We are today enjoying longer lifespans, but when we take a closer look, we can see that during this time our health is generally worse. Often our illnesses remain once they begin and are managed rather than completely cured, e.g. joint pains, asthma, heart disease, digestive complaints such as IBS, acidity and hiatus hernia, infertility, eczema and allergies to name a few.

The field of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is there ideally to address the problems that occur in the body, so that major diseases are ‘nipped in the bud’.

One important branch of CAM is detoxification. Detox has recently become more important as we are exposed to vast amounts of toxins in our modern world that were either unheard of 50 years ago or exposure to them was minimal, e.g. radiation, non-stick coatings, residues in drinking water. (1)

Every thing ingested, inhaled or applied has to be dealt with and safely eliminated by our bodies, so you can imagine the stress our elimination systems are constantly under and the overtime that the detox organs need to put in to eliminate these toxic substances. To help our bodies deal with this excess burden and to keep them functioning optimally cleansing has become a vital part of health programmes that are given to patients. Detoxification is a delicate process which needs close guidance by a qualified practitioner in order to give the best benefit.

I often give the example in talks, that done incorrectly detoxification is like sweeping the garage floor without opening its door, you can end up with toxins being dusted all around the body.With the right guidance detox can produce an invigorating cleansing of the entire system and an improvement in our body’s absorption of nutrients.

Sarah Rahman has managed Detox retreats with UK’s leading nutritionists Amanda Hamilton and Midi Fairgrieve, in Spain, Turkey and the UK and features in the Spa of Embarrassing Illnesses series being screened on UKTV Style Jan 08

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www.thebodywhispers.co.uk

(1) for a comprehensive list of toxins visit the detoxification page http://thebodywhispers.co.uk/detoxification.htm