Why Detox?
A toxic body is a major factor of chronic illness. We live in a sea of toxins and carcinogens. The environment nowadays is more polluted than ever. If you live in a city, the air is polluted. Water sources are increasingly suspect. Toxins are in our everyday environment; work, furniture, clothing, tobacco, alcohol, food additives, drugs and anesthetics, pesticides, heavy metals, industrial pollutants, and personal care products. Environmental factors are one of the major causes attributed to 80 – 90 percent of all cancers. Only a small handful of cases are actually genetically inherited.
Our body’s main detoxification organs and systems are liver, colon, kidneys, gallbladder, lungs, skin, lymph, and blood. They help rid your body of wastes and toxins. However, our bodily functions were designed when the world were less polluted. With the world today, its important that people incorporate a regular detox program to cleanse the body. We need our body to function optimally and rid our systems of these toxins as they are harmful waste products which attack our immune system and can cause a wide variety of side effects. Theories also suggest that detoxification may be suggested is an alternative or support to the prevention of immune deficiency diseases and prevention of chronic degenerative disease.
Just like a car engine, giving it bad gas it will run bad. Give it bad gas, with no regular tune up, things build up and your car will eventually wear and tear, running its worse. Your body system works the same way.
Great benefits of detox:
- Weight loss, better appearance, improved skin conditions, better appearance, look and feel younger and lighter
- Renewed vitality, rejuvenation, increased energy levels
- Jumpstart to a healthier and/ or new lifestyle, improved health and immunity, strengthened fight against cancer cells and generation of healthy cells in the body
- Purified the blood, scavenge free radicals
- Cleansed toxic waste, mucus, congestion, fermentation, parasites, inflammation accumulated since childhood
- Eliminate food cravings and reform lifestyle addictions for sugar, salt, carbohydrates, alcohol, junk foods, drugs, nicotine
- Improved digestive function, moods, stress resilience, flexibility
- Relieve allergies, skin problems (e.g. acne, rashes, eczema)
- Increased mental joy and clarity, brightened creativity, improved memory and sense of well being
- Stabilized mood swings and cleared negative thought patterns, PMS symptoms, and lessened depression and anxiety
- Provide a strong healing process for the body
The way to detox your body starts from awareness, adapting a regular detox program, proper diet & nutrition, and stress relief programs to clear and prevent absorption of these toxins in our body. Toxins are inevitable in our lives but we have to limit our exposure to it. We have to remind ourselves that the number of years of introducing toxins into our body and damaging it can not be easily resolved by a mere short detox period. The more one incorporates a needed detox into their lifestyle, the more stronger the body gets in its elimination system.
People with chronic diseases or who are seriously ill should consult a healthcare professional to get a good advice on their ability for detox. Pregnant women and nursing mothers are also another group who are not suitable for detox.