I know of so many people who will go to the beach in their clothes, but will not put so much as a foot in the water.  Why you ask?  Because they don’t want to be seen in their bathing suit.  And that’s too bad, that they deprive themselves such enjoyment.  But it is also understandable.

Weight is a HUGE issue in our society.  But weight gain is just the tip of a big iceberg and it is called our toxic load.

When we become toxic our body will dilute the toxins and encapsulate them.  And that is a major reason people we start to swell up.  But as long as we don’t “look too bad” most ignore their toxic load.

Weight Loss Does Not  Detox Your Body

Detoxing Your Body Results In Weight Loss

Simply losing weight does not cause you to detoxify your body.  In fact, losing weight can actually cause you to become more toxic as the toxins are now more concentrated in your tissues!  On the other hand, when you detox, you do lose weight!

How toxic are we as a society? Did you know that nursing mother’s  almost always have toxic milk that they are feeding their babies!

The New York Times article says the following: “When we nurse our babies, we feed them not only the fats, sugars and proteins that fire their immune systems, metabolisms and cerebral synapses. We also feed them, albeit in minuscule amounts, paint thinners, dry-cleaning fluids, wood preservatives, toilet deodorizers, cosmetic additives, gasoline byproducts, rocket fuel, termite poisons, fungicides and flame retardants.”

If you are a nursing mom, realize that switching to formula will not get rid of toxins as the formulas themselves have trace amounts of various toxins.  Detox yourself with something that has been scientifically proven.  It is the only way to go.

And about that last chance before summer, I’m talking about The Ultimate Detox this Sunday May 6/2012 in Ottawa (Kanata).

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But have you ever thought of cleaning not just your house, but your body?

And detoxing or cleaning your body in not just a physical way, but emotionally and energetically?

• Spring Clean Your House

• Do a Yearly Detox of your Body (one that actually works)

• Take Time to Focus on  Who You Are and Where You Are Going

This is the time that Dr. Marcelle and I do just that.  This weekend is our “Ultimate Wake Up” weekend where we work on healing the healers.  This is our  time to take a good look at who we are, what we are doing and where we want to go.  We do this every year as life keeps changing the rules and you have to constantly adjust and make modifications.

And this investment in our time has definitely paid dividends.  It is easy to just drift through life, but when you take charge, make plans and clean out the toxic debris that is in your way, it get’s exciting.

We do a complete run of our 3 day Ultimate Wake Up that we put on in the fall to keep us moving forward and to tweak this tool, and continue to improve it year to year.

And then, the week after, we are doing the Ultimate Detox ourselves, to physically detoxify our bodies.

As time marches on, we see more and more people retiring into their “Golden Years” and for most of them they are anything but golden.  Trouble walking to the end of the block really interferes with one’s ability to travel.  And looking back on your life, it is said that one’s greatest regret is what they didn’t do in their life.

Life is precious, and time continually ticks down, faster and faster as a matter of fact.  So start living your life the way you want to.  Take care of yourself, and go after your hearts desire because if you don’t, well the clock is ticking and it gets harder and harder to get out of our rut.

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After using ice (20 minutes at a time) and rest, it still seems to be quite sore so today I tried Acupuncture.

Now I will be the first to admit my fear of needles. In fact “I am a fainter” and have been for all of my life. And so it was with reluctance that I asked  JP Brunelle , our acupuncturist at Awakening Potentials to help me with my sore elbow.

Down on the table I went and he found the acupuncture meridian spots that were related to my sore elbow. And then he told me they were on the Small Intestine meridian. Who knew? Not me, that’s for sure. And then he touched the bottom of my right foot and did he ever find a sore spot. You guessed it, another point for the Small Intestine.

Tennis Elbow Golfer’s Elbow  Epicondylitis

JP then explained how in traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture, they don’t just go after the sore elbow as would the physiotherapists. They also treat the other meridian spots that will then pull the inflamed and blocked energy out to the elbow area and dissipate it throughout the body.

Well he used the needles and actually you barely feel them going in. Once they are there I could feel a “pulling” on one that was in my hand. All the others, couldn’t feel a thing! He said to think of the pulling sensation as energy beginning to flow and when I did, it seemed to help that feeling go away.

Long story short, I had the acupuncture needles and they are much smaller than the needles at a medical doctors office and they didn’t hurt! And I already some relief in my elbow.

At the Ultimate Detox Workshop on May 6, JP will be explaining how acupuncture balances the body’s energy. You should come while we still have seats, he has quite a touch as his clients will attest and you can learn how it can help you, along with a whole lot of other incredible information that we all need to know about detoxing and weight loss and staying healthy.