Introduction to Cleansing

Cleansing of the internal organs is a powerful tool on the road to vibrant health and vitality of the body as well as the mind, emotions and spirit. Along with finding the appropriate nutritional intake to revitalise and energise you as an individual, cleansing should be part of any holistic approach to healing, regardless of the therapy form you choose.

The old saying: ‘Death Begins in the Colon’ is not far from the truth. The colon is the main eliminator of toxic waste in your body and a healthy colon is essential for your physical health as much as for your inner brightness and vitality.

In my practice, I see an increasing number of patients with bowel and digestive related complaints. Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Diverticulitis, Colitis, Bloatedness and Flatulence and Constipation (i.e. opening the bowel less frequently than once a day for a good, healthy bowel movement) are all common complaints, along with other symptoms commonly caused by a build-up of toxins in the body, such as: Fatigue, Irritability, Lack of Concentration, Forgetfulness, Depression, Insomnia, Headaches, Migraines and Arthritis, to mention some. The list is endless, all mostly due to an inappropriate nutritional intake of food and drinks but also unresolved emotions and other lifestyle issues. The good news is that all this is often easily remedied with simple adjustments in your daily routine and your approach to your life, along with balancing the energy system and using natural ways to cleanse the colon and other internal organs, such as the Liver, the Kidneys and the Spleen of accumulated toxins. All these organs play their specific role in removing unwanted waste materials within your system as well as also distributing the clean, healthy energy and blood to the appropriate parts of your body. Because the colon is where the bulk of your waste is collected and eliminated, I generally recommend starting the process of internal cleansing by cleansing the colon before moving onto the other organs. Cleansing the colon will more often than not, in itself set off a wider process of cleansing within your system. This can be likened to emptying your compost bin or household waste bin regularly to allow for a cleaner home environment.

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The key in any healing process is always to determine the individual person’s cause of the presenting problems and this is where an experienced holistic practitioner will be invaluable. It is in my opinion essential that any practitioner of holistic medicine also works on their own issues in order to be pure instruments for healing. This is something I continue to do in my own life and in my search for vibrant health I recently found and completed a four-week herbal intestinal cleanse.

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 The four-week Ejuva internal cleanse is highly effective yet gentle on the body and a 100% natural. I must say it is without a doubt one of the most beneficial single steps I have taken on my journey towards vibrant health and enlightenment of my Body - mind - spirit. I felt exceedingly well throughout the whole cleansing process, apart from the odd attack of low blood sugar when I failed to follow the recommended instructions, and the best way to describe how I feel since completing the cleanse is Nourished, Revitalised and Cleaner inside.  I have had a lot more energy as well as vitality and zest for life. Mentally, I feel peaceful and emotionally, I have been more in control and able to respond to my surroundings with greater love, acceptance and understanding. 

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To explain a bit about my background, I have been involved with Complementary Health for more than a decade and have an individual and a holistic approach to my work as well as to my life. I have also always felt that in order to help others on their path, I first have to help and work on myself and so, as one of my clients put it recently, ‘I walk my talk’.

 The decision to do the Ejuva cleanse came after years of other physical, mental, emotional and spiritual inner work, which included making my way towards a life-giving nutritional intake of food, as opposed to what used to make me ill or less than healthy without being fanatically rigid in any way. All I am doing in effect is listening to my body and doing what makes me feel good.

 Having read extensively on the subject of cleansing, I was aware of the terminology ‘Mucoid Plaque’ – an expression used amongst experienced cleansers to describe hardened mucus combined with old physical, mental and emotional toxins stored in the digestive tract, and eliminated through an effective deep cleanse. When I decided to do the cleanse, I realised that I probably would have stored up a fair amount of toxic matter from my earlier thirty-or-so years of what I now personally consider unhealthy eating, but I never expected reams and reams of Mucoid Plaque to be eliminated from what I thought was my reasonably healthy digestive system.

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 The Mucoid Plaque – very descriptive name for it by the way – was just like the pictures in the books; hard and rubbery, squiggly and stringy and in colours varying from green or grey and beige to dark brown or indeed at times black and shiny. I had great fun examining it!

 And, listen to this: It has been at least fifteen years since I drank my last cup of coffee. Nevertheless, at the onset of my second week of the cleanse (so still in the mild phase) what came out of me had a strong, distinct smell of coffee for two days. This has to mean that already early on in the cleansing process I was getting rid of FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD STUFF!

 Even though I spared them the gory details, when my partner and my thirteen-year-old son saw the effects the cleansing had on me, they also decided to do it for themselves. My son did a modified version to fit in with his teenage busy schedule of sports activities and schoolwork but he has still got rid of a lot, and has found it beneficial to his health and vitality. My partner, however, who can at times be a bit of a sceptic, found the cleanse so beneficial to his health and well being that he decided to extend it for an extra week. All three of us are excited about doing another cleanse this spring.

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 I decided to do my first cleanse in the autumn, which is the peak time for letting go – outside in nature as well as within our bodies. In autumn, our colon has the most energy and works the most efficiently. That is not to say that one cannot cleanse at any time of year, although I probably wouldn’t recommend anyone to cleanse during the winter, which is naturally a time for rest. Autumn or spring is best in my opinion.

 When I was looking for a cleansing programme I undertook a lot of research into what is available on the market and I also spoke to many colleagues and experts in the field, in order to find a product that measured up to my astringent criteria of purity and quality as well as using a holistic approach. Ejuva was the only programme I could find, which matched my expectations. 

Ejuva uses organically grown, raw, life-giving herbs and ingredients from what the producer feels happy to say are safe, uncontaminated sources. To me, the herbs felt as if they were providing me with the nourishment that I needed. They were gentle on my body and at the same time very effective in eliminating accumulated waste and toxins. 

The Probiotic powder in the Ejuva kit contains a balanced formula of the various Bifidobacteria as well as Lacto Acidophilus, specially chosen for human absorption and has been developed specifically to nourish and re-balance the entire gastro-intestinal tract.

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 The ‘Vibram’ oil included in the kit as a skin elixir to assist emotional cleansing and elimination of heavy metals from the body is no less than exquisite. The oil is made up of Himalayan Rose and various vibrational flower essences and both smells and feels luxurious and wonderful. A real treat both for the cleanser and the people around them.

 I made my own juice during the cleanse, using fresh fruit, vegetables and cereal grasses, which I feel is a vital part of the programme. Freshly made juice contains necessary nutrients such as vitamins and enzymes but also vital energy, which help, prevent depletion. I would say that when doing this cleanse it is essential to have access to a fruit and vegetable juicer. 

I also found using pure water enemas from time to time very helpful both during and after the cleanse although these are an optional part of the cleanse.  

 Unlike some other cleansing programmes on the market, Ejuva uses a blend of Psyllium husk, Linseed and Slippery Elm powder as a highly effective and all-natural foodstuff stimulant and carrier, to aid the toxins released by the herbs, out of the body.

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Some cleansing programmes I came across during my search not only sterilise their ingredients (which in my experience make them a lot less effective) but also use some unnecessarily harsh and astringent herbs as well as using Bentonite clay as a carrier. Having discovered for myself the benefits of eating raw food, I did not wish to use herbs which had been sterilised and although some experienced cleansers swear by Bentonite clay, I personally did not feel happy about putting it into my body, both because of its very drying effect on the digestive tract and also because of its high aluminium content. As for the use of heavily astringent herbs, my experience is that a healing process is usually more effective if it uses a gentle approach.

 For anyone wanting more information on cleansing or anyone interested in their own healing and development process, I would highly recommend Richard Anderson’s ‘Cleanse and Purify Thyself’ books one and two. The books give a lot of very interesting information and I cannot help but admiring Richard Anderson for his honest and sincere dedication to his work and to the subject of cleansing, (although I wouldn’t personally use Richard Anderson’s own cleanse for some of the reasons mentioned above).

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 For more information on the Ejuva cleanse look at their website at: www.ejuva.com

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