The spring and autumn detox is just like the house-cleaning we do as soon as the first sunny days appear: it's time to purify and eliminate anything that may have accumulated in the body over the winter.
As the sap rises from the bowels of the earth, the first buds appear and the sun rises into the sky, the same thing happens in your body with your vital energy. Who hasn't felt that surge of renewal at the first signs of spring?
Why spring and autumn detoxes?
Spring and autumn detoxes are designed above all to help your body resist and adapt to changes in temperature and living conditions.
When should you do it? A complete detox is generally recommended in spring and autumn.
What are the effects? Detoxing improves mood, sleep, cognitive faculties (memorization, concentration, reflection, analysis...), mental clarity, skin problems, digestive disorders and chronic inflammatory diseases.
Focus on the emunctories
In naturopathy, we often speak of detoxing or draining the organs. But which organs exactly? These are the emunctories, in other words, the purifying organs, of which there are 6:
- the liver
- les reins
- les intestins
- the lungs
- the skin
- the uterus
Visit emunctories sare purifying organs. Like exit doors, they enable your body to eliminate all toxins in order to maintain the subtle internal balance known as homeostasis. Metabolic waste from cellular degradation, as well as additives, preservatives, colorants, petrochemical molecules, heavy metals, etc., pass through these different organs.
According to traditional Chinese medicine, spring is associated with liver energy. Interestingly, this is the season when liver-stimulating wild plants such as dandelion grow.
In fact, the liver has been put to the test in the preceding months, between the end-of-year festivities, copious meals, chocolates, lack of light, reduced physical activity, dietary compensations... It's important to help cleanse the blood and purify the body.
Dépuragem, an organic bud complex
Herbalgem has developed a synergy of two buds and two mother tinctures to help the body eliminate toxins naturally.
DEPURAGEM is therefore composed of :
- Romarin : plante hépato stimulante par excellence. Il active les échanges et l'élimination des toxines par le foie. Il est tonique et possède une énergie yang et chaude. Le bourgeon de romarin est conseillé pour les détox hépatiques et émotionnelles.
- Le Genévrier : cette plante agit directement sur les reins. Elle active la diurèse et agit également sur la sphère hépatique. Elle est le remède des personnes qui ont tendance à accumuler (au sens propre comme au figuré)
- Le Pissenlit : plante sauvage de printemps dont l'amertume stimule l'appétit et la digestion. Le pissenlit est dépuratif et hépatostimulant.
- L'Artichaut : « alicament » à mettre dans toutes les assiettes printanières, il rééquilibre le taux de cholestérol et normalise la fonction biliaire. Sa teinture-mère agit comme un catalyseur de détox.
Accompanying spring and autumn detoxes
A detox is more than just taking a few drops in a glass of water. It's a state of mind to be adopted and, above all, to be maintained over several days or even weeks, with ups and downs. To accompany it, you'll need to adapt your diet to be as lively and raw as possible (raw, lightly cooked or cooked in a vitalizer, vegetable juices, sprouted seeds, oilseeds), with no processed products or added sugar. Cereals should be eaten sparingly and according to your Hippocratic temperament.
Sport, sauna/hammam, dry brushing and lymphatic drainage are all practices that can support your detox.
Last but not least, detox also happens on other levels! Take advantage of this period to sort out your closets, your papers, your relationships, your projects... and why not try the digital detox pour vous reconnecter à votre essentiel !