Organ Cleansing - part 4
Skin, Lymph, Blood
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Skin
- DIET
- Proper diet can improve your skin and overall appearance. Eat fresh fruits and vegetables and eliminate sugar, fried foods, margarine, shortening, hydrogenated oils, and
dairy products. Eat foods high in fiber to keep the colon clean, which will help keep the skin clean.
Eat zinc-rich foods such as egg yolks, fish, meat, liver, grains, beans, and pumpkin
and sunflower seeds, as a low-zinc diet can cause skin flare-ups. Zinc has antibacterial
properties and is also necessary to the oil producing glands of the skin.
Eliminate coffee and alcohol, as they affect circulation to the skin. Also avoid processed foods, which are high in sugar, salt, and fat. Saturated fats promote inflammation.
- WATER AND TEAS
- As with the other organ cleanses, it is important to drink 8 to 10 glasses of tolerated water to flush toxins through the kidneys. This helps to prevent toxins from having to exit
via the skin as blemishes or rashes. Herbal teas also help the skin. Alternate between dandelion, goldenseal, myrrh, pau d'arco,
and red clovers. Caution: Do not use goldenseal on a daily basis for more than a week
and do not use during pregnancy.
Skin Support Tea
Mix the herbs in equal parts and steep 1 tsp. of the mixture in 1/2 cup boiling water. Sip 1/2 to 1 cup daily, unsweetened. Use daily over several months.
Speedwell Tea
Mix herbs in the indicated proportions. Steep 1 tsp. of the mixture in 1/2 cup boiling water. Sip 1 to 1 1/2 cups daily, unsweetened.
- NUTRIENTS
- Antioxidants are essential for skin health. Be certain to take vitamins A, C, and E, as
well as bioflavonoids. Vitamin E protects against ultraviolet light damage and bioflavonoids improve the skin's blood supply.
Essential fatty acids, such as evening primrose oil, help prevent dehydration and
wrinkling. Protease, an enzyme, will help to heal some skin disorders.
- OTHER CLEANSING MEASURES
- Dry brushing is important for a skin cleanse. It removes the top layer of old skin, helping to remove mucus residues and uric acid
crystals. Use a natural bristle or a soft surgical scrub brush. Begin with the soles of your feet, and using a rotary motion, brush every
inch of your skin except the nipples. Follow the brushing with a cleansing shower or bath.
Massage therapy will help improve skin
tone by increasing circulation. Essential oils help to detoxify, nourish, tone, soothe, and
support skin function. Essential oils that assist in a skin cleanse include lavender, geranium, sandalwood, and neroli. Add 15 drops
of one oil, or a combination, to 2 ounces of a base or fixed oil and rub on the skin.
Lymph
- DIET
- Poor diet adversely affects the immune system and the lymphatic system. Sugar and alcohol inhibit white blood cell activity.
Sugar consumption (the amount of sugar in a sweetened soft drink) will stop white blood cell activity within 30 minutes and normal activity will not return for four to five hours.
To strengthen immune response, eat foods that are high in essential fatty acids, such as salmon, fresh tuna, and sea vegetables. It is also important to eat adequate
amounts of protein and fresh fruits and vegetables.
- NUTRIENTS
- Supporting lymph nutrients include vitamins A, C, E, and B complex, beta-carotene,
iron, zinc, and selenium. The enzyme protease is a lymph and immune booster.
- HERBS
- Echinacea extract and astragalus extract are
deep lymph-cleansing herbs. Echinacea also reduces lymphatic congestion and swelling. Red root is a powerful lymphatic cleanser
and is synergistic with Echinacea. Ocotillo flushes lymph congestion.
- EXERCISE
- Regular exercise is critical for lymph flow in the body. Rhythmic aerobic exercise, such as walking, dancing, or "step" exercise, is helpful. Begin each exercise session with deep breathing and stretching.
Set a specific time to exercise and choose an activity you enjoy. The exercise should be convenient for you and one you can do at almost any time.
Be sure to shower after your exercise session to wash off the toxins excreted in your sweat.
- OTHER CLEANSING MEASURES
- Massage therapy and manual lymph drainage are helpful in encouraging lymphatic circulation. Acupuncture and acupressure can also be useful.
Alternating hot and cold showers will stimulate lymph circulation, as will breathing exercises.
The essential oils of geranium, juniper,
and black pepper will assist a lymph cleanse when rubbed on the skin. Use 15 drops of oil
in 1 ounce of a base or carrier oil. Eight to ten drops of these essential oils are also supportive of the lymph system when added to bath water.
Complex homeopathic remedies are helpful in cleansing and supporting the lymphatic system.
Blood
- DIET
- Diet is important in cleansing the blood. Follow a juice diet for three days, unless you have a degenerative disease. A juice diet or
fast is not recommended in these cases because the toxins released by a fast may be more than the body and blood can detoxify.
After the fast, eat only very pure foods, including as much organic food as possible, and avoid canned, frozen, and processed
foods. Do not eat food that contains any additives, including colors, flavors, and preservatives. Avoid sugar, sodas, artificial sweeteners, and fried foods.
- WATER AND TEAS
- In addition to pure, tolerated water, drink bottled mineral water throughout the day to hydrate and alkalize the body. Mild herb
teas, such as sarsaparilla and pau d'arco, can improve body chemistry and enhance blood
cleansing, as can chlorophyll.
- NUTRIENTS
- Nutrients will help with a blood cleanse, particularly the antioxidants, which clean the
blood and strengthen white blood cells. Buffered vitamin C in small doses throughout the day will cause a rapid improvement. Take
enzymes to help with digestion, particularly protein digestion. Enzymes break down organisms and incompletely digested protein
in the blood, enabling them to be destroyed by the immune system. Probiotics are important for building blood and improving digestion.
- OTHER CLEANSING MEASURES
- Many herbs, including red clover, dandelion, burdock, yellow dock, Echinacea, and
Oregon grape root, cleanse the blood.
Essential oils, such as rosemary, cypress,
and vetiver assist in blood cleansing. Use 15 drops of each oil in 1 ounce of base or carrier oil and rub on the skin. Eight to ten drops of
each of these oils may also be used in bath water.
Aerobic exercise increases the level of oxygen in the blood, which assists with blood cleansing.
Massage therapy will increase circulation, and detoxification baths also help cleanse the blood.
Some people improve with an enema at the beginning and end of their blood cleanses, which prevents new toxins from entering the bloodstream.
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