Coffee Enemas * Sauna Therapy * Foot
Reflexology
Colonic
Irrigation * Alginates * The Genital Bath * Juicing
Sulfur-containing
Amino Acids *Herbal
Poultices
(Many other
detoxification methods are also discussed)
Detoxification
is a very critical subject today for anyone who wishes to restore and maintain
health. This article discusses
many detoxification procedures in some depth. The article is divided into three sections:
1.
Methods I strongly recommend as part of a nutritional balancing program.
2.
Methods that are not harmful, but much less effective, so I recommend the much
less often.
3.
Harmful or ineffective methods to avoid, in general.
Warning: No claims are made for any procedures described here. Nor are these procedures intended as
treatments or prescriptions for any disease or condition. The following is presented for
educational purposes only.
However, many people find detoxification procedures very effective and
safe when used as described here.
THE CONCEPT OF
DETOXIFICATION
Since
ancient times, human beings have known that the accumulation of certain toxins
in the body is an important cause of disease, aging and death. So-called modern allopathic medical
care acknowledges toxicity as a cause of disease to a slight degree, such as
the accumulation of bacteria, viruses, or a few other poisons. However, they have either forgotten or
just ignore the concept in most cases.
In fact, the remedies and procedures they prescribe are often quite
toxic. This causes many Ňside
effectsÓ, many thousands of lawsuits, kills thousands of patients each year,
and wastes billions of dollars of the peopleŐs money.
Even
if one knows about the problem of toxicity, clearing out two dozen toxic
metals, hundreds of toxic chemicals, and often dozens of chronic infections
safely and quickly is a challenge.
Nutritional balancing science
specializes in this activity and gets amazing results by combining about
17 different detoxification methods in a unique manner.
As
humanity improves its understanding of the body and how to heal it, I believe
detoxification will once again take its place as a major requirement to heal
the body and the brain.
NUTRITIONAL BALANCING
SCIENCE AND DETOXIFICATION
Detoxification
is a major focus of nutritional balancing science. We are able to remove ALL of the toxic metals (at least two
dozen) at once, many, if not all toxic chemicals, and all biological toxins
such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, yeasts and parasites.
Methods
that are used include enhancing the activity of the eliminative organs,
increasing the vitality or adaptive energy level, balancing the major mineral
ratios and levels, balancing the oxidation rate, balancing yin and yang forces
in the body, supporting the eliminative organs, inhibiting the sympathetic
nervous system, and about a dozen others.
This must be done in an integrated and coordinated fashion or it is not
effective.
This
subject is explored in more depth in other articles on this website, notably
the article entitled Toxic Metals. It is also discussed in some depth in
the textbooks, Nutritional
Balancing And Hair Mineral Analysis, and Sauna Therapy by this
author.
1. DETOXIFICATION
PROCEDURES I STRONGLY RECOMMEND
Sauna therapy is one of the finest ways to
remove toxic metals, toxic chemicals, chronic infections and other blockages in
the body. Infrared sauna therapy,
in particular, is highly effective for detoxification.
Types
of saunas. Three common types
of saunas exist. The traditional sauna is a room with a
heater. These are found at health
clubs and spas. This is the least
effective sauna for healing, in our opinion. However, it is used in some detoxification programs, such as
the Hubbard program, with excellent success.
The far
infrared sauna came into use about 45 years ago. It penetrates the skin, which adds another dimension to the
sauna experience and appears to enhance detoxification. However, these saunas, if they are truly
far infrared, emit damaging electromagnetic radiation to some extent. Also, the frequencies are not the best,
in our view. We are not happy with
most of these that we test.
Therefore, we donŐt recommend the far infrared or FIR sauna very much at
this time.
The
near infrared lamp sauna uses
infrared heat lamps as the heat source.
It also penetrates the deepest of all the saunas and does not emit any
harmful electromagnetic fields. It
is the best sauna we have found, in general.
How Often.
One may use a sauna once a month for pleasure. However, for therapy one must use the sauna at least
weekly. For best results, use the
sauna each day, once or twice daily.
If
one is very debilitated, be sure to begin with once or twice a week, and only
for 10 or 15 minutes maximum. As
you feel comfortable in the sauna, you may increase the time and the frequency
of use.
Work
up to daily use as one is able. When beginning, many people overdo the sauna,
either the amount of time inside, or the frequency of sauna sessions.
Always
start slowly, even if you believe you are in superb physical condition. Many people do not sweat easily. Instead, their bodies can overheat if
one starts with an hour session, for example.
ALWAYS LEAVE ANY SAUNA IF YOU FEEL VERY
FAINT, DIZZY OR SICK. This does
not mean the sauna is harmful for you.
It often just means you are not used to it and your body needs to adapt
slowly to sweating and removing toxins through the skin and elsewhere.
Over
time, you will get used to the heat and the body will sweat better. In a few weeks to a few months, as the
body acclimates and is more able to regulate its temperature, sweating becomes
easier. Also, the more one relaxes, the more one will sweat.
Time of day for saunas.
The more relaxed you are, the more benefit you will derive from a sauna
session. If possible, enter the
sauna either first thing in the morning, as soon as you arise, or last thing at
night before retiring for the night.
These are the times of the day when most people are relaxed a maximum
amount.
Before a Sauna Session.
Avoid heavy meals two hours before a sauna session. Avoid alcohol or
other intoxicating substances.
Drink eight ounces of water before entering a sauna. Spring or distilled water is highly
recommended.
Add
sea salt and two tablespoons daily of kelp to your diet to help replace any
minerals lost through sweating. A
few people have reactions when they take kelp. If so, use less and work up slowly. The usual reason is that kelp is
causing a rapid elimination of the iodine
antagonists - chlorides,
fluorides and bromides.
Do
not take niacin, as
some doctors recommend. I find it
to be toxic and quite severely so.
It can take years to remove from the liver. This was recommended by Ron Hubbard, of Scientology, but I
donŐt like it and it is not needed at all.
Remove
metal jewelry before entering the sauna, as it may become very hot. Do not put any oils on your skin before
a sauna, as they also may become very hot, especially in an infrared type of
sauna.
Preheating.
Before entering a hot air sauna, preheat to 150ˇ F or so. If you are using a near infrared or far
infrared sauna, enter as soon as one turns it on and you will warm up with the
sauna.
For
a more intense experience, preheat infrared saunas to about
90-100ˇ F. Do not operate at
above 120 F. for a near infrared lamp sauna or about 140 F. for a far infrared
sauna.
During a Sauna Session.
Light clothing may be worn in a traditional sauna. Do not wear a lot of clothing in a far
or near infrared sauna for best penetration of the infrared rays. However, a bikini bathing suit is fine,
if needed.
Use
a small towel to wipe off the sweat. Sit on another towel. Have a third towel
on the floor to avoid slipping. Talking or working are not recommended while in
a sauna. Meditate or relax.
To
enhance the effects of a sauna session, visualize absorbing the heat and
energy. Deep, slow breathing and good posture are very helpful. Sound therapy
such as listening to low tones is also excellent. Aromatherapy is also very
effective during a sauna session.
Rotating in a lamp sauna. If oneŐs sauna uses infrared heat lamps that are all on one
wall, one needs to rotate 90 degrees every few minutes or so to heat the body
evenly. Sit on a stool or a chair
without a back. Face the bulbs,
then turn to the side, and then turn around to so your back is facing the
lamps.
Also,
be sure to avoid touching the hot bulbs.
Keeping your eyes open and even looking at the bulbs is okay, according
to the manufacturer. However, I do
not recommend staring at them.
Also,
do not allow water, a towel or clothing touch the hot bulbs. One will not get a tan in an infrared
sauna, though the skin may redden for an hour afterwards.
Finishing Up. How long one remains inside a sauna
depends on oneŐs health condition.
Most people do well with 20-50 minutes in a sauna. We do not recommend more than an hour
at a time.
When
finished, take a shower to rinse off the toxins that are excreted during the
sauna bath. If this is not
possible, then towel off with a damp or dry towel.
We
do not recommend a cold plunge or cold shower after a sauna. However, a warm or tepid shower is
probably better than a very hot shower.
Avoid
using soap if possible, as you should be quite clean after sweating. Use shampoo and conditioner only if
needed. Most contain chemicals
toxic to the body. Also skip most
oils, lotions and creams. These also contain chemicals that may clog the
pores. Use only the most natural
skin care products to enhance the effects of the sauna.
Use
a skin brush or loofa to remove more toxins. Brush all over, even your face and hair if you desire. Painful at first, it soon feels
wonderful. Skin brushing
enhances the cleansing effect.
Drink
eight ounces of water during or after a sauna session. If you sweat profusely, you may drink
more. Finally, sit or lie down for
at least 10 minutes after your sauna session. These simple steps allow the body
to reap the full benefit of the sauna experience.
Keeping safe in saunas.
Saunas have at least a one thousand-year history of remarkable
safety. In fact, the native
Americans where I live told me the Indian sweat lodge has been in use for
40,000 years!
However,
today many people may use saunas who have chronic illnesses that may affect
their ability to tolerate the saunaŐs heat. In our experience with those with cancer, heart disease,
diabetes, arthritis, joint replacements and many other conditions, the sauna
appears to be very safe. Here are
a few signs, however, that indicate that one should leave the sauna soon:
1.
The body temperature should not increase more than four degrees.
2.The
pulse should not increase more than 50% of the resting pulse.
3.
Sweating should not stop suddenly.
4.
Some faintness and feeling of fatigue or weakness is normal during or after a
sauna session. However, if you
feel very faint, end the sauna session and lay down for at least 10 minutes.
Healing Reactions. Healing reactions are temporary
symptoms that occur as toxic substances are eliminated and chronic infections
heal. Symptoms vary from mild
odors, tastes or rashes to periods of fatigue, bowel changes, aches, pains or
headaches.
Many
people have chronic infections, often treated with antibiotics that killed most
of the bacteria but did not eliminate bad tissue and all the organisms. These
may flare up as they are healed due to repeated sauna use.
Almost
all healing flare-ups or purification reaction symptoms are benign, though they
are often vigorous. See other
articles on this website for details about healing crises, as they are
sometimes called. If in doubt,
always consult a knowledgeable practitioner who is familiar with healing
reactions and with sauna therapy.
Emotional healing reactions may also occur. For example, memories of past traumas
may arise consciously or in dreams as they come up to be resolved. Temporary anxiety or other emotional
states may occur. These usually
pass within a few hours to a few days.
Some
are directly related to the elimination of toxic substances from the body. Others are associated with other types
of emotional and physical clearing that can occur with the use of near infrared
saunas, in particular.
Supervision. Saunas are safe for most people
providing one follows the rules here described. Always move slowly and carefully in and around a sauna. Accidents can occur due to slippery
surfaces.
Supervision
is always best, especially if one has a health condition. If debilitated or
very heat-sensitive, begin with less time in a sauna. The presence of an
attendant or friend is also most helpful.
Consult
a health professional if one has any serious health condition. Those who have
used LSD or other psychotropic drugs require an attendant close by, as removal
of drugs from tissue storage sites may cause flashbacks or even full-blown LSD
trips.
Pregnant
women and children under five should avoid saunas. Young children must be accompanied by an adult. Continue
prescribed medication while taking saunas unless directed otherwise by the
prescribing physician.
For Acute Infections. If one has an acute infection
with fever or other acute symptoms, more frequent, shorter sauna sessions are
better until the infection subsides. Most people can use the sauna 15
minutes about 5 times a day during infections.
Always
check with someone knowledgeable if you are unsure about sauna use, although in
general saunas are quite safe. To review many medical references for
saunas, see the Sauna
Therapy article. Also
available is our book, Sauna Therapy. Click on the title to see the table of
contents and how to order this book.
To read
this article in Greek, click here.
This
is a very important procedure in nutritional balancing science, to be used
daily. For a detailed description
of the reasons for using coffee enemas, and a detailed set of instructions,
read Coffee Enemas.
COLONIC IRRIGATION OR COLON HYDROTHERAPY
This
excellent and ancient hydrotherapy method can greatly assist detoxification and
general health as well. However, I
prefer the coffee enemas because:
1.
They can be done at home
2.
They are much lower in cost. This
can be especially important because the coffee enemas may be done on a daily
basis, and sometimes two per day.
3. The coffee has many healing benefits.
At
times, however, colonic irrigation with a skilled attendant is a wonderful
therapy, and some colon hydro-therapists will even add coffee at the end if one
requests it. WARNING: Be sure you
go to someone reputable for many reasons.
One reason is cleanliness.
A rarer problem is a therapist who is incompetent or could even want to
do harm with the therapy, although this is very rare.
Colon
hydrotherapy is safe, powerful and very comfortable for most people, even the
elderly and ill. Sessions with a
professional usually cost $50.00 or a little more, are quite painless, and take
about an hour. A series of
colonics is always best. Most
people need a dozen sessions to really remove layers of impacted fecal
material, parasites, yeast colonies and other imbalances in the large
intestine. Some colon therapists
add oxygen or coffee to the irrigation water and this seems to be is fine, as
well.
If
one prefers, it is possible to buy a home colonic machine or unit. Some are very costly and must be
plumbed into the home. Others are
simple units that fit over a toilet seat.
One such unit is called the Colema board. However, one must be trained in its use for it to be as
effective as a colonic treatment with a nurse or other professional.
DRINKING DISTILLED WATER
Distilled
water is an excellent chelator and cleaner of the blood. I routinely use it for a month or up to
about six months at a time, maximum, when a person begins a nutritional
balancing program.
At
first, it seems to attract to itself more of the toxic metals and toxic
chemicals. However, after a few
months or rarely up to a year, it begins to remove vital minerals from the body
as well. This is the problem with all chelators.
I
find that anyone who has lived on distilled water for more than six to twelve
months is depleting the body of vital minerals. This can be a serious problem that will occur also with
anyone who lives on reverse osmosis water for any length of time. Reverse osmosis water is even worse,
because it does not hydrate the body as well.
Another
use of distilled water is during a toxic episode or healing reaction, as it is
called. Switching from spring
water or carbon-filtered tap water and drinking only distilled water for a week
or even up to a month often helps one move through the toxic release much
faster.
I
include these as detoxification methods, although they are really not
specifically for this purpose.
They are general healing methods that just happen to work exceedingly
well, at times, for detoxification, especially if the elimination process is
stalled or moving slowly. For much
more on these wonderful techniques, read Reflexology
on this site. The article also
contains a foot reflex chart that you
can print and use.
Juicing
is a popular method to renourish the body. It allows one to ingest many more vegetables or fruits than
if one were eating them whole because the pulp is removed. Pulp is largely fiber and is not
digestible by human beings. Thus
juicing effectively concentrates the food and is tasty. It is more work, but modern
juicers are not that difficult to clean easily. Se below for juicer recommendations.
Juicing for cancer.
Juicing has saved lives, particularly wheat grass juicing used at the
Hippocrates Health Institute by Ann Wigmore and her successors. Also, Max Gerson, MD and the Gerson
Clinic in Mexico use a lot of juices for healing cancer.
However,
my information is that the Gerson method and even the Ann Wigmore method of
healing are not working as well today. Dr. William Kelley, who pioneered the Kelley metabolic cancer
therapy, now offered best by Mrs. Pamela McDougle, limits juice to about 16
ounces daily, among other recommendations. This therapy for cancer is working much better and is one I
recommend. For more on cancer, read
Cancer and Alternatives on this site.
Recommendations. For most people, I recommend ONLY
10-12 ounces daily of vegetable juice, and no fruit juice. Fruit juice, with its high sugar
content and unbalanced mineral content, is even more yin and to be avoided
totally. Children must have a
little less, depending on their size and weight. However, carrot and green juice are excellent for children,
and often liked by children. The
reasons for these recommendations are explained below.
Problems with too much juicing. Juicing is not without problems. The problems with juicing are:
1. Juices are extremely yin. Yin is a Chinese medical term that
means cold, raw and broken apart, and often ill. Yin and yang are very subtle energetic concepts, but ones
that are critical for our health today. The problem with juicing today is that
our bodies are already very yin from toxic metal exposure, ionizing radiation
exposure, electromagnetic stress, and other reasons. Too much juicing makes them even more yin, and this is quite
dangerous, as any traditional Chinese medical practitioner will tell you. This is critical to understand.
I
know that many holistic doctors suggest much more juicing. To read more about why I do not recommend
more than up to 16 ounces of vegetable juice only each day, read the articles
on this site entitled Raw Foods and Juices and Yin and Yang
Healing.
2. Juices, if taken with other foods,
are usually bad food combinations because they are too watery, in addition to
being too yin. This upsets digestion in all
cases. To avoid this problem, 1)
swish the juice around in your mouth so most is absorbed in the mouth, and 2)
drink juice preferably alone, away from meals. Wait at least 15 minutes after having vegetable juice to eat
anything at all. This will give
the juice time to be absorbed in the stomach and mouth, so it wonŐt interfere
with food.
3. The high sugar content of fruit
juices and even carrot juice in some cases, can upset the blood sugar. However, we like carrot juice for its special calcium
content. If 10-12 ounces of it
upsets your digestion or blood sugar, drink half immediately and save half in
the refrigerator, to drink in a few hours. This usually takes care of this problem.
However,
this is why one must avoid all fruit juices, including most lemonade, cranberry
juice and all others. They are
just too sweet and yin. Citrus
fruits, by the way, such as oranges and grapefruit, are among the most yin
foods on planet earth, and therefore never recommended in any form –
juiced or whole – even though they are nutritious as are all fruits.
Coconut
and palm are also among the most yin fruits on planet earth and for this reason
also to be avoided in all forms such as coconut water and coconut milk. Fruit acids and a toxic form of
potassium found in fruits are also problems with fruits, and this is worse if
one consumes any fruit juice at all.
So please avoid them all for all these reasons.
Carrot juice.
A very excellent juice for most people includes mostly carrot juice
daily. It is best to add some
greens such as spinach, kale or Swiss chard leaves, or other green vegetables
to the carrot juice. The
carrots are critical as a source of bioavailable calcium. Do not add fruit to this juice, please,
unless you must add a bit for a child to drink it. For much more on this subject, read Carrot Juicing on this website.
Wheat grass juice.
Another helpful type of juice is wheat grass juice, about 1 to 2 ounces
daily for an adult and less for children.
This is the only wheat product I suggest at all. The new Champion juicer with wheat
grass attachment, Greenstar and a few other motorized and hand juicers can
produce wheat grass juice. Of
course, one must grow the wheat grass or buy it in order to juice it.
Other juices.
I donŐt usually recommend other juices, as I do not think they are
needed. However, other vegetable
juices may be helpful for specific ailments, at times, and are fine once in a
while. Once again, avoid more than
about 10-12 ounces of any vegetable juice daily, and avoid all fruit juices, as
they are too sweet and too yin for most people. Juicing fresh herbs is also possible, but these are very
strong, so be careful to use only a very small amount. Most herbs are very yin and many are
slightly toxic as well, so this is not very recommended. Some people juice sprouts. This is okay, but most are slightly
toxic, so beware and I would avoid them, as they are not needed if one follows
a complete nutritional balancing program.
Which juicer to buy or use.
For carrot juice, any vegetable juicer can be used. Do not use a blender like a Vitamix or
Ninja machine. These leave too
much pulp in the juice and usually mix it with too much water and air. Centrifugal juicers waste more juice,
but may be cheaper, such as the Jack Lalaine juicer that is under $100.00. Masticating juicers such as the Champion
and Greenstar waste less juice and are easier to clean. The Champion is a rugged machine if you
will be making juice for a large family.
Wheat grass juicers have been discussed above.
These
include the amino acids taurine, methionine, homocysteine and cysteine. They are among the most important of
the amino acids, for which reason I include them here. Their main purpose is to help with the
flexibility of connective tissue, and they are also absolutely essential for detoxification
in the liver and elsewhere.
Glutathione synthesis requires them, and some say that cysteine is the
rate-limiting step in the production of glutathione.
Also,
authorities say that mercury irreversibly bind to sulfyhdryl groups, which
involve cysteine. One must
replenish the sulfur-containing amino acids in order to replenish the
glutathione.
Sources. They are found naturally in a wide
range of foods, notably garlic, onions, scallions, green onions, meats, eggs,
some well-cooked beans and some seeds such as sesame. A few vegetables are rich in sulfur, such as the cabbage
family (cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, and Brussels sprouts), and the radish
family of vegetables. However,
these are not quite as rich in sulfur as onions, scallions and garlic, along
with the meats and eggs. The
sulfur is usually more abundant and in a more usable form in animal tissues.
Isolated supplements. Sulfur-containing amino acids are also
sold as isolated supplements such as L-taurine, N-acetyl-cysteine, methionine,
cysteine, glutathione, MSM or methylsulfonyl methane, alpha-lipoic acid and others. Some herbs also contain them such as bugleweed, yellow dock
and some others. They tend to have
a yellowish color, as this is the color of sulfur. These amino acids may also be a part of most chelation drugs
(EDTA, DMPS and others) and other chelating substances such as chlorella and
cilantro.
Among
the protein powders, whey protein contains some sulfur, as does egg protein
powder if it contains egg yolk, which most does not. However, we prefer not to use protein powders as they are
not needed and have other problems that are discussed later in this paper under
the heading of cleansing diets.
All are chelators. Sulfur-containing amino acids are mild
chelators. This means they can
bind with metals in the body such as copper, lead and a few others.
I
consider the pure amino acids much safer than other chelators, and they are
used, at times, in nutritional balancing programs for short periods of time,
usually to reduce copper. They are
not used for long periods of time because they can remove some vital minerals,
as can all chelators such as cilantro, chlorella, bugleweed, yellow dock, EDTA,
DMPS, DMSA and all others. We
never use most chelators for this reason, as they are not needed and are almost
always harmful to the delicate balancing of body chemistry.
Used for a four lows pattern. L-Taurine is the only sulfur-containing
amino acid used regularly in nutritional balancing programs, and this is only
when a four lows pattern is present.
I am not sure why, but L-taurine works excellently in this
situation. To learn more, read the
article entitled, Taurine on this website.
A serious problem with vegetarian and
especially vegan diets.
I definitely recommend meat and eggs to assist detoxification in the
liver. We find that most
vegetarians, while not ingesting some toxic metals found in meats and fish,
also cannot remove toxic metals as well because they are low in the sulfur-containing
amino acids. The sulfur also is
required for other functions such as tendon and ligament health.
ALGINATES AND PERHAPS MODIFIED CITRUS PECTIN
These
products mainly bind toxic metals in the intestines, preventing their
absorption in the intestines. The
metals then pass harmless out of the body. We like these products and particularly recommend kelp as an
excellent source of alginates.
Modified
citrus pectin also seems to have other unusual properties, of which I am not
prepared to explain. It is used in
natural cancer therapy and proponents claim it can be very helpful to rebuild
the intestinal tract, perhaps by detoxifying it in some way.
This
simple procedure, borrowed from the hydrotherapy literature, is often effective
for alleviating vaginal, bladder, uterine and even prostate difficulties. Bladder and vaginal infections in women
often respond very well to this procedure. Men can use it as well for urinary
and penile difficulties.
The
genital bath is probably effective because the cold water causes a reaction
that greatly enhances the blood flow to this area. This in turn assists the
healing process. The procedure is as follows:
* Sit on
the side of a bathtub facing into the bathtub. Alternatively,
sit on a stool placed in the bathtub. One can wear a shirt or sweater, as the water will be
directed only at the genital area.
* Splash
cold water on the genital area only, using a wash rag or a flexible shower
attachment.
* Continue
the procedure for 10 minutes, and repeat it three or more times per day.
* The
genital bath can be repeated for as long as necessary with no ill effects.
HERBAL POULTICES
This
is an ancient therapy. There are
many kinds of herbal packs and poultices.
Overall, these are very good.
Some are potato poultices, onion poultices, mustard poultices and
others. We donŐt use them, as a
rule, because they are a lot of trouble and we donŐt find them necessary.
2. DETOXIFICATION
PROCEDURES THAT ARE EITHER LESS POWERFUL, OR LESS SAFE, AND USUALLY RECOMMENDED
LESS OFTEN FOR THESE REASONS
CASTOR OIL PACKS
This
procedure was recommended often by Mr. Edgar Cayce. We donŐt use them much because they are less powerful than
the methods above in most cases.
However, they appear to assist lymph circulation over the area where
they are placed, in particular the stomach, liver or other parts of the
abdomen. They are also very
relaxing for some people and they are completely safe as far as know. Two common ways to do castor oil packs
are:
1. The Daytime Method.
Pour pure castor oil onto a piece of flannel or other absorbent cloth
that is about 1 foot long by 1 foot wide.
The cloth should be saturated and damp all over, but not dripping with
the oil. Castor oil can be bought
at many drug stores. Some outlets
sell organic castor oil, but this is not needed in most cases.
Place
the pack directly on your skin, over your abdomen, or liver (upper right side
of the abdomen) or wherever desired.
Fold the cloth over once if it is too large. Cover the pack completely with a large plastic bag lying
flat. Then place a heating pad on
top of the plastic bag. The
plastic bag is there simply to keep the oil from soiling the heating pad. Turn on the heating pad to its highest
setting and relax in bed or on a couch with the pack for about 2 or more hours.
To
clean up, turn off the heating pad and put it away. Remove the plastic bag and then remove the pack from your
abdomen or wherever it is. Wipe
off the oil on your skin with a clean rag or paper towel. Place the castor oil pack in a glass or
plastic jar. Screw on the top of
the jar to keep the oil moist. The
pack can be reused many times without adding more oil, unless it is getting
dried out.
2. Overnight method. Create a castor oil pack as described above. When you are ready for bed, place the
pack on your abdomen, usually, or elsewhere, perhaps. Cover the pack with a plastic bag, as above.
Now
wrap an Ace bandage around your waist and around the pack as tightly as you can
comfortably stand it. This is to
hold the pack against your skin during the night. Go to bed with the pack strapped on. In the morning, remove the Ace bandage,
remove the pack, wipe off the area and store the castor oil pack as described
in method #1 above.
THE LIVER-GALL BLADDER FLUSH OR CLEANSE
The
liver-gall bladder flush is a non-surgical method to help remove
gallstones. It can also help
remove stones in the liver itself.
Stones can apparently form in the liver, as well as in the gall
bladder. This concept is explained below.
In
almost all cases, this procedure can help avoid the need for gallbladder
surgery. An even better way to
avoid gallbladder and many other surgeries that I find are rarely necessary is
a complete nutritional balancing
program to restore the normal activity of the liver and gall bladder.
A
liver flush or two may help at the beginning of a nutritional program or if one
is having severe liver or gall bladder problems. I am not aware of complications or damage from this
procedure, although occasionally someone remains nauseated for several days or
more. There are many variants to
the liver-gallbladder flush procedure.
Here is the one I trust the most:
FOR SIX DAYS:
Mix 1/2-1 teaspoon of malic acid in 32
ounces of water.
Do not drink it all at once! Drink it a little at a time throughout
the day on an empty stomach. Brush
your teeth after each time that you drink a little.
To order malic acid: call Presque Isle
Wine Cellars 814-725-1314 or go to http://www.piwine.com/.
ON THE SEVENTH DAY OF THE CLEANSE
1. Drink the juice of 1/2 organic lemon
in a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar three times before 2:00 PM.
2. Do not have any dairy, oil, fat or
meat for breakfast or lunch. Food
recommended is brown rice and steamed vegetables.
3. Have lunch by 2:00 PM and do not eat
or drink between 2:00 PM and 6:00 PM.
4. At 6:00 PM, mix 4 tablespoons of
Epsom salts in 24 ounces of filtered or spring water. This will make four 6-ounce servings. Drink one 6-ounce serving of Epsom
salts. Wait 30 minutes to drink
water. Drink as much water as
you like after 6:30 PM.
5. At 8:00 PM, drink another 6-ounce
serving of Epsom salts. Wait 30 minutes to drink more water. Put the other two servings of Epsom
salts away until the next morning.
6. At 10:00 PM, mix half a cup of
organic cold pressed extra virgin olive oil with the juice of a whole fresh red
organic grapefruit (pink is okay).
Stir and drink quickly.
7. Go to bed and lie down on your right
side and be very still.
THE NEXT MORNING
1. At 8:00 AM, do a coffee enema and
drink one 6-ounce serving of Epsom salts.
2. At 4:00PM, do another coffee enema
and drink the last 6-ounce serving of Epsom salts.
I
would skip your nutritional supplements on the seventh day.
If you have discomfort with the liver
flush, rub the bottoms and the top of your feet and toes, including the liver
areas (between the first and second toes on the top of the foot, all along the
crevice between the two toes and back along the top of the foot). There is also a liver area on the right
foot behind the third, fourth and fifth toe (pinky), near the ball of the
foot. Rub the entire foot,
however, and this can relieve discomfort of most types that might occur.
You can repeat the liver flush about every
4 months or so, if needed, for about a year while on a nutritional balancing
program. However, most people do
not need it at all, even if gall stones are present.
This is not a complete substitute for
gall bladder surgery. Gall bladder
disease can be due to gall stones, but it can also be due to infection or
inflammation of the gall bladder.
Most gall bladder problems will eventually go away on a nutritional
balancing program, even without doing liver-gallbladder flushes, but the
procedure may help somewhat. As
for gall stones, most people have some.
They will come out each time.
They are not a serious problem in most cases.
Reducing stress in your life and
reducing anger through forgiveness and healing is also excellent to reduce gall
stones. Enhancing the oxidation
rate with nutritional balancing and using the supplements also increases bile
flow, and this helps prevent gall stone formation. I rarely recommend gall bladder surgery, as I think it is one
of the most ridiculous types of surgery.
If the gall bladder is not functioning correctly, then it is best to get
to the core of the problem, and then it will function fine.
Occasionally there are parasites in
this area, there is an acupuncture meridian that goes through this area, and
the colon is near this area as well.
All of these structures and systems must be fixed, and can be fixed
easily with a properly designed nutritional balancing program in practically
all cases. Then the gall bladder
works just fine and is a good thing to keep in your body, if you can, and most
people can. So do not rush to
surgery if your gall bladder still hurts or has problems after doing a few
liver flushes. More work is needed
on your body, and that is all it means.
The diet must be corrected, with about 70% cooked vegetables, and some
animal protein daily, no fruit, no sweets, no wheat and no refined or junk
foods, for example.
Liver
stones. The
liver-gallbladder flush can actually remove stones or calcium deposits that
form within the bile ducts of the liver itself. This may seem odd or preposterous, but I am told it is the
case and surgeons encounter this in very ill patients when they operate on the
liver and bile ducts. This procedure
seems to help break them up and remove them, relieving pressure in the liver
and helping it to function better.
NOTE: If you are older than 65, or ill,
please check with your doctor before doing this procedure. I cannot be responsible for problems
that may arise when doing a liver flush or any other procedure mentioned on this
website.
HERBS FOR DETOXIFICATION
Helpful
and safe herbs for detoxification are milk thistle, dandelion root, Russian or
Spanish black radish, burdock root, garlic, onion, and perhaps a few
others. These are always fine to
add to nutritional balancing programs.
We
discourage the ongoing use of other herbs, in most cases. Unfortunately, most herbs are not
powerful enough today and many are slightly toxic, as well.
Be
sure to also avoid herbal chelators such as bugleweed, yellow dock, cilantro
extract and chlorella. These
always seem to remove some essential minerals along with the toxic metals. These vital minerals often cannot
easily be replaced. See the
article on this website entitled Chelation for more about chelation therapy
for metal detoxification, and its problems.
STEAM BATHS
These
cause some detoxification and are okay to use once in a while. I donŐt recommend steam, however,
because 1) the temperature is too hot for most people, 2) chemicals from the
water will get into the body unless the water is distilled or reverse osmosis,
and 3) if used at a health club, the steam room may not be clean enough.
If
you have a steam bath at home and the water in it is distilled or reverse
osmosis, this method of detoxification is fine.
HOT SPRINGS
Some
springs are quite therapeutic, while others can be slightly toxic. The difficulty is knowing which to visit. An occasional visit to a hot spring can
be a very relaxing and therapeutic vacation, however. Just try to make sure the spring is safe and clean.
We
donŐt advise too many hot spring or other baths all the time, however, because
the water is yin and this will make the body very yin as well, if done too
much. Most peopleŐs bodies are
already too yin. This is why the
dry sauna is preferable in most cases.
THE EPSOM SALT BATH
This
is a simple, relaxing bath. It can
help relax tired or tense muscles and release some poisons as well. Baths, however, are more yin, so use
them only a few times per week, at the very most to relax.
Procedure: As you fill a bathtub, add 3
to 4 pounds of Epsom salts to the bath water. Water should be hot, but not scalding for the most relaxing
and effective treatment.
Submerge
as much of your body, particularly your trunk, in the bath. Stay in the water for 20 to 30
minutes. There is no need to
shower off after the bath. You
may, in this way, absorb more of the Epsom salts with their sulfur and
magnesium.
THE SALT AND SODA BATH
This
is primarily an alkalinizing and mineralizing bath. It is inexpensive, usually comfortable, although the salt
and soda bath can sting the skin a little at first.
This
bath will remove certain toxins and even help with infection in some
cases. This is a more yang bath
that can help during a healing reaction, for example.
Procedure. As you let the water run into the bath
tub, add about 2 pounds of baking soda and 2 pounds of sea salt. Any type of sea salt will do, but do
not use regular table salt or salt tablets of the type used in water
softeners. These are not quite as
good. Mix the salt and soda into
the water. The bath should be
fairly hot for best results.
Stay
in the water for 20 to 30 minutes.
Then let the water out. A
shower may be helpful if you feel itchy or sticky from the salt. However, a shower is not required
afterwards.
HIGH-DOSE VITAMIN C
Vitamin
C is a powerful chelator, especially of copper and a few other minerals. High doses can be used for
detoxification, and it is used in some alcohol and drug detoxification centers
with excellent success. One reason
for this is that it also stimulates adrenal activity, which is usually very
weak in those who are using drugs, for example. It is also good for a severe infection, and perhaps short
term in other cases.
Longer-term
use of high-dose vitamin C, however, is fraught with danger. It is extremely yin in Chinese medical
terms, so it will always unbalance the body. It will also remove some calcium, zinc, manganese and other
vital minerals. These cannot just
be replaced by adding some minerals to the IV bottle or by taking minerals
orally. The body is too complex to
just pull out some minerals and put back a few others later.
Although
a short series of intravenous or oral vitamin C treatments are fine, continued
use always unbalances the body and I have never felt the need to recommend it.
CLEANSING DIETS
These
help a few people because they eliminate heavy, junk food, and allergic foods
in the diet. They can be used as a
quick transition to a better diet and better lifestyle. However, on balance, they are rarely
needed and I find them harmful. Their importance is very overrated. Problems with them are:
1)
Deficient in many nutrients. Often
they are deficient in protein, essential fatty acids, and even calories. They are usually deficient in sulfur
because they donŐt include meats and eggs. Sulfur, as explained above, is absolutely needed for liver
detoxification. For this reason,
they make people more nutritionally deficient and can have a counterproductive
effect.
2)
They are usually very yin in Chinese terminology. This means they are sugary, cold,
watery, and broken up (as in the use of powders). This reduces their effectiveness and often it makes them
unbalance the body in very subtle ways.
3)
They are often poor food combinations, with powders, water and sugars to
sweeten them combined. This
worsens digestion, even though may improve food allergies somewhat by
eliminating some allergic components of the diet.
4)
They may contain herbs, spirulina, chlorella, cilantro and other substances
that are slightly toxic, even if they are nourishing.
5)
They are not needed at all in most cases.
For these reasons, use extreme care with cleansing diets and preferably
avoid them.
To
learn much more on this topic, read Cleansing
Diets and Fasting on this website.
ENERGETIC AND ELECTRICAL DETOXIFICATION METHODS SUCH AS IMT,
ERT, HOMEOPATHIC REMEDIES, RADIONIC MACHINES AND ELECTRO-ACUPUNCTURE MACHINES
These
methods all can have definite merit.
We do not use them much, however, for the following reasons:
á
They
require a trained person and are quite dependent upon the skill of the operator
of the machine or technique. It is
hard to know, at times, how
skilled your practitioner is. Thus
we usually prefer methods that can be done inexpensively at home by anyone.
á
While
they often give quick symptomatic results, they do not seem to have as many
Ňside benefitsÓ as do coffee enemas and the near infrared sauna, combined with
a proper diet for oneŐs metabolic type and several supplements based on a
properly performed and interpreted hair mineral test.
á
Some
are quite yin, particularly the use of various electrical machines. While they will cause some improvement,
they may slow progress for this reason.
á
They
may not cause as much mental or spiritual development. This may be due to the fact that they
tend to be extremely yin in Chinese medical terminology, or perhaps they do not
remove toxins at the deeper levels of the body. Another reason may be they do not demand enough change in
lifestyle and diet of the client.
Development often requires some effort on the part of the client.
HOMEOPATHIC DRAINAGE REMEDIES
Used
properly, these homeopathic remedies definitely have some benefit. We donŐt use them, however, and the
reasons are explained in the paragraph above.
DETOX FOOT PADS
This
is an ancient Japanese method of removing toxins through the bottoms of the
feet. Small tissue paper bags
filled with various herbs are placed on the feet, and usually one sleeps with
the pads overnight. The pads can
also be placed elsewhere on the body, such as over the liver or the kidneys.
I
have less experience with this method.
However, I do not think it is all that effective. It is safe, however, as far as I know,
and perhaps more research will change my view.
OZONE SAUNAS (OR REALLY
OZONE STEAM CABINETS)
This can be
an excellent detoxification bath.
The ozone adds significant oxygen to the body for the short time that
one is in the steam cabinet. The
steam helps carry the ozone to the skin.
We donŐt recommend these mainly because they are not as good as near
infrared sauna therapy, in most instances.
However,
adding oxygen to the body is always excellent and helpful. Other simple methods to do this are
deep breathing, adding ozone to your drinking water, a bath with a cup or less
of 35% hydrogen peroxide, and our favored method of installing an
ozonator/ionizer air purifier in your bedroom. Click
here for more on this method of oxygenating the body. Some physicians also offer intravenous
hydrogen peroxide or intravenous ozone, which can be excellent. They are not included in this article
because they are not home-based methods of detoxification, but they are
helpful.
HOT TUBS
These
will cause some detoxification, especially if heated to more than about 103
F. However, they are not nearly as
powerful as a near infrared sauna, coffee enemas and perhaps other methods.
Serious
problems with hot tubs. 1) You will
absorb chemicals from the water.
This cannot be avoided, unless one uses only distilled or reverse
osmosis water to fill the tub.
Carbon-filtered water is better than using plain tap water in the tub,
but not much as it does not remove toxic metals, fluoride and some other
chemicals.
A
second problem is that one absorbs some of the chemicals needed to sanitize the
tub. This can be avoided, often by
skipping the chemicals and instead using 100-200 ppm of hydrogen peroxide to
sanitize the tub. Also, you may
need to add a chemical to adjust the pH of the tub.
If these cautions are observed, hot tubs
can be relaxing and somewhat helpful for detoxification. Otherwise, however, they are quite
toxic, especially public hot tubs at hotels, exercise clubs and spas. They are often breeding grounds for
bacteria, virus, parasites and other micro-organisms, even if the tub is loaded
with chlorine, bromine and other toxic chemicals, which should never touch your
skin. Even silver cartridges
used to sanitize tubs are somewhat toxic, though much less so. However, they also do not kill all the
germs that well, either. Remember
that one will absorb the poisons from the tap water, if this used to fill the
tub.
A
better alternative to a hot tub can be a dip in a hot spring, if this is
available. Here the water is
usually flowing, and it is pure spring water with no chemicals added.
CLAY OR MUD BATHS, WRAPS OR PACKS.
Clay
and some muds are powerful detoxifiers and can help with many skin and other
types of health conditions, including even cancers. I donŐt recommend them, in part because we donŐt find them
necessary, and in part because they can be quite toxic. Clay tends to contain a lot of
aluminum, among other toxic metals.
Also, they may not be nearly as powerful as the sauna or enemas,
although this could depend on the clay product that is used.
However,
for short-term use such as on a vacation at a spa, they are fine. Some can be used longer-term, but it is
hard to know which are safe.
3. DETOXIFICATION METHODS
THAT ARE BEST AVOIDED. THEY
ARE LESS SAFE OR LESS EFFECTIVE
Exercise to induce sweating.
Many people say they do not need to detoxify because they sweat
profusely when they run, play tennis or do other common exercise. Sweating with exercise is
excellent. However, the
sympathetic nervous system is activated during exercise, so the amount of toxin
removal is much less. Also,
exercise uses up a lot of energy that could be used for detoxification in a
sauna or doing another procedure.
For this reason, I do not recommend vigorous exercise, ever, and I do
not consider exercise a valid method of detoxification by itself.
Chelation therapy.
Oral, intravenous, or other types of chelation tend to unbalance the
body chemistry severely, removes some vital minerals along with the toxic ones,
is toxic for the kidneys, and does not do nearly as good a job as nutritional
balancing.
Please
avoid chelation, in general.
However, it is better than bypass surgery and helpful in a few
cases. This large subject is
discussed in more detail in a
separate article, entitled Chelation Therapy.
Drinking salt water.
Salt water will pull a certain amount of toxic substances out of the
body by osmosis. However, the
long-term effects are questionable, at best, and it doesnŐt work very well.
Salt
is an unbalanced mineral product and will slowly change the mineral balance of
the body. Salt water has been
known to kill, if one drinks enough, by upsetting the mineral balance. Avoid this method completely.
Ionic foot baths.
These consist of an electrical array, as it is called, that is placed in
a small tub of water, in which one places the feet. It can also be placed in a bath tub that one lies in.
While
they are excellent to remove some toxins, all ionic foot baths I have reviewed
spin the chakras backwards and damage a personŐs etheric energy field. It can take more than a year to
recover. This is a subtle problem,
and occasional use such as once per month seems to be safe. However, regular use is not safe, so I
cannot suggest their use much at all.
I also suspect these machines cause a yin effect upon the body.
Alkaline water for drinking.
I know of two types of alkaline water systems. Both have similar problems. The first type are more popular and are free-standing
kitchen units. These include the
Jupiter, I-Water, Kagen, and others.
These
devices begin with tap water. The
water passes through a carbon filter, which does not remove many toxic metals
and often does not even remove too many toxic chemicals because the water must
move quickly through the filter.
Then
the water passes over electrified platinum and titanium plates to alkalinize
it. Platinum is a very toxic
metal, as is titanium. Then many
of the machines add a calcium solution or powder to the water to further
enhance its alkalinity. I believe
this is a prescription for disaster in the long run for the following reasons:
á
Carbon-filtered
tap water is not a very good base water, since carbon cannot filter out most
toxic metals and many toxic chemicals, no matter what the manufacturers
claim. When water passes quickly
over carbon, not that much is removed.
á
Platinum
is too toxic for any human exposure, in my view. While the amount of exposure is small, we have noted that
after using the machine for 6 months or so, everyone who uses one is developing
a little platinum toxicity, which can be deadly. The amount of platinum absorbed will depend upon oneŐs tap
water and oneŐs body chemistry.
The more poorly nourished one is, the more platinum one is likely to
absorb. Other factors such as
oneŐs age, vitality, etc. also have an effect.
á
The
calcium powder is often coral calcium or some other contaminated product that
adds more toxic metals.
á
The
alkaline water that is produced has a yin effect on the body that makes one
feel better, but is not helpful for deep healing and spiritual development at
all.
If
you have an alkaline machine, at
least do not add the powder, and turn off the alkalinization feature if you
can, and just use it as a water filter.
Preferably unplug the unit so there is no chance that the platinum plates
are electrified and leaching more platinum into your body. This is better, though your water is
still passing over platinum, which is perhaps harmful. I have seen terrible problems caused by
these machines when used daily for more than 6 months or so, even though the
damage is very subtle at first.
I
also do not like the advertising for these machines with false claims that most
Japanese hospitals and the public in Japan uses them. I do not believe this is true.
An
even worse type of alkaline water is sold in health food stores and at water
stores that sell RO or reverse osmosis water. A calcium solution or powder, often coral calcium, is added
to the reverse osmosis water to alkalinize it. Problems with this setup are:
á
Reverse
osmosis does not hydrate the body well at all and should never be used for
daily drinking water by most people.
á
The
calcium solution or powder, especially if it is made from coral calcium, may
contain toxic metals.
á
When
toxic metals are added to reverse osmosis water, the Ôhungry waterŐ seems to
take up the metals easily and drive them deep into the body cells and the
kidneys.
Plain
spring water, even if it is not very alkaline, nourishes the body with many
alkaline-forming minerals. Along
with a proper diet of cooked vegetables, some animal protein and whole grains,
but not wheat, the body will slowly become more alkaline in a natural way. Please do not be fooled by claims
that the coral calcium is safe or that every family in Japan uses an alkaline
water machine.
Fasting. Unfortunately,
fasting for more than two or three days on water alone cannot be
recommended. This was formerly an
excellent method of healing.
However, my experience is that today the bodies are so toxic and so
depleted of nutrients, that longer fasts make one more toxic and more
depleted. I have seen this
repeatedly in my practice.
In
fact, I worked as medical director of a fasting spa for several years and
placed over 600 people on fasts.
Results were disappointing, though most people will lose weight. I also fasted myself, and found that it
harmed my health, not helped it.
Nutritional
balancing science was designed for todayŐs horrendous health challenges and is
far safer than fasting. Fasting
was appropriate in years past, when most of the classic books about it were
written.
Juice
fasts are far safer, but very yin and sugary, and not generally advisable for
more than a few days, at most. A
carrot juice fast might work, but is still very sugary and yin, so I cannot
even recommend that for more than a day or two. To learn more, read Fasting
on this website.
Ingesting Bentonite, Azomite,
Montmorilliinite, Zeolite or other clay products. This
is very popular today. However, we
find that none of these are powerful enough to remove deeper layers of toxic
metals.
Even
worse, all of these products must contain aluminum, as all clay does, and often
contains other toxic metals as well.
I believe that the makers of these products are not honest about the contents
of the products.
I
often hear that these products are not toxic, when they are. Just because the aluminum, lead,
cadmium, arsenic and other metals are Ňin a natural formÓ does not mean they
are not highly toxic. Although
they can remove some toxic metals short-term, please avoid these products.
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