DETOX FOR TOXINS, CHEMICAL POISONS

[Cleansing] DETOX FOR TOXINS, CHEMICAL POISONS

April 7th, 2011
· by Janice Collett · Filed Under: Detox/Cleanse · Food/Nutrition/Cleansing

DETOX HELPS BODY CLEAN OUT TOXINS, CHEMICALS

People call it “detox,” or “cleanse,” but the basic purpose is the same, to clean toxins.

Usually the detox/cleanse drink is made up of natural herbs that encourage the body to excrete substances it can’t use. Our bodies have wonderful, built-in systems to remove chemical poisons, dangerous toxins, and impurities it can’t burn as fuel.

TOXINS SLOW BODY FUNCTIONS

In today’s toxic-laden world it’s important to give your body a break from digesting food so it can shift energy to built-in cleansing systems: liver, kidneys, colon, skin, and lungs.

OUR BODIES CRAVE SUN, FRESH FOOD IN SPRING

It’s a century-old practice in many cultures throughout the world. Detox teas brewed from traditional plants “wake up” cells after the long, sluggish winter.

Even though our culture has abandoned the spring cleanse our bodies still demand that spring ritual. Drive around town on one of the first warm spring days and what do you see?

Folks out jogging, bicycles everywhere, people walking dogs, throwing frisbees, lying on the lawn in the sun. Anything, just to be out in the sun in spring.

At the first sign of a warm day I lie on my front porch (break from computer work downstairs in my home office) in the sun loving sensuous heat on bare skin.

Our bodies sluggish from indoor bundling up, crave fresh spring air and hot sun. Spring rejuvenation, and our bodies follow the sun.

Internal organs need spring stimulation, too, after months of limited fresh food, higher calories, and heavy meals.

In the spring, traditional cultures brought the sun inside with teas and pot liquors of burdock, spring greens, collards, beets, and dandelion greens, aloe vera, lemongrass, peppermint, high in essential minerals.

WE CAN DETOX TODAY IF WE UNDERSTAND

But today! Where to start? Can we cleanse in today’s world? Do we need to? Many want to, but have questions. Does it have to be difficult? Is it safe? Is it hard on the body?

These questions encourage a comparison of our lives today with those of traditional cultures in the past who made a regular practice of detoxing.

IS IT SAFE TO DETOX TODAY AS THEY DID YEARS AGO?

How is your life today different from life even 50 years ago when a spring tonic cleanse was commonplace? Think through your lifestyle today before you hop into a detox.

Here are a few thoughts to get you started:

We live different lives from traditional cultures of yesterday. A 10-day fast using juices and water might have been easier for them but more difficult for us today. Why? Is there anything more we should know to support our bodies today?

We live fast-paced, stressful lives without much relaxation. How can that affect our detox?

Living healthy beyond fifty demands we clean out accumulated impurities. How is our cleanse different from what we would have done years ago, when really young!

If we eat anything processed our body will accumulate “sludge.” Frankenfood (food that’s not really food, no nutrition, empty calories that clog bodily systems.)

We have, oh, so many more toxins in our environment. Bodily systems work hard every day today and may need more support than was true in the past.

Most of us know close to nothing about detoxing.

Many of us don’t get as much sleep as we need. Why is that important when we’re cleansing?

I’d like to talk through each issue one by one, and I’d like your input. Whatever product you’re using or thinking of using, feel free to share with all of us your experience.

John and I routinely use “Cleanse for Life,” an Isagenix product, but whatever you use let us all know about it. Results, bad experiences. Was your cleanse hard? How hungry did you get? Did you continue to exercise while you were cleansing? How long a detox did you do?

We can talk about all that. So, until next time, do a little research and share with all of us!