Spa Detox: Spring cleaning for your body and mind

Just as your home needs to be spring cleaned, so does your body.  You probably have the experience that in the spring, you often feel tired when waking up in the morning and lose momentum during the day. What causes this? Though the temperature starts to rise, spring is also a season with alternate cool and warm weather, brought about by the occasional passage of a cold front from the north. Because of the weather changes, our body has to constantly regulate the internal temperature. This requires more energy and makes us feel tired and sleepy. It is also humid and foggy in the spring. The moisture blocks evaporation of sweat from our body, making things worse. Furthermore, the mixing of cold and warm air brings continuous rain and overcast skies. No wonder some people feel depressed and become inactive. The cleaning of your body is known as detoxification.  Practiced for centuries by many cultures around the world including ayurvedic and Chinese medicine systems, detoxification is about resting, cleaning and nourishing the body from the inside out. By removing and eliminating toxins, then feeding your body with healthy nutrients, detoxifying can help protect you from disease and renew your ability to maintain optimum health.  Your body has its own natural healing system, detoxification enhances this system. How do you know you need to detox? When your energy levels are very low, your body aches and your mind is drained, it is time to detox your body.

Detoxification mostly involves blood cleansing by way of eliminating impurities from the blood in the liver, through kidneys, lungs, intestines, lymph and skin.

It is best to detox during the change of seasons.  However, nursing mothers, children, and patients with chronic degenerative diseases, cancer or tuberculosisare advised against detoxing. Consult your health care practitioner if you have questions about whether detoxing is right for you.

What is Detoxification?

The body eliminates toxins through the kidneys, intestines, lungs, lymphatic system and skin.  Detoxification means cleaning the blood. It does this mainly by removing impurities from the blood in the liver, where toxins are processed for elimination.  However, when this system is compromised, toxins and other impurities are not properly filtered every cell in the body is adversely affected.

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A comprehensive detox program will address the following important areas of internal cleansing:

Blood Purification:

This might be the most important factor. Think about it. Our level of elimination and all other functions of health depend on good, healthy blood. Cleansing the blood helps insure better elimination, better digestion, better circulation and just plain better health.

Liver Cleansing:

The liver and spleen will be specifically addressed in a good detox program. If they are not, find one that does address them.

Killing Internal Parasites and Eggs:

Parasitic infestation is one of the most insidious health drains a person can have. Chronic fatigue, bad skin, restless sleep, poor digestion and poor elimination are all side effects of parasites. One can pick up parasites from undercooked meat, vegetables that have not been thoroughly cleansed or pets in the home. A good detox program will definitely address parasites.

Lymph Detoxing:

One part of detoxing the body that is often overlooked in detox programs is cleansing the lymph system. Be sure your detox program addresses this important factor.

Kidneys / Bladder Detox:

We eliminate a great deal of toxicity thru our kidneys. The best detox programs address kidney cleansing, rejuvenation and toning.

Heavy Metals Detox:

We can ingest heavy metals from automobile fumes, paints, salon chemicals, toxic chemicals in our homes and other sources in the environment besides the more common source of heavy metal poisoning that can occur from old mercury fillings in the teeth.

If you do have mercury fillings, please note that removing the fillings is a very delicate procedure and you should definitely find a dentist who specializes in removing mercury fillings.

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