Do You Need to Detox?

Going through detox is like giving your body a vacation. It allows healing and rebalancing to begin in our body. You need to sometimes work to make this happen. Many of us find it very difficult to give up sugar, nicotine, caffeine, alcohol and chemicals.
Still steeling your will to go through a detox might be necessary especially if you are getting that wakeup call about your health. It is absolutely necessary in this day and age to take responsibility for yourself. It is only thing you can do to prevent disease and ensure that you will live a long and happy life.
A detox regimen has a fantastic effect on your physical, emotional and mental state. A greater sense of serenity, peace and calm often is the result of the process. Most people also achieve a more youthful appearance and a healthy, vibrant glow once they complete a cleanse.
You should also be aware that fasting can be physically uncomfortable for some people. However many people do not experience any physical problems at all but some people really do. If you do it means you are physically addicted to whatever you have eliminated from your life – it could be anything from cigarettes to booze to sugar!
The good thing is these symptoms pass in just a couple of days. Many people become cranky and lethargic. It is very common to get headaches.
Some people have insufferable cravings for sugar when they go on one of these fasts. Caffeine addicts can also have a hard time. Both caffeine and sugar are really hard to withdraw from if you have been eating it any day.
If you are a steady drinker and you give up alcohol, you will likely experience the stress and anxiety that you were trying to blot out with your drinking. If you are drinking to obliterate reality then you might see a fast as a chance to deal with your problems and traumas. Some people use the cleanse as an opportunity to face their demons.
Alcohol acts a lot like sugar does in the body and you may feel agitated if you don't get your fix. Giving up caffeine makes some people very moody and jittery. Giving up gluten (breads and starches), however, sometimes gives some people an immediate relief from any irritable bowel type symptoms. Processed flours also act in the body much the same way sugar does.
Not eating meat makes some people feel quite lethargic as well. If meat was the mainstay of your diet before the fast you may not feel that great and experience a lot of cravings.
While I want to warn you that you may have cravings. I also want to stress that there are many, many people who don’t have a hard time at all, and also stress that almost everyone feels lighter and more energetic within a day or two.
Simply put, what you are doing in this cleanse is eliminating common craving triggers and giving your body a break from artificial food-borne stimulants and depressants. This gives your physicality a chance to find its own natural balance.
Why not try a cleanse? You will live longer and your kids will thank you for staying alive to meet their kids!

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Mind and Body Wholeness For Moms

It is hard for most moms to gain control of their lives what with juggling jobs, housework and a handful of kids. Who has time to take care of herself?
'How are you feeling?' can be a loaded question, especially if you are sick.
Emotions like laughter and joy can be uplifting and healing, while emotions like fear or bitterness can be toxic and destructive. When you get angry or depressed it affects the nervous system and weakens the immune system.
Ancient healing practices suggest that there are certain emotions that make their home in certain organs in the body. This is an integral part of Chinese medicine.
The theory is that energy travels through specific pathways beneath the skin surface called meridians. When negative emotions are experienced, there is either an overabundance of energy, a depletion of energy, or it gets blocked altogether. This causes illness.
Here is breakdown of the equivalences emotions and organs from ancient Chinese practices:
Emotion Organ
Worry Lung, stomach
Fear Kidneys, bladder
Anger Gall bladder, liver
Grief Heart, lungs
Lack of acceptance Pancreas, spleen, colon lungs
Sadness Heart, small intestine
Guilt Stomach, heart
Financial burden Upper back lungs
Lack of support Lower back

Problems usually manifest emotionally before they do physically and once physical problems appear it is an indication that we are in real trouble.
According to traditional Chinese medicine, all health issues are due to an energy imbalance. Chronic problems come from decades of repression and irregular energy control.
Symptoms that our lives and particularly stress might be getting too much for us include fatigue, weakness, headaches and constipation. These tell us that the flow of energy is being blocked in our body.
It is also really true that sorrow can cause a broken heart! Strong emotions such as grief and heartbreak can actually cause death. You can die from unrequited love.
Deep feelings such as sorrow, pain and loss can actually put a physical strain on the heart. They can also cause stress and weaken the immune system. The heart functions abnormally and creates the physical sensation of pain in the chest. Too much of this continued stress can prompt a heart attack.
It also helps to realize that we might manifest everything that we think. In the film –The Secret –one of the guest speakers in the film, Mike Dooley, says it best, “thoughts become things.”
How we spend our time thinking about life is how we are going to feel about life from moment to moment. This in turn has an immediate effect on the inner functions of the body like the nervous system, respiratory system, chemistry and energy.

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