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Herbal Uses in Detoxification

Detox Herbs for Tea and  Foot Bath
–any combination of mint, raspberry, ginger, turmeric, hyssop, dandelion, nettle, milk thistle.   Marjoram and calendula are  also good to relieve pain.  

Foot Detox Process

1.  Detoxification herbs
are  used in the foot bath to help  the detoxification process.   

2.  After the foot bath  drink plenty of either artesian or mineral water
or a  herbal detox tea with added  mineral supplements, as  minerals
are drawn from the  body during the process.  Drinking this tea will
replenish the body and enhance the detoxification  process.  

3.  Cleansing of the feet  after the detox session is  done by spraying with a  blend of lemon, lime, or  grapefruit and distilled water. After the citrus cleansing, a  refreshing combination of  lavender or rosemary essential oil and witch hazel is  applied to the feet to complete the balancing of
the  body. Lavender is good to  relax and harmonize, and  smells wonderful.  Rosemary eases muscle and joint aches  


Detox Foot Cleanser  

1.  Create a blend of  Lemon, Lime and
Grapefruit.  Lemon is an effective  degreaser. Lime is refreshing  and
grapefruit is uplifting.  

2.  Add 1 tsp. citrus mix to  4 cups
distilled water.  

Use this in a spray bottle to  clean toxins off
feet.  

Herbal Detox Tea Recipe  

The current all time favorite  herbal detox combination is  red raspberry, peppermint,  and peach tea. Sweeten  with raw whipped honey.   Whipped honey has more  oxygen, but pasteurized  store creamed honey will  work.  Add stevia or agave if you would like it sweeter.  Other sweeteners will not
work, especially alcohol sugars. Xylitol does not work.  

To use teabags, use
the following: 1 red raspberry, 2  peppermint, 1 peach, 1  strawberry,
and 1 ginger.   

To use loose herbs, use the  following:
1 Tbl. Red raspberry,
2 Tbls. Peppermint,
1  Tbl. Calendula,
1 Tbl. Dandelion,
and thin slices of ginger root to taste.

Using a 12 cup coffee  maker, steep tea for 10 -15 minutes, strain into a 1⁄2 gallon jug, then fill jug with  spring water. For extra detox properties, add the following to each cup you pour  off to drink:  

1 tsp. raw apple  cider vinegar  (brown apple
cider  vinegar w/mother  from the store  works)  
1 tsp. raw  whipped/creamed  honey  
1 shake of turmeric  powder  
1 squirt trace minerals    

Detoxing is best done slowly. Drink 8-10 glasses of water a day. Energized alkaline artesian water (Fuji,  Wild Oats Brand), mineral  water (San Pellegrini, Perrier, Evian) or herbal detox  tea is recommended.  You  can also use drops  (AlkaLife) to alkalize your  water.

Contributed by John Thorp  

“The...patient should  be made to understand  that he or she must  take charge of his
own  life.”  -Quentin Regestien