Detoxing

Have you ever noticed that sometimes when you have a cold or flu, or you have been fasting for a day you have a white or yellow coating on your tongue?  English doesn’t have a name for this but Ayurvedic Medicine (medical model for traditional yoga practice) calls this white coating ama (pronounce like mama)

ama coating the digestive system

ama coating the digestive system

I will just give a few facts on ama, and if you want to know more, you can continue to investigate online.  Ama develops from improper digestion, the biproduct of bacterial infection, or accumulated toxins in the body.  It manifests as the white, sticky substance that coats the entire digestive system and other body systems as well.  Think about all the illnesses that show a sticky white substance:  hardening of arteries, joint pain, allergies, infections, obesity, glaucoma and more.  So when you see ama anywhere in the body, you know you have some detoxing to do.

It is also something you feel in the body:  Feeling heavy, fuzzy headed, unclear thinking, aches and pains, bloating, gas, skin blemishes, fever, lack of energy,  lack of appetite or taste, or indigestion.

There are a variety of suggestions for clearing out ama from the body, but I offer just one:  drinking warm water throughout the day.  Start with a 12-16 oz. of warm water first thing in the morning.  You could add fresh lemon to this also.  Then about 30 minutes before each meal drink another glass of warm water.  This begins to flush out the ama and other toxins from the body.

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