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Network Healing Arts Detox Issue March 2009
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Greetings!
Welcome to our first special issue on Detox. Springtime is the best time change your habits. Spring time in most of the world is Kapha time. Kapha according to Ayurveda is cold, heavy, and moist. We take advantage of this by eating foods that are light, dry, and warm. We exercise more, clean out the inner and outer closets, and do something new and exciting. Enjoy this issue and if you need specific help for individual constitution please let me be your guide. Send me an e-mail or give me a call, and I'll be here, but it will seem like there.
Just like the seed emerging from the dark cold ground, go towards the light even if you can't see it at first.
Be Blessed,
Dr. Steve
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Detox Article for Spring Cleaning
5-Step Detox to Revitalize You
By Dr. Maoshing Ni - Posted on Tue, Mar 10, 2009, 4:51 pm PDT
At the arrival of spring it is a natural instinct to cast off the winter blues and feel renewed. It is also a great time to eliminate the toxins that have been burdening your system, leaving you sluggish and fatigued. Make a clean sweep with the 5-step detox listed below!__Why you need to spring clean your body_Your body is naturally equipped with a self-cleaning process. But too much sugar, caffeine, processed foods, stress, and too little exercise can slow the body's natural detox function to a slow pace. And then your body can't clean itself when it is put up against the increasing number of harmful and toxic substances in the environment. Toxins come in many forms: pesticides in produce, formaldehyde in carpets and cosmetics, PCBs from plastic containers, dioxins from bleached paper products, and more. __Your body will process and eliminate some of the hordes of chemicals that enter, but overflow gets stored in the liver, lungs, kidneys, fat cells, intestines, blood stream, and skin-which can result in chronic illnesses down the road. When you undergo a detox, you get these toxins out of your system. __How do you know if you need a detox?_You know you're suffering from toxic overload if you are experiencing fatigue, memory decline, difficulty focusing, allergies and infections, irritability, anxiety and depression, difficulty with weight gain and weight loss, muscle and joint pain or weakness, skin rashes and outbreaks, recurrent yeast and fungal infections, constipation, diarrhea, abdominal bloating, and indigestion. __Most people report vast improvement in their symptoms after a detox. At first, you may feel a little fuzzy because of the toxins being released. However, when you stick with it, you will begin to feel more alert, energized, and full of vitality. __At-Home Detox_Start small! Begin with a one-day program and gradually increase to one week or more. Here are 5 steps to a daily detox that will gently cleanse your body:
1. Start the Detox Day Right_· First thing in the morning, drink one lemon squeezed in 12 ounces of warm filtered water. Lemon activates your liver to release toxins and helps to cleanse and move the roughage that stays behind in your intestines.__· Take acidophilus or a probiotic supplement. Acidophilus is one of the many "good" bacteria and yeasts known as the probiotics. Probiotics balance our intestinal functions, helping to break down food and control the "bad" bacteria that is also in your system-all of which optimizes the detoxification process. Always take probiotics on an empty stomach
2. 2. Your Detox Meals_These meals are designed to jump-start your body into becoming healthier._· Breakfast: Eat oat bran cereal, brown rice, or any other whole grain cereal as long as it is unbleached and does not contain any added sugar or chemicals. Pair with unflavored soy milk.
· Lunch or Dinner: Eat any combination of beans, brown rice, oat bran, vegetables, and organic chicken, turkey, or soy-products. When you eat, notice how your food affects you. You should feel satisfied and energized. If you feel tired and sluggish, try eating smaller meals so that you don't overwhelm your digestion and interfere with the detoxification process.
3. Eat Green to Spring into Health_The green pigment in plants, chlorophyll, is structurally similar to the hemoglobin in the human body-the iron-containing element in blood. It increases red blood cell production and improves oxygenation, detoxification, and circulation. Be sure to eat several servings of fresh green vegetables every day during your detox. Try this super-cleansing broth and juice as a quick way to up your veggie intake. Detox Broth: Add as many of these ingredients as you can into a large pot of filtered water: collards, Swiss chard, kale, mustard greens, cabbage, dandelion, Brussels sprouts, daikon radish, watercress, seaweed, shitake mushrooms, cilantro, garlic, leeks, fresh fennel, anise, fresh ginger, and turmeric. Boil until all ingredients are soft. You can make in a large batch and refrigerate for up to three days.
Detox Juice: Juice the following together: Aloe vera juice (which can be found in most health food stores), apples, asparagus, beets (including greens), cabbage, carrot and carrot greens, celery, cucumbers, and parsley. You can also purchase vegetable juice from the store, but be sure that it has no added salt or chemicals.
4. 4. Supplement Your Detox_· Take a daily supplement of 1 tablespoon of flax seed oil, walnut oil, or deep-sea fish oil.
· Green Tea is a strong antioxidant, and a great beverage choice for your detox. Be sure to drink decaffeinated green tea.
· Dandelion and Milk Thistle both protect and restore the liver. According to Chinese medicine, the liver is most active in the detoxification process during spring.
· Ginger is a bowel and kidney cleanser. Make yourself tea from fresh ginger root during your detox.
A popular herbal formula among my patients is Internal Cleanse, a special combination of natural herbs to detoxify, calm nerves, clear the mind, promote emotional balance, and ease digestion.
Take an Invigorating Herbal Soak_Soak for 20 minutes in a revitalizing herbal bath. Help draw out toxins by infusing your bath water with eucalyptus, wintergreen, peppermint, fennel, cinnamon, and epsom salts.__Spring may be the best time to cleanse your body, but you don't have to wait until spring to start. Detoxification and cleansing is a healthy maintenance program for all seasons.__May you stay healthy, live long, and live happy!__-Dr. Mao Transform your health and bring quality to your years with Dr. Mao's natural health products from the Tao of Wellness.__Discover a high-quality water filtration system that will provide you with pure, healthy water. __Learn hundreds of ways for living a long and happy life with Dr. Mao's book Secrets of Longevity.
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Mung Bean Soup Detox
Green Mung Bean Soup
BENEFITS
In Ayurveda, Mung Bean Soup has a magical and powerful effect! It helps to balance all 3 doshas. Its spices are part of the medicinal quality of this delicious and nourishing soup. When combined with certain sharp and penetrating herbs, the blocks created by Aam (toxic mucus that lodges in the body over time due to poor diet, lack of exercise and wrong lifestyle) are broken and flushed out of the body. In the same way that a gun is able to shoot through objects and break them, some herbs and spices have this effect, especially when combined with the mung bean.
INGREDIENTS
1 cup whole green Mung beans - soaked overnight
2 cup water + 1/2-1 to taste tsp. salt- to cook beans in pressure cooker
2 cup water - to achieve the soup
1 tbs. Sunflower oil or ghee
1/2tsp. Mustard seeds *
1/4tsp. Hing (known as Asafoetida in the West)*
1 Bay leaf
1/2tsp. Turmeric
1 tsp. mixed Cumin and Coriander Powder *
1_ tsp. Ginger - chopped
1/2 tsp. Garlic - chopped
1tsp. Or to taste Salt
1_ tsp. Lemon juice
1 tsp. raw Sugar cane (optional)
Preparation Time: 45 minutes
*you can double the amount of these spices if you want to add more taste
METHOD OF PREPARATION
Soak the mung beans overnight in water. Clean and finely grind ginger and garlic. Drain the mung beans, wash them two times and cook in a pressure cooker with the indicated amount of water until tender. It takes around 25 minutes, according to your pressure cooker. (The beans have to be broken.) If you use a regular pot, it will take 40-45 minutes for the beans to be fully cooked. Heat the oil or ghee in a large deep saucepan and add mustard seeds. When mustard seeds pop, add hing, bay leaf, turmeric, cumin, coriander, ginger and a pinch of black pepper. Mix well and do not allow to burn. Place the cooked beans with the fresh water and the remaining ingredients into the saucepan. Bring to a boil then simmer for a few minutes more. Add Lemon and Enjoy!
MUNG BEAN SOUP CURE:
It is beneficial to fast on Mung Bean Soup. One can start, depending on the amount of Aam in the body, with 3-5 days of fasting only on Mung Bean Soup. Then add cooked vegetables like pumpkins and squashes, and leafy greens for two days. Finally, add rice for the next two days. And then return to your normal diet. You can also do mung soup fasting for half a day if you feel you have eaten something very heavy. Your next meal could be mung bean soup and even that is beneficial to give the body a rest and eliminate unwanted toxins.
Adapted from a recipe by Dr. Pankaj Naram Ayushakti.com
For More Information Contact: Dr. Steve Wechsler at: info@drsteveradio.com
315-469-0676
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Make this Spring a fresh start, a clean slate, a new road traveled in Health and Bliss
Sincerely,
Dr. Stephen Wechsler
Network Healing Arts
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