The program that follows encompasses body wrap, cellular detox/balance and gut cleansing. Because of the unique nature of body wraps themselves, the presentation starts with the body wrap concept as the lead focal point to tell the story. (It should also be noted that from a marketing perspective, the right body wrap also has the ability to positively shrink fat cells (not just water loss) and to diminish girth and in the case of women, dress sizes. That seems to get a lot of attention.)

Let's begin by talking about a concept called oxidation. Basically, things exposed to oxygen oxidize. To give you a good example of this process, just think about a hunk of iron left out in the back yard. Over a period of a few weeks, that iron will have a thin coating of rust on its surface. How did that happen? Essentially the electrons in the molecules of iron freely gave themselves up to the oxygen around them.

In nature, oxygen will easily snatch electrons from molecules. When molecules give up electrons, this is called oxidation. Because most everything in nature is exposed to oxygen, most everything in nature undergoes the process of oxidation. With the hunk of iron in this example, we see the result as rust.

One of the most important goals for optimum health is to move the lymphatic system. The objective is to release the garbage stored in the cells, kick it into the lymphatic stream and get the stream moving. Sometimes, often due to lack of exercise, poor diets and toxic burdens, the lymphatics don't move very well, the cells clog up with garbage, and disease happens. This can take many shapes and forms from localized areas of disturbance to systemic health problems and even obesity and the inability to lose weight.

Part 1 of our detoxification program begins down at the cellular level, specifically with cellular detoxification and lymphatic stimulation. This is accomplish this with a very special herbal deep sea vegetation body wrap.

The herbal formulation is poured into a gallon of pure water and cooked on a stove for 15 minutes. Then terry cloth wraps (or tightly fitting cotton thermal long underwear) is dipped into the pot and the body is enveloped in this warm nurturing bath.

When fully  "cocooned" (and sealed in snug plastic wrap), you're ready to lie down for an hour and let the herbal solution penetrate the skin right down to your lymphatic system. This eases movement of the lymph and stimulates cellular detoxification.

As a side benefit to individuals who would like to drop a size or two, the cellular detoxification can cause fat stores to be released into the lymphatic system which then gets metabolized over the following week. For some this translates into real inch loss.

It is important that you review the handout that comes with your body wrap herbs for further insights.

Where some may stop with a body wrap alone, you really want to go farther by helping yourself balance your cellular chemistry and supporting your overall systemic health.

Part II of the body wrap program continues at the cellular level. If you were to look down at this level under a microscope, you would see three primary areas of biological organization that reflect our internal core biology.

The environment in and around these areas reflect what can be referred to as our internal "biological terrain".

Plasma is the liquid part of the blood stream which corresponds to the systemic level of biological organization.

The interstitium (the area around the cells, like irrigation canals) relates to the tissue level of biological organization.

The intracellular fluid compartment (inside the cell) relates to the cellular level of biological organization.

How the plasma feeds into the irrigation canals to feed the cells and how the cells uptake nutrients and dump its wastes, (which ultimately is moved by the lymphatics) is controlled by complex biochemical principles. Though it is complex the simple fact is, you need a healthy dynamic mineral balance around the cells for the cells to carry out their optimum function.

Through poor diets which lack sufficient nutrients in proportions most optimum for cellular function, cells don't always do the best job that they can. And when they don't, we experience the effects.

The effects are different for different people. Some see loss of energy. Some may see disease processes setting in. Some may see a decrease in cellular fluid exchange which may translate into an inability to detoxify or to lose weight no matter what is tried. The effects will be different but much of the reason is the same - our cells are starved for appropriate nutrition.

The most optimum food group that supports your cellular structure comes from the sea. Specifically from sea vegetables. Sea vegetation has the most complete mineral make up which most closely matches what the body needs for optimum cell support.

Our bodies consist of approximately 70% water. Not ordinary water mind you, but salt water. The human body contains the same salts that exist in the ocean in almost the exact proportions. Both the ocean water and the water within us contains 80% sodium, 4% calcium, 4% potassium and 12% sulfur.

Unlike minerals from the ground, nutrients from the sea are recognized by our cell receptors and are allowed access into our cells. Sea vegetation offers these minerals in a natural ionic form, which experts consider to be assimilated better than any other form.

Part II of our program is the consumption of deep sea vegetables. This is made easy through a liquid supplement of sea vegetables put into an aloe vera base with red cherry and a dash of raw honey for a very tasty, nutritionally power packed drink. The purpose is to give cellular support and to begin to engender an overall "body balance".

Up to this point in the detoxification process, you're moving garbage out of your cells, stimulating the lymphatics to move, and helping to improve your internal biological terrain for a healthier cellular function. But you're not done yet.

One of the biggest challenges is still before you. And this goes right along with overall detoxification therapy. You have to support your liver to help with your detoxification process. In giving support to your liver, you have to support the cleanliness of your blood which eases the burden on the liver.

You can begin to get results and overall tissue cleansing not just through our herbal body wraps and cellular body balance, but also through intestinal and bowel cleansing.

If you clean the gut, you ease the toxic dump into the blood stream, you ease the burden of toxicity needed to be handled by the liver, and slowly but surely you begin a much deeper level of cleansing.

Part III of the body wrap program is Systemic Support.
Systemic means overall - in this case for your whole body.

Q. What is the best way to give overall systemic support to
     your body?

A. Gut cleansing.

There are three overall components to a basic gut cleansing protocol.

These three aspects form the basis of a sound detoxification, anti-aging,  program. What might you see as the results of your own detoxification program?

Clearer complexion, more energy, the easing of health problems, the reduction of weight, the dropping of dress sizes or reduction in girth, lessening of wrinkles... 

If you are working on specific areas of health, weight loss or on anti-aging, you may consider adding a few additional parts to your program. Ask about these areas as your interest warrants.