Detox 7: My Wife’s Detox Responses

My wife, 45 years old in 2010, is the most important person in my life. It is thus my responsibility to assist her in facing various detox responses.

Flu, running nose and cough were the normal responses for my wife. She was relatively impatient when faced with these responses. Between 1996 and 1999, her first reaction was taking flu tablets purchased from pharmacies. She just wanted to get rid of these common responses within the shortest possible time. They were definitely annoying. When self-medication did not work, she would visit the local clinic. Her stand was to stop the responses first and then treat the body with the normal health food diet. For a person who was impatient and wanted a quick fix, this was a temporary measure.

She realized that this was not the best solution to her health problems. Consequently, since 2000 she decided to alter her way of handling flu, running nose and cough. She gave herself a good rest when the responses emerged. When they were too serious, she went to the clinic, obtained medicines and a medical certificate. She left the medicines aside and rested for a day or two. While resting at home, she drank lots of fresh fruit juice. Within two days, she was fully recovered. When she went back to teach in school, she did not suffer any side effect such as physical weakness or dizziness. The two days’ rest was enough for her to recover fully.

Beginning 2002 till 2006, my wife faced a very interesting detox response–hiccup. Normally, the hiccup would occur after dinner. I massaged her back to enable the gas to come out of the body before she went to sleep. Sometimes, while the family members were in deep sleep, she would sit on the chair and allow the hiccup to occur naturally. Since 2006, her hiccup was gradually reduced.

Skin itch was another detox discomfort for my wife. Since birth, she had skin itches on both hands from time to time. Before 1996, she sought medical assistance and has been taking medicine and applying ointment on her hands. After 1996, upon learning that my anus itch had stopped, she decided to stop taking any medicine. However, the skin itch remained. In 2002, I took her to a nearby hot spring so that she could wash her hands with the water. Many claim that hot spring water is an effective cure for those with skin diseases. Sometimes I transported two small containers of hot spring water back home for her use. It helped temporarily. By 2004, she found that the use of hot spring water did not provide the expected impact. She found another natural way of handling it. When the itch started, she would use a luffa sponge to brush the affected part. By 2008, her skin-itch problem was reduced to a great extent. By 2010, she seldom complain of her skin-itch.