@drgreghealth: The top three foods that can help your body handle parasites. This topic gets sensationalized online, but there's real research behind some very ordinary foods. Number one: Garlic. It contains allicin, a compound shown to have activity against several types of parasites. Crush a clove and eat it raw. That's what releases most of it. Number two: Pumpkin seeds. They contain cucurbitacin, a compound research shows can paralyze certain parasites so your body can clear them out naturally. Number three: Papaya seeds. Papain and carpaine, the enzymes in papaya, have shown anti-parasitic effects. One study found honey mixed with papaya seeds cleared parasites from stool samples. Your body already knows how to do this. These foods are just extra tools to have on board, not a substitute for treatment. If you suspect an active infection, see a doctor and get tested properly. And don't take that as permission for a swanky do it yourself parasite cleanse. The right thing at the wrong time is still the wrong thing. If your body's in survival mode just trying to get through the day, a big detox can be the worst thing you do to it. I see this every single month in my practice: someone runs their own cleanse, skips steps, and the wheels fall off. You can't skip steps. You have to understand how the body is built and do things in the right order. Find the root. Heal the whole.

Dr. Greg

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