Detoxification
Bentonite Clay — The Gentle Cleanse
September 11, 2021 - Category: Detoxification
What’s old is new again. In ancient times cultures around the world benefitted from the internal and external healing properties of a type of a highly absorbent, mineral-rich clay, derived from volcanic ash deposited in seawater 150 million years ago. In the early 20th Century the clay was used by the British Army in India…Bentonite Clay — The Gentle Cleanse
Read more...Thank Goodness! No Cure for the Common Cold! By Consuelo Reyes
May 7, 2020 - Category: Detoxification
As one of four very robust siblings and a mother who believed that food was the key to health--not brown rice and tofu, but the good old fashioned 50's, early 60's hearty meat, potatoes and frozen vegetables kind of fare--I grew up feeling like a normal healthy kid to whom disease happened to somebody else.…Thank Goodness! No Cure for the Common Cold! By Consuelo Reyes
Read more...What Are You Wearing?
May 7, 2020 - Category: Detoxification
More and more of us today are striving to live a healthy lifestyle. We avoid chemicalized, denatured, overprocessed foods. We drink pure water instead of municipal tap with its cocktail of toxic additives. We exercise regularly, practice meditation in its many forms and try to get a good night's sleep. But how many of us…What Are You Wearing?
Read more...Houseplants for Housecleaning
May 7, 2020 - Category: Detoxification
In the late 1980s, NASA, concerned about low-level off-gassing of certain chemical pollutants in the Skylab space station, conducted a series of experiments to measure the indoor air purifying capabilities of various plants. The studies concluded that certain plants not only remove toxins from the air, but that the root system plays as important a…Houseplants for Housecleaning
Read more...The Joy Of Hay Fever! By Consuelo Reyes
May 7, 2020 - Category: Detoxification
Ah, spring, the season of renewal - a time most joyously welcomed after the long, dreary winter. But for millions of Americans it's a time of dread - the dreaded itchy-sneezy-queezy pollen invasion known as hay fever. Many trudge to their doctors seeking the latest fix - shots, pills, old wives' tales, anything to stop…The Joy Of Hay Fever! By Consuelo Reyes
Read more...Dry Skin Brushing – Your 3-5 Minute Daily Detox
May 7, 2020 - Category: Detoxification
Here's an easy, invigorating way to start the day: dry skin brushing. The skin is our largest organ of elimination, sometimes called the third kidney because of its role in detoxifying the body. Toxins exit the body through the pores by sweating, which is why aerobic exercise, saunas, and steam baths are good detoxifying aids.…Dry Skin Brushing – Your 3-5 Minute Daily Detox
Read more...Detox Your Home
May 7, 2020 - Category: Detoxification
Take off Your Shoes: One of the easiest ways to prevent outdoor chemicals from becoming indoor toxins is to leave your shoes at the door. Insist that everyone else does, too. Open the Windows: According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), indoor air pollution is more dangerous than outdoor air pollution, even in the biggest…Detox Your Home
Read more...Detox – The Body Owner’s Guide By Consuelo Reyes, President of FACT
May 7, 2020 - Category: Detoxification
In my 25 plus years in Natural Healing at FACT, I have seen the notion of "detoxification" go from a hush-hush, no-go, not-in-polite-company type subject to "in," get-with-it-everybody's-doin'-it-cool thing to do! In many ways this is progress. However, I am concerned that, as detox has become more mainstream, the original concept has become diluted, and…Detox – The Body Owner’s Guide By Consuelo Reyes, President of FACT
Read more...Coughing Is Useful By Theodore R. Van Dellen, M.D.
May 7, 2020 - Category: Detoxification
"Would you please explain what a productive cough is? I find that coughing wears me out." I've been asked variations on this question for all the decades I've been practicing internal medicine. A productive, or what we call a "useful" cough is one that removes secretions from the bronchial tree and lungs. It also effectively…Coughing Is Useful By Theodore R. Van Dellen, M.D.
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