How Detoxification Can Improve Your Overall Health — (Part 2)

Diseases caused by toxin overload are systemic and affects every area of the body.

The body is well equipped to remove toxin from the body. However, the amount and level of toxin from today’s modern-day living are making it difficult for the body system to cope. It is therefore important to ensure that our day-to-day living condition minimises toxin build-up.

Two Ways To Support The Body’s Detoxification Process

There are two major ways to eliminate or minimise toxin build up in the body:

1. Ensure You Eliminate or Reduce Toxin Intakes

These are by our way of lifestyle, by which toxin gradually steeps in. Major examples are smoking, alcohol, processed foods, household cleaning products as well as in cosmetics and toiletries. These usually (or sometimes) contain:

EDCs — (Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals) —Our endocrine system is a network of glands, that store and secret hormones. In a healthy body, these hormones regulate day to day normal function. However, Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals are toxins in the environments (air, soil and water supply) that are present in foods, household cosmetics and cleaning products, that disrupt the way the body endocrine system works. Examples are pesticides and chemicals that leech into the soil or water and affect the food supply. Chemicals in our cosmetics that get into the body via the skin. And soy-based products that mimic human oestrogen in the body.

Flouride — Fluoridation is common in most municipal cities, so to avoid excess fluoride in your water, get your own water de-fluoridation system.

Food Additives, Preservatives and Growth Hormones — It is a known fact that processed foods contain food additives and preservatives to give the foods longer shelves life. Examples of additives are sodium benzoate, monosodium glutamate (MSG), refined sugars, artificial sweeteners, and synthetic food colourings. Research indicates that they contribute to early ageing of cells and degenerative diseases. Avoiding process foods and eating whole organically grown, non-GMO foods is a good way of elimination toxin in the body.

Stress —If the person is stressed out, there is a build-up of cortisone and adrenalin, which gives rise to chronic systemic inflammation. A 2015 study at the University of Edinburg found out chronic stress gives rise to increased risk of liver-related complications.

Pharmaceutical Drugs — are potential toxins that the liver has to filter before you can absorb them. Some pharmaceutical drugs take years to disappear from the system. This does not signify you abandon important medication, you should just know that there re risk of toxicity with any medication

2. Help Your System Eliminate Toxins

Now that you are aware of reducing toxin intakes, it is important to continue the awareness by living a life that supports your system to eliminate toxins. As mentioned earlier, the body is capable of eliminating toxins, everything being equal, but because of modern-day toxin overload, it is essential that we also support the system in its cleansing. Here are nine ways to do just that.

Stay Hydrated — Drinking water regularly naturally flush the system of toxins. Drinking fresh clean water prevents kidney stone. A study at The Hutchinson Cancer Centre in Seattle indicated that women who drank at least five glasses a day have less risk (45%) of colon cancer. Drinking enough water also helps reduce the risk of obesity, arthritis and dry skin.

Exercise — Simply moving your body, the cells and muscles work together to flush the body of toxin. Exercise need not be gym-based, but it needs to be regular. In this time of the pandemic that gyms are closed, there are many home-based exercises that one can follow on YouTube.

Be Part Of Nature — Nature is a great healer. In Japan’s Shinrin-Yoku, (forest bathing) is simply being among trees boost the body PNS (parasympathetic nervous system). A healthy PNS is important for liver function and metabolism.

Practice Good Oral Hygiene — Good oral health involves regular brushing, oil swishing, and tongue scraping as well as a gaggle. Mouth houses tons of bacteria, which needs to be eliminated every day. Apart from that good oral health is linked to strong immunity. Good oral health will reduce plaque and gingivitis. For tongue scraping, use the back of the toothbrush, or a special tongue scraping metal from the pharmacist.

Eliminate Dead Skin From Your Body — Brushing your body during a shower or bath allows dead skin cells to drop off and new ones come alive and are able to function properly. It helps improved circulation, liver, kidney and lymphatic system stimulation, as well as youthful skin.

Eat Healthily — Eating a plate rich in fruits and vegetables, helps eliminate toxin from the body. Just ensure that the fruits and vegetables are organic, and non-GMO that will add additional toxin to your body. There are some plants and herbs that are especially good for detoxification, and these should be added to our foods at least once a week.

Try Hot And Cold Shower — Changing the temperature during your shower improves blood circulation, which helps the immunity and can reduce stress. It is the improved circulation that helps in detoxification.

Practice Breathing Exercise — Try setting a time each day to practice deep breathing in and out. This is the same as finding time to meditate. Sit down comfortably, and hold in your breath for few seconds, then exhale. Do this for about five minutes each time a day. This simple exercise lowers cortisone level that puts unnecessary pressure on the liver. This allows the liver to function very well in its task of detoxification.

Mind Detoxification — is another important aspect of mental health simply because what affects the mind affects the body. The first step is to take a valuation of the people you have in your life. Get rid of those relationships that do not add value to you. Practise self-love, and build up your confidence, and develop a ‘’ME-TIME’’.

The Takeaways

The modern-day living is such that our body is exposed to toxic overload, much more than the body can cope with.

There is a need, therefore, to take conscious effort to rid the body of toxic substances.

We can also support the body system to perform this function well, by eating healthily.

Toxic substances in the body can result in many chronic illnesses that affect all parts of the body.