Detoxing Is Necessary To Remove Toxins From Your Body Before They Can Do Damage.

Your body needs detoxing as you are exposed to various toxic minerals, which unlike those that that are used to balance your body’s chemistry, are very harmful to you. The major toxic minerals are;

•Aluminium is not only found in food packaging and cooking utensils but is also in antacids, toothpaste, deodorants and water. The more zinc deficient you are the more you absorb.

It can compromise your nutritional status and is linked to kidney problems and affects memory and brain function

•Cadmium is widely used in manufacturing and can be found in fish from polluted waters. The main source is from cigarette smoke.

It builds up in the kidneys and liver and binds to essential vitamins and minerals and prevents them from being used. It accumulates in the body and brain when zinc is low

•Copper is found in cooking utensils and water pipes as well as jewellery, swimming pool anti fungal treatments, the contraceptive pill, intra uterine devices and fertility hormones such as Clomid.

High levels of copper can cause a zinc deficiency. Excess can cause extreme fear, paranoia and hallucinations.

•Lead exposure these days is not as bad as it used to be, but it is still present in the atmosphere. It is also found in pesticides and cosmetics and is used by industry.

Very small amounts ingested can have massive consequences for your health. When your iron, zinc or calcium levels are low, lead becomes much more toxic in your body

•Mercury is found in fish from waters polluted by industry. The larger and fattier the fish, the greater the accumulation of mercury.

It is also found in dental fillings and pesticides. Mercury is highly toxic and has been linked to AD and memory loss.

These toxins together with the waste products of your body’s metabolic activity need to be eliminated from your body efficiently and effectively by detoxing, before they have the opportunity to damage your cells, tissues, organs and systems.

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Unfortunately, because of a poor Western diet often lacking in nutrients and fibre, very few people experience the benefits of proper bowel function. Contrary to popular belief, you should empty your bowels about three times a day and this should not be a chore.

By these standards, many people suffer from constipation and are open to developing a toxic colon or autointoxication. Autointoxication (when your body is unable to rid itself of toxins) causes imbalances in your body, and robs you of vitality, health and clear thinking.

Louise L Hay the renowned author of “You can heal your life” believes that constipation is caused by our refusal to release old ideas and to be stuck in the past. For this reason it is a good idea to think about your mental attitude and to revisit old “hurts” and release them.

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As you have seen nutrition is not only about increasing your intake of nutrients, but about avoiding the vitamin and mineral robbers so let’s look at the problems;

•Diet high in stimulants and refined foods (think of the coffee and doughnut brigade from the movies)

•Western doctors often treat the result of bad habits instead of treating the cause. Would you rather be a disease statistic or a health statistic?

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•In addition doctors usually remove the one lymph gland that eliminates phlem and mucous, at a very young age. Yes that’s right the tonsils!

•Many people have had another part of the lymph system removed. Take a guess, the appendix!

•Your lymph system could be struggling to keep up and, let’s face it, you can’t put good food in a dirty body and expect it to do its work

•We have been indoctrinated into believing that laxatives are ok to take. They are definitely not as you can become dependent on them

•The bowel has a poor nerve structure and, by the time you realize that you have a problem, you are really in trouble

•If your elimination systems are not working properly, wastes are retained in the body causing toxins to accumulate in the tissue and destroying cells.

This causes the digestion to deteriorate and a vicious cycle begins.

•Once toxins have settled in you tissues, degenerative diseases take hold

•Proper oxidation can’t take place in your tissues if your body is toxic, and you will lack energy

A healthy bowel needs water, good nerve and muscle tone, adequate circulation and the right nutrients. However, if your bowel is toxic, it will need detoxing before tissue building can begin again.

Detoxing

There are various ways to eliminate the build up of toxins and it really depends on your preference and how bad your situation is. A combination of treatments is a good idea and you would usually combine a detoxing diet with one of the following;

•Colonic irrigation

•Skin brushing

•Lymphatic drainage

•Sauna

•Deep breathing exercises

•Abbyanga (Ayurvedic massage)

•Herbal treatments

•Enemas

AS there are many detoxing diets available, and because I do not believe that one type of diet or fast can be recommended for everyone, I am not going to give any diets out here. Western practitioners would recommend either water only fasting, or a light diet of fresh fruit, vegetable juices and salads, together with plenty of filtered water.

An Ayurvedic practitioner would design a diet for a specific person with specific imbalances. At a Maharishi Ayurveda Health Centre you would undergo purification (Panchakarma) treatments, which are so successful at purification, that they have been known to correct imbalances caused by diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, eczema, chronic constipation, headaches, hypertension, psoriasis, diabetes mellitus and chronic bronchitis.

People who have suffered with these diseases for twenty years have been cured within a matter of months. So before you rush to the doctor to have a disease treated with chemicals, instead of getting to the root cause of the problem, it is a good idea to investigate the lymph system and alternative therapies for detoxing.

Also investigate the immune system and immune system boosters or immune system disorders.