Gangrene

The information in this page about gangrene, natural medicine, treatment and cure is NOT a sales pitch for any drug, supplement, herbal formula or even an alleged magic potion from an exotic faraway land.

Food is always best medicine

Gangrene is the decay and death of tissue resulting from an interruption of blood flow to a certain area of the body. Some types of gangrene involve bacterial infections(wet or gas gangrene). Gangrene usually affects the extremities, including toes, fingers and limbs, but it can also occur in muscles and internal organs.

Risk Factors

Developing gangrene usually often results from an underlying long standing condition that can damage blood vessels, such as diabetes, AIDS-associated infections and other bacterial infections (Wet and gas gangrene which develops quickly and can be fatal) or atherosclerosis (Dry gangrene which develops slowly) or past physical injury.

Symptoms

Skin gangrene

● Purple, blue then black discoloration of the skin

● Severe pain followed by a feeling of numbness

● A foul-smelling discharge leaking from an open sore

Internal tissue gangrene

● Swollen and painful tissue of the affected organ

● A fever and a feeling of being unwell

Advanced cases of gangrene include symptoms of septic shock:

● Low blood pressure

● Rapid heart rate

● Lightheadedness

● Shortness of breath

● Confusion

It is true that Gangrene is a serious illness, but the body's compromised immunity that made it susceptible to gangrene takes years to develop.  Some diabetic patients end up developing gangrene in their limbs especially the lower limbs. This is because diabetes slowly depletes the body of its reserve of sodium, thus compromising its immunity and developing gangrene.

Traditional treatments for gangrene include surgery to remove dead tissue (this often includes limb amputation), sometimes antibiotics. The prognosis for recovery is acceptable if gangrene is identified early and treated quickly.

This is an extreme YIN illness (spreads fast, redness, numbness, open sores, etc.). The progress of the illness can actually be reversed with the proper YANG foods. You can read more about the relation between Gangrene and YIN and YANG in the seven laws of the universe.

If the gangrene case has not far developed into blackened tows or limbs it is treatable and completely curable without resorting to amputations. The prescribed diet for gangrene is usually extremely restricted and requires strong will and strict adherence.

The diet for a gangrene patient has to be carefully designed because gangrene is a dangerous illness. Following the diet, the gangrene patient usually sees marked improvements within just a couple of days, and the blood vessel blockage and infection (redness, numbness, foul smelling yellow discharge, etc.) begin to recede. One advantage of this rapid improvement is that a gangrene patient is usually advised by doctors to have the amputation done quickly, but if the patient begins to see rapid improvement on the diet, then the patient will have more courage to give the natural cure a chance.

In Addition to the diet for treating gangrene, our recommended plan also includes temporary home remedies such as compresses, baths and soakings, with instructions on how to make these home remedies, in order to provide immediate relief for a gangrene sufferers during the first few days of going on the diet and until this diet begins to take effect and show marked improvements.

In the page natural antibiotics you will find a comparison between chemical and natural antibiotics regarding effectiveness(bacteria, viruses, parasites, fungus, etc.), cost, availability and side effects.

Most people have come to believe that macrobiotics means eating exotic Japanese foods. This is a misconception. To cure Gangrene you do not have to eat Japanese foods. You have to first understand the principles of natural balance explained in macrobiotics in order to understand what eating and living habits have led you to develop Gangrene. Then, macrobiotic principles will help you determine what foods you will have to eat in order to cure Gangrene. Read If macrobiotics means eating locally grown foods, why are we eating Japanese foods?

It is true that food is best medicine for Gangrene. But some foods help a cure a gangrene case and some make the condition worse. The food pyramid is only a general guideline and does not provide any specific information in the natural treatment of gangrene.

Food is best medicine. With a carefully designed diet plan for gangrene there is really no need for vitamin and mineral supplements. Some vitamin and mineral supplements can actually have adverse side effects on a gangrene patient when taken randomly or in large doses, especially wet gangrene. We strongly discourage a gangrene patient from taking any supplements at all. Gangrene is a YIN illness. Vitamin C, which is considered a healthy supplement, is also a YIN vitamin. That is why vitamin C will actually exacerbate the condition of a gangrene patient. And beware of alleged miracle cures in far away lands.

Are you skeptical of this treatment and cure for gangrene? This is natural, but please read: back to the roots.

This is not a sales pitch for an expensive herbal concoction or an exotic supplement

Principles explained above are the laws of nature, and illness is simply the cumulative result of violating these laws. Even Hippocrates said: Thy food shall be thy remedy. It is also mentioned in the Chinese book of internal medicine: What can not be cured with medicine, can only be cured with food.

Food really is your best medicine if the illness is Gangrene or almost anything else. It is beneficial when you are following a diet to read about the healing crisis.

If you decide to treat Gangrene with the right diet, you can order a consultation with us from the top of this page. We can help by providing a suitable diet plan,  and you would not be alone traveling this road! Read about what many famous western doctors said about Food is Best Medicine.

You can find more answers and read more about Gangrene and other illnesses and food as medicine in Frequently Asked Questions.

In addition to changing your eating habits, take some time to relax, meditate or re-charge the batteries, and read what others have discovered about this wondrous world around us.

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