Think of the last time you took a shower. How well did you clean yourself? Many of us are quite consistent about showering, bathing or washing our hair, but don’t realize that we have done an incomplete job. Cleansing your skin and hair is only a small part of cleansing the body. To maintain good health and hygiene, surely it is the cleansing and purification of the inside of the body that matters most. All of us, no matter how healthy we try to live, accumulate toxins (or poisons produced by living cells or organisms) over time. Toxins may enter our bodies through the food we eat, the water we drink or even the air we breathe. Greater amounts of toxins accumulate in cases of unhealthy food habits, pollution, smoking, alcohol and lack of exercise. If these toxins are not removed, then
serious health complications may result.
Detoxification
Detoxification is the body’s ongoing process of neutralizing and eliminating toxins from the tissues and organs of the body. The liver is the main detoxifying organ. It takes harmful chemicals, toxins and by byproducts of metabolism from the blood stream and alters them into safer substances that the excretory system can eliminate. This process is always happening automatically – we don’t have to think about it. It is natural for the body to be continually cleansing itself. However, when the liver is unable to deal with the excess amount of toxins, these toxins continue to move through the body and cause disruption and damage, before eventually being stored in fat cells, often being stored for years or decades. When this happens, we can experience all sorts of chronic and degenerative conditions. Fortunately, there are some excellent detoxification methods available today. By engaging in a “detoxification program”, we are actively assisting and supporting the body in its own natural cleansing.
Detox methods
Some people go all out and attend a health treat focused on detoxification. Others undergo a supervised fast or cleansing program by a naturopathic physician. Still others undergo ionic foot detox.The health benefits of negative ions are well known. When water is ionized and split into H+ and OH- ions (and sometimes into H3O+ and H2O2 ions), these ions are able to enter the body through the 4,000 large pores of the feet. Then the circulatory and lymphatic systems transport the ions throughout the body. These ions neutralize oppositely charged toxins in the cells that are normally slow to exit the body. In this way, all the body’s organs can become energized and stimulated to function optimally. The body then rids itself of these toxins through its normal processes of urination, defecation and sweating.
A detox foot spa helps you cleanse the body in a clinic or spa or in the comfort your home. The process takes only half an hour.
