8 Tips For A Successful Spring Detox
Tara HantskeSpring! This is the season of renewal and rebirth. Spring is not only a time to clean out your home, but also your body. Mother nature provides us with naturally detoxifying foods in the springtime, so it is a perfect time to try a detoxifying cleanse. The best programs are the ones that include self-care and nutrition education as part of the detox - a detox of the whole body, rather than just...
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Lucia MahoneyDetox has become a bit of a buzz word over the past few years. Unfortunately that term can spark negative images of food deprivation or of drinking bitter concoctions to rid yourself of accumulated wastes. Theres no question that we are exposed to more toxins than ever before, from the polluted air we breathe to the chemicals we slather on our skin, and of course the pesticides and preserv...
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Lisa BatsonThe warm weather is finally here, and everyone and their dog seems to be on a Detox. And although most people seem to think that going without food is the best way to cleanse our system with juice fasts and herbal detoxes , the problem is, there are SO many detox programs out there that have the wrong idea in mind. A healthy detox is supposed to naturally and gently cleanse the body of...
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Elizabeth FournierHealing through nature has been essential to sustainable cultures everywhere for untold millennia. However, todays dominant materialist culture has all but turned health care in the U.S. into a dubious and corrupt industry. So, addressing root causesas fasting does with its detoxification and complete restis ignored or attacked as dangerous, typically by those interests who see fasting as ...
Read more...CategoriesDigestive Health | Detoxification | Health & Wellness | Optimal HealthShould I only juice organic vegetables and fruit during a detox?
Lisa TsakosQ: If Im juicing vegetables and fruit during a detox, should they be organic? A: Yes! They absolutely should be. The purpose of a detox is to eliminate toxins, including pesticides. Some say that juicing vegetables and fruits concentrates pesticides. Washing non-organic produce doesnt necessarily eliminate the chemicals that were applied to them. Fortunately, organic vegetables and fru...
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Paulette MillisDid you know the liver is the king of the glands? It is the largest gland in the body and is the largest and most complex organ, having over 500 functions. It weighs just over 1 kilogram and is situated under the rib cage on the right. It contains about a quarter of all blood circulating in the body and is the only organ that can regenerate itself. The liver produces about one quart of bil...
Read more...CategoriesGeneral Health | Optimal Health | Health Concerns | Health & Wellness | DetoxificationWhy do specific foods constipate me?
Lisa TsakosQ: Any idea why these specific foods constipate me when they are like a laxative to other people who take them? I do have a sluggish liver: grapes, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds, borage oil, wheat (not the bran), silymarin, silica, bee pollen. -Darlene A: Without knowing more about your health, I can't offer any good clinical explanation for the range of items that you find c...
Read more...CategoriesDetoxificationWhat is the best way to detoxify the liver?
Lisa TsakosQ. What is the best way to clean and detoxify the liver? - Natasha A: For a gentle but effective liver cleanse, try the following for one month: Begin each day with a glass of room temperature, or warm, water and one tablespoon of freshly squeezed lemon juice. After four weeks, pick up a box of dandelion tea and enjoy one teabag in a cup of hot water daily until the box is finished. Once you are f...
Read more...CategoriesDetoxificationShould I get a colonic?
Lisa TsakosQ. I hear conflicting information about colonics. Some doctors recommend them and others say they don’t believe in them. Why do you think this is? - Margo A: Colon hydrotherapy can be an invasive treatment, but a fast and effective way to detoxify the large intestine. Popular in the 1970’s, colonics has been misused as a form of weight control and its reputation has not recovered. I recommend this...
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Lisa TsakosQ. There is a great article in your newsletter I receive about skin brushing. I was just wondering what do you actually use to do this skin brushing? - Leigh-Anne A: There are a few options for dry skin brushing (one of my favorite techniques). You can use a dry loofah, a hair brush (I prefer the large round brushes with natural bristles and a long handle), or a body brush made specifically for sk...
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Foods to Eat During a Candida Cleanse
Lisa TsakosQ. What foods can you eat while doing a candida cleanse? A: Candida is an umbrella term used to describe an overgrowth in the intestines of about 60 fungus-type...
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