Have You Had a Coffee Break Today? (But Not the Way You Think!). Marie Vilsack Richards

      

      Have You Had a Coffee Break Today?

      (But Not the Way You Think!)

      The Definitive Guide to Coffee Enemas

      by

      Marie Vilsack Richards

      Copyright 2013 Marie Vilsack Richards,

      All rights reserved.

      Published in eBook format by eBookIt.com

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      ISBN-13: 978-1-4566-1734-9

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      DEDICATION

      To Almighty God

      for creating plants for our medicine

      and for the living miracle of the

      human body.

      “I will praise You, for I am fearfully and

      wonderfully made.” (Psalm 139:14)

      ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

      I would like to express my sincere thanks and appreciation to my friend, Marjorie Daniele, for her invaluable computer expertise and without whose help this book would not have made it to publishing; my friend, Pat Honick, a mighty prayer warrior who prayed this book through to completion when there were times when it looked like it wouldn't happen; and to all of my clients, past and present, for their support of me and their belief in God's natural ways.

      DISCLAIMER

      This book is intended for informational purposes only. It is not intended to self-diagnose or prescribe self-treatment. Enemas have been used throughout history for thousands of years with safety and providing great health benefits. However, guidelines for cleanliness, preparation and administration must be adhered to for ultimate safety. Use professional healthcare practitioner advice in treating any health condition.

      INTRODUCTION

      The purpose of this book is to explain what a coffee enema is, how it works, and its health benefits. Also, I wish to clarify what a healing crisis is, how to identify when you are experiencing a healing crisis and most importantly, how to break the crisis so that the body heals at a continuous and rapid rate.

      It has been my experience that a lot of healthcare practioners either don’t recognize a healing crisis occurs or they don’t know how to address it.

      The methods which I use in my practice will be discussed at length.

      It is my true hope that in writing this book I will be able to help countless people regain their health and receive more benefit from the natural therapeutic programs that they may be following.

      CHAPTER 1

      ENEMAS

      Enemas are one of the world’s oldest, safest and gentlest cleansing and healing medical procedures still in use. In every culture throughout ancient history, the enema has been used for internal cleansing of the body to rid it of harmful disease causing substances. Before there was writing, ancient drawings and hieroglyphs depict enemas being given to the sick. The Egyptian Ebers Papyrus, the earliest medical text dating to 1500 B.C. mentions the enema. The Pharaoh had a doctor given the title “The Guardian of the Anus” whose job it was to administer the enemas.

      In ancient Aramaic writings (“The Essene Gospel of Peace”) Jesus tells the very sick to go down to the rivers edge and administer “the reed and gourd.” In this case, a hollow gourd was filled with water and a flexible reed used as the hose. The ancient Greeks, Babylonians, Chinese and Hindus used enemas. The American Indians used a deer bladder for the bag and a hollow femur bone for the hose. The world’s first use of rubber was in making enema bags and tubes. The pre-Columbian South Americans used latex from the trees for this purpose. The ancient Mayans had an enema ritual which was accompanied by trumpets, drums, wandering minstrels, and dancing girls!

      Enemas were used regularly for centuries as a normal home routine of hygiene and healing. In my own family, the enema bag hung in the bathroom at the ready and was considered as normal a part of hygiene as taking a bath or brushing your teeth. Within the last forty years, the regular use of enemas is not practiced in this country. At the same time the general health is decreasing. There is more cancer, heart disease and diabetes and more new ailments plaguing us such as ADHD, chronic fatigue syndrome and Epstein-Barr virus. Coincidental? Not at all! We are not cleaning out regularly the poisons from our bodies by this gentle and safe method.

      It is interesting to note that until the mid-1970’s, coffee enemas were recommended in the Merck Manual, a respected medical reference book of current therapies in use.

      By definition, an enema is a “fluid injected into the rectum for the purpose of cleaning out the bowel or of administering drugs or food.”

      In herbalism, enemas are used for three things:

      1.to detoxify

      2.to stop pain

      3.to stop nervousness

      Coffee enemas do this extremely well. (Enemas are not used for constipation, although they will relieve it.)

      Enemas are the least expensive proven therapy that you can do for your health. They are safer than both over-the-counter and prescription drugs but simple precautions and guidelines must be followed in the preparation and administration of the enema and the hygiene of the enema apparatus.

      In herbalism, there are many kinds of enemas which can be taken. All detoxify the body and improve health. What I am going to focus on in this book is the coffee enema. It is truly the most healing of all enemas for the reason that it has a dramatic stimulating and healing effect on the liver.

      First, in order to understand the importance and value of coffee enemas in healing, you must understand something about liver function and the liver’s role in healing any and every disease or dysfunction in the body.