Toxemia
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Toxemia is another term for bacteremia (blood poisoning): the presence in the bloodstream of quantities of bacteria and/or bacterial toxins sufficient to cause serious illness.
Toxemia of pregnancy is an old-fashioned and technically incorrect term for pre-eclampsia.
The condition, while not discovered by Dr. John Kellogg, M.D. was researched extensively by him. Kellogg showed that most disease is alleviated by a change in intestinal flora: bacteria that is in the intestines can either help or hinder the body. "Bad" bacteria produce toxins during the digestion of protein that poison the blood. Poor diet also favors harmful bacteria that can then infect other tissues in the body. The intestinal flora is changed by the diet of the individual, and is changed for the better, generally, with a well-balanced vegetarian diet that favors low-protein, laxative and high-fiber foods. This natural change in flora can be sped by enemas seeded with favorable bacteria, or by various regimins of specific foods designed to heal specific ailments.