Guest guest Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 Dear Beth - I am glad to hear that you already found a club w/sauna. I am guessing I will find one quickly also. Thanks for asking -- our son has been well now for about 8 yrs. He is supposed to be careful about getting enough sleep and eating little junk/fast food, but he is a teenager so he cheats and then he pays for it (has his own built in jiminy crickett in his own body -- so I do not worry that he will stray too far from those instructions). Have you priced the supplements yet? If so, would you share where they were cheaper? Regards, lu > > > > > > > > > > Have any of you read Dr. Sherry 's, M.D., " Detox or > Die " > > I > > > > > just finished it. I actually had to reread it twice because > it > > > was > > > > > so full of information. I was really impressed with her; > she > > is > > > an > > > > > environmental doctor. Anyway, I thought I would share some > key > > > > > essentials in the plan. > > > > > > > > > > She recommends a detox cocktail every day, Vitamin C Powder, > > 300- > > > > 600 > > > > > mg of Lipoic Acid, 400-800 mg of glutathione. Doing this > will > > > keep > > > > > your body from accumulating so many chemicals. To make it > even > > > > more > > > > > potent, add Glycine 500mg, one or two capsules to the mix. > It > > > > helps > > > > > the body make even more glutathione, which drags chemicals > out > > > of > > > > > the blood into the stool. The Glycine pulls them out of the > > > blood > > > > > into the urine. It's also an important part of phase II > > > > > detoxification. There many other things you can add to this > > mix, > > > > but > > > > > those are some of the essentials. We all know why we > shouldn't > > > eat > > > > > foods that are bad for us, but an important reason is that > our > > > > > bodies can't make glutathione from processed or bad foods. > > > > > > > > > > Kyolic Garlic was very highly recommended to kill fungi > > > > > (Aspergillus) and is antibacterial, and it has a lot of > > > rewarding > > > > > studies done with this supplement. Yay, I love studies to > back > > > up > > > > > claims!! It also helps detoxify heavy metals. She also > > > > recommended > > > > > a good probiotic to go with this. > > > > > > > > > > She spent several chapters talking about infrared saunas. > > While > > > > the > > > > > detox cocktail is great, there are some chemicals that will > > only > > > > > come out through sweat. Did you know the Mayo clinic is > using > > > the > > > > > infrared now for chemically ill people? Basically, all > saunas > > > are > > > > > probably pretty good. Some people, especially those who are > > > very > > > > > ill or have heart conditions can't take the stress of the > high > > > heat > > > > > saunas (160 degrees). That's why the infrared is so > > wonderful, > > > > you > > > > > can control the heat, around 100-150 degrees. Also, it > seems > > > that > > > > > the infrared produces more sweat because the high heat > saunas > > > are > > > > so > > > > > hot, and they only heat the skin surface. The infrared is > > > supposed > > > > > to heat underneath the skin. > > > > > > > > > > She also talked about how exercise is important, but it's > > > difficult > > > > > to produce that much sweat as needed to detox environmental > > > > > chemicals. All in all, it made a great deal of sense to > me. > > > You > > > > > see, I sweat very little, even when I have a good work out. > I > > > have > > > > > low body fat and always am a little cold. > > > > > > > > > > I estimated that the Hubbard plan uses 70 hours of detox > time > > in > > > > the > > > > > sauna, 5 hours a day for 2 weeks. If you look at > accomplishing > > > > that > > > > > with the infrared, you are looking at 1 hour every day for > > > roughly > > > > 2 > > > > > months, or 1 hour every other day = 4 months. You get the > idea > > > and > > > > > can see how this takes time, so you can't expect to sit in > the > > > > sauna > > > > > once a week and get these results. > > > > > > > > > > All in all, when I finished the book, I was more resolved > than > > > ever > > > > > to get my hands on a good sauna. I just found out today > that a > > > > > healthclub down the street from my office is getting an > > infrared > > > > > unit in for its members. That's a very viable option. Of > > > course, > > > > I > > > > > would love to have my own home unit, but we'll see how that > > > goes. > > > > > Dr said she didn't like recommending expensive > > treatments > > > > for > > > > > her patients, but over time the sauna has so impressed her. > > > > > Thinking over this, I have thought about and how she > > > shared > > > > > that exercise made her well. I thought about how > does > > > > really > > > > > long sweaty workouts, the kind that would make me pass out, > > > lol. > > > > > It's pretty much the same theory I think. > > > > > > > > > > I hope this is helpful to someone who has hit a plateau in > > > detoxing. > > > > > > > > > > hugs, > > > > > Beth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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