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When Did We Start Doubting?

Here is something that we would like for you to reflect on this week: “When did we start doubting in our body’s ability to heal itself?” (i.e. Taking medication to lower a fever) In order for you to understand why we are asking this question, let us give you some examples:

At conception, two half cells united, and then multiplied. The first system that was formed was your nervous system. From there, your nervous system directed every other cell to become specific cells (i.e. pancreas cells, liver cells, hair cells, etc.). In 9 months, you went from 2 half cells to 9 trillion cells and 9 organ systems. Now that’s a miracle! 18 years later, you now have over 100 trillion cells; 100 billion of those cells will have to be replaced DAILY. Ask any woman who’s been pregnant, and she will tell you that she did not physically create, with her educated mind, any of the cells or organs for her baby; the body just knew what to do. Ask almost anyone, and they will tell you that they are not physically creating, with their educated mind, new cells on a day to day basis; the body just knows what to do.

When you were young, chances are that you fell off your bike or slipped on the cement, and ended up with a cut/scrape on your knee. Within minutes of this happening, the blood would have stopped due to the clot that was formed. Within the next few days, a scab would have formed to protect the area while it healed. Within a week, the scab would have fallen off and the area of injury would be healed. Ask any child (or adult because this does not change as we age), and he or she will tell you that they did not physically create, with their educated minds, any of the clots, scabs, or new skin; the body just knew what to do.

When you ate your breakfast this morning, the instant food touched your mouth, digestive enzymes (saliva) were secreted in order to start the digestion process. From there, it went through your esophagus, your stomach, your small intestine, your large intestine, and we all know how this process ends. Throughout this journey, food was broken down; carbohydrates, fats, and proteins were used for energy or repair, water, minerals and vitamins were being absorbed, and what the body did not need was left behind. Read more

An Herbal Remedy For Constipation

If you’ve ever had an issue with digestion, constipation, over use of laxatives, are planning to detoxify your body, or are having trouble with your gums, Triphala is something you should look into if you haven’t already.

Triphala is an Ayurvedic herbal formula made from three separate Indian herbs:

Amalaki, Bibhitaki, and Haritaki.

It has astringent properties that help to tighten and tone tissues while simultaneously cleansing them. This is a useful property for the entire body but Triphala is best known for improving the digestive tract. Literally from mouth to colon. Someone with bleeding gums would do well to try Triphala. It helps to stop the bleeding by tightening the gum tissue and penetrating deep into the gums and cleansing them.

To use Triphala for your gums, leave a single teaspoon in a cup of water overnight. The next morning, strain out the solids and use the remaining liquid like mouthwash. Be sure to push the liquid between your teeth and thoroughly swish all around your entire mouth. Do this for between one 1 and 3 minutes.

Triphala, Digestion, and Constipation

To understand why Triphala is valuable for assisting digestion and relieving constipation its helpful to understand two very basic ideas about how elimination and digestion can become impaired.

1) A back up in the liver and gall bladder

2) Intestinal dryness

This typically goes hand in hand with some presence of toxicity in the blood. The causes can vary, but in our culture it is usually due to diet and/or chemical substances that over tax those organs. Triphala is able to penetrate the liver and gall bladder to deliver nutrients and detoxify the tissue. They are then able to resume the release of bile into the intestinal tract. This serves to address intestinal dryness.

The Importance Of Natural Peristalsis

While this is happening, Triphala also stimulates the intestines and colon to re-instate normal peristalsis. Peristalsis is the muscular function in the digestive tract that pushes solid waste out of the body. Read more