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Detox and Your Body's Natural Defenses
Over thousands of years our body detox system has evolved to keep pace with our environment, but over the last few hundred years, technology has greatly increased the rate at which these toxins are produced and pumped into our environment.
The end result is that our body can't cope with the overload of toxins it is being subjected to, so it makes sense to take a few actions to help it along.
Total Body Detox Diet Tips
It is important to eat well when starting a body detox diet and avoid foods that challenge the system, but this is not the whole story. There are lots of other techniques that can support and intensify your detox efforts, helping you to shed more toxins and cleanse your whole system from top to toe. Here I'm going to take a run-down of the many treatments that you can try for yourself, in your own home, using easy-to-find products. Selenium For Natural Detox
It is estimated that the average person's daily intake of selenium was 60 micrograms in 1974 and is now only half of that.
Selenium is an essential nutrient for helping your liver detox carcinogenic chemicals. Make sure your daily supplement contains 100-200mcg.
Anciet Detox Aids
The sixteenth-century herbalist John Cerard advised step children to have lemons handy in case they were poisoned by their stepmothers.
Your Eyes' Natural Detox System
"Must Know" Detox Facts
Bowel Movements.Ideally, food remains should pass through your digestive system within about 24 hours. However, most adults in the Western World retain waste products within their colon for between 2 and 7 days - and in some cases even longer!
This means that toxin substances have a much better chance of being reabsorbed into the blood stream again.
Another good reason why it's vital to follow a healthy detox diet, on a fairly regular basis, to help your body detox itself.
Body Detox Tips
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trevor_weir wrote...
I agree with overseas-investment. More data on proper foods for detox.
During any detox, the Liver is put under enormous stress. So more water than usual is necessary and the support of the liver by specific plants like dandelion or others that provide very specific liver support is required.
Support also of the kidneys as the second large detox organ should not be overlooked.
Big T
Posted March 16, 2009
JimmyGatza wrote...
Great content, keep up the fight Kym, it's worth it to educate the public on the benefits of detoxing for life long health.
Posted August 25, 2008
overseas-investment-property wrote...
Some good information here but i would like to have read more about the specific foods we can east to help detox please.
Posted May 08, 2008
wendybrausch wrote...
Selenium is good for lots of other things as well - like attacking viruses, protecting cells from attack by free radicals and it also plays a vital role in protecting against heart disease.
Posted May 04, 2008
