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Why Detox your Body?
 
Detox, short for detoxification, is the removal of potentially toxic substances from the body. Although detox is primarily thought of as a form of drug rehabilitation, used to treat alcoholism or other drug addiction, the term also refers to diets, herbs, and other methods of removing environmental and dietary toxins from the body. Through alternative therapies or your own process of elimination through the organs that help cleanse.
 
 
These organs are:
Colon                                         Liver
Kidneys                                     Lungs
Lymphatic System                    Skin
 
 
•There are two classifications of toxins in the body
•Chemical compounds that are toxins
•Chemical compounds that are poisons
  • Mercury, lead and arsenic can be tolerated in parts per million
  • Herbicides and pesticides are toxins that can be tolerated in larger quantities.
  • Both classifications can be carcinogens or cancer causing agents
 
 
Toxic Releases per pound by Industry, in the United States:
 
Air releases                                                          1,631,681,512
Waterreleases                                                         229,976,391
Land Releases                                                      2,194,525,785
 
Total Environmental Releases                            4,278,521,273
 
Source: Scoreboard.org
 
 
 
What happens if our body cannot eliminate toxins properly?
 
  • Our bodies store foreign substances in it’s fatty tissues or deposits.
  • Some people carry around up to 15 lbs of extra mucous that harbors waste
  • Our bodies are made to naturally Detox daily if this is not happening your body is fighting toxins constantly vs. fighting dis-ease.
  
How do you know that you Need a detox?
 
Ask yourself:
 
  • Do you feel congested from too much food or the wrong types of food?
  • Do you feel lethargic, like you need a good spring?
  • Do you need to eliminate Drug Residues?
  • Do you need to Normalize after Illness or hospital Stay?
  • Do you need a Jumpstart for a healing program?
  • Do you need a Specific detox program for a serious health problem.
  • Prevent Dis-ease or Rest and Rejuvenate?
  • Do you need assistance with weight loss?
  • Do you need to clear a skin condition?
  • Do you want to slow the aging process or improve body flexibility?
  • Do you want to improve fertility?
Listen to your body it will give you signs
 
 
What happens if you are on overload with toxins?
 
 
•You become chemically sensitive
•74 million Americans have some sort of Chemical Sensitivity
•You reach a critical level of toxins in the:
 
  • Bloodstream
  • Lymphatic system
  • Tissues
  • Muscles
  • Organs

 

You begin to develop symptoms
 
 
 
Are you experiencing?:
 
  • Frequent Headaches
  • Joint pain or arthritis
  • Respiratory Problems
  • Sinus and Asthma
  • Body Odor
  • Bad Breath
  • Coated Tongue
  • Food Allergies
  • Poor Digestion
  • Chronic Constipation  
  • Intestinal Bloating
  • Gas
  • Brittle Nails and Hair
  • Unexplained weight gain
  • Poor Memory
  • Chronic Insomnia
  • Depression
  • Irritability
  • Chronic Fatigue
  • Environmental Sensitivities
  • Especially to odors
 
 
Possible illnesses Caused by toxins:
 
 
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Parkinson’s ‘Disease
  • Skeletal Swelling
  • Stiffness
  • Heart and Circulatory Problems
  • High blood pressure
  • Irregular heart beat
  • Abnormal bleeding into the skin, joints,
  • Breast tenderness,
  • Urine
  • ADD, ADHD
  • Autism
 
 
Allergic individuals may also have multiple chemical sensitivities (This type illness can no longer be denied)
 
Fewer than 2% of practicing physicians have been trained to diagnose chemical sensitivities, so they do not understand the true causeof the medical complaint.
 
 
How can you find out what you are allergic to?
 
  • Get tested for food allergies by your Doctor or for self test:
  • Write down the top five foods that you love the most.
  • Eliminate one of those foods for approximately two weeks.Add it back into your diet after two weeks.
  • Notice how your body feels.Continue the process.
  • You may also decide to eliminate all five at one time and then add them in one at a time noticing how your body feels as you add then.
  • Most likely one or more of your favorite foods is/are the culprits.
 
****DO NOT ADD TO YOUR DIET ANY FOODS THAT YOU KNOW YOU ARE ALLERGIC TO.
 
 
Some detoxification programs may cause you to feel like you are getting sick.
Know that it will pass and your body will return to homeostasis.
 
 
 
 
How long does it take to eliminate toxins from our body?
 
  • Toxins such as mercury may take up to 20 years to eliminate once exposure to it has been eliminated
  • Exposure to DDT can be detected up to five generations later in humans
  • Some toxins can begin to be eliminated within hours of exposure
  • Many of these toxins and or chemicals are oil based products
  • They are stored in the fat cells of the body
  • When a person is stressed physically or emotionally the chemicals can be released into the system causing symptoms of Illness
  • The liver is the main organ for detoxification it cleanses the blood four (4) times an hour, one hundred times per day.
  • Since fat is stored in the liver it accumulates toxins rapidly’
  • Toxins enter the body’s system through the blood stream and lymphatic system to become water soluble before they can be eliminated
 
 
 
Methods of Detoxification
 
Examples:
 
  • Detox through Cleansing Diets
  • Detox through Special Herbal Programs
  • Supplements
  • Detox through a Detox System such as the Aqua Detox
  • Detox through Colon Cleanse
 
 
What are the benefits of a Detox ?
 
  • Digestive tract is cleansed of waste andfermenting bacteria
  • Excess mucous and congestion is cleared
  • Liver, kidney and blood is purified
  • Mental Clarity is enhanced
  • Less dependency on:
  • Sugar, caffeine, nicotine, alcohol and drugs
  • Bad eating habits are turned around
 
Suggestions for a healthier body:
 
  • When you get up in the morning drink a glass a water with lemon ( room temperature or hot)
  • Give yourself a sesame oil massage before hand or a dry brush massage
  • Evacuate your bowels
  • Meditate
  • Eat a medium breakfast, add alkalizing foods to your diet.
  • Drink plenty of water during the day, preferably at room temperature
  • EAT YOUR LARGEST MEAL AT NOON
  • Eat a Light Supper
  • Eat lighter after 7:00 pm, fruit would be best
  • Have a warm beverage at 9:00 pm
  • Meditate every day for 20 minutes
  • Get a massage once every two weeks or once a month for well-being and stress relief
  • Go to bed by 10-10:30 pm and get up by 5:30-6:00am
 
 
Resource Books:
 
Our Toxic World – Doris J. Rapp, MD
The Detox Diet - Elson M. Haas  M.D.
Liver Cleansing Handbook - Rhody Lake
Natural Detoxification – The Complete Guide
Jacqueline Krohn and Frances Taylor
Detoxification – Linda Page
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