At NHF, we consider parasites an often underestimated element in the overall assessment of health. Our approach is based on observing the whole terrain of the organism and on considering possible relationships that conventional diagnostic pathways may not always investigate first.
As we have seen in the book Parasites, the Oldest Inhabitants of the Earth — and of the Human Body..., our lifelong companions can choose to settle in the most diverse areas of the body and, although their action is rarely fatal, they can cause a wide range of common complaints that are often underestimated.
For this reason, it is very important to consider the possible presence of parasites, especially in cases of:
diabetes, headaches, chronic fatigue syndrome, intestinal disorders, asthma, chronic urticaria, heart disease, muscular disorders, complex neurological conditions, multiple sclerosis and even cancer.
Symptoms and related Parasites
🩺 1. Restlessness and inability to keep still
This symptom is often overlooked, although numerous parasites may be responsible for it.
Children who are extremely restless, irritable, sleepless, difficult or prone to crying may often be harbouring parasitic infestations or streptococci.
🩺 2. Diabetes
One possible cause of diabetes is Eurytrema pancreaticum, a trematode that migrates into the pancreas and causes both direct damage and disruption to insulin production.
🩺 3. Headaches
Many headaches and migraines respond extremely well to antiparasitic treatment.
Parasites involved may include Strongylodes stercoralis, Echinococcus granulosus, Opistorchis felineus and Hymenolepis.
🩺 4. Genital or anal itching and vulvovaginitis
All species of helminths, particularly pinworms, as well as the protozoan Trichomonas.
Trichomonas vaginalis is not simply “an infection”: it is a living protozoan parasite transmitted primarily through sexual contact.
🩺 5. Hiatal hernia, peptic ulcer, gallbladder disorders and gastric reflux
Giardia, a sexually transmitted parasite, as well as Fasciola hepatica and many others, since parasites use the digestive system as a place in which to live, move or reproduce.
🩺 6. Heart disease, arrhythmias and thrombosis
Among many others — since blood vessels are one of the routes through which parasites travel — we can mention Trypanosoma cruzi, a parasite transmitted by horseflies, which may remain asymptomatic for as long as twenty years before developing into potentially severe cardiac complications.
🩺 7. Intestinal problems, colitis, diarrhoea, constipation and diverticulitis
A very large number of parasites can produce intestinal symptoms.
Among them, Giardia and Entamoeba histolytica are particularly noteworthy because of their sexual transmission, together with the newly discovered and unfortunately widespread rope worms or rope parasites.
🩺 8. Urticaria, eczematous or polymorphic skin eruptions
Ascaris lumbricoides, Ancylostoma, Taenia, Schistosoma, Strongylodes stercoralis and Opistorchis felineus.
Their primary location is generally the intestine, the liver–gallbladder system or the lungs.
A different case is Demodex, a parasite that lives in the skin and is responsible for the enlarged, red and bumpy nose often associated with its presence.
Demodex mites are common inhabitants of human skin and eyelashes, but increased numbers have been repeatedly associated with rosacea and other inflammatory skin and eyelid conditions. Antiparasitic treatments such as ivermectin are also used in papulopustular rosacea.
🩺 9. Bruxism, itchy nose, discomfort or continuous blinking
These are all “minor” symptoms of the presence of parasites and should encourage us to consider appropriate prevention.
🩺 10. Asthma and lung problems
Many parasites can involve the lungs, either temporarily during larval migration or by settling there more permanently. They may contribute to coughing, wheezing, chest pain, inflammation and other respiratory problems, sometimes mimicking more familiar pulmonary conditions.
Some examples: Ascaris lumbricoides, Toxocara canis, Hymenolepis, Paragonimus and Alaria.
🩺 11. Muscular disorders
Trichinella spiralis, Trichuris trichiura and Anisakis are only some of the parasites capable of damaging muscular tissues as they migrate through or settle within them.
🩺 12. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome — CFS
All parasites, because parasites take nourishment and energy away from the organism, whatever the individual condition may be.
🩺 13. Cancer
Many parasites can evolve into degenerative and tumoural forms, including Fasciolopsis buski, Fasciola hepatica, Filaria, Schistosoma, Clonorchis sinensis and Opistorchis, to name only a few.
The purpose of this list is to widen the field of observation. Parasites are part of the human biological environment, and learning to recognise their possible manifestations is, in our view, an important part of prevention and awareness.
Image credits: Every effort has been made to identify and acknowledge the original authors and sources of the images used in this article. If you are the rights holder of an image and would like the attribution amended or the image removed, please contact us and we will promptly update the credit or remove it.
I’m afraid I may be hosting parasites... what can I do?
If you believe that some parasite may have chosen to live inside you, you can work on your internal terrain so that it becomes an inhospitable environment for them.
Choose one of our detox and fasting programmes and help restore balance to your whole being.
Learning about Parasites
Assist – Natural Health Fellowship has published a book dealing comprehensively with parasites, and above all approaching the subject from a naturalistic and Natural Hygiene perspective.
PARASSITI — Silvia Isadora Isaksen
Parassiti - i più antichi abitanti della terra, ed anche dell'uomo...
consapevolezza e prevenzione secondo l'Igienismo Naturale
cartaceo, 134pp., di Silvia Isadora Isaksen, Assist - Natural Health Fellowship Edizioni.
Un viaggio nel mondo dei parassiti, ma più profondamente nel mondo dell'uomo e del suo equilibrio con l'ambiente che lo circonda e lo permea. Un viaggio alla scoperta dei parassiti più comuni tra i pochi osservati fin'ora.
Parassiti antichi come il mondo e nuovi-nuovi, come i "parassiti a corda" o "rope worm".
Un viaggio nel mondo delle vibrazioni e dell'intangibile quanto efficace e concreto.
Un viaggio di informazione e crescita. Un viaggio per tutti.
