I am thrilled to have completed one third of my 21-day detox cleanse! Last week was rougher than usual. I had a headache for three days, not the usual one day. And I felt really drained, too drained to even leave the house. No loss there, as the NJ weather this past weekend hit into the mid-90s! For a time I wondered if I'd make it through this cleanse, but the thought of having to reschedule it was just too hard. Today though, I feel great. No more headaches or fatigue and my body is starting to feel lighter and tighter already. I'm even ready for my 2 pm dental appointment. Now that is saying something!
I discovered that I can use certain condiments on this cleanse that I wasn't aware of before. Here is a recipe for a delicious salad dressing, and it's healthy too:
to 1/2 cup of pure virgin olive oil add 1/8 teaspoon Celtic Sea Salt, a sprinkle of oregano, a dash of cracked pepper, and 3 tablespoons of organic apple cider vinegar. I add about 2 tablespoons of this dressing to my salads. Then I also dress up the salads with a generous sprinkle of flax seeds - need that Omega-3! Having tasty salads on the cleanse makes it so much easier to do.
I'm also wearing my detox foot pads every night, to detox from as many levels as I possibly can. Next up: cleaning out the house ... not my favorite task ... but when you detox, it's such a great time to cleanse on every level.
If you want to know more about my cleanse, just drop me a note from the Contact link on my site: www.essencepalace.com
I'll keep you posted!
Barb
www.essencepalace.com
Monday, June 9, 2008
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Day 3 and the headache is finally over ...
I began my annual 21-day Purification Program cleanse on June 3rd. I felt it was a perfect time, because it was also the day of the New Moon in Gemini and it's always good to start something on a new moon. There were other favorable factors too: I don't have a super busy social schedule coming up, and I can afford to crash for the first few days of the cleanse if I feel like I have to.
And, crash I did! I wasn't long into Day One when my body got the detox message and responded with a headache, which actually lasted until this morning, Day 3. I always go through this whenever I do a cleanse, whether it is a short one or a long one. It is a natural response, albeit an unpleasant one. The headache was not that bad, but it came and went in pulsing waves. With the pulse of each wave I could hear my body yelling "Take THAT for the double margarita Saturday night! Take THAT for having ice cream pie on Sunday! Take THAT for eating too many packaged foods!" I had fun with those imaginings for a little while, and then thanked my body for staying strong and healthy in spite of my occasional dietary mishaps.
Aside from that initial headache that I always get, I experience feelings of fatigue and lethargy too, especially in the beginning. It's raining today, a perfect time to veg out and catch up on some reading. I've been self-educating a lot about detox lately and have come across a really excellent e-book called The Complete Natural Detox. It explains so much about the body's functions, the need for detoxing, and how to do it safely and effectively.
When I bought The Complete Body Detox I thought I'd be getting an e-book with maybe 30-40 pages, but this has 96 pages and it is very thorough. There is a lot of specific information about detox foods, detox diets, and how to detox your body safely and effectively. So I recommend it to all my readers. Check out The Complete Body Detox. If you are thinking of doing a detox diet, this is your best reference.
I'll keep on posting about my own 21-day cleanse. Feel free to post your comments.
Barb
EssencePalace.com
And, crash I did! I wasn't long into Day One when my body got the detox message and responded with a headache, which actually lasted until this morning, Day 3. I always go through this whenever I do a cleanse, whether it is a short one or a long one. It is a natural response, albeit an unpleasant one. The headache was not that bad, but it came and went in pulsing waves. With the pulse of each wave I could hear my body yelling "Take THAT for the double margarita Saturday night! Take THAT for having ice cream pie on Sunday! Take THAT for eating too many packaged foods!" I had fun with those imaginings for a little while, and then thanked my body for staying strong and healthy in spite of my occasional dietary mishaps.
Aside from that initial headache that I always get, I experience feelings of fatigue and lethargy too, especially in the beginning. It's raining today, a perfect time to veg out and catch up on some reading. I've been self-educating a lot about detox lately and have come across a really excellent e-book called The Complete Natural Detox. It explains so much about the body's functions, the need for detoxing, and how to do it safely and effectively.
When I bought The Complete Body Detox I thought I'd be getting an e-book with maybe 30-40 pages, but this has 96 pages and it is very thorough. There is a lot of specific information about detox foods, detox diets, and how to detox your body safely and effectively. So I recommend it to all my readers. Check out The Complete Body Detox. If you are thinking of doing a detox diet, this is your best reference.
I'll keep on posting about my own 21-day cleanse. Feel free to post your comments.
Barb
EssencePalace.com
Sunday, June 1, 2008
The friction sitz bath
I just read a really excellent e-book about natural body detox using baths. That is a subject near and dear to my heart because I know of so many people who have been helped with chronic conditions just by doing detox baths. The book is called Detox Bath and it outlines the friction sitz bath developed by natural healer Louis Kuhne.
When I was in massage school I learned about the sitz bath. The sitz bath was highly recommended by medium and trance healer Edgar Cayce so I had known about it for some time even before then. The sitz bath is simple: you sit in a small tub or bidet with cold water surrounding your pelvic area. The rest of your body does not have to be in a tub, just the pelvic area. The water runs continuously over your pelvis. It needs to be cold, which is uncomfortable at first but cold water will achieve the desired therapeutic effect. And that's it for the sitz bath. It's very easy yet very effective at stimulating the circulation in the hips and pelvic area. That sound simplistic but the stimulation of circulation actually helps relieve constipation, IBS, cramps, and even pain in the lower limbs.
Louis Kuhne took this step further and added friction, or gentle rubbing with a washcloth, for the friction sitz bath. Thousands of his patients were greatly helped by this bath method and the method is still known today and used by holistic practitioners. The e-book explains this method thoroughly and offers a lot of other valuable detox information. I can't recommend it enough for all of you who are searching for safe, natural health alternatives. The Detox Bath Ebook is an excellent investment in your health. I wouldn't recommend it if I hadn't read it and found it extremely useful for my own health regimen!
Barb
EssencePalace.com
When I was in massage school I learned about the sitz bath. The sitz bath was highly recommended by medium and trance healer Edgar Cayce so I had known about it for some time even before then. The sitz bath is simple: you sit in a small tub or bidet with cold water surrounding your pelvic area. The rest of your body does not have to be in a tub, just the pelvic area. The water runs continuously over your pelvis. It needs to be cold, which is uncomfortable at first but cold water will achieve the desired therapeutic effect. And that's it for the sitz bath. It's very easy yet very effective at stimulating the circulation in the hips and pelvic area. That sound simplistic but the stimulation of circulation actually helps relieve constipation, IBS, cramps, and even pain in the lower limbs.
Louis Kuhne took this step further and added friction, or gentle rubbing with a washcloth, for the friction sitz bath. Thousands of his patients were greatly helped by this bath method and the method is still known today and used by holistic practitioners. The e-book explains this method thoroughly and offers a lot of other valuable detox information. I can't recommend it enough for all of you who are searching for safe, natural health alternatives. The Detox Bath Ebook is an excellent investment in your health. I wouldn't recommend it if I hadn't read it and found it extremely useful for my own health regimen!
Barb
EssencePalace.com
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