We all want to strive for a clean bill of health and live a
balanced, healthier life. Doing so
means making the right choices in order to take care of your body; both
emotionally and physically. Dr.
Edward F. Group III gets to the gut of the issue in his new book titled, The Green Body Cleanse: How to Cleanse Your Body and Home
of Harmful Toxins Using Organic Methods.
Divided into eleven chapters, The
Green Body Cleanse guides the reader through the hazards of the
western lifestyle. It takes you on a voyage inside the digestive system,
including your intestinal flora. He discusses dysbiosis, leaky
gut syndrome, Crohn’s disease, Ulcerative Colitis, plus other disorders, concluding
with a new way of life using holistic therapies. He emphasizes that each person has a different biochemistry, and
what works for one will not necessarily work for another. Dr. Group also includes a colon health self-test, allowing
the reader to can gain insight regarding how to improve their way of
life. Gaining
control over one's gastrointestinal mucosa is of utmost importance. Dr. Group’s The Green Body Cleanse explains
the entire system in a language that's easy to understand.
Dr. Group wrote about what is toxic in foods as well as
environmental toxins and how to minimize the effects of hazardous toxins in our
daily lives. Some of the toxins one should avoid should be genetically
modified foods, artificial sweeteners, caffeinated drinks such as coffee,
dairy, soy, salt, white flour, processed and refined foods and monosodium
glutamate which are often hidden in foods. I
personally found the list of toxic fish with the varying levels of organic
mercury to be most helpful. He also
reveals in his book harmful toxins that are right in our living environment
such as synthetic carpets and paint fumes. He offers
tips on how to eliminate these poisonous toxins from our domain, such as
opening windows during a rainstorm to provide circulation of oxygenated
fresh air. It is
also recommended to use non-toxic, earth-friendly cleaners.
Dr. Group is a strong advocate for organic foods – preferably
locally grown (farmer’s market) foods, or if you have the time he recommends
growing your own food, organically in your backyard and within your living
areas. He gives
the reader fantastic tips regarding organic vegetables and fruits. How
would anyone in their right mind prefer zucchini and yellow squash that has
been genetically modified? He writes
about how children who consume non-organic foods can retain up to 8 times as
many organophosphates which may cause growth defects, childhood leukemia, brain
tumors, asthma, and other serious diseases.
The Green Body Cleanse consists of 5 steps to cleanse both you and your home. Dr. Group explains an each of these 5 steps exactly how to cleanse
your body in an easy to read format; these steps include:
1. Colon Cleansing
2. Liver and gallbladder cleansing
3. Parasite (Harmful organism cleansing)
4. Chemical and heavy metal cleansing
5. Green living cleansing (Cleansing your home and work of
harmful toxins.)
I found this book filled with valuable information about the
environment and providing invaluable lessons on how best to live a holistic
life free of toxins. I
like that Dr. Group explained the functions of our organs and how the food in
your body will affect each associated function were truly eye opening. We need
to take care of our bodies not just by exercise, but also by knowing each
organs functions and the right "fuel" we should be digesting.
Dr. Group has beautifully illustrated his book with appropriate
photographs, drawings, and charts; all embedded within an indexed text galley
on high quality paper. He ends with a resource list of natural
medicine practitioners, natural health services, and recommended
reading. It is also accompanied with a CD which contains the full
instructions for the Green Body Cleanse.
I highly recommend The Green Body
Cleanse: How to Cleanse Your Body and Home of Harmful Toxins Using Organic
Methods for everyone to keep their bodies running like a finely tuned
machine. Life’s
inherent goal is to be the best we can for as long as we can. You should do this step-by-step under your doctor’s
supervision. Dr. Group
has assembled just what your body needs to replenish itself from the inside out
into a new, healthier way of life.
