Posts tagged with “stress”

Detoxification (detox) can take several shapes and forms from a colon cleanse to fasting and changing lifestyle choices.   The body has the ability to heal itself when given the tools and nutrients it needs.  Unfortunately, the Standard Western Diet doesn’t provide those nutrients and most manufactured vitamins aren’t as bioavailable as we’d like them to be.  Bioavailability means that the vitamins are available to the body to use in the same way that the nutrients are from food.

Detoxification basically means cleansing the body from toxins and chemicals that prevent it from obtaining optimal health.  By removing impurities, or helping the body to clear these impurities, from the blood, liver, kidneys and intestines, the health of every cell in the body improves.  A detox program will rest the organs of the  through fasting, stimulate the liver, promote elimination, improve circulation and enable the body to refuel with healthy nutrients.

The first step in the detoxification process is to lighten the load your body must endure.  Eliminate alcohol, coffee, cigarettes, refined sugars and saturated fats.  All of these things are toxins and obstacles to the healing process.   You should also minimize or eliminate the use of chemical based cleaners and personal care products which leach into the body through the skin and mucous membranes.

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The fastest growing segment of the population is older people, the elderly, the aged, boomers, etc. However, as their numbers increase every day, something is missing. That something is gray hair. Generally speaking, as we age the hair turns gray. President Obama is a classic example. It is on rare occasions that I see a woman or man with a beautiful head of natural gray hair. Hair coloring and wigs have, apparently, covered the gray hairs. Coloring is another topic for another time!

A dysfunctional, underactive thyroid can lead to thinning hair. What causes gray hair? There are several postulations. It could be caused by a decrease in Biotin, decreased melanin in the hair, a relative who nags the person constantly, fewer essential amino acids in the body, and stress, especially continuous stress. “Scientists have a hunch that the gray hairs we dread (or welcome) may arrive sooner with stress.”

It doesn’t matter how we slice the cake, sooner or later we age and we also turn gray. Since no link between aging and graying has been found, how soon our hair strains turn gray, depend on our genetic makeup. To everyone born today, I say to you, Happy Birthday!

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Methods to Prevent Stress

Shirodhara treatments are a means of preventing a stressful lifestyle. There are other self-care methods to prevent and manage a stressful lifestyle. These methods may include the following:

• Consistent daily exercise
• Walking
• Tai Chi
• Yoga
• QiGong
• Running
• Strength training with free weights

Shirodhara & Stress Reduction Benefits

A method that is known in the circle of people who utilize or are knowledgeable about alternative and complementary care, is Ayurveda’s Shirodhara. Shiro means head and dhara means flow. Together (Shirodhara) they  bring physical and emotional balance by rejuvenating the spirit and preserving an individual’s health.

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