The world is a toxic place. 2020 confronted us all with this statement in vivid, living color. While there may not be anything we, personally, can do with viruses, colds and, the flu there is a lot we can do now and year-round to strengthen our immune system.

A gentle detox in the Autumn is perfect to cleanse your body of the toxins built up in the hot summer months and prep your immune system for the winter, typically thought of as flu season.  In this “The Impetus” I am going to share with you tips and products to naturally detox, while the temperature cools, and we spend more time indoors.

BreathandFOCUS

Air quality is one, if not, the major pathway that toxic chemicals and particulates enter our bodies to cause innumerable health concerns.  Your respiratory system is a pathway between your internal and external environments. Indoor air pollution can weaken your respiratory system in turn breaking down one of the body’s first lines of defense against airborne illnesses.

As I compose this post I can see the ash in the air from the California wildfires miles from my home. 20 hours prior to this post the Fresno Bee proclaimed air quality in California the worst in the nation.

Breathing clean air is necessary to a strong respiratory system and a strengthened immune system. Japan, one of the healthiest countries in the world, adopted the art of forest bathing known as Shinrin-Yoku in 1975. Professor Yoshifumi Miyazaki of Chiba University has written many books and conducted studies and interviews relating to forest bathing as an effective countermeasure to stress.* By countering stress we effectively aid in detoxification. The concept of shinrin-yoku is simply to get outside into nature. The concept of the Nikken Wellness Home is equally simple, to bring nature into your home. The KenkoAir Purifier takes most of the harmful things out of our indoor air then adds "negative ions" to our indoor atmosphere. Negative ions are particles consisting of molecules and atoms that carry an electric charge. These ions help the body activate immunity-boosting cells. The KenkoAir Purifier is the Nikken Wellness Home solution for effectively adding negative ions to your indoor atmosphere in our modern world.

I like to meditate next to my KenkoAir Purifier. It makes deep breathing exercises so much more enjoyable.

The KenkoAir Purifier® (KAP) is such an easy solution with multiple-stage HEPA filtration. Energy Star qualified, KAP is 35% more efficient than standard models and saves a minimum of 215-kilowatt hours per year. Using only 55 watts to cover 313 sq. ft., its carbon footprint is further decreased with a reusable prefilter and replaceable outer filters. It’s patented to generate negative ions, replicating those in Nature, and it operates ozone-free and is therefore non-toxic. Made with recyclable plastics, KAP supports respiratory health and the health of planet Earth.

Fungus among us!

Mushrooms have been part of the Asian herbal tradition for thousands of years and a staple in a holistic approach to your health. Practitioners of Chinese medicine have used a variety of mushrooms to prevent and address a host of physical, mental conditions, and immunity.

Mushrooms differ in benefits and nutrient count but are typical, high in antioxidants, B vitamins, copper, and selenium. Scientists and health practitioners take a particular interest in the anti-inflammatory and immune-boosting traits of certain species of mushrooms.

Beta Glucans 

Beta Glucans are one of the newest ingredients that can help boost your immune system. Although new, They’re well-grounded in science with more than 1,000 published articles in the scientific literature attesting to their efficacy.*

Their chemical structure and composition as well as their molecular weight affect the extent to which they can stimulate and support the immune system. Beta Glucans exert a prebiotic effect on the GI tract. Beta Glucans are found in various types of fungi, such as maitake and reishi mushrooms which make up the Kenzen Immunity formula. 

Kenzen Immunity contains 14 species of mushrooms including Reishi, Shiitake, Cordyceps, Maitake, and Oyster mushrooms. Six of the strains are exclusive to Kenzen Immunity. It would be virtually impossible to include such a high variety of mushrooms in a regular diet, so Nikken has formulated Kenzen Immunity in order to provide a wide-spectrum range of natural biochemicals that support your immune system.

Nature’s Perfect Food

Dr. Yoshihide Hagiwara, scientist, and research pharmacologist, dedicated a large portion of his research to finding “nature’s perfect food.” His conclusion, juice of young green barley plants had the greatest number of nutrients out of the many plants he had analyzed. *

The benefits in natural barley grass to your overall wellness are staggering included in Barley Grass Juice Powder is vitamins A, B, C, E, and minerals such as iron, calcium, copper, chromium, potassium, magnesium, selenium, and phosphorus.
Barley Grass Juice Powder has been shown to strengthen the immune system, alkalinize the body, increase energy, aid digestion, relieve constipation, and improve the health of skin, hair, and nails.
Kenzen Jade Greenzymes is your heavy hitter in your arsenal of detoxifying, immune-boosting whole foods.

Come back next week for part 2 of this on-going Autumn Detox blog.

Happy Fall y’all and be Healthy by Choice.

I would like to invite you to “tea” this Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020, at 10:30 AM/PT, 1:30 PM/ET. The Ladies Leading Ladies (LLL) discussion will be focused on “Natural Immunity Boosters.” Guest speakers include Dr. Caryn Willens, Doctor of Naturopathy, Randy Rolfe, certified Nutritionist and founder of the Institute for Creative Solutions, and LLL’s Madeline Zaworski, retired RN and current educator. Please join us via Zoom by clicking this link: Ladies Leading Ladies Tea Room.

Please join us for our next “Wellness Home" master class on Tuesday, September 15th at 6 pm Pacific. Please join us by clicking this link, The Self Care Awakening Classroom.

Sources:

Ref: Sept. 9, 2020

https://unseenjapan.com/shinrin-yoku-forest-bathing/
Pub. Jan. 13, 2020
https://www.selfcarehub.com/blog/Airmatters2020?rq=air
Pub. Feb. 07, 2020

https://www.selfcarehub.com/blog/jadegreenzymes
Foods that Support Your Immune System, pt. 3 pub. Apr. 9, 2020

Do You Know What Beta Glucans Are? Pub. Aug. 20, 2020
https://nikkenactivewellness.com/2020/08/20/do-you-know-what-beta-glucans-are/