Auto-Intoxication as a Cause and Complication of Disease (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

William Louis Chapman

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0266281133 ISBN 13: 9780266281139

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2017

Synopsis

Understanding how the body’s own waste products can influence illness and how internal toxins may drive disease helps you see health in a new light.

This work explains auto-intoxication, the idea that substances produced inside the body can harm the system if they aren’t eliminated properly.

In clear terms, it traces how metabolism, digestion, and elimination interact, and why organs like the liver and kidneys matter in preventing self-poisoning. It connects classic concerns like jaundice and hepatic disorders to broader mechanisms of toxin buildup, and it discusses when auto-toxins may contribute to conditions such as nephritis, constipation, and various nervous system symptoms. The discussion also covers how intestinal microbiota, bile flow, and ductal obstructions can shift the body toward or away from toxemia, and what this means for treatment thinking.
What you’ll experience

• A concise overview of auto-intoxication and how it differs from external infections.
• Explanations of how the liver, bile, intestines, and kidneys influence toxin production and elimination.
• Insight into how toxins may affect the nervous system, heart, and other organs.
• Connections between metabolic imbalances, digestion, and common medical conditions.

Ideal for readers of medical history, physiology, and pathology who want a framework for how internal processes shape disease.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0266281133
• ISBN 13: 9780266281139
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 94