Fasting & Cleansing

How to Cool Off In The Summer By Eating And Using Aruveyda

By MIHealthCoach

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Ancient chinese medicine and aruveyda principles have emphasized the benefits of using food not only as medicine, but to cool or warm ourselves. Here are some tips on how to cool yourself off in the heat of summer... more »

How to Detox After Quitting Smoking and Stay Quit

By Limowreck

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Experts and successful quitters agree! Improve your health and your chance of never smoking again with a period of detox... more »

How to Detoxify your Body with Edible Clay

By deepthinkin

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The recent news of trace pharmaceuticals in our drinking water has us all worried. But truly, our city tap water has never been a fount pristine of H2O. If you take a peek at the EPA website (don’t do it if you have a weak stomach,) you’ll ... more »

How to Do a Heart Cleanse

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With increased public awareness about the harmful effects of high cholesterol, heart cleanses are becoming more prevalent. A heart cleanse combines herbal supplements, a healthy diet and an exercise regimen that focuses on cardiovascular health ... more »

How to Do a Marijuana Detox

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THC, the active component in marijuana, is fat soluble, meaning that it can be stored in the body for weeks or even months after smoking just a small amount. While detox symptoms may not be as severe as those of harder drugs or alcohol, they are ... more »

How to Make a Nourishing Herbal Tea Blend

By Katherine Huether

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There are several reasons why I drink herbal tea. Not only do I enjoy the taste, but I know it to be an excellent way to boost my overall state of health. Most of the time I drink individual teas. Stinging nettle, chamomile and peppermint are ... more »

How to Prepare for a Green Juice Fast

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Juice fasting is the voluntary withholding of solid for a specific period of time, often used to give the body a rest from consumption. Fasting with green juices such as spirulina or chlorella allows the body to receive nutrient-dense food ... more »

How to Relieve Irritable Bowl Syndrome With a Cleansing Diet

By eHow Health Editor

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If you suffer from Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) symptoms, including abdominal pain, constipation, diarrhea and bloating, a cleansing diet tailored specifically for IBS can help. Colon cleansing, as well as avoiding foods and chemicals that ... more »

How to Use Bentonite for Colon Cleansing

By eHow Health Editor

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Bentonite is an aluminum phyllosilicate clay. It is generally impure but is primarily composed of montmorillonite. Bentonite is formed from a mixture of volcanic ash and water and has the ability to adsorb large amounts of protein from a liquid. ... more »

How to Use Blood Cleansing Herbs for Detox and Health

By Katherine Huether

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When I was studying to become an herbalist through the Australasian College of Health Sciences, the first group of herbs they exposed me to were called alterative herbs, or blood cleansing herbs. I quickly understood why--it's because they help ... more »

How to Do a Gelatin Juice Fast

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Gelatin is excellent fuel for your endrocrine system, which nourishes your blood, rejuvenates tissue, enriches organs, smoothes your skin, vitalizes your hair and even improves the fibers of your nails. By flushing your body with gelatin and ... more »

How to Do a Skin Cleanse

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It's simple and inexpensive to do a homemade cleanse that will detoxify and moisturize your skin while adding essential nutrients. With a few basic ingredients and a block of time set aside to pamper yourself, you can give your skin a natural ... more »

How to Flush Out Your Liver to Get Rid of Psoriasis

By jesse olsen

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Psoriasis can often be related to liver trouble. I recommend flushing the liver by following Dr. Hula Clark's liver flush... more »

How to Get Rid of Gas and Uncomfortable Bloating

By GreenMomma

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Getting rid of gas and bloating takes a little time but here are some tips that some people swear by and actually work... more »

How to Lose Weight by Fasting

By eHow Health Editor

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Many people try fasting over short periods to help kick-start a diet or new health regimen. Others try fasting to lose a set amount of weight quickly. In most cases, fasting involves going without food entirely; but some forms of fasting require ... more »

How to Lose Weight with a Breathing Exercise

By 1Hooksey

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Learning the correct way to breathe deeply can make a total impact on your health and also help you lose weight. Breathing deeply is something that most of us never really think twice about but maybe it's time to focus on breathing and train ... more »

How to Make a Great Soup for Breaking a Fast

By meadowfield

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The way you break a fast is just as important as the fast itself. You need to give your system time to adjust gradually to solid food again while also replenishing vital nutrition. Your body may have released toxins and wastes that need the help ... more »

How to Make Healthy and Delicious Vegetable Juice Blends

By meadowfield

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Few people eat enough fruits and vegetables, but with a juicer, you can eat your daily quantity in just one 16-ounce glass. Juicing extracts the maximum amount of nutrition from fruits and vegetables and delivers it directly into the bloodstream. ... more »

How to Prepare Your Body for a Fast

By eHow Health Editor

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Properly preparing your body for a fast not only makes the fast itself easier, but also improves the results... more »

How to Reduce the Acidic levels in the body!

By KCout

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Authorities agree that health of the body starts with regulating the bodies acid-alkaline balance. A body that is too acidic, is a body ready to receive dis-ease. Reduce your risk of dis-ease by taking a restoring Vinegar Bath... more »

How to Treat Adrenal Gland Exhaustion With Herbs

By Katherine Huether

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If you have adrenal glad exhaustion, it's essential that you see a doctor to help you monitor your condition and recommend a course of action and maybe some prescription medication to take. Regardless of whether or not you decide to take ... more »

How to Cleanse With a Raw Food Diet

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A raw food diet, unlike other forms of cleansing, can be performed for a single day or for an entire lifetime. Raw foods are full of living enzymes that help your body in digestion, elimination and absorption, ensuring a thorough cleansing of ... more »

How to Detoxify with Apple Cider Vinegar

By Colette French

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With all of the unnatural chemicals in the environment and atmosphere that people have to endure daily, it is very important to find ways to detoxify the body occasionally. Toxins tend to settle in the feet. Toxins can also enter into the body ... more »

How to Do a Pineapple Fast for the Lungs

By eHow Health Editor

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Over time, your lungs lose their elasticity, due to matter slowly accumulating in your lung pores. Pineapple is believed by some experts to help cleanse and tone these pores, as well as help expell intestinal worms through the enzyme bromelin. ... more »

How to Exercise During a Fast

By eHow Health Editor

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Exercise should be kept to a minimum during times of fasting. However, you can still actively assist your metabolism... more »

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