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Oops, Uny here, I just messed up the formatting on this trying to add "Healthy Carrot Man" (above) and a link (below)  :(

A printable version of these articles are offered, so I am hoping it is acceptable to print them here. 

Good information on the 'carrot' from R. W. Walker and Dr. Christopher!

Sources:
http://articles.herballegacy.com/carrots/
http://articles.herballegacy.com/carrot-part-ii-liver-cleanse/

Carrot
by Norma Hook, MH
Part 1 of 2

Everybody knows that carrots are good for you, but you might be surprised at how many different uses they have.  Carrots can aid in healing vision problems, tonsillitis, colitis, appendicitis, anemia, gravel, acidosis, blood poisoning, faulty circulation, ulcers, rheumatism, indigestion, poor teeth, acne, adenoids, and cancer.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Carrots alone, or any other herb, will not heal any of these diseases.  Carrots, in addition to a healthier lifestyle, can assist your body in healing.

VISION: We have all heard that carrots are good for the eyes – but do you know why?  Carrots contain beta-carotene, which converts to Vitamin A in the body.  Vitamin A helps vision by forming a purple pigment that the eye needs in order to be able to see in dim light.  The pigment, called rhodopsin, is located in the light-sensitive area of the retina.  The more Vitamin A you get, the more rhodopsin your body is able to produce.  People who suffer from night blindness would benefit from the use of carrots on a regular basis.

TEETH, BREAST MILK QUALITY & PUERPERAL SEPSIS: R. Walker explains in his book, “Fresh Vegetable and Fruit Juices” how valuable raw carrot juice is for the bone structure of the teeth.  He also recommends that nursing mothers drink raw carrot juice to enhance the quality of breast milk.  He says that in the last months of pregnancy raw carrot juice taken in sufficient quantities would tend to reduce the possibility of puerperal sepsis (also called childbed fever) at childbirth.  He states that, “One pint of carrot juice, daily, has more constructive body value than 25 pounds of calcium tablets.”

INFECTIONS, NERVOUS SYSTEM & VITALITY: Walker also refers to carrot juice as a natural solvent, useful in ulcerous and cancerous conditions and goes on to say, “It is a resistant to infections, doing most efficient work in conjunction with the adrenal glands.  It helps prevent infections of the eyes and throat as well as the tonsils and sinuses and the respiratory organs.  It also protects the nervous system and is unequalled for increasing vigor and vitality.”

DIGESTION: Steve Meyerowitz talks about carrots in his book, “Sproutman’s Kitchen Garden Cookbook.”  He says that including whole carrots in our diet is a balanced way to approach the fiber verses no-fiber issue.  However, he says that “juice frees the vital nutrients in plants and makes them readily available for digestion.”

Carrot -- Part II -- Liver Cleanse

by Norma Cook, MH

It has been said that too much carrot juice turns the skin yellow/orange.  However, it is not the carrot turning the skin yellow/orange but the release of bile. R. W. Walker states:  “Intestinal and liver diseases are sometimes due to a lack of certain elements contained in properly prepared raw carrot juice.  When this is the case, then a noticeable cleaning up of the liver may take place, and the material, which was clogging it, may be found to dissolve.  Frequently this is released so abundantly that the intestinal and urinary channels are inadequate to care for this overflow, and in a perfectly natural manner it is passed into the lymph for elimination from the body by means of the pores of the skin.  This material has a distinctly orange or yellow pigment and while it is being so eliminated from the body will sometimes discolor the skin.  Whenever such a discoloration takes place after drinking carrot or other juices, it is an indication that the liver is getting a well-needed cleaning.”

Allopathic doctors speak of a condition called Carotenosis (yellowing of the skin) in “The Doctors Book of Food Remedies” as a harmless condition, remedied by stopping the ingestion of carrots for a while, until the skin returns to its natural color.  They state that this has been reported by and is seen most often in children who have been fed a lot of pureed carrots.  However, Dr. Walker states, “It is NOT the carrot juice itself nor the carotene that comes through the skin, as this discoloration will take place even if the juice is filtered to the point of clearing it of all the color pigment. It is just as practical an impossibility for the carrot pigment itself to come through the skin as it would be for the red pigment of the beet to turn the body red or the chlorophyll of the green vegetables to paint the skin green from within.”

Jaundice is defined in the “Prescription for Nutritional Healing” as a yellowing of the skin and eyes that is caused by a buildup of bilirubin in the blood.  Bilirubin is a yellow-brown substance that results from the breakdown of old red blood cells.  If the waste product is not removed from the bloodstream by the liver, as it should be, a backup of bilirubin in the blood occurs, producing a yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes.”  …”Jaundice is not a disease in itself, but a sign of any one of several blood or liver disorders.  Among the conditions that can cause jaundice are cirrhosis of the liver, pernicious anemia, hepatitis, and hemolysis, or some type of obstruction in the path of the bile flow.”

With regard to Jaundice, Dr. Christopher reminds us that the liver is the main seat of the problem.  The bile does not excrete properly and is passed off into the blood stream and the body tissues, causing a toxic condition (called cholemia) causing indigestion, sluggishness, fatigue, constipation, upset stomach, chills, vomiting and fever.  The stools become light clay or chalky color, the skin takes on a gold cast, yellow shows in the whites of the eyes, and bile deposits in the skin cause itching.  Carrot juice will bring the skin from clear to yellow (as the liver clears) and then back to normal, which is a sign that the bile is now cleared and flowing properly into the intestinal tract…”  Dr. Christopher advised to proceed with caution since rapid unloading of toxic bile may upset the body and induce vomiting as well as turn the skin extremely yellow.

The carrot may be juiced eaten whole, raw or cooked.  The juice is preferred, as the healing factors are sufficiently concentrated to supply the system with what it needed.  If juiced 1-6 pints a day of the juice may be taken orally, or as a wash or in a poultice form externally.

R. W Walker states that raw carrot juice may be taken in any reasonable quantities from one to six or even eight pints a day.  This has the effect of helping to normalize the entire system.  It is the richest source of Vitamin A which the body can quickly assimilate and contains an ample supply of Vitamins B, C, D, E, G and K.  It helps to promote the appetite and is an aid to digestion.”

One of the juice choices on the Three Day Cleanse created by Dr. Christopher is carrot juice, where one drinks a glass of carrot juice every waking hour for three days.  He also includes it in the Incurables Program as a possible juice choice for a week, drinking as much as one desires of the fresh juice daily for 6 days.

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