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DETOXING – THE NATURAL WAY TO LOOK YEARS YOUNGER!
By Zoe Socrates
‘The Ultimate Health Coach’
WHY DETOX?
Would you like to look years younger naturally?
Elevate your energy levels?
Have fabulous radiant healthy skin?
And achieve a renewed sense of health & vitality?
Most people believe detoxing is about deprivation. The thought of going without coffee, tea, chocolate and booze even for a day can send some people into a real tizz! Detoxing though can help you cleanse and replenish your body simultaneously. Instead of being a deprivation, what if detoxing could give you even more of what you really want?
Food is used by millions of people as a comfort and distraction, to avoid dealing with uncomfortable feelings and avoid reality! Food is the biggest drug of ALL! Even above alcohol, cigarettes, recreational & pharmaceutical drugs, work & sex combined! And it’s seemingly the most widely acceptable drug. It’s no wonder so many use it subconsciously as a way to numb their pain.
Consuming unhealthy foods and avoiding dealing with ‘uncomfortable’ emotions contribute to form acids and toxins in the body which give rise to many undesirable symptoms, weight gain, bad skin and accelerated ageing.
Instead of temporary methods of cosmetic enhancement, why not try detoxing and nutritional replenishment which can help you stay more youthful-looking for years to come and can even reverse the ageing process to some degree.
Detoxification cleanses stored acids and toxins from the body tissues through a healthy diet and herbal magic. It is truly the single most important step that you can take towards increased health and vitality and is essential before true cellular regeneration of your physical body can take place.
Some of the numerous compliments my clients tell me they’ve received during and after detoxing, range from ‘Wow! Your skin looks amazing! You look so radiant and glowing’ to ‘You look so much younger and healthier!’
I’ve seen people literally transform their bodies and experience such a massive boost of energy simply with detoxing and nutritional replenishment. One of my clients told me he feels like new again!
Gorgeous celebrities like Natalie Imbruglia and David Beckham appreciate the importance of healthy-living. Natalie often uses natural detoxifying products and David won an award for healthiest male star last December. If you’d like to get back that vibrant, healthy glow instead of the dull, drained, weary appearance many people present due to years of toxic waste accumulation…
Answer these questions below to discover how beneficial a detox could be for you:
- Do you often feel tired, low in energy or sluggish?
- Do you find it a struggle to get out of bed in the morning, despite a long sleep?
- Do you often have bad breath, body odour or bad-smelling gas?!
- Are you overweight?
- Do you have dry skin, eczema, skin rashes, or other skin complaints?
- Do you experience headaches or other niggling aches?
- Are your eyes often swollen in the mornings or have dark circles?
- Do you experience insomnia, or restlessness?
- Do you experience mood swings or get easily irritable, angry or anxious?
- Do you often experience a bloated stomach, flatulence, or water-retention?
- Do you have 1 or less bowel movements a day?
- Do you regularly suffer from constipation or diarrhoea?
- Do you have high blood pressure or elevated blood cholesterol?
- Do you eat ready-made foods, fried or refined foods such as white bread, pastries, pasta, or foods containing white sugar?
- Do your regularly take stimulants, eg coffee, tea, chocolate, sugary foods/drinks, to get you through your day?
- Are you a regular user of pharmaceutical or recreational drugs?
- Do you smoke cigarettes?
- Do you drink alcohol
How many did you answer ‘yes’ to?
0 Congratulations! You are well on your way to Ultimate Health!
1-5 As with those who got zero ‘yes’ answers, you are likely to feel even better and more vibrant with 1 or 2 detoxes a year.
5-10 You may like to consider doing a full body detox to help you achieve your health goals and gain increased energy & vitality.
10+ Well done for being honest! Imagine how much better you’ll look and feel after you dump the toxic load!
Here are some suggestions for effective detoxing:
- Start your day with a Zing! Drink warm water with lemon & lime juice. Or juice some fresh oranges, lemons & limes and blend together with fresh garlic and ginger to make a truly revitalising, zinging juice! :-)
- Drink 1 litre of freshly juiced green juice everyday. Celery, cucumber, pepper, parsley, romaine lettuce, kale, spinach, rocket are great! Mix and match! Add ginger and garlic.
- Do deep breathing exercises 3 times per day
- Use a natural bristle brush to dry skin brush your body towards your heart before showering to give your lymph circulation a boost
- Sing in the shower!!
- Drink 3-4 litres of pure filtered or mineral water per day to keep you hydrated and help flush out the toxins.
- Have FUN!!! Participate in any activity that you love and makes you smile! :-)
- Rest & Rejuvenate (sleep, meditation, massages, reflexology).
- Laugh for no reason! Watch a comedy. Tell your friends some jokes (laughter releases your ‘happy chemicals’ and is sooo detoxing!)
- Add purely natural whole food supplements and dehydrated green vegetable powder to your water or juice instead of artificial isolated vitamin/mineral supplements.
- Include herbs known for their cleansing properties such as pau d'arco, milk thistle and burdock root.
- Plan your detox time and meals in advance.
- Eat organic food. Non-organic food contains a multitude of pesticides, herbicides, fungicides and other nasties.
- Eliminate sugar, alcohol, tobacco and drugs.
- Eliminate wheat, yeast and dairy products.
- Eat lots of raw green leafy salads and sprouts (mung bean, alfalfa, broccoli etc).
- Make sure you’re getting your essential fatty acids. Use 1 tablespoon of Flax oil, Olive oil or Udo’s oil with your salads/veggies.
- Increase your activity by devoting 30-60 minutes a day to build up a sweat (brisk walking, cycling, rebounding are great!).
- Work on your emotional wellbeing, deal with situations that trouble you, and remember what you’re grateful for in your life.
Cleansing Reactions
Some people experience headaches, flu-like symptoms, diarrhoea and other cleansing reactions at the beginning of a detox as toxins are eliminated from the body. Your energy may also dip before it rises as toxins are released.
It is important to take it slowly and remember these cleansing reactions are part of your body’s natural healing process so don’t try and block them with drugs! Make sure you are drinking plenty of water and fresh green vegetable juice to help neutralise the acids and flush out the toxins. Ideally consult a qualified Naturopath before embarking on any extreme detox plan.
Renewed Vitality
Once you’ve completed your detox you can look forward to a renewed vitality and radiant appearance. You can say goodbye to the highs and lows of addictive foods used by many to avoid dealing with uncomfortable feelings and situations. And however many years young you are, say hello to a new-found energy that will fuel success in all areas of your life.
Until next time... your Ultimate Health Coach!
[Zoe Socrates is an expert at helping people achieve vibrant health and well-being, healing themselves naturally of chronic illnesses - through Ultimate Health Coaching, Living Foods Nutrition, Detoxing, Nutritional Cleansing, and Mind-Body Psychotherapy. She combines her extensive knowledge of natural healing methods with many years clinical experience to offer people cutting-edge approaches to Ultimate Health Mastery. Visit: www.UltimateHealthMastery.com for more information and valuable tips and advice.]
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