Castor oil packs are a classic Naturopathic tool to increase circulation and lymphatic flow, while decreasing congestion in organs and tissue. To promote liver detoxification and bowel function use a castor oil pack over your entire abdomen nightly for at least 30 minutes. Pour 2 Tblsp of organic castor oil on a clean folded square of cotton flannel (approx. 12″ x 12″). Let it slowly saturate the cloth. Unfold the cloth and place over you abdomen. Cover with a towel and heat if you desire (hot water bottle is best).
Daily Detox
Your Daily Detox, Vol1 Number2
In our western culture, we eat primarily sweet and salty foods. For millenia, Chinese medicine has recommended balancing all of the tastes – sweet, salty, pungent, sour and bitter. Eating bitter or sour foods causes a completely different digestive enzyme response than does eating sweet or salty foods. In particular, bitter foods cause a digestive response that is incredibly healing and balancing.
Bitter foods may include:
- Radicchio
- Frizee
- Arugula
- Radishes
- Asparagus
- Kohlrabi
Put away your Antacids, and include bitter foods in your diet!
Your Daily Detox
We’re launching a series of health tips that will teach you how to promote detoxification on a daily basis.
Click on the Daily Detox tag at “What’s Inside the Website” on the main page for the link to the Daily Detox articles.
Here’s the first one:
Drink 1 cup of hot water mixed with the juice of 1/2 lemon each morning. This will encourage bile movement in the liver, which will keep your liver healthy and happy. The liver is one of the most important organs of elimination, managing hormones and chemicals on a daily basis.