If we connected the 60,000 miles of veins in our bodies, they would wrap around our planet 2½ times. All the necessary vitamins, minerals, amino acids, sugars, fats and oxygen are sent uninterruptedly through these veins to each and every one of an adult’s 35 trillion cells. The heart pumps blood through our veins at 2,000 gallons a day and instinctively increases blood flow to areas where healing is occurring. Remarkably, the amount of blood in a pregnant woman’s body increases 50% by the 20th week of pregnancy.
Each blood cell makes 3,000 round trips around the body daily, a distance of 12,000 miles! Each second, we lose about 3 million red blood cells that are immediately replaced by the same number of red blood cells that are produced in our bone marrow. According to The Incredible Machine, human blood, a liquid tissue, retains a link to ancient Cambrian seas: The same balance of salts and minerals that existed in primitive oceans half a billion years ago is present in our blood. If the red blood cells from one person were to be stacked, they would reach 31,000 miles high!
The heart pumps about one million barrels of blood during an average lifetime, and if blood flow is reduced, blocked, or contaminated with chemical toxins, there will be problems. Toxins are absorbed into the bloodstream by way of the gastronomic tract entering through capillaries lining the colon wall. Once in the blood, the toxins circulate throughout the body and can be absorbed into organs, cells and the skin, thus lowering our immunity and setting the stage for disease.
Maintaining a healthy circulatory system is one of the most effective ways to promote health. White blood cells are on the front lines in our fight against infections and unhealthy organisms, and if we take care of our precious white blood cell army, it will take care of us. Scientists claim that soon everything about the body will be determined by analyzing a single drop of blood.
A healthy body will detoxify blood on its own, but when there is a toxic overload or a disease, the blood may need some help. Excellent ways to purify the blood are fasting and detoxification, which cleanse and recharge the 5 quarts of blood that is constantly moving in our veins. If a person detoxifies their liver, colon and kidneys, the blood will naturally benefit. It can take three to ten days, and even weeks or months to detoxify the entire circulatory system, depending on a person’s age, habits, diet, physical condition, toxicity, or addictions.
Easy to apply detox programs, as well as the historic, scientific, spiritual, and experiential aspects of fasting can be found in “Fasting Firepower” by Marjan. Additional articles and videos that can have a positive impact on your health can be found at www.marjanbooks.com.