Most people think that detox is for drug abusers or alcoholic who need to cleanse their bodies from the effects the drugs and alcohol had on them. This is not the whole truth. Detox is for everybody and is a very necessary part of healthy living.

We are living in a world where our foods need to be cooked quickly, fresh vegetables need to last longer on the shelves and everything preserved in a bottle needs to last as long as possible.  All we want to do is open a can, warm a meal in the microwave or stop at the nearest take out and grab something to eat or drink. Our lifestyles don’t allow time for home cooking, for fresh garden vegetables or anything that takes longer than 20 minutes to prepare. Add to that the pollution from our cars, factories and aerosols and the preservatives in our food becomes the last thing you worry about. There is not much you can do about the pollution in the air, but there is much you can do about your eating habits and taking care of your body.   (more…)

The liver is the body’s own detox machine and is aided by the lymphatic system, lungs and kidneys. This machine is finely tuned and optimized to remove all kinds of toxins from the body. That is, when we live a normal healthy life as was intended. Lifestyles have changed so dramatically in the last century that we hardly ever stop to think about what we eat and what unnatural ingredients our food contains.

A build up of toxins in your body can cause your liver to slack down and not work optimally. This will cause you feeling tired, sluggish and irritable. But even more than that, a sluggish and dysfunction colon, can and will reduce the normal function of your liver.  It is therefore extremely important to cleanse your colon and eliminate the source of many of your health problems. What is needed is for the toxic mucus lining in your bowel, to be removed. This will help the bowel to eliminate waste more effectively and make the absorption of nutrients more efficient.   (more…)

There are so many diets available today and as if that is not enough, you also have to option to go on a detox diet where you not only loose weight, but also cleanse your body of toxins. The benefits of detox diets are numerous and choosing the one that is right for you might take some consideration.

The reasons we need to detox are simple and it makes a lot of sense. Your body has its own detox machine called the liver. The liver is assisted by your lungs, kidneys and lymphatic system and together they work very hard to eliminate toxins from your body.  When these organs are not performing optimally due to toxins that have built up in your system, constant exhaustion sets in. You start to feel tired and restless. Many illnesses are the direct result of high toxic levels in your body. Cleanse your body and the illnesses disappear. Your liver can only handle so much (more…)