Since my last post I received results from my recent lab work . The news ROCKS :)
I've been requesting lab work every 3 months to see how the metal levels in my body are doing since my surgery. If you remember, my Chromium and Cobalt levels (metals that were sloughed off from my metal on metal hip replacement prosthesis) were the culprits in causing the metallosis in my body. The metallosis is what was causing inflammation, pain, and tissue and bone destruction on the right side of my body. Well the good news is my Chromium levels are normal and my Cobalt levels are just just slightly elevated. YAY! I have been so worried about what harm these metals continue to do to my body and what long term affects they may have on me going forward. It's somewhat reassuring to know that my body has successfully purged the toxins - of course there is still the worry of the long term affects - but hey - I will live in the moment and be happy with the lab results.
I owe some of the purging of these metals to my constant yoga practice. Throughout this ordeal, I maintained a practice (even if it was only one or two poses) to help my body get rid of all the bad stuff (for lack of a better word) resulting from the metals and the after affects of surgery.
Especially important in my recovery process and toxin purging are the Yoga twist postures. Twists act like a sponge - in the sense that the twist poses squeeze and then soak the organs and tissues. New blood and oxygen are able rush in to nourish those areas thereby allowing any built up toxins to be released and eventually eliminated from the body. Twists keep the organs and tissues soft and flexible so that each area is better able to carry out its "job" as it was designed to.
In today's sedentary lifestyles (TV, driving, school, sitting at desks, video games, texting etc...) our body doesn't move and twist like it should and the organs and tissues harden, shorten, and and eventually find it more difficult to carry out their essential duties. Twists (and Yoga in general) keep the body supple, flexible and balanced.
Yoga is a powerful tool for rehabilitating the body and the mind. My lab results are just once example of how Yoga can assist us in our pursuit of a healthy body, mind and spirit.
Namaste'
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