Detox and Women’s Health
Release tension and relieve stress. Mindful exercise like yoga and t’ai chi, combined with meditation, is just as important to your detox program as your diet. Moving your body is the only way to release physical tension. It is best to try some combination of aerobic and strength exercise with stretching.
Acupuncture, massage and other kinds of bodywork, particularly restorative energy work, are practices that have been proven successful at redirecting blocked energy and relieving chronic pain and stiffness. Lymphatic massage helps drain toxins from your glands — plus it feels good!
Revitalize with a strict liver detox. You can’t be truly healthy if your liver isn’t functioning properly. Your gut is connected to your liver through the portal blood system. If your GI tract is dysfunctional, more toxins pour directly into your liver. The first five steps should help you rebalance your GI tract and your metabolism. This step is meant to fortify your liver.
Liver overload occurs when the liver is exposed to more toxins than it can handle, you’re lacking or inhibiting critical nutrients and enzymes necessary for liver function, or you have a genetic predisposition. Once you have incorporated the first five steps of renewal into your life, you may be ready to go further with a one to three week liver detox plan. This entails:
- Following a liver cleansing detox diet/doubling your intake of filtered water
- Supporting your liver nutritionally
- Neutralizing free radicals
- Pursuing other detox measures (like lymphatic massage, sauna use, etc.)
- Getting lots of sleep and relaxation
If you have followed all of these steps and still feel terrible, you may be experiencing heavy metal toxicity. This is best treated through a responsible healthcare practitioner with knowledge of biodentistry, chelation therapy, and specific detox procedures.
Reconnect to yourself, others, and nature. Understanding our place in the Universe, where we belong, who we are, and what we are responsible for are some of life’s greatest challenges. But you can begin to find some answers by using the same approach we’re discussing. No one can be expected to figure it all out right away, but little steps can lead to huge strides over time — and a significant improvement in your energy and health.
“Talk therapy” can be very useful at freeing our minds of mental burdens. Most of us carry some emotional baggage around. What we don’t often know is that there are lots of ways to either lighten or relinquish the load — but it’s hard to go it alone. Talk to your healthcare practitioner, trusted friend, or family member for referrals and don’t be afraid to try a few people to find one you like.
Building community is the next ripple that extends past the drop of your personal detox pebble. Connecting with others in a positive way works both ways: it makes you feel better and makes others around you healthier too.
Recognizing our deeper connection to a greater power, either through nature or religion, helps us to understand that each and every one of us are part of something larger than just ourselves. We are all powerful agents of change. It is my sincere hope that you will embrace your power and put it to good use, for your own health, that of your loved ones, and the world.
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