Preparing for Detoxification

The two major causes of un-health are chronic, subclinical allergies and chronic, subclinical inflammation. Let’s look at those terms. Chronic means that it’s with you all the time. The opposite extreme would be an acute reaction. An acute allergic reaction would include a reaction to peanuts or shell fish that closes down your throat, or, less life threatening, the swelling of your eyes and sneezing when exposed to cat hair. These reactions subside when you are removed from the allergen—the substance that induces an allergic reaction. Acute inflammations, of course, are those reactions normally associated with an infection, a bacterial infection around a cut, or the redness of your throat when you have Strep.

What are Toxins?

We’ve already, flippantly, tossed around the word “toxin” and “toxic” and even called you a “toxic waste-dump.” Part of CDR, the first step to establishing life-long and long-life health, is the “D” for “Detox” short for “Detoxification”—the removal of the toxic substances from your body. So what are toxins?
Toxins are substances that inhibit or harm normal, healthy operation of your body.
A note: just because science hasn’t discovered that a substance is harmful, doesn’t mean that it’s not. At one time we didn’t know that the pesticide DDT was harmful—and not knowing didn’t make it harmless3. However, for now, we feel that biological and medical science has progressed sufficiently far to have fairly well classified most of the substances that are poisonous to human health. This includes broad groupings of chemical compounds, such as pesticides in general. If we can eliminate those from our bodies, and our future foods, we’ll be far better off.

The First Step in Achieving Health: TENACITY

The optimum Cleanse, Detox & Rebuild (CDR) protocol lasts only twenty-three days. It is usually required not more than once a year, but many of you have treated your bodies as toxic waste-dumps for so long that you will be well advised to work through the full program twice, six months apart, in the first year.
Before you begin any health regimen, you must be tenacious about becoming healthy. This may sound extremely simplistic, but it’s fundamental to all that follows. If you’re not prepared to devote the time to change your life for the better, then don’t begin. That is, don’t begin now. Yes—you can find the right time. Here are some things to consider.

What is Health?

Have you ever seen a teenager in the mall or on the street with a Mohawk hairstyle died purple and green? Do you have a teenager with a Mohawk hairstyle died purple and green? When confronted with this sight, many people, of the middle-class-American demographic, go immediately into judgment mode. What’s he trying to prove? Who does he think he’s impressing? Fact is, if you embrace the values codified in the Constitution of the United States, as we do—regardless of how ridiculous the hairstyle really is—you have to accept that each person in this country, and many others around the world, are guaranteed their freedom to select their preference of fashion in hairstyle and clothing. The kind of car you drive, the home in which you live, including its furnishings, the music, books and TV shows you enjoy, are all a matter of choice. (We’re looking at the generality, not physically harmful exceptions.)

Six quick fixes to get you off your sofa

Treat yourself to some brand new, hi-tech exercise kit You won’t want to feel you’ve wasted the
money, and if you look like somebody who ought to be working out, you’ll feel much more like
somebody who ought to be working out.

Get changed into those same hi-tech exercise clothes Eventually you’ll get fed up with people
asking you, “Are you going for a workout then?”

Have your gym buddy come and call for you If you can’t nag yourself into getting started, then
arrange for somebody else to do it.

Have a stretch You’ll release endorphins, and so immediately feel so much livelier, and your
loosened, increased-blood-flowing-through-them muscles will start urging you to use them.

Tell yourself you’re not going to do too much Opt for your most basic workout, then once you
get started it’s pretty much guaranteed you’ll want to increase it.

Have a look at the TV schedules Repeats, reality and rubbish: there is probably no better
motivation for getting out of the house.

Ten top tips for travelling healthily

 Pack more condoms than you think you’ll need - Then make sure you’ve got a couple with you when you go out.

Never drink water in an aircraft bathroom - Quite literally, you don’t know where it’s been.

Double your regular water intake when flying - Then make sure you are properly hydrated before boarding, as cabin humidity and lower oxygen levels will dry you out much faster.

Get out of your seat and move around - Do so for a minute at least once an hour on a long haul flight, and rotate your feet at the ankles as often as you remember.

Make the most of local cuisine - Provided it includes locally grown fruit and vegetables and genuinely fresh meat and fish, but not if you’re in Las Vegas, obviously.

Any sort of risky behaviour you indulge in at home will be even riskier abroad - You won’t know what the local attitude is, you may not be able to speak the language and, surprisingly, people might be all too willing to take advantage of tourists.

Get vaccinated early - Many of them will take a few weeks to become fully effective.

The sand, snow or sea will intensify the sun’s rays - Take extra care when out in it under these conditions.

Don’t turn breakfast into a carb fest - Followed by a morning of inactivity it will send you home considerably wider around the waist.

Hangovers are always worse in a hot country - This is because of the ease of dehydration.

Is a personal trainer worth the money?

Yes, according to Gideon Remfry. And not just simply because he is one.
“Men seeking to get fit – especially if they’ve not done anything since they left school – should go and get a good, well-qualified, really reputable personal trainer. That way they’ll get a whole lot more out of their training because they will get it right straight away. Even if they don’t stick with him or her forever, they’ll stand less chance of getting injured, will stay better motivated and because the trainer will be able to address all sorts of areas of the workout they otherwise wouldn’t have known existed, it will have much more focus and do them much more good.
“Also, they will get access to the newest technology and the newest training techniques, because a good personal trainer will keep up with what’s going on in the word of fitness and see how it can be applied to their clients. Then go and see a nutritionist, to get advice on what you should be eating to complement your programme and what supplements you should be taking.
“Of course, there are some pretty terrible trainers out there who will do you more harm than good. It’s best to go on personal recommendation and for a limited period of time at first.” If you are going to take one on, the best way is through personal recommendation. Then make sure they are going to include nutrition advice with your traininng and they have a knowledge of basic physiotherapy. Ask for a trial before committing long term.