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==News About Dandelions== | ==News About Dandelions== | ||
'''Cleansing the body''' | |||
*Source: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Cleansing-the-body_19228579 | |||
:By Maureen Minto | |||
WE all want to be healthy. In our quest to be healthy, we often emphasise the need for building our bodies by consuming foods rich in protein, vitamins and minerals, and little starch or fat. We savour the salty, sweet and sour taste of foods and often refuse bitter-tasting foods that compliment the cleansing process of digestion. | |||
:Is cleansing foods right for me? | |||
Our bodies give us many simple warning signs that it needs cleansing. These signs are often ignored or treated as symptoms of more serious illnesses. These symptoms may be: biliousness; dizzy spells; bloating; high body odour; dark colour and strong odour of urine; dark colour and strong, unpleasant odour of stool. Our bodies are naturally designed to handle toxins or waste. Our liver, kidneys, lungs, bloodstream, colon, and skin are built to neutralise or eliminate toxins and waste. To compliment this natural cleansing process, ancient man would utilise the benefits of bitter herbs. | |||
Foods that are bitter to the mouth are sweet to the belly. The truth is the chemical rush that bitter cleansing herbs create throughout the body might influence the quality of digestion, absorption and elimination. This bitter benefit is often destroyed by adding sweeteners to the bitter preparation. | |||
Throughout the 6,000 years of man's existence, herb has played a vital role in maintaining excellent health. Jamaicans have used herbal treatment for cleansing toxins and waste from the body. The dandelion plant is one of the most commonly used herb for cleansing the liver and kidneys. I grew up hearing that my sister was born with a hole in her heart and that the dandelion was a part of the useful treatment that corrected it. Coincidentally, I have used it for the same ailment and still observe similar benefits. | |||
It is back-to-school time again and I know that may households still practise the twice-year purging or cleansing that was a very vital part of preventative treatment against diseases. | |||
:BEST TYPES OF CLEANSING | |||
Today, there are many products and methods of cleansing on the market - pharmaceutical or herbal. Herbal methods are recommended as they are natural and when rightly applied have no side effects. Not every product or method of cleansing the body is effective for all organs, persons or health conditions. For example, if you take herbs for cleansing the liver only, when the toxic blood is passed through the liver again, toxins from the blood will be re-deposited in the liver. | |||
It is sad that man is exposed to so much toxins daily. Our food, air and water is very toxic. Today, food and beverage advertisers collectively spend billions of dollars in an attempt to convince us to consume their product filled with preservatives, additives, sugar, fat, artificial colouring, and flavourings that burden our minds, bodies and spirits. | |||
Many nutritionists agree that lack of bitter-tasting food or herbs contribute to the increase in digestive-related diseases and ulcers, inflammatory conditions, immune challenges, diabetes, and many other serious illnesses. | |||
Each year, lifestyle diseases are responsible for a significant number of all deaths. Many of these deaths could be prevented if the tradition of taking bitter cleansing herbs were followed. Now, more than ever, there is an urgent need for total body cleanse. | |||
==Photos of Dandelion Flowers and Plannts== | ==Photos of Dandelion Flowers and Plannts== | ||