Activated Charcoal

What is Activated Charcoal (& how it differs from Regular Charcoal simply called 'Charcoal').

Contrasting activated charcoal, aka 'activated carbon' against charcoal may provide the context in which one may appreciate what the former is. Although both are derived from burning soft woods (that very commonly include coconut husks), activated charcoal undergoes a second, special 'activation' process. Specifically, it is injected with special vapor under pressure which renders it considerably more porous (than charcoal) and, in turn, giving it a larger surface area. This porosity makes it so adsorbent with a potent negative charge that it becomes transformed into a high-demand therapeutic substance.

It is also worth highlighting that activated charcoal is safe. In fact, it does not even enter into the bloodstream. However, one must be careful to take it correctly because it does not discriminate between substances you consider to be 'good' and 'bad'.

Uses of Activated Charcoal

• Detoxification of the gastrointestinal tract and gut. The activation process also gives the charcoal a potent negative charge which attracts substances with a positive charge. Once the chemicals have attached themselves to the charcoal, they can be passed naturally through the gastrointestinal system for speedier elimination from the body. The high level of porosity of activated charcoal surpasses that of (regular) charcoal. It is often added to cleansing juices. 
• Occasional black health foods from ice creams, bread, pancakes, syrup, cookies to drinks.
• Quick jelly idea with charcoal
• Add charcoal to fruit juice before allowing to cool in a mold. 
• 25 grams is the starting dose used in many hospitals in response to suspicions of poisoning.
• Skin detoxification.
• Digestive aid.
• Antacid.
• Heavy metal removal.
• Dental whitener.

In contrast, regular charcoal may be used for less demanding projects like removing chlorine from water, removing odors, drawing and cooking.

Activated Charcoal DOs & DON'Ts

• Do use activated charcoal during exercise sessions.
• Do NOT use activated charcoal within at least 1 hour of taking health supplements and medication. This is necessary to ensure that the activated charcoal does not adsorb these beneficial substances.

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• The biliary system 101: Discussing the liver, gall and gallbladder 
• How to do a liver and gall bladder flush
• How to do enemas at home & recipes for different concerns

Liver and Gall Bladder Flush

A liver and gall bladder flush may allow your body to permanently heal itself from many major illnesses. Since the root problem of numerous diseases relates to poor blood detoxification by the liver, removing gall stones and other toxins from the liver and gall bladder can resolve specific health problems and maintain overall good health.

Needless to say, a liver and gall bladder flush also allows you to painlessly resolve health problems without harmful drugs and or surgically removing the gall bladder (often because it has too many gall stones), The positive results commonly manifest within at least the first 3 rounds. 

Liver, gall bladder and pancreas are very closely connected. Consequently, a holistic approach that considers all of them is ideal. For instance, persons suffering with diabetes often suffer with some type of liver disease. [Image from PngTree.com] Put this article into context, get an introduction to the biliary system.

Among the most common signs and symptoms that have liver dysfunction as a key contributing factor include unexplained vision impairment, itching eyes, liver spots, unusual acne, new skin and or scalp problems (including rashes and forms of inflammation), dull headaches (especially if associated with nausea), a mild feeling of a hangover, heightened intolerance to alcohol, burping bitter matter, digestive issues (like feeling congested, intolerance to fatty foods, abdominal bloating, acid reflux, constipation, irritable bowel syndrome / IBS), heightened irritability, autoimmune diseases, Chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, recurrent parasite infestations, blood sugar problems, sugar cravings. hormonal imbalances (as in the case of many women with liver spots). Furthermore, you may be predisposed to liver congestion and other problems if you have a history of using pharmaceutical drugs, pesticides, non-natural personal care products, strong cleaning chemicals, lots of hydrogenated food fats and the sugar-popular free sweetener called aspartame.

This post describes how one may do this flush.

To do this liver cleanse / liver and gall bladder flush, you will need the following

• Pre-Flush
• A source of malic acid. Malic acid will soften the gall stones in the liver which will ease the process of removing stones. For this reason, it is considered very useful for developing or maintaining a healthy liver to allow the body to heal itself and in turn protect itself against all types of disease (including diabetes). It is commonly found in fruits with a sour taste like apples (especially unripened apples) and sour tamarinds.
• At least 32 oz of organic apple juice, apple cider vinegar and or enough apples to provide the equivalent for each of 6 days. Freshly juiced apples are ideal. 
• malic acid capsules (for diabetics)
• Enema or colonic. A colonic flushes the colon with higher volumes than most home-based enemas, is highly recommended for persons suffering from constipation or other digestive problems. Having at least an enema is highly recommended to avoid trapping gall stones in the colon which can re-toxify the body. Do not become complacent even if you have regular bowel movements because they do not necessarily indicate a completely unobstructed colon. Also consider ingredients that help to flush out parasites, especially if you are particularly concerned about parasites.
• Coffee enemas are useful for detoxifying the liver. For instance, coffee opens the bile ducts and helps the liver to release toxins. 
• Green tea enemas (However, use green tea in moderation if you have reason to avoid an "excess" in polyphenols as found in green tea supplements. One study suggests that such an "excess" may relate to liver toxicity).
• Some enemas, like those with garlic or neem, are particularly useful for removing parasites. See the full instructions for doing an enema safely. Herbs like wormwood, regular cloves (from your kitchen cabinet) and black walnut are also very useful for removing parasites. Tackling parasites before this flush is essential if parasites are a particular concern.
• If you have kidney concerns, a kidney cleanse is advisable. It usually involves herbs that include cat's claw, fennel seed, chicory herb, marshmellow root and so on. Also consider including cranberry juice which are especially beneficial to both the liver and kidneys. Celery juice is also very healthful for the kidneys.
• Plenty of water
• Meals that are whole foods, natural, low-fat and easy-to-digest or other useful consumption. Meals should be either heated or at room temperature. Most people do this liver flush after an ease-in period of 6 days. However, if you eat a standard Western diet (with lots of processed foods), consider extending this preparatory period with these whole foods.
• very liver-friendly*** (and kidney-friendly**) foods like: 
• apples *** ** (including unripe apples and apple cider vinegar) 
• tamarinds *** ** (the sour variety)
• cranberries ***  **
• Others include beets*** , broccoli*** , cabbage*** , carrots*** , celery*** **, cherries*** , citrus juice**, cumin*** , fenugreek***, garlic*** , kale*** , mangoes, watermelon, tomatoes*** , wheatgrass*** **, turmeric*** , sweet peppers, broccoli. NB bitter herbs and vegetables help promote the liver's bile production (as well as the stomach's digestive acid secretion and pancreatic enzymes). They may be consumed before or during the earlier part of a meal. Among them include bitter melon, broccoli, dandelion greens, kale, okra, Sweedish bitters
• malic acid capsules (an option for diabetics for whom fruits may not be ideal)
• bulkier foods (hot oats, barley**, ideally without sugar; soy protein*** **, quinoa; plain brown rice seasoned only with sea or rock salt)
• leafy greens
• If you do not get enough protein from foods you eat, you might also produce insufficient L-ornithine (an amino acid that helps the body to remove waste). It is unclear to me. However, adequate vegan food sources of Lornithine might include soybean products like soy milk, shredded wheat, brown rice, pseudograin quinoa and the preparation and consumption methods. 
• Avoid: animal products, alcohol, processed sugars, wheat, fried food and hard-to-digest foods like nuts. Also avoid food that is cold or chilled. Avoid overeating. Avoid supplements and vitamins and, if possible, medications so as to give the liver as easy a time as possible in its cleansing period.
• Epsom salts solution (to give roughly 4 servings of roughly 3/4 cup each). Not only do Epsom salts relax and dilate the bile ducts to easily dislodge the stones but they also help to stimulate bowel movement to clear the colon. 
• 4 tbsp Epsom salts (aka bitter salts or Magnesium Sulfate). Epsom salts help to dilate the bile ducts which in turn makes it easier for the body to release the stones. If you are somehow allergic to Epsom salts, a substitute is Magnesium Citrate at the same dosage.
• 24 oz filtered water 
• Flush (of olive oil and citrus juice)
• Olive oil, extra virgin, cold pressed, 0.5 cup / 4 oz / 110g. Your body produces bile to metabolize oil that you consume. Consequently, this olive oil will prompt a large production of bile that flushes out the gall stones.
• Citrus juice, freshly squeezed by hand and strained of pulp; grapefruit, ideally pink grapefruit OR a combination of orange and lemon, 6 oz / 0.7 cup / 170 g ie roughly 3/4 cup. That usually equates to about 1 large grapefruit or 2 small ones.
• Optional. Anti-parasite ingredient.
• a few cloves of garlic, crushed. Garlic helps to detoxify the liver.
• drops of walnut tincture
• A jar with a lid. Since the oil easily separates from the juice, you are likely to need to shake the mixture several times to homogenize the combination as you drink it.
• Post-flush
• Enema or colonic (same as above)
• Time / timing
• Since estrogen has been linked to constriction of the biliary ducts and gallbladder problems, women may consider doing this flush when their estrogen levels are as low as possible.
• 6 days pre-flush
• ideally 2 consecutive stress-free days at home
• Ideally a new moon date for the flush da te. It is ideal to avoid the phase that is opposite to the new moon, ie the full moon because the body generally retains more liquid during the full moon period.
• Optional: Natural relaxants like music. Some people find it hard to sleep at night on the night of the liver and gall bladder flush. Suggestions include the following.
• relaxing music that will either play through the night or turn off automatically
• A movie that can be programmed to turn off automatically

Steps for cleansing the liver / liver and gall bladder flush

• PRE Liver & Gall Bladder Flush (for each of 6 days before the flush date)
• 6 days before the flush date, consume malic acid (discussed above)  throughout the day. For instance, use just before and within the first 2 hours after meals, ie in addition to your usual intake of water (of usually 6-8 glasses of water at room temperature or warmed)
• Eat whole foods meals as discussed above. 
• Rinse your mouth out with a baking soda solution or plain water to protect your teeth from damage from the high acidity levels.
• Get enemas or colonics to clear the colon and remove any congestion in the liver and colon. 
• Consume lots of malic acid. See the ingredients above. 
•  a week beforehand (and on the day of the liver cleanse), you can drink roughly 1 liter of organic apple juice daily throughout the day. Apple cider vinegar can also be used.
• Alternatively, you can eat only apples throughout a day or two beforehand (and on the day of the liver cleanse). 
• Liver & Gall Bladder Flush Day & Night
• Unlike the previous 6 days during which you consumed the malic acid over the entire day, consume all of your day's quota of malic acid during the morning.
• Optional. If you have trouble fasting on only apples and or apple juice, consider having a meal using the ingredients noted above. Hot oatmeal is ideal however. Avoid any type of fat (even in foods like coconut jelly, nuts, avocados and so on) as this may cause nausea during the flush.
• Fast, ie using ONLY water after roughly 1:30 pm
• From around 4 hours before bedtime, let's say 6 pm, prepare the pre-flush Epsom Salts solution.
• Take the first of 4 doses of roughly 6oz (ie nearly 3/4 cup). To make it easier to drink this bitter solution, some people find it useful blocking the nose while swallowing. If you need, follow with a little citric juice, rinse out your mouth with water and or brush your teeth with baking soda to remove the bitter taste of the Epsom salts. 
• Set your flush ingredients in a warm environment that will allow them to maintain a temperature that is room temperature or warmer.
• By half hour before scheduled bedtime, let's say at 9:30 pm, you should already have noticed (loose) bowel movements from your first dose of the Epsom salts solution. If not, consider a water enema to remove any congestion in the colon. This is especially the case if you are outside of the post colonic or intensive enema period of roughly 2 days during which you might not have bowel movements.
• Take another serving of the Epsom salts solution at roughly 2 hours after the first dose, let's say at around 8pm
• Prepare your bed so you can lie immobile with you torso propped up comfortably above your abdominal region for at least 20 minutes. If necessary, prepare meditation music and other paraphernalia. Some people prepare a warm cloth to cover over liver region when you go to sleep, ie the upper right part of the abdominal region.
• Optional. If you think you will have trouble sleeping, install your method of relaxation.
• At bedtime, let's say about 10 pm, combine and drink the oil and citrus juice flush (see ingredients above) as quickly as possible and without interruption or, at least within 5 minutes. Drink this solution in the standing position. NB, if you have not yet had your first bowel movement, wait until immediately after that movement to drink this flush.
• Immediately after drinking the citrus juice and oil mixture, lie immobile and in silence in bed on your right side and your knees as far up towards your head OR on your back with your torso propped up above your abdomen for at least 20 minutes. After the initial 20 minutes, you may return to your usual sleeping position, other than on your stomach. You may feel small, painless movements in your liver as the stones become dislodged. 
• Avoid drinking water within 2 hours after taking the oil and citrus flush.
• If you feel nauseous, consider taking apple cider vinegar in very little water. 
• Remain in bed for the entire night other than when you need to use the toilet
• POST Liver & Gall Bladder Flush - The morning and day after
• NB throughout the day, you may drink water if you are thirsty. However, do not drink water immediately after drinking the Epsom salts.
• The next morning, at roughly (but not before) 6 am, drink another dose of the Epsom salts solution. You may return to bed if you wish. However, it is best to remain in an upright position after this point.
• Roughly 2 hours after the first dose of Epsom salts solution for the morning, ie at 8am, take the last dose of Epsom salts.
• You are likely to begin to evacuate green or gray stones the size of coffee grounds. If you had been fasting and using enemas or colonics, you are likely to pass nothing other than the stones. If you do not see stones and especially if this is your first few times, continue the process regardless. Some people do not begin to pass stones until during their first 2 or 3 flushes.
• Roughly 2 hours after the last dose (let's say at roughly 10 am), introduce fresh fruit juices back into your diet. 
• During the course of the day, your body is likely to continue to release stones that are progressively harder, darker, heavier and bigger. Although everyone is different, you may see the following. Regarding the hypothesis that the stones are simply a combination of the flush ingredients and bile, this appears unlikely in part because the volume of stones often exceed the oil and other flush ingredients. Additionally, as seen below, the stones do not always or only have a color similar to that of bile.
• In the afternoon after the oil mixture; watery bowel movements that consist of gall stones and food residue, then stones with only water.
• The stones are usually green and shiny because of the bile compounds. Lighter colored stones are the newest while darker colored green stones are oldest.
• Some stones formed as a regrouping of several small ones. 
• Some stones have a bacterial clump? in their center. One likelihood is that the stone was formed as a result of bits of dead parasites, viruses and cysts passing through the liver. 
• Most stones are no larger than a kernel of corn. However, some may be as large as golf balls.
• Heavier, calcified stones are usually white or tan colored and sink to the bottom of the toilet. They usually come from the gall bladder and usually contain heavier, toxic substances. 
• Foam. Foam consists of millions of tiny sharp-edged cholesterol crystals
• You may begin to introduce foods that are very easy to digest like soft fresh fruits. Consult the list of whole foods above.
• Rest to give your body a chance to recover
• Roughly 2 days after the flush, perform colonics or enemas that may flush out any remaining toxic stones from your colon.
• Repeat this process as required with the aim of performing flushes without stones over 2 consecutive flushes. Most people achieve this after roughly 12 or more flushes. It may be unsafe to avoid repeats of this process, specifically because of concerns of leaving un-flushed toxins in the body. Additionally stones that are lodged deeper in the liver may also begin to move forward in preparation for a subsequent flush.
• When first addressing liver toxicity problems, some people repeat this process as frequently as once weekly or fortnightly, then less frequently. 
• Persons doing the process routinely and without serious liver toxicity may repeat the process once every 3 weeks. 
• If you have kidney concerns, a kidney cleanse is advisable.

CONTENT RELATED TO LIVER & GALL BLADDER FLUSH

• The biliary system 101. Learn about the liver, gall bladder, gallstones and more.
• This post and many proponents of the cleansing the liver and gall bladder have been inspired by the must-read book 'The Amazing Liver and Gall Bladder Flush' by Andreas Moritz.
• Read how to prepare barley water to enhance kidney function 
• Caring for the liver helps to protect against diabetes. Learn about the pancreas, insulin and diabetes.
• This is how to make fresh, unsweetened tamarind juice 
• Select roughly 10 large ripe tamarinds (the original sour, NOT sweet variety)
• Remove the outter shell and place the bulb into a container of roughly 4 cups of warm filtered water
• Vigorously shake to help dissolve the pulp away from the seeds and into the water
• Allow to stand for roughly 1 to 2 hours during which you can shake the mixture further
• Strain away the seeds and bits
• Drink this tamarind water throughout the day
• A step-by-step guide to full body cleanse
• How to do a vaginal douche

My Master Cleanse & Lemonade Diet (My tropical version)

This is how we do the sea salt water flush.

DAY 1

Step 0 (ie when you wake up): Do not eat anything at all. Do not use any vitamins, supplements or medicines. Ensure that, before you proceed to step 1, you have experienced a food-free period of at least 8 hours.

Step 1: Make and drink the flush as follows. Some people find that using a straw helps to hide the taste. (Try making and using long-lasting biodegradable jumbo straws from a tropical permaculture garden. It could add a little distraction / fun.) You may drink the liquid very slowly but with the aim of completing the glass within a sitting. This must be done every day of the cleansing period. I managed to complete this volume within 5 minutes.

2 tsp of sea salt

4 cups (ie 1 quart) of lukewarm purified water

1 tsp of fresh lime or lemon juice (optional for taste)

Step 2: Immediately after drinking the flush, lie on the right side of your body for 30 minutes. After this period, you may move around as normal.

Step 3: Expect first bowel movement within 45 minutes to 2 hours afterwards. Expect approximately 3-6 movements within a day (as you eliminate toxins, even though you are not consuming solid foods). Note however that people vary. Be cautious about giving in to the temptation to pass wind as normal because liquid movements are likely to occur instead.

Step 4: For people who eat more meats and cheeses and less vegetables and or are not experiencing the minimum number of eliminations, the salt content of the flush may be increased very gradually or you may take herbal laxatives like senna or garcina in the night immediately before going to bed OR increase the amount of water that you drink during the day.

Step 5: Drink between 6 and 12 glasses of the following lemonade daily. If you might suffer tooth sensitivity because of the acidity of limes or lemons, you could do a few things: 1) brush frequently between drinks, 2) drink the lemonade with a straw, 3) follow each drink with water that you swish around and 4) frequently rinse with baking soda throughout the day.

• Lemonade (with the following ingredients without changing the proportions)
• 2 tbsp lemon juice (usually from approximately ½ of a lemon)
• 10 oz fresh sugarcane juice & NO water as per the 8-oz water item below (or 2 tbsp of grade B maple syrup or if not diabetic, pure sorghum but with less effective results than those with maple syrup or sugarcane juice. Never use honey). This recipe item provides calories. For diabetics, 1 scant tbsp of molasses for 1^st day with 10 units of insulin. Subsequent days, while reducing the insulin, gradually increase molasses towards 2 full tbsp. At 2 tbsp, eliminate insulin while checking sugar levels in urine and blood. (The molasses will supply the necessary elements for the pancreas to produce insulin).
• 1/10^th tsp cayenne pepper
• 8 oz purified water

For a further cleansing and laxative effect and to prevent excessive internal bleeding or clotting if you have such prevailing conditions, you may blend a piece of the lemon skin and pulp only if the skins were not dyed or subjected to poisonous insecticides. If unsure about skin toxicity, peel the outer skin. (This is not likely to affect menstrual periods).

Step 6: Drink as much plain water as you can throughout the day. 8-10 glasses is a good target. Achieve this amount through continuous intakes of small amounts rather than single intakes of large volumes. If possible, aim to drink ½ of your daily water requirement by mid-morning.

Step 7: Drink a naturally sweet tea like mint or lippia alba as an occasional treat. If possible, avoid sweeteners. You can also use 100% natural herbal teas that are traditionally used as medicines for your health concerns.

Step 8: Some people may expect a 'healing crisis', ie one or several side effects within the first 3 days (when most toxins concentrate in your colon to be expelled):

o   occasional abdominal cramping -  due to impending bowel movements

o   weight loss -

o  weakness / flu-like symptoms – due to sudden exposure and elimination of toxins

o   nausea / vomiting – due to sudden exposure and elimination of toxins

o   head aches – due to sudden exposure and elimination of toxins

DAY 2 to LAST DAY 

Repeat all of the steps from day 1

Step 9: Expect that, during the diet, your tongue may become very heavily coated and fuzzy looking. Do not despair. You will know that the cleansing may end when the tongue becomes clear pink and clean.

Step 10: If you are making your probiotic foods such as cultured vegetables for the 'ease out' period, prepare them as soon as possible. After all, you might for whatever reason complete the cleansing sooner than later. The ease in period is normally a time in which you introduce prebiotic foods (ie foods that feed probiotics aka 'good bacteria' like oranges, flaxseeds, etc).

CONTENT RELATED TO MY MASTER CLEANSE & LEMONDATE DIET:

• Step-by-step cleanse plan (for mind, body and spirit)
• My substitute for the master cleanse lemonade
• Cleanse the colon with aloe gel
• Biodegradable Jumbo Straws from tropical permaculture garden

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Colon Cleanse - How to make homemade noni juice

USES & BENEFITS:

Noni has been used for centuries to clean the colon. Having a clean colon improves absorption of nutrients from food during the process of digestion. The consequent health benefits of an improved digestive system are numerous. (We will discuss this in due course).

Noni fruit provides about 150 nutraceuticals ie it is a food with health and medical benefits that include disease prevention and treatment. Much of its health benefit occurs at the level of the blood cells which then results in visible health benefits. For instance, it is rich in antioxidants which improve cellular health. In turn, this boosts immunity, can fight cancer and other microbial health risks. In fact, many commercial supplments and other health products are now including noni for these reasons. People who have suffered structural irregularities in their blood cells have even reported a visible difference in live blood analysis. Noni is adaptogenic. This means that it take a personalized approach to regulating life systems of each person to create healthy balance. For instance, it is useful for regulating abnormal blood pressure and blood sugar levels. Furthermore, it is said that people can expect an elevated feeling of wellbeing and an energy boost. Regarding harmful side effects, when taken in suitable health circumstances, it does not appear to have adverse effects. However, due to its high levels of potassium, noni juice may may pose health risks for people who suffer from kidney ailments and or need to follow a potassium-restricted diet.

YOU WILL NEED:

• Noni fruit (note that the noni fruit yields juice that is roughly 1/10th of weight of the fruit)
• Jar(s) with a lid (the wider the opening, the better)
• A Strainer
• 2 months

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Pick the fruit from the tree
2. Wash the fruit with water.
3. If you pick them firm, they will usually have no smell. Their skin should no longer be green. Instead, the noni fruit should have a milky off-white or cream (not green) color. You will need to leave them in a cool, dark place until they ripen. They may take about one week or less to ripen fully.
4. You will know when noni fruit is ripe because it will be very soft and have a strong odor. Some people liken the smell to rotten cheese. It may even be possible to see some of the dark seeds through the translucent skin and flesh of a very ripe noni fruit.
5. If you pick them ripe, be careful not to damage the delicate noni skin and flesh when washing it with water
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6. Pack the noni into a jar
7. Be sure to securely close and label the jar with the date
8. Leave the jar in direct sun light for 2 months
9. During this period, the fruit will shrink while releasing a transparent, dark brown liquid
10. Strain the liquid
11. The remaining pith may be used as fertilizer or compost. The seeds may be used to grow a stronger plant than would result if you used a cutting.
12. As an option if the taste is difficult to endure, add a sweet juice like raspberry for instance. Of late, we use black current juice. Do not dilute the noni juice too much. An acceptable ratio can contain 2 parts or more of noni juice and 1 part of sweet juice.
13. Take about 1 ounce each morning on an empty stomach. Consider taking noni juice routinely. Many people do this to maintain a clean colon and enjoy the other health benefits
14. Since the medicinal properties are released after fermentation, it is not worthwhile eating unfermented noni fruits, especially when they are still green.

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OBSERVATIONS:

The fermented noni juice tastes like a very fruity vinegar

The smell of the fermented noni juice is many times milder than the unfermented noni fruit.

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• Grow your own aloe vera plant anywhere in the world
• Why do a colon cleanse?
• Natural, healthy weight loss - documentary
• Natural, healthy weight loss food - 33 calorie weight loss snack
• Simple naturopathic control home remedies that use aloe vera: 

- Conditioning hair shampoo

- Leave in Conditioner

- Conditioning gel / mousse

Tips: How to maximize the efficacy of any parasite cleanse / detox

Congratulations! Realizing the importance of doing a parasite cleanse is half the battle. Here are safe and natural ways to improve the efficacy of any parasite cleanse / detox.

Be Parasite free!

When to start a Parasite Cleanse?

If possible, plan your parasite cleanse around the full moon. In other words, you can start to detox about one week before the full moon. This is based on the fact that parasites are naturally most active and reproduce during the full moon period.

If you do not start to detox around the full moon period, be sure to extend the cleanse long enough to include it.

The Recommended Duration of a Parasite Cleanse

Try to prevent quick and easy parasite reinfection after a cleanse by committing to the parasite cleanse for more than 1 month. Naturopathic doctors often recommend 3-month detox periods for parasite infections, especially for the first time.

Extending the commitment ensures that you tackle all stages of the reproductive cycle of parasites (whether microscopic or larger types like worms) and therefore improve the efficacy of the product being used.

Implications of performing a very short term Parasite Cleanse?

Do NOT be misled by product packages that provide small detox product quantities as those with sufficient stock to only last for periods less than 1 month. Such detox product packages appear to be so designed for the sake of maximizing earnings.

Do not take a single small dose of the product and expect that your parasite problem will disappear indefinitely ... even when you stop seeing the signs. (Read more about the signs and symptoms). Just as birds and people migrate to better environmental conditions, parasites will also migrate to a deeper part of your body where the small dose has not yet reached.

A healthier and more economical approach may be to buy your cleanse ingredients / product in large volumes for a reduced price.

How frequently should Parasite Cleanses be done?

It is good practice to introduce parasite cleansing as a routine activity each year. After all, becoming infected again is extremely easy.

How to prevent or reduce the likelihood of future parasite infections?

There are so many easy ways in which an infection begins. For instance, the simple act of breathing dust can have implications for getting parasites. In short, avoiding an infection of parasites is challenging.

It is therefore necessary to understand how parasite infections may occur and adopt as many good practices as possible. This may include simple acts like purifying your drinking water (a source of parasites), routinely using certain health products like 'Food Grade' Diatomaceous Earth among many other ways to prevent or reduce the chance of future parasite infections. (Read an article about the parasite eradication benefits of diatomaceous earth).

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Before or After other (non parasite) kinds of cleanse?

Parasites migrate throughout the body and blood and can therefore be found anywhere without exception. Since the efficacy of a liver gall-bladder cleanse can be compromised if you still have a parasite infection in that area, it is good practice to precede a liver gall-bladder cleanse with a parasite cleanse, especially if you suspect that you have a parasite infection.

Diet during a Parasite Cleanse

As much as possible, eliminate sweets, alcohol and carbohydrates from your diet while you do a parasite detox. This is recommended in light of the fact that parasites love and are nourished by these foods. Remember, aim to starve and kill the parasites!

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