Detox toxins from your body, and you will notice an increase in alertness, feel more energetic, and be in much better physical and mental condition to take on the stresses of modern daily life. Because of the huge amounts of pollutants and contaminants that inhabit our water, foul our air and food we eat, our bodies are now being subjected to increased pressures, substantially more than at any other time in our history. To compensate for these changes, it is important that we make some adjustments to our lifestyle. And this goes just for those of us that are fundamentally healthy. If you belong to that enormous group of people that live on a fast food diet overloaded with protein, and with excess amounts of saturated fats and sugar, your body is being subjected to enormous strain.
Now that our mass media of television, radio, and magazines has gotten on board the detoxification bandwagon, there is a sizable debate between those that claim detoxification is importantr to good health, and those that feel it is a gimmick or fad and is unnecessary to stay in good health. I would like to state uneqivocally that detoxification is not a fad. Although our media may have started paying attention to it because of high profile celebrity usage, the fact is that detoxifcation per se has been around for many centuries.
Detoxification techniques have been in use for many decades, and the results of that usage are quite compelling. Keep in mind that the vast majority of these people that detoxed in the past lived in an age prior to the existence of the vast amounts of pollutants that we suffer from today.
So the question is, if detox has a history of effectiveness and is so important for good health, why are there so many that have received poor results from it’s usage? The answer lies in the fact that these people have been following either the wrong system, or have been following what can be considered just short term fads. The problem created by the media is that so many of them speak of and recommend detox programs of a term term nature, without giving any explanation of why, or of even more importance, who these programs are best served by and most suitable for.
The short term programs that the mass media continuously speaks about will be of help to those that are in fairly good health, and whose liver is properly functioning and capable of processing toxins that are about to be eliminated by the detox process. For those of us that have livers that are not functioning at optimal capacity and is sluggish from years of being clogged with toxins because of poor eating habits, a short term detox program will simply not have the necessary time to be effective. If the person feels anything from the process, it will just be an uncomfortable feeling resulting from the increased amount of strain that is placed on the liver. Should you find yourself in that category, it would be far better to detox toxins a little at a time, to help the liver increase functionality as you proceed. You can begin by eliminating from your diet the heavy food that is responsible for the toxicity that has been building up in your body, although that also needs to be done cautiously. When you feel the time is right, you can slowly begin to go on one day detox fasts once a week which will help get your liver to function better. The best way to detox toxins is through a gradual process.
