Detox and Weight Loss

Did you know that fat cells are a storage room for toxins? When our bodies are overburdened by toxicity, it can lead to not only feeling drained energetically, but it can also contribute to weight gain. These toxins affect our body functions and slow down our metabolic rate. 

A healthy lymphatic system is critical for successful weight loss because it provides efficient drainage to help remove toxins and waste from the body. Many people are aware that the liver is the detoxification center, but your lymphatic system helps move the toxins and sweep them quickly out of the body through the colon. When our body is loaded with pesticides, fungicides, drugs, xenohormones, GMO food, petroleum-based cosmetics, petroleum-based solvents and detergents, pollutants in the air, toxic heavy metals, and other toxic chemicals, they not only make the liver overwork and also contribute to a sluggish liver, these toxins are dumped into your lymphatic system and fat cells. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, fat is considered waste built up in the body due to a weak spleen meridian, which totally correlates to an insufficient lymphatic system. And the most favorite place for the fat cells is in your belly because abdominal fat is highly inflammatory, it mobilizes easily into the bloodstream and contributes to heart disease, diabetes, and chronic inflammation.

The hepatic portal vein is a blood vessel that carries blood from the gastrointestinal tract, gallbladder, pancreas, and spleen to the liver. The liver and intestine are tightly linked through the venous system of the portal circulation. Consequently, the liver is the primary recipient of gut-derived products, especially dietary nutrients and microbial components. It functions as a secondary “firewall” and protects the body from intestinal pathogens and other microbial products that have crossed the primary barrier of the intestinal tract. The intestinal barrier damage increases the detrimental microbial exposure to the liver, so the liver is closely connected to our gut health. When you cleanse your colon, you also help cleanse the liver.

Toxins don’t only come in the form of chemicals. What about emotional toxins, or toxic energies, that can affect our ability to lose weight? From energy medicine, excessive weight is the manifestation of layers of emotional baggage and limiting beliefs.

How to treat the body as a whole and detox more efficiently and lose weight easily? Please check my recent video.

Why Should You Take Care of Your Lungs Now?

There are 24 seasons in the Chinese Lunar Calendar, which works with the body more closely. Now we just entered the Fall season based on these 24 seasons. The energy is peaking in your lung meridian. This is the time to take care of your lungs and strengthen your lung function to prevent a cold or flu during the cold winter. Food with white colors soothes your lungs based on TCM, such as pears, cabbage, cauliflowers, and mushrooms. Lobok is a great lung healing food that treats and prevents coughs. 

Have you heard about horseradish? Horseradish root is packed with nutrition and is rich in many key nutrients, including calcium, fiber, zinc, Vitamin C, potassium, magnesium, and manganese. It is also rich in antioxidants, which can help protect your body from cellular damage. Many studies suggest that horseradish helps prevent the growth of colon, lung, liver, and stomach cancer. Horseradish tastes hot and spicy. It originated in south-eastern Europe, where it was once called “red cole” in England and “sea radish” in Germany, and eventually, it spread all over the world. Horseradish is cultivated primarily for its large roots, which have brown skin and pure white inside.

Horseradish has exceptionally high vitamin C content. Vitamin C is a potent antioxidant that boosts your immune functions and enhances the detoxification abilities of your liver. The anti-cancer properties of horseradish come from its bioactive component allyl isothiocyanate, which is known to prevent various cancers. Allyl isothiocyanate also offers antimicrobial properties that can offer protection against a variety of microbes. For instance, roast beef added with horseradish essential oil displayed the most resistance against bacterial growth. Other compounds in horseradish, such as glucosinolate and sinigrin, also possess chemo-preventive effects. Horseradish is known to treat respiratory disorders, the antibiotic properties of the root can play a major role in treating respiratory ailments. including mucus from a cold and sinusitis. It has been used in traditional medicine for treating bronchitis, cough, common cold, and sinusitis. Studies have shown that horseradish has an antibacterial component called allyl isothiocyanate, which help treat urinary tract infections (UTIs). This is because it has both antibacterial and diuretic properties. It also contains natural chemicals called isothiocyanates, which promote weight loss by increasing your metabolism naturally. Horseradish is part of a group called cholagogues because it triggers the gallbladder to release bile that aids digestion.

Here Are some amazing health benefits of horseradish.

• Clears sinus passages and clears out mucus.
• Helps treat UTIs due to its antibacterial and diuretic properties.
• Promotes weight loss due to its low calories and high fiber content.
• Aids digestion.
• Prevents hair loss and boosts hair growth.
• Reduces age spots.
• Increases the liver’s ability to detoxify toxins.
• Prevents cancers and boosts immunity due to its rich antioxidant content.

How to use horseradish externally to reduce age spots? You can make horseradish paste and apply it to the affected areas. Leave it on for about 20 minutes and then wash it off with water. You can try this tip a few times a week. Alternatively, you can grate a piece of horseradish root and mix it with a small amount of apple cider vinegar. Allow the mixture to sit for about two weeks and strain it. Use a cotton swap to apply it to the affected areas. Follow this remedy three times a day for about a month. This is way cheaper and more effective than expensive cosmetics out there to reduce age spots. 

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What Is the Best Navel Remedy in Summer?

Why did ancient TCM focus so much on the navel? The navel is life itself. The "Pechoti" is behind the navel, which has more than 72,000 veins. The total amount of blood vessels in our body is equal to double the circumference of the earth. It is unbelievable! Isn’t it?

The navel is also known as the belly button, which is in line with twelve meridians and six internal organs in TCM. Did you know that the shape of your navel spells your health conditions? Here are some common shapes of the navel.

Round shape: The navel is round like a full moon, and the skin texture around the navel is firm and elastic, this indicates good physical and mental health, and healthy digestive and reproductive functions. 

Upward triangle: The umbilical shape is like a top-up triangle, which suggests a predisposition to digestive and urinary disorders such as common stomach, gallbladder, pancreas, and kidney issues. 

Downward triangle: the shape of the navel is extended downwards like a triangle with the top downward, which indicates the person is prone to digestive issues, such as gastritis, gastroparesis, constipation, and reproductive issues for women. 

Twitching to the left: this is often seen in hypertension, right limb hemiplegia, or gastrointestinal dysfunction. 

Twitching to the right: this is often associated with Qi deficiency, hypertension, left limb hemiplegia, or gastrointestinal ulcers, hepatitis, and so on. 

Shallow and small: the navel is too shallow, the umbilical ring is small and not round, and the umbilical skin is thin, which may indicate low reproductive functions, low hormone levels in the body, or in people with a long-term illness that leads to chronic fatigue and weak immune functions. 

Sea serpent: The area around the navel is like a sea snake, which is a common sign of liver diseases such as cirrhosis. 

Protrusion: this is likely associated with inflamed tissues within the abdomen, adhesions are commonly associated with tuberculous peritonitis.

Ancient TCM practitioners have been using the navel both as a diagnostic tool and treatment center for thousands of years. The Yang energy is releasing in summer; this is the best time to release the old stubborn health issues that have been bothering you for so long. What is the best remedy for the navel treatment in summer? You guess it, it is ginger. Why? Your health starts from your gut, when you take care of your gut, you take care of your digestion and your immune system because over 70% of immune cells are produced and located in your gut. Ginger is known to boost gut health and improve blood circulation.

When you apply some chopped fresh ginger to your navel, you will notice the following benefits after a week.

• Enhance your digestion.
• Improve your sleep quality.
• Regulate your bowel function.
• Prevent motion sickness and nausea.
• Improve your blood circulation.
• Boost your immunity.

If you want to give it a try, make sure you do daily care for your navel because it is the energy center of your body, avoid using a cold towel to clean your navel, and use an alcohol swab to clean your navel daily to prevent bacteria growth, also gently treat the skin around the navel to prevent irritation, take a break if you find that ginger irritates your skin or use less. The best time to apply this is at night and remove it and cleanse your navel the next morning. Listen to the message from your body and be flexible with your approach. For more information on holistic health and alternative medicine, please visit https://optimalhealthsolutions.ca.