Detoxing

Detoxification is a process of cleansing the body, riding the body of toxins from pesticides, herbicides, food additives, food dyes, drugs, and excess protein deposits, mucus caused by poor diet, and other toxin-forming materials, and even parasites that have formed and stem from such an intake. Now we will discuss a variety of methods you can do to begin this process.

The methods of cleansing we will now discuss are fasting, salt water bathing, and cupping.

Fasting the way most people who aren’t Muslim observe it is by only consuming liquids throughout the day, for several days (as little as 3 days to one month or more). Having observed both types of fasting, I have found the fast observed by the Muslims to be the most beneficial. I would simply state my intention begin eating/drinking (not having any restrictions as to what I eat, so long as it met all of the food groups), I would simply prepare a shake or smoothie with my favorite fruits, and/or vegetables, mixing it in my Vitamix , removing the contents, placing it, Super Veggies & Greens (sometimes I would add Vegitein , pouring any/all of these things together into my shaker cup and drink)! If made it correctly, this proved to be very filling and I would not need to eat anything else until I broke my fast later (sunset) that day. If however, money was tight, I would have a small amount of this drink, half of the water intake I needed for the day, plus either toast, with handmade sausage (no pork), and a vegetarian omelet, or pancakes, waffles, oatmeal, cream of wheat, cold cereal, muffins, scones or biscuits (believe it or not all breads I made were without yeast, and sometimes without wheat)!

I mentioned earlier that the fast of the Muslims seemed to be more beneficial because I noticed I still had energy and that I was not depriving myself of anything, as one would have to in observing a liquid fast. When I observed this liquid fast, I noticed my stomach growled more and when I would smell food (other people’s—neighbors), it made me more anxious to hurry up and get the fast over with so I could eat, and once I did eat, I overindulged! Other things I noticed in observing the fast of the Muslims was that my appetite was curbed, as each day passed I noticed the inability to over eat, as my stomach was shrinking! I also became more mindful of others who were without food, as well as not having any impure thoughts.

Now on to breaking the fast, I would begin with my prayer (du’a), eat 3, 5, or 7 dates, then drink water, pray then eat my dinner, followed by more water and/or herbal tea.

It is important to know that all of the detox methods discussed below are excellent ways of jump starting the Candida Diet!

If you do opt to observe the liquid fast, you are discouraged from taking yeast and/or vitamins, as you will only flush them out during the fast. One of the best beverages encouraged for the juice fast is similar to that of lemonade. The reason lemons are suggested, is due to the ability lemons have to detoxify the body.

You will want to mix one quart of water and four ounces of freshly squeezed lemon juice from organic lemons, mixed with 2 tablespoons of organic maple syrup, grade B and 1/10th teaspoon of non irradiated cayenne pepper. Once this is made, you should drink four ounces of this every hour on the hour. On the half hour, you can drink your regular water (one cup), so that some liquid is being taken every half hour. After you finish the lemonade, more water can be taken on the hour. The water you use for this should be carefully chosen, please read the page I wrote on water.

The minimal amount of days you will want to observe this is 3. You may observe up to 21 days or more, but going beyond 14-21 days, without the supervision of your physician is not advised! After observing 7 days on the lemonade drink, you can begin drinking a vegetable drink like carrot juice, or carrot juice mixed with beet, and celery; as these supply potassium and other elements. A vegetable juice can be used for 5 days, and if tolerated, a fruit juice may be begun. You can start with apple juice, or grape juice, grape being preferable for another 5 to 7 days.

The apple juice will assist in weight loss, as well as helping softening up deposits of calcium, be it in the joints or in the form of stones in the system.

If you aren’t properly educated, this can be a frightening time. Your hunger will be almost unbearable at first, preceded by irritation, on to sensitivity as the toxins begin to move in the system. Having food withdrawals, especially from meat, sugar, and/or chocolate, can be just as difficult as or worse than the withdrawal you experience from drugs. There will be periods of extreme weakness, lasting between 24 to 48 hours, due to the body being poisoned in the process of expelling the toxins, and the entire system being weakened. This is also known as a “healing crisis,” where you may feel worse before getting better, as your symptoms will happen in the reverse of when you first became sick. Don’t worry, it is not the lack of food causing the weakness, but the toxins being expelled by the body and their re-absorption in the colon. You may also want to treat yourself to a massage, as massages are helpful in breaking up and emptying the pockets of toxins in the intestines.

Moving on. Severe hunger pains may be experienced for the first few days (which leave after 3 days or up to a week). Seven to eight days of drinking the water and juices, a period of well-being is experienced. This will only last a few days! Then the body goes into another cleansing cycle. Somewhere in there you may also experience itching (if you’re anything like me, the palms of my hands, as well as the bottoms of my feet too), and/or flu like symptoms. Just remember, you may feel worse before getting better.

Anyway, around the 12th-14th days, the body goes into a very heavy cleanse, expelling all kinds of debris from the body, in spite of the food previously ingested. Then comes another feeling of well being, giving you more energy than before. It is important to be careful at these times not to overextend yourself, only performing light tasks. During such time, you should still make sure you get plenty of rest throughout the day. As for exercise, keep it at a minimum, so as to keep things moving.

If you can still hang with the program, during days 20 and 21 you will feel yet another sense of well being, accompanied by great energy; but again, be careful not to overdo it! Between the 25th and 30th day, another cleanse will come, still more matter being dumped from the system. Once again the feeling of weakness, and some periods of depression will come. At this point you must make sure you get an adequate amount of water and fruit juices. Toxins are being eliminated from the cellular level. The body goes in and out of these cycles, eliminating periodically from the cells, then lapsing into health, then eliminating again. During this elimination, you may experience feelings of depression, rejection, irritability, and/or persecution. Again, don’t worry; this is normal!

After the period of a few days, another period of feeling good comes, with very strong energy. It is at this point, most people break their fast. Any time after 20 days, felt hunger—true hunger—is a signal that is your body’s rights over you, telling you it’s time to break your fast. There are some who can go right up to 40 days without getting to this point so long as they have plenty of water.

If this fast is something new to you, perhaps you should start out with a 3 day, then 5 day fast, gradually working your way up to 30 and/or 40 days, recouping in between. Expect that you are likely to lose approximately a pound a day! Yeah, right?!

One other thing you may want to do is monitor your pH levels during such time. If you notice between the times of well being and feeling sick, your pH will also vary. Don’t worry, this is normal!

Hopefully you haven’t started with this fast yet, because this is extremely important! Just like in dieting, you cannot go back to the eating habits previously observed prior to the diet and expect good results! How you start the fast is equally as important as how you break the fast!

Once the fast is broken, the stomach is not used to solid food, it has to work its way back to getting use to solid food. It is also important to know that the hydrochloric acid in the body may be weak, and the digestive enzymes have to build up gradually, if this is not done, the body may go into shock!

During this time, meat, sugar and/or chocolate should be avoided! Green drinks can be drunk. Vegetables can be blended, or steamed and a tablespoon or two eaten every two or three hours. You must chew thoroughly! This is necessary so as to activate the plyatin in the mouth, the pepsin and hydrochloric acid in the stomach, and the digestive enzymes in the small intestine.

After a few days of drinking green drinks, and blended veggies, whole fruits may be tolerated—an apple, then a banana or other fruit in a couple of hours. After such a regimen, you may introduce raw whole vegetables. On day six or seven, you may also add sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds or almonds (if soaked overnight and chewed thoroughly). FYI, this stimulates the pancreas into good operation. Protein is also necessary to accomplish this goal. You may also use sprouts or wheat for this purpose.

A very small amount of protein is needed, one tablespoon of seeds or nuts soaked, at first twice a day, then more, eventually working up to a 1/4th to a half cup of seeds and nuts. Cravings for forbidden foods are to be expected during the first 10 days, but these cravings will leave after this point, Lord-willing.

Salt water bathing is not what you think! This is a drink! The reason it is called salt water bathing is because it cleanses the entire body!

For this, you will need one quart of lukewarm water, and 2 teaspoons of Non-Iodized Sea Salt. Simply put the two ingredients together, shake and drink. You should try to drink this all at once if you can stomach it.

Have plenty of toilet tissue (a soft brand would be preferable)! Perhaps after having drunk half of the water or all of it, you may suddenly need to go to the bathroom! Make sure no one else will occupy it, as the smell alone will run them away! You are likely to feel lighter once you have finished eliminating! There are some former students of mine who did this that said it took a long time for the elimination to come, but when it came, it came! Most are able to eliminate between one hour and one hour and a half. When I saw them the next time, they appeared to have a glow about them as well.

Al-Azhari (d. 370) said in, Mu`jam Tah-theeb al-Lughah , "Al-Layth said, 'Al-Hajmu (cupping) is the action of the cupper ( Haajim), and he (the one who it is done on) is [called] the cupped (al-Hajjaam); its action and craft [is called], al-Hijaamah (the cupping); Al-Mahjamah is, the bottle (that collects the blood). Ibn al-Atheer (d. 606) said in, An-Nihaayah, "Al-Mihjam with the Kasrah (under the Meem) [is] the utensil that gathers the blood in it from cupping (itself) at the time of suction, and al-Mihjam also is the scalpel of the cupper.

In, Lisaan al-`Arab, by Ibn Mandhoor (d. 711) he states, "The origin (meaning origin of words) of al-Hajm is, 'suction,' and al-Hajjaam, the 'suctorial' [piece]. Al-Azhari said, "The cupped (al-Haajim) is called, Hajjaam (cupping) because of the suction into the Mahjamah (cupping utensils)." Collected by Al-Bukhari, Muslim, al-Haakim, Ahmad, and in as-Saheehah (Silsilatul Ahadeeth as-Saheehah by, Imaam Muhammad Nasir ud-Deen al-Albaani) number, 864, narrated by Jaabir bin Abdillaah, may Allah be please with him, a Hadeeth that he (Jaabir Ibn Abdillaah) paid Al-Muqanna a visit during his illness and said, "I will not leave till he gets cupped, for I heard Allah’s Apostle saying, 'There is healing in cupping."

Ibn Jareer at-Tabari said in, Tah-theeb al-Aathaar, (1/518 Narrations of Ibn Abbaas), "Indeed his, peace and blessings be upon him, order regarding cupping is an encouragement from him for them (his Ummah) to [do] it. What it does, benefits them and the wellbeing of their bodies and eliminates what is feared from blood dis-eases within their body, if it is too much and stirring. He is not giving an [absolutely] order to have cupping preformed on themselves. However, then like all other orders to his Ummah, when there is a blood condition that is, or can lead, to harm to their bodies, it becomes obligatory for them at that time when it will be of benefit to their bodies."

With cupping, O, my Muslim brother, comes the healing of sickness and it eliminates the suffering from Arthritis, the aches of Rheumatism, low blood pressure, Angina Pectoris is, inflammation of the Pericardium and the Myocardium, neck pain, headaches and stomachaches, as well as, inflammation [of the body] as a whole, also Dysuria (urinary difficulties), and eye pain. The desired effects from cupping are, as the Messenger, peace and blessings are upon him, said, "Cure and blessing, and [an] increase in intellect and memory, in addition, increase the memorizer (of the Qur'an) in memory." That was collected by Ibn Majah, and it is in, As-Saheehah, number, 766.

The Best Days to Have Cupping Performed According to the Islamic Calendar Months

Just as the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, specified the good in performing cupping, he also specified the benefits of doing cupping at certain times and days. It has been attributed to Ibn `Umar, as is in, As-Saheehah, number, 766, "Cupping at ar-Reeq (T.N. Ar-Reeq in this sense is, in the early morning, before breakfast; the reason it is called, "Ar-Reeq," is because of the saliva that comes in the morning from not eating, since it is from ones usual activities in the morning to eat) is ideal…." And also what has been ascribed to Ibn `Abbaas, "The best day to perform cupping is the seventeenth, the nineteenth, and twenty-first..." This Hadeeth was collected by At-Tirmithee, Al-Haakim, Ahmad, and this narration is his, and it is in, As-Saheehah, number, 1847. In a narration that was collected by Abu Dawood and Al-Bayhaqee, and it is in, As-Saheehah, number, 622, reported by Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, the Prophet said, "Whoever performs cupping on the seventeenth, nineteenth, and the twenty-first will have a cure for every ailment." This was from his, peace and blessings be upon him, actions based on a Hadeeth from Anas, collected by At-Tirmithee and Al-Haakim, and it is in, As-Saheehah, number, 908, "And He (the Prophet) used to perform cupping on the seventeenth, nineteenth, and twenty-first."

These days are Watariyyah (odd days of the month), as he pointed out. In the second half of the month, the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, used to prefer to do cupping, as is established from Anas and has been collected by Ibn Jareer At-Tabari in, at-Tah-theeb, (1/520 – narrations of Ibn `Abbaas) which states, "The Companions of the Prophet – peace and blessings be upon him – would perform cupping on the odd days of the month." Ibn Jareer collected from Saleem Bin Akhdhar al-Basree (1/520) that he (Saleem) said, "Abdullaah Ibn `Awn would advise some of his companions to cup on the seventeenth, nineteenth, and twenty-first." Abdullaah Ibn `Awn said, "Muhammad Ibn Sireen used to like to cup a man on the seventeenth." That was collected by at-Tabari in, Tah-theeb al-Aathaar, (1/521). As-Sari bin Yahya said, "I heard Muhammad Ibn Sireen say to a boy who wanted to be cupped at the beginning of the month, 'Do not cup at the beginning of the month, for indeed cupping at the beginning of the month does not benefit." This has been collected by Musaddad as is in, Al-Mutaalib al-`Aaliyah, (11/250) which was written by, Al-Haafidh Ibn Hajar.

Ibn Jareer said in, At-Tah-theeb, (1/519), "Indeed he chose, prayers are upon him, the odd days of the month for the cure, for the blessing of the odd days and the cure from it." No doubt the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, chose these days after the first half of the month, because the mixture (of impurity) at that time would be increased and maturely stirred, due to increased of moonlight. (Moonlight affects the body and impurities increase during the latter part of the month when the moon is waning.)

The author of, Al-Qaanoon, (1/212), said, "And it is ordered to use cupping, not at the beginning of the month, because the mixtures would not have moved and become stirred, and indeed it would happen at the end; because it would have decreased; rather in the middle of the month, when the mixtures become increasingly and maturely stirred; because of the increase in the moonlight."

However, if it happened that the blood becomes too excited at times that are disliked to do cupping, he should continue to do cupping. Ibn Jareer collected in, Tah-theeb al-Aathaar, and it is in, As-Saheehah, number, 2747 and narrated by Anas, who said, "The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, 'If ones blood becomes too exited let him cup, for indeed the blood becomes exited it, can kill its partner (the person)."

It is said in, Al-Qaamoos, "Al-Bayghu (excitement in the blood or a rise in blood pressure) is the stirring of the blood, and [what is meant by] the blood becoming Tabayyagh is, it became exited and overwhelming." And in, Al-Hadi Ilaa Lughah al-`Arab, as is in, as-Saheehah, (6/1/562): "The blood becomes Baagha, it becomes stirred and exited as in the case of one with high blood pressure." Also in, Lisaan al-`Arab , "The blood becomes Tabayyagh, that is, it became stirred as apparent when redness appears in the torso."

Dr. Muhammad Ali al-Baarr said in explanation and commentary on the book, At-Tibb an-Nabawi, [The Prophetic Medicine] that was written by, Abdil-Malik Bin Habeeb al-Andalusee (pg. 49-53) that , " The blood has 'Tabayyagh,' meaning it became excited and stirred when the blood wins over the human, and it is what is now known as rising blood pressure, "the excess of arterial tension." So, if the blood becomes stirred and the blood pressure rises, it could cause the rupture of one of the arteries in the body and kill the one stricken by it. Or, they could become stricken by hemiplegia paralysis and high blood pressure would lead to weakness of the heart, "infarction of the myocardium" and also to kidney failure; all of them cause death." He continued by saying, "And high blood pressure would lead to an increase of arteriosclerosis, next would be an affliction to the heart arteries, and a clot would form in it. Next, would be affliction of the heart and abundant angina pectoris."

He – peace and blessings be upon him – ordered avoidance of cupping on the following days: Wednesday, Friday, Saturday , and Sunday, but ordered it to be done on Thursday, Monday, and Tuesday. This has been collected by Ibn Majah and is in, A s-Saheehah, number, 766, narrated from Ibn `Umar.

The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, used to do cupping on his head and called it, 'Umm Magheeth' (meaning, 'Mother of Aid'). This was collected by Tamaam in, Al-Fawaa'id, by al-Khateeb in, Taareekh Baghdaad and it is in, as-Saheehah, number, 753. The reason for calling cupping in the head, "Umm Magheeth," is because of the certainty of the cure; it is the cupping done on the pate (top of the head). It has been narrated about The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, as is in, As-Saheehah, number, 2059, that "If one would complain about their head, he would say, he would say, 'Go perform cupping'…" Abu Dawood collected a similar Hadeeth, as well as, At-Tirmithee, Ibn Majah, and it is in, Saheeh at-Targheeb wat-Tarheeb, number, 3461 narrated from Salmaa the attendant to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. Salmaa said, "No one would complain to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, with a headache, without him say, '[go and] Cup'." Imaam al-Bukhari named a chapter in his, Saheeh, in the section on medicine, 'Door: Door of cupping from migraines and headaches', having collected in it from Ibn `Abbaas – may Allah be please with them both. It was narrated from Ibn `Abbaas that, "The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, performed cupping on his head while he was in the state of Ihraam because of a migraine he had."

Shaqeeqah (migraine) is a headache that presents in the front of the head on one side. Ibn Jareer said in, Al-Fat-h,(10/154), "And the Hadeeth permits cupping in the state of Ihraam and that removing the blood does not nullify one's Ihraam." Next, he (Ibn Jareer) said, "And the result is that if one is in the state of ihram and cupped in the middle of their head because of an excuse of an absolute permissibility, indeed he must pay the ransom; so if he cupped without an excuse and cut [his hair], he has done something unlawful, and Allah knows best."

Cupping on the indent on base of the skull, called, the Atlas bone (on the back of the neck) is very dangerous, as Shaykh Muhammad Musa Nasr, may Allah preserve him, said, especially if it (cupping) is done without necessity. The author of, Al-Qaanoon,said, "It truly brings on forgetfulness." It has come about what wanted from doing it, but it does not bring satisfaction (to know of it) because it is a weak Hadeeth. It was collected by at-Tabarani in, Al-Kabeer, Abu Na`eem in, at-Tibb, and Ibn al-Nasee, [and it is] from the Hadeeth of Suhaib in, Adh-Dha`eefah (Silsilatul Ahadeeth adh-Dha`eefah by Imaam Muhammad Nasir ud-Deen al-Albaani) number 3894. In it, it says that it is the cure for seventy-two ailments!!

It is authentic that The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, performed cupping on the back of his foot while he was in the state of Ihraam (while performing his pilgrimage) because of pain that he had. Abu Dawood and an-Nisaa'ee collected this hadith. In another narration, he performed cupping on his hip because of a weakness (in his bone) that he had. Al-Wath' is the Arabic term for a weakness (in the bone) that is not a break or dislocation.

This was collected by Abu Dawood, and it is in, Saheeh Sunan Abu Dawood, number, 3863. In a narration of Jaabir, as is collected by Ibn Majah and Abu Dawood, it is stated, " The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, performed cupping while he was in a state of Ihram, because of a Rahsah that overtook him." Rahsah is an, Arabic term that means the inside of the hoof of the animal, when becomes stricken with something that weakens it or leaves in it water from fatigue, and the 'Asl (original word) of ar-Rahs: as-Shiddah ( i.e. distress, hardship, difficulty, etc.)

He, peace and blessings be upon him, used to perform cupping on the vein on the side of the neck and the upper part of the back; this was collected by at-Tirmithee, al-Haakim, and it is in, As-Saheehah number, 908. Akhda`aan is a vein on the side of the neck and Kaahil is what is between the shoulder blades.

Just before the cups are applied to the skin, the practitioner puts alcohol on the places cups one by one on various places of the body. You then begin to feel the pulling which means that all of the bad blood is being pulled from the body to the surface of the body while the suctioning is taking place. Then the cups are removed and you feel a scratching similar to that of a kitten trying to get use to its claws lightly scratching you, and if you have a Muslim practitioner, he/she should be familiar with the du’a (prayer) and are saying them as they are doing this. This sensation is the cutting/puncturing that takes place. From this the therapist then puts the cups back on so that the blood can fill the cups. When the cups are ready to be removed, the blood that can be seen resembles that of jelly and is dark in color (see illustration below), and again the practitioner will put alcohol on the places where the cups once were.

After this, you will see bruises and maybe even little scrapes, if you use jojoba oil, and/or coconut oil , the marks will disappear over time, Lord-willing.

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