Health
Fasting
As the body becomes toxic, we often feel sluggish, tired and uninspired. Our bodies are looking for a way to release the stagnating material and return to lightness. Relieving the body from the work of digestion by routinely fasting one day per week is a great way of helping the body regenerate. It is simple to do and the benefits are significant. To prepare, simply have a light salad the evening before you want to fast, include mixed greens and other veggies and avoid croutons or heavy dressings. The day of your fast, begin with deep breathing exercises. This assists in releasing waste as well as enhancing alkalinity through oxygenating the body. The more alkaline and oxygenated we are, the more toxins we can release! Before showering take a minute to dry skin brush. This exfoliates the skin, opens the pores and moves the lymph. It is a simple way to substantially enhance the detoxification ...Successful Weight Loss
By Wendy Bazilian, DrPH, RD
If you’re reading this, chances are you’ve tried to lose weight one time or another in your life. Or 5 times. Or maybe 10.
And let’s face it, some of the news about diet attempts and success is grim. 95% of people who diet will gain back their weight loss—and many end up gaining back more than they lost in the first place. In August 2010, the U.S. earned a new statistic and it’s not good: according to the CDC, 1 in 3 Americans, nearly 73 million people, are obese. Over 2/3 are overweight and the now-current annual cost of obesity, $147 billion, is set to more than double in a few short years by 2018 if we don’t improve—and soon.
While there’s plenty of debate on the best way to lose the weight in the first place and growing evidence suggests there may actually be a few good approaches depending on individual ...Love your liver
Our liver is the primary organ in the detox process and works hard every day to process all the substances we ingest, including food, alcohol, caffeine and pollutants. Try to reduce some of those ‘liver loaders’ and to help support the liver, remember to choose foods that supply essential nutrients including a wide range of vegetables, plenty of water to help flush your system, and use herbs ( try milk thistle or dandelion ). The liver can also be helped when you have restful sleep, laughter, sunshine, joy and exercise in your life. The sensation of feeling good is extremely powerful so find ways to cultivate this and your liver will be in better shape.
Courtesy of Caroline Scott, Nutritionist at Gwinganna Lifestyle RetreatSweat it Out
A healthy and effective detoxification program involves many supportive strategies from nutrition and supplementation to stress management and reducing our environmental exposures. One area that is sometimes overlooked is the importance and benefit of sweating.
Sweating helps to support the function of our nervous system, lowers stress, helps to remove harmful chemicals such as pesticides and even heavy metals through the skin, can support healthy blood sugar levels and can of course help us ...Gut Health for Good Health
Most of us have a healthy appreciation for food, but when was the last time you paid attention to the well being of your digestive system? Unless it’s in distress, or you are actively going through a detox, chances are you haven’t given your gastrointestinal tract much thought lately. “Healthy digestion is a silent process,” notes Melissa Friesen, Executive Chef and Holistic Nutritionist at Grail Springs Spa. “Digestion in some form is taking place while we rest, eat, ...
