The Pure Vitality Detox. By Becky Mauldin N.D.

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1 The Pure Vitality Detox By Becky Mauldin N.D.

2 Table of Contents INSIDE THIS EBOOK Introduction 3 The Cumulative Effect 10 Toxicity Test 14 Can I Detox? 18 How to Detox 19 Sauna Detox 25 Detox Your Home 31 2

3 Introduction There s no shortage of information on how to detox, but with all of this information comes overwhelm and confusion: What actually works? Should you do a juice fast? A foot bath? Or a liver flush? Or a colon cleanse? Or use a sauna? Well, that s exactly the question I m going to answer in this ebook. I ve both experienced the power of detoxification firsthand and have seen it reverse chronic disease at my wellness center: rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, chemical sensitivity, thyroid problems, heart disease, insomnia, joint pain, chronic fatigue, allergies, migraines, Fibromyalgia, autism, and a host of other problems that doctors had yet to diagnose. I want to let you in on a little secret.there is a lot more to detoxification and cleansing than the books and websites would lead you to believe. As a practitioner, I have the unique vantage point of being down in the trenches, in the clinic, where I am helping people who are sick every single day, and I get to see what it really takes to reverse serious disease. So, in this ebook, I want to share with you how detoxification really works and an easy way to incorporate it into your life. So, why should you listen to me? Because 12 years ago, after my daughter was born, my health was in crisis and I was struggling to survive. I had insomnia, thyroid and adrenal problems, chemical sensitivity, migraines, food allergies, fatigue and depression. I spent 3 years and thousands of dollars searching for answers and was about to give up when I found out about detoxification. After completing a sauna detox protocol, I regained my health, became a Naturopath, and have helped thousands of people regain their health too. I am excited to share with you what I had to learn the hard way.

4 Why Detox? It s easy to think eating a clean, organic diet is enough to bring the body back to health. While that is certainly important, it s only one part of the puzzle. The truth is there are so many things that can cause the body to break down: chronic infections, environmental toxins, mold exposure, dental problems, food sensitivities, emotional stress, radiation, heavy metals, vaccine toxins, hormonal imbalances, and the list goes on. Getting healthy is complicated these days, and to get well, it takes a health detective to find the underlying root causes of your health problems, which need to be identified and then dealt with so the body can heal. Most people focus only on their diet, and then if they don t get better, they mistakenly think alternative medicine is just not going to work for them. What they don t know is that there may be toxins lurking underneath the surface wreaking havoc in their fat cells and tissues For example, one of my clients, Barbara, is a stay-at-home mom who is active in her church and community. She has been eating a healthy, organic diet for a number of years, but was still struggling with persistent fatigue, joint pain, depression, anxiety, headaches and PMS. She came to see me for a health evaluation and said, I just don t understand it... I m doing everything right, so why do I feel so terrible? After doing a health evaluation, the energetic testing showed some indications of mercury and candida in her body that were contributing to her symptoms. She said she

5 remembered a time as a child when she broke a mercury thermometer and played with the silver ball of mercury for a while before her parents cleaned it up. But that was so long ago, she said. Are you saying that could still be affecting me? I said, Yes. Mercury is one of the most toxic heavy metals on the planet and it is very hard for the body to detoxify it, so it will stay in our fat cells and continue to affect the body even many years later. I explained to her that many times when people eat a healthy diet, but still struggle with health problems, it is because there are still some underlying toxins that have not been identified and addressed. And once those toxins are addressed, many symptoms go away for good. After doing a 3-month protocol to remove those toxins from her body, Barbara s energy improved, her joint pain went away, her anxiety got significantly better, her hair stopped falling out, her headaches went away, and even her libido came back. Of course, she was still eating a healthy diet, but the main thing she learned is that sometimes toxins block optimal health. Bottom Line: There may be hidden toxins keeping you from experiencing optimal health, and detoxification could be the key that unlocks your healing potential to another level of energy and vitality.

6 How Toxic Chemicals Affect Your Health Do you feel fatigued, sluggish, lack mental clarity, have trouble sleeping, crave junk foods, or just feel toxic? These are just a few of the most common indicators of toxicity. We are now living in a very toxic time. Our exposure to toxic substances has increased due to environmental pollution, chemicals in our food supply (pesticides, plastics, BPA, Teflon, etc..), and pharmaceutical and recreational drug use. 100,000 new chemicals have been created since WWII. Of these, only a fraction have been tested for their safety. Even in the most pristine places on earth, scientists have found disturbing levels of man-made chemicals in the wildlife, plants, and water of these areas. They are released from smokestacks, dumped into oceans, lakes, and rivers.sprayed on food crops, and used in manufacturing. They are dispersed by the wind, rained down onto soil, taken up by plants and animals who eat the plants, and then by humans who eat the plants and animals. There are more than 3,000 chemicals deliberately added to our food and the average home contains more than 1,000 chemicals (flame retardants on our furnishings, chemical cleaners, new carpeting, formaldehyde in furniture, etc..). Because these toxins permeate our air, water, and food, they make their way into our bodies. The average American now carries a body burden of 700 or more synthetic chemicals. In 2005, the Environmental Working Group tested the umbilical cord blood of 6

7 newborn babies and found over 200 chemicals! The babies were not protected from these toxins from their mother s bodies during a critical developmental phase before birth. They found flame retardants, pesticides, Teflon residues, plastics, chemicals from fast food packaging, and many more. These chemicals have been linked to cancer, brain and nervous system disorders, birth defects, and developmental problems. Let s look at some individual chemicals for a moment. Phthalates are the main chemical in plastics that leech into our food from food and beverage packaging. When you put food into plastic containers and especially when you heat the food in those containers, the chemicals leech from the plastic and get into our food. Once inside our bodies, phthalates damage hormone receptors, which can cause loss of sex drive, learning disabilities, hyperactivity, or even cancer. Dioxins are another man-made compound that is created when we manufacture plastics, pesticides, and other chemicals. They are a by-product of industrial manufacturing. They are one of the most potent causes of cancer known to man. Dioxins damage the liver, thyroid, and the immune system. Studies show that nursing infants can consume as much as 18 times more dioxin in one year than the maximum safe lifetime dose as recommended by the CDC. Is it any wonder that childhood cancer is the number one cause of death by disease in children? Pesticides are one of the most harmful chemicals to the human body because of the way they damage the nervous system. They are designed to damage the nervous system of bugs, thereby killing them. That s how they work. Pesticides are sprayed on crops, used in schools, office buildings, restaurants, and churches. 7

8 Pesticides are even used directly in homes! I know when I was young, my parents had an exterminator come spray the inside of our home every few months. The biological half-life of these substances is not days or months, but years. They basically do not break down, but slowly accumulate in our environment and also in our bodies. And it is not just chemicals we are exposed to in our environment. Our homes can be just as toxic! The average new carpet outgases over a dozen chemicals, all of which can cause disease. Anderson Labs demonstrated just how toxic new carpeting can be. They placed a little patch of carpet in the bottom of a glass jar with some mice. In some of the samples, the mice actually died! Construction materials like paints and wallboard, wallpaper, plywood, pressed board, and furniture, contain formaldehyde and other toxic compounds. Sofas, mattresses, insulation, and other home furnishings are coated with flame retardant chemicals and pesticides. Air fresheners, cleaning chemicals, bug killers, bleach and fabric softeners, are just a few of the chemicals you will find in your average home. Most people don t think that these are toxic. They don t think they are being exposed to things at home that are endangering their health. Chemicals are called endocrine disruptors, meaning they damage the hormone receptors on our cells. These receptors are meant to receive the hormones produced by the body, and then send the appropriate signal to the cell- telling it what to do. But the chemicals have a similar structure to the hormones and can fit exactly in the hormone receptors just like the hormone does. So what happens is that the hormone cannot get to the cell receptor site because the chemical is in it s place. That is why we have so 8

9 hormonal issues nowadays. This can be why taking a supplemental hormone is often ineffective because it cannot get into the damaged hormone receptor site. These chemicals are hormone mimics that scramble messages and jam signals in our body. This is one reason why hypothyroidism is rampant in our country. It s not that we are deficient in hormones, it s that we have toxic chemicals blocking their ability to do their job. By blocking the action of our hormones, these chemicals can cause infertility, fatigue, depression, mood swings, low thyroid function, adrenal issues, memory loss, endometriosis, and loss of libido. Every chemical we inhale bypasses the liver and is taken directly to the bloodstream where it has access to every organ of the body. If we put chemicals on our skin, it goes right into our body and gets into our bloodstream. Many times I have found certain chemicals to be the trigger in people suffering from chronic disease. After asking several questions, such as when did your symptoms start? What was going on in your life at that time?... they remember bombing their house for fleas just a few months prior to the onset of their symptoms. Or how as kids they ran behind a spray truck that sprayed for bugs that came down their street every week. Suddenly they made the connection of what that truck was spraying and they were able to understand why their health broke down. 9

10 The Cumulative Effect Each toxin may not be much by itself they are measured in parts per billion, and the safe levels of each one are set by the EPA based on their harmful effects. But are those levels really safe? When EPA sets safety limits, they look at each contaminant separately. For example, they look at mercury, and set a safe limit, then they look at dioxin, and set a safe limit. Researchers know what mercury does in the body, and they know what dioxins do in the body, but what they don t know is what these chemicals do in combination with each other in the body. This has not even been researched! So, while we are exposed minute amounts of each chemical, we have exposure to so many of them, that it adds up very quickly in reality. It is the grand total of all these in combination with each other that cause the most damage. So, in terms of it s cumulative effect, in this case 1+1 does not equal 2, but more like 10! Parts per billion of these compounds add up when you are exposed to so many of them. The human body was not designed to detoxify all of these foreign chemicals. The result is that we slowly, stockpile these chemicals in our bodies. Our body detoxifies what it can, but it can only handle so much. 10

11 The Tipping Point The body detoxifies these chemicals in our liver. Our liver is like the filter of our body. It takes whatever we are exposed to and uses an antioxidant called glutathione, to detoxify it. For each chemical molecule we are exposed to, we use up one molecule of glutathione to destroy it. It is the most important antioxidant we can have to maintain our health. The problem is that when our body uses glutathione to detoxify a chemical molecule, the glutathione used to detoxify it, is used up in the process. That means your body has to make more, and more. Nowadays, the average person has to detoxify over 500 foreign chemicals a day! We are in an accelerated state of detoxification. This means that the particular nutrients that the body uses for detoxification are being used up at a faster rate. Our liver is working much harder now to keep up with it. And many times it cannot keep up. It s just like when you have too much stuff to clean in your house and you can t get to it all.you put stuff in the closet, the attic, or the basement. You put stuff there so you can get to it later when you are not so busy Well, your liver does the same thing. There is so much it has to detoxify, that it cannot get to it all, so it will have to store the toxins in our body instead. It stores them in our fat cells, because they are fat -soluble. Fat that is both beneath our skin and around our organs. The brain and nervous system are predominantly made up of fatty acids, so the toxins can also be stored there, causing many effects from motor impairment to mental confusion. Chemicals that are stored in our fat cells damage our cellular chemistry. When the body is under stress, they move from the fat into the bloodstream and can be carried to any organ in the body. As the toxins start accumulating in our fat cells and as they increase, the body be- 11

12 ins to have symptoms. And eventually, when you are exposed to more than your body can handle, there is a tipping point in which these toxins begin to cause symptoms and therefore disease. So, what happens when your body is low in glutathione or your liver cannot handle the load? Let s look at an example. If you wear your dry-cleaned clothes to work, your body will use glutathione to detoxify the trichloroethylene you are exposed to, and your body may fall behind on synthesizing enough glutathione for later on in the day. For example, you might be the only person at work to get a headache from the new paint or carpeting. Because you are low in glutathione, you are not able to detoxify the fumes as well as your co-workers. You will not have enough to protect you from the everyday chemicals that damage the body and cause disease. Because these toxins are in such a high quantity now, they overwhelm our body s ability to detoxify them and they slowly accumulate. How high the total body burden gets, determines how fast we go downhill with disease. Three things determine how your body responds to this onslaught of toxins: 1. How many toxins you are exposed to 2. How protective your diet is in antioxidants and other nutrients 3. How well your detoxification system (Your liver) works 12

13 What Can You Do? I know it can be overwhelming thinking about how many chemicals we have no control over, but I want you to know that there is a lot you can do to protect your body and your health from the effect of chemicals. Here are the two things you can do to protect yourself. First of all, detoxify your body. This is the first step to start with. The next few sections of this ebook will give you specific information on exactly how to do that. Secondly, reduce your exposure to the chemicals you have control over. For example, avoid pesticides by eating organic foods, switch to less toxic personal care products, use more natural cleaners in your home, etc Before we begin, take the Toxicity Test on the next few pages to give you a general idea of your own body burden. How toxic are you? 13

14 Toxicity Test: How Toxic Are You? Directions: Check the box to indicate YES to the questions that apply: Do you use plastic containers to store food or drinking water? Do you eat microwaved foods that come packaged with plastic wrap? Do you eat mostly non-organic foods? Do you use deodorants, shampoos, and soaps containing synthetic chemicals? Do you use after shave lotions or perfumes containing synthetic chemicals? Do you use cosmetics or hair colorings containing synthetic chemicals? Do you live or work in an area that has recently installed new carpeting? Do you use fabric softener? Do you live or work near agricultural areas that use non-organic production methods? Do you live or work in an area that has been recently painted? Are you becoming more sensitive to chemicals or odors that didn t use to cause you a problem before? Do you use artificial sweeteners, such as NutraSweet or Splenda? Do you eat foods that contain hydrogenated fats such as margarine? Do you eat Fat Free foods or snacks made with fat substitutes? Do you regularly drink tap water at home or in restaurants? Do you breathe polluted city air, rather than using air purifiers? Have you owned several new cars and smelled the new car smells? Do you eat tuna fish more than once a week? Do you dry clean your clothes at cleaners who use synthetic chemicals? 14

15 Are you often irritable? Are you a smoker, have you smoked in the past, or lived with smokers? Do you have difficulty breathing when anxious? Do you use bug killer products inside your home or have an exterminator spray for pests regularly? Do you often have memory loss or the inability to concentrate? Do you sometimes feel dizzy? Do you sometimes have ringing in your ears? Do you get skin rashes easily? Do you often get a metallic taste in your mouth? Is your menstrual cycle often erratic or interrupted? Do you have hair loss? Do you sometimes have unexplained numbness? Do you often feel very fatigued or nauseous? Does your speech sometimes become slurred, stuttered, or disordered? Do you have learning disabilities or Attention Deficit Disorder? Do you have headaches regularly? Do you have chronic coughing? Do you stutter or stammer? Do you have heartburn? Do you have mood swings regularly? Do you get depressed for no reason regularly? Do you have hayfever or seasonal allergies? Do you have insomnia often? 15

16 Have you been involved in one or more of the following professions or hobbies for more than 6 months? Check all that apply. Artist, Asbestos Abatement Technicians, Auto Mechanics, Battery Manufacturers, Ceramic Manufacturers, Cosmetic Manufacturers, Cosmetologists, Dental Assistant, Dental Lab Workers, Dentists, Farmer (Conventional), Physicians, Diesel Equipment Mechanics, Electronic Assembly Workers, Electronic Component Manufacturing, Photographers, Engravers, Fertilizer Manufacturers, Firemen, Foundry Workers, Fiberglass Installers or Manufacturing, Hairdressers, Hazardous Material Workers, Jewelers, Laboratory Workers, Landfill Workers, Landscapers, Military Workers, Miners, Nail Technicians, Painters, Pharmaceutical Workers, Plastic Product Manufacturers, Printers, Search and Rescue Workers, Smelting Plant Workers, Solderers, Tanners, Tattoo Artists, Truck Mechanics, Waste Handlers Do you eat less than three servings of fruits and vegetables daily? Do you cook in aluminum cookware or use non-stick cookware? Do you rarely drink several glasses of filtered water daily? Are soft drinks one of the main beverages you drink? 16

17 Do you clean your house with commercial cleaning products containing synthetic chemicals? Do you get less than 30 minutes of exercise daily? Are your bowel movements irregular? Do you use herbicides or pesticides on your lawn or garden? Do you eat fast food, fried foods, or frozen convenience food at least twice a week? Are you more than 20 pounds overweight? Have you had cancer, diabetes, heart disease, liver disease, high blood pressure conditions treated by pharmaceuticals? Do you have more than 2 metal fillings in your teeth? Do you take antibiotics twice or more per year? Do you take more than one prescription drug per day? Have you had surgery that used anesthesia? Do you react to perfumes, smoke, or other chemicals that don t seem to bother most other people? Do you use household air fresheners or plug-ins? Total number of boxes checked: Your total number determines your relative toxicity level. Please note that this is not a scientific test or health evaluation. It simply suggests the possible extent to which you carry a body burden of chemicals. Score: 1-15 Mildly Toxic Generally Toxic Very Toxic Severely Toxic 17

18 Can I Detox? Now that you ve gotten a good idea of your own body burden, it s time to evaluate your current level of health to see if you can detoxify your body. In the chart below, you will see the 5 different levels of health. People in levels 1-4 can detoxify their body with the methods in this program. For those in levels 3 and 4, just know that the longer you have been chronically sick, and the higher the level of toxins in your body, the more detoxification it will take to bring your body back to health. People in level 4 should detox under the supervision of a practitioner. The Five Levels of Health Health Indicators 1 Optimal 2 Average 3 Below Average 4 Needs Help 5 Needs Medical Help Overall Health Robust health, No symptoms Good, some symptoms Several symptoms Barely able to get through day System in decline Energy Level Plenty Fair Some fatigue Fatigue most of day Cannot restore Physical Activity Excellent Good Avoids physical activity None Survival issues Mental Function Alert and Focused Good Some brain fog Severe brain fog Unaware Emotional Health Balanced and Positive Good Others notice emotional problems Focused mostly on the negative Extremely unstable Toxicity Level Mildly toxic Generally Toxic Moderately Toxic Very toxic Severely toxic Adapted from the Great Cleanse Lifestyle Journal by Dana Kuebler 18

19 How to Detox What is the best way to detoxify the body? 19

20 Which Detox is Best? Juice fasting, colon cleansing, chelation therapy, raw food diets, the Master Cleanse, Epsom salt baths, fasting, footbaths, etc. There is a lot of different ways to detox, so it s no wonder people are confused! What s really the best way to detox the body? The truth is that some cleanses work and other don t. Some are hard on the body and others are gentle, yet effective. Let s look at a few of them. Some cleanses are only focused on certain areas of the body. For example, colon cleanses are single organ cleanses and are great if you have had chronic constipation, but they will not address toxins in your fatty tissues. In the same way, a liver flush will only cleanse the liver. These cleanses have their place, but as you will see soon, they are meant to be a part of a bigger detoxification of the entire body. Unfortunately, water fasting and cleanses that involve maple syrup, lemon juice and cayenne pepper do not provide enough nutrients to give the body the support it needs to detox, and can actually cause more harm than good. Raw foods and juice fasts are better because they provide more nutrients to support the body, while allowing the body to start to release toxins. They improve the digestive system and immune system and while they certainly detoxify the body to a certain extent, they are not as good at pulling chemical toxins in our fat cells out of the body. Ionic footbaths are a new fad in alternative health and only offer a limited detox, if any, to the body. I ve yet to see published research that supports the claims that are made by the manufacturers of these units. I personally have tried them and have not seen lasting benefits from these footbaths and do not recommend them to my clients. Read on to discover the best way to detoxify the entire body! 20

21 Step #1: Detox Your Colon In order to detoxify your body successfully, the first you need to do is make sure your body is able to move the toxins out effectively. It makes no sense to do a cleanse if the toxins can t get out! You would not believe how many people make this big mistake! Why is this important? Imagine what would happen if you decided not to take the garbage out of your house. Your house would fill up with garbage, things would start to putrefy, and your house would become an unhealthy place to live! If your large intestine is clogged with waste you are not eliminating, it is just like you not taking the garbage out of your house: Your house/body will become unhealthy and you will reabsorb toxins that were meant to be eliminated. There is no possible way you can achieve good health if this first thing is not addressed. Every successful natural healer focused on this area of the body before anything else! They knew if the bowel was not healthy, the body COULDN T be healthy. Nothing in your body can heal or rebuild you are reabsorbing toxic waste through the colon. Most people don t really like talking about this subject, so you may not know what good bowel habits are. You are supposed to have a bowel movement 2-3 x a day. If you watch animals, that is what they do. And babies have their diapers changed after every meal. But somewhere along the way, we got busy with other things that were more important and didn t recognize that good elimination is THE most important thing in maintaining our health. When we eat processed foods that are hard for the body to break down, they stay in the digestive tract for a long time. What happens over a lifetime of eating processed, 21

22 hard to digest foods? Because they take so long to be digested, a major backlog develops, turning a healthy digestive tract into an unhealthy system where bad bacteria can thrive and all of your eliminative channels slow down. This leads straight to chronic constipation. We put so much effort into cleaning the outside of our bodies, but what about the inside? Our skin will never be healthy, our liver will never be healthy, our bloodstream will never be clean until the large intestine is clean. Every cell in your body becomes as toxic as the condition of the intestines. A toxic, under-functioning bowel can also cause weight gain around your abdomen, which is right where the colon is. People have lost POUNDS of weight with just cleaning out their bowel with colonics!! One client had an area in her abdomen that she thought was just fat, but when she got up from the colonic table one day, it was gone! Her stomach was flat in that area! She sure was happy about that! You will do this for the first and second week of the program while on the juice flush. How to Detox the Colon Choose the one YOU need: A gentle nudge: Use Colon Clear by Energetix, take 1-2 at dinner Gotta get things moving: OxyPowder, start with 4 at bedtime Roto-Rooter: Colonics, start with a series of colonics 22

23 Step #2: Support Your Liver Why is this important? Your liver is working OVERTIME to help your body detoxify itself! Any support you give it will be much appreciated! Keeping your liver happy will help keep the rest of your body happy! How to Support the Liver Take one of these: Pure Body Clear by Energetix, take 3 twice a day Phosphatidyl Choline, such as PPC by Nutrisal Milk Thistle Extract (Silymarin) or Dandelion Root R-Lipoic Acid Avoid these things that harm the liver: Pharmaceutical drugs Recreational drugs Alcohol Fried Foods High Fructose Corn Syrup Aspartame and other food additives Chemicals Heavy Metals Strong negative emotions 23

24 Step #3: Full Body Detox Now that your body is able to eliminate toxins from your colon, and your liver is supported, the next step is to get those toxins out of your fat cells! There are two ways you can do that: Supplements Far-Infrared Sauna Because not everyone has access to or can use a sauna, there are certain supplements that can remove toxins from the body simply and easily. This is a good option for anyone who cannot handle the heat of a sauna. The two supplements that I have seen work well for this are: Acetyl-Glutathione Zeolite I ve given you two options to use in case you cannot do one of them. Acetyl- Glutathione is a unique form of glutathione that gets into your cells better than other forms of glutathione and will help detoxify the body. I ve seen dramatic results with this form of glutathione! Zeolite is a natural mineral that binds with toxins in your body and helps eliminate them. This supplement is safe for babies and children and even pregnant women to take. Just start out with a lower dosage for children (1-3 drops). Taken for several months, these will help lower your body burden and restore health. 24

25 Sauna Detoxification My favorite way to detoxify the entire body of fat-soluble toxins is with a farinfrared sauna. This type of sauna operates at a lower temperature than most other saunas, so it is more comfortable and easier on the body. It has been proven to remove more of the fat-soluble toxins from the body than other types of saunas. Because it utilizes the skin as an organ to eliminate the toxins, it is a gentle way to detoxify the body because it takes the stress off of the liver and kidneys, which are already overworked when someone is toxic. A sauna is an incredible tool for health and has been used in many cultures around the world for maintaining health. Using a sauna regularly will enable your body to stay well amidst a toxic environment. Find a sauna in your area to use regularly, or invest in your own sauna that you and your family can use for years to come. There are many different brands of saunas, and you need to make sure you are not using a sauna made from toxic materials. Far-infrared saunas are better than other types of heating emitters and enable the body to release more fat soluble toxins. Here are some brands to consider: Heavenly Heat High Tech Health Vital Saunas 25

26 Sauna Detox: What You Need Because you sweat out the toxins along with the good minerals in your body, it is important to replace the minerals that are lost in sweat. A good multivitamin and trace mineral supplement is mandatory if you are using a sauna regularly. Be sure to have: Multivitamin/mineral: Food-based supplements are best. We like Life Essence Multi by Pure Essence Labs, or RUSH liquid Multi by SunWarrior. Trace Minerals: To make up what is lost in sweat, it s important to take a trace mineral supplement. We love Liquid Light by Sun Warrior. Electrolytes: Sodium and Potassium are the first 2 minerals lost in sweat. If you don t replace them, you will get symptoms of a deficiency. Electromix with a pinch of sea salt works well. Or you can use sea salt and potassium tablets. Toxin Binders: While the toxins are being released, the last thing you want is to reabsorb them! Taking chlorella or other green foods will help bind with toxins and enable them to be eliminated rather than reabsorbed. Activated charcoal is another thing you can use. Antioxidants: Acetyl Glutathione, Vitamin C, or R-Lipoic Acid are great for supporting the body during a sauna detox. Fresh Vegetable Juices: Drinking freshly made organic vegetable juice while in a sauna is a powerful way to enhance the detox while in a sauna. Make it right before getting in the sauna and you will infuse your cells with extra nutrition while your cells dump the toxins! 26

27 The Healing Crisis As you move forward into detoxifying your body, you might find times when you might feel temporarily worse. Don t worry, it s just temporary. When you start giving your body the support it needs, it will start to clean out the old stuff that has accumulated over the years and rebuild your body from a cellular level. And for some of us, it is not just a deep cleaning, but more like a remodeling!! While this remodeling is happening, you may feel some temporary symptoms which come from this cleaning out process. Some healthcare practitioners call this a healing crisis. A healing crisis is a short, temporary detoxification process that usually only lasts a few hours or a few days. These symptoms don t usually resemble sickness, such as a sore throat or a fever, but rather will typically be a flare up of your typical symptoms that you have experienced in the past. Your body is taking the time to deal with those areas of your body that need to be healed. When it is over, you will feel even better than before it began. Your health will have reached a higher level. If your symptoms continue and you do not start to feel better, it is not a healing crisis. You could just be sick or reacting to something. Stop and seek the guidance of a healthcare professional. Just as it takes effort to renovate a house, so it is when you renovate your body. You didn t get this way overnight, so it will take several months to get better. Botox and plastic surgery are just like painting over the same old walls, while the overall structure is breaking down. It s like putting a nice façade over the front of a house that needs serious work. But detox renovates your body from the inside out. Arteries and veins can become clear, the skin can become more youthful looking, excess weight can drop off, and your energy level can increase. You will be transforming your body from the inside out! You can even begin to look younger and reverse the aging process! How cool is that! 27

28 How to Use a Sauna Cautions: Before starting to cleanse in a sauna, you must have had 6 or more hours of sleep the night before. You must be eating well, a minimum of 3 healthy meals per day, not skipping meals. The sauna must be in a clean, toxin-free, mold-free environment. People with these conditions should NOT use a sauna: pregnancy, heart disease, high blood pressure, lymphoma, lupus, organ or bone marrow transplant recipients, anyone with a fever or an infection, people with a history of heavy recreational drug use, or people with a heat intolerance. Journal: You must be sure to document all physical and mental symptoms on your form every day you use a sauna. See page 28 for your sauna journal. Turn on sauna to preheat. Start out a lower temperature, then after a few times of using it, you can slowly increase as you increase in tolerance. Make ounces of green vegetable juice or have it already made up and waiting in the refrigerator. Have extra filtered water on hand. Do light exercise if possible. This will help to mobilize toxins from the fat cells. Get into the sauna with your juice and/or water in hand so you can drink it. And take your multi-vitamin and trace minerals now. Stay in sauna for about minutes. ** If you get too hot, lightheaded, faint, weakness, muscle cramps, or your heart starts beating hard, get out of the sauna and turn down the temperature of the sauna. Drink water and take some electrolytes. If you get nauseous, take some cell salts. Lie down until this passes. Don t get back in the sauna until the next day or until approved to continue using the sauna by a practitioner. ** Take a minute break. Notice how you feel. 28

29 Get back into the sauna for another minutes. You should be drinking at least 20 ounces of water or vegetable juice each time you are in the sauna. Keep sipping even if you are not thirsty. Get out of the sauna, cool off, and take your electrolytes: sea salt and potassium tablets- 2 of each or more if you sweat a lot. Or 1 packet of ElectroMix and sea salt in a glass of water. Be sure to take extra calcium and magnesium if you sauna 2 times a week or more. Cool down a bit and then take a cool shower before doing anything else. Even though you cannot see it, there are toxins in your sweat that should be washed off of your skin so that they are not reabsorbed. Take your toxin binders now: Activated charcoal, bentonite clay or Chlorella to help bind with any toxins in your digestive tract. Write down any symptoms or feelings you noticed and if you feel better, the same, or worse after you used the sauna today. Use the form on the next page for documenting your sauna experiences. Sauna Mainteniance Using a wet washcloth, wipe the interior of the sauna regularly to maintain cleanliness and remove any residue of toxins. Be sure to cover all surfaces of the sauna with clean towels that are laundered with only natural, fragrance free detergents after each use of the sauna. Pillows can be placed underneath the towels for a comfortable cushion to sit on. 29

30 Sauna Cleanse Log Copy this page and use to document your progress Day #: Date: Current symptoms: Sleep: Hours slept last night: Feel rested?: Supplements taken?: Vitals: Weight: Blood Pressure: Pulse: Exercise: Type: How long? Symptoms? Sauna 1st cycle: minutes. Symptoms noticed? 2nd cycle: minutes. Symptoms noticed? After sauna: Circle one: Do you feel: Better? The same? Worse? than when you started today? Day #: Date: Current symptoms: Sleep: Hours slept last night: Feel rested?: Supplements taken?: Vitals: Weight: Blood Pressure: Pulse: Exercise: Type: How long? Symptoms? Sauna 1st cycle: minutes. Symptoms noticed? 2nd cycle: minutes. Symptoms noticed? After sauna: Circle one: Do you feel: Better? The same? Worse? than when you started today? Day #: Date: Current symptoms: Sleep: Hours slept last night: Feel rested?: Supplements taken?: Vitals: Weight: Blood Pressure: Pulse: Exercise: Type: How long? Symptoms? Sauna 1st cycle: minutes. Symptoms noticed? 2nd cycle: minutes. Symptoms noticed? After sauna: Circle one: Do you feel: Better? The same? Worse? than when you started today? 30

31 Detox Your Home Is Your Home Healthy? 31

32 Healthy Home Checklist Your home should be a healthy place to live, but sometimes it is a source of toxic chemical exposure. Use this checklist to check your house for possible sources of toxins and discover safer, natural alternatives. KITCHEN Ž Do you cook with non-stick cookware? The Teflon-coating on non-stick cookware releases toxic compounds when heated. Solution: Replace it with stainless steel, enameled cast iron, or glass. Do you use aluminum foil or aluminum pots or pans in contact with food in cooking or food storage? Aluminum is a heavy metal that is toxic to the body. Solution: Use parchment paper or wax paper. Do you use plastic containers to store food or water? Food stored or heated in plastic contains toxic compounds that cause health problems. Solution: Store food and water in glass containers instead. Do you filter your tap water that you drink or use in cooking? Tap water contains trace levels of heavy metals, environmental chemicals, drug residues, etc. Solution: Use a water filter and replace the filter as necessary. Any canned food in your pantry? Fresh or frozen food is preferable to canned because most cans contain metal and/ or bisphenol-a, which leaches into the food. Solution: Use food canned in glass. Do you eat tuna fish regularly? Tuna is high in mercury, one of the most toxic compounds known to man. Solution: Eat salmon and other wild-caught fish instead. Do you use a microwave? Microwaves produce radiation and cause molecular changes in the food that is harmful to the body. Solution: Use a toaster oven or the stovetop to reheat or cook foods. 32

33 BATHROOM Ž Do you use air fresheners or scented candles? Don t!! Air fresheners contain many toxic chemicals that contaminate the air you breathe with man-made chemicals. Solution: Natural essential oils can be diffused for both a pleasant aroma as well as health benefits! Do you use lotions, cosmetics, deodorants, shampoos, or soaps containing syn thetic chemicals or fragrances? Solution: Use fragrance-free products that contain natural ingredients only. Do you use toothpaste with fluoride? Flouride is toxic if swallowed. Solution: Buy fluoride-free toothpaste, especially for kids. LAUNDRY & CLEANING SUPPLIES Ž Are your cleaners safe? Avoid the chemicals from cleaning supplies by switching to natural alternatives, such as Seventh Generation. Solution: Most things can be cleaned with non-toxic ingredients: vinegar, baking soda, a HEPA vacuum, and microfiber mops and cloths. Use hydrogen peroxide in stead of bleach. Do you use static-free dryer sheets? The fragrance and chemicals are very toxic. Solution: Use a non-toxic dryer ball instead. 33

34 ALL AROUND THE HOUSE Ž Do you use pesticides or insecticides? Pesticides are highly toxic and should not be used inside a home. Solution: non-toxic alternatives that use essential oils, boric acid, and herbs. Do you have carpeting? Carpet is not healthy for two reasons: First because of the large amount of toxic chemicals that off-gas from new carpeting. And second, due to the fact that it harbors dust, dander, and other potential allergens. It cannot be cleaned thoroughly. Solution: Hard floor surfaces are much healthier alternatives. Do you have wireless devices or a wireless router or a Smart meter? Wireless devices transmit radio frequency radiation continuously. This continual exposure can cause health problems, such as insomnia, adrenal fatigue, etc. Solution: Switch to a wired router and use corded phones for the safest alternative. Or turn off wireless devices at night for better sleep. Stay 15 feet from routers and other sources of wireless radiation. Smart meters transmit wifi as well and this radiation can be blocked with a shield. See our website for details. Do you use compact fluorescent light bulbs? They contain mercury and should be handled and disposed of safely. Broken bulbs can be a health hazard so be sure to clean up properly. Solution: Use incandescent or halogen bulbs instead. Do any areas of your house have visible mold or a musty smell? Mold can cause many, many health problems and can be a serious hazard. Basements, crawlspaces, hot water heaters, areas underneath sinks, and the HVAC system are all places to check for mold. Solution: Contact Pure Vitality for a safe mold remediation protocol. Do you change the filter on your HVAC system regularly? Change your filter every 4-6 months. 34

35 Resources The Pure Body Detox Course is the perfect deep dive training on the best detoxification practices today. You will learn everything you need to know to become an expert. See for more information. The Great Cleanse Lifestyle Journal by Dana Kuebler, ND is an excellent book on sauna detoxification by my mentor and friend. Dana s book is helpful for journaling your own cleanse and includes recipes to help support detox. Detoxify or Die by Sherry Rodgers MD is one of the most detailed books on cleansing and detoxification by a medical doctor. She documents how the toxins affect various systems of the body, leading to disease. The Detox Solution by Dr. Patricia Fitzgerald is a very good book on overall detoxification and the need for a healthy lifestyle. She provides practical ways to help clean up your own home and environment of toxic substances and includes detox from stress and emotional toxins as well. The Holistic Handbook of Sauna Therapy by Nenah Sylver is one of the most comprehensive books on the therapeutic use of sauna. It explains various types of saunas, how to best use a sauna, and is a wealth of knowledge on this topic. 35

36 Want To Learn More? I m guessing you are ready to say goodbye to those toxins in your fat cells and make detoxification part of your healthy routine. I ve shared as much as I can with you in this ebook, but there so much more you can learn about detoxification, such as how to customize it for your health condition, how to detox children, etc. The thing is...that I want you to have even more. If you are ready to master detoxification to get yourself well, I want to tell you about the Pure Body Detox Course. You will get to EXPERT level quickly, as you learn to: Dive deeper with 7 online video lessons as I walk you through this information in much more detail so you can become an expert in detoxification Discover how toxins affect the body and where they are hiding Customize your detox protocol to your unique health condition Get the exact 5-step healing template I use in my wellness center to reverse disease Learn which type of sauna is best in our Sauna Buying Guide Get recipes for non-toxic skincare products you can make at home Get a copy of the Vibrant Health cookbook for simple, tasty recipes Are you ready to take control of your health and experience more energy and vitality? Go to to learn more! Be well, Becky Mauldin, ND