Feeling Sluggish? What's The Best Natural Method To Detox Or
Cleanse The Body For A Real Pick-Me-Up?
I would hazard to guess that the majority of the population
feels somewhat sluggish on a regular basis. If one goes through
this condition for a long time, it may begin to feel like this
has become a normal situation for you and you become used to it.
But not finding the underlying cause and treatment can be a
hazard to your health.
If you are feeling sluggish then it is a warning sign that
something is not right and an immediate investigation as to the
cause is in order. There can be many different reasons for this
condition.
Here are some of the causes of sluggishness:
1) Diet is of great importance. With all the pesticides and
chemicals in our food today and nutrient deficient soil, it can
be difficult to get the nutrients we need to live a healthy
life. It is possible to regain good health by changing your diet
to eating organic foods that include eating more raw fruits and
vegetables and less cooked food and sugar products. You may want
to consider good supplements to obtain nutrients you might not
otherwise get. You may argue that organic food is so expensive,
but consider this; you may save a few bucks on cheaper packaged
food that may be loaded with preservatives, nitrates etc., but
what is your health worth? How long do you expect your body to
function correctly if you put degraded fuel into it? You've seen
what it can do to a car. It is also so with your body. If you
take a close look at healthy looking celebrities that are trim
and fit, they have a secret you don't. Being that their income
is dependent on their personality and good looks they are forced
to forgo the usual diets of the average American. They work out,
eat smaller portions and include a lot more raw foods, plus they
drink a lot of water and this brings up the next subject.
2) Dehydration! About 80% of Americans are semi dehydrated and
don't even know it. Without this precious liquid, our bodies
(which are 2/3rds water) cannot function right. Dehydration
alone can make you sluggish. If you are dehydrated, that means
that the water level in your body is below normal for proper
function. The handling for this is to increase your fluid
intake. The best is just pure water, about 8 cups per day. If
drinking that much water seems too difficult you can up your
water intake with green or herbal teas. These teas have a
beneficial effect in that as well as increased water in-take,
they also provide anti-oxidents which help your immune system.
So drink up and feel better.
3) Through poor diet, lack of exercise, viruses, bacteria and
parasites, digestive problems can occur. Here we have a whole
host of problems to deal with. If your body is toxic then your
liver and kidneys may be on overload. You can handle a lot of
this with a liver and kidney cleanse.
Parasites are generally not talked about but may be a bigger
problem then previously realized. Parasites can reside in any
major organ of the body and cause more problems than just
sluggishness. Handle parasite infestation first, possibly using
a herbal solution found at your local health food store,
followed by a kidney cleanse, and then a liver and colon
cleanse. This is a course recommended by Dr Hulda Clark. There
are many different cleanses you can do and to find the one that
is right for you, go online and type in liver or kidney cleanse
and carefully check out what is right for you.
4) Other ways to detoxify are fasting and enemas. Fasting is a
centuries old natural healing technique that works very well
when done properly. Coffee or lemon enemas are great for
cleaning out the colon from old and impacted feces. Certain
herbs can also be helpful in cleansing the colon such as cascara
sagrada (in moderation), aloe vera, flaxseed and red raspberry.
Get plenty of fiber (with lots of water). This helps to keep you
regular. An over toxic colon can eventually put impurities into
the bloodstream and this will definitely make you feel sluggish.
5) There has been a lot of controversy over the years about too
much mercury in your teeth. A dentist once told me that if you
look inside your mouth, the fillings that you have may look
smooth on the outside but if you could look on the underside of
the filling it is quite a different story. It looks very jagged
and the metals may be leaking into your system. Mercury in the
system is the most toxic non-radioactive metal in the body and
about half of the silver fillings are mercury. A variety of
heath problems can occur such as brain, kidney and lung damage
and has even been linked to autism. You can be tested for metal
toxicity through hair and urine analysis. If you test positive,
you may want to consider having them removed and replaced with
gold fillings. Even after replacement though it can take the
body months to excrete these toxins. Do your research and find a
dentist with an excellent reputation who has done replacement
fillings. (For an interesting tidbit, a friend told me his
mother had suffered headaches for 20 years and after having all
the fillings replaced, she no longer had headaches).
6) A relatively new technology has come out for detoxing the
body and that is with an ionic footbath. You place your feet
into a tub of warm water with a bit of sea salt in it. The ionic
footbaths work by sending a small current that goes in a circuit
through the body and generates positively charged ions. The high
concentration of the ion field attaches to the negatively
charged toxins neutralizing them and the body is then able to
discard them through the approximate 2000 pores that are on the
bottom of your feet. You can then experience the correct
acid-alkaline ph balance as nature intended. It's painless and
takes about 30 minutes. The water will change color according to
the toxicity of the body and also by how hard or soft the water
is where ever you are geographically. Black or brown water is
the liver detoxing, Orange; the joints, Dark green; the
gallbladder, Yellowy green; kidneys, urinary tract, White foam;
Lymph nodes draining Red flecks; blood clot material, Black
flecks; heavy metals. Independent studies have been done that
show the levels of mucus, heavy metals and fat in the water
after 30 minutes.
As you can see there are many things you can do to help take
away that sluggish and fatigued feeling. But as always, consult
your health care practitioner before doing any detoxification
program.
"Nothing in this article makes any claim to offer cures or
treatment of any disease or illness. If you are sick please
consult with your doctor."