So my digestive problems are pretty renown at this point… at least to my poor boyfriend who has to deal with my constant complaining about how much my stomach hurts.
In some last ditch, desperate attempt to correct these issues without going back to my doctor I opted to take a more holistic approach.
If you follow me on twitter or are friends with me on Facebook, you probably know that I’m a student of yoga. I love what the practice does to your mind, body and spirit and its on my mat that I started my hopeful road to recovery.
Yogis will tell you that doing any pose with a twist is the best way to start detoxing. Twists wring the toxins from your organs like water from a washcloth. When I went to class last night, I was careful to pay close attention to all of my twisting asanas.
Ironically, it was these positions that my body had the most trouble with. I noticed that I had to breathe my way through all of them and take a lot of breaks. Discouraging maybe but its yoga. I found confidence in the fact that I stopped to listen to my body.
In addition to my yoga practice, I’ve opted to go on a 2 day cleanse that I found in an article of Women’s Health Magazine. The article is here: http://ow.ly/8bIt2 and I’m doing the last one, Green Veggies and Tea.
So I woke up this morning and blanched some asparagus and chopped my cucumbers and made my breakfast Smoothie.
I really hope this works…
Good luck! I hope that you find what works. I was talking to a gal last night who is cutting out gluten for 2 months to see if it helps a problem she’s having. If she doesn’t get the results that she is looking for, she’ll bring the gluten back and cut out dairy. She’s going to keep trying different things to cut from her diet until she finds one that gives her the results she needs.
Something to think about.