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.
Another deterrent to good health is stress, which triggers your body to release stress hormones into your system. While these hormones can provide the "adrenaline rush" to win a race or meet a deadline, in large amounts they create toxins and slow down detoxification enzymes in the liver. So it's a good idea to detox stressful life situations along with detoxifying your body.
10 Ways to Help Your Body Detoxify
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.
2. Cleanse and protect the liver by taking herbs such as dandelion root, burdock and milk thistle, and drinking green tea.
3. Take vitamin C, which helps the body produce glutathione, a liver compound that drives away toxins.
4. Drink at least 2 quarts of water daily.
5. Breathe deeply to allow oxygen to circulate more completely through your system.
6. Transform stress by emphasizing positive emotions.
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.
8. Sweat in a sauna so your body can eliminate wastes through perspiration.
9. Dry-brush your skin to remove toxins through your pores. Special brushes are available at natural products stores.
Finally, 10. What is the most important way to detoxify? "Exercise," says Bennett. "Yoga or jump-roping are good. One hour every day."
2006-06-21 21:17:54
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answered by dafauti 3
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I know I won't be the only one to advise this, but the best way to clear toxins out of your body is to drink plenty of water - about 2 litres a day. This will help get rid of impurities in your body, and clear up your skin. I have also tried a "detox" herbal tea, which is really refreshing and helped me feel healthier internally - they are availiable in Waitrose and health food shops.
2006-06-21 21:46:50
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answered by Anonymous
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As well as eating properly and drinking alot of water take alot of excercise. Raising your heart rate will speed up the detox process as blood is flowing faster around your body. Your brain chemicals will also increase. 2 hours a day makin gsure you're getting out of breath shoud do it.... now where did I put my whiskey... anyone seen my bike lights?
2006-06-21 22:14:04
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answered by ralphseviltwin 2
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