PARASITES DO WHAT?!

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Parasites. The topic that many people don’t want to talk about, but that we all need to. These little critters can cause all kinds of problems. In America they are all but ignored, and look at the poor health and serious conditions that millions of Americans are dealing with

You may be shocked to know about the link between parasites and many health issues, including cancer.

I recently heard a well-known medical doctor talk about parasites and their connection to cancer. She explained that in Egypt they know more about this. So, I did some exploring.

Here are some of the points of interest that I found.

This article concludes, “Human cancers by helminths are cholangiocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, urinary bladder cancer and others. Chronic inflammations lead to cancer development.”

“Undoubtedly, feasible control of these helminths prevents human infections, and consequently will stop the risky pathogenisis.” Source.

Dealing with helminths sound pretty important, doesn’t it? You might be wondering, “What are helminths?” Helminths are parasites.

Helminths include a variety of tapeworms, nematodes, and trematodes. Tapeworms, or cestodes are generally long, flat worms. Nematodes are generally thought of as round worms. Trematodes are things like flukes that are typically small, flat, leaf-shaped parasites.

We have all probably seen gross pictures of four-foot-long tapeworms that are contained in a jar, and placed on a shelf in a museum somewhere. Well, I am here to tell you that they still exist today. I have had a client pass one that he said was well over three feet long! Many clients pass parasites that are visible in their stool. They see parasites that are less than an inch long. Some parasites are curled up like a leaf when they come out (These are likely trematodes). Other parasites resemble a short piece of rope or a worm approximately 6 – 15 inches long. They come in all sizes. I know! EEEEeeeuuu!

No one wants to think of themselves hosting these types of creatures. But if you are living and breathing, it is likely not a question of if you have parasites. It’s a question of how many parasites you have?

An article called, “Helminthic Parasites Causing Hepatobiliary Cancers: A Spotlight Review” published in December of 2024 states, “Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States.” The article states, “Three carcinogenic mechanisms were proved for Schistosoma haematobium, S. mansoni and S. japonicum (Emilio, 2007).”

The three mechanisms listed above are trematode parasites. Hepatobiliary means that the cancer is infecting the liver and its biliary or bile ducts that allow passage of bile to and from the gallbladder, the pancreas, and the small intestine.

Rather than say, “EEEEeeuu,” maybe we should be saying, “Yippee!” I would think that, for most people, dealing with parasite detoxes would be a lot easier than hearing the C word that many people dread.

I wonder if will more links to other diseases and disorders will be found as we continue to do more research and active study these little critters?

Here is an article published by the NIH that speaks about how liver flukes can be drug-resistant and can potentially “cause severe disease.”

According to the Australian Society of Parasitoloty Inc., protozoan parasites “may be found intracellularly (within host cells) or extracellularly (in hollow organs, body fluids or interstitial spaces between cells.)” This same parasitology article states the following estimates for the number of different species of parasites: 32,000 protozoans, 11,550 amoebae species, and 5,600 sporozoan parasites. That’s a lot of parasites, and there are thousands of other parasite species that the article mentions in addition to these!

Protozoans, amoebas, and sporozoan parasites are generally microscopic, but they can still have a big negative impact on the body. A specific species type of protozoan parasite from the genus called plasmodioum is implicated in malaria. This article states, “Initially patients have fever, chills, sweating, headache, weakness and other symptoms mimicking a “viral syndrome. Later, severe disease may develop, with an abnormal level of consciousness, severe anemia, renal failure, and multisystem failure.”

In one article in the Merck Manual we can learn about how a pork tapeworm can lead to a condition in the brain called neurocysticercosis. As this describes,“Cysts may rupture and spill their contents into the cerebrospinal fluid, causing meningitis.” Source. It is also worth noting that this same article describes how the parasite started in the stomach and how its eggs developed into larvae and entered the bloodstream, allowing them to go anywhere, including the brain. This type of behavior seems to be common among parasites. The manual also lists other parasites known to affect the brain.

Thankfully, there are so many natural products and herbals that support parasitic detoxes. Clearing parasites could potentially ward of many health issues. As this article shows, parasites can affect the brain, eyes, lungs, liver, intestines, skin, and muscles. They likely affect the heart too. If any of you have a dog, you know that dogs can get heart-worm. We hang out with dogs; we have the opportunity to get heart-worms and other parasites that they carry.

My dad died from a tumor that was at the base of his brain along the brain stem. I often wonder, “If I had known then what I know now, might there have been a completely different outcome for my dad?” But it wasn’t meant to be. God knew that it was time to call him to his heavenly home. But these new understandings may be meant to change someone else’s life for the better. Your story or your loved one’s story could end differently than my dad’s.

Techniques are more advanced, comprehensive, and thorough. New products have come onto the market. It’s a great time to live without fear of any condition. There are options that can support the body to remove these havoc-wreaking parasites and other toxins that lead to debilitating health problems.

We can see that parasites are implicated in many diseases. While this topic may make some of you squeamish (like it used to make me), it is very important that we don’t ignore it. A few parasitic detox programs of prevention and a proactive stance can go a long way to helping people toward greater wellness and potentially ward off much more serious conditions. It’s better for us if these critters are out of us, rather than in us wreaking havoc.

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Why wait until you are in a more serious predicament with your health, when you can detox the critters out now before they grow in number and cause greater disruption to your life? If you are already suffering from a more serious condition, then it’s time to hop to it!

Sharing the joy of how fearfully and wonderfully we are made,

--Anita

Sources and additional information to explore:

Emilio, P, 2007: Association between schistosomiasis and cancer: A review. Infect. Dis. Clin. Pract. 15, 3:145-8.

Comba, C, Erdogan, SV, Buyukasik. S, Alis, EE, Altinok, O, et al, August 2022: Strongyloides stercoralis infection mimicking recurrence of ovarian cancer in the liver. J. Obstet. Gynaccol. Res. 48, 11:2979-81

Crompton DW. Ascaris and ascariasis. Adv Parasitol. 2001;48:285-375. doi: 10.1016/s0065-308x(01)48008-0. PMID: 11013758.

Saijuntha, Weerachai & Sithithaworn, Paiboon & Kiatsopit, Nadda & Andrews, Ross & Petney, Trevor. (2019). Liver Flukes: Clonorchis and Opisthorchis. 10.1007/978-3-030-18616-6_6.

Lim, JH; Kim, SY; Park, CM. 2007: Parasitic diseases of the biliary tract. AJR 188, 6:1596-603.

Prueksapanich, P, Plyachaturawat, P, Aumpansub, P, Ridtitid, W, Chaiteerakij, R, et al, 2018: Liver fluke-associated biliary tract cancer. Gut Liver 12, 3:236-45.

*Note: Sources were accessible on January 21, 2025 at the time of the creation of this article.