Several studies have shown that colon hydrotherapy helps prevent constipation in patients and improves the way they feel overall — just ask colonic hydrotherapist Emma Lear. On the site, Positivehealth.com, Lear explains that the regular removal of waste from the colon is pivotal in our health and longevity. “The colon, along with the skin, kidneys and lungs, is an organ of elimination,” she says. “If bowel movements are not regular, our health can be compromised. Good health is as much a function of our elimination status as the quality of the food we eat.” One of Lear’s clients, a 51-year-old women named Marie, had been dealing with severe constipation, along with several other ailments that had been persistent for years. Lear sees receiving colonic irrigation as a healthy answer. Marie was able to use the toilet, but not without the aid of laxatives. And after a while, her intestines became dependent upon them. “Fed up with not being able to pass motion, and told by her doctor to just eat more fiber (something she was already doing in large amounts), and carry on taking the fibrogel, Marie came to me,” Lear said. The long-term solution Lear argues that although laxatives are an effective short-term colon cleansing procedure, they aren’t good for your colon in the larger perspective. “Waste that is not getting eliminated (with laxatives) further along stays in the colon and hardens,” Lear said. “As a result, the muscles don’t work properly and everything just sits in the colon, hardens even more and releases toxin.” According to Lear, receiving a colonic detox will remove built up waste over time, clearing away hardened stool from colon walls. Additionally, colonics exercise the colon wall, leaving it able to function without the aid of laxatives. With Marie’s 6th and final treatment, Lear said that she was passing waste daily, that she no longer had any backache or pain in legs and that her abdominal pain has ceased to be an issue. If you’re interested in receiving a colon detoxification procedure around Santa Monica or Palos Verdes, don’t hesitate to contact us today. Palos Verdes: 310-392-9190 We’re exposed to heavy metals every day, and over time, they become very hazardous to our health. One of those hazards is the inability to lose weight. Heavy metals can have a negative affect on normal thyroid function, which can ultimately prevent weight loss, according LookCut.com. That’s why it’s important to include heavy metal detox — chelation therapy — into a regular routine, especially if you’re trying to lose weight. Mercury, cadmium, and lead are all found in the body, but they provide no beneficial purpose. These heavy metals may be variations of metals that your body might actually need, but in an alternate form, they’re harmful. “There is good scientific evidence that metal toxicity can impair endocrine (thyroid) function,” notes LookCut. It impairs T4 to T3 conversion, which acts like an invisible force field around body fat. It’s worth noting that heavy metals don’t just make it more difficult to lose weight, they make it impossible to lose weight, if they’ve done significant enough damage to the thyroid. “No amount of diet or exercise will be of use for someone with a sufficiently impaired thyroid,” says LookCut. The evidence Some athletes have been treated for thyroid impairment via heavy metal detoxification. Strength coach, Charles Poliquin, routinely trains world-class Olympians, and those looking to cut some pounds are commonly put through a mercury toxicity test. More often than not, Poliquin has had very positive results with athletes looking to lose weight by putting them on a heavy metal detox program. Detoxification There are several ways to detox metals from your body. Concentrated fruit and vegetable supplements can help. In addition, a EDTA suppository, which contains an amino acid used to extract metals from your tissue, can also aid in detoxification. We also suggest Detoxamin, a chelating agent used for heavy metal detox, which binds to the heavy metals and moves them out of the body through urine and feces. For true, one-on-one consultation on heavy metal detoxification, don’t hesitate to call us, today. Palos Verdes: 310-392-9190 There’s nothing like a success story to renew faith in an alternative treatment. In a 2004 case study published by Positivehealthonline.com, manual lymphatic drainage was shown to help with congestion, oedema and stress. After 5 treatments, patient Joanna, initially unable to stand without pain, and had breathing problems, is able to do so with ease. The case study originally characterized Joanna as “overweight, presented with chronic asthma which was under control with drugs, and muscular pains in the limbs and shoulders, along with aching in the lower spine where her vertebrae were beginning to fuse.” When asked to stand, she couldn’t maintain an upright posture without concentration and scoliosis to the left was apparent. 10 years prior, Joanna fell down the stairs and never fully recovered. According to the case study, “Examination of Joanna revealed fluid retention in her legs and ankles and also her fingers, all of which are worse when sitting for long periods.” Considering the possibility that a detox procedure like lymphatic massage might help with these symptoms, knowing its benefits on lymphedema, complementary health practitioner, Nina Pearsonm thought to give it a try. After the first treatment session, Nina reported, “I was surprised at how much tension I could detect with my fingers as I worked on Joanna’s face with drainage moves which are slow and rhythmic. These specific movements have an on/off pressure in the direction of lymph flow.” The second session included drainage of the neck arms, legs, and lower back – Nina mentioned that Joanna’s chest felt less tight. Improvements drastically started to take shape over the next two sessions, and by the fifth, Nina claimed that Joanna was sleeping well almost every night, that she felt less stressed, and had a greater sense of control in her life. If you’re interested cleansing your body with this detoxification procedure around Santa Monica or Palos Verdes, don’t hesitate to contact us. Palos Verdes: 310-392-9190 It’s clear that even the best of the best know the benefits of receiving a colonic. There’s no doubt that’s it’s great for colon health, but you don’t have to take it from us. Dr. Anish Sheth, assistant professor of medicine at Yale University discusses the increasing popularity of the procedure in an article by Fox News. “The goal of a colonic procedure is to cleanse the colon of stool debris and toxins to increase overall health…it’s something that’s picked up in popularity in the last ten years or so,” Sheth told Fox News. People like health consultant and colon therapist, Janice Doochin of Nashville, Tenn, see a colonic procedure as a treatment to the colon’s constipation reaction to processed foods. “Because of the increase of processed food, the colon has become more clogged than it would have been 100 years ago,” Doochin said in the story. One of the main concerns about this detoxification method is that is wipes the colon of its good bacteria. But Doochin argues that the good bacteria aren’t able to do the job anyway, and that it doesn’t really matter in the long-run. “You’re stripping it all, but you’re creating this new ground to get this new probiotics back,” Doochin said. Colonic experts, Healingfeats.com say that in addition to the other benefits, colon hydrotherapy can help improve your skin, too. “People with all kinds of skin problems, i.e., acne, psoriasis, eczema, etc., usually can benefit from a therapeutic course of colonic irrigations. The skin is the largest excretory organ in the body, the skin may act as a major excretory organ.” Although many think that colonic irrigation is just has roots in the alternative medicine scene, one of its earliest proponents was John Harvey Kellogg, a medical doctor. Kellogg frequently lectured on colon therapy and recommended colonics for many conditions, such as depression and arthritis. If you’re interested in learning more about the benefits of a detox with colonic irrigation, don’t hesitate to visit our wellness center around Santa Monica and Palos Verdes. Palos Verdes: 310-392-9190 We’ve shown over and over again that lymphatic massage really is beneficial in helping to combat symptoms of serious illness. But maybe you didn’t know that the detox procedure might also improve one’s physical appearance, too. A fairly recent study seems to be telling us just that. Cellulite can be embarrassing, despite the fact that it occurs in 80 to 90 percent of all women. A 2011 study published in the US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health notes that lymphatic massage can help treat the unsightly condition. Manual lymph drainage (along with mechanical lymph drainage and cervical stimulation) was performed on 14 patients aged 19–36, with clinically diagnosed cellulite. Patients were treated 1.5 hours a day for 10 sessions, over a 2 week period. Before and after photos were evaluated by two examiners, in which they found a lessened appearance of cellulite, post lymphatic massage treatment. Scientists responsible for the study — José Maria Pereira de Godoy and Maria de Fátima Guerreiro de Godoy — say that this doesn’t seem to be a mere temporary solution to the problem either. “We’ve been studying this technique for 10 years, and have seen that results can be maintained for years, as long as the patient does not put on weight or present with edema, so the results are long-lasting,” said Jose and Maria Godoy. Keep in mind that there is no current catch-all cure for cellulite. However, a regularly-performed, cleansing procedure like this can notably curb appearances of the estrogen-induced dimpling fat. Lymphatic massage seems to be a much better option than Botox and other cosmetic surgeries, where results are costly, uncertain, and sometimes even damaging. If you’re in need of alternative wellness detoxification solutions around Santa Monica and Palos Verdes, don’t hesitate to reach out to us with your questions. We’re here for you. Palos Verdes: 310-392-9190 There are many things you can do to improve the health of your colon, and exercise is one of those things.
Even those already afflicted with a terrible condition such as colon cancer see the direct benefits of exercise in curbing the effects of the disease. Studies show that patients who work out the most — two and one half hours of walking per week or more — were 28 to 42 percent less likely to die during the follow-up period compared to those who hardly exercised. Not being physically active after a cancer diagnosis may lead to a 27 percent increased risk of death, the researchers say. Another way to improve your colon health is through colon hydrotherapy. Many knowledgeable detoxification and alternative wellness specialists (ourselves included) assert that the procedure rids your body of toxins and bad bacteria, with the ultimate aim of promoting a healthier you. Countless clients can speak the benefits of the detox procedure, including superstar actor and environmental activist, Leonardo DiCaprio. According to the Huffington Post, a close friend of DiCaprio’s claimed, “It can be very embarrassing, but now that he has had one, he loves it.” If you’re curious about colonic irrigation, or if you have any questions about the procedure, don’t hesitate to contact us. Palos Verdes: 310-392-9190 Santa Monica: 310-399-1722 Yep, lymphatic massage isn’t just an alternative wellness treatment (although that certainly says a lot on its own). It also has mainstream science on its side, according to a recent study published by the International Journal of Neuroscience.
We have long been privy to the power of manual lymphatic drainage in helping overcome headaches, constipation and bronchitis. But neuroscientists are now giving the technique some big support, saying that there’s overwhelming evidence that that it helps fight stress. In a nutshell, the study reports that lymphatic massage has significantly positive effects on the sympathetic nervous system , which is the part of the nervous system that produces the fight or flight response. Thirty-two healthy males were tested by monitoring their heart rate variability. The tests showed that there was a considerable difference between those who received massage and those in the control group, ultimately displaying that lymphatic massage really does help relieve stress. Of course, we already knew that, but it’s nice to hear some mainstream science finally backing it up. That’s not it, though. For years, we have emphasized that LM has great detoxification and cancer-risk reduction properties, but science is making a greater claim that it might also be beneficial for those who already have cancer. It might not be new news to you that organizations like Cancer Research UK endorses manual lymphatic drainage in some situations for lymphedema swelling (a common symptom in some cancers), but maybe you weren’t aware of any specific studies. Well, a study done by UK-based Marie Curie Cancer Care concluded that the procedure significantly reduced pain in women with breast cancer-related lymphedema. This study is very telling of the benefits of lymphatic massage. Again, just another example of contemporary science shedding light on what eastern medicine has known for thousands of years. Interested in learning more about the scientific advocacy of lymphatic massage around Santa Monica and Palos Verdes? Don’t hesitate to contact us with your questions. Palos Verdes: 310-392-9190 Let’s face it, constipation can be a very unpleasant experience — downright painful, even. Colon hydrotherapy is great for this, but we always like to mention other options as well. Thanks to a breathing technique developed by Russian doctors, passing waste doesn’t have to be so bad.
On his website “NormalBreathing.com,” Dr. Artour Rakhimov suggests a breathing exercise you can do while sitting on the toilet that will provide relief from constipation and its pain. Its steps are as follows: * While sitting on the toilet, inhale slowly using your abdominal muscles, and exhale by relaxing your diaphragm – this slow breathing will increase blood oxygen levels. * At the end of one of your slow exhales, pinch your nostrils and hold your breath until you feel you need to breathe again. * When you release your nostrils, instead of following your urge to take a deep breath, take a shorter one using your diaphragm, and then immediately relax it. What you’re trying to do is maintain your urge for a deep breath for 1 to 2 minutes in this manner, with simultaneous relaxation of all body muscles. According to Dr. Rakhimov’s site “If you do this exercise, increased O2 and CO2 concentrations will bring quick relief from constipation and possible pain.” And, as we mentioned, another way to help with intestinal blockage is to get a colonic. Obviously detoxification with colonics isn’t something you can do on your own, but many have felt relief from their constipation symptoms with the help of trained colonic irrigation specialist. Whether you’re just looking to detox, or you’re feeling seriously blocked-up, our Santa Monica and Palos Verdes wellness specialists are here to help. Don’t hesitate to contact us today: Palos Verdes: 310-392-9190 You may have heard recently about a couple that’s addicted to coffee enemas — the story was all over the headlines. These two have around 100 coffee enemas per month — that’s about three or four per day. In all, they’ve had about 6,000 in the last two years. It’s excessive, but it’s easy to see why they do it.
Coffee enemas were popularized by Dr. Max Gerson. They are a powerful method of detoxification, dilating the bile ducts in the liver so that toxins can freely flow out of the body. For a full explanation, see “What is a coffee enema?”. These powerful detoxifiers have been used to help cure a variety of illnesses. Most famously, Dr. Gerson used them as a treatment for cancer. But while they come with an array of benefits, addiction is one of the downsides. That’s why we always suggest talking to a licensed professional, like Octavia Zaccaro or Monica Leon, to discuss the components of a coffee enema before administering one yourself (Both our Santa Monica and Palos Verdes offices provide coffee implants to colonics sessions if requested in advance). Why are coffee enemas addictive? A lot of the addictive qualities of coffee enemas originate from the caffeine in the coffee. But the feeling experienced after the enema also adds to their additive nature. “I love the way it makes me feel,” as one member of the addicted couple told ABCNews.com. “It gives me a sense of euphoria.” That feeling is quite common with these kinds of enemas, and it’s certainly something to watch out for. Kicking the addiction Just like every other addiction, getting rid of this one takes time and patience. One way to help the process is colon hydrotherapy. It’s another powerful detoxifier, capable of eliminating toxins from the body and helping to cure a wide range of ailments. Warm, sterile water is gently instilled into the rectum, flushing through the colon and eliminating waste and bad bacteria that have populated the digestive tract. It gives the body a chance to heal naturally. Other alternative health methods, like lymphatic massage and personalized detox programs, can also help eliminated addiction. But it’s best to consult with a professional before you embark on that journey. Contact us whether you live in Santa Monica, Palos Verdes or LA, to discuss your personalized detox program before you start. We’re glad someone finally busted some long-held myths about obesity. In this case, it was a group of doctors in Wednesday’s online issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. These doctors wanted to set the record straight about some commonly held misconceptions. These stem from the media and government agencies.
Here are the myths:
Staying healthy The CDC defines obesity as anyone having a body mass index of 30 or over. But we all know that BMI is a poor measurement of health. For example, athletes often have high BMIs but relatively little fat on their bodies. Still, a 30 BMI is pretty high if you’re the average adult. So, if you’re looking to lose weight, here’s how we suggest going about it:
What do you think about those obesity myths? Do the doctors have it right? |
