Loading ...Over 40 years ago I was working in Belgium and someone in the office gave me a book on yoga .
In it were instructions for a yoga salt water purge . You would drink a large glass of hot , salty water – as hot as you could gulp down , and as salty as you could swallow without retching . Immediately after , you were to perform exercises for a couple of minutes ( trunk-twisting and side-bends , etc. ) to help move the solution out of the stomach and into the small intestine . Repeat about ten? times as quickly as possible . By the time several glasses had been ingested , the movements would begin until it reached the point that one more glass in , resulted in one more out , until what was being released (more like shot from a cannon) was about as clear as the intake . Then it was time to stop .
At that point you were to rest , maybe drink a cup of tea , and within a couple of hours ( but not less than 30 minutes ) , eat a small bowl of rice and ghee . No meat or veggies for a couple of days , but small meals of rice or oatmeal porridge okay , and no dairy products at all for several days .
I used to do this each January after the Thanksgiving to Christmas over-indulgence of rich foods .
It would leave me feeling less lethargic , more up-beat , and with a sense of well-being/robust health .
But !
Certainly NOT for those on a sodium restricted diet !
I have a tendency to have diverticulitis , and am thinking this might help flush out any pockets of putrifying residue . I am not prone to constipation , BTW .