Healing Crisis: Part of the Healing Process

[Guest guest]

A healing crisis is when you experience symptoms from diseases and

toxins that are released during your detoxification process. Perhaps

a simple example may help.

 

What if every year, you painted your walls a different color? As time

went on, you layered color upon color. Finally after 30 years in the

house, you found that the newest paint was not sticking properly

because layers of paint underneath were cracking and coming off. So

you decided to strip all of the paint off the walls and give it a

fresh coat of paint. Well, as you started stripping off paint, you

saw earlier layers. There was the year when you decided that a lot of

color would go well with your white furniture. Then there was the

year that neutral off-white colors were the right answer. Finally,

you reach the part of the wall that had the ugly wallpaper that the

previous owners had put up before you moved in. Once you get that

wallpaper off and a few more layers of paint, you have finally

cleaned the wall sufficiently to give the new paint a solid surface

on the wall to stick to. In the process of stripping all the paint

and wallpaper, you get glimpses of what your walls were like and what

they went through.

 

Well, believe it or not, your body works in a similar way. As our

bodies store fat, the chemistry of the fat reflects the internal body

conditions at the time the fat was stored. Each year, the illnesses

that you caught left a small residue of the virus or bacteria in your

fatty deposits. The toxins you ingested left their mark as well.

Maybe it was that year in college when you drank too heavily because

you were inexperienced … or trace amounts of antibiotics and growth

hormones that were embedded in the abundance of meat you ate during

your high-protein diet phase. Deposits throughout your body have kept

a sampling record of what you have been through.

 

Well, now picture that any cleansing you undergo is like stripping

paint and wallpaper from the analogy above. As you cleanse and

detoxify your body, you will be releasing the toxins, bacteria, and

viruses that were built up in your fatty deposits. As they are

released, you may experience symptoms that you experienced when you

initially dealt with that particular malady or event – albeit in a

milder form. You may get a runny nose, you may feel tired, you may

develop body aches or you may even develop a fever, as your body

works its way through years of toxins and disease. In fact, as with

the paint and wallpaper analogy, the symptoms you experience will

likely be in the reverse order of when you first experienced them.

Toxins that your body was exposed to in recent years will show their

effect first, then will be followed by things that occurred earlier

in your life.

 

This is called a healing crisis. During the healing process, you may

experience some discomfort and you may feel like you are catching

something. In extreme cases of toxicity, you may actually feel quite

ill. However, rest assured that it is your body's way of cleansing –

getting rid of these toxins once and for all. During your cleansing,

if you feel sick, chances are it is from toxins, bacteria and viruses

that are being released into your body from your fatty deposits.

 

You may experience a healing crisis when you are detoxifying your

elimination organs, such as your liver. During a liver cleanse , your

liver releases a large amount of toxins into your blood. Although

your kidneys try and filter these toxins out and expel them through

your urinary system, you may feel sick during the process. Generally,

the symptoms surrounding this resemble a hangover – headache, upset

stomach, and listlessness. Additionally, your liver and gall bladder

will release fatty deposits that will make their way into your colon.

Some of these deposits may get reabsorbed during their journey

through your colon, thus introducing toxins back into your body that

may have been suspended for years by your liver. This may cause

allergy or flu like symptoms, or cause acne, or even aches and pains

as your body tries to eliminate these toxins. Drinking plenty of

water helps your body flush out these toxins through your colon and

kidneys.

 

You may also experience a healing crisis when you are undergoing a

whole body detoxification, such as through fasting . Since fasting is

one of the most effective forms of whole body detoxification, it is

also the most likely to cause a healing crisis. Fasting can release

toxins or diseased cells that were stored in your fat deposits from

quite some time ago.

 

One of the biggest misconceptions people face with the healing crisis

is the belief that they have caught some hideous infection or that a

condition like acne that they thought they were long rid of has once

again returned. However, with a healing crisis, these symptoms are a

sign that your body is finally purging itself of the last remnants of

the toxins or substances that created the disease or ailment in the

first place.

 

The best way to get rid of these symptoms is to drink plenty of water

and continue with the detoxification process. Avoid overeating during

a healing crisis, eating only light meals that are easy to digest.

Obviously if you were fasting, then you would just continue to fast.

[Guest guest]

Thanks for sharing that great article. I have to share

it with my clients. I am a certified herbalist and I

encourage people to do a 90 day colon cleanse. People

have a hard time sticking with the program because

when they start going through the " healing crisis "

they say the cleanse is making them sick. Your article

is a wonderful explantion of what is going on during a

detox program!

 

Marguerite in Illinois

 

Sis. Marguerite Chere,

Certified Herbalist and Health Consultant

 

MY NEW WEBSITE:

http://www.motherknowsbest.net

For all your herbal supplements, colon cleanses, weight loss products &

aromatherapy

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

You are very welcomed Chere. I've been running into alot of people

who are taking the healing crisis to mean that they are doing

something wrong. They end up using it as an excuse not to move

forward into a healthier lifestyle because they don't understand

what is happening. And often times they have unenlightened

relatives who infuse negativity into the process, and the person

becomes paranoid and afraid of the unknown.

 

May you continue to be prosperous in leading others to good health,

and enjoying the same for yourself!

 

S~~

 

, Chere Wright <anatural_mom

wrote:

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> Thanks for sharing that great article. I have to share

> it with my clients. I am a certified herbalist and I

> encourage people to do a 90 day colon cleanse. People

> have a hard time sticking with the program because

> when they start going through the " healing crisis "

> they say the cleanse is making them sick. Your article

> is a wonderful explantion of what is going on during a

> detox program!

>

> Marguerite in Illinois

>

> Sis. Marguerite Chere,

> Certified Herbalist and Health Consultant

>

> MY NEW WEBSITE:

> http://www.motherknowsbest.net

> For all your herbal supplements, colon cleanses, weight loss

products & aromatherapy

>

>

>

>

>

>