Winter Solstice and Healing

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As we look forward to the beginning of a New Year, we look at ways to

resolve issues and create resolutions that will manifest change for

the better, in ourselves.

 

Detoxification

Detoxing at the change of the seasons is a good rule to remember a

four times a year fast. It is estimated that at least twenty-five

percent of the U.S. population suffers from heavy metal poisoning to

some extent. Exposure or toxicity to food additives, solvents,

pesticides, herbicides and other toxic chemicals can cause a number

of psychological and neurological symptoms. Toxins produced by

bacteria in the gut can be absorbed, causing significant disruption

of body functions. The body eliminates toxins either by directly

neutralizing them or excreting them in the urine or feces (and to a

lesser degree via the lungs and skin). Toxins that the body are

unable to eliminate build up in the tissues, typically in our fat

stores. The liver, intestines, and kidneys are the primary organs of

detoxification. Eating a diet that focuses on fresh vegetables and

fruits, whole grains, legumes, nuts and seeds are extremely

important. Adopt a healthy lifestyle including regular exercise and

avoiding drugs and alcohol. Taking a high potency multiple vitamin

and mineral supplement. Nutritional and herbal supplements to

protect and enhance liver function. Go on a three day fast, four

times per year (fasting at the change of the seasons is a good rule

to remember).

 

MANAGING YOUR DETOX

 

The most easiest, inexpensive and effective methods of detoxification

are fasting and specific dietary regimens. Keep in mind that the goal

is to achieve a healthier way of eating, not weight loss, or to rid

the body of all bacteria. In fact, " the good bacteria, " known as

Probiotics, is necessary in order to remain in good health.

 

Water and Juice Fast:

Most experts recommend beginners to do one or the other over every

weekend for a few months. A water only fast starting Friday evening

and ending Sunday morning (or just all day Saturday, as an

alternative) should be broken with a day of raw foods (fruit/salad

only, plus water), not with a heavy meal. Make sure that not less

than four, and not more than eight, pints of water are consumed

during the fast.

 

 

Juice Therapy

During juice therapy, the eliminative and cleansing capacity of the

organs of elimination, specifically lungs, liver, kidneys and the

skin, is greatly increased and accumulated metabolic waste and toxins

are quickly eliminated. It affords a physiological rest to the

digestive and assimilative organs. After the juice fasting or juice

therapy, the digestion of food and the utilization of nutrients is

improved.

 

As juices are extracted from plants and fruits, they process definite

medicinal properties. Specific juices are beneficial in specific

conditions. Besides specific medicinal virtues, raw fruit and

vegetable juices have an extraordinary revitalizing and rejuvenating

effect on all the organs, glands and functions of the body.

 

Raw juices of fruits and vegetables are extremely rich in vitamins,

minerals, trace elements, enzymes and natural sugars. The juices

extracted from raw fruits and vegetables require no digestion and

almost all their vital nutrients are assimilated directly in the

bloodstream. Raw juices are extremely rich in alkaline elements. This

is highly beneficial in normalizing acid-alkaline balance in the

blood and tissues as there is over-acidity in most conditions of ill-

health. Organic minerals in raw juices especially calcium, potassium

and silicon help in restoring biochemical and mineral balance in the

tissues and cells, thereby preventing premature ageing of cells and

disease.

 

Weekend Monodiet:

This consists of a full weekend of relying on a single food such as

grapes, apples, pears (best choice if you have a history of allergy

problems), brown rice, millet, or even potatoes (boiled only).

 

Alkaline-Detoxification Diet:

Developed by Dr. Haas, this three to four-week plan helps to detoxify

the body tissues of protein and acid wastes and can also help to

reduce weight, increase vitality, and promote healing. This plan

involves the elimination of acid-forming fidyl foods from your diet

and eating only fruits and vegetables (mostly vegetables), plus fresh

sprouts and millet. The diet also focuses on particular eating

principles, including exceptional chewing (thirty to fifty times each

mouthful), drinking quality water plus the steamed vegetable water,

and eating all food prior to nightfall.

 

Vitamin C Therapy:

Exposure to various toxins, like lead or benzene, will deplete your

vitamin C stores. Evidence also suggests that vitamin C deficiency

hampers the body's own detoxification process. Take 1,000 mg three

times a day.

 

Chelation Therapy:

A synthetic amino acid known as EDTA (ethylenediaminetetraacetic

acid) is administered intravenously and binds to various toxic metals

in the blood. The toxins are then flushed from the body through the

kidneys. Used primarily to treat cases of lead poisoning, many

doctors have found that EDTA can remove the calcium and plaque

present in the walls of arteries in atheroscelerosis. This therapy

has yet to have FDA approval as a treatment for heart disease.

 

Learn more at:

http://www.peacefulmind.com/detox_frame.htm

 

 

Traditional

TCM uses different perspectives to analyze health problems - the 8

Principal Patterns (Exterior/Interior, Excess/Deficiency, Hot/Cold,

Yang/Yin), Pernicious Evils (Wind, Heat, Dampness, Dryness, Cold, and

Fire), etc. The 5 Elements is another of those approaches. Central to

understanding the 5 Elements is to realize that Chinese medical

therminology often is at the same time very poetic and very literal.

 

For example Wind Cold imbalances are those in which wind and cold do

play a role. The Chinese worldview is far more integrated than the

typical Western viewpoint. The Western perspective tends to be

linear; the Chinese perspective tends to be holistic or weblike. The

title of a very famous book on TCM is The Web That Has No Weaver.

Pull on any strand in a web, and it will affect all parts of the web.

 

Whereas Western thought tends to look at just what is happening along

one strand (linear), holistic thought considers all parts of the web.

 

The 5 Elements can sound very esoteric to Westerners, and there are

some esoteric aspects to it. One way to look at the 5 Elements are

they are descriptions of different aspects of energy. But these

descriptions of aspects of energy go beyond the Western idea of

kinetic-potential energy. And these descriptions are at once both

symbolic and literal, and the symbolism grew out of a culture very

close to nature.

 

The fall is the time of waning Yang and increasing Yin. People start

to slow down, gather inward for the approaching winter. Winter is the

most Yin time of year, but after several weeks of being restricted

indoors, people begin to long for increased activity and letting

loose and getting out. Cabin fever as it's called in the West. Get me

out of this house!!!!! I want to go somewhere, do something.

 

-Excerpt from " The Five Elements of " -by Victoria

Dragon

 

Learn more at:

http://www.acupuncture.com

 

 

Ayurvedic Tradition

 

Triphala is a traditional Ayurvedic Indian herbal compound used for

constipation and poor bowel tone and is designed to support the

body's natural cleansing process. It is one of Ayurveda's most

important herbal formulas for thousands of years. Triphala is a

balanced blend of three Indian Herbal Fruits: Harada, Amla, Behada.

This combination of fruits is unique because the astringent qualities

of the fruits serve to tonify the colon therefore promoting internal

cleansing naturally. This is highly recommended for anyone doing a

detox program. Triphala is available in capsules now in health food

stores. There is No known interactions between herb and allopathic

drugs. When buying Triphala, buy only in capsules. Avoid any powder

form. No Safety Warnings. Adults can take two tablets 2-3 times a day

between meals. Children under 10 can take the same dosage. Best used

regularly to improve bowel health.

 

Autumn to winter : During the juncture of season from Autumn to

winter (december ) KAPHA, the bioforce of growth and mucus begins to

accumulate and vata , should naturally be pacified. None of the

bioforces are inherently aggravated. None of the bioforces are

inherently aggravated. often, however when an individual's Agni is

not balanced it will increase erratically during this time to meet

the demands of the cold and diminishing light of winter. This will

cause dryness (A vata derangement as well as some pitta disturbance

due to the erratically inflaming agni. When dryness become a

prominent symptom then Snehan (oiling) in the form of oil massages,

oil enemas, nasal medication and increasing essential fatty acids in

ones diet can be very helpful.

 

Learn more at:

http://www.ayurvedaindia.org

 

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