Spring Cleaning

Helene — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 19:45:17 +0000

This is the season to focus on the Liver and Gallbladder. The Liver is an organ that purifies the blood and has the amazing ability to regenerate itself. In early Spring our bodies tend to naturally want to eat less food, and can even go into a fasting mode, so that it may cleanse and purify the blood from all the fat, heavy, rich foods of the winter before it signals the body to rejuvenate and regenerate itself, aka spring fever. This is nature’s way of “cleaning the slate” before beginning the new growth cycle. This is also the time of year where dieting is easiest and most effective because we are following our own (and the planets) biorhythms.

So the Spring season is all about cleaning out and regenerating/rejuvenating (physically, spiritually and mentally) as quickly as possible before the bite of summers heat. The upcoming years health is directly dependent upon how well your body can detox and clean out before the coming growth period. This way your body can take full advantage of the growing/rejuvenating period that follows. But, how can you ensure that your body is cleaning out and detoxing as much as is needed?

The first step is to figure out where your body needs to be detoxed and cleansed the most. Colonics are probably the most efficient way to cleanse the body. Not only does the Liver and Gallbladder clean out, but the kidneys as well as any impacted waste, mucous, parasites, or toxins hiding in the intestines. Colonics are regularly used to treat and prevent many seasonal induced disorders such as allergies, depressions, and hormonal fluctuations. Herbal Detox formulas are also very important and can be used in conjunction with most other modalities. The basically clean from the inside out, and formulas can be adjusted to focus on problematic organs and tissues. Sauna therapy is yet another way to clean the body before starting the new growth season. This is a milder detox modality relying on sweating to eliminate waste products from the blood, which is slow. There is though the added benefit of having a more immediate effect weather related arthritis, aches and pains. Massage and Acupuncture are other techniques that can greatly assist the body to release toxins by opening up micro-circulation to dislodge toxins and by releasing pathogenic muscle memory stored up from the winter (the holidays!).

In the Spring, the human body instinctively starts producing less Melatonin and increases production of Seratonin, this results in a feeling of happiness, euphoria, optimism and energy. The body also starts to produce more luteinizing hormone, which increases muscle mass, growth and fertility. Without being cleansed properly, all the old toxins of the last year will be taken into the new year, and will hinder your potential regeneration/rejuvenation.

Hormone supplementation is also very useful at this time of year. Since “spring fever” is mostly hormonally driven, supplements such as Herbal Tonics and Acupuncture can provide the essential nutritional base needed to build hormones as well as the chemical and electric signals to produce them on your own naturally. This is far superior than most single chemical bio-identical hormones because they are produced by your own body, in the ratio that your body needs. HCG has also proven useful at this time of year because it itself is a hormone source that stimulates the body to produce a cascade of other hormones such as progesterone and testosterone.

To find out how to reach your greatest potential health, and to make the coming year all that it can be, schedule an appointment with Helene Gentili and create your custom wellness strategy. Now is the time!

Autumn Wellness Tips

Helene — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:29:46 +0000

If you take a look outside you may notice that things do not seem as they usually do. The shadows underneath the trees are longer, the days are getting shorter, and the weather is becoming crisper and dryer. Autumn is here, and just as the outside environment begins to the changes, so does the body’s internal environment. To maintain health and happiness, we as individuals must make changes in our daily routines to keep a harmonious balance with the shifting season. This newsletter is designed to equip our valley, desert and mountain clients with information on how to synchronize our bodies for optimal wellness in the autumn season.

In holistic medicine, autumn corresponds to the Metal element. Metal is a material of war and conflict and corresponds to the organs in our body that are the battle grounds for infections and parasites- the Lungs, Large Intestines, and the Skin. In fact, if you think about it, the Lungs are the inward foldings of the Skin, as is the Large Intestine, so we can think of them all as one generalized organ.

Southern California Autumns bring the notorious Santa Ana winds, and this effects the body in two immediate ways. First, all the dust, pollen, debris and microbes that have been festering all summer become stirred up and carried in the winds, which make their way into the Lungs/Sinuses. Sinusitis, post nasal drip and irritated swollen eyes are all symptoms of this. This is a wonderful time to bring out the netti pot, and begin sinus irrigation, as well as begin herbal therapy for irritation and mucous build up.

Autumn also brings dry air which depletes moisture in the Skin, Lungs and Large Intestine. Our “Cocoa Butter skin balm” and “Golden Myrricle skin cream” are perfect solutions for chapped skin and lips, especially when combined with our “Lilly Bulb skin tonic.”

Cold and Flu season also begins in autumn. To prevent colds and flu it is important to eat right for the season. Spicy warm foods should be eaten whenever possible. Examples of these foods are cinnamon, ginger, hot peppers, garlic and scallions. Using a sauna regularly to encourage lymph movement and sweating out pathogens is also very important. At home hot baths with our “Sweathouse bath salts” will encourage lymph drainage and if used at the very first signs of cold/flu can eliminate them. In addition to the sauna, using dry brushes can move the lymph and simultaneously erase fine line and wrinkles.

Colonics and probiotics greatly help to detox and cleanse the body of parasites, yeast, and many other lingering pathogens. Since autumn is the time that resonates with the Large Intestine, any colonic series done during this season will have an enhanced effect allowing organs to dump toxicity and parasites more readily. It will also provide more hydration more directly to dry Skin and Lungs.

Emotionally, autumn can be a tricky time for some people. Since autumn marks the recession of maximum light (summer) to maximum dark (winter) we begin to lose some of that Spring/Summer solar energy, making our bodies slower, cooler, and more easily overwhelmed. It is very important to lessen ones emotional baggage at this time. Do just as the Large Intestines do, dump and let go of grudges, grief, and any other emotions that you should not own. Colonics and Acupuncture, or just a spa day, can help to manually release emotional baggage and can significantly reduce or prevent a case of autumn depression.

For those that look up at the night sky, after midnight November 20th – 21st you will have a good opportunity to see a shooting star or two. If you are more of a morning person, pre-dawn multi-colored meteors will be visible on December 12th- 13th.

Be Happy, Health and Safe. by Robert Luna L Ac.

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Spring Cleaning

Autumn Wellness Tips