Detox

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Bonnie wrote;

 

>>I was reading something about what you just wrote, and body

cleansing, detox

products are supposed to help tremendously, do you agree with this and

if so

do have a recommendation for a body detox product?

Bonnie>>

 

 

The most brilliant purification techniques ever devised are the

techniques of a properly administered Panchakarma course. Techniques

like Snehana, Swedana, Virechana, Vasti, different types of Dhara,

Navarakizhi, Pizhichil, etc. will clean the body at deep and profound

levels. Internal snehana is a realization of great genius, there is no

more effective and safe method to remove deep acid toxins. The caveat

is that these methods must be administered under the supervision of a

true master Vaidya otherwise there is potential for sideffects.

 

Techniques like internal Snehana and Virechana are much more

scientific as an example, than the popular liver cleanses being used

today.

 

If one does not have access to a real Vaidya then I think the most

effective techniques are those of the modern Naturopaths and Yogis

that attempt to restore the acid/alkaline balance. S.M. Acharya posted

on this subject today. A favorite book on the subject is The Acid

Alkaline Diet by Christopher Vasey. This book discusses the science

behind this concept in a clear and easy to understand way. A

simplified approach is to just begin adding plenty of fruit and

vegetables to the diet, avoiding acid fruits in the beginning, and

drinking plenty of non acid juices. When the excess acids are removed,

which are holding the stagnant toxic fluids, then the body will more

easily be able to deal with the excess acids on it's own, if

suffecient alkaline substances are available. There are many products

available to help in clearing the excess acids. A company that has

many products based on Vasey's concepts is PHion, here is a link;

 

http://www.ph-ion.com/

 

Please remember that it will not be possible to remove the acid toxins

with any of these products, by themselves, one must use them as

support to a cleansing diet and lifestyle. Continuing to follow the

old disease forming habits while taking medicines or cleansing

substance is a waste of time and money.

 

This is the reason why techniques like Panchakarma therapies work,

they remove layers of the imbalanced Doshas and this allows the body

to function in a more normal manner, beginning the process of self

healing. As long as the body is under the burden of excess acids,

excess fluids, excess gas, excess salt, insuffecient potassium and

magnesium (and other alkaline minerals), heavy metal burden, etc.,

then the body has no chance to heal, no matter how many medicines one

takes. Panchakarma by itself will not cure disease, one must learn to

live a health promoting life, then Shodhana therapies are God given

tools to help us in recovery. These points are often ignored and then

the benefits of therapies remain limited. The most common pattern is

one takes therapies and medicines and feels wonderful afterwards, then

they go back to the old disease forming habits and all of the symptoms

return. I have seen people go through this type of pattern many times

and eventually they give up on Ayurveda and go about telling people

that Ayurveda does not work. Shodhana therapies are not the end they

are the beginning.

 

Liz