If your body is highly symptomatic and you are trying to regain some control, be mindful of the trap of perfectionism. Perfection and being 100% symptom-free 100% of the time is impossible, and that goal can add stress which becomes inflammatory and actually burdens our body and our liver. Tread softly with self-compassion as the goal is to improve our habits in a way that supports detoxification, without driving ourselves to obsession.
Read More“When used properly, castor oil packs improve the function of your thymus gland and immune system by increasing lymphocyte production. Increased lymphocytes speed up the removal of toxins from your tissues, which promotes healing”
Read MoreIt is crucial that every individual man/women spends time in parasympathetic dominance. But perhaps the most demanding times are leading into winter (where are resistance to bugs needs to be top notch), in heavy training and high perceived stress periods and in peri-menopause and menopause, because these are predominantly times that invite the body to hang in survival mode. If we stay situated in this survival mode over extended periods of time, eventually disease ensues, exercise gains are difficult, hormonal benefits are lost, abdominal weight can creep up as the natural healing mechanisms of the body are not able to engage fully.
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