As more people learn about detoxification, they also learn about what they are actually detoxing from their bodies. This will inevitably lead most people researching detoxification to the discovery of the often-taboo subject of parasites and parasite detoxification.

Though parasitic infection is a very real and prevalent thing that affects many people—most of whom are completely unware they have a parasitic infection—it is a topic that is not often discussed for several reasons:

  • There is a huge misconception that parasites exist only in third-world countries, countries with poor sanitation, or in tropical climates. While they are certainly more prevalent in these places, they are by no means limited to them.
  • Parasites are difficult to detect due to their size, many of them being microscopic.
  • People often think that even if parasites do exist, it is unlikely that they have one (or many).
  • The subject often grosses people out, and so they prefer not to talk about it or consider it, but instead prefer to deny it.
  • There is a general social ignorance of parasites and in the medical field due to the above-mentioned points, lack of research, and lack of education around the subject of parasites.

What Is a Parasite?

A parasite is an organism that lives on or in a host organism and gets its food from or at the expense of its host. In humans, parasites that live inside us use up our vitamins, proteins and other nutrients, depriving us of optimal nutrition. Not only do they steal nutrients from our body, they also eliminate waste inside us, releasing their toxic bacteria and viruses. Parasites have the potential to cause serious harm to our health, so it is important that we take the necessary steps to regularly remove them from our bodies. Parasites are most commonly found in the colon, however, any part of the body is vulnerable to infestation: the lungs, liver, brain, blood, muscles, joints, skin, etc. This is why a full body parasite detoxification may be required

How Do We Get Infected with Parasites?

Parasites are in every ecosystem, and can exist almost anywhere, and so, coming into contact with parasites or parasite eggs can come from a variety of sources. Parasites are also highly contagious, especially when you don’t wash your hands often.

Animals are often hosts to numerous parasites, and so if you have pets it is inevitable that you will become exposed to them. Similarly, eating animals, particularly raw fish, is a common way to get a parasite. You can also get parasites from eating unwashed (and sometimes even washed) fruits and vegetables.

You can get them from touching other people, grabbing public handrails or doorknobs, and drinking unsanitary water. Exposure to child and institutional care centers—schools, doctors’ offices, hospitals, and so on is another common source of parasites. You can get them from coming into contact with feces, walking barefoot, and you can even breathe in parasite eggs.

Basically, parasites are a part of life, and there is no way to avoid coming into contact with them unless you live a totally isolated and sanitized life (and even then, there are no promises). While parasites are unavoidable, we can cleanse our bodies of them a few times a year and we can boost our immune systems with a healthy diet and lifestyle so that we are better equipped to defend ourselves against parasitic infection. By cleansing our bodies and eating healthy, we not only reduce populations of parasites, but we create an internal environment that does not allow them to thrive.

How do we get rid of parasites?

As complex as the subject of parasites is, all you need to cleanse your body of them is three simple herbs: Green Black Walnut Hull, Wormwood, and Fresh Cloves. These herbs have strong anthelmintic properties, meaning they are wonderful at expelling parasitic worms from the body.

Together, these three herbs make up what is traditionally known as “wormwood complex.” Wormwood complex can be purchased as an herbal supplement, and Zuma Nutrition’s Parasite Detox Tonic (https://www.zumanutrition.com/products/parasite-detox) is a great wormwood complex. They use a high-grade concentration of these anti-parasitic herbs, extracted in organic alcohol making for a very therapeutic and effective formula. The combination of these three herbs helps support the body’s effective detoxification of both the egg and the adult stages of 100 different internal parasites, including amoebas, giardia, many worms, and liver flukes.

To get rid of parasites, one can undergo a parasite detox cleanse by diligently consuming this formula, following the recommended dosage of ½ a dropper full each night. The cleanse is also greatly supported by drinking a lot of purified water, and consuming anti-parasitic foods such as pumpkin seeds, papaya, raw garlic, chilies, raw honey, bitter greens, probiotics, and others.

Cleansing with this formula a couple times each year, eating a balanced whole foods diet, and following proper eating protocols that support digestion, while also doing your best to avoid some of the major sources of parasitic infection is the best way to maintain a healthy body free of harmful parasites. Really prevention, sanitation, nutrition, and detoxification is the name of the game.

While the idea of parasites may be an uncomfortable reality to accept, they are nothing to fear, but simply something to understand. Once we are educated on what parasites are and how to eliminate them from our bodies, we can truly take our health into our own hands. The more we know how to take care of our own bodies, the greater levels of wellness we can experience, and the better we will feel as we continue to live with real health and vitality.