Alternative Methods of Detoxifying Your Body (Part 6)

In contrast to conventional medicine, which entails doctor consultation and prescribed drug intake, a complementary medicine may also be undertaken. This alternative remedy is an option when natural detoxification methods are not religiously observed. This may be due to working or career restrictions to sheer laziness or complacent behavior of a person. Nonetheless, its overall principle lies in assisting the body purification.

1. Fasting – This is the most common way of detoxification. During this period, the organs of the body rest. This involves consuming wholly or avoiding particular foods, mostly, fats and carbohydrates. An example is an abstinence from pork, pasta, and rice.
2. Ayurveda detox diet and other detox diets – The popular Ayurveda detox diet allows the body to detoxify on its own through lightening the digestive system procedure. It also adaptable to the human being as this particular diet gives the body time and energy to do its normal and regular healing and cleansing process.

By and large, detox diets limit intake to water, fruits, juices, herbs, organic food, and vegetables. This involves nutritional plans that claim detoxifying effects covering the whole body of an individual. Usual dietetic plans promote high in fiber foods which are believed to burn fast stored hidden fats within the human body.

This form of treatments negates the use of flavor fixings, artificial coloring, additives and food heavy with metal content. This method is considered harmless by scientists if only done for a day or two. Prolonged dieting often times had resulted to nutritional deficiencies in a person.

3. Use of body cleansing devices – This includes foot baths employing a mild electrical current, a regular foot spa with reflexology, or use of detox foot pads. The latest trend involves using a sliced onion, positioned on the sole of the feet, and held tight by a cloth. This method is highly criticized and considered as an elaborate deception used by quack doctors to cure psychosomatic diseases.
4. Chiropractic treatment – This involves moving the spine to attain better body alignment. This had been found best for people burdened by pain in the lower back, neck, joints, shoulders and head. It is believed that proper body positioning aids the ordinary body process of healing itself.
5. Reflexology and Massage Therapy – This is one of the most popular remedy for stress, body pains and toxin expulsion., It involves the massaging and putting pressure on specific body points on the hands and the feet. Whole body massages also consist of a variety of forms which may include use of aromatic pads, hot stone, banana leaves fanning and other exotic processes.
6. Acupuncture – This ancient Chinese treatment technique uses pine needles to rouse various areas in the human body. Just like reflexology, it is founded on the belief that each body point is directly related to the function of a specific condition of a body part. This remedy seeks to help cure some lingering pain, such as, headaches, knee osteoarthritis and back pains.
7. Energy Therapy and Magnetic Field Therapy – This is similar to reflexology or massage as it requires healing touch. Its main difference is the use of magnets to awaken the energy fields of the human body. Its goal is to improve the health condition of an individual and, in the process, rid the body of toxins.

Magnetic field therapy is a form of energy therapy. It consists of wearing bracelets, shoes or rings with built-in magnets.

8. Yoga and Meditation Exercises – Originating from India, this calming therapy promotes body alignment, flexibility, proper breathing, inner peace and an overall calming effect on the body. It also improves the major senses of a person and improves concentration.
9. Faith Healing – This is the most controversial form of alternative treatment for a wide range of illnesses covering body aches to fatal diseases. It also consist of many forms and popular in far-flung countries.
10. Tai Chi and Qigong – This is another traditional Chinese therapy which originally is a cultural martial art. Through the years, studies disclosed its benefits to the well-being of an individual through its fluid exercise movements and breathing exercises. Generally done in large groups, this trendy activity is a common sight in parks and open city ground areas.
11. Hydrotherapy – This treatment is a combination of a three-hours-and-a-quarter cleansing of the body and resting. The process includes taking a five minutes hot shower ensuring that the water runs freely on the back. After drying, the person is advised to sleep.
12. Sauna and Steam Bath – Sauna involves sitting in a closed room with a heating device. Steam bath, on the other hand, uses warm steam. Both results to the opening of the skin pores and causing perspiration. The released perspiration is believed to contain fatty fluids, toxins, and air trapped in the body. It also had been found to decrease body pains and release stress.