Detox Guide Understand Why We Need to Detox
Unfortunately, the vast majority of us live in the hustle and bustle of today’s city-orientated society where overworking, food on the go and social niceties i.e. the friendly consumption of alcohol, mean that we rarely get time to rest and recuperate our tired and weary bodies. When added to air pollution and cigarette smoke that have become part of our daily life, many of us find that we suffer from a huge number of minor but annoying ailments.
These can include such things as:
- Headaches
- Skin complaints including dull, dry skin and dark circle under the eyes
- Poor sleep and difficulty waking up
- Sluggishness and fatigue
- Allergies
- Wrinkles
- Digestive problems such as constipation, gas and indigestion
- Bladder complaints
- Lowered immunity
- The impairment of cognitive functions such as a loss of memory, confusion, lack of concentration etc
- Mood swings
But why does our lifestyle and in particular our diet affect the way we feel so drastically?
Many of the foods we eat and the beverages we drink are thought to contain high numbers of potentially harmful toxins. Toxins are chemicals that are known to be poisonous to our bodies, thus when they are allowed to accumulate they start to affect the way in which our body’s function. The use of pesticides, insecticides, fertilisers and artificial preservatives all add toxins to our food and although the liver, kidneys and skin naturally detoxify the body, they are often thankful of any help they can get.
A detox diet cuts out many of the food groups that are thought to contain these potentially harmful toxins so that only healthy foods are eaten. These speeds up the elimination of toxins from the body so that many of the problems mentioned above disappear. Unfortunately sticking to a detox diet can be difficult as it normally involves giving up many of your favourite foods for between 7 and 14 days depending on the length of the detox programme.
However with a bit of will power and a good detox cook book you will hardly notice you have drastically changed your eating habits, that is until you suddenly feel more energetic, alert and generally much healthier and you develop a beautiful radiant glow.
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Liver Detox Diet
The liver is an amazing organ. Tasked with removing toxins from the body, the liver acts as a natural filter. However, with today’s poor, overly processed dietary habits and overindulgence, it is easy for your liver to become overwhelmed and “clogged”.
The liver filters the toxins from the bloodstream, chemically changing them into harmless substances that can be excreted easily. As one of the largest and most important organs in the body, the liver’s efficiency is vital to overall health.
If the liver is unable to remove all of the harmful substances from the bloodstream, the toxins build up in our tissues and cause numerous health problems, including elevated cholesterol (and all of the problems related to high cholesterol), digestive problems including constipation, nausea and irritable bowel syndrome, allergies, depression and disruption of sugar levels within the bloodstream. Chronic fatigue and pain are often signs of a liver that is not functioning efficiently.
There are many herbal supplement plans on the market to help with liver detoxification. Many of them have great testimonials and are not too uncomfortable to use. Try to avoid the harsh colon cleansers and complete fasts, as these tend to “shock” your system and release a large volume of harmful substances into the bloodstream at one time.
You should always start with a simple less stressful plan for liver detox. Make a lifestyle change that will allow your liver to function more efficiently. First, have a liver detox diet that eliminate toxins from your diet and flush your system with filtered water. Eat organic foods and wash your fruits and vegetables carefully. Substitute organic, lean meats and fruits and vegetables in their natural form for processed foods. Switch to “liver healthy” foods that will support liver function: beats, artichokes, broccoli and cabbage, seaweed and radishes. Add a good multi-vitamin and support liver function with milk thistle, shown to regenerate liver cells.
Liver detoxification may be the answer if you are feeling achy and tired. Support your body’s natural filter and eat a liver healthy detox diet. You may be surprised at how much better you’ll feel.
Sandra Kim Leong owns the resource-rich site on detoxification and cleansing. She strongly believes that detoxification should form part of one’s regular health regime. Her site includes information on colon cleansing, kidney cleansing, detox diets, mercury detoxification, etc. For free articles and tips, please visit http://www.detox-cleansing.com.
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Think of the liver as a large city with thousands of houses and streets. There are underground pipes for delivering water, oil and gas. Sewage systems and garbage trucks take care of waste products. Power lines deliver energy to the homes and businesses. Factories, transport systems and shops meet the daily supply requirements of its inhabitants. The city is organized in such a way as to provide all that is needed for the continued existence of its entire population. However, if city life becomes paralyzed as a result of major strike actions, a failing power supply, a massive act of terrorism or a devastating earthquake, the population will begin to suffer serious shortcomings in all of these sectors.
The liver has hundreds of different functions and is connected with every part of the body. Every moment of the day it is involved in manufacturing, processing and supplying vast amounts of nutrients. These nutrients feed the 60-100 trillion inhabitants (cells) of the body. Each cell is, in itself, a microscopic city of immense complexity, with billions of chemical reactions per second. To sustain the incredibly diverse activities of all the cells of the body without disruption, the liver must supply them with a constant stream of nutrients and hormones. With its intricate labyrinth of veins, ducts and specialized cells, the liver needs to be free of any obstruction in order to maintain a problem-free production line and frictionless nutrient and hormone distribution system throughout the body.
The liver is the main organ responsible for processing, converting, distributing and maintaining the body’s ‘fuel’ supply. Some actions involve the breakdown of complex chemicals; other important functions involve synthesis, particularly the manufacture of protein molecules. The liver acts as a cleansing station, inactivating hormones and alcohol and drugs.
In all cases, it is the task of the liver to modify these biological active substances so that that they lose their potentially harmful effects - a process known as detoxification. Specialized cells in the liver’s blood vessels (Kupffer cells) mop up harmful elements and infectious organisms reaching the liver from the gut. The liver excretes the waste materials resulting from these actions via its bile ducts. To make sure all this occurs efficiently, the liver receives and filters three pints of blood per minute and produces two and a quarter pints of bile every day. Obstructive gallstones can greatly undermine the liver’s capacity to detoxify all of these externally supplied and internally generated substances in the blood; they also prevent the liver from delivering the proper amount of nutrients and energy to the right places in the body at the right time. This can upset the delicate balance in the body, known as ‘homeostasis’, leading to malfunctioning of its systems and organs.
A perfect example for such a disturbed balance is the increased concentration of the endocrine hormones, estrogen and aldosterone, in the blood. These hormones, produced both in men and women, are responsible for the correct degree of salt and water retention; when not detoxified, as occurs in bile duct and gallbladder congestion, their excessive concentration in the blood causes tissue swelling and water retention. High estrogen levels are also considered the leading cause of breast cancer among women. In men, high levels of this hormone can cause excessive development of breast tissue. Nearly 60% of the American population is overweight or obese; that is, they suffer from fluid retention (with comparatively little fat accumulation). Fluid retention in the tissues forces other toxic waste matter to be deposited in various parts of the body. Wherever the storage capacity for toxins is exhausted, symptoms of illness begin to occur.
Cleansing the liver of gallstones dramatically improves digestion, which is the basis of your whole health. You can expect your allergies to disappear, more with each cleanse you do! Incredibly, it also eliminates shoulder, upper arm, and upper back pain. You have more energy and an increased sense of well being…Dr. Hulda Clark
Andreas Moritz is one of the world’s leading experts on Integrative Medicine. He has practiced and taught Ayurveda, Meditation, Yoga, Nutrition, Iridology, Shiatsu and Vibrational Therapy for over 30 years.
Andreas has had particular success with cases of terminal disease where conventional methods of healing were futile. During his extensive travels throughout the world, he has consulted with heads of state and members of governments in Europe, Asia and Africa, and has lectured widely on the subject of health and mind/body medicine
You can learn more about Dr. Clark’s Liver Cleanse and all the reasons why this should be done, and the book the “Amazing Liver and Gallbladder Flush” by Andres Mortis at http://www.drclarkuniversity.org/
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