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cleansing and detoxification  
103  
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 coffeemost 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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