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  • Easy Tips To Detox Your Skin & Body ( Best Detox Bath Recipe)

    Easy Tips To Detox Your Skin & Body ( Best Detox Bath Recipe)

    Do you realize that your internal health is reflected on your skin?  It is not always just what you are eating and drinking that can have an influence on your skin.  You can use a weekly exfoliant on your face and body and scrub off dead skin cells but what is going on internally in the body?  Is your lymphatic system functioning at optimum to cleanse you out?  What about your bowels?  If your bowels are stagnant it will reflect on your skin.  Most likely you will be dehydrated and your skin will look dry. Is your liver functioning properly?  Also your liver point on your face is under the eyes.  Yes where you can see the dark circles.  In Chinese medicine under the eyes represents the liver.  The cleaner your internal body is the lighter the skin under your eyes should be. In this post I will suggest some easy ways to aid the body naturally to detox unwanted toxins.  There will be some affiliate links but also I’ll link added information if you want to learn on your own.

     

    First Step Water

    The first way to detox the skin and body is with water.  We should be drinking 8 glasses of water on the daily.  You can check the link here https://missellen.kangendemo.com/  and see why I suggest hydrogen enriched water.  You want a great filter system that takes out the chlorine and fixes the waters ph. You can also add a nice herbal tea.  How about a nice old cup of herbal tea to clean out the system?  There are many herbal teas that aid in detoxing.  Various herbs for detoxing are dandelion root, burdock root, ginger, fennel, licorice root, and cinnamon  The best and cleanest teas are loose leaf and you want to keep the tea caffeine free.  If you don’t have loose leaf you want a clean tea bags meaning silk or chlorine free make up of the tea bag.   Some people do a 24 hour water fast and incorporate slowly herbal teas back into the body at the end of the 24 hours.

    You can also do a water fast.  One of the best ways to detox the body is with a 24 hour water fast. (Disclaimer:  Make sure your in good health before trying a 24 hours water fast.  Check with your doctor or make sure you have had a routine physical and know that you are in good health before attempting any type of cleanse or fast)  I was at one time in my life doing this once a week.  It was brutal at first because you do get really hungry but I managed.  A 24 hour water fast is basically only consuming water, (you are allowed lemon water you can also ad a pinch of seat salt to a few of your glasses) for 24 hours.  A trick is to start at around 8pm and sleep through part of the fast and then finish the next day.  I was very lethargic when I did these 24 hour water fasts so I would only do on a day off and when I barely left the house.  Just took it easy.  The benefits, it is a deep cleanse and overall reset to your systems in the body.

    Oil Pulling

    Have you ever done oil pulling for your teeth?  Oil pulling is an ancient ayurvedic practice to remove bacteria from your mouth.  They say oral health is very important.  Oral health affects your overall gut health.  Gut health affects brain health.  So you have oil pulling and then you have ozonated oil.  Have you heard of this?  Ozonated olive oil or coconut oil.  This is when oil is infused with ozone and is great for teeth infections.  Believe it or not whatever is in your mouth hits your digestive system quick as in almost instantly. Doing oil pulling for 20 minutes a day helps to remove the bacteria from your mouth and keep your gums healthy. You can take a spoonful of coconut oil and swish around for 20 to 30 minutes.  You then want to spit the oil out.  If you want you can ad a little bit of tumeric powder to the oil and this has been know to  aid in teeth whitening.  Healthy mouth, healthy teeth, healthy body.

    Clean Eating (No Added Sugar)

    Sugar Detox and limiting sugar intake.  The more you cut out sugar you will realize how over sweet sugared food taste.  There was a study in a lab done with mice and they exposed them to a dish of sugar and a dish of cocaine.  Which one do you think the mice kept going back to?  The sugar.  Sugar is a highly addictive substance.  I personally do not have it in the house.  If I did it would be the crystalized cane sugar.  When you consume a lot of sugar it can build up candida and yeast in your body.  Not to good for the health.  Alternative suggestions I use as a sweetener are honey, black strap molasses, agave syrup and maple syrup.  You can also use stevia which comes from nature but because they bleach it if you get it in the color white it is not the healthiest for you.  Just bringing awareness to the subject of sugar in the body.  There are a lot of sugar detox plans you can find on pinterest and a 7 day sugar detox. Link here for a dieticians guide on sugar detox. https://rachaelsgoodeats.com/the-7-day-added-sugar-detox-relaunch-is-here/

    Bathroom Visits Daily

    Elimination!!!  Which means bathroom visits at least once a day.  I am talking about number 2 or going poop.  Just adding this in the detox post because some people are not aware if you are not going poop at least once a day your bowel movements are not considered healthy.  Yes that is correct you should be eliminating or going number 2 at a minimum of one time a day.  What does it mean if you are not regular in the restroom?  Basically you are backed up.  Not always necessarily constipated but it is considered unhealthy to not have a daily bowel movement.  Some foods you can consume to help your elimination would fiber rich foods such as  sweet potato, broccoli, rhubarb, spinach, figs, apples, citrus fruits, avocados, and prunes.   Also you want to make sure you are drinking your 8 glasses of water and remaining active.  If you are having trouble eliminating there are great yoga stretches to aid in digestion.  Anything where you are twisting the spine or forward bending is great at aiding in digestion issues.

    Rebounder

    Using the trampoline or rebounder.  I recently discovered this as a work out and LOVE it!  It is so good for your overall health.  I wanted to add it here to this detox post because bouncing on the rebounder for 10 minutes a day helps completely move lymph through your body.  If you have read any other posts here on the blog I always emphasize about lymph. To me lymph movement is one of the most important things in the body for health, as we do not want stagnant lymph.  Your lymphatic system is your filter for the whole body.  The lymph helps flush out toxins and  sickness (and can keep you younger looking if keep it moving).  If you jump on a rebounder or trampoline for 10 minutes a day it is equivalent to having gone running for 30 minutes. (side note)  I enjoy jumping on the rebounder and it is so gentle on your joints.  You can bounce as light or as strong as you want to.  It is such an amazing workout for someone who is short on time.  Its the first work out I ever did where you can jump for 10 minutes and not sweat.  You don’t even have to think about getting ready in time and showering.  Its a quick beneficial work out without a lot of logistics.

    Detox Bath

    Are you a bath or shower taker?  Would you be a bath taker if you had a bathtub?  I personally love taking detox baths.  They are the best.  I got into detox baths when I realized the bath water we are bathing in is full of chlorine.  I started to look up how to cancel the chlorine in the bath.  Turns out 1 cup of bentonite clay will cut the chlorine in your bath if you plan on soaking in the bath.  However, instead of just putting bentonite in the bath I decided to do a detox soak.  What are you detoxing?  Here is my recipe for the best detox bath with the main focus on releasing heavy metals.  Why heavy metals?  We are exposed to metals everyday in the form of radiation which includes WIFI waves, processed foods, air pollution and stress. The recipe includes:

    1 Cup of Bentonite Clay

    2 Cups Sea Salt (or Epsom Salt) Note Epsom salt can help with elimination, bowel movement

    2 Cups Baking Soda

    1 Cup Borax (Sodium Borate)

    You want to place all of these in the bath with hot as you can stand water  and mix well.  Soak for 20 to 30 minutes and let your body do what it was designed to do, release those toxins.  I usually like to ad beeswax candles and soft music.  Sometimes Ill do a face mask at the same time.  Give yourself a little me time right before bed say once a week.  You will usually sleep better that night and deeper.  Speaking of sleeping better and deeper if you are looking for the BEST bath filter check out the Anespa DX filter here.  It is known to remineralize your body and aids in sleeping.  If you want more info about the Anespa DX reach out in the contact page with the subject line Anespa and I can send you a PDF explaining the beauty of this shower and bath filter.

    Conclusion

    These are a cumulation of tips that you can implement into your life to help detox and keep your body clean.  You may already be doing some of these tips and you may have learned something new.  I tried to keep it easy.  Even if you just start with one step like drinking more water everyday your body is going to start to feel better and your skin will look better.  If you don’t have a rebounder its easy to do a bounce routine sitting on a fitness ball.  You can find those at Five Below for $5 and bounce on that.  (Youtube workout to come)  The goal is you want to get that lymphatic system moving.  The detox bath is the most relaxing so if you can take the time even to do it once a month it is better than not doing it at all.  Even if you don’t have all the ingredients just try to do a detox bath.  You can also add some of your own ingredients to the recipe like maybe lavender essential oil or green clay.  I hope you enjoy these tips and can implement them in your own life.  Let me know if you have any detox tips to add to this list.

     

  • The Largest Organ, Skin and What We Absorb

    The Largest Organ, Skin and What We Absorb

    This post is not just going to address the skin on your face.  Most of the post on the blog teach how to balance your skin, pop your pimples, choose the right cleanser.  In this post were not just addressing the skin on your face were going to address the skin on your body too.  Do you realize that you can use the best products on your face and do a daily skin care routine but that the skin on your body needs attention as well?  Do you realize the skin on your body also ages you?  Unless you plan on wearing long sleeve tops and long pants, if you don’t take care of the skin on your body the aging will catch up with you.  I am going to cover some issues about the largest organ on your body which is your skin.  Were going to aim to keep that skin on our body young looking.  But how?  Know that being the largest organ on your body your skin ABSORBS EVERYTHING.  Think about that.  Everything you put on your skin is absorbed into the body through your skin cells.  Within 20 minutes whatever you put on your skin is hitting your liver and going into your bloodstream, which then triggers your lymphatic system to work to get out all the excess chemicals your body does not need and cannot process. Always here for the visuals.

    Acid Mantle Stripping

    First I want to address something that has been driving me crazy for years.  The water we use on our skin.  Back to explain the acid mantle in easy terms.  Every morning when you wake up and wash your skin, whether it be your face or a shower/bath it sets your skin on a tone for the day.  Between 12 and 3pm you will see your skin start to produce a shine.  That shine is your acid mantle.  This is a natural defense created by your body to protect you.  Different climates cause the shine to be stronger, or you can produce more “oil” or sheen we can call it.

    The skin on your body also produces that sheen.  That sheen is going to protect your body.  If you are in a hot sunny climate your acid mantle helps protect you from the sun.  If your in a cold climate the acid mantle will help keep your skin from drying out.  So what happens when you strip your acid mantle?   You essentially loose your protection and put your skin into a mode of over working to protect you, which can sometimes cause super dry skin issues or sunburn for example?

    What causes the stripping? To harsh of chemicals on your skin.  Translation your soap is to strong.  If a cleanser you are using on your face is to strong for your skin type right after you wash your face it will feel tight.  That is not the feeling you want.  However, there can be an issue with the water where you are cleansing and there can be a lot of chlorine in the water.  This will naturally strip and dry your skin.  The same for your body.

    There’s Something In The Water

    Lets talk about the elephant in the room, or should I say bathroom.  Do you realize that most unfiltered water in the bath or shower is loaded with chlorine?  Do you realize that as you shower you are breathing in chlorine?  This is a toxic gas definitely having a negative effect on your lungs. The off gas of chlorine is chlorin which was banned in 2017 from using medically.  If you bathe in the bathtub with no filter are you aware that you are soaking in chlorine?  What about the children?  If your child is bathing in a bath water that is not filtered it is full of chlorine.  Effects of chlorine exposure include……

    • Eyes, nose and throat irritation
    • Shortness of breath
    • Pulmonary edema
    • Skin irritation
    • Redness
    • Blisters
    • Dry Skin
    • Hair Damage
    • Exacerbate asthma symptoms

    Studies show that if you swim in a chlorinated pool or you relax in a jacuzzi for just 15 minutes your body absorbs an equivalent of drinking 8 glasses of water with chlorine in it. Very dehydrating and now your full of this chemical.  So yes you probably feel dehydrated after being in a pool or jacuzzi all day.  Why? Because your body is absorbing the chlorine through your skin.  Its the same as if you were drinking the chlorine in your glass.  I imagine if you were to drink regular water from the tap you may just get the same effect.

    The reason I’m addressing these two issues for the body is because how do you keep your skin young looking?  How do you keep the skin on your body young, if you are bathing in massive chemicals, not just chlorine?  What kind of effect is that having on your skin?  City water systems are known to have bacteria, hormones such as estrogen from birth control, and pesticides to name a few flowing through them.  You can be bathing in all those chemicals?  Most of us shower or bath everyday so imagine the viscous cycle you are putting your skin through? Your getting unwanted chemicals in on the daily, putting the body in defense mode and essentially with all that chlorine stripping your skin.

    Creams, Oils, Lotions & Filters

    Now yes you can invest in creams and lotions and body oils to counterbalance the effects of the chlorine exposure you have received from the shower.  But you also want to consider your in a viscous cycle. Just investing your time and money to slather on another cream to have it stripped off the next bathe session and more chemical exposure?   By all means please DO put on the body cream as the skin on your body needs that to stay supple and young looking.  Two of my faves are here: https://www.100percentpure.com/products/coconut-nourishing-body-cream?variant=39707518271566

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    What if we could take this anti-aging vibe a little deeper?  What if we could keep the skin on your body in check and at its utmost prime?  If your goal is not to get pruney and wrinkly skin on your arms and legs you will need to invest in a quality shower filter.

    I recently invested in the most AMAZING shower filter.  Its hands down untouchable.  I was going through A LOT of chlorine exposure in the shower.  I had been traveling and everywhere I was staying did not offer a shower filter.  My hair was getting so dry and my skin was actually getting ashen.  I couldn’t handle how bad the skin on my body was looking and I finally said, that is it I am going to invest in this filter.

    None of that chlorine exposure can be good for my body or anybody.  My hair was in the worst shape I had ever seen or felt it.  Dry like straw.  Imagine the chemicals my hair was absorbing and that was not even including any chemical hair treatment exposure it had gotten?  Every hair wash my hair was getting worse and worse.  So I will link the shower  and bath filter here.

    https://missellen.kangendemo.com/

    If you have any questions you can contact me on the contact form.

     

    Vitamin D (Sunlight)

    Now, this part isn’t going to be your usual esthetician make sure you use your sunscreen advice.  I do not believe in sunscreen (spf) and I can explain why.  First of all your skin has its own internal protective measures (aka your acid mantle)  They say the best sunscreen is a base tan.  I am taking this from Andreas Moritz owner of the Ener-Chi Wellness Center.  I will link the interview on Youtube here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1V7qcsuV3k

    To paraphrase the interview what Mr. Moritz is explaining about SPF is that the chemicals they put in sunscreen would be illegal if they put those chemicals in food.  Yet they put the chemicals on the largest organ in your body that immediately absorbs those chemicals and they end up in you liver.  He has stated that skin cancer didn’t exist before sunscreen. When you are loading on “sunblock” you are essentially blocking your chance to absorb Vitamin D. Whether you realize it or not vitamin D is a very “healing” vitamin.  It comes from the sun and the body needs it.

    When you go out into the sun and sunbathe you are absorbing the suns rays and absorbing Vitamin D.  The body does not immediately process the vitamin D into your cells.  It needs up to 48 hours to absorb the suns rays and send it throughout your system.  If you go and take a shower and use soap you are going to wash off your vitamin D  and again strip your skin.  Mr. Moritz of Ener-Chi Wellness Center states it is best to wash your underarms and private parts that aren’t exposed to the sun and then let the body do its thing and process the vitamin D.

    Internal Sunscreen

    Another thing that I would like to state, there are foods you can eat that internally block the sun.  If you consume these different foods before you go out in the sun these foods will help to block the UV rays on the internal side of your skin. The list of internal sunscreen foods are………

    • Blueberries
    • Broccoli
    • Carrots
    • Cacao
    • Celery
    • Dark Leafy Greens and Cruciferous Vegetables
    • Fish
    • Green Tea
    • Hemp Seeds, Chia Seeds, & Flax Seeds
    • Pomegranates
    • Sweet Potatoes
    • Tomatoes
    • Watermelon

    Each one of these foods has various properties in it that are designed to work with the sun and your skin to protect you.  So imagine if you will you go out into the sun and absorb the suns rays.  Of course you do it naturally and in a healthy way of say,  your exposed for 1 hour.  If you come back inside and shower with a chlorinated chemical shower again you will strip that acid mantle that now has vitamin D exposure.  What happens?  Your body needs 24 to 48 hours to absorb and utilize that vitamin D.  However, if you strip it in the shower you will loose that vitamin D.  It explains a lot as to people who live in the “sunshine” state and when tested, they are vitamin D deficient.

    Also note, the sun is very healing.  Back in the early 1900’s hospitals used to offer sun decks to heal with.  If a patient could get sunlight exposure daily they had a time they would put the patients bed out on the deck and help to heal with sun exposure.  Vitamin D is very nurturing to your bone health and overall well being. Also note, back in the 1900’s sunscreen did not exist.

    Conclusion

    Just bringing awareness here to the viscous cycle your skin goes through on the daily and how important the water that touches your skin is.  For me I could see how out of balance my skin and hair had been getting when exposed to all those chemicals and I felt I needed something extreme to put my skin back in balance.  The Anespa DX doesn’t just filter the water it adds minerals back into your skin.  I know that I needed something to really help my hair and scalp to rebalance itself.  The Anespa filter definitely gives you the feeling that you are showering in a waterfall with clean filtered water and getting nature put back into your skin, hair and body.

    I added the section on vitamin D because I feel it is important we realize how much our skin absorbs.  Both from the sun and the chemicals we put on our skin.  Most people don’t know that the sun exposure you do get is either blocked by sunscreen or stripped, thus causing a negative balance of vitamin D exposure.   If I want to protect my skin when going in the sun, if I know I’m going to be out for an extended period of time I will 1) wear a hat, 2) wear some kind of long sleeve loose clothing like flowy linen pants or top, 3) use a mineral makeup base on my face and again cover my body.

     

     

     

     

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