Going through a detox—whether you choose
Written by John Klein
When hiring a professional—be it a home builder, a plumber, or a landscape designer—you’d likely research their history, examine their educational background, and get some information about how they work and where their expertise lies. You may even ask for references from former clients to get a more objective view of their work habits and performance.
The same should be true of your personal holistic doctor, massage therapist, naturopath, homeopath, colon hydrotherapy technician, dietician, or acupuncturist. Choosing a holistic health care practitioner is not a process you should take lightly since they hold your health in their hands! This is especially true since there are a vast number of practitioners out there who actually make us sicker than when we first began. Your health is a precious thing that needs to be protected and handled with care.
Your body is constantly working to keep you feeling healthy and energetic. You’ve got several internal systems built into your body that are working around the clock to gather up and remove toxins from your cells and organs. But sometimes your natural cleansing systems get bogged down and needs a little help.
We do so many things to our bodies that affect our energy levels.
Your colon works hard every day to process your food and protect you from potential poisons in your diet. Neglect your colon for too long and you’ll pay the consequences. Sooner or later, you’ll begin to feel lethargic, experience frequent illness, and have trouble with normal digestion. In fact, digestive disease is one of the fastest growing health concerns in North America and can be a significant contributing factor in many other diseases.
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Colonics, a treatment that is sometimes called colonic hydrotherapy or colonic irrigation, can help to cleanse the colon of accumulated waste material, including fecal matter and toxins, parasites, worms, mucous, and dead cellular tissue—in some cases up to 40 pounds of the stuff! It has been used for thousands of years and has been show to be effective in relieving many physical ailments, including chronic or frequent headaches, gas and bloating, irritable bowel, colds, fatigue, candida, and even bad breath.
A detox will involve some pretty significant changes for your body, and so to give it an additional boost, you may want to consider taking a regular, high-quality multi-vitamin. One made with greens by a reputable natural foods company is best.
Derived from the Greek word chele, which means claw, chelation is the process by which heavy metals and other toxins are removed from the body by using a binding agent to grab and carry away these poisons. Chelation therapy has been used by alternative medical practitioners for centuries to treat things like mercury poisoning, heart disease, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, arthritis, diabetes, thyroid disorders, Alzheimer’s disease, and diabetes.
Our bodies are incredibly resilient and strong when it comes to fending off environmental and dietary dangers. But in today’s world, we are surrounded by potential threats.
Detoxifications—or detoxes as they are commonly called—are used by millions as a way to remove potentially toxic and harmful substances from the body. Although you may often hear of detoxes in reference to stars entering facilities to overcome alcoholism or drug addiction, the detoxes we refer to here are systems recommended by