Why do so many people embark on a cleanse then run the other way the second they feel bad? What many people don't realize is that your body gets worse before it gets better. This is what Dr. Koyfman refers to as "healing cirisis". Healing Crisis means feeling worse before one can feel better. Our bodies are holding on to a variety of disorders and toxins at any given moment. If during the cleansing process, one begins to feel a disorder never felt before, it means that the immune system was finally able to recognize it. This is a great thing. There are many times when people are going through the cleansing process that they will say, "I felt better before I started the cleanse." The reason one would feel better before a cleanse, is because the cleansing process brings things to the surface. Through this process, the body is trying to let go, and often times it lets go quicker than the body can get rid of it. That is why colon hydrotherapy is so extremely important when doing any type of cleansing.
In my opinion, I would never take an herbal cleanse, or going on an extremely cleansing diet without doing colonics at the same time. The colonics help make sure you're releasing the toxins that are being released from the cleansing diet or herbs.
Don't let the healing crisis scare you. Healing crisis symptoms might look like: fatigue, headaches, nausea, digestive discomfort, skin eruptions, weakness, etc. The body takes energy to heal. When you cleanse, your body slows you down so it can use that energy for healing. Honor this symptom of cleansing, as you are likely to achieve better results if you do.
