Anti Aging Strategies

Are You Having a “Healing Crisis”?

Have you ever had the experience of starting on a detoxification process or started taking a nutritional supplement and began to feel worse not better?.Maybe you were having a healing crisis.A Healing Crisis is when all the body systems are working together to get rid of waste products and toxins, from the body, using all the available channels . This happens when the body is trying to get rid of toxins at a faster rate than it is able to dispell them from the body. During the cleansing period symptoms would be more severe because toxins are being dumped into the blood stream. This obviously would make one feel more sick or weak. The elimination channels of the body are the skin, the urine and the lower intestines or the bowels. The toxins and wastes are being released into the blood stream to be eliminated . This sets the stage for the body to begin to regenerate itself, replacing old tissue with new, replacing old cells with new .When any treatment  or cleansing system causes a large scale destruction of bacteria, a significant amount of toxins within the bacteria itself are released into the body and the blood stream for elimination. The more bacteria present and the stronger the endotoxins (toxins within toxins) the stronger the cleansing reaction would be. When any treatment or detoxification program, causes the organs of the body especially the liver  which is a store house for toxins, to release their poisons into the body for elimination ,a “healing crisis” may occur. Such symptoms are temporary and it can happen immediately, or after a few days of being on a detoxification program. Any Detoxification program, even fasting, which causes a massive and rapid break down of fat cells, which also are a store house for toxins, can trigger a “healing crisis” as poisons and toxins are released into the blood stream for elimination. Symptoms of the healing crisis may at first be identical to the disease it is meant to heal. But there is an important difference: elimination. A cleansing, purifying process is underway and stored wastes are being eliminated. The body, mind, and spirit are no longer fixed. things have begun to open up. Sometimes pain and symptoms during the healing crisis are mo re intense than that of the chronic disease, but it is temporary and necessary. Often the crisis will come after one feels their very best and most energized, setting the stage for the elimination. The whole body gets into action. Most people feel an energy boost at the beginning until the toxins start dumping into the blood stream for elimination. Physical reactions could include skin eruptions, nausea, headache, sleepiness, unusual fatigue, constipation, diarrhoea, head or chest cold, ear infections, boils, or any other way the body uses to loosen and eliminate toxins. An initial healing crisis usually lasts around three days but if the energy of the patient is low, it may last a week or more. If the symptoms become too strong , one should ease his way through the process. Drink lots of water to help with the elimination process. Juices and herbal teas are great for flushing out the toxins and help in speeding along the detoxification process. Rest, when you feel the need, use an enema to provide relief. A good massage can be helpful, and meditation can help with emotional issues. On rare occasions, a reduction or a temporary cessation of the product may become necessary. It has to be pointed out here, of course that not everyone suffers a healing crisis, or is even  aware that he is going through one. But at times ,and according to the amount of toxins that one has in his body, a healing crisis can and does occur. One crisis is not always enough for a complete cure. The person in a chronic “locked” disease state will often have to go through cycles of healing crises, with each one improving the condition some. It has taken time to develop a chronically diseased state, and time is required to let go of the “locked” energy, piece by piece. It’s like peeling the layers off an onion. This is a time our body needs juices, teas and especially water to help carry off the toxins. This is a time for rest. Be kind to yourself — mentally, emotionally, and of course physically.One of course must always ensure his health by having a check up, and not just assume that he is having a healing crisis.