magnesium, potassium, phosphates and proteins, while the reverse is true in
extracellular fluids, rich in sodium and chloride, but poor in potassium, which is required in varying amounts by
all cells. The cell membrane, primarily a filter, accepts or expels substances, to maintain that subtle chemical
balance upon which cell life depends.

To keep the bloodstream purified, some 500 gallons of blood flows through 140 miles of tubules and vessels.
Substances needed by the body are reabsorbed from the tubules to the capillaries, while unwanted substances are
dumped via the urine. So delicately tuned is the exchange system that as much as six gallons, or as little as one
pint of urine may pass.

The liver, always awash with blood, releases glucose in regular quantities into the bloodstream, after it has
been converted to for storage and use as needed. It is then reconverted to amino acids, which are passed into the
liver through the portal vein. Some amino acids are converted into carbohydrates, fats, or synthesized to new
chemical compounds that form other amino acids. Fats must first undergo other changes before they may be
utilized as nutrients. Minerals and water are absorbed directly into the blood stream, chiefly by the small
intestine, some 23 feet in length.

Life processes proceed or fail, on a cellular level. The nucleus of red blood cells is the command center, both
receiving and sending messages, as long as it is able to function. Only organic or biological iron is acceptable
for this purpose. When inorganic iron enters the bloodstream, the molecules of vitamin E it contacts are
oxidized, or “burned.” It is vitamin E above all other nutrients that both carries and extends the utilization of
available oxygen.

Be good to your blood. Tired blood is a tired immune system, leading to increased risks, and increased
premature aging.

Now let us consider the parallel truth in the spiritual realm that embraces the importance of the work of the
blood and of whom the blood is a type of. We have seen how much the blood actually accomplishes in the body
and all these functions can spiritual lessons of the working of the blood of Jesus. The blood brings water,
oxygen and nutrition to the cells and cleanses them as well.

How closely do these attributes of the blood relate to Jesus Christ the Giver of life to the soul as blood
supports the life of the body. “For the life of the flesh (body) is in the blood.” (Lev. 17:11) “In whom we have
redemption through (faith in) His blood (His life), the forgiveness of sins.” (Ephesians 1:7)

When we consider that it is through Jesus and Jesus alone that all the blessings of this life and of our eternal
life have and will come, we are touched with the importance of letting these facts become a part of our most
serious contemplation. Jesus is like the blood that cleanses away poisons. For “the blood of Jesus Christ His
(God’s) Son cleanseth us from all sin.” (1st John 1:7)

The blood is one of the most important janitors in our physical community and Jesus is our only hope of
spiritual cleansing and nourishing. He will cleanse us from sin and will then enable us to do that which is right
by supplying nourishment by His word. And we can find that in Jesus we see all we need for complete
salvation. For by His blood He paid the price for sin and we are free to choose life or death.

Let this be your though that Jesus is your life and may you let Him circulate in your life as the blood circulates
through our arteries and veins. Knowing that any part of our lives that we do not allow Jesus to flow freely into
will become diseased and as a sin - filled organ that will poison the rest of our lives. Surrender is the most
pleasing experience when it is done to Jesus with no reserves. Ask Him to come into your life and He will. For
without Him we have not begun to really live.

“Now the God of peace that brought again from the dead one Lord Jesus, that Great Shepherd of the sheep,
through the blood of the everlasting covenant; make you perfect in every good work to do His will, working in
you that which is well-pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.”
(Hebrews 13:20-21)

THE SKIN
The skin has been called the body’s frontier, and its acid mantle, among other descriptive terms. From birth all
through life, this thin, sensitive, elastic covering is more exposed to disease and injury than any other tissue of
the body, from the scalp to the soles of the feet.

The skin is literally assaulted, directly and indirectly, inside and outside, by countless traumas. At birth, moles
or pigmented nerve cells often appear. Freckles or macules mark the skin, especially of people with red hair and
fair complexions. Dark macules called “liver spots,” typically appear on older skins, especially foreheads and
hands. Such observations were probably man’s first awareness of the skin’s vulnerability.
EMPHASIZING INTER-RELATIONSHIPS

Unless glands in the walls of the stomach secrete sufficient hydrochloric acid, the skin can lose its surface
acidity, inviting infection. In addition, frequent washing with soaps, most of which are highly alkaline, removes
all of the protective oil as well as the acidity.

Skin ages more from loss of moisture than from loss of oil, contrary to popular belief; Interrelating effects on
the skin include diet, digestion, assimilation, and friction by use of a skin brush, and a corn meal or oatmeal rub
which cleanses skin deep without removing all of the protective mantle of acid and oils.

The skin is formed of three integrated layers. The outermost layer, the epidermis, is the thinnest of all (about
the thickness of five pages of the article you are reading,) and acts as the “overskin.” Next is the dermis
followed by the subcutis, or the “underskin.” Thickness of all layers varies over different parts of the body;
being thickest on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet, and thinnest on the skin of the eyelids which must
be light and flexible. The epidermis also produces fingernails, toenails and hair, which should be viewed as
tissue, which contains from 90-95% protein.

The cell is the basic unit of all tissue, including the skin. Melanin (the dark pigment) protects the skin by
absorbing the sun’s ultraviolet radiation and darkens the skin exposed to sunshine. This same pigment also
accounts for different colors of skin, hair and eyes. Langerhan cells cooperate with the immune system in
screening out alien material in the skin.

At the bottom of the epidermis (which has four distinct layers of its own) lies the layer of basal cells where
mitosis or cell division occurs, which supplies the epidermis with millions of new cells everyday. This process
usually occurs during the four hours after midnight, since the rate of mitosis depends upon the body’s available
energy supply. At this time, digestion and assimilation have ceased making energy demands, and the body has
normally started to recuperate and regenerate from spent energy.

From the beginning to the time they reach the epidermis, the new cells require a journey of about 27 days as
they painstakingly work their way toward the surface. They gradually change from soft, columnar cells of the
basal-layer to the hard, flat cells of the corneal layer, from which they will eventually slough off. The corneal
layer, made of dead epidermal cells, make up the durable, protective barrier for lower layers. Beneath them, a
thin structure called the Reins barrier resists salt and water, further protecting living cells from dehydration.

THE DERMIS

The dermis, or true skin, shields and repairs injured tissues; it houses nerves, blood vessels, sebaceous glands
and sweat glands. The thicker areas – the palms and the soles of the feet – the corium layer, consists primarily
of collagen, one of the strongest proteins found in nature and originating from special cells called fibroblasts,
which in turn produce another protein called elastin for resilience. It is collagen that supplies the scar tissue to
heal the wounds.

Deeper in the dermis lies the reticular layer, providing a dense but elastic fabric of collagen, embedded with
junctions of blood vessels that control circulation through the skin to help regulate body temperature and blood
pressure. Also deeper layered are hair follicles, sweat glands and oil-producing sebaceous glands. A pattern
known as Langer’s lines is formed by the collagen bundles, their concentric patterns following the skin’s crease
lines.

The deepest layer of the skin is the subcutaneous layer containing the lipocytes which produce lipids and fat
globules for subcutaneous tissue and this layer,cushions muscles, bones and internal organs against shock and
injury. It also acts as an insulator and stores energy for release when needed.
 Hair grows from the living layer of the epidermis. The roots reach deep into the subcutaneous tissue, rising
from the follicle. They are in a special structure; a thin sac with a bulb at the bottom. Adjacent to the hair
follicle, joined by a duct, are two or more sebaceous glands that provide oil for the hair and outer skin. These
glands also recycle dead cells with a mixture of sebum, waxes, fatty acids and cholesterol.

Sebum coats hair (and fur in animals) with a waterproof shield, and for insulation purposes. Sebum keeps hair
glossy and skin pliable by capturing moisture. It also contains a precursor to vitamin D, which develops when
ultraviolet rays of the sun come in contact. Some forms of bacteria are killed by sebum which also occurs as ear
wax, dandruff and the crusty formation around the eyes during sleep. Due to the effects of the hormone
testosterone, the sebaceous glands of men are more active than in females.

When too much sebum is produced, hair and skin have a greasy appearance, while the neck, face and upper
back become favorable areas for acne, experienced by almost everyone at some time in their life.

After any injury to the skin, additional protein is required to accelerate healing, with emphasis upon the sulfur-
containing amino acids, cysteine and methionine.

When physical exercise to the point of perspiration is not possible, rapid breathing, and panting while inhaling
and exhaling, can call forth toxins and uric acid crystals to the surface of the skin, creating an appearance of
being “frosted.”

The Absorptive ability of the skin is demonstrated when garlic is applied to the soles of the feet. Almost
instantaneously the pungent odors are detectable on the breath. In demonstrated cases of external feeding, a
mixture has been applied to the skin and absorbed to keep comatose patients alive and well nourished;
sometimes for as long as a month or two, without loss of weight.

As an important part of the protective system, the skin with the lymphatics and blood, is a barrier to the entry
of foreign matter from outside the body, and prevents loss of water and protein from inside the body. The first
line of defense is mechanical: the skin. However, in its diversified role of breathing and excreting, of
temperature and fluid regulation, of sensitivity communication; the pollution of the external environment is a
constant challenge. The chemicals in water, in smog, in residues from pesticides on food, preservatives etc., all
combine to present constant stress.

VIGILANCE

Constant vigilance is the price of protection: Avoidance of known pollutants and carcinogens is common
sense. What cannot be avoided (and there is much of it!) should be compensated for. Six to eight glasses of
pure water daily; exercise to the point of perspiration; plenty of fresh greens and other raw foods. Follow the
eight natural laws of health.

Nutrition is of paramount importance to the skin. With the dictionary definition of “nutrition” it becomes
more understandable - “A nutritional deficiency may be caused by anything that diminishes the availability of
nutrients to the tissues.

Deficiency states may be attributable to such things as, choice of diet; incomplete digestion which inhibits
assimilation and in turn affects elimination. Diarrhea that is prolonged can cause many deficiencies; inborn
metabolic errors, or inherited weaknesses and tendencies must not be overlooked, and should be compensated
for through supplementation. Indeed, nutritional deficiencies usually have multiple causes.

All living organisms have certain similarities of function. Plants produce a gelatinous substance called
mucilage. Animals produce something similar for cartilage, and as joint lubrication. All of these fall into the
classification called polysaccharides, natural products distributed widely in living matter. They serve as
foodstuffs. They belong to the group of carbohydrates which, when hydrolyzed, yield simple organic sugars,
and are important to “internal skin,” the lining of glands, organs and intestines. Also aloe vera, flaxseed,
slippery elm bark and the gel of comfrey leaves have through the centuries earned the reputation of being natural
emollients both inside and outside.

In body language, the skin communicates many things, other than transmitting signs of temperature changes.
Vitamin D is manufactured by the skin, when exposed to the sun, and assimilated through the skin to aid the
body in its handling of calcium, and building immunity against infections.

When the skin is unduly dry and rough, try adding more vitamin B-2. Or, it may be that the thyroid gland is
deficient in secreting its hormones; or that diabetes is the cause. None of these possibilities should be
overlooked.

When the skin is ashy looking, anemia is suspected. When it freckles easily, look to possible vitamin A and E
deficiencies; this is also true for sunburn.

Bronzing of the skin may indicate the onset of Addison’s Disease or pellagra. A cherry-red skin tone should
always elicit suspicion of carbon monoxide poisoning. Even emotions, especially negative ones such as fear,
can produce cold sweats, as can physical prostration.

When you shake hands with someone who offers a damp, cold hand, suspect hypoglycemia, or low blood
sugar. If leg hair, especially on the outside of the legs, has disappeared, I believe the condition is almost certain.

CLEANLINESS

Cleanliness is a fetish with many Americans. It is possible to be clean without sudsing and soaping, as most
such products contain detergents and are manufactured from a base of some fat. These tend to clog the pores of
the skin and the perfumes are absorbed through the pores. Skin brushing, or a brisk rub and scrub with stone
ground corn meal while the skin is wet, it cleanses the skin, and stimulates circulation. The natural oil in the
corn meal prevents irritation and leaves the skin baby soft.

Deodorants usually contain a form of aluminum, which adds further insult to the body while suppressing
normal perspiration, which should have no odor unless there is a toxic condition. When hair tests reveal an
elevated amount of aluminum, and no aluminum cooking utensils are used, suspect deodorants. Most health
food stores have reliable deodorants which contain no harmful substances. Sponging with a milk solution of
baking soda and water is effective for some. However the best “deodorant” is a clean intestine and bowel.

In fact, it is recommended to exercise each morning, before breakfast, to the point of sweating; then a warm
shower or bath, followed by a cool or cold splash or shower.

“More than skin deep,” may be said about anything applied to the skin. Hair tests often reveal high amounts
of lead, especially in persons who have used hair color restorer. Read labels! The term sugar of lead sounds
harmless, but beware! In fact, most commercial hair dyes and tints contain coal tar derivatives which can also
be absorbed through the scalp.

The skin on the palms of the hands and inside of the fingers is replaced at a higher rate than any other place on
the body, as insurance against loss of tactile perception - an endowment to humans over lower animals.

Dry skin, far more than anything else, is the cause of premature aging and wrinkling. The peachy glow of a
baby’s skin reflects moisture and the ability of the pores to breathe, both in and out. One can add rich creams to
remoisturize, skin-brush daily, and give Mother Nature a chance by using the gel of aloe vera (a plant belonging
to the lily family – not the cactus family, as generally believed).
Dry skin is made worse by water that is too alkaline, which a lot of the domestic water is naturally, or through
the addition of chemicals. Investment in a water filter-purifier which removes heavy metals, precipitates
chlorine (which had to be added to insure safe water), and bacteria is a good investment. The natural minerals
which are retained are usually sufficient to ensure freedom from alkalinity, with pH neutral, or better yet,
slightly acid, below pH 7.0.

Those who purchase bottled water should determine if it is simply tap water reconditioned and “polished,” or
if is spring or spring or artesian water, bottled at the source. When water is transported in tankers, most states
require pasteurization, or the addition of ozone to kill bacteria.

MINERALS AND VITAMINS

Minerals and trace minerals are said to act as transmitters of energy and messages from the brain via the
nervous system. When distilled water is used, it is important to make certain that adequate minerals are added
to the water or in the diet, since mineral deficiencies affects the body’s own production of enzymes, bone and
tooth loss and susceptibility to infections.

Permanent “goose pimples” on the backs of the upper arms are often taken for a relationship to dry skin, but
they are really the body’s outcry for more vitamin A. Skin-brushing daily, and eating more foods high in
vitamin A, such as carrots, yellow and green leafy vegetables will hasten the return of skin that’s inviting to the
touch.

Unlike other nutrients, a healthy body never excretes vitamin A as such. Rather it metabolizes it to end
products which build and maintain health and fight infections; to transmit energies; to guard the eyes; to renew
the largest and busiest organ of the body – the skin.

LIVER
The most important detoxification organ in the human body is the liver. Lying mainly in the right side of the
upper abdomen under the diaphragm and ribs, the liver is most important for maintaining health. Without the
liver , there can be no life. The liver performs approximately five hundred functions. It acts as:

• An incinerator in which wastes of the body are burned, providing warmth.

• A vascular sponge which soaks up excess blood.
• A chemical processing plant for breaking down certain substances and manufacturing others.
• A reservoir of storage for different food elements for release as the body requires them.

INCINERATOR

The liver burns body wastes and acts as a central heating plant for the entire body. This helps to regulate the
temperature of the blood, which helps to warm the body. The liver dispenses an intestinal antiseptic which
burns acid poisons resulting from incomplete digestion, to an alkaline ash. This burning process is regulated by
the thyroid gland and if the thyroid is not healthy, the body will become clogged with waste and a person
becomes sluggish and overweight.

VASCULAR SPONGE

The flow of blood to the heart must be kept constant or it will become overloaded and be damaged. The liver
has the ability to regulate this flow of blood. If a surge of blood arrives at the liver, it will swell and soak up the
excess, still allowing a regulated supply to flow to the heart.
CHEMICAL PROCESSING PLANT

The liver’s capacity as a chemical processor is its most important function. It produces over 1,000 enzymes
for processing various chemical substances. It manufacturers substances to aid in the clotting of blood. The
liver is capable of making its own antibodies. It produces a substance called bile, a soapy alkaline substance
which is used in the digestion of fats.

The liver also converts many substances which enter into the body. Poisons are detoxified, and rendered less
harmful within 6-10 seconds. In digestion, the liver takes amino acids from the small intestines, and converts
them into human protein. It takes excess protein and changes it to urea and passes it on to the kidney for
elimination. In processing sugar or glucose, the liver converts it to glycogen for storage, and when glucose is
needed by the body it reconverts the glycogen to glucose. The liver also recycles old dead blood cells. It breaks
them down and uses the properties to make bile.

STORAGE RESERVOIR

The liver is a storage reservoir for all the various food elements which the body needs to survive. It stores the
excess sugar, fats, proteins and vitamins and releases them as the body has need. The sugar is stored in the body
as fat. This fat is not to be confused with the fat that the liver stores.

The liver does its job so efficiently that we are not even aware of it, not until it malfunctions. Therefore it is
very crucial that the liver be kept in optimal operating condition. Although it can regenerate itself if damaged,
the damage which will be caused to the rest of the body may not be easily repaired.

OWN CIRCULATION SYSTEM

The liver has its own private circulation system called the portal system which is remarkable in that it is
mainly a circulation of venous blood. It is the only organ whose principle blood supply comes from the veins
and not the arteries. Since venous blood does not contain sufficient oxygen for the work of the cells, there is a
special artery that runs to the liver called the hepatic artery. This artery carries well oxygenated blood to the
liver. This means that the liver has not one, but two special blood supplies.

The function of this roundabout circulation system becomes clear when we consider the liver’s crucial
chemical activities. The portal vein brings blood laden with the various products of digestion from the gastro-
intestinal tract and also certain products from the spleen. Into this vein the hepatic artery’s blood comes at the
higher arterial pressure, forcing in the extra oxygen essential to the liver cells. This oxygen enables them to
perform their various tasks of chemical transformation and production. Through this private circulatory system
flow one a half quarts of blood per minute. At any moment in the ordinary course of the day’s activities, about
half the body’s total amount of blood is flowing through the liver and the kidneys. Truly the supply of pure
blood is of vital importance to the proper functioning of the liver, and thus the over-all health of a human being.

CONGESTION PROBLEMS

When the liver is congested with toxins, the result is portal hypertension, (high blood pressure in the portal
vein, which slows the normal return of blood from the veins). Arteries carry blood away from the heart, veins
carry blood all over the body through the arteries, but a liver clogged with toxin, causing portal hypertension,
may severely restrict blood flowing back to the heart, in turn causing damage to other organs and tissue. This
condition may unbalance the entire body, causing:

• Diabetes
• Heart Disease
• Kidney Damage
• Circulatory disorders
• Blood diseases
• “Change of Life” problems
• Nervousness
• Tiredness
• Swollen feet and legs
• Varicose veins

In ancient times the portal vein was called “Portal Maloram” which means “Gateway to disease.”

A HEALTHY LIVER

The number one priority in good health is to maintain a well functioning liver. If health has failed because of
any reason, then the number one priority is to restore the liver to a healthful condition. Restoration and
maintenance are both accomplished by supplying the liver with good blood. The health of any part of the body
is determined by the quality of blood it receives and the quality of blood which the body has is determined by
following certain laws which God designed into human beings when He created them. These laws are:

• God’s sunshine
• Open air
• Daily exercise
• Simply trust in God

• Plenty of rest
• Lots of water
• Always temperate
• Nutrition

As an unhealthy liver is the “gateway to disease,” a healthy liver is truly the “gateway to health” and a longer,
happier life. As we do that which God has told us to do, and look to Him to heal us, we will gain a much better
appreciation of His wonderful creation, and greater thankfulness for the gift of life.

HOLY SPIRIT

All things in the physical realm have their counterpart in the spiritual. The function of the liver in guarding
our physical health corresponds to the Holy Spirit safeguarding our spiritual health. As the Spirit of Truth,
(John 16:13), He keeps us from the poisons of deception. As the liver transforms the elements we eat into
useable food, so the Holy Spirit interprets the spiritual food that we ingest. He gives us correct understanding of
the truth.

As the liver stores elements of nutrition for future use, so the Holy Spirit is a never ending supply of strength
and wisdom. “But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost...He shall teach you all things, and bring all things to
your remembrance whatsoever I have said unto you.” John 14:26. Truly the Holy Spirit provides for the overall
health of spiritual life.

The last parallel between the functions of the liver and the work of the Holy Spirit is in the area of health and
sickness. When physically sick we see that we must give priority to helping the liver. When spiritually showing
signs or symptoms of illness, we need to pray for a healthy dose of God’s Spirit, His thoughts and feelings. It is
a lack of the Spirit of God that causes our Christian life to become burdened.

Liver failure is common in today’s society of food additives, preservatives and colorings. It is interesting to
note that many people have destroyed their liver and developed cirrhosis (hardening of the liver), not by the
common use of alcohol, but by the free use of milk and sugar together. And when they started to get the first
major signs of disease in their liver, it was many times too late to reverse the damage 100% or even 50%.

We must realize that like the liver, the Holy Spirit may suffer in silence. And when we recognize our
condition we must fight as a dying man for spiritual life. We may not be committing “big sins,” but we must
understand that it is any little disregard, no matter how sweet to out taste that will silence that sweet soft voice
of God whispering to our minds saying “This is the way, walk ye in it.”

A new born baby can survive with less than half his liver functioning, and there are case histories of adults
living reasonable healthy lives with just 10% of their liver. However, in all these situations doctors and
scientists agree that no one can survive without a liver at all. Therefore the words of Jesus echo down to our
times saying, “Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.” John
3:5. This born again experience, like the liver, does its work silently and away from the sight of the physical
eye, but deep in the soul and mind of the individual.

So as you ask for God to send His Spirit to make you spiritually well, claim the promise and thank God for
His promise that says, “Know ye not that ye are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?”
1st Cor. 3:16 & see Luke 11:9-13.

God has given us the liver and the Holy Spirit. Let us make use of their maximum benefit physically and
spiritually and we shall be healed!