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form of exercise will speed the release of toxins
from
the
body.
Saunas
will help.
Emotional effects
Physical effects
Tea
Tea is a stimulant like coffee, but it doesn’t kick
the adrenal glands quite so hard, so in some
ways it’s a little gentler on the body and, of
course, the emotions.
Lack of tea will slow down bowel function to
a degree, and low energy will be a problem. Be-
cause tea contains a lot of tannin, you will grad-
ually benefit from improved digestion and iron
absorption.
The body won’t feel as toxic as when coming
off coffee. Please follow suggestions for coffee,
as many of them will apply. Try green tea for a
greater flavonoid- and antioxidant-rich alterna-
tive to help flagging energy. Finally, switch to
herbal teas. Those that will be stimulative are
rosemary leaf and flower, lavender flower, pep-
permint leaf, and prickly ash berry — alternate
daily.
Tips and procedures
to help the detoxifi-
cation process
Emotional effects
Physical effects
Alcohol
(
attend AA or another similar program.)
People with a recognized problem will need to
You may feel vulnerable, craving, depressed,
sad, angry, and low; anxious, paranoid, and irri-
table; fuzzy-headed and generally emotional or
aggressive.
Common signs of alcohol withdrawal are shak-
iness and low blood sugar from a lack of alcohol
sugars. The liver will be reflecting gastrointesti-
nal difficulties, headaches, nausea (vomiting).
You may get fevers, chills, and cramps, or hal-
lucinations and seizures at worst.
Tips and procedures
to help the detoxifi-
cation process
Read the information on coffee — most of it
will apply. Use St. John’s wort to help with de-
pression if it is appropriate. Milk thistle seed
will help to protect the liver cells and encourage
their regrowth. Support nutrition. Drink super-
food because heavy drinkers are used to “empty”
calories, and nutritional deficiency is probably
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