Toxins are everywhere; in the foods we eat, the air we breathe, the beverages we drink, the products we put on our skin and hair. Dioxins, PCB's, phthalates, heavy metals, fluoridated water, artificial food colorings and flavorings, styrene, vinyl chloride of various types...all contribute to our toxic load. Memory problems, rashes, hormone disturbances, learning disabilities, mood swings, pain, and countless other symptoms of our toxic age are the result.
So what to do??
Detoxify! How? Start with that good old basic, your diet. Try to eat organic as much as possible. Organic is not the same as "natural," which is really a ridiculous way to describe, say, a turkey. This turkey is "all natural." As opposed to what?? A synthetic turkey? When was the last time you saw a synthetic turkey? Oh, I shouldn't joke about that, as artificial meat created in labs is the wave of the future. http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/08/16/artificial-meat-feed-planet-scientists-say/. So start by eating organic (grown without pesticides, herbicides, chemicals, growth hormones, etc.) as much as your budget and interests allow. Then consider your water source; flouride in your water, chlorine in your water...these things are not helping you. If you have well water and not municipal water you are probably better off. Just have it tested every other year to make sure it stays of good quality. If you have municipal water, filter it with a faucet or pitcher filter at the very least.
It is also very, very important to support your liver. Our livers filter all of the things we eat, drink, breathe, and absorb through our skin, so the liver tends to be one rather overworked organ. Drinking sufficient amounts of water, including lemon water, and taking an herb like Milk Thistle on a regular basis is a great idea.
Detox foot baths and foot padscan be very useful as well. Just make sure the foot pads have BLACK tourmaline in them as opposed to green tourmaline, as the black tourmaline is a better detoxifier. At the Healing Zone we use the ION Cleanse Foot Detox bath. It is truly the best unit on the market and has a reverse polarity function which allows us to target the optimum setting for your needs without depleting your body of precious minerals.
Our therapist Sheree does an amazing detox wrap with clay from Sedona, Arizona, which helps the body rid itself of toxins by drawing them through the skin.
Our therapist Ursula does a lymphatic-style massage called Esalen Massage. This is useful in helping to move toxin-containing stagnant lymph fluid through the body where it will be eliminated by the lungs, kidneys, and bowels.
Colon Hydrotherapy is the gentlest whole body approach to cleansing and detoxification. Water is gently infused into the colon helping to remove constipation and toxins from the body, leaving the client feeling light, refreshed and rejuvenated. Your state of health is largely dependent on the health of your colon. Our therapist, Karen, uses advanced techniques that assist you in obtaining better results; relaxing head, neck, and abdominal massage, acupressure, reflexology, lymphatic drainage and more. Karen will be happy to explain how the type of colonics she does and the machine she uses result in much better pre-colonoscopy preps, too.
We uphold the highest standards and use the most technologically advanced FDA equipment available in the US. The “Toxygen” system utilizes a triple filtration system, carbon, and UV filter, as well as disposable tubing to assure proper sanitation for our clients. The “Pressurized - Closed System” guarantees that every session is 100% odorless and is often more effective than the “Gravity-Flow” method of colon cleansing.
Far-infrared sauna therapy is a well known and well respected means of detoxifiying the body. In the infrared sauna you will sweat profusely, ridding your body of dangerous and unwanted toxins.
Are far infrared saunas different than traditional steam and dry saunas? Are there any concerns when using these traditional sauna treatments? Well, they're fine and for brief sessions they feel great. Unfortunately, the traditional sauna does come up short in many of the benefits you could be experiencing by using an infrared sauna.
First, the temperature that the traditional sauna needs to reach for your body to sweat is way too high to safely handle for any extended period of time. Doctors typically say that anything longer than 20 minutes at those high temperatures is not good for your body. In fact, it could actually be putting a strain on your heart.
This is the exact opposite of what you could expect from using an infrared sauna. The infrared sauna heat penetrates the body much deeper (up to 3 inches compared to the traditional sauna which only penetrates approximately 1/8 of an inch), with your body getting a good detoxifying sweat going at about 110 degrees as compared to 180 degrees required from a traditional sauna.
Doctors all over the world are starting to recognize the many benefits infrared saunas can offer their patients, from detoxifying the body to increased energy, burning calories, lowering blood pressure, pain relief, decreasing inflammation, alleviating fibromyalgia symptoms and just overall good health. With the way the world is today and all that we are exposed to, using an infrared sauna can make a world of difference in the quality of life you can experience. Another amazing advantage of this deep penetrating heat is its ability to detoxify the body. The heat pulls out toxins deep under the skin and exfoliates them through the skin. Toxins like mercury, lead, car emissions, tobacco, mold and hundreds of other pollutants our bodies are bombarded with on a daily basis.
By detoxifying the body of these pollutants we are able to stop them from accumulating in our system and in doing so prevent possible disease and premature aging of our skin, body and mind. At the same time we are strengthening our immune system which keeps us running at our peak.
When doing an infrared sauna you need to bring 4 towels and some water (in a glass or stainless steel container). If you don't have a glass or stainless steel container feel free to use our paper cups and water.
A good product that helps in detoxifying the body is Great Plains Bentonite Detox Clay. It really doesn't taste BAD....tastes like...clay. Really effective in helping rid the body of unwanted wastes.
For more information on detoxification read "Detoxify or DIE" by Sherry Rogers, MD.
