I want to master my body. Starting from joints health and detox

[EugeneTheSage]

Over the last 3 years I was engaged in compulsive activities: playing video games 16 hours per day, eating a lot of junk food, masturbating a lot, having a bad day regimen (going to bed late and waking up late). Sometimes I was sitting all day in front of the computer and then without good warm-up was running on a rugged terrain which destroyed my knees. Also, I have problems with other joints and they are crunching when I workout. I feel there is friction in them and like some "ledges" of one bone are rubbing onto another one.

50% of my current depression, I feel, is due to muscle tension, especially in the neck, and calf muscles (I can't sometimes sleep in the night). Whenever I have some inspiration or euphoria I tense up and my artistic process gets blocked. Currently, I'm doing MFR (myofascial release) and it gives me significant improvement - I am more relaxed and my mood is better. I also feel more observing my thoughts rather than identifying with them, because I am more relaxed and the negative emotions that accompany the thought process are weaker.

Another 50% are because of feelings in my gut. I feel dryness and "rust" on the stomach-intestine walls and it makes me nervous, brings a "hurry" state, and because of it, I can't exercise more than 1,5 hours long because I can't endure without water. I am doing castor oil intestine flush this week, so it may improve the condition. I also suppose to do some Shankha-Prakshalana and herbs detox, and juice fasting for 10 days later.

2 months ago I've changed my diet a lot: almost no diary, lot of greens, vegs, and fruits (150 healthiest foods on earth), no wheat, no sugar, less salt - I feel much better.

The health of my joints is disturbing and it prevents me from doing hard physical exercises. For example, while doing a push-up I sometimes get a sudden strike in my elbow (like somebody injected a needle in my joint). Joint and gut health is my priority now.

I don't want to stop on just curing my joints but also go beyond and work out on every corner of my body. I want to make my muscles and joints strong though flexible.

I think the yogic perspective is more conscious, I feel aversion to bodybuilding because it is just for packing as much mass as you can. Even if I would be about building a beautiful body, I would be into some exercises and practices that rely on a deep understanding of the human body (not just pumping a lot of mass on a bench).

Can you guys give me some hint in which direction should I move to restore my joints and furthermore mastering every corner of my body? I search for roadmap towards body mastery. Thanx