Source: http://www.handsonclinic.co.uk/lurgy/

I have gone over this topic briefly in terms of detoxification earlier (see post Making sense of detoxification and healing in TSW) but today I want to specifically go over what a healing crisis is. I hear people talk about ‘flare ups’ a lot and most people are aware of these that come and go in their TSW healing journey, but what many of us don’t understand is what the body is actually going through when we ‘flare up’. Some, like I used to, couldn’t bear the pains and discomfort and would take pharmaceuticals to suppress these healing symptoms, or have a pig out comfort feast . I have now found out is not really a good idea interfering with the body’s self-cleansing process. So lets go through what our body is up to and telling us when we have a ‘flare up’/healing crisis.

Assume that every year you painted your walls a different color. As time went on, you layered color upon color. Finally after 30 years, you found that the newest paint was not sticking properly because layers of paint underneath were cracking and coming off.
  
So you decided to strip all of the paint off the walls and give it a fresh coat of paint. As you started stripping off paint, you saw earlier layers. In the process of cleaning and stripping the walls, you got glimpses of what your walls were like and what they went through in prior years. Believe it or not, human bodies work in a similar fashion.
   
As bodies store fat, the chemistry of the fat reflects the internal body conditions at the time the fat was stored. Each year, a residue of the viruses, bacteria and toxins you were exposed to were stored in fatty deposits. Similar to the paint stripping analogy, as a body is cleansed, stored toxins, bacteria, and viruses are released. As they are released, symptoms experienced with the particular malady or event associated with the toxin are re-experienced - albeit in a milder form.

• DEHYDRATION — Keep hydrated with fresh mineral water or freshly juiced fruit and vegetable juices.
• OVEREXERTION —Conserve as much energy as you can.
• TOO MANY PESTICIDES — Pesticides can cause shortness of breath and “hypo” conditions of the endocrine gland system and nervous system.
• PUSHING IT TOO FAR — If you need to slow down or stop the cleansing process temporarily, start eating some cooked foods. Try to make do with the minimal amount, if possible, like some steamed vegetables or whole grain rice. This will lower the body’s systemic energy for a time and it will stop the intense cleansing. As soon as you can, resume the cleansing program.
• FEVERS ABOVE 103°F / 39.4°C — In adults and children such fevers should be controlled by cool baths and the like. Children can naturally have high fevers, especially around 104-105°F / 40-40.5°C. Keep the child cooled down with cold washcloths and cool baths. There’s a fine line between interfering with the body’s effort to clean and heal itself and simply allowing your body freedom to do as it chooses. However, a slight fever would be no cause for concern, and require no control. But with higher fevers we want to carefully monitor the body and control those situations that could cause more severe side effects. Remember, always keep the body hydrated by drinking plenty of water or fresh fruit juices. But don’t over-hydrate yourself either. Balance is key.
• IMPATIENCE — When you start energizing and alkalizing your body, it will start to clean itself out. Always remember that the body is doing this cleansing. You can use herbal formulas to increase the cleaning action of
  congested lymphatic systems, to kill parasites, and to enhance the function of your organs and glands. However, your body has its own rhythm of healing and cleansing itself. Be patient.
• DON’T OVEREAT — Animals generally don’t eat at all when they’re sick. Your body was designed to heal itself and clean itself out. All you have to do is feed the body properly.

Hope this information helps some of you