Seasonal Detoxification

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Seasonal Detoxification

 

Detoxifying is the process of releasing accumulated toxins and waste

products that build up throughout our system. From birth, we are

bombarded by toxins, externally from environmental sources.

Internally, our organs give off waste products that accumulate in our

body. Imbalanced emotions also play a part in polluting our system

with excess chemicals such as free radicals, homocysteine and

cortisol.

 

Detoxifying is, in many ways, an easy process. Our body does much of

the detoxification process through urination, defecation and

perspiration. As our bodies age and our immune systems weaken from

illness, poor diet and/or addictive substances, we sometimes need to

give our system an extra helping hand. That is why conscious detoxing

is great way back to optimum health.

 

One of the best ways to start your detoxification is with the body's

biggest organ, the SKIN. A detox diet strengthens the organs involved

in detoxification and releases stored toxins, expelling them through

the organs of elimination: the skin, as well as the intestines,

liver, lungs, kidneys, and lymphatic system.

 

 

Adopting A Healthy Lifestyle

 

1. Eating a diet that focuses on fresh vegetables and fruits,

legumes, nuts and seeds and whole grains are extremely important.

 

2. Regular exercise, which gets your body moving and sweating.

 

3. Quality sleep, where you do not have trouble falling asleep,

staying asleep and wake feeling rested.

 

4. Avoiding drugs and excessive alcohol. The problem is not only

illegal substances like cocaine, heroin and marijuana, but we are

solicited constantly by legal substances that pollute the body such

as habit forming sleeping pills, excessive antibiotics that destroy

not only the bad bacteria, but the healthy bacterial flora and the

constant ads for alcohol.

 

5. Nutritional and herbal supplements to protect and enhance liver

function, the kidneys ability to process and the digestive system's

regularity,(discussed below).

 

6. Improving our mental/emotional process by stopping the mental

chatter, approving and accepting ourselves and loosing the emotional

baggage that drags us down.

 

7. Taking a spiritual approach by looking beyond the little things

that get in the way and accepting and trusting the " Universal Power "

or energy to guide you. Take a look at the big picture!

 

8. Decluttering the toxic waste around you including the clutter in

your home/office, the friends or loved ones that poison your thoughts

and actions and the environment that is making you sick.

 

9. Knowing that YOU are in control of your life.

 

10. That you have the power to do something about that will make a

change.

 

 

TIPS FOR DETOXING

 

1. Eating a diet that focuses on fresh vegetables and fruits.

 

2. Eat whole grains, legumes, nuts and seeds.

 

3. Adopt a healthy lifestyle including regular exercise.

 

4. Avoiding drugs and alcohol.

 

5. Taking a high potency multiple vitamin and mineral supplement.

 

6. Take nutritional/herbal supplements to protect and enhance liver

function.

 

7. Go on a three day fast, four times per year.

 

8. Fasting at the change of the seasons is a good rule to remember.

 

9. Take care of your skin and know your skin type.

 

10. Consider a self empowering affirmation to clear your mind.

 

 

Simple Detox You Can Do Now

 

1. 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.

 

Water/Juice Recipe

In an 8 ounce glass of water

squeeze 1/2 - 1 full lemon in the water

Then drink. Add ons include:

- 1/2 teaspoon of cayenne pepper

- dropper full of milk thistle tincture

- dropper full of dandelion tincture

 

Have a lemon in a glass of room temperature water, first thing in the

morning before food.

 

 

2. Try this Detoxification Bath

 

2 Cups Sea Salt

2 Cups Baking Soda

4 Tbsp. Ginger Powder

Place all ingredients in a hot bath and bathe for 20 minutes. Drink

plenty of water. This bath withdraws impurities from your body and

helps you to feel better. This bath can be done 2 to 3 times in a

week or as needed.

 

 

3. Fiber: (water-soluble) psyllium, seed husks, or oat bran are

suggested. Take 1 to 2 teaspoons of fiber supplement at night before

bed.

 

 

4. Milk Thistle: Containing silybum marianum which has proven its

ability to protect and rebuild the liver. The liver is a key organ in

cleansing because it is involved in detoxifying the body and the

digestion of fat.

 

 

5. Omega-3: This fish oil has been shown in many studies, to reduce

your bad cholesterol levels and reduce plaque buildup in your blood.

By reducing your bad cholesterol, you are helping your body to fight

off stress and relieve anxiety, tension and even prevent heart

disease! Fish that are high in Omega-3 are excellent ways to help

your blood stream.

 

 

6. 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.

 

 

7. Weekend Mono-diet:

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).

 

 

8. Aerobics is very important for increasing circulation and

cleansing the skin by increasing the oxygen intake ridding the body

of toxins. Be sure to shower immediately to cleanse the oils and

toxins that come to the skin's surface. Sweat.

Excretion through sweating releases fat soluble toxins such as DDT,

and heavy metals such as lead. Cleansing the pores of the skin and

allowing for the rejuvenation process, are all the great benefits of

detoxing through regular exercise.

 

 

9. Get a Massage: Massage Therapy and Lymphatic Drainage Massage not

only treats those parts of you which are a problem, but also affects

the whole of your metabolism through normalizing your circulatory,

muscular and nervous systems and their interdependent functioning.

 

 

10. Your Mental Detox

 

-A Disciplined Mind Is A Free Mind!

 

-Gain control over your thoughts... and you maintain control over

your life.

 

-Calming the mind is a behavioral technique used to interrupt,

minimize and eliminate " psychological noise " . Retrain your mind and

you regain your freedom.

 

-Obsessive, repetitive thoughts, anxiety and fears are all apart of

negative, self-destructive patterns... that can benefit from the

positive affirmations and mind quieting.

 

-Detox by using the seasons as a guide. This allows us to work

with... the " flow of nature " and change as our bodies change.

What is your belief system? Does it serve you well? Program thought

to be positive and your energy and spirit will reflect it!

 

 

 

Andrew Pacholyk, MS, L.Ac

Peacefulmind.com

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