With Spring coming up and the January Detox wearing off its time to start getting ready to give your body a spring clean.
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Saturday, December 29, 2007
January Detox
Now that January is round the corner, thoughts will be turning away from slobbing on the couch, watching telly, eating mince pies and turning towards getting fit and detox.Top 5 Thoughts are probably:
- Join the gym
- Detox
- Start jogging
- Go on a diet
- Self Development
Top 5 results are probably:
- Spend £100's on a gym member ship you will never use fully.
- Cut out various foods and get a bad headache.
- Go jogging for 2 or 3 weeks until the usual routine takes over.
- As above but for diet.
- Work through some personality issues.
If detox is what you are interested in then keep on reading every word below to find out how to detox from home with no diets that give you a headache or memberships to gyms that you don't get the benefit from.
There is a very simple detox foot spa that you can use from the comfort of your own home any time you wish. The rest of your family can use it too.
What Does it do?
The detox foot spa has a special device called an array which when you put your feet in the water, sends positive and negative ions round your body. What this does is breaks down the toxic barrier that forms round the cells in your body and lets the cells release toxins (detox).
Sound Hard to Believe?
Comments from people who have tried it:
‘I felt much better and had a good nights sleep. I feel more balanced, more of a clear head. Retired journalist who had treatment for general tiredness. |
“Feeling lighter, my head is feeling clearer. Mr G.R. |
“I just felt like I needed detoxed and cleansed. I felt energised and cleansed after the 1st treatment. Felt quite expanded and open. I was aware of a sensitivity on the soles of my feet, in fact my feet felt quite tingly after the treatment. As I continued with the treatment I certainly felt much less sluggish. I had problems with my digestion prior to the treatment and that has improved. I feel generally better. My skin is improved and I am much brighter in my self, more positive.” D.P. |
If detoxing at home is something you want to do this January and benefit from it the rest of the year round, then you can order a home detox foot spa for £159.00, that's less than half an annual gym membership from West Lothian Leisure.
You can get this now from Foot Detox using their secure online checkout.
(Always check for https:// in the address bar and padlock in the bottom right of the web browser when entering credit card details online).
If you are interested in a detox foot spa you will use more often than a couple of times a week then you can checkout the detox team for their standard and professional models.
Thursday, May 03, 2007
Common Sense Detox - The Master Cleanse
Popping up in the news headlines is the master cleanse, not a detox I've tried but, well, maybe not surprised at this statement from the establishment.
From CNN:
"They say those who try the Master Cleanse to lose weight will just gain it back. And they dispute the claim that the Master Cleanse or any other diet can "detoxify" the body from the effects of red meat, sugar, fried foods or alcohol -- or that the body needs to be detoxified at all."
Anyone not seen a town called allopath?
"Dr. Ed Zimney, the medical director of HealthTalk, a Seattle, Washington-based Web site where a lively debate about the cleanse has flourished, said: 'Your gastrointestinal tract does not need to be cleaned out because it is constantly in motion. This whole idea of cleaning out toxins from the colon is a complete myth and unnecessary.'"
Cleansing your inards isnt a good idea then?
Common Sense?
If you do a detox and you feel better, sleep better, have healthier skin, whiter eyes, more energy its not just in your head, its in your body as well.
From CNN:
"They say those who try the Master Cleanse to lose weight will just gain it back. And they dispute the claim that the Master Cleanse or any other diet can "detoxify" the body from the effects of red meat, sugar, fried foods or alcohol -- or that the body needs to be detoxified at all."
Anyone not seen a town called allopath?
"Dr. Ed Zimney, the medical director of HealthTalk, a Seattle, Washington-based Web site where a lively debate about the cleanse has flourished, said: 'Your gastrointestinal tract does not need to be cleaned out because it is constantly in motion. This whole idea of cleaning out toxins from the colon is a complete myth and unnecessary.'"
Cleansing your inards isnt a good idea then?
Common Sense?
If you do a detox and you feel better, sleep better, have healthier skin, whiter eyes, more energy its not just in your head, its in your body as well.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Ask the Pharmacist
Elizabeth Roddick, a fully qualified pharmacist has a new blog at NewLifeHealthCare.co.uk.
The blog is part of the main New Life Health Care web site which promotes quality health products and includes the likes of Neways products such as Maximol.
You can now have the benefit of a community pharmacist answering your questions and giving you advise for any products you are interested in or ailments you may have.
The blog is part of the main New Life Health Care web site which promotes quality health products and includes the likes of Neways products such as Maximol.
You can now have the benefit of a community pharmacist answering your questions and giving you advise for any products you are interested in or ailments you may have.
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Litebook as effective as prozac for SAD sufferers
Why do many people feel depressed as the nights get longer and what can we do about it?
It is all about Melatonin
Melatonin production increases as light intensity falls and it is responsible for inducing sleep. Clearly Melatonin, as the sleep inducing, hormone, slows us down making us less alert and depresses our mood. Anybody who wakes up at 4 o’clock am will testify that this is not the happiest time to wake up. Melatonin production is stimulated by low exposure to sunlight.
Sunlight has the reverse effect, it suppresses the production of Melatonin which is produced from the feel good hormone, Serotonin. Thus, exposure to Sunlight results in increased Serotonin levels and reduced Melotonin levels. We all know how much better we feel when the sun is shining.
The problem for those of us living in Northern latitudes, is that we go to work in dark, grey, drizzly weather, sit in the office all day, well away from the sunlight and then return home at night. Little wonder then, that many of us suffer from the winter blues or seasonal affective disorder (SAD).
So what is the solution?
Light Therapy
Light therapy first became an option for the treatment of seasonal onset depression (SAD) following the discovery in 1971 that very bright light could influence the control of the hormone melatonin.
40% of the population suffers from SAD usually defined as winter blues.
Light deprivation symptoms are also experienced by those who live in conflict with their body clock such as night workers, shift workers and international travellers (jet lag). For physiological reasons the body clock is also shifted at two key life stages. It moves forward by 4 – 6 hours at puberty meaning that teenagers and students do not feel sleepy until the early hours and cannot wake before noon, Later on in life the body clock shifts back leading to poor sleep patterns and a tendency to wake in the very early hours.
Research in the last few years has also confirmed that melatonin suppression is under the control of very specific wavelengths of light. 460-470nm at the non-visible blue end of the spectrum activates melatonin and green light at 540nm resets the receptor. Bright sunlight peaks at 470nm with a second smaller peak at 540nm.
Bright White light therapy works but has a few pitfalls. SAD lights can be very expensive, very bulky, very bright and not portable. Although in theory they should work, in practice does exposure to them give the user sufficient exposure to the right wavelengths that trigger Melatonin suppression?
Litebook™
These questions have been answered by one particular manufacturer, who has “put their money where their mouth is”. The manufacturers of Litebook have done several very well conducted clinical trials on their product where the Litebook has been shown to be better than placebo and as effective as Fluoxetine (Prozac) for the treatment of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). (Am J Psychiatry 2006; 163:805-812) but with a lower incidence of adverse events.
The white light LED used in the Litebook produces light in a narrow range that peaks at 470nm with a second peak at 540nm, thus mimicking bright sunlight but without creating a very bright glare. The Litebook white light LEDs are totally free of ultra violet light and are therefore safe for long term use.
The other huge advantage of using these special LEDs is that they do not require large amounts of energy to make them work, thus they can be powered by rechargeable batteries making for a very portable system. The trials also indicate that only 15 to 30 minutes per day exposure is required in contrast to other SAD lamps which require all day exposure. The price of the Litebooks, while not cheap, is still reasonable by comparison with most other SAD lamps and those SAD lamps which are cheaper remain to be proven effective.
The Litebook™
The stylish, new compact design is ultra-light weight. Each of the 24 bright white light LEDs each with individual Fresnel lens to focus beam and a diffuser to reduce glare. The Rechargeable Lithium ION Battery gives 2 hours use per charge and there is an inbuilt battery level indicator. A timer function stores 15, 30, 45 or 60 minute treatment times.
The Litebook comes complete with a smart black carry case and Mains Adaptor.
A Worldwide AC mains adaptor (US/Europe/Australia/UK) makes the Litebook perfect for jet lag applications.
For further information just click on this link and http://www.naturalfigure.co.uk/ they will send you the full Litebook information pack.
RRP £149.99 inclusive of VAT or £127.65 excluding VAT
It is all about Melatonin
Melatonin production increases as light intensity falls and it is responsible for inducing sleep. Clearly Melatonin, as the sleep inducing, hormone, slows us down making us less alert and depresses our mood. Anybody who wakes up at 4 o’clock am will testify that this is not the happiest time to wake up. Melatonin production is stimulated by low exposure to sunlight.
Sunlight has the reverse effect, it suppresses the production of Melatonin which is produced from the feel good hormone, Serotonin. Thus, exposure to Sunlight results in increased Serotonin levels and reduced Melotonin levels. We all know how much better we feel when the sun is shining.
The problem for those of us living in Northern latitudes, is that we go to work in dark, grey, drizzly weather, sit in the office all day, well away from the sunlight and then return home at night. Little wonder then, that many of us suffer from the winter blues or seasonal affective disorder (SAD).
So what is the solution?
Light Therapy
Light therapy first became an option for the treatment of seasonal onset depression (SAD) following the discovery in 1971 that very bright light could influence the control of the hormone melatonin.
40% of the population suffers from SAD usually defined as winter blues.
Light deprivation symptoms are also experienced by those who live in conflict with their body clock such as night workers, shift workers and international travellers (jet lag). For physiological reasons the body clock is also shifted at two key life stages. It moves forward by 4 – 6 hours at puberty meaning that teenagers and students do not feel sleepy until the early hours and cannot wake before noon, Later on in life the body clock shifts back leading to poor sleep patterns and a tendency to wake in the very early hours.
Research in the last few years has also confirmed that melatonin suppression is under the control of very specific wavelengths of light. 460-470nm at the non-visible blue end of the spectrum activates melatonin and green light at 540nm resets the receptor. Bright sunlight peaks at 470nm with a second smaller peak at 540nm.
Bright White light therapy works but has a few pitfalls. SAD lights can be very expensive, very bulky, very bright and not portable. Although in theory they should work, in practice does exposure to them give the user sufficient exposure to the right wavelengths that trigger Melatonin suppression?
Litebook™
These questions have been answered by one particular manufacturer, who has “put their money where their mouth is”. The manufacturers of Litebook have done several very well conducted clinical trials on their product where the Litebook has been shown to be better than placebo and as effective as Fluoxetine (Prozac) for the treatment of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). (Am J Psychiatry 2006; 163:805-812) but with a lower incidence of adverse events.
The white light LED used in the Litebook produces light in a narrow range that peaks at 470nm with a second peak at 540nm, thus mimicking bright sunlight but without creating a very bright glare. The Litebook white light LEDs are totally free of ultra violet light and are therefore safe for long term use.
The other huge advantage of using these special LEDs is that they do not require large amounts of energy to make them work, thus they can be powered by rechargeable batteries making for a very portable system. The trials also indicate that only 15 to 30 minutes per day exposure is required in contrast to other SAD lamps which require all day exposure. The price of the Litebooks, while not cheap, is still reasonable by comparison with most other SAD lamps and those SAD lamps which are cheaper remain to be proven effective.
The Litebook™
The stylish, new compact design is ultra-light weight. Each of the 24 bright white light LEDs each with individual Fresnel lens to focus beam and a diffuser to reduce glare. The Rechargeable Lithium ION Battery gives 2 hours use per charge and there is an inbuilt battery level indicator. A timer function stores 15, 30, 45 or 60 minute treatment times.
The Litebook comes complete with a smart black carry case and Mains Adaptor.
A Worldwide AC mains adaptor (US/Europe/Australia/UK) makes the Litebook perfect for jet lag applications.
For further information just click on this link and http://www.naturalfigure.co.uk/ they will send you the full Litebook information pack.
RRP £149.99 inclusive of VAT or £127.65 excluding VAT
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
School Dinners Depressing Kids
A lot going on in the news just now reagarding nutrition, creativity, IQ and behaviour all related to the food we eat.
The Scotsman Newspaper carried a story about it today titled:
Scots eating even less fruit and veg despite health drive
The BBC News Web site lead with a story titled:
Junk food poisoning childhood.
Dinner ladies hear throb, Jamie Oliver has his web page about it here
Companies like Natural Figure offer products such as Omega 3 DHA Junior to help supplment a childs diet, but a more fundamental shift in our thinking needs to take place first in what we feed our children so as they get the best butrition from the food provided for them at home.
A good place to start is with a book by Sue Palmers Toxic Childhood
"...but the results of so many ill effects coming together for children is startling."
"The author has interviewed experts on all the areas concerned -- from diet, sleep and exercise through to marketing and the electronic media -- and brought everything parents need to know together in one place. An absolute godsend!"
The Scotsman Newspaper carried a story about it today titled:
Scots eating even less fruit and veg despite health drive
The BBC News Web site lead with a story titled:
Junk food poisoning childhood.
Dinner ladies hear throb, Jamie Oliver has his web page about it here
Companies like Natural Figure offer products such as Omega 3 DHA Junior to help supplment a childs diet, but a more fundamental shift in our thinking needs to take place first in what we feed our children so as they get the best butrition from the food provided for them at home.
A good place to start is with a book by Sue Palmers Toxic Childhood
"...but the results of so many ill effects coming together for children is startling."
"The author has interviewed experts on all the areas concerned -- from diet, sleep and exercise through to marketing and the electronic media -- and brought everything parents need to know together in one place. An absolute godsend!"
Thursday, July 06, 2006
Painless Cancer Cures
Was reviewing a press release I'd done on the 3 different detox foot spas that we offer at The Detox Team and checked out some of the PR's round about.
This is the one that really got my interest
I'd heard of Essiac Tea a few years ago so I checked out this post and discovered what looks like a little jem of a book on "Painless Cancer Cures".
It seems to talk about things I know that are already good for you, "non-toxic preventions and remedies for every major cancer" so of course the non toxic buzz word got my attention, seeing this mentioned with alkalising the body and the use of chlorophyll in green drinks
Just reading the reviews:
"This nurse did her homework and then some. She emphasizes genuinely harmless ways to prevent and treat all cancers. Can't say when I have picked up a book this knowledgeable and brimming over with so much vital information on cancer. I've read several books on natural cures, but this one has got to be the cream of the crop."
Think this one will definitely be coming with me on holiday next time.
This is the one that really got my interest
I'd heard of Essiac Tea a few years ago so I checked out this post and discovered what looks like a little jem of a book on "Painless Cancer Cures".
It seems to talk about things I know that are already good for you, "non-toxic preventions and remedies for every major cancer" so of course the non toxic buzz word got my attention, seeing this mentioned with alkalising the body and the use of chlorophyll in green drinks
Just reading the reviews:
"This nurse did her homework and then some. She emphasizes genuinely harmless ways to prevent and treat all cancers. Can't say when I have picked up a book this knowledgeable and brimming over with so much vital information on cancer. I've read several books on natural cures, but this one has got to be the cream of the crop."
Think this one will definitely be coming with me on holiday next time.
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