Health & Wellness Tips: Part 2 - Detoxification

Supporting your Body to Cleanse Itself

Our bodies have several avenues of detoxification and elimination including through the liver, kidneys, intestines, skin, lymphatic system and lungs. In this day and age with the ever-increasing levels of toxins that we are being exposed to, our health is directly related to our ability to detoxify and eliminate these toxins from our bodies.

Our Health is Directly Related to our ability to Detoxify and Eliminate these Toxins from our Bodies

Liver

The liver is by far our most important detoxification organ and it is also the largest internal organ. It is responsible for filtering toxins from the blood, neutralizing harmful chemicals and toxins and making & releasing bile that contains cholesterol and fat soluble toxins. When the liver becomes overloaded it sends out distress signals that show up in many different forms such as inflammatory conditions, skin irritations like acne and psoriasis and headaches.

Kidneys

The kidneys extract toxins from the blood including metabolic waste products, heavy metals such as cadmium, lead and mercury, as well as excess fluids and eliminate them in the form of urine.

Lymphatic System

This consists of a network of vessels that collect fluid containing dead cells and debris from the body tissues and transport it into the vascular system where is then goes with the rest of the blood to get filtered by the liver.

Intestines

In the intestines nutrient and water absorption takes place and the remaining waste and toxins are eliminated from the body as faeces. But when there is a lack of water in the diet, some of these toxins can be reabsorbed back in the circulation in the body’s effort to retain enough water leading to re-exposure to the same toxins.

Skin

Toxins such as water soluble chemicals and numerous heavy metals are excreted from the skin through the sweat glands. As well as small amounts of metabolic wastes such as ammonia.

Lungs

Carbon monoxide gases are eliminated from the lungs via exhalation of the breath. **Breast milk can also be a minor pathway for the excretion of fat soluble chemicals. To assist your body to effectively neutralize and eliminate toxins and waste you need to provide your body with the right materials or building blocks. Below are some tips for helping your body to cleanse itself more effectively. It is also very beneficial to complete a detoxification programme on a yearly basis to provide your body with that extra support and give it a rest from its constant job of cleansing the body.

Tips for Supporting Your Body to Cleanse Itself:

Drink at 8 to 10 glasses of filtered water throughout each day
Eat plenty of fresh, raw fruit and vegetables with each meal daily
Ensure you get plenty of fibre in your diet daily from vegetables, whole grains, fruit and seeds
Eat a range of different good quality, unprocessed protein regularly to provide the liver with plenty of amino acids
Take high quality, (preferably liquid), mineral and vitamin supplements to give the liver the right nutrients
Avoid refined and processed foods especially large quantities of refined sugar and carbohydrates such as white flour products
Avoid damaged fats such as margarine and focus on good quality cold pressed vegetable oils and essential fatty acids, such as extra virgin olive oil, flaxseed oil and purified fish oils
Identify food sensitivities and avoid the offending foods
Avoid overeating and try to eat organic foods where possible to reduce intake of chemicals and toxins from pesticides and fertilizers
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