Our Magnificent Bodies
By Jenine Cohoon

Editor's Note: The Lakeshore Guardian is proud to welcome Jenine Cohoon, PhDc, to the Guardian team. Jenine will share her passion for nutrition and body rejuvenation through her column, Our Magnificent Bodies, educating all of us as we journey toward better health.

Graduating from the University of Utah in December, 1989, Cohoon earned a B.S. in psychology, and she received her Masters in holistic nutrition from Clayton College of Natural Health in May, 1998. In addition, she is currently completing her dissertation for her PhD, also from Clayton College of Natural Health.

Cohoon's original inspiration for holistic nutrition stemmed from her mother, Nancy Hoppe, who instilled in Jenine early on a strong awareness of what foods help our bodies stay strong and healthy, and what foods drain and lead to degeneration of the body.

Cohoon's true passion for nutrition and body rejuvenation was inspired by Katri Nordblom, who trained and certified Cohoon in 2001 in Foot Zonology, a method - related to relexology - that is designed to rejuvenate, balance and remove disturbances via the signal-system on the feet.

In 2004, Cohoon successfully reversed breast cancer. Poised by years of learning to trust the body's rejuvenative powers, and the understanding that traditional means offered no real solutions, Cohoon forged her confident approach to attending to her needs - with the guidance of her Naturopathic Physician, Gene Harkins, who like Cohoon and Nordblom, has an unshakable confidence that disease and illness can be reversed through natural methods. During that time, Cohoon became familiar with the work of Doug Kaufmann and Cass Ingram, two remarkable men whose work and research on fungus as the missing link continue to inspire her.

Married with two daughters, Cohoon's husband, Dennis, also continues to inspire her with his thirst and knowledge of how our bodies work and what we can do to improve them.

Jenine Cohoon has done nutritional consultations for several years, and has launched her Web site in 2005 (www.drjenine.com). Cohoon's business, trueRenewal, is located in Riverton, Utah. Offering information and products to support the body in this rejuvenation process, trueRenewal is also a one-stop shop for many products discussed by Doug Kaufmann and his guests on Know the Cause!.

Join us now as Jenine Cohoon introduces us to Our Magnificent Bodies.

Our magnificent bodies, even when diseased, can renew, regenerate and rejuvenate through natural methods. If you know the cause, and remove the cause, you give your body the ability to renew and rejuvenate and the miracles of the body will be evident with vibrant health and disease reversal. It is astonishing to see what the body can do when you remove the cause of illness and give it what it needs.

Legally, only a medical doctor can claim to cure a disease. However, for all the drugs that are available, those drugs only treat symptoms. They don't cure or reverse anything. There isn't a chronic disease that I know of that can be cured or reversed by a drug. Further, cutting out organs is far from curing anything. The answer (the cure!) is in our own hands through body rejuvenation. To rejuvenate we must remove the cause and nourish and rebuild ourselves.

Our diet is the place to start. Diet impacts our day-to-day performance and decides whether or not we are regenerating or degenerating. When we take responsibility for our health and implement a deeply nourishing and effective diet, we begin the regeneration process. Our magnificent bodies are willing to respond to this at any age. The body not only wants to respond, I believe it enjoys it!

I launched my own natural cancer attack on breast cancer in January 2004. I was very successful in arresting the growth of the tumor through natural methods. I declined surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. I implemented some aggressive immunotherapy treatments and several detoxification programs. Although the growth of the tumor stopped, it remained in my body. As a holistic nutritional consultant I firmly believed that if I had truly removed the cause and supplied my body with high quality nourishment, then the tumor should dissolve itself. Although it had shrunk in size, which was a positive sign I was on the right track, I knew some part of the rejuvenation process was missing. What cause had I not completely removed?

In September of 2004 I saw Doug Kaufmann on his Know the Cause TV program for the first time. I immediately recognized the truth in the fungus link. I watched the show daily and I implemented what I learned. I read several of Doug's books and came to believe, like Doug Kaufmann, that fungus may be the cause of every disease!

I was pregnant at the time so I went on the Phase Two diet as it is a bit more liberal with carbohydrates than the Phase One diet and may be more appropriate for pregnant and nursing moms. I took large amounts of Natren Probiotics; I put a Pionair air purification unit in my home; and I took Mark Sisson's Damage Control Master Formula. The day my baby was born I started using Leilani's Bliss Cream progesterone.

The tumors were estrogen positive indicating my body was in an estrogen dominant state. I had learned from listening to Leilani on Know the Cause, and on her own show, that Bliss was the answer for me. By May 2005, the tumors had completely dissolved and remain gone. The missing link for me was indeed the fungus link.

As a Nutritional Consultant I have been exposed to many diets. The one I see as most effective, as it addresses what could be the root of all disease - fungi - is Doug Kaufmann's Phase One and Two diet. This is a diet low in foods contaminated by fungus. It allows our bodies to begin the regeneration process from the damaging effects of fungus. It removes the cause!

To begin the rejuvenation process, start with an anti-fungal program that includes Doug Kaufmann's Phase One (or Phase Two) diet, and support it with anti-fungal remedies. This five step anti-fungal program may be challenging at times, but it is not hard and the benefits are worth it!

Step One - Starve The Fungi

Starve the fungi with the Phase One Diet (Initial Phase). Pregnant and nursing mothers may consider starting on the Phase Two Diet.

Sugar fuels the growth pattern for fungi. The Phase One diet is a low carbohydrate diet that dramatically cuts back on sugar that feeds fungi. Although carbohydrates are known to be fuel for the body, this is true only in a non-toxic individual. In a fungally-toxic individual, it actually suppresses energy.

The Phase One diet is also very low in mold/fungi infected foods and high in foods, such as vegetables, which are known to carry out mycotoxins and inhibit their toxicity.

The Phase One diet is found in its entirety in any of Doug Kaufmann's books.

Step Two - Move Your Bowels

As fungi are killed inside your body, it is imperative that you move it out, and quickly. Psyllium hulls or slippery elm are a good source of fiber to carry out colon waste. Both are excellent choices.

Whichever method you choose, it is imperative that you replace the healthy bacteria found in the colon that is lost through the process of cleansing the colon. There is no better probiotic to accomplish this than Natren's Healthy Trinity/Trenev Trio. Remember not to take Healthy Trinity/Trenev Trio within two hours of taking psyillium, slippery elm, Oxy-Powder, anti-fungals, garlic, vitamin c and some drugs.

It is not recommended that you take anything that stimulates peristalsis such as cascara sagrada for the purpose of this antifungal program.

Step Three - Repair the Damage

Repairing the oxidative damage is critical. Using a powerful free radical scavenger such as Pycnogenol or grape seed extract, such as from Seagate will assist in this repair process.

Step Four - Kill the Fungus

Fungi can be killed with prescription anti-fungals or natural remedies. Both work, although I recommend the natural anti-fungals. Drugs such as Nystatin, Lamisil, Nizoral, Diflucan or Sporanax may work a little faster than natural choices. Your choice may depend on the severity of the fungal infection and whether or not your doctor will cooperate in prescribing one of these anti-fungals.

Natural Anti-Fungals:

• Olive Leaf Extract
• P-73 Oregano
• Botanical Oil Blend of essential oils
• Capryillic Acid
• Pau d'Arco
• Apple Cider Vinegar (Malic Acid)
• Garlic - neutralizes virus and bacteria.
• Carrot juice - inhibits fungal proliferation

Step Five - Replace the Good Bacteria

It is imperative to replace the good bacteria in your intestines and then stay away from those things that disrupt the balance, such as antibiotics and other immune suppressants. (Work with your doctor here; there are times when an antibiotic is the best choice but this is most likely a rare event. I am in no way indicating that one should never take an antibiotic or that this program is a substitute for necessary medical care).

Using a probitoic such as Natren's Healthy Trinity/Trenev Trio is very effective, and was a large contributor to my getting healthy and whole.

There may be other steps along your journey to feeling good, being healthy, and reversing disease, but this is where to start and the benefits are tremendous. For details on the products mentioned here, visit us at www.drjenine.com, we look forward to seeing you.

NOTE: The information provided here is intended for educational purposes only. It is not meant to either directly or indirectly give medical advice or prescribe treatment. Unless specifically referenced, the information has not been scientifically validated or approved by any government or regulatory agency. Please consult with your physician or other licensed health care professional for medical diagnosis and treatment.

If you have a topic that you would like addressed in this column, e-mail it to jenine@lakeshoreguardian.com.