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Detox Safely and Naturally
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How to Detox
Here are the ABC's of starting a cleansig program. Detailed information on how to create a cleansing program that is just right for you.
Safe Body Cleansing Methods
A complete guide to body cleansing using safe and natural methods.
Detox Diets and Weight Loss
Our nutritionist Lynn Baer answers a reader's question about losing weight with a detox diet.
Lemon Detox Drink Recipe
The complete lemon cayenne pepper recipe and directions for making a day supply.
Cleansing and Weight Loss
Many of the toxins we ingest are stored in our fat cells. Cleansing will assist any weight loss program.
Dry Skin Brushing
Dry skin-brushing stimulates lymph and blood circulation for the removal of impurities under the skin's surface.
Lymphatic Foods
The health of your lymph system is affected by the foods you eat. Learn which foods cleanse and which clog the lymph system.
Constipation Remedies
Are you having at least one bowel movement every two days? If not, you may suffer from constipation. There are any number natural methods to cure your constipation
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How to Detox Safely
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How to Detox
Here are the ABC's of starting a cleansig program. Detailed information on how to create a cleansing program that is just right for you.
Safe Detox Methods
A complete guide to body cleansing using safe and natural methods.
Tips for a Successful Detox
Get the most out of your detox program by including the therapies that best support cleansing.
Planning Your Cleansing Program
Complete guide to planning your detox program: choosing a cleansing method, when to schedule it, and how to plan and prepare.
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Body Detox and Cleansing
Body cleansing is a method of helping your body eliminate toxic waste stored in its tissues. This means of cleaning is an action that occurs regularly and naturally in the body. Generally the body will cleanse itself sufficiently, but our repeated exposure to environmental toxins, chemically based products and processed foods will interfere with the body's regular cleansing function. A wide variety of detoxification methods can be used in order to activate the body's self-cleaning function. An extremely influential and often missed element of keeping the body clean and healthy is prevention -- establishing a way of living that as much as possible limits your exposure to toxins.
A detox program should only be carried out if the body's normal cleansing functions are overwhelmed and not working properly. Such intense levels of toxic overload is typically caused by an improper diet, stress, overeating, sedentary lifestyle, illness, and poor health habits in general. When the accumulation of toxins in the body leads to disease, the body has developed what is known as toxemia. When toxemia occurs, some people's digestive tracts become incapable of breaking down and digest food normally. When the digestive system is impaired in this way, food does not move efficiently through the digestive tract. Rather than being digested normally, food will rot and create toxic by-products. This condition is known as intestinal toxemia or toxic colon syndrome.
Detox Programs
A detox program is nothing more than providing support for the body's natural cleansing functions. The point of a body cleanse is not forcing the body to unload toxins rapidly or miraculously. A detox "quick fix" will typically only result in further compromise of the body's health and natural self-cleaning function. Real and lasting body cleansing does not come in a pill or a foot pad; real and lasting detoxification is the result of a long term change in awareness, choices and lifestyle.
We can think of body cleansing as both short-term and long-term processes. In the short term, we periodically implement a healthy detox diet or juice fasting program to help flush toxins that have accumulated in the body. Long term, we make changes in our daily habits and lifestyle. This can occur gradually over time. You can choose to change 2 or 4 habits a year, for example. Eliminate coffee, get more excercise, do deep breathing exercises in the morning, eat more vegetables and fresh fruit.
A healthy and responsible detox program helps the body detox naturally by:
¥ resting the digestive organs through fasting or minimal eating of whole foods
¥ improving circulation of the blood and lymph systems
¥ stimulating the liver to filter toxins from the body
¥ moving the bowels and cleansing the colon
¥ nourishing the body with essential nutrients
If the cleansing program you are considering does not provide for all of these listed actions, you may want to consider a different detox program. Take a little more time to educate yourself about natural detox methods.
Detox Lifestyle
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Water
Fresh fruits & vegetables
Whole foods
Vitamins & minerals
Anti-oxidants
Essential fatty acids
Non-toxic personal care products
Organic foods
Naturally detoxifying foods
Air-filtering houseplants
Air purifiers
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Toxic environments
Sugar
Saturated and hydrogenated fats
Refined flour products
Milk products
Conventionally raised meat
Late night eating
Food preservatives & additives
Fried foods
Nicotine
Alcohol
Recreational drugs
Stress
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Use a dry skin brush daily
Make healthier meals
Replace household toxic chemicals & materials with safer alternatives
Neti nasal irrigation
Good night's sleep
Exercise regularly
Yoga, meditation, time in nature
Improve digestion
Address unresolved emotional issues
Participate in support groups
Adopt a detox lifestyle
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