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Preparation
The main purposeof this phaseis to ensureall the years of rubbish
(toxins)are gatheredtogetherand readyfor disposalbeforeyou
finallygo aheadand emptythe rubbishbin.As you can imagine,
cleaningand gatheringthe rubbishtakes longerthan emptying.
A f t e rt h e i n i t i a gl h e ed a y s ,n e x tc o m e sa n a y u r v e d i co i I m a s s a g e
followedby a steamtreatment.The massagefurther bringsthe
tipidsolubtetoxinsinto circutation.
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The aim of PKis to softenand bringtoxinsfrom the minute
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ayurvedicherbsfor three to sevendays.This improvesyour
digestiveabilityso you are able to moveto the next stage,taking
ghee,the quantityof whichwill havebeenprescribedspecifically
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