Detox
10 Ways To Help Your Body Detoxification is about resting, cleaning and nourishing the body from the inside out. By removing and eliminating toxins, then feeding your body with healthy nutrients, detoxifying can help protect you from disease and renew your ability to maintain optimum health.
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Your body detoxifies naturally every day by using the lymphatic system, liver, kidneys, lungs and skin but with the increase in pollution, processed foods, chemicals that are going in to our body and with our lifestyle added on top e.g. stress, illnesses, lack of exercise or unhealthy eating habits, these interfere with our body’s ability to cleanse itself and it doesn’t work as efficiently in eliminating all of the toxins, so it is a good idea to lend a helping hand.
5. Reduce or eliminate processed foods. Processed foods are generally high in sugar, salt, additives and saturated fats (including trans fats). These foods increase the amount of toxins in your body and provide no natural antioxidants, vitamins or minerals. Your liver’s performance can be affected by these types of food and if it is not working properly it will not be able to detoxify as fast as it should be.
When the body has to expend more energy ridding itself of toxins, it has less energy to use on other body functions such as digestion and cell repair. If you’re feeling run down, your skin is lacking luster, suffering from breakouts, or having difficulty losing weight, give your body a boost with some easy detoxing methods. First, lighten up your toxin load. Eliminate alcohol, coffee, cigarettes, refined sugars and saturated fats, all of which act as toxins in the body and are obstacles to your healing process. Also, minimize use of chemical-based household cleaners and personal health care products (cleansers, shampoos, deodorants and toothpastes), and substitute with natural alternatives. Here are a 10 easy ways you can help your body eliminate toxins: 1. Eat plenty of fiber, including brown rice and organicallygrown fresh fruits and vegetables. Beets, radishes, artichokes, cabbage, broccoli, spirulina, chlorella, and seaweed are excellent detoxifying foods. 2. Exercise. By exercising, you accelerate the detoxification process by increasing your blood and lymph circulation which in turn increases the removal of waste products in your cells. Toxins are also stored in fat deposits so the greater amount fat deposits in your body the more areas for toxins to accumulate. By exercising you will be reducing your body fat and the toxins will be released into your body and be able to be removed. Other benefits of exercise include sweating which is another way for the body to remove toxins. 3. Drink green tea which is a potent antioxidant and has
4. Add a lemon wedge to a cup of hot water and drink, this will help cleanse your liver. Lemon also contains vitamin C which is an antioxidant and helps rid the body of toxins.
6. Dry skin brushing. By dry brushing your skin you will be increasing lymphatic circulation which helps eliminate toxins through the skin. Use a dry brush and brush in the direction towards your heart. 7. Eat foods known for their antioxidants. Antioxidants are vitamins, minerals and nutrients that protect and repair cells from free radicals. So eat more foods that contain one of these vitamins: beta-carotene, vitamin C and vitamin E. Foods such as asparagus, broccoli, carrots, grapefruit, oranges, cauliflower, spinach, peppers, pumpkin, papaya, mangoes – some of these foods contain all 3 of the above vitamins. 8. Drink water. Water is needed to keep your body functioning properly. By drinking 8 glasses per day you will be keeping your kidneys working to their best ability and helping flush out toxins and waste products from your body. 9. Perspire. We can eliminate toxins through sweating, so get a good workout or head into the sauna. 10. Reduce Stress. Stress triggers your body to release stress hormones into your system. While these hormones can provide the “adrenaline rush” to win a race or meet a deadline, in large amounts they create toxins and slow down detoxification enzymes in the liver. So it’s a good idea to detox stressful life situations along with detoxifying your body. Take some time off if necessary, maybe try meditation, yoga, read a good book, have a massage. Do anything that helps you relax. Just like you wouldn’t clean your house once or twice a year, consider detoxing as part of regular maintenance of your body.
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