Wednesday, December 17, 2008

The Detox Foot Bath Can Improve Your Health

Today's modern world constantly plagues us with toxins and other substances that can harm our health. Because these toxins collect in our bodies, it is important to be proactive to help your body cleanse. Using a detox foot bath on a regular basis can remove these harmful toxins and in turn improve your health.

Detoxification through the feet has been found to be one of the most effective forms of detox. Ancient Japanese doctors developed the process of detoxification long ago. Through the years, the process has been used in many different countries to improve health and well being. Today's technology offers us the easy process of detox foot baths to quickly cleanse the toxins out of our bodies.

When a detoxification process is used, your lymphatic system will be cleansed and your circulatory system will be able to run more efficiently. This process of foot detoxification is very helpful with many ailments, because it has been found that the toxins cause health problems and chronic pain.

Detox foot baths use the reflexology points in your foot to gently draw out toxins and heavy metals that are collecting in your body. There are over 60 reflexology points in the soles of your feet, and those points are connected to the major organs of your body. Allowing your body to get rid of toxins improves your overall health by removing blockages that are preventing the natural process of healing to take place.

Using a detox foot bath on a weekly basis will improve your health and increase your energy. They are also very easy to use, because you can use it in the comforts of your own home whenever you need to cleanse. Take some time to research the detox foot bath process and see it only takes 30 minutes a week to improve your life!

About the Author: Sydnie Andrus has all the information you need about detox foot baths. Visit her website and find out how this detox program can improve your health.

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Stress and Your Body: Muscle and Joint Pain

Stress has the power to literally re-shape your skeleton. You may think of bones as "those hard things that dont change," but unfortunately, they do. There are several factors that influence the process, which well explore briefly in this article.

Stress and Congestion

Stress causes a state of congestion around your major organs. Traditional Chinese Medicine associates 5 primary emotional states (anger, joy, worry, grief, fear) with each of 5 major organs (liver, heart, spleen, lungs, kidneys). An energy imbalance - stress, to us - around any of the major organ systems restricts the natural flow of energy around those organs.

This congestion results in less free movement of the organ itself and the tissue around it, including muscles and connective tissue. Over time, congestion and lack of movement produces changes in your muscular tissue. Stagnant tissue becomes hard and fibrous. It cant move freely, which ultimately leads to its becoming even harder and tighter.

Stress and Connective Tissue

Current scientific thought suggests that connective tissue is an important part of your bodys communication network. Connective tissue is a single matrix that envelops your body. It connects your skin to your muscles and surrounds even your smallest muscle fibers. It surrounds your organs, separates the cavities in your head, cushions your joints its nearly everywhere.

Connective tissue appears to be part of the network that transports both stress hormones and electromagnetic energy through your body. If the tissue loses elasticity as a result of mental or emotional stress, then its not difficult to see how this would affect your muscles, bones, and joints.

Soft Tissue and Your Bodys Bony Structure

Your skeleton responds to the force applied to it by your muscles and gravity. A principle known as "Wolffs Law of Bone Transformation" says that bone tissue responds to the force being applied to it. In other words, your bones change shape as a result of mechanical stress.

When a misalignment in your body occurs, several things happen. Your muscles complain in an attempt to get you to correct the situation. You experience this as muscle tightness or pain. If you are unable to resolve the mechanical stress, your bones will change shape to accommodate it. Ultimately, the parts of your body receiving the greatest amount of inappropriate pressure begin to wear out.

Stress, Posture, and Pain

We are exploring the process that causes your body to develop a dysfunctional posture. Stress, whether physical, mental, or emotional, acts on the soft tissues of your body the muscles and connective tissue. Muscles connect to the bones and, when imbalanced or tighter than normal, cause them to move out of their proper position in space.

If the situation continues unresolved, your bones begin to change shape. Your joints wear out more quickly than normal. The integrity of the discs in your back and neck may be challenged. You experience back pain, neck pain, headaches, abdominal distress, and often, generalized pain throughout the body. You also begin to look older than your chronological age in years.

Stress is a major contributor to a number of challenging health conditions, including muscle and joint pain. Sometimes it seems like a lot of trouble to address the stresses and strains of day-to-day life. Yet clearly not resolving life stress creates its own set of challenges.

Elizabeth Eckert can help you explore how simple everyday choices create health - or undermine even the best of intentions. With a background that ranges from energy medicine to structural bodywork to developmental psychology, this "Stick-To-It Coach" has the experience to support you in creating the healthiest possible expression of - you! This article was excerpted from her e-book, Stress In The Background: How to Thrive in a High-Stress World. Take a deep breath and check it out!

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