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Harsh detox protocols can be very dangerous and many modern day toxins are "hot" or can burn the delicate fine channels of elimination in the kidney and other tissues.  Shaka Vansiya Ayurved teaches that there are 4 categories of toxins. Ama or undigested food that is sticky and cold and we need hot spices to eliminate this type of toxin. So ginger and pepper and fenugreek and other heating spices would work well. However once that toxin has been sitting around for a long time it becomes hot.  We might call it a "free radical" in modern scientific terms. Shaka Vansiya Ayurved (now referred to as SVA) calls this Amavisha.  This type of toxin needs a different approach to detox. Before moving the toxins out of the body we need to bind them with mucilaginous food like barley, okra, tapioca, arrowroot, taro root and others.  I find zucchini and other summers squashes are most readily available, even though they are not extremely mucilaginous.  Then you can start moving

Start with good quality water. Water that has not been chlorinated is best. Spring water. However if that is not available then take a large glass container or water and leave it out in the sun and the moon for a few days so that it picks up the vibrations of Nature and the chlorine evaporates. I usually do a gallon at a time. Take 1 litre of Spring Water add 4 pinches of Indian Sarsaparilla ( this is a perfect dosage measure - larger fingers bigger pinches) then add 1/2 teaspoonful of Coriander seed and 1/2 teaspoonful of Fennel seed. I keep a jar of coriander/fennel equal quantities and then just 1 teaspoonful of the mix. Boil this for 2-3 minutes and pour into a thermos with a mint teabag or a few leaves of fresh mint if you have some in the garden. Sip this through out the day. I usually drink a cup at breakfast and then another mid morning and mid afternoon and sip whenever I remember. Then what I don't finish by suppertime I pour out and make a fresh batch the next day

https://www.boloji.com/articles/1256/exercise-the-ayurvedic-way Here is a link to an article by Vaidya Mishra on how much to exercise for different body types. Vata types would do better to walk rather than run. Pittas would benefit from swimming and Kapha types need the most exercise of all the body types. Of course we can see that children needs the most as they are predominantly Kapha. They have so much energy and are always on the move. As we get older and we have more Vata in our physiology we need to have a gentler routine.  Vata already is air and ether so we don't want to add to that and cause an imbalance in that dosha.  Also the seasons would effect the amount of exercise. Spring is the best time to exercise. But everyone needs a bit of exercise every day to keep things moving an lubricated.