Definition
A sleep disorder (somnipathy) is a
medical disorder of the sleep patterns. It’s important to understand why
sleep disorder can deteriorate your health and interfere with normal
physical, mental and emotional functioning as it effects your nervous
system in the production of the natural hormone melatonin which is
necessary for sleep and wakefulness. Polysomnography testing can help to
evaluate and detect the patterns of sleep disorder.
Detoxification
1. With nutritional supplements
There
is no quick way in detoxification, fasting too fast may even harmful to
your health. Nutritional supplements not only help to improve our
health, restore our energy but also revitalize our metabolism, the
chemical processes in our body by restoring and balancing the existing
deficiencies of nutrition required by our organs to detox. Types of
nutritional supplements used to detox include
a. Beta Carotene
b. Vitamin A
c. Vitamin C
d. Vitamin E
e. Calcium
f. Folate acid
g. Vitamin B Complexes
h. Selenium
i. Zinc
g. Lycopene
k. Etc.
2. With diet
Detox
diet is a short-term diet, focused on cleansing environmental and
dietary toxins accumulated in our body system, often focused on removing
toxins from the body by increasing the frequency of bowel movements and
urination, as it provides an optimal conditions for our bodies to focus
on self-healing, retore and raise energy levels, enhance organs and
system functions, stimulate optimal health, prevent premature aging,
disease, etc. by minimizing intake of the amount of toxic chemicals,
eating foods with high amount of vitamins, nutrients, antioxidants, high
fiber and water.
3. Juice fasting
Juice fasting is a type of fasting and detox diet in which a person consumes only fruit
and vegetable juices. Since juice contains little to no fiber, it is
often used to cleanse your body toxins by expelling waste from the intestines and colon.The below are used generally in juice fasting
a. Vegetables
Celery, cucumber, bell pepper, etc.
b. Leaf Greens
Parsley, kale, beet greens, chard, spinach, etc.
c. Cruciferous vegetables
Broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, etc.
d. Root vegetables
Carrots, beets, sweet potatoes, etc.
e. Fruits
Dark grapes, apples, lemon, etc.
f. Wheat grass
g. Etc.
4. Organs detoxification
4.1. Liver detoxification
Liver
is the first line of defense. It helps to regulate the level of
cholesterol in the circulatory system by producing bile to the digestive
system. It also help to balance our body hormones such as estrogen
level in women as well as protecting our body from inflammation.
Weakened liver will cause many types of diseases, such as cholesterol
and triglyceride building up in our blood, inflammation, hormonal
imbalance, etc. The natural remedies used for liver cleansing include
a. Milk thistle
Milk
thistle, a flower plant of the daisy family have been traditionally
claimed in treating chronic liver disease. It contains silymarin that
helps to protect liver function and the liver in expelling toxins.
b. St. John wort
St.
John wort is also known as tipton weed or klamath weed. It has been
used traditionally in treating depression. It contains different
flavonoids and 3-O-coumaroylquinic acid that has anti-inflammation and
antioxidant effects by stimulating the immune system in fighting
allergies and liver protection from toxins.
c. Fennel
Fennel
contains anethole, polymers and essential oil that helps the liver and
pancreas in the metabolism of fats and sugars. It also helps to dissolve
fat deposits of the body and restore damaged liver cells that cause
jaundice, hepatitis and other liver disorders.
d. Etc.
4.2. Lung detoxification
The
best lung cleansing method is exercise. Moderate exercise such as
walking, Tai chi only helps to improve the respiratory muscle functions,
but also helps our lung to expel toxins accumulated through the air.
Natural remedies used for lung detoxification include
a. Wild Cherry Bark
Wild
cherry bark traditionally has been used to treat irritable and
persistent, cough of bronchitis, and pertussis due to increased
irritability of respiratory mucosa. Since it has antispasmodic
qualities, it has been used with other herbs to treat asthma and enhance
relaxation as well as removing toxins from the lung.
b. Platycodon
Root
Platycodon has been used in Chinese medicine for over a century in
treating abscesses, respiratory disorders, and intestinal disorders.
Study shows that platycodon roots not only help to treat coughs due to
purulent sputum and inflammation in the chest area but also removes
toxins in the lung.
c. Mullein Mullein contains coumarin and
rotenone. It has a long history of being used as a medicine and is an
effective treatment for asthma and respiratory disorders. Mullein also
helps in soothing the mucous membranes, reducing inflammation and
encouraging healthy fluid production in the lungs.
d. Etc.
4.3. Bowl detoxification
Bowel
detoxification is particularly helpful for improving body conditions
and controlling weight loss. It brushes the intestine clean and helps
the liver to cleanse toxins rapidly, so you can get rid of all parasites
and plaques in your stomach, intestines and colon. The choice of bowl
cleansing include
a. Flax seed
Flax seed contains high amounts of
omega 3 fatty acid, fiber and lignan that not only helps in controlling
cholesterol in the blood stream and provides essential nutrition to our
body, its fiber also helps to soften the stool and promote bowel
movements for relief of constipation by removing all toxins accumulated
in the colon.
b. Psyllium
Psyllium contains about 70% soluble
fiber and 30% insoluble fiber. Besides having proven record in Chinese
medicine in treating high levels of cholesterol, its fiber portion has
been used to treat constipation by softening stools and easing bowel
movements.
c. Bentonite
Bentonite is a natural clay that comes
from volcanic ash. Taken internally, the adsorbent action of bentonite
helps to eliminate and remove toxic material from the intestine.
d.
Liquid clay Liquid clay moves through our body and attaches to any
bacteria, virus as well as toxins in our intestine and removes them out
of our body as wastes resulting in improved intestinal regularity,
easing chronic constipation and easing indigestion.
e. Etc.
4.4. Circulatory detoxification
Chelation
therapy is the first choice of treatment, with the IV above your head,
the substances in the IV help to cleanse the toxic chemicals such as
lead, mercury, calcium, etc in your arteries and brain. It is usually
applied to people with pre existing heart conditions and between ages of
35-45. Natural remedies include
a. Raw sauerkraut
Sauerkraut is
finely shredded cabbage and has been fermented by various lactic acid
bacteria with distinct sour flavor. It contains high amounts of vitamin
C, lactobacilli and other nutrients that helps to improve blood
circulation and increase level of oxygen in the blood stream. It also is
said to have done a super job in purifying your blood as well as anti
aging effects.
b. Garlic Garlic is nature's super food. Besides
having been used in strengthening the immune system, fighting
inflammation and infection caused by bacteria, virus, and chronic
illness. It also is a blood thinner, blood purifier as well as
increasing the level of oxygen in the blood and improving blood
circulation.
c. Dang Qui
Dang qui has been used in traditional
Chinese medicine for thousand of years in improving blood quality and
purity, and help strengthen the immune system as it supports the body's
removal of toxins in the blood.
d. Etc.
4.5. Skin detoxification
Skin
is our body third line of defense. If the weaken liver and kidney can
not completely eliminate all the toxins in our body, our body will try
to eliminate them through the skin causing certain types of skin
diseases such as free radicals.
a. Chromium
Chromium is very
important in rejuvenating the skin condition. It helps to balance the
blood sugar, and lower stress and depression. Both are main factors that
impact skin problems. It also helps to get rid of skin toxins caused by
bacteria and virus infection.
b. Zinc
Deficiency of zinc
causes the thickening of skin. It is also a powerful antibiotic in
treating acne and other forms of skin diseases caused by skin
inflammation and toxins accumulation as a resulting of stimulating the
release of vitamin A from the skin.
c. Lecithin
Lecithin is a
fat-like substance, or phospholipid, produced by every healthy liver
that is needed for a healthy skin. Lecithin helps the body in utilizing
vitamins A, D, E in fighting against the bacteria and virus that causes
skin problems. It also helps to eliminate the toxins on the skin or
around the eyes caused by fatty deposits.
d. Strawberry leaf
Strawberries
come in endless varieties but all leaves of all strawberries contain
healing tannins. It has also been used to aid in the treatment of
anemia, eczema, jaundice and other skin problems caused by weakening of
the liver.
e. Etc.
4.6. Kidney detoxification
Our
kidneys process a special function to eliminate waste products and extra
fluids from our blood. The waste and extra fluids flow through ureters
as you urinate. If your kidneys are damaged or weakened, the wastes
would build up in the blood causing blood poison and damaging other
organs. Natural remedies used to cleanse kidney include
a. Dandelion leaf
Dandelion
is a rich source of vitamins A, B complex, C, and D, as well as
minerals such as iron, potassium, and zinc. Dandelion root has been used
for centuries in traditional Chinese medicine in treating liver disease
by stimulating the removal of liver toxins. Dandelion leaf on the other
hand are used as a diuretic to stimulate the excretion of urine in
removing the toxin accumulated in the kidney.
b. Echinacea
Commonly
called purple coneflower. It contains a wide variety of chemicals that
not only helps to strengthen the immune system but also stimulates the
removal of toxins that causes kidney inflammation and infection.
c. Corn silk
Corn
silks are the silky fibers that are found under the leaves and on top
of an ear of corn. It contains flavonoids, essential oil and minerals
that helps effectively in treating acute and chronic inflammation of the
urinary system caused by toxins accumulated in the kidney.
d. Etc.
4.7. How to sharpen your brain
The
best method to cleanse your brain is oxygen therapy. By providing the
oxygen necessary for brain cells needs, it helps to rejuvenate and
sharpen the brain cells. Study shows that oxygen therapy helps to
restore some cells in patient with Alzheimer diseases. Natural remedies
used to sharpen brain functions include
a. Gingko
Ginkgo is
perhaps the most widely currently used herbal treatment in memory
enhancing. Extracts of Ginkgo leaves contain active and potent form of
terpenoids such as bilobalides and ginkgolides that help to enhance the
central nervous system functions. Ginkgo should only be taken under the
guidance of a knowledgeable medical professional because of risk of
bleeding .
b. Rosemary
Rosemary is a hardy bushy perennial
shrub with aromatic, evergreen leaves and pale-blue flowers around the
stem. It contains phenolic acids , bitter diterpenes, triterpenes, and
flavonoids. it is used for headaches, nervous system disorder as well as
preventing forming of free radical with its amazing antioxidant
properties.
c. Etc.
5. With Melatonin
Beside it is used
as a supplement in promoting immune system and anti-aging, melatonin
supplement also benefits for varies sleep-wake rhythm. Melatonin pills
work quickly, usually people taking the pill fall into sleep in less
than an hour. Unfortunately, prolonged period of using the supplement
may reduce the functions of endocrine system in production its own
melatonin in regulating the sleep cycle if you constantly supply the
body with external sources.
Synthetic melatonin is different than natural one, it can cause some unknown long term effects.
Also
researcher have not found out the optimal dose to make the supplement
working in perfect objective, it is up to individual to experiment with
different dose before finding the right dose for their needs.
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