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| severe, slow the cleansing process temporarily with a small serving of cooked rice or steamed potatoes. |
| Treat nausea, headaches. To reduce symptoms of nausea, drink a strongly brewed ginger root tea (use 2 tablespoons chopped fresh ginger per cup of boiling water and let stand for 5 to 10 minutes, or simmer 1 tablespoon powdered ginger per cup of water for 10 minutes in a covered pan) or take enough ginger in capsules to produce a warm, heartburn-like sensation at the back of the throat. |
| If you experience a headache, rub lavender or sandalwood massage oil into your temples or try the tofu-ginger poultice that has brought relief to many migraine headache sufferers. Drain I cup of chopped tofu until it is nearly dry and mix it with 2 to 3 tablespoons freshly grated ginger root. Spread the resulting paste 1/2-inch thick on a folded handkerchief or paper towel. Lie down and place the poultice across your forehead. Leave on for 20 to 30 minutes, then remove and rinse. |
| Hyperthermia. For centuries, the high temperatures of a sauna, steam bath or sweat lodge have brought relief from cleansing symptoms. Heat therapy is said to have a passive cardiovascular conditioning effect, relieve the pain of arthritis and rheumatism, improve blood circulation, improve the skin, reduce tension and flush impurities and toxins from the body. In the traditional Finnish sauna, a wood stove covered with rocks heats a wood-paneled room to about 200 degrees Fahrenheit. Water thrown onto the hot rocks causes a temporary increase in humidity and, with it, the sensation of increased, temperature, but |
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