Detoxification is a big buzz nowadays and for a good reason. “We do not live in the natural world as we used to. We live in a society that increases the toxic load on our bodies every day,” explains Darlene Holloway, LMBT, CT, SIT, the owner of Alternative Health Center of Cary and the president of North Carolina Colon Hydrotherapy Safety Association. “Colon cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the United States. We are what we eat and drink. Read the labels of all those boxed processed foods that we bring back home from the grocery store. They are full of chemicals. Our fruits and vegetables absorb all the pesticides and artificial fertilizers they were sprayed with. Our body is not designed to process chemicals. Our body is designed to process food. Man-made chemicals effectively confuse our digestive system and as a result are stored in the body.”
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Detoxification with Colon Hydrotherapy
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
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Detoxification is a big buzz nowadays and for a good reason.
“We do not live in the natural world as we used to. We live in a society that increases the toxic load on our bodies every day,” explains Darlene Holloway, LMBT, CT, SIT, the owner of Alternative Health Center of Cary and the president of North Carolina Colon Hydrotherapy Safety Association. “Colon cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the United States. We are what we eat and drink. Read the labels of all those boxed processed foods that we bring back home from the grocery store. They are full of chemicals. Our fruits and vegetables absorb all the pesticides and artificial fertilizers they were sprayed with. Our body is not designed to process chemicals. Our body is designed to process food. Man-made chemicals effectively confuse our digestive system and as a result are stored in the body.”
Detox Diet Menu Plan
Morning (ideally rise with the sun)
Two glasses of water (filtered), one glass with one-half of a lemon squeezed into it.
Breakfast:
One piece of fresh fruit (at room temperature), such as apple, pear, banana, grapes or citrus. Chew well, mixing each bite with saliva.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Healthy eating on the road – tips from complementary medicine practitioners.
How many of us suffered from poor quality food we have to eat on the road? Sometimes it is almost impossible to find a restaurant that serves something more than over processed meals. More and more people are concerned about genetically modified food and pesticides laden fruits and vegetables. The food industry is changing but not as fast as we want.
So what can you do to get something healthy on the road? Hear are a few tips from people who made wellness their profession.
Setting the Stage for Imbalance
Darlene Holloway, founder of the Alternative Health Center of Cary, has learned in nearly three decades of experience that “colon health and full body health are inextricably linked—you can’t have one without the other.”
She has taken her work as a colon hydrotherapist to the highest level, and was recently recognized as Colon Therapist of the Year by the International Association for Colon Hydrotherapy.
Knowing About Diet Influenses Can Lead To a Healthier Heart
The health of the heart and the death rate due to heart disease has made an interesting increase over the past 150 years. In the 1800s, death by heart attack was almost unheard of. Now, it has taken the position of the single largest killer of American men and women.
Knowing About Diet Influenses Can Lead To a Healthier Heart
The health of the heart and the death rate due to heart disease has made an interesting increase over the past 150 years. In the 1800s, death by heart attack was almost unheard of. Now, it has taken the position of the single largest killer of American men and women.



