Detoxifying your body the natural way

Detoxification refers to the elimination of poisons or toxins. Due to the huge amounts of today’s environmental contaminants, our body’s are in serious need of regular cleansing to reduce damage to our immune systems and metabolism. Detoxification is vital to maximise the body’s energy and to prevent chronic illness.

It is also a time-honoured way to keep digestive elimination regular, circulation under control, and stress to a minimum. Detoxification both maintains good health and promotes healing from illnesses.

Detoxifying our body’s can often help reverse many of the illnesses and diseases related to the presence of toxins in the body. After detoxification our major organs, especially our liver does not have to work overtime 24/7 in an attempt, to catch up and process unwanted toxins.

When natural healing begins, the body proceeds to heal the most vital organ first, then the most recent problem. Some people wish to avoid this part of healing, as it can cause discomfort, however this is a positive sign and should be celebrated because your is body working as it should by processing and getting rid of those nasty toxins.

As the toxins exit the body, they take one of the three main exit routes: the SKIN, the RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, or the DIGESTIVE TRACK. When exiting through the skin, you may experience excessive sweating, rashes and itchiness may occur. When going out through the respiratory system, coughs or cold-like symptoms are common, and when they go out through the gastro-intestinal system, constipation or loose motions sometimes appear. As the internal organs adjust themselves, your pulse rate may increase irregularly, blood pressure may vary, blood-sugar levels may vary irregularly, but all such symptoms should be looked at in context. If you feel well, when your blood sugar levels indicate that you should feel unwell, you should realise that you are detoxifying. The toxins are carried away from your cells by your blood, so blood tests can be misleading during this time.

Such symptoms may alarm the uninformed. This is, however, a natural part of the body healing and is a POSITIVE SIGN that a cleansing reaction is occurring and your body’s immune system is causing this reaction to happen.

It is also simple common sense to ensure that we do not hamper the healing process by poor diet. Make sure your drinking plenty of fresh, clean water. (Chlorine in tap water is a toxin.)

The right kinds of foods are essential in healing, providing the nourishment that the body needs for tissue repair and balance of systems. Juicing is fantastic, raw vegetables and fruits supply the cells with enzymes, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and fibres that we need to sustain life.  Lack of the right foods and too much of the wrong foods (salt, sugar, preservatives, colours, flavour enhancers and nitrates) are the source of many of our ailments. Malnutrition in many cases can result in many of the diseases that plague us today.

Alkalizing your body with Ganoderma

Nutritionists and scientists from all over the world state that we should take in at least five dishes of vegetables and green foods per day, every day!

But where and how in our fast paced lifestyles, eating on the run, are we going to be able to do this? Our bustling and overloaded ways of life don’t allow us to watch out sufficiently enough for a healthy and balanced nutrition.

Ganoderma - The Most Alkaline Food in the World! It has been suggested that there are 150 diseases that cannot survive in an alkaline body.

What many people do, especially for breakfast, is to consume foods and drinks like orange juice, toast, honey, sweet rolls, muffins, waffles, pancakes etc., which contain huge amounts of sugar and simple carbohydrates, thus promoting high levels of yeast and fungi to grow inside the body. Traditional high protein breakfast foods like omelette, bacon, sausage, meats etc. also compromise the inner fluids and ultimately lead to higher acid levels in our body.

As a result, many people nowadays suffer from the over-acidification of their body, also known as acidosis. All food we ingest influences our body pH level. By consuming acid-forming or acidic food, like continental breakfast, hot-dogs, muffins or coke, our body is continuously fighting to neutralize the excessive acid and to retain pH balance, which is a pH level of 7.356 on the pH scale. Symptoms of a pH imbalance can be weight problems such as overweight and underweight, as well as other health conditions such as allergies, arthritis, acne and heart attacks.

To decelerate or, even better, interrupt these critical processes, the over-acidification of the body ought to be reversed by creating a proper nutritional balance of alkaline-forming and acid-forming foods in your diet. As our normal body pH level is 7.356 on the pH scale, thus slightly alkaline, you should also add large amounts of alkaline water and alkaline food to your daily diet. Only then your body will be able to restore its ideal pH, get rid of acid wastes and create a healthy inner environment.

A proper, slightly alkaline diet, suggests taking in at least 80% of alkalizing foods, like green vegetables or grasses, and never more than 20% of neutral and acidifying foods. Acid forming foods are amongst others meat, dairy products, chocolate, bread and all kind of other yeast products, alcohol, carbonated drinks and coffee and tea. Try to avoid those foods, instead consume as much alkaline forming foods as possible, like vegetables, greens, sprouts, soy products and most kind of seeds. Eating alkaline foods transforms your body pH from dangerously acidic to slightly above neutral. Above that, alkaline water neutralizes harmful acid wastes and gently dismantles them from cells and tissues. Alkaline water has a pH value between 9 and 11 on the pH scale.

An alkaline way of life is the perfect start to restore your overall health. By transforming your nutrition into an alkalizing pH diet, which can be by eating vegetables all day long, or taking green food nutritional supplements, the body’s pH level will gradually be balanced. When the nutrients of alkaline foods get into your bloodstream, every cell in your body will be recreated and regenerated. An alkaline diet thus helps to boost your energy levels, improve skin, reduce allergies and enhance mental clarity.

Above that, when pH balance is achieved, the body instinctively drops to its ideal, healthy weight. As soon as the acidic environment is eliminated, there will be no need for new fat cells to form, and the remaining fat in your body is no longer needed to store acid wastes, and therefore simply melts away. An alkaline way of life will restore good health; you will not only see but also feel the difference.

Ganoderma RG & GL

Ganoderma Lucidium is widely known as the “king of the herbs” and contains more than 400 active elements.

Reishi Gano (RG) and Ganoderma Lucidum (GL) are consumed in pairs.

Reishi Gano (RG)

RG (Reishi Gano) is a mushroom essence

RG  is 100% crushed spore powder and is the extract from the fruit body of the adult Ganoderma Lucidum mushroom.

Contents of Reishi Gano (RG)

Reishi Gano contains more than 400 active elements, which can be divided into 3 categories.

• 30% water soluble elements.
• 65% organic soluble elements.
• 5% volatile elements.

Active ingredients of RG:

• Polysaccharides
• Organic germanium
• Triterpenoides
• Adenosine
• Ganoderic Essence
• Protein
• Fibre

POLYSACCHARIDES  (The Cleanser) Water Soluble

• Strengthen the body’s immune system
• Balance blood sugar level and improves pancreatic functions
• Protect against degeneration of skin cells and eliminates dead surface cells which improves skin texture and reduces the appearance of aging
• Controls destruction of healthy cells throughout the body
• Helps cleanse toxic deposits from the body (Detoxification)
• Strengthens cell membranes
• Increases oxygen carrying capacity of the red blood cells.

ORGANIC GERANIUM (The Balancer) Partially Soluble

• Increases the oxygen content in the body and regulates the electrical charges in the body. (Electrical Charge Balancer)  Removes abnormal electrical charges around abscess cells.
• Increases oxygen in the blood system
• Reduces fatigue and increases vitality
• Strengthens the immune system
• Increases the metabolism
• Contains an abundance of anti-oxidants that control or inhibit damaging free radicals. Free radicals are a major cause of cell degeneration, cancer and aging.
• Assists our body’s natural ability to fight cancer cells
• Revives cell tissues by increasing oxygen supply to body oxygen
• Cleanses blood
• Serves as a brain tonic and Stabilizes the nervous system
• Stabilizes blood pressure
• Stabilizes electrical function in the body
• Eliminates water soluble toxins.
• Prevents numbness in the hands and the legs
• Helps patients recover  from stroke

ADENOSINE (The Regulator) Organic soluble elements

• Reduces cholesterol and body fat
• Helps to unclog arteries plugged with fatty deposits, and supports liver function
• Lowers the level of blood lipid and stabilizes red cell membranes
• Can lower the level of platelets agglutination and enhance thrombosis
• Prevents fragmentation of platelets which can cause blockages in the circulatory system
• Improves the function of the cortex of the adrenal glands to maintain endocrine balance
• Balances the metabolic rate and boosts energy
• Balances the ph of the blood

TRITERPENOIDS  (The Builder) Bitter in taste. Organic Soluble

• Fortifies and improves the digestive system
• Inhibits allergies, relieves sinus congestion, and helps with respiratory problems
• Reduces cholesterol and neutral fats in the body
• Ganoderic Essence
• Rejuvenates the body’s tissues and cells
• Boosts all the body’s functions
• Helps to maintain youthfulness and contributes to improved vitality
• Overcomes skin disorders and beautifies the skin
• Is effective for relieving external problems such as scrapes, skin wounds, psoriasis, bug bites, stings, sunburn, mouth ulcers, and external bleeding.

GANODERIC ESSENSE (The Regenerator)  Volatile Elements

• Can assist in the treatment of skin diseases
• Beautification of the skin
• Can be used as an external application on skin diseases, mouth ulcers, and external wounds )also stops bleeding)
• Rejuvenates body tissues

Effects of RG:

• RG is a scanner (1-30 days). RG has the wider range of scanning because it contains all the natural elements of Gano. Water soluble, organic soluble and volatile elements.
• RG does functions like cleansing and detoxification (1-30 weeks).
• RG removes toxins such as uric acid, excess cholesterol, fat deposits, calcium deposits, bad tissue and chemical accumulation through 1, sweating 2, urination and stool 3, boils, rashes, phlegm and mucus discharge.
• RG is a regulator (1-12months). After the toxin removal from the body, RG exerts a balancing effect to restore the body function to normal.
• RG is a builder (6-24 months). RG builds and heals body parts that are injured or damaged. It strengthens the body; Immune System, restores mental calmness and gives more resistance to disease.
• RG supplies essential elements such as Minerals and Triterpenoides for the recovery of body function.
• RG is a regenerator (1-3years). It ensures our body is functioning at its optimum level, which is actually a rejuvenating effect and thus restores youthful appearance, strength and peacefulness of mind. 

 Ganoderma Lucidum (GL)

GL Ganocelium is the Mycelium of Ganoderma lucidum (the root of the mushroom) which has been dried and powdered at only 18 days old. It supplies a whole spectrum of vitamins to our body and serves as an oxygen supplier. 450 mg in each capsule.

Benefits of Ganoderma Lucidum 

• Enhances the Immune System
• Promote stamina and endurance. 
• Relieves the symptoms of heartburn and acid reflux
• Relieves the symptoms of Allergy and Hay Fever. 
• Temporary relief of the pain associated with Rheumatoid Arthritis. 
• Relief the symptoms of Influenza/Flu. 
• Helps relieve Nervous Tension-Stress and mild Anxiety. 
• Temporary relief of Migraine Headaches. 
• Relieves symptoms of PMS and of Menstrual Symptoms. 
• Relieves symtoms of Pre-menstrual Symptoms/Syndrome. 
• Relieves Sleeplessness. 
• Temporary relief of Coughs. 
• Formula to support Liver.

Antioxidants neutralize the oxidant effect of free radicals of normal cellular respiration and metabolism. Ganoderma is one of the most potent  Anti Oxidants at 23,500 I.U’s

If healthy the body has a healthy heart, healthy blood pressure, healthy cholesterol levels,
normal blood sugar levels, and a healthy respiratory system. 
All the organs in the body operate without problems.

Effects of GL:
It enhances a whole spectrum of vitamins and minerals to our body. It serves as a brain tonic, oxygen supplier and provides the basis for body growth.

Through its polysaccharide content, GL effectively prevents growth of abnormal cells and controls their spread.

• Helps in strengthening the body Immune System.
• Reduces sugar level in blood and revives pancreas function 
• Discharges water-soluble toxins.

Contents of RG

• Polysaccharides
• Organic germanium
• A whole spectrum of Vitamins
• A whole spectrum of Minerals
• Amino acids

According to a report from Japan, GL contains 6000 parts of Organic germanium per million (PPM) whereas RG has 800-2000 PPM of Organic germanium. Thus it increases the hemoglobin content of oxygen by 1.5 times.

Five Steps to Regain Your Health Using Ganoderma

SCANNING (1 - 30 days)
During this process, the body cells are checked for toxins and inactivity. Most kinds of defects at cellular level are reported by way of REFLECTIONS through the external organs like eyes, nose and ears.

• Diseases are caused by imbalance of body function.
• RG can help regulate the body functions.
• From the reaction, we can identify the ailing area. This is known as the scanning effect of RG.
• RG contains all the natural elements of Gano water soluble, organic and volatile elements.

This is just a diagnostic phase which normally occurs within 6 weeks of starting Ganotherapy and lingers for about 1 - 30 days.

DETOXIFICATION (CLEANSING) (1 - 30 weeks)
Detoxification is the first step to healing, and healing the body is your first step to a longer life.

1. During this phase, the unwanted / harmful matters (called the toxins) are removed from the body. The body using its own natural excretory mechanism, which is activated by Ganoderma, carries out this process. This phase takes place for about 5-12 days, depending on the level and quality of toxins.
2. Uric acid, excess cholesterol, fat deposits, calcium deposits, and chemicals are toxic. The detoxification phase helps to remove such toxins from the body.
   The toxins are removed from the body though:
   a. Sweating
   b. The circulation system  - (kidneys and liver) & then discharged from the body through urination & stools.
   c. Boils, rashes, phlegm and mucus discharge.

During this process of detoxification, water soluble toxins (e.g. sugar, uric acid) find their exit through urine and sweat. Fat soluble toxins (e.g. cholesterol) are easily disposed off through phlegm.

During the detoxification phase  the sometimes body feels hot and thirsty. This is a sign that the body needs more water to discharge the toxins. Gano by itself is not heat inducing.

Sleep and eating times are most important. When you are healing, your body uses energy to self-restore.  If you eat late (after 8 pm) it will use that energy to digest your food instead. The healing process occurs between 11 pm – 2 am, while you are (or should be) in deep sleep. If your body systems are not in “rest” mode at those times, the healing is drastically hampered.

When detoxifying for the first time, some may experience a reaction within 3-10 days, and some can have a reaction 2-3 months later.  The reaction may not be limited to one experience only. Most people will get some sort of reaction. A light reaction may last up to 2-5 days, a severe may last 7 to 30 days.

It is to be understood that health improvement largely depends on the consumers own body condition, level of toxins in the body, duration of suffering from any ailment and the other lines of treatment one is undergoing. But one can certainly expect a good overall improvement in health with continuous consumption of Ganoderma over a 12 month period.

REGULATION (1-12 months)
The bio-Chemical as well as bio-electric factors of the body are balanced and the organ functions are regulated to normal levels.

BUILDING (6-24 months)
In this phase, the damaged cells are repaired and reconstructed. Inactive cells are re-activated. Body’s natural immune system is activated.

Process of building & healing parts of the body that have sustained injuries or damage.
Strengthening the immune system, physical strength, and mental calmness, more resistance to diseases.
Supplying essential elements to the body, such as minerals and triterpenoid for the recovery of bodily functions.

REGENERATING (1-3 years)
It is a continuous process through-out life and during the process our body gains youthfulness. (Oxidation of the cells prevented and ageing of the cells delayed) The natural immune system is activated at all levels. It is a process where our body continues functioning at its optimum level.

Chronic diseases caused by imbalance of body functions

Each and every day our body’s are being continually bombarded with poisonous toxins; through the food we eat, the water we drink and the air we breathe.

Fortunately, our body’s have an innate ability to self-heal and doctor itself. However due to the vast quantities of toxins in our food, water and the air we breathe our body’s simply cannot keep up, putting stress on our vital organs such as our kidneys and liver which can lead to disease.

We are the carer of our own body’s. This being the case we must take responsibility for the daily decisions that we make about our health and the food we eat, which will determine how long or short our lives might be. “We were created to live LONG and HEALTHY lives” but this is often determined by how we live our lives from day to day. There are no short cuts or quick and easy routes to being healthy. It requires you to set health goals, have determination and most importantly make a commitment to change and maintain a healthy lifestyle!

It is no secret that the general public is constantly searching for ways to improve their health and ultimately the quality of their lives. More and more we are being bombarded with information (some accurate and some not) concerning weight loss, avoiding baldness, enhancing energy, reversing cancer and diabetes, relieving arthritis, eliminating migraines, and a myriad of other health issues. All this often leads to “Information Overload” which can make things confusing and often leads to people doing nothing or giving up on their health because they have no idea what will or what won’t work.

Heart disease and cancer are the 2 top killers in the US.

In the US each year 39,000 people die due to unnecessary surgery and other errors in hospitals. 80,000 people die due to other infections in hospitals and a staggering 106,000 people die due to adverse drug reactions.

1. Heart Disease           = 652,486 deaths
2. Cancer                     = 553,888 deaths
3. Modern Medicine    = 225,000 deaths

In today’s world we are lead to believe that that there is a “Pill for Every Ill”.

“Good health makes a lot of sense but it does not make a lot of dollars”.

Herein lies the problem; “We Are What You Eat”

How old is your food? In the US food travels between 1500 and 2000 miles  before you get it and it could be at a week old and this is probably no different in Australia. This brings us to the next question. How much nutritional value is left in the food by the time you eat it? If you are lucky you might be getting 40%  of its nutrients and this is before it has been cooked”

Nearly all food that you purchase in and around a big city has been processed and one of the major problems according to Charlotte Gerson (founder of the Gerson institute) is the soil that our food is grown in, and what we do to the soil, air and water. Our soils are used over and over again, making it nutrient deficient, causing the soils to become like deserts. The so called fertilizer that agriculture uses to assist crops to grow these days, is mainly made up of only 3 minerals; Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium. This is fine and good according to Charlotte, however the problem is that our soil requires approximately 52 different minerals. This being the case, where is the Calcium, Manganese, Zinc and the Iron? to name a few she asks? “They’re Missing!” Consequently if the soil is deficient so are the plants deficient and weakened and lose their defences and the bugs and disease comes and attacks them. She says “This is where the chemical companies step in by providing chemicals, growth stimulants and pesticides”. This of course makes the chemical companies happy because this allows them to sell millions and millions of dollars worth of chemicals as a temporary fix, she says.

If we eat commercial food, we are eating, deficient, toxic food! Consequently
our body’s cannot help but be deficient and toxic unless 
we choose to do something about it!

What is Good Health?

Most people regard good health as merely being, “Absent from disease or illness”. Most people are content to just get out of bed in the morning and know that they are alive. For most to be healthy simply means “Not to be Sick”

The true definition of good health is much broader than that. Good health means being able to live life to the fullest. It means waking up in the morning in a clear, happy state of mind, with copious amounts of energy and a spring in your step that lasts the whole day. This is living at ones peak!

“Good Health is a state of OPTIMAL physical, emotional,
mental and spiritual well-being”

Many people wonder how their immune system is performing. Is it functioning well, or are there areas that need improvement?

How you answer the following questions may determine if you might be suffering from immune dysfunction.

• Do you have recurrent viral infections?
• Do you experience reduced stamina and resistance when under stress?
• Are you feeling tired & exhausted by mid afternoon?
• Are your energy levels constantly below normal?
• Do you have herpes (Genital and or cold sores)?
• Do you suffer from frequent colds or flu?
• Do you suffer from inflammation and or infections in the upper respiratory track e.g. sinus, ear infection, sore throats, or swollen cervical gland on a fairly regular basis?
• Do you suffer from recurrent bronchitis?
• Do you have recurrent cystitis?
• Do you suffer from recurrent skin infections?
• Have you been diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome?
• Do you suffer with Rheumatoid Arthritis?
• Do you have high blood pressure?
• Do you have high cholesterol?
• Have you suffered from recurrent infections of Candida or other yeast problems?
• Have you been diagnosed with Epstein Barr?
• Do you suffer from Gout?
• Are you having  sleepless nights?
• Do you suffer from heartburn and Acid Reflux?
• Do you have bleeding gums?
• Do you have skin problems such as Eczema?
• Do you have Diabetes?

Checking your symptoms is the first step to discovering the state of your health. It can be alarming when you actually see in black and white just how many symptoms you are experiencing.