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Tis’ the Season and not a particular holiday but spring!

As most women know if you let a house go without periodic cleanings you will find that furniture and walls lose their luster and brightness during the winter season from being closed in for months and will deteriorate faster requiring replacement.  Often very expensive... “Use it or lose it” isn’t just a saying, it’s a fact and that stands for things in your home or your body. Trouble is the body can’t be replaced like our possessions!! We only have one body and it needs periodic internal cleaning to stay healthy! 

Example of what happens when not used or cleaned properly:

We had elderly neighbors who lived by us for about 20 years and covered all their furniture with cloth and plastic to keep them clean. She thought she wouldn't have to do spring-cleaning other than remove the covers and shake off the dust. She figured that was the way to have less work at her age and it was but the consequences were not so pretty! 

They had one lounge chair each that they used in the living room and nothing else was used since all their friends had died years before and had no visitors. When he died, she became bedfast and so with no family we took her in until she died. Then my husband and I were left the job of disposing of their estate.  We sat down on their living room couch to contemplate where to start and the couch ripped apart under us… Mind you it looked like new and you would have thought everything was in top condition! What the eye sees isn’t always the truth. While setting up the estate sale we found not a lot worth selling, even though it all looked good but just about everything we moved started to fall apart as we touched it. All except for the two chairs the bed, stove and dining table they had used and cleaned regularly. A lesson in "use it or lose it!"

Over the years I’ve seen the same thing happening with people who sit and vegetate in front of the TV or who fail to bathe daily. If you don't use it and clean regularly - body or house - you will not realize the toll on your body until one day it rips apart too, by becoming ill!  

“Use it or lose it!” Clean your body periodically or it will rot and you will become ill!  

Yes, that includes outside the body as well as inside... There is the necessity for an Internal Spring Cleaning of our body.  Why?

Winter is the time we usually sit in front of the fire keeping warm and indulging in fatty comfort foods and baking up those sweet goodies that helps heat the house when the oven is on...  It seems as though our body craves certain fatty, sweet heavy types of comfort food in the cold months. On top of that the inside home environment has built up stale air and stagnant bugs you can't see because you can't open it up and air it out.  

Winter holidays didn't help either! Those comfort foods also act as a mechanism for insulating us from the cold… Very few of us have access to hot houses with fresh fruits and vegetables where we can run right out and pick fresh daily during the cold weather.  Nor can we all live in Southern California, Southern Arizona or Florida where we have access to them daily and therefore the body starts to become clogged and stagnant.  Results are that our internal body builds up stagnate poisons and toxins and needs to be removed before causing serious illnesses.  

Cleaning those stale cobwebs of winter, allowing your organs to function properly. 

In some primitive cultures it is a ritual that each person goes through each spring that announces the beginning of a better life and assures a healthier one as well…  

With our modern world this has been forgotten in most all cultures… Just as a spring housecleaning gives our house a lift while preserving it, so does our body, when given a spring cleansing. Since our bodies are considered the temples of our souls it stands to reason that a healthy body makes for a healthy mind as well! 

Tools useful for Internal Spring Cleaning are:  

EXERCISE: a good brisk walk 4 to 6 days a week to stimulate your body to cooperate with healthy supplements…  Two modes to succeed is; a 10 minute very brisk walk after each meal or start with a 15 minute brisk walk and work up to 30 to 45 minutes. Don't forget to stretch your leg muscles before starting the walk!  

If you are unable to walk there are chair exercises that can be done to get the body moving. For those of you that are confined to bed in order to get the blood moving by doing brisk rubbing of each individual part of your body first thing on awaking, or have someone give you a deep tissue massage. Who knows, after a few days of this tissue message/cleansing you may be able to get up and take that walk! It has happened with many… 

CLEANSING SUPPLEMENTS: Not all of the following herbs are necessary but by combining all or several you will find a faster and more thorough cleansing effect, which will leave you feeling invigorated simply because your organs can function better.   

ALFALFA: Cleanses and builds the blood 

BLACK WALNUT: An effective treatment for intestinal worms and parasites. It helps to remove the fatty materials and toxic buildup in the body out of the body. 

CASCARA SAGRADA: Increases the secretions of the stomach, liver and pancreas which expel poisonous secretions. In the Spanish language it is called sacred bark due to its potent cleansing and laxative qualities. 

DANDELION ROOT: Most of us have lawns that has an abundant supply of dandelions and it is an excellent liver detoxifier! Simple pick a few and add to your salad. 

FENUGREEK: Encourages the removal of toxic waste from the lymphatic system and lungs. 

GOLDENSEAL: A detoxifier of the blood, liver, kidneys and skin. Also very effective in treating amoebic dysentery (giardia) when used over a ten-day period. Should not be used longer than ten days at a time without other herbs. 

HAWTHORN BERRY: Great for strengthening the heart and a fantastic digestive aid which helps to utilize the nutrients ingested. 

LICORICE ROOT: Known as the great detoxifier; it strengthens digestion and detoxes poisons built up in the gastrointestinal system.  

MILK THISTLE: One of the most potent liver protecting herbs. Over 100 studies have shown that this herb not only protects the liver but generate new liver cells. Milk Thistle is a strong cleanser and inhibits free radicals. Works by drinking the tea or in a chopped milk thistle capsule… 

MULLEIN: Known for its expectorant and soothing properties to the lungs and other internal organs. 

PARSLEY: Not only attractive when decorating your food but a great diuretic and also aids in the digestion system. 

RED CLOVER: Known for its blood purifiers and also clears the skin and used to treat inflamed lungs. 

YELLOW DOCK: Touted for its purifying properties that cleanse the skin, liver and blood.  Used as a tonic and laxative but also builds the blood and helps treat anemia. 

In my personal Internal Spring Cleaning I have found that formulas from Wayne Garlands arsenal of natural healing Herbal Formulas one called "Cellular Cleanse" speeds my spring body cleansing. Cellular Cleansing includes the above herbs in the proper portions and includes minerals and nutrients to rebuild the body while cleansing. Along with Life Transfusion Ionic Liquid Minerals, which I take all year round. Spring I take 3 Cellular Cleansing capsules three times a day for 10 to 14 days and feel refreshed and relaxed. 

Enhance the body's spring cleaning. 

To enhance the Internal Spring Cleaning eat three or four meals following the cleansing with mostly dark green vegetables. My favorites are, swiss chard, kale, spinach and mustard greens steamed with a touch of lemon juice, cayenne, sea salt and lemon pepper. 

Now get your body in-tune to enjoy the warm weather and give it the oomph to enjoy the summer outings! 

***Author Lena Sanchez a Retired Medical Office Nurse/Administrator, Medical Office Consultant turned Alternative Health Consultant took charge of her life in 1992 substituted healthy drug-free alternatives getting actual pain relief after 30 years with fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue and never ending illnesses all kinds never solved with conventional medicine . Now committed to helping others do the same by educating on truly treating illness and disease rather than masking symptoms. See http://www.antibiotic-alternatives.com  Other informative health articles regarding prevention and steps to take to be the healthiest you can be found at  http://www.antibiotic-alternatives.com/free_health_articles_by_Lena_Sanchez.htm