DISCLAIMER: Please consult your physician before taking on a detox program. What I have posted here is my personal experience and suggestion-- not a cure to a medical condition, etc.
Well, this post has nothing to do with cleaning your house. But it does have a lot to do with the occasional need to clean our insides, or what's called detoxing. I first discovered detoxing sometime after I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. I was encouraged by my D.O. (Doctor of Osteopathy) to research it and incorporate it in my treatment plan. So, off I went to Barnes & Nobles and Borders. I sought out all the books I could read in the Nutrition and Health section of the book stores. I ended picking up a book entitled "Complete Colon Cleanse" by Dr. Edward F. Group, III.
Because of the personal nature of this topic, I will just say it was like taking a shower from the inside, if that makes any sense. I felt lighter and was less symptomatic. In fact, in my first cleanse my symptoms were not as severe. I even had days where my pain level was 0! But because Fibromyalgia takes awhile to heal, due to its complexity, my symptoms came back. Each cleanse can be customized to your needs. And for my need, I had to do the 6-Day Program as often as I could with regular "maintenance" between programs.
Today I only need to follow the maintenance portion (which is 1-2 times a week of detox). Dr. Group recommends you eat only fruits during the detox and maintenance program. He highly recommends organic or locally grown to avoid letting chemicals (in the form of pesticides, etc.) back into your body. Fresh fruits provide lots of nutrients, live fiber, pectin, water and oxygen, ideal in supporting the elimination and cleansing process. He goes into more detail in his book. Click the link below to check it out if you're interested. I just recently visited his website and saw that he updated his book. So, I included the link to his new book right below.
http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Colon-Cleanse-Vitality-Longevity/dp/1569755949
http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/books-videos/health-begins-in-the-colon.html
And if you're interested in his detox program, click this link. You will notice he also revised the cleanse to 7 days.
http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/cleansing/7-day-oxygen-colon-cleanse
Finally, here's the basic recipe to his cleansing tonic.
- Start w/1 gallon of distilled water or purified water.
- Pour out 4 ounces of the distilled water. You can either save this water for future use or throw it out.
- Add 2 tbsp of organic apple cider vinegar (ACV), Shake the ACV well before adding to water.
- Add 2 ounces of organic aloe vera juice.
- Mix well and keep refrigerated.
I have become a firm believer that detoxing is necessary to maintain a healthy life, especially in the time and age we live in (SAD* diet, fast-paced lifestyle, etc.). I hope this will somehow encourage you to do a little house cleaning as often as possible to help your body function optimally.
Stay tuned for Part II ;-)
*Standard American Diet which consists of processed foods, additives, etc.
Because of the personal nature of this topic, I will just say it was like taking a shower from the inside, if that makes any sense. I felt lighter and was less symptomatic. In fact, in my first cleanse my symptoms were not as severe. I even had days where my pain level was 0! But because Fibromyalgia takes awhile to heal, due to its complexity, my symptoms came back. Each cleanse can be customized to your needs. And for my need, I had to do the 6-Day Program as often as I could with regular "maintenance" between programs.
Today I only need to follow the maintenance portion (which is 1-2 times a week of detox). Dr. Group recommends you eat only fruits during the detox and maintenance program. He highly recommends organic or locally grown to avoid letting chemicals (in the form of pesticides, etc.) back into your body. Fresh fruits provide lots of nutrients, live fiber, pectin, water and oxygen, ideal in supporting the elimination and cleansing process. He goes into more detail in his book. Click the link below to check it out if you're interested. I just recently visited his website and saw that he updated his book. So, I included the link to his new book right below.
http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Colon-Cleanse-Vitality-Longevity/dp/1569755949
http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/books-videos/health-begins-in-the-colon.html
And if you're interested in his detox program, click this link. You will notice he also revised the cleanse to 7 days.
http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/cleansing/7-day-oxygen-colon-cleanse
Finally, here's the basic recipe to his cleansing tonic.
- Start w/1 gallon of distilled water or purified water.
- Pour out 4 ounces of the distilled water. You can either save this water for future use or throw it out.
- Add 2 tbsp of organic apple cider vinegar (ACV), Shake the ACV well before adding to water.
- Add 2 ounces of organic aloe vera juice.
- Mix well and keep refrigerated.
I have become a firm believer that detoxing is necessary to maintain a healthy life, especially in the time and age we live in (SAD* diet, fast-paced lifestyle, etc.). I hope this will somehow encourage you to do a little house cleaning as often as possible to help your body function optimally.
Stay tuned for Part II ;-)
*Standard American Diet which consists of processed foods, additives, etc.
