Health Benefits Of Detox

The human body is resilient and has the ability to heal itself if it is given the right tools to work with. To keep the immune system healthy, however, we have to give it the right tools. You may be suffering from or experiencing symptoms such as:

Sluggish gut/liver

Bloating, constipation and/or gas from weak digestion

Toxicity from long-term medications

Hormonal imbalance from stress

Hunger, mood swings, shakiness from unstable sugar levels

Carb, salt or sugar cravings

Extended exposure to external toxins

Your liver and your gut are important for the conversion of T4 to T3 in your body. T3 is an active hormone, which fuels your body. It is also what is responsible for your body's metabolism, brain function, and development of healthy hair/skin/nails.

One thing you can do to help insure healthy liver and gut function is to detox. If the word "detox" makes you sick, then you probably have one of the many concerns about the procedure. These include:

Feeling you can't last very long without a meal!

Body damage

Bingeing from hunger. It will leave me so hungry I'll binge

Lack of support from family/friends

Expense and the risk it might not work for you

Concerns about detoxing are numerous and go from one extreme to another. Here are a few of the major health issues that are total misconceptions:

This will make me lose weight quickly

It's going to the extreme and it could be dangerous

It's a fad. They don't last and aren't important

It's a protein deficient diet

It causes loss of muscle mass

The list goes on, but those are the main concerns. Fasting, however, has been around for a long time. Famous people like Ghandi, Plato, and Martin Luther King believed in it. They all believed cleansing would help you feel more vital, creative, and open to emotional/spiritual energies.

If you want to give your body the ability to heal itself, you have to take care of your immune system. Many medical professionals, especially those in alternative medicine, believe that around three-fourths of your immune system is housed in your digestive system, mainly in the intestines. When you suffer from gas, bloating, and constipation it means that your immune system isn't working properly. It can be inflamed and/or irritated. Your gut is a big part of your digestive system, so keeping it cleansed of impurities is important.

A lot of people make numerous trips to the doctor for digestive problems, brain fog, and/or fatigue but nothing they try seems to work. If this is the case, then detoxifying your body might be what you need.

There are numerous benefits of detoxification. They include:

Gas, feeling bloated, and constipation can be relieved

Sugar levels can be stabilized

Normalizing your body's metabolism

Physical/emotional well being

Relief from anxiety or depression

Reduction of inflammation in your digestive system which in turn causes relief in allergies, food sensitivities, and achy joints.

Greater energy and a clearer mind

Completing a detoxification process not only leaves you feeling better. It also gives you a sense of pride. When you do, you will be investing in yourself. You will have invested in your body's ability to heal on its own and helped return your body's digestive system to optimal health.

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