Our bodies accumulate toxins over time, from indigestion, over eating, eating junk food, snacking and even unprocessed emotions. AMA (toxins) enters the bloodstream and circulates throughout the body, clogging the channels.
The retention of toxins in the blood leads to toxemia. This accumulated toxicity, once well established, will slowly affect prana (life energy), ojas (immunity) and tejas (cellular metabolic energy), resulting in pain, inflammation, allergies and disease....
According to Ayurveda, the accumulation of ama is the internal cause of all diseases.
Regular detoxification is recommended to maintain good health (often for special occasions such as marriage, preconception or during changing seasons).
Origin of toxins
Undigested and unassimilated food due to weak digestive fire
Accumulation of waste (urine, stool, perspiration)
Aggravated doshas
Unresolved and repressed emotions, stress, negative emotions, mental fatigue that produce mental toxins
Signs of accumulated ama
Fatigue
Constipation
Insomnia
Heavily coated tongue
Mental confusion
Lack of taste
Low appetite
Pain & aches in the body
Puffy eyes
How to detox in Ayurveda ?
The main rule is to give the digestive system a break so that our body's energy can be focused on cleansing and healing. This goes by rekindling our digestive fire and eating light and easy to digest foods.
Follow these simple guidelines at least for 3 days and focus on yourself (avoid strenuous work or excercise during those days).
Warm water when you wake up
Breakfast (oatmeal) only if hungry
Eat easy to digest foods like rice, mung dal, khichari, steamed green veggies, vegetable soup
Eat a tiny amount of fresh ginger, lemon & a pinch of salt before your meal
Ginger lemon tea throughout the day
Avoid alcohol, meat, fish, eggs, dairy, beans, coffee, tea, processed and junk foods
Avoid snacking during the day and eating after 6/7pm
Eat only if hungry
Lifestyle
In the morning, scrape your tongue with a tongue cleaner
If you are congested, practice Neti to cleanse the nose
2 drops of Anu Nasya oil in each nostril
Self massage for about 15-20mins with steam before bath
Slow & gentle yoga followed by meditation
Oil pulling (swish 1 tbsp of sesame oil in your mouth for 10 mins and spit it out)
Sleep before 10pm
Read the morning routine process here on how to practice the above rituals.
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We will discuss about aspects of your life that are impacting your health and happiness to try to identify the root cause of your imbalance.
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Based on this, a personalised therapy plan will include nutritional guidance, herbal support, daily routine, Ayurvedic treatments and yoga exercises that can get you back on the path to health and healing.
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