Archive for June, 2009
Although salt is probably the most common flavoring on any food (french fries, onion rings, soups, etc.), it has little to recommend in nutritional terms. If you are trying to follow a balanced diet, bear the following in mind:
1. Avoid obviously salty foods
2. Do not add salt to food during cooking or at the table
3. Where salt is essential, use mineral-rich rock salt rather than table salt, or use a low-sodium brand of salt sparingly.
4. Adding lime juice to food stimulates the tastes buds and decreases the amount of salt you need, too.
Note: When food labels quote sodium rather than salt content, the figure needs to be multiplied by 2.5 to give the true salt content. For example, a serving of soup containing 0.4g sodium contains 1g salt.
Sometimes, during the detoxification process, one faces temptations to go back to a habit that will be against the purpose of body detox. Below are some tips on how to help one overcome cravings for certain foods, substances, etc.
1. Suck on artificial cigarette or herbal stick available from chemist shops
2. Suck on celery or carrot sticks
3. Eat an apple
4. Clean your teeth with strongly flavored toothpaste
5. Go out for a brisk walk, swim, cycle-ride or jog
6. Take a supplement containing oat straw (Avena sativa) which can reduce cravings
7. Take a flower essence, such as Rescue Remedy, Emergency Essence or Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria). For those who seek solace in drugs or alcohol, crab apple (Malus pumila) helps to detoxify and cleanse.
8. Use essential oil products, such as Logado or Nicobrevin, to reduce cravings
Some people who undergo detoxification do so because of exposure to certain toxic substances and their body reacts to them. Sometimes he body’s reaction can still be fought off through detoxification and unfortunately, sometimes detoxification can only do so much.
In cases where a disease becomes the result of exposure to a certain toxic substance, for example, mesothelioma (which is the cancer of the mesothelium) which is caused by exposure to asbestos, a toxic substance, hospitalization and professional treatment is necessary.
Financing these treatment s can be quite difficult, but there are mesothelioma laws that are being implemented and, in fact, law firms help in doing this. Victims of these cases can seek help from a mesothelioma law firm and get assistance as they get treated for this disease. Detoxification needs to be cleared with the attending physician before it is applied or practiced in these cases. It is better to get clearance from your doctor first.
The process of oil pulling therapy is relatively easy. All you have to do is make sure is rinse mouth upon waking up and put a table spoon of sunflower oil or virgin coconut oil inside the mouth and swish the oil for twenty minutes. Make sure you swish the oil around the mouth and not just have it stay inside for twenty minutes.
Be careful not to tilt your head back or else you might risk ingesting the oil that is full of toxins. Do this from once to thrice a day. After twenty minutes spit out the oil on the toilet bowl and make sure to brush your teeth well. Use a mouthwash to make sure no toxin stays in your mouth.
Things that come up like Outer Banks foreclosures, bankruptcies and other problems can be very stressful and do not help in your detoxification. Stress is an enemy of the body. When we are under stress, the body tenses up and some organs produce fluids that are harmful to the body. That is why it is important to learn how to deal with stress in your life. Finding stress relief is what many people want. Remember, when dealing with stress, involve your spirit because peace must start from the inside and manifest itself outwardly.
