This is the season to focus on the Liver and Gallbladder. The Liver is an organ that purifies the blood and has the amazing ability to regenerate itself. In early Spring our bodies tend to naturally want to eat less food, and can even go into a fasting mode, so that it may cleanse and purify the blood from all the fat, heavy, rich foods of the winter before it signals the body to rejuvenate and regenerate itself, aka spring fever. This is nature’s way of “cleaning the slate” before beginning the new growth cycle. This is also the time of year where dieting is easiest and most effective because we are following our own (and the planets) biorhythms.
So the Spring season is all about cleaning out and regenerating/rejuvenating (physically, spiritually and mentally) as quickly as possible before the bite of summers heat. The upcoming years health is directly dependent upon how well your body can detox and clean out before the coming growth period. This way your body can take full advantage of the growing/rejuvenating period that follows. But, how can you ensure that your body is cleaning out and detoxing as much as is needed?
The first step is to figure out where your body needs to be detoxed and cleansed the most. Colonics are probably the most efficient way to cleanse the body. Not only does the Liver and Gallbladder clean out, but the kidneys as well as any impacted waste, mucous, parasites, or toxins hiding in the intestines. Colonics are regularly used to treat and prevent many seasonal induced disorders such as allergies, depressions, and hormonal fluctuations. Herbal Detox formulas are also very important and can be used in conjunction with most other modalities. The basically clean from the inside out, and formulas can be adjusted to focus on problematic organs and tissues. Sauna therapy is yet another way to clean the body before starting the new growth season. This is a milder detox modality relying on sweating to eliminate waste products from the blood, which is slow. There is though the added benefit of having a more immediate effect weather related arthritis, aches and pains. Massage and Acupuncture are other techniques that can greatly assist the body to release toxins by opening up micro-circulation to dislodge toxins and by releasing pathogenic muscle memory stored up from the winter (the holidays!).
In the Spring, the human body instinctively starts producing less Melatonin and increases production of Seratonin, this results in a feeling of happiness, euphoria, optimism and energy. The body also starts to produce more luteinizing hormone, which increases muscle mass, growth and fertility. Without being cleansed properly, all the old toxins of the last year will be taken into the new year, and will hinder your potential regeneration/rejuvenation.
Hormone supplementation is also very useful at this time of year. Since “spring fever” is mostly hormonally driven, supplements such as Herbal Tonics and Acupuncture can provide the essential nutritional base needed to build hormones as well as the chemical and electric signals to produce them on your own naturally. This is far superior than most single chemical bio-identical hormones because they are produced by your own body, in the ratio that your body needs. HCG has also proven useful at this time of year because it itself is a hormone source that stimulates the body to produce a cascade of other hormones such as progesterone and testosterone.
To find out how to reach your greatest potential health, and to make the coming year all that it can be, schedule an appointment with Helene Gentili and create your custom wellness strategy. Now is the time!
