It's Spring Cleansing season . . .  Helen Luczak is in full swing having  presented several spring cleansing workshops in April and the demand continues into May. Our warm inviting weather must be making people think about how they would welcome feeling more energized and ready to enjoy a fabulous summer. 

Spring Cleansing Part 2 will be held on Mon. May 9th, 7-9:30 p.m. at the same location of A-812 1/2 Lorne Ave in Old East London. A special price will be offered to participants who complete Part 1. The fee is $15+GST. The regular fee is $20+GST. Anyone may complete the Candida Quiz (top right hand column) in order to determine if there might be a mild, moderate or severe challenge with Candida. Since this is such an important cleanse for improving so many conditions, you will find the questionnaire to be very educational as well as serving the purpose of providing some insights.

**NEW SPRING CLEANSING CD". A CD with numerous cleanses and awesome handouts on spring cleansing subjects in included in the price of the Spring Cleansing workshops; HOWEVER, you can purchase the CD for $10 regardless. Please call 519-680-2884 or email luczak@rogers.com.

If an out-of-towner, you may also get some help with spring cleansing by sending back the questionnaire and having a preliminary 30-minute telephone consultation to ensure we are on the same page. As a follow up, you will receive written recommendations and the handouts concerning the cleanses that are matched to you on a CD. As to investing in the products required for cleansing, some of the products can be purchased from the Centre for Healthy Living and others can be obtained through your local health food store. Likewise, we will advise concerning referrals for other services such as colonics, ear candling, ionic foot bath, or lymphatic drainage.

When people have a lot of digestive system weaknesses, they often experience gas, bloating, constipation or irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or just general abdominal pain or discomforts. Often it's not clear what is going on or exactly which organs are involved; however, taking the time to do the cleansing twice a year (spring and fall) will generate great rewards. With women's health issues during perimenopause and menopause, liver detoxification is always recommend as part of the program to ease uncomfortable hot flashes or PMS symptoms.

From a holistic nutrition perspective, improvements gained through detoxification and cleansing protocols are all fine and good; however, the root cause of a lot of toxicity has very much to do with our choice of diet. When the foods we eat are not digested, they feed critters in the body and get stored as fat. Dr. Peter D'Adamo's blood type diet has helped many people to strengthen their immunity by eating beneficial foods and reducing toxic loads by steering away from avoid foods, particularly the red flag avoids.  We highly recommend participating in the Eat Right 4 Your Type Series. For more information about upcoming classes, please click here.

Since the spring season brings with it lots of sunshine, it's the perfect time for enjoying luscious scrumptious green smoothies. If interested in learning more about these amazing drinks which are made with a very powerful commercial blender using 40% dark leafy green veggies and an assortment of fruit and super foods, please click here or send an email  to luczak@rogers.com asking to be advised of upcoming classes. During the months of May to September, an average of two classes per month are held in London. If interested in hosting a class in your city, please give us a call at 519-680-2884.

To learn about Spring Cleansing, why not use this link to hear Helen Luczak's Teleseminar on Spring Cleansing:  http://sherrylynn.podbean.com.  Make yourself a nice cup of tea, turn on your speaker, and use the link to access the website. Double click on the April 21st topic and have a listen. We'd love to hear your comments so please send us any feedback and we will gift you with some free handouts sent as email attachments (based on your interest).

One way of determining which parasite elimination program to embark upon is having a WISE Analysis. The first step is completing the WISE Questionnaire using a scale of 0-5 to rate various symptoms. Once completed, the answers will be put into a data base to produce a summary report with graphs and charts. The information gleaned will identify nutritional deficiencies and health symptoms linked to specific diseases or conditions, eg. heavy metals or auto-immune conditions, etc.

Whether certain vitamins and minerals are being sufficiently provided in the diet is of paramount importance. Information on what could have led to a deficiency plus solutions in terms of what to do about it will all be detailed in the comprehensive report that WISE can generate. For instance, let's say hypoglycemia was highlighted. Our reference library offers this explanation for the onset of hypoglycemia: "the cause could be parasite or candida-related; there's likely too little protein in the diet; and probably an adrenal/thyroid connection."