{"id":148,"date":"2020-04-18T16:38:28","date_gmt":"2020-04-18T16:38:28","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-07-09T18:58:21","modified_gmt":"2020-07-09T14:58:21","slug":"is-your-body-toxic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/verybestforyou.com\/?p=148","title":{"rendered":"Is Your Body Toxic?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Practiced for centuries by cultures around the world \u2014 including Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine systems \u2014 detoxification is about resting, cleansing, and nourishing the body from the inside out. By removing and eliminating toxins, then feeding your body with healthy nutrients, detoxifying can help protect you from disease and renew your ability to maintain optimum health.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>How does detoxification work?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Basically, detoxification means cleaning the blood. This is done by removing impurities from the blood in the liver, where toxins are processed for elimination. The body also eliminates toxins through the kidneys, intestines, lungs, lymph, and skin. However, when this system is compromised, impurities aren\u2019t properly filtered and every cell in the body is adversely affected.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A detox program can help the body\u2019s natural cleansing process by:<\/p>\n<p>1. Resting the organs through fasting;<\/p>\n<p>2. Stimulating the liver to drive toxins from the body;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>3. Promoting elimination through the intestines, kidneys, and skin;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>4. Improving the circulation of blood; and\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>5. Refueling the body with healthy nutrients.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"fge80LTJa8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/verybestforyou.com\/food-facts\/superfoods\/15-reasons-you-should-be-drinking-lemon-water-every-morning\/\">15 Reasons You Should Be Drinking Lemon Water Every Morning<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"\u201c15 Reasons You Should Be Drinking Lemon Water Every Morning\u201d \u2014 Very Best For You\" src=\"https:\/\/verybestforyou.com\/food-facts\/superfoods\/15-reasons-you-should-be-drinking-lemon-water-every-morning\/embed\/#?secret=fge80LTJa8\" data-secret=\"fge80LTJa8\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><strong>How do you know if you need to detoxify?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Bennett suggests that everyone should detox at least once a year. However, Bennett cautions against detoxing for nursing mothers, children, and patients with chronic degenerative diseases, cancer or tuberculosis. Consult your health care practitioner if you have questions about whether detoxing is right for you.<\/p>\n<p>Today, with more toxins in the environment than ever, \u201cit\u2019s critical to detox,\u201d says Linda Page, N.D., Ph.D., the author of Detoxification. Page recommends detoxing for symptoms such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Unexplained fatigue<\/li>\n<li>Sluggish elimination<\/li>\n<li>Irritated skin<\/li>\n<li>Allergies<\/li>\n<li>Low-grade infections<\/li>\n<li>Puffy eye or bags under the eyes<\/li>\n<li>Bloating<\/li>\n<li>Menstrual problems<\/li>\n<li>Mental confusion\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>How do you start a detox?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>First, lighten up your toxin load. Eliminate alcohol, coffee, cigarettes, refined sugars and saturated fats, all of which act as toxins in the body and are obstacles to your healing process. Also, minimize use of chemical-based household cleaners and personal health care products (cleansers, shampoos, deodorants and toothpastes), and substitute natural alternatives.<\/p>\n<p>Another deterrent to good health is stress, which triggers your body to release stress hormones into your system. While these hormones can provide the \u201cadrenaline rush\u201d to win a race or meet a deadline, in large amounts they create toxins and slow down detoxification enzymes in the liver. Yoga, Qigong and meditation are simple and effective ways to relieve stress by resetting your physical and mental reactions to the inevitable stress life will bring.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"iOV1pTAdyO\"><a href=\"https:\/\/verybestforyou.com\/fitness\/why-is-water-important\/\">Why Is Water Important? 16 Reasons to Drink Up<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"\u201cWhy Is Water Important? 16 Reasons to Drink Up\u201d \u2014 Very Best For You\" src=\"https:\/\/verybestforyou.com\/fitness\/why-is-water-important\/embed\/#?secret=iOV1pTAdyO\" data-secret=\"iOV1pTAdyO\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Which detox program is right for you?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>There are many detoxification programs and detox recipes, depending on your individual needs. Many programs follow a 7-day schedule because, as Bennett explains, \u201cit takes the body time to clean the blood.\u201d His program involves fasting on liquids for two days, followed by a carefully-planned five-day detox diet to allow the digestive system to rest. Page recommends a 3-7 day juice fast (drinking only fresh fruit and vegetable juices and water) as an effective way to release toxins.<\/p>\n<p>Here are our five favorite detox diets:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>1. Simple Fruit and Veggie Detox<\/p>\n<p>2. Smoothie cleanse<\/p>\n<p>3. Juice Cleanse<\/p>\n<p>4. Sugar Detox<\/p>\n<p>5. Hypoallergenic Detox<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"1qUFDR4tiY\"><a href=\"https:\/\/verybestforyou.com\/food-facts\/superfoods\/the-lemon-detox-diet-a-recipe-that-really-works\/\">The Lemon Detox Diet \u2013 A Recipe That Really Works<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"\u201cThe Lemon Detox Diet \u2013 A Recipe That Really Works\u201d \u2014 Very Best For You\" src=\"https:\/\/verybestforyou.com\/food-facts\/superfoods\/the-lemon-detox-diet-a-recipe-that-really-works\/embed\/#?secret=1qUFDR4tiY\" data-secret=\"1qUFDR4tiY\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Top 10 ways to help your body detoxify\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>After a detoxification program, you can cleanse your body daily with these diet, supplements and lifestyle practices:<\/p>\n<p>1. Eat plenty of fiber, including brown rice and organically-grown fresh fruits and vegetables. Beets, radishes, artichokes, cabbage, broccoli, spirulina, chlorella, and seaweed are excellent detoxifying foods.<\/p>\n<p>2. Cleanse and protect the liver by taking herbs such as dandelion root, burdock and milk thistle, and drinking green tea.<\/p>\n<p>3. Take vitamin C, which helps the body produce glutathione, a liver compound that drives away toxins.<\/p>\n<p>4. Drink at least two quarts of water a day.<\/p>\n<p>5. Breathe deeply to allow oxygen to circulate more completely through your system.<\/p>\n<p>6. Transform stress by emphasizing positive emotions.<\/p>\n<p>7. Practice hydrotherapy by taking a very hot shower for five minutes, allowing the water to run on your back. Follow with cold water for 30 seconds. Do this three times, and then get into bed for 30 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>8. Sweat in a sauna so your body can eliminate wastes through perspiration.<\/p>\n<p>9. Dry-brush your skin or try detox foot spas\/foot baths to remove toxins through your pores. Special brushes are available at natural products stores.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>10. What is the most important way to detoxify? \u201cExercise,\u201d says Bennett. \u201cYoga or jump-roping are good. One hour every day.\u201d Also try Qigong, a martial-arts based exercise system that includes exercises specifically for detoxifying or cleansing, as well as many other exercises with specific health benefits.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"PEf6vtVuSl\"><a href=\"https:\/\/verybestforyou.com\/uncategorized\/stay-healthy-from-head-to-toe-with-these-natural-health-tips\/\">Stay Healthy from Head to Toe with These Natural Health Tips<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"\u201cStay Healthy from Head to Toe with These Natural Health Tips\u201d \u2014 Very Best For You\" src=\"https:\/\/verybestforyou.com\/uncategorized\/stay-healthy-from-head-to-toe-with-these-natural-health-tips\/embed\/#?secret=PEf6vtVuSl\" data-secret=\"PEf6vtVuSl\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/articles\/detox 2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p>\n<h1>Feeling sluggish or out of sync? Struggling with skin problems, aches and pains, or digestive problems? Can&#8217;t seem to lose weight? It might be time for a body detox.<\/h1>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1210,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[23,31],"tags":[2167,2170,2168],"class_list":["post-148","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-are-you-well","category-health","tag-detoxify","tag-lemon","tag-toxic"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/verybestforyou.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/verybestforyou.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/verybestforyou.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verybestforyou.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verybestforyou.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=148"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/verybestforyou.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1589,"href":"https:\/\/verybestforyou.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148\/revisions\/1589"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verybestforyou.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/verybestforyou.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verybestforyou.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verybestforyou.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}