When autumn arrives, the body goes into hibernation. The cold coming back, the lack of light and the attraction for the "comfort food" (understand rather heavy and fat dishes) put it to the test.
It is time to restore energy and vitality by recovering the energy needed to pass the season without trouble.
- Refocus and listen to each other
Erase the nervousness, fatigue, the gray mine, all these little signals that show that the body is overwhelmed. Calm down, but also regain its vitality.
Set the record straight to start the year with panache, reconnect mental and physical, detoxify your body ... A program that is both zen and comforting, but also sparkling and stimulating. Well-being, but fun and ultra easy.
To win, a boost of energy , a glowing face and a morale at the top.
- Relax in an Epsom salt bath
Formerly called "doctor's salt" and mainly made of magnesium sulfate, it is diabolically effective in activating the body's detoxification process. It warms and soothes, allowing muscles and joints to relax.
The right method: in a bathtub, run the water up to the navel height, no more, so that the body produces its own heat. Dilute 500 grams of salt and gently massage the skin with a loofa or glove, starting with the feet.
We're sweating? It's normal. After fifteen minutes, we come out of the water and we wrap in a bathrobe "down jacket". Rest assured sleep.
(Avoid in case of eczema, psoriasis or skin lesions.)
Salts of Epsom: about 8 € per kilo, available in pharmacies and parapharmacies.
- Learn meditation "cool"
The detox, it starts in the head! our best ally: meditation.
It has the wind in its sails, and for good reason: it helps to be in phase with oneself, without being overwhelmed by the permanent emergency. Extensive program ... but not mission impossible. The proof with the book * of Andy Puddicombe, English guru of this practice, which introduces us to a meditation joyful and especially playful. No position of the lotus, but easy tips to learn to clear his mind, to refocus on his emotions, in ten minutes a day.
Guaranteed benefits, for example to better savor meals and feel satiety. Meditating addicts are legion, so why not us?
* My meditation class (Marabout edition)
- Treat yourself to a massage and detox menus
No better combination could be found to purify the body.
Martine de Richeville, the popess of draining massage, teamed up with "detox delight" the brand of healthy juice. The principle: a session of "remodeling" under the magic fingers (and without mercy) of the specialist, coupled with a detox of five days.
Every morning, we are delivered (at home or in the office) the menus of the day. A natural diet rich in active ingredients, concentrated in micronutrients, developed by American nutritionists. small vegan dishes (homemade granola®, colorful vegetables, Hawaiian pizza), delicious soups or juices, packed with love. it's balanced, ultra fresh, colorful, and it tastes.
As a result, the cells work optimally and eliminate all the toxins released by Madame de Richeville's massages. We find a surprising sensory contact with his body, a clear complexion and above all an incredible feeling of lightness. Euphoric.
Modeling Martine de Richeville: 150 € the session (package ten sessions, 1300 €)
13, boulevard Malesherbes, Paris 8th, tel. 01 44 94 09 38
Cure Detox Deligh t: to order on www.detox-delight.fr.
- Follow the energizing prescription of Chico Shigeta
The great specialist in the "detox vitality" offers tips and a personalized treatment prescribed online. Sofia Coppola is addicted! Here are some tips to follow for a month.
His good advice: massage around the navel twice a week with essential oils of lemon, grapefruit, rockrose, to reduce the sensations of swelling. Sip all day a floral water of juniper, which drains the kidneys, and a floral water of sage, which invigorates the circulation, perfect against the heavy legs (dilute 10 ml in 1.5 l of water).
After each meal, drink peppermint, elderberry and dandelion root tea to restart the elimination process.
Vitality® Coaching: More information on www.shigeta.fr.
- Stretch Qi Gong way
Against this sensation that we sometimes have to be cut in two (concrete back on one side, bloated belly and softened legs on the other), an effective gesture inspired by qigong can help us to "reunite".
The right method: stand up, inhale bringing your hands, palms turned towards the belly, in front of the pelvis, and gently lean the upper body backwards, allowing the arms and the eyes to rise. When the hands reach the chest, turn them out and exhale, spreading their arms. Continue the circle, arms to the sides and palms to the ground. Bend down. Then, inhale by bending your knees and slowly straighten up, arms still rounded. Perform the movement twice more.
- Go to oligotherapy
Oligotherapy is a real boost to restore energy.
The dosage: one dose four times a week, in the morning on an empty stomach, for one month.
Morning fatigue (if you are stunned when you wake up): manganese.
Fatigue of the evening (if from 20 hours, one has only one desire, to go to bed): manganese copper.
Take a break (if you dream of a nap): zinc-nickel-cobalt.
Lowering of tone (if one is at the end of the roll): zinc-copper.
To read: The Large Book of trace elements and mineral salts, by Christophe Giacon (First edition).
- To pamper his "hara"
For Orientals, this area located in the belly, just below the navel, is the center of our energy. If the hara weakens, it is the door open to nervous tension and blockages ... To pamper it, we offer a shiatsu belly.
The right method: lying down, we let ourselves be massaged according to the indications of the therapist (exhale with force to bring back the sensitivity in the basin, etc.). By releasing abdominal and diaphragmatic breathing, it releases lumbar tensions; by stimulating blood circulation, it drains and relieves the digestive system. Complete and effective.
Belly shiatsu: Center Qee Paris, 46 rue de la Victoire, Paris 9, tel 01 40 16 08 00. Other addresses on www.ffst.fr.
Care of the Hara: Zazen. Dojo Zen of Paris: 175, rue de Tolbiac, 75013 Paris. T. 01.53.80.21.39.
- Take stock in an anti-stress center
When the stress becomes chronic, the body goes into resistance: the level of blood glucocorticoids increases, resulting in an almost continuous secretion of cortisol. Constantly on alert, the body draws in its reserves of carbohydrates, hence irritability, headaches, insomnia ... The causes of stress being multiple, specialists have had the idea to create a unique center in France where we can treat all aspects of the problem through medicine but also the paramedical (osteopathy, psychotherapy ...).
We go to a center specially designed to fight stress. We discover the cause or causes of it and it is best treated after a battery of exams and tests. The number and duration of consultations differs from person to person, depending on the extent of the problem and its causes.
You can also make an appointment at the European Sleep Center (Paris), which can prescribe a polysomnography (electrode analysis of brain and respiratory activity for one night), then light therapy sessions to "reset" the clock biological, or computer-assisted cardiac coherence sessions to re-align the rhythm of the heart with breathing and thus act on the nervous system.
- To purify with osteopathy
Osteo to cleanse the body? This may be surprising, but this method is very effective in unclogging the organs supposed to filter and eliminate toxins (liver, kidneys, small intestine). If they are overloaded, they hurt their job and other systems take over, such as lungs (bad breath) or skin (small buttons). All these signals show that the visceral system is out of breath.
The osteopath will act, by means of micromanipulations, on the mobility of the viscera, by "relaxing" the ligaments which binds them to the diaphragm and which allow in particular a good digestion . This can be slightly painful, but nothing unbearable. After three sessions (one per week), you really feel that the machine is restarted.
The good idea: combine the treatment with a herbal cure to boost drainage (ampoules of black radish, rosemary and artichoke, about 10 in pharmacies, to be diluted in the morning in a glass of water) .
- Opt for foot reflexology
"A body full of toxins is a body that reacts poorly to stress, cold, fatigue, food gaps," says Gwenn Libouban, foot reflexologist in Cancale and Paris.
From the symptom felt by the patient (insomnia, voracious appetite ...), the reflexologist will locate the engorged or exhausted organ and stimulate it to restore the whole body.
How? Each organ, each function (digestive, respiratory, etc.) corresponds to a specific point on the soles of the feet. Careful mapping of the nervous system of the body will be established. The nervous system will be stimulated by pressing the point corresponding to the organ in difficulty. But also those linked to it (if we stimulate the liver, we must also drain the kidneys).
Result: from the first session, we feel a real wellness, as if the activity of the body became more "fluid".
More information on www.reflexologues.fr.
