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PROFESSOR SSALI’S UNIFIED FIELD THEORY OF DISEASE AND NUTRITIONAL
CAUSATION OR PREDISPOSITION
The unified field theory of disease and nutritional causation or
predisposition.
Disease is any type of disorder or body function which is a result
of:
1) Bacterial, viral, fungal infection.
2) Degenerative change in cells.
3) Congenital and Hereditary.
All can be traced back to some nutritional deficit. All diseases
would be eliminated from man if the victim were to be fed on a properly
balanced diet right from the moment of conception. The development
of a fertilised egg into a foetus depends on the availability of
nutrients to power and nourish the developing foetus.
These nutrients act as free radical scavengers to protect the body
cells from the harmful effects of free radicals that come out of
body metabolism. The free radicals are capable of disrupting
foetal development. The invasion of body tissues by bacteria,
viruses and fungus is dependent on the absence of enough nutrients
to strengthen the immune system, which mops up the organisms.
The free radicals are the ones which promote the reproduction of
all the invading organisms and in turn the organisms promote the
production of free radicals.
It is obvious that even congenital or developmental abnormalities
can be traced back to nutrition. Nutrition may be affected
by the use of toxic substances or drugs that affect cell division
leading to abnormalities and congenital defects. One such
chemical is thalidomide and the virus called rubella. All
these lead to birth degenerative diseases like diabetes, asthma,
vascular/heart diseases are all traceable to some nutritional deficit,
which causes the cell death in the organs concerned. The pancreas
loses the ability to secrete insulin as a result of the degeneration
of the cells in the islets of langerhans. These specialist
cells die as a result of a nutrition lacking in vitamins and minerals.
Taking white sugar from which molasses containing vitamins and minerals
are removed during processing leads to one such ways by which diabetes
develops. When these nutrients are supplied to the person
with diabetes, the situation improves rapidly back to normal.
All body cells develop from what are called stem cells in the embryonic
stage.
A stem cell requires proper nutrition as found in vegetable foods
in their original unprocessed state in order to develop with the
adult specialised cells as you find in various body organs like
the brain, liver, glands, skin, muscle, bones, intestinal and respiratory
tracts. The lack of liberal supplies of these nutrients we
find in fruits and vegetables creates a deficiency in the availability
of vitamins like A, B, C etc, minerals like iron, zinc, selenium
etc, besides plant hormones, enzymes and chlorophyll all of which
play an important role in the proper development and specialisation
of body cells. Examples of congenital defects that can be
traced back to nutrition include, heart defects, spina bifida, missing
limbs, hydrocephalus and many others. A liberal supply of
vitamins and minerals are vital in this respect.
Infections of the mother during pregnancy include viruses like rubella
which only occur where antiviral nutrients like vitamin A, C and
E are in short supply. The virus disrupts the proper cell
divisions required to complete some body organs like the heart etc.
The immune system which protects us from all infections depends
on nutrition to produce antibodies and the necessary defence cells
like macrophages and lymphocytes. Any deficiency in the necessary
nutrients results in weakening of the immune system which is followed
by an invasion of the body of bacteria viruses, fungus and even
degeneration of body cells. Nutrients help the body to clean
itself by mopping up free radicals that we produce during cellular
metabolism. These free radicals include hydrogen peroxide,
which attacks cell structures if left in position for too long.
It can attack vital structures like the cell membrane, the nucleus
and mitochondria. The damage they inflict on the cells is
what can cause conditions like diabetes when insulin secreting cells
(islets of langerhans ) die in increasing numbers till it results
in insulin deficiency called diabetes. When nutrients are
replenished, the cells regenerate and diabetes can be cured.
The same occurs in other body cells where cancer occurs because
of the destruction of mitochondria making metabolism using oxidation
of glucose impossible for lack of the necessary enzymes in the mitochondria
(CREB’S cycle) which power the process. This leads the cells
to generate heat energy using fermentation processes and the production
of lactic acid. This is the way cancer occurs in body tissues
like in the breasts, uterus, lungs, glands and other tissues.
The cure for cancer must therefore address this anomaly by reconstructing
the damaged cell structures and restoring normal body metabolism.
Powerful antioxidants, which act as free radical scavengers in the
affected parts of the body help the tissues to detoxify itself and
prevent further cell, damage from free radicals. The oxygen
that is released by hydrogen peroxide can attack cell structures
and cause the equivalent of iron rust in the body. In situations
like these, one requires to drink a lot of water in order to enable
the kidneys to excrete those impurities from the blood circulation
where they may continue causing traumatic effects on tissues.
Water is an essential part of our nutritional requirements.
If the body is denied water supply, it deteriorates rapidly because
of dehydration and accumulation of toxic impurities. These
impurities which accumulate in tissues cause body damage by depleting
the supplies of nutrients from the food taken in daily. The
ageing process is perpetuated by this growing nutritional deficit.
As we grow we cut down on our intake of the essential nutrients
of vitamins and minerals. The sum total of the nutritional
deficiency and chronic dehydration is the progressive ageing process
we observe in everyday life. In such a situation the body
cells fail to reproduce themselves as they should by replacing themselves
with identical copies. This is why the hair begins to lose
pigmentation and grey and the skin loses its elasticity, eventually
becoming rough and wrinkled. This is the reason why cancer
incidence increases with age or pollution in the internal and external
environment. If we look after ourselves properly by taking
a well balanced diet consisting of unprocessed fresh vegetables
and fruits, then drink the required amounts of water, then we would
be able to maintain our health status close to ideal for many years.
Medicinal herbs are no more than foods with the required nutrients
to correct the cellular nutritional deficiency, that led to the
diseased state. The use of Contraceptive pills, over use of antibiotics
and smoking are some of the forms of drug abuse which drain heavily
on nutrients because of the increased need for detoxification. This
is the reason why those who indulge in such practices develop cancer
of the breast, lungs, uterus and prostate.
Others develop diabetes, Asthma and blood pressure because of the
nutritional deficit created by the increase in the demand for nutrients
for the detoxification of free radicals.
A disease state like AIDS is a complex manifestation of nutritional
deficiencies that include vitamins, minerals, plant hormones, amino
acids and enzymes. The body needs plant ingredients found
in leafy vegetables e.g. chlorophyll, lecithin and many others.
The HIV invades the body by penetrating its cells which are deficient
in nutrients and abounding in free radicals. This window of
opportunity occurs in all people who indulge in junk foods, drug
abuse, over use of antibiotics, fizzy drinks with artificial sweeteners.
These factors depress the immune system allowing the virus to successfully
establish itself in the body. If the free radicals are regularly
mopped up using the free radical scavengers called antioxidants
as found in fresh fruit and vegetables, then the virus and cancer
cells are eliminated by the power of the immune system.
During sexual union the male partner ejaculates about 2 mls of
semen which carry the male spermatozoa. This semen also carries
with it nutrients to be used by the sperm and the early embryo.
To collect these nutrients in the semen, one pint of the male partner’s
blood is stripped of all these elements which include vitamins,
minerals, enzymes, hormones etc, etc. Repeated ejaculations
can deplete the male partner’s blood of essential elements required
by his immune system. The result of such a situation is to
make him vulnerable to infections like viruses and STDs including
HIV. This is the reason why promiscuous males may easily develop
AIDS which means Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. Semen
is rich in zinc and selenium both of which are very important for
strengthening immunity by providing it with specialised cells called
T helper lymphocytes. These T helper lymphocytes go
through the thymus gland which prepares them for the battlefield
capability against virus invaders. The thymus gland requires
a lot of zinc to do the job. Selenium is needed to make the
body’s antioxidant called glutathione peroxidase. This natural
antioxidant is very important in clearing out hydrogen peroxide
from the body cells. A diet rich in these nutrients will play
an important role in protecting us against all infections and cancer.
The prostrate gland in the male is the equivalent of the uterus
in the female. Both these organs are prone to developing cancer
if nutrition is deficient in these essential elements among others.
On the other hand, female partners stand to gain nutrients which
are drained out of the male partners blood. Most of the semen’s
essential ingredients are absorbed into the female circulation through
the birth canal. This provides her with the elements mentioned
above for added protection against nutritional deficiency diseases
that come as a result of a weakened immune system. This explanation
could account for the survival phenomenon observed among professional
female sex workers in Kenya and Uganda. These prostitutes
have been found to survive HIV infection despite their risk factors.
It has also been observed that these sex workers begin to succumb
to HIV/AIDS when they retire from their profession. This would
eliminate the original theory that they have a special genetic make
up that protects them against HIV. I am of the opinion that
it is the constant liberal supply of essential nutrients that boosts
their immunity to the optimum levels capable to resisting STDs.
Herpes Zoster which is a result of chickenpox virus manifesting
itself as blisters on the skin is another example of the power of
the immune system. This virus only surfaces when the body
is malnourished and immune deficient. The development of cancer
cells starts when the natural killer cells that hunt and destroy
them are weakened by poor nutrition. This poor nutrition may
be a result of ingesting overwhelming amounts of toxic substances
that require large amounts of nutrients to excrete through the kidneys.
If such nutrients are not available then the immune system is weakened
and the natural killer cells fail to cope with the cancer cell development
in the tissues. This if kept up for long enough, then the
particular site develops cancer. These toxic substances like
aspartame (Nutrasweet), contraceptive pills, radioactive materials,
alcohol, hydrocarbons, asbestos etc, etc. These elements cause
the production of free radicals to rise and stagnate in tissues.
This stagnation leads to the damage of cell wall, DNA cross links
and mitochondria structural damage. This DNA damage leads
to genetic mutation and cancer changes. The damage to mitochondria
structure leads to the failure of the cell to metabolise glucose
using oxygen. As a result of this failure, the cell turns
to fermentation to produce heat energy with the production of a
toxic lactic acid. This is what cancer cells do. They
multiply uncontrollably and destroy normal tissues in the neighbourhood.
Some of these uncontrollable cells break off and carry their characteristics
to other parts of the body as metastasis that spread destruction
and death. This process can be halted by providing the tissues
with the required nutrients to repair the cellular damage in DNA
and mitochondria. These nutrients must also strengthen the
immune cells to be capable of destroying the cancer cells.
This is possible through the use of herbal nutrients which contain
the necessary ingredients to do the job. This has been achieved
in cases of breast cancer, cancer of uterus, melanoma and other
cancers.
Hormone dependent disorders like diabetes, thyroid gland dysfunction,
menopause, libido and many others can be eliminated by providing
these necessary nutrients by using diet and where required, food
supplements. Menopause and loss of virility comes because
of the progressive reduction in our food intake as we grow older.
As a result of eating processed foods like white sugar, white flour
and processed grain where the nutrients are removed and fed to lower
animals, we develop deficiency diseases like diabetes, scurvy, eczema,
lupus and asthma. These come about because our body’s immune
systems have been programmed wrongly because of introducing adverse
antigens into the body through vaccinations and inoculations.
All these immunity or autoimmune disorders could be corrected by
providing the body with the nutrients the body needs to reprogramme
the immunity. By providing these supplements we have been
successful in eliminating all symptoms and signs of lupus, asthma,
eczema, thyroid gland problems and so on.
Stroke which is a result of the blocking of blood clotting could
be eliminated. The underlying disorder is in the metabolism
of cholesterol leading to partial or complete blockage of a blood
vessel. Where there is a blood clot or a ruptured blood vessel
and bleeding, you find an accumulation of free radicals, white blood
cells in the clot. This pathology needs nutrients to put it
right. The cholesterol needs nutrients to facilitate its breakdown
into energy. The blood clot and the repair of the damaged
blood vessel will be completed by the white blood cells. We
have seen this happen in many cases of stroke where paralysis disappeared
within weeks or months when the necessary nutrients were provided
to the patient. Brain and nerve disorders may develop because
of using too much alcohol or a diet deficient in vitamins and minerals.
Even psychiatric disorders are a result of the body’s failure to
make the right nerve transmitters for lack of the proper nutrients.
Where these mental problems existed, we provided the patients with
nutritional supplements and an improved diet.
The result was an improvement or recovery from the dementia
of a psychiatric problem.
As a result of the above observations as summarised, the following
conclusion was inevitable. The unified field Theory of disease
and nutrition (establishes) postulates that all disease states have
their origin in some form of malnutrition at one stage or another.
Even those arising from genetic defects could be attributed to the
influence of a mutation that occurred because of a nutritional defect
in the diet of the individual or alternatively the mutation persisted
because of lack of proper nutrition. All disease states whether
they are congenital, infective, and degenerative have a nutritional
factor in their causation and promotion or elimination. Mariandina
has a wide spectrum of curative properties that include most of
the diseases mentioned above because its formulation includes a
wide range of nutrients as was considered essential for the maintenance
of optimum nutrition of all types of body cell.
The Herbs that were selected for inclusion in the Mariandina formulation
were those that our research had established to be composed of properties
with great nutritional value which is the basis of their medicinal
value and curative properties.
Professor Charles Ssali
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