Detoxing - removing, neutralizing or transforming toxic build-up, pollution and chemical residue stockpiled in the body and associated with weight gain, cellulite, disease and increasing poor health. The accumulated years of overeating poor quality foods, lack of sleep, consumption of alcohol, tobacco, coffee, drugs and other toxic substances all upset the delicate balance of the gastrointestinal tract’s intrinsic nervous system and alter the body’s chemistry.
An unhealthy gastrointestinal (GI) tract plays a critical role in a wide variety of illnesses –some with seemingly unrelated symptoms such as back pain, fatigue, headaches and depression.
Eating processed foods, use of stimulants (such as coffee) and the ingestion of toxic drugs
(prescription and non-prescription) deplete the vital energies of the body.
Drugs cannot restore energy to the GI tract; rather, they deplete it. All drugs have toxic effects and the body must expend energy in trying to neutralize and eliminate them.
Coffee, alcohol, tobacco and junk food are included in this category. The body will ultimately break down unless given the opportunity to recover its energies. To utilize the nutrients in our food, digestion, absorption, assimilation, cellular excretion and elimination of wastes are all called into play.
Detox is a naturally occurring physiological process wherein the body rids itself of toxic substances through sweat, urine, and feces.
These toxins typically include air and water pollutants and processed food chemicals. The body first eliminates these toxins through the gut; whatever the gut can’t catch gets into the bloodstream and passes through the liver, which flushes them out.
Toxins don’t leave our body - they hang around in our lymph and digestive systems. Detoxing provides
your body with a nutritional break so that it can become a better waste dumper and nutrient absorber.
A proper detox lasts about a week and involves eating a nutritious, well-balanced diet that’s high in essential vitamins, minerals, fiber, and antioxidants, drinking plenty of water and getting enough rest. You can also incorporate light exercise into your routine.
Almost everyone needs to detox, cleanse themselves and rest bodily functions at times. Some symptoms of
toxicity: headache, fatigue, mucus problems, fungal issues, aches, pains, digestive disorders including elimination challenges, allergy symptoms, environmental sensitivity,
inflammation.
While detoxing cleansing symptoms may occur such as headaches, nausea and fatigue. These symptoms can result as toxins are released from the cellular level and traveling to the organs of elimination. As the toxins move through the detox passageways, you may feel worse before you feel better. If you have properly chosen a detox program these symptoms are often minimal if at all.It is recommended you consult your attending practitioner or natural physician for guidance choosing a detox suitable to your conditions.
Eliminate all dairy and wheat. (Choose buckwheat, quinoa, brown rice). All processed foods, fast foods, table salt, sugar, need to be eliminated during this time along with alcohol, cigarettes and coffee to give the body a rest from the associated toxins.
During a detox it is recommended to do the following: skin brushing to stimulate the
lymphatic system and open pores as well as drinking 8, 250ml cups of pure water daily
along with sea salt baths to help flush the system.
Infrared Sauna: The Mayo Clinic and Harvard Medical School among others have researched
the benefits of infrared sauna as the most superior, gentle and non invasive form of
detoxification today to cleanse the 21st century toxic residue (which we all have) from
the body to improve health and wellbeing.
Bouncing for as little as two minutes per day on a rebounder/mini trampoline is also very
effective in assisting the function of the lymphatic system. (The lymph is a complex
network of fluid-filled nodes; glands like the spleen, thymus and tonsils as well as vessels and ducts that bathe our cells and carry the body’s sewage away from the tissues to prevent toxins from causing damage).
Rebounding works by forcing the millions of one way valves in the lymphatic system to
open increasing lymph flow by up to 14 times. The effect lasts for about one hour and
jumping for as little a few minutes is effective. Ideally jumping frequently throughout
the day (four to five times) will offer more benefits.
Non-organic vegetables and fruits are toxic laden so buy organic whenever possible.
Here are the rules I apply when buying food:
- Buy local
- Veggies and fruit that grow in a garden I tried to always purchase organic.
- Fruits that hang from a tree I buy local, non-organic and wash them well.
- Purchase grass-fed meats that are free of drugs such as antibiotics from local farmer or next best in a whole food natural market.
- Purchase raw goats milk, raw probi-yogurt, raw butter and cheese.
- Drink distilled water.
Choose cold pressed unrefined oils, natural nut butters, raw nuts, seeds, whole grains,
buckwheat and spelt flour, fresh foods, fruits/veggies, organic foods/meats/dairy
legumes, sprouts…
Start slow: create new habits you can sustain; reduce the toxins ingested. Once you can
master this, a cleanse or detox will further enhance or reclaim your health, increase your energy levels and strengthen your immune system to prevent and treat illness. Start with something, one thing today!
Caution:
If you are pregnant, nursing or under the care of a doctor for a specific illness and taking medication, consult your physician before making changes to your diet and or exercise routine.
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