Healing Lifestyles & Spas March / April 2005
Do you need to Detox?
In today's world of increasingly longer workdays, fast food and after work cocktails, our 'pill to cure everything' society has become quite toxic. Stress, pollution, medication, poor diet, and lack of exercise have many of us feeling sluggish, mentally fuzzy, and physically susceptible to both disease and illness. Even the most healthy, balanced person is subject to emotional stress, air and water pollutants, and food additives - all of which build up in bodily tissues, affect cellular metabolism and respiration, and tax the body's blood purification and elimination organs.
Enter detoxification - the systematic cleansing of the blood and organs, which flushes the body of its stored toxins. Benefits include: clearer thinking, increased immunity, more energy, improved sleep, and better skin tone - not to mention healthier organ function and improved overall health. And the experience is far from purely physical; most participants experience a sort of spiritual and emotional cleansing as well. A release of negative emotional or behavioral patterns can also occur. Detoxification has even helped people free themselves of nicotine, caffeine, and alcohol dependencies.
Because detoxification requires three essential components - resting the body, removing toxic sources, and eliminating stored poisons - the spa is a nurturing environment for detox therapies. Indeed, most of the day and destination spas offer something on the menu that, on some level, promotes detoxification. For those new to the process, a half-day or full day at the spa may be a good warm up to a more thorough detoxification program. Be sure to look for some combination of the following treatments:
- Seaweed / Mineral Clay wraps or masks - the natural nutrients in both seaweed and mineral-rich clays stimulate circulation and help draw out cellular impurities, replacing them with important vitamins and minerals such as potassium and iodine.
- Aromatherapy - certain essential oils are particularly detoxifying. Look for treatments with lemon, lemongrass, juniper, parsley, fennel, or celery seed
Day Spas with Detox Treatments:
Stellar Spa
Corte Madera, CA
(415) 924-7300
www.stellarspa.com
--- Tanya M. Williams
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