ou're definitely asking some good questions to help your health stay on track. Good for you that you are so health conscious!

I myself absolutely would NOT use a copper IUD. I know our society uses questionable products all the time, but people end up with far to many cancers and degenerative illness's at early age too. It's crazy how much cancer is invading our bodies as a society. Heavy metals just do not belong in the body, they are very disrupting to natural process's that the body needs to undergo to take care of itself ---don't buy the marketing and take care of yourself instead. It's important to keep all of these heavy metals out of the body as much as humanly possibly - they are all neurotoxins to the brain (break down the brain)... I know it's tedious and what not, but I would stick to condoms or other less toxic forms of birth control. The hormones in birth control are highly disruptive as well... But yeah, the body just can not clean out old cell's and toxins well when metals are introduced into the body, some are less harmful like the type they use in pins and implants, but copper is not one of them. There is a reason it prevents pregnancy so well --- it's a strong dose of immediate toxins to sperm AND LIFE. NATURAL BIOIDENTICAL hormones from a N.D. would be much less harmful than standard hormones, but I don't know how common it is for N.D's to use them for birth control, they usually use them to assist women in menopause.

Colon cleansing will be highly beneficial to the entire body and it's ability to remain strong, besides just clearing out area's that parasites can be hiding. I myself am a die hard believer in getting down to business. I would strip the entire colon wall of petrified material instead of a few mucus pockets here and there. Fiber will not address the entire mucus lining. I would try Dr Bernard Jensen 's program if you can (it's intense though). It involves a 4 to 7 day fast while using enzymes that will eat away and dislodge the entire lining, then you need to use either a colon board and give yourself a colonics twice a day --- or if you have the money you can go to a colonic clinic for that (much less distasteful).
He has a book that will explain it all very very clearly including where to obtain a colonic board..... See this link
http://www.amazon.com/Jensens-Guide-Better-Bowel-Care/dp/0895295849/ref=pd_bb...
I know it would be a lifestyle change to do that one, but it would be temporary. I really don't know much about the other lighter treatments.

One good form of fiber you might really like is HEMP. It will move you like NO OTHER fiber!!! Plus it has a very potent type of protein that the body digests extremely easier. Other proteins can't compare ---each gram of hemp protein act's like 3 or 4 grams of other forms since it is used by the body so cleanly. You can buy plain hemp protein powder and mix it with frozen fruit and water in a blender to make very yummy smoothies. Add some wheat or barley grass too and you have a strong raw food meal. Hemp is almost flavorless, oh and it has omega 3 fatty acids that repair the gut, feed the brain and all that. In my experiance with fibers, they can constipate quite a bit ---all I can say is HEMP MOVES. It's bulky, but digests so clean that it just moves.

And small slow changes are good (even preferable) as long as you eventually address as much as you can. Using a zapper and deworming will help you greatly. If you are worried about avoiding Sugar and foods that promote pathogens and bugs, don't worry about it if it's to much to take on right away, just do your best to make those lifestyle changes. Also when you drop certain foods and eat very clean, you always g through a "let down" period for around 10 days till your body adjusts. I would look into alakalizing as well, it is fairly easy to add more alkaline minerals into the diet and they help your entire health level tremendously especially if you are coming off hormones... It will feed and clean out your glands and rebalance the body. a decent gerneral book on the subject is here
http://www.amazon.com/pH-Miracle-Balance-Reclaim-Health/dp/0446536199/ref=pd_...


That was little long, but I hope it was a somewhat helpful.

Have a good one :-)

> I have recently read Dr. Clark's The Cure For All Diseases and this has inspired me to try once again to do a bowel and parasite cleanse.

Don't believe everything you read in that book. We can all be greatful for the fact that Dr. Clark raised the awareness of dangers of parasites, but her recomendations are not going to cure most people; they may bring some relief. She also failed to mention most common parasites, which is a major weakness of her work.

> In the past, I have tried Master-Cleanse and enemas as well as psyllium (but no bentonite).

Enemas are the best thing you can do for your health, having parasites or not. Keep it up.

> My first question is regarding reinfestation of parasites. I want to use Dr. Clark's zapper in conjunction with a parasite cleanse but I'm wondering how worth it is it?

It's a waste of money and time. No one on these pages, or from people I know personally, experienced total cure with zapper even when combined with dr. Clark's herbs.

> There are certain lifestyle changes that myself or my family cannot make and therefore we might be subject to reinfestation.

You can still wash your hands religously, and make sure that the food you eat is sterile - wash it in salt water and vinegar, or carry a bit of Iodine with you to clean your heands if you have to eat with your bare hands... And never assume that foods prepared by others (especially restaurant food) is sterile. It never is.

> I will say that I don't have a severe illness or even strong evidence of parasites (except what I suspect is occasional IBS).

IBS is a proof that you are infected with parasites, or with something else, like bacteria or at least candida. I think that IBS is mostly a proof of parasitic infection. Most parasitic infections take years or sometimes decades to start bothering us.

> Would it be ok to go ahead with the parasite program and zapping though I will not be able to make all of the lifestyle changes are does this not make any sense as reinfestation is imminent?

You didn't explain why is reinfestation imminent. If it really is, then taking medications and herbs will only serve to make those parasites restitant to them which is very dangerous. All parasites can develop resistance to drugs and herbs.

> Perhaps doing all of the changes is not so essential to me as I am not ill yet?

Maybe better to wait until you can prevent re-infestation.

> Secondly, I am investigating a method of birth control that does not use hormones. The type my doctor recommended is an IUD called paragaurd. It contains copper which I heard can be bad for the body. Dr. Clark suggests removing all copper plumbing in a house and not drinking any of the water from copper pipes. The brochure I was given with the paragaurd states that the copper in paragaurd will not harm the body and that any amounts released into the body are no more than the amounts you would get eating foods containing copper.

Brochure is a sales pitch type material. It is not meant to inform you, but rather to make you buy their product. All IUD work by irritating your uterus and it's lining so that an egg cannot attach itself to it. Basically it is an inflammation of your uterus. Does it say that in the brochure? Didn't think so. Go to "mirena" forum on curezone and read how many women had terrible problems due to that IUD. It is a different IUD, but it works on same principles.

> Aren't the two types of copper (those derived from food and those that are from man-made products such as paragaurd) different?

Copper is not so much of an issue. It is a fact that you are putting a foreign body in your uterus. It was never meant to be there, so simply put - it shouldn't be there. To illustrate the point: put a piece of plastic in your mouth, anus, ear, or nostril and see how you feel... and then keep it there for months.

> Can this paraguard be ok to use in the body?

No.

> On another note, I have copper pipes and cannot change them at this time. Should I use a water filter (which Dr. Clark says doesn't always work) or stick with bottled water? Which is the lesser of two evils?

A good water filter is better. Reverse osmosis, and Aquasana are probably the best. Most cheap water filters are not good enough.

> Lastly, Can anyone advise on a good cleanse for the colon?

Enemas combined with fiber rich foods are best.

> Something that includes a bit of variety for a thorough cleansing? When I did MC, I got constipated and had vomiting and had to stop. Same thing when I took Psylium. I think this could be either because of being constipated or simply because of the texture of the psyilium drink (I'm really sensitive to texture at times).

- Your reaction to cleansing could be a VERY dangerous sign. Do not attempt further cleansing before you find out FOR SURE why you had such a reaction. First of all: all cleansers do one and the same thing: they stimulate your intestines to work faster, which in the end causes diarrhea. In doing that, they also push some old junk that was just sitting stuck to your intestines, and it goes out, which is a good thing. So it is very strange when someone takes a cleanser and ends up being constipated. It usually means something got stuck (sort of like when you have your toilet stuck, and you add more water and then it gets even worse). Two things can cause that: you may be overloaded with parasites, and they all get pushed at the same time which then causes a blockage which you experience as constipation (happens mostly with some type of roundwarms). Throwing up would follow that. The other very likely possibility is that a part of your colon or intestines is inflamed. This causes the colon to become hardened and to expand somewhat. The part of the colon that is above it can then drop into the hardened part in a process called "vagination". Basically the softer part penetrates the harder part. This causes obstruction and is a life threatening condition. I know of one child who died from that. It is also very hard to diagnose.

I've never heard of anyone having your symptoms after taking a cleanser, so you really need to investigate those two possibilities. Better to find out that there is no obstruction then to find out about it the hard way, in a hospital emergency room.

> Would a cleanse using capsuled supplements (such as encapsulated psylium) work just as well?

In doing what? If you have an obstruction they could kill you. Don't experiment before you find out why you didn't tollerate it before.

> I would be willing to try psylium again if I could just be sure I was using it right and not get such a bad reaction again. I wouldn't mind trying a more drastic cleanse or fast if the duration wasn't too long as I can't seem to tolerate that either. Does anyone have any suggestions for a good, thorough cleasning regimen? I have tried reading several of the posts around and while I am able to gather bits and pieces, it is tough for me to put a routine together. I would appreciate any help anyone can provide! Thank you all! :)

In your place I would first adjust my diet to something that doesn't feed parasites very well. No carbs in your diet, no milk and nothing made from milk, only salads, cooked veggies and meat (chicken and fish). Nothing sweet, not even fruits except for grapefruit, apples, some pears and some seedless grapes. That should make you feel a bit better and should weaken whatever it is that you have. Hopefully that will reduce whatever was causing that blockage (if it was a blockage in the first place) and then you may try some new cleanser. Many foods are cleansers as well: whole grain breads, almonds, salads, grapes, pears...

You can also take vitamin E, 400UI a day, and vitamin C, about 500mg in the AM and PM after a meal. Then increase Vitamin C to 1000mg after every meal, but increase gradually over a period of few weeks. Both of these will reduce any inflammation you may have, and will boost your immune system. An overdose of Vitamin C can also serve as a cleanser, and a very gentle one. But I would not try that until you find out for sure why you didn't tollerate cleansing products before.