I think about Detox lots - lots and lots and lots. I think about it so much that I thought I'd start a whole business based around Detox!
I think that the whole concept of health has completely changed over the past few years, its much less about 'I'm broken, fix me' and more about 'how can I make sure I don't break so much'. Because of this change there is a sudden surge in health articles, Blogs, retreats, therapies, therapists, pundits and warnings. As a result most people are confused and don't know what to believe.
This Blog is about what I believe and how that has changed (and still changes regularly - usually when I fancy a pizza!).
There are lots of ways to detox - you can do it on your own (lonely) or with a friend (mutual moaning) or in a group whilst being looked after and guided by caring and rather gorgeous experts! (I'm being glib - I've detoxed on my own lots and its fine but some people find it hard to resist the temptations without moral support.) The basic thing with detox is that, when you stop eating, your body has a chance to get rid of some of the rubbish that has built up over the years. If you keep eating everyday your body has to work to sort it out - to separate it to save the stuff it needs and get rid of the stuff it doesn't. Its like when you go to the local tip and they've closed the gates to deal with overflowing skips. If they didn't close the gates to stop more rubbish coming in they would be overwhelmed and overflowing with detritus. Unfortunately for us - the body likes to store rubbish in fat to protect the rest of the body - your bum is basically landfill!!!
So - first thing is to stop eating. This will allow the body to detox and if you are very disciplined then stopping eating and only drinking water and herb teas is a good start. It will work but its hard.
Add to not eating - supplements. These fill you up, cleanse the gut, loosen the old dried on lining of the bowel and flush it through. This makes it much easier as you don't get so hungry and it also gives you a chance to cleanse the bowel at the same time. This means that, when you do eat, all the nutrients you need will be readily absorbed by your bowel and carried (by the hepatic portal vein - I remembered that from school!) to your liver where it is metabolised and carried to where its needed.
Add to not eating and supplements - fresh organic juices. These give the body some nutrients that are easily absorbed so you don't need to start all that labour intensive digesting again and it gives the mouth (and mind) something to look forward to. It also means that you can regulate the speed at which the body detoxes. If the detox symptoms are very severe (headaches, nausea, dizziness etc) you can slow it down by increasing the quantity of juice or speed it up by reducing it. Juice can act as the detox throttle.
Add to not eating, supplement, juices - colonic irrigation. Although people wince at this, I have found that most look forward to it, are intrigued by it and feel bloody brilliant afterwards. I have special self administered gravity colonic equipment from America (they are called Colema boards there) that gently allow water into the large intestine and the body releases it when its ready. No pushing and shoving - it just flows in and out while you read a book or pick your nose, easy. This washes away the toxins that have been released into the bowel and all the old stuff that has been loosened off the walls. For those of you with a history of constipation it really is like being re-born. I can't tell you how good it feels to have a really good 'wash'.
Now I've started its hard to stop.
Still to come ........... Emotional Detox (invaluable), Nutritional workshops, Coaching to formulate a cohesive, workable plan, massage, yoga, guided meditations (delicious), hot tub (now you're talking), indoor pool, sauna, gym, games room, beauty treatments using organic products, views, fresh air, waterfalls, luxury accommodation, wood burning stoves, great people, fun. It just goes on and on ..... like me!
I'm doing this because I'm passionate about it. I have never worked in an environment that has given me such fulfilment and that makes me feel so lucky before. I love seeing what happens to people when they give themselves the chance to step into health and happiness for the first time in years - its humbling. I'll stop now x
In the meantime - for more information about Detox visit - www.vitaldetox.com
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