Generally people don’t realize the importance of cleansing the body in order to support overall health. Many people choose to start a detox diet to assist with a particular health issue, the most popular being to lose weight, and people generally experience impressive results when they do this. However when the ‘problem’ is fixed they often go back to their old eating habits and lifestyle choices and over time the toxins build back-up and the same health issues return.
Cleansing should become a part of your daily lifestyle to ensure the body is always able to function at its optimal level rather than just eating healthy foods and removing toxins when there is a particular problem or need to do so. Doing this requires an important shift from treatment to prevention and a range of simple, but important changes to your daily lifestyle.
Our liver and other organs are continually working to detoxify the body, but if we subject it to more toxins that it can effectively process then they can back-up and become stagnant – this is when energy levels start to drop and general vitality can be affected. By reducing our exposure to these toxins in the first place and introducing fewer impurities in the body we can make it easier for the liver to do its job effectively and help to support overall health.
Acid/Alkaline Balance
Our modern diet is very acidic and many studies are now starting to show that an acidic body is the starting point for many major diseases. These diseases tend to start slowly and can already well developed before we notice any diagnosable symptoms. Although there is no scientific evidence to show that cleansing can help prevent any disease, it is known that by cleansing the body you can help it return to a healthy acid/alkaline balance, which is a very important factor in maintaining long term health and wellness.
The Cleansing Process
The body is very clever and with a moderate level of toxins is able to cleanse itself with the need to do a detox or cleansing diet, however because we are exposed to so many toxins on a daily basis the body simply can’t keep up and needs us to help support it.
The first step is to reduce exposure to toxins by:
- Eating healthy foods that are close to nature
- Avoiding processed foods, additives and preservatives
- Drinking quality filtered water
- Avoiding pollution and other environmental toxins
The next step is to support the body by eating foods that are natural cleansers and which help create an alkaline environment:
- Eat plenty of dark leafy greens and other alkalising fresh fruits and vegetables
- Take a supplement to assist with the cleansing process that contains natural herbs and botanical like Aloe Vera, Peppermint and Pau D’arco.
The final step is to ensure we reduce stress in our lives by giving ourselves time to relax and dealing with issues that are affecting our lives.
By following these steps you will help reduce your exposure to toxins and enable the body to help bring itself back to its natural balance. Rather than thinking about doing a 9, 21 or 30 day cleansing diet, think about how you can make lasting changes to your normal lifestyle to improve overall health by remaining toxin free & naturally cleanse the body on a daily basis.
