A study in causality shows everything has a cause. And it is hinted at that "like causes" create "like effects/results". However, when examined on the quantum level, this idea falls down. For while everything might appear to be the same on our visible level, at the quantum level things are nowhere near the same.
Take the flip of a coin, for example. In theory, a coin flipped by a machine should result in the same side up when all is said and done. And that may even happen. BUT, each time that coin is placed into the machine its position is slightly off and the metal molecules are in a slightly different configuration. So what we actually have is the same result being created by different causes.
The same thing happens regarding our health. We can have many different things causing our body to react the same way, and many different reactions from the same thing.
For instance: Eating slightly off prawns could result in hives. But so too could brushing up against the wrong kind of plant. Same result, different causes.
And that result is an indication that our body is dealing with something toxic. Our body is working correctly by putting the toxic thing into small waste dumps in the surface of out skin.
If you have hives, as in the example, your next job is not to take a cream to stop the skin reacting, but is to find out what is causing the hives in the first place and to remove it from your environment.
Some "healers" - and I'm talking about the natural kind here - will advocate to "do a liver cleanse." And this makes sense. Because the hives would indicate that your liver is slow to get rid of this toxin. And it is slow because it is clogged. So unclogging the liver will enable your liver to filter the toxin out and your hives will go away.
On the surface this sounds like a good thing. However, it isn't.
Imagine your liver is like a bath tub. If you clog the drain and put a cup of water in every day while the clogged drain only lets out a teaspoon of water a day, eventually the bath will overflow. As far as your body is concerned, you will now get a reaction. And you will be puzzled because you will think "I never had a reaction to this before."
Doing the liver cleanse will unclog the drain. But eventually the drain will clog again. The level will rise. And it will once again overflow. At which time you will do another cleanse. And you will begin to think you either aren't cleansing enough, or you are cleansing wrong.
In fact, you are doing neither. The problem is NOT the cleansing or how much of it you are doing, the problem is that you are still consuming something that is clogging your liver.
Your job is to figure out what that something is. And this can be a tough task. Because things you consume have a slow cumulative effect and you won't exhibit signs for a long time. And different things can give you the same effect.
Let me give you an example: I am not a teenager. And yet I recently began getting acne. Blackheads, whiteheads, etc. This was puzzling because I do not consume anything that is unnatural. No processed anything.
Now, I could do a liver cleanse and the problem would be fixed. Because the acne is a sign my liver is not processing something fast enough and stores it in my skin until it can get around to dealing with it, or until the skin gets rid of it by erupting it out of the acne pustule.
But I knew that relieving the liver would not solve the underlying problem - what was it that my liver was not filtering out faster than I was consuming? Was it the soap I used? Maybe it was the detergent used to wash clothes and bed linen? The washing up liquid seeping into my system while washing dishes? Something else?
I kept a journal. What I ate and when I had renewed attacks. Because there did seem to be a surge and lapse pattern happening.
I identified some possibilities. But then gave some thought to the locale of the breakouts. There had to be a connection of sorts. Something I was missing because I was reading the signals wrong. And then it dawned on me.
I immediately ceased all salt in my diet. No salt on baked potatoes. No salt on salads. No salt in soups. No salt in/on anything.
Within days my acne began clearing up. I had discovered what it was that my liver was having trouble filtering. The salt was causing my liver grief of some kind. By removing the salt my liver was able to cleanse itself and get back to full function.
If I had cleansed the liver myself, I would have relieved the symptoms (acne) for a while. But it would have come back. And kept coming back. Requiring constant cleanses and making myself doubt either my cleansing routine or the efficacy of the cleanse. But by understanding that almost everything is a symptom (results) of something else (cause), I was able to use a process of elimination to find out what was wrong. I then did one of the smartest health things we can do... I stopped doing what was making me ill, and left my body to fix itself (something it intrinsically knows how to do).
And this raises an interesting question: If salt was the cause of my acne breakout, is it the cause of all acne breakouts in teenagers and adults alike?
Consider it. When you sweat, it is salty. So the body has existing and established salt-eradication channels. Through the same pores your sweat comes out of. If you have an excess of salt that needs to be removed without the volume of water which accompanies it during perspiration, doesn't it make sense that the salt would accumulate and clog the pore? Resulting in an acne pimple - whitehead or blackhead?
It is known and accepted that people will get "sweat pimples" during the hotter months. And the over-abundance of salt could be the reason. So it also stands to reason that it would cause pimples in other locations even when not sweating.
Asians are known for not getting acne. Asians also have a different physiology with regards to perspiration. They tend not to very much. And certainly not too much on the face, neck, back or chest where most acne appears. Also, in their native countries eating their native diets, they do not consume large amounts of salt. BUT, when you see a "westernised" Asian, you often see some acne. And our western diet is extremely high in added salts.
Watch a cooking show. Salt is added to everything. As a flavor enhancer. Salt on meat. Salt in vegetable stews. Salt on everything. And in everything.
Why a teenager should experience acne and an adult not, even when consuming the same amount of salt, could be due in part to the increased oil secreted during the teenage years. With this oil helping the salt clog the pores.
Conventional wisdom (which is almost always wrong) would suggest to wash your face to remove the oil. But this is foolish for your body does not make stuff for no reason. If your body is making more oil it is for a reason. And washing your face is fighting a losing battle - trying to wash away something your body makes 24/7.
And pimple creams and lotions. Do you know how they truly work? Not how they are claimed to work in the ads but how they truly work? Anti-perspirant works by stopping the sweat pores from working. Clogging them up with aluminum. Acne cream could likewise stop a pore from working. The excess salt would thus have no way out. And instead of a pimple, could result in an underskin blemish splotch - as the salt's normal exit route is blocked and it is forced into the outer-lying areas of the skin in an effort to get out of the body.
The simple solution - and this theory is as simple as they get (Occam's Razor simple) - is to stop having salt on food or in water food is cooked in. Salt of all kinds. Not even Celtic sea salt.
Sure this means no more McDonald's or other take away or convenience food. And it means watching the ingredient list of stuff you buy from the supermarket. No more cans because they all have salt in them. No more mixed spices (like curry powder - unless you find varieties without salt) because there is added salt. And so on.
But if it allows your body to get back into shape and gets rid of acne or other skin problems, it's worth it, isn't it? And who knows what else your body can concentrate on fixing when it isn't dealing with excess salt removal.
