Internal Cleansing: Rid Your Body of Toxins and Return to Vibrant Good Health [Paperback]

Linda Berry (Author)

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Publication Date: April 23, 1997

Toxic buildup may be today's most common cause of ill health. Luckily, it's relatively easy to treat. Dozens of simple, safe, and natural remedies are described here, including exercise and diets favoring fiber, herbs, and supplements. Special attention is given to cleansing the all-important liver and kidneys.

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In her new book, Internal Cleansing, author Linda Berry warns that stress, poor food choices, and the environmental toxins that surround us could be causing serious illness. Berry offers sound advice and practical techniques for ridding the body of the many harmful additives and synthetic compunds that find their way into our air, food, and water. Internal Cleansing is an excellent resource that offers specific recommendations and name-brand comparisons of products that will help you detoxify your body. You'll learn to:recognize the dangers in our air, food, and water
avoid everyday risks
improve your digestion
return to vibrant good health
Internal Cleansing illustrates how important it is to identify the key areas of stress that contribute to failing health, and identifies the four kinds of stress (structural, biochemical, mental, emotional, and electromagnetic). This book will guide you to proven and effective therapies to remove obstacles that are interfering with your effective detoxification and elimination pathways. You'll find simple, inexpensive, and effective prodedures to decrease your toxic stress load.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Prima Lifestyles; First Edition edition (April 23, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761508597
• ISBN-13: 978-0761508595
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,012,928 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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142 of 147 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Internal Cleansing: Rid your body of Toxins and Return to Vi, June 1, 2000

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This review is from: Internal Cleansing: Rid Your Body of Toxins and Return to Vibrant Good Health (Paperback)

This book was quite informative. Certain sections were fairly indepth - for instance the Toxins in Our Food and Evnvironment Section was extensive and easy to understand. The self-exam section and pictorials are good, but also in other publications.

The first part of the book could have been a more informed overview, thus more understandable for people not attuned to the aspects of inner cleansing.

My biggest problem with this book, and it is a very big one, is that it recommends a few company's products, which are not necessarily the best on the market. Some are powdered nutrients that aren't totally accessible to constipated systems and some are fiber capsules that can be self defeating, even harmful for some people. The formulas suggested from different companies and Multi-level Marketing organizations, are not balanced, and throw together herbs for different body systems ( we can't just throw together some wonderful herbs and expect them to work in a balanced manner for that specific body system, which just confuses the body's natural cleansing function), laxative or stimulating herbs (which should never be taken for any length of time), and not relating to consumers that need to effectively and safely cleanse the body. We must gently, but totally cleanse each body system (or organ) separately. Other than 'the fiber capsules', the colon cleansing recommendations is adequate, but the information and products on the other organs or problems (liver, kidneys, arteries, lungs, parasites) is not up to date or very informative. If this book was more objective (without selling products), it would be much more credible.

55 of 59 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Have you cleaned your colon today?, September 22, 2001

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Ian Vance (pagosa springs CO.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Internal Cleansing : Rid Your Body of Toxins to Naturally and Effectively Fight Heart Disease, Chronic Pain, Fatigue, PMS and Menopause Symptoms, and More (Revised 2nd Edition) (Paperback)

The consequences of poor hygiene are quickly evident. If you don't brush your teeth, they rot. If you don't wash your hair, it gets matted and oily. If you don't take care of your skin, there is a strong possibility of acne and, in the long run, premature aging lines. These black-and-white rules of basic sanitation have become indelible in the modern era, championed by purveyors of social etiquette and cosmetic companies. But what about hygiene inside the body? How does one go about cleaning out the cumulated toxins and other icky stuff built up in The Place that Shall Never Be Mentioned?

For a comprehensive guide on just such hygiene, look no further than Linda Berry's _Internal Cleaning_. A chiropractor and clinical nutritionist, Ms. Berry has over 25 years experience in the practice of cleansing/detoxification, and a fast perusal of the topics covered and the clear, concise writing style show that she really knows what's up in the nether regions.

Berry begins with a section detailing the myriad toxins that we ingest on a day-to-day basis, some knowingly, others not: from obvious culprits like MSG flavoring and hydronized oils, to all those mysterious additives intended on extending the shelf-life; from animal steroids in the bulk of beef to the minerals and metals lurking in that clear glass of water; Berry details an astonishing amount of chemicals and carcinogenics that most probably have a detrimental effect on our health and happiness. This section contains a breakdown of how the digestive system works, explaining what substances pass through easily and what clogs up the pipes. Also included: environmental toxins, household toxins, pesticides and plastics, hormones and drugs.

After a simple test designed to find out the individual's current level of stress, Berry outlines a variety of cleansing programs, from simple juice fasts to powder-supplements targeting certain organs (liver, kidneys, lymph etc). A long discourse on diet comes next, complete with a guide of healthy alternative recipes. Berry completes the book with a section on practices that compliment these diet/cleansing techniques; an essential conclusion, but I wish she had gone in more detail about the importance of mastication, exercise, and positive thinking.

An important book for anyone concerned with keeping the body healthy & whole.

52 of 62 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars nobel price for this book!, August 6, 2000

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eyal - newman - See all my reviews

This review is from: Internal Cleansing: Rid Your Body of Toxins and Return to Vibrant Good Health (Paperback)

i am a orthomolecular-nutritionist and i do have some books on cleansing,plus an expirience of more than 100 cleansing programs with my patients.i can tell that this book is the bible of the subject. the author explaines all the aspects of the immune system,how they work in combination,what is toxicity,and what is the best way of doing it without harming your tissues with a healing crisis that actually happens when you don't activate the phase-2 liver detoxification mechanism,(you want to know what do i mean? read that book)nutrition/recipes/herbs/vitamins/sport/baths/oxidative-stress/ psycological-stress/antioxidants/other supporting therapies that complement the benefit of internal cleansing are all explained. allergy (wether nutritional and ecological) are well essencivly explained in a wonderful guided way, easy to understand. i am a nutritionist,i know that it is really works.buy it and use it with your nutritionist/naturopath, it is superb!