Articles about Detox & Lymphatic Health

The lymphatic system is always the first body system evaluated in Ayurveda. These are the drains of the body and comprise the body’s largest circulatory system. The body’s ability to detox well starts in the lymphatic system. Interestingly, the lymph starts in the digestive system, making optimal detoxification a result of optimal digestion. In this section, learn how to reset digestive strength and the body’s natural detox pathways.

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Do you feel sluggish?  Do you avoid wheat, dairy, or other foods?  This may be because your digestion is weak.  Your body’s natural daily detox cycles depend on a strong digestive system.  The Ayurvedic cleansing strategies presented in this one hour talk can help reset your digestion, detox your body, release weight, balance your mind,…

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Recently, I got a call from a woman on day three of her preparation program for Panchakarma (PK), our detox retreat here at LifeSpa in Boulder. Before folks come for PK, we ask them to do a seven-day detox at home that is much like the main cleanse portion of our Colorado Cleanse. This detox…

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Researchers Rediscover Longevity Herb

January 9, 2013
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New research has revealed powerful rejuvenative properties of an herb that Ayurvedic texts labeled a panacea – or “cure-all” – thousands of years ago. Shilajit has been touted for millennia as the best herbal carrier of energy and nutrition into the human body. Modern science has supported this by identifying fulvic and humic acids, which…

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Dangers of a No-Fat Diet

December 16, 2012
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Research done at the University of Monastir in Tunisia measured the effects of olive oil on protecting the liver from the ravages of a toxic herbicide. The herbicide (2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid) is known to cause free radical damage and oxidative stress to liver cells. Eighty healthy rats were separated into two groups. One group was given…

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Arrive Healthy! Reduce Airplane Stress

November 14, 2012
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When I worked for the New Jersey Nets, I travelled 17 days out of each month for the 2000 NBA season. The job was great, but I felt the travel took years off my life. I remember waking up in hotel rooms swollen. My eyes were puffy, the ring on my finger was tight, and…

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Coming Clean: Would You Benefit from a Dietary Cleanse? By Shannon Burgert

November 13, 2012
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The following is an article by Shannon Burgert featured in the Fall 2012 issue of Boulder Weekly Magazine.

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What Is Ayurveda?

October 10, 2012
What Is Ayurveda

Ayurveda is a Vedic science which, like yoga, has only one purpose: to expose the illusion and neediness of the mind and become free. So, what does that mean? How about feeling free to love your partner, mom, dad or sibling fully, without holding back even just a little? How about feeling free to wear…

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Detox Your Brain with Berries!

October 8, 2012
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The brain has its own house cleaning process in which certain cells called microglia remove and detoxify toxic proteins that interfere with brain function. This process is called autophagy, whereby these good cells found in the brain eat the bad toxic cells. As we age, the microglia cells fail to do their work and toxins…

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Digestive Enzymes – The Hidden Dangers

September 26, 2012
Digestive Enzymes - The Hidden Dangers

If you are taking digestive enzymes, you may have noticed two things: first, you digest way better when taking them and second, you begin to realize that you are becoming dependent on them. You may think, “Am I going to need to take digestive enzymes for the rest of my life?” Contrary to what you…

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