In this day and age, we have become our own greatest enemy. We develop and grow and do research to make our lives faster and better, but what we don’t realize is that the by-products of our development is causing us to die a little every day. To make our food and milk last longer, we add preservatives. To save time, we eat junk food. To save our fruits and vegetables, we spray pesticides and to quench or thirst, we drink sugary sodas. Is it any wonder we are constantly feeling sick and tired, or that we have aches and pains we cannot explain? Is it any wonder we don’t grow as old anymore or that we’ve lost the glow from our hair and skin?
By filling our bodies with disease-causing toxins and chemicals, we put ourselves at risk for heart disease, lung cancer, premature aging, eczema, constipation and many more illnesses and health problems. So much energy is used to keep the body free from toxins, that there is hardly any energy for your immune system to fight off bacteria and viruses. We drink pain killers and antidepressants to help us cope when all we really need is to cleanse our bodies from the inside, removing the disease-causing toxins and give ourselves the chance to live a long and healthy life. This can be done by a simple detoxification.
A detox will help your body to remove all the unwanted toxins and clear it from your system. This will give your body’s own detox machine – the liver – a chance to relax and work in perfect balance with the rest of your organs. An overworked liver becomes sluggish and cannot clean your system effectively.
A Toxic environment already exists in your body. This is natural as your body performs its normal day to day functions and natural toxins or bio chemicals are removed from your body with the help of your liver, lymphatic system, kidneys and lungs. Your body was designed to handle this and it is natural occurrence.
When we start adding toxins from external sources like the polluted air we breathe or the smoke we inhale, the greasy and refined food we eat and too much alcohol, the liver stops performing its normal processes and tries to concentrate on removing all the extra toxins. This is partly where our bodies start going out of rhythm and an imbalance occurs which causes us feeling sick all the time.
Detox is not just for the overweight and unhealthy. It’s not just a weight loss diet or a fashionable thing to do. Detox is for everybody. Each and every one of us needs to cleanse our systems and enjoy health for as long as we live in a modern society with all its pollutants. And although you can kick start your cleansing spree with a detox diet; it’s good to realize that it is something you will have to continue doing. You don’t have to detox to the extreme every time, but if you can eliminate your smoking and alcohol intake, you are already well on your way to a healthier lifestyle. Add to this fresh vegetables, fruit juice and water and there will never be need for you to worry about lurking diseases. Change your white bread to whole wheat, your fruit and vegetable to organic, your water to one that is pH balanced and get a little exercise. It’s really not that difficult to do. Once you’ve tried it and experienced the effects these small changes has on your health and your body, you will never again look back.
