What is a healing crisis?
The healing crisis is the result of your body systems
working together to eliminate waste products through all elimination channels
and which in turn restores old tissues are replaces it with new. When any
treatment or cleansing program causes a large amount of endotoxins (toxins
within the bacteria itself) are released into the body also causes the organs
of the body i.e. the liver to release their stored poisons and toxins, and a
cleansing reaction may occur. Any program, such as fasting, which causes a
rapid breakdown of fat cells (which also store toxins), can cause a healing
crisis as toxins previously lodged in the fat cells are released into the blood
stream.
Symptoms:
The healing crisis will usually bring about past
conditions in whatever order the body is capable of handling at that present
time. People often forget the diseases or injuries they have had in the past,
but are usually reminded during the crisis. There are a wide variety of
reactions that may manifest during a healing crisis, the most common are:-
Increased
joint or muscle pain
Diarrhoea
Extreme
fatigue and/or its opposite, restlessness
Cramps
Headache
(could be a result of a build up of toxins in the blood)
Sinus
congestion
Mild
Fever and/or chills
Frequent
urination and/or urinary tract discharges
Drop
in blood pressure
Skin
eruptions, including: boils, hives, and rashes.
Cold
or flu-like symptoms
Strong
emotions: anger, despair, sadness, fear, etc.
Suppressed
memories arise
Aches,
Pains
Arthritic
flair up
Insomnia
Nausea
Anxiety
Mood
swings
New
phobias develop
Easing Your Way through the Healing Crisis:-
Drink plenty of fresh water, juices, and herbal teas
to flush the body of toxins. Drink between 2 to 4 litres per day. This will
help flush the toxins out of your system and speed along the detoxification. If
you are feeling fatigued, or sleepy, your body is talking to you, and telling
you to rest. Be kind to yourself, and get the rest that you need.
What are
contraindications?
A contraindication
is a symptom or condition that makes a particular treatment or procedure
inadvisable.
There are three types of contraindications:-
Total
This is where a massage should not be performed under any circumstances.
Medical
This is where either the GP or a specialised
consultant should consent say
to the client to receive the
treatment.
Localised
This means that you can do the treatment but with restrictions. e.g. - client
has a bruise on their leg you can still do a massage but avoid the bruised
area.