Healthy Lifestyle Newsletter

Stressed? Lethargic? Not feeling 100%? Need a detox? Visit Byron Bay’s Detox Lounge and begin your detox program with gentle, professional care and guidance.

Vitality 4 Life has launched its new state of the art wellness centre “Detox Lounge”.

The best place to start in any detox program is your intestine which provides 70% of our immune system. There is no more effective way to go than a comprehensive colonic program using our superb facilities and supported by caring and professional staff, says Roger Akins, Managing Director, Vitality 4 Life.

The colon is a repository of all the accumulated waste in the body and research has shown that this can be one of the greatest causes of serious health conditions.

“Our clients have immediate health results and our follow-up program, which incorporates a rebuilding of the intestinal flora, a comprehensive nutritional program utilising our whole foods, juicing program and far infra-red sauna, is second to none”, says Roger Akins.

Byron Bay with its superb beaches, fantastic yoga, pilates, gym facilities and spectacular walks, offers a perfect back-drop to any detox program.

To celebrate the launch of Detox Lounge, Vitality 4 Life offers Dr Norman Walker’s book Colon Health - the Key to Vibrant Health, to the first 5 bookings. For all enquiries contact info@detoxlounge.com.au or call 61 2 6685 8622.

Ever wondered what those mercury fillings do to you? Check out this short video, from a laboratory at the Universiy of Calgary, which shows actual footage of damage being done to brain cells exposed to Mercury.

Mercury vapor is highly permeable and it will go through your skull bone like a hot knife through butter, and it will stay there firmly bound to sulphur proteins in your brain, causing damage to the microtubules that nourish your brain cells. This film makes it easier to understand exactly what happens to your brain cells when they’re exposed to mercury, making it easy to understand why mercury has been linked to a host of harmful reactions like autism, heart disease, Parkinson’s Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Infertility and many more.

Your brain and body can be exposed to toxic mercury through a number of other ways as well, from getting a flu shot to having a dental filling. Studies have found people with amalgam dental fillings can have mercury vapor concentrations 10 times higher than those in people without them. Also, simple activities such as chewing gum, drinking hot liquids and brushing teeth can further increase the release of mercury.

If you choose to take out your fillings - make sure you give your body a detox as well. Wheatgrass is one of the best detoxes you can give yourself.

Stuck inside and eating too much?

Why not vibrate your winter blues away with a vibration machine.

“We at Body Beautiful purchased our first Whole Body Vibration Machine in December 06. We have been using it successfully in our beauty and weight loss salon since then with fantastic results! We have seen results in cellulite (remarkable!), painful veins, toning, flexibility and general well being. Clients with leg and back problems also look forward to using the vibration machine as it causes them no stress on their joints.”

You can even do your yoga poses on the machine. Find out more at http://www.vibrationmachine.biz

So you want to detox - and are considering a fast? In Detox Your Life, Jane Scrivner outlines the golden rules of fasting:

• do not fast if you are pregnant or breast-feeding, suffer from any illness, heart condition or diabetes, are taking prescribed drugs, or have doubts about your health.
• decide when you wnat to fast and for how long - a mini-fast(18 hours) or a mini-mini fast (14 hours).
• you must start and finish gradually
• leading up to the fast, you should cut out caffeine, processed foods and alcohol
• the 3 meals prior to your fast should be light consisting of fresh fruit and vegetables, pulses, rice and plenty of fluids.
• throughout the fast you should:
• drink plenty of hot water, lemon juice and honey
• take vitamin c supplements every four hours
• drink at least 2 litres of fluid in the form of water or juices

If hunger becomes unbearable then have to hand some black grapes to nibble on.

Once you have finished your fast, you should again eat only light meals consisting of fresh fruit and vegetables, pulses, rice and plenty of fluids, particularly pure water. Then you should slowly reintroduce your normal foods, taking note if anything causes irritation or discomfort. If this occurs then eliminate the irritant foods and detox your diet.

Each time you fast you are flushing our the small build-up of toxins and waste. Fasting regularly after a complete detox program will maintain your original detox at its fullest potential.

When detoxing take care of the quality of your juices, water and foods…you are highly sensitive when detoxing.

One of the most powerful detoxing agents you can consume is wheatgrass.

• Wheatgrass is a Toxic Cleanser - Cleanse and strengthen your immune system. Keep you body free from long term damage and disease
• Wheatgrass is a Natural Healer - Wheatgrass has been used as a natural health treatment for cancer, skin disorders, wound healing and much more.
• Wheatgrass is Highly Nutritious - A whole food containing trace elements of every vitamin, mineral and amino acid for human nutrition.

It’s simple to grow your own wheatgrass. You do however need a specific wheatgrass juicer which can handle the fibrous greens.