In addition to fasting, there are other ways to
detoxify your body for internal cleansing to help you improve the symptoms of your autoimmune disease.
Foot patches to detoxify
The use of foot patches is an easy and unobtrusive way to assist your body
in the removal of a myriad of pollutants that invade your body on a daily
basis, as well as the health-repressive toxins that prevent your body from
achieving the true wellness you really should be experiencing.
Two Japanese doctors, after spending years in search for the secrets behind
longevity and wellness, eventually unlocked the mystical powers and energy in
the growth of trees. They made the groundbreaking discovery that trees could
grow and flourish for years even under the worst weather conditions due to the
presence of wood vinegar essence, which enables the absorption of water
and nutrients through the process of osmosis.
According to Chinese medical knowledge, the human body has over 360
acupuncture points, with more than 60 acupuncture points found on the soles
of the feet alone. Your feet, also known as the “second heart,” contain the
reflective zones of your internal organs, where your body toxins accumulate and
dissipate. For centuries, Chinese medical studies have held the view that due
to gravity, toxins tend to go downwards in your body during the day,
accumulating from the tips of the toes to the ankles.
Accordingly, when applied to the soles of your feet overnight, these
foot patches not only warm up to open pores of the skin but also stimulate the
reflex zones on your soles to draw out and absorb accumulated wastes under
osmotic pressure from the blood and lymph systems in your body.
When lying horizontally, your body fluids collect in your head and feet.
There is an acupuncture point on each of the sole of your feet, known as
“gushing water spring,” through which excess toxins and moisture from your body
will be excreted into the foot patches. By applying foot patches on your feet
while sleeping, you may be able to extract toxins from your body through the
process of osmosis in the form of moisture onto your soles.
Foot patches are obtainable on the Internet or in Oriental drug stores. Get
them to remove toxins from your body.
Hydrotherapy to detoxify
Water is an invaluable nutrient to every living thing on earth. Every cell
of your body requires water to carry nutrients and energy to it, as well as to
transport toxins and waste products from it.
When you drink commercial water with additives, carbonation, flavorings,
sweeteners, your liver must work overtime to filter them before the
water can be absorbed by your body to carry out its proper functions, one of
which is to flush out your toxins and wastes from your body system.
Always drink only pure water in order to reduce the load on your liver.
The circulating system of blood and lymphatic fluids is vital to all your
organs, tissues, and cells in that it enables the removal of waste products
from your body.
Hydrotherapy involves alternating application of hot and cold water aimed at increasing
your blood flow to different tissues of your body. Take a very hot shower
immediately followed by a very cold one, and repeat the process two or three
times. After the hydrotherapy, snuggle into your bed, staying warm for half an
hour or so. You will feel completely refreshed and rejuvenated.
Hydrotherapy provides substantial detoxification benefits to your
circulating system:
The alternating hot and water opens
up pores in your skin for more effective elimination.
Blood flow increases circulation to your intestines in the abdomen (an
empty stomach yielding the best result), thereby promoting digestion.
The filtering organs of your chest and abdomen are relaxed through the
induced circulation.
The nerves along your spinal cord also become stimulated and relaxed.
Exercise to detoxify
Exercise not only stimulates blood circulation and the movement of
lymphatic fluids, but also promotes the reduction of fat reserves, thereby
instrumental in facilitating the removal of toxins stored in your body.
Low-impact aerobic exercise, such as jumping rope or a bouncer,
significantly improves your body’s circulation to benefit detoxification.
Foods to detoxify
Use foods for regular detoxification, further rejuvenation, and
daily maintenance.
Alfalfa sprouts
Alfalfa sprouts are excellent “health food.” Recent research shows that in
addition to being a superb source of nutrients, they also have important cleansing
ability due to their concentrated amounts of phytochemical (plant compounds).
Sprout some alfalfa seeds at home for your daily salad or soup. Fresh
alfalfa sprouts are also obtainable at some supermarkets.
Beets
Beets help you detoxify your liver and blood while providing
important support nutrients to your body. By providing nutrients critical to
liver function and healthy kidneys, beets break down toxins before they
accumulate in your liver. In addition, the vitamins and other nutrients
contained in beets also enable proper fat absorption, transportation, and
metabolism. Include fresh beets in your vegetable juice or salad.
Burdock
Burdock, a carrot-like root grown in China,
Europe, and the United
States, has a sweet taste and a sticky
texture. It is a good source of minerals and essential oils. As such, burdock
serves as a staple vegetable in Japan.
Burdock, with its potent anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties, is a
popular folk medicine around the world. As a main source for a variety of
herbal preparations, it serves also as a diuretic and, more recently, as a tea
(Essiac tea) in the treatment of cancer and a number of other maladies.
Burdock is a potent “blood purifier” which clears toxins from your
bloodstream by enhancing the function of many organs of elimination, including
your liver, kidneys and bowels. For example, it induces sweating as an aid in
neutralizing and eliminating toxins, thereby instrumental in helping your
kidneys to filter uric acid from your bloodstream.
Burdock is a very safe herb and food product. However, consider the source
and quality prior to purchasing burdock root due to the possible contamination
of the root. If available, buy organic burdock.
Put fresh burdock in your soup, or
make a drink of burdock by simmering it in boiling water for 10 minutes (you
can repeat the process until its taste is gone).
Green barley
The young barley leaf is a green cereal grass that contains the greatest
and most perfectly balanced concentration of nutrients found in nature. It
contains enzymes, minerals, many vitamins, including Vitamin C, Vitamin A, and
B vitamins, and has the perfect balance of amino acids, essential fatty acids,
carotenoids, bioflavonoids and chlorophyll, supplied in their proper balance as
Nature has perfectly provided. The chlorophyll in green barley, which is the substance allowing plants to photosynthesize, has the
ability to break down carbon dioxide and release oxygen, thereby enabling the
destruction of anaerobic bacteria.
Green barley, in addition to its natural form, is
available in capsules or power.
Herbs to detoxify
Your body is a self-cleaning mechanism, which utilizes your liver, kidneys,
urine, feces, breath, and sweat to detoxify your toxins.
Herbs can provide you with safe, natural, time-tested methods to improve
the natural functions of your body to continue to support its natural cleansing
process to enhance your immune system
Some of the most common herbs for detoxification include:
Black walnut
Cascara sagrada
Cayenne
Dandelion
Echinacea
Fennel seed
Indian rhubarb
root
Licorice root
Milk thistle
Psyllium husk
Red clover
Slipper elm
inner bark
Yarrow
These herbs not only promote efficient elimination but also boost your
immunity and wellness.
Eat Stop Eat is a simple
combination of flexible periods of intermittent fasting and weight
training to stop food craving, to detoxify, and to manage body weight!
Stephen Lau
Copyright© by Stephen Lau
Myasthenia
gravis is one of the many autoimmune diseases, which, according to contemporary
Western medicine, offer no known cure, except controlling or suppressing their
many disease symptoms. This book is based on the author's own experience of
battling against his myasthenia gravis: how he stopped all his medications
through a holistic approach to controlling and managing the disease. This book
provides insight and well-researched information that he would like to share
with those who are afflicted with myasthenia gravis or any other autoimmune
disease.
