Detoxification Is A Great Procedure For Elimination

Chemicals From Our Bodies

There’s no doubt that the gastrointestinal tract is a powerful tool in the absorption of nutrients. The stomach and the intestines, in particular, are the workhorses of the digestive team. However, the gastrointestinal tract can also go a long way in helping detoxify the human body of any illnesses it may be struggling with.

The Issue

The human body is exposed to a wide range of xenobiotics and xenoestrogens, which are toxins that are regularly introduced to the human body. Some are by choice – the artificial sweeteners that go into most sodas and many other products are a recent example – but some are not. Since toxins are regularly introduced to the body, it’s important to ensure that some time is spent on a regular basis detoxifying the body of the poisons it’s been introduced to. Detoxification and elimination of toxins does not have to be a complicated process, however; it’s important to realize it’s a fairly simple process that can go a long way to helping you take back your life.

If you are experiencing any one or more of the following problems, you might need to consider detoxification and elimination as a way to regain your health:

• Fatigue
• Excessive sinus problems
• Headaches
• Gastrointestinal disorders
• Sleep problems
• Difficulty concentrating
• Eczema
• Canker sores
• Acne
• Puffy, dark circles under your eyes

So, how much is too much, then? Because toxins in our world are so pervasive, does it mean that, in reality, we are all toxic?

Truth be told, this is a legitimate concern, but there’s also a matter of degrees at play here as well. There’s also the matter of everyone being ever-so-slightly biochemically different. If our biochemistry wasn’t slightly different from person to person, we would all likely get sick at the same time, at the very least. In fact, it is in part because everyone is biochemically different that toxins can affect people in different ways. This can be to the extent that if two people are exposed to the same bad substance, one person may feel completely unaffected by the exposure while the other could be laid up in bed for months.

In fact, there are several diseases linked to toxicity, such as Parkinson’s, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, dementia, and heart disease. Just from such a simplified list alone, you can quickly get an idea that toxicity is a serious issue for all individuals, regardless of the extent to which you might be deemed “toxic”. It’s obviously a good idea to go through a detoxification and elimination process occasionally in order to keep your digestive tract running as smoothly as possible. Getting rid of the toxins will go a long way to allowing your body to absorb nutrients more effectively, thereby making you healthier.

The Detoxification Process

Your gut, of course, is one of the chief loading zones for toxicity. Given ingestion is one of the biggest ways in which we absorb any substance that comes into contact with our bodies, it comes as little surprise that we have a load of toxins sitting in our gut. As a result, we need to clear out those toxins to ensure optimal absorption of the nutrients we need to be healthy.

There are several steps we can take to detoxify our guts:

1. Drink lots of water
   

Water is nature’s cleanser, and as such, it becomes a critical component in the detoxification and elimination process. As water hits our stomachs, it helps to dilute the toxins – say, artificial sweeteners from our coffee. The water will eventually make its way throughout our bodies and pull some of the toxins with it. The toxins will then, in part, get eliminated from our bodies via urine or excrement.

Many of us are perpetually dehydrated. This is because instead of drinking nature’s solvent – water – we continue to drink toxic sodas with artificial sweeteners, coffee, or alcohol. This means that we are only ensuring these toxins stay in our systems. Drinking more water – and the more filtered, the better – helps these toxins move through our digestive tract throughout the detoxification process and ultimately get eliminated by our systems.

2. Keep things moving
   

If you find that you are regularly constipated, it could mean you have a build up of toxins in your system that are impairing your absorption of material that is good for your system. Improve your intestinal functioning by integrating flax seeds, acidophilus or magnesium capsules into your diet. Any one of these substances can go a long way towards allowing your gut to improve its absorption of nutrients, though if you have any sort of chronic disease, you should discuss taking these supplements with your doctor prior to starting them.

3. Eat organic foods
   

Many foods that are not deemed to be organic are inundated with a wide range of pesticides and chemicals to improve their shelf life. This means that there are also a good many extra chemicals introduced into our systems; whether we eat processed cheese instead of fresh, or “unorganic” apples, we are introducing a wide range of unhealthy chemicals into our systems. Because our digestive tract absorbs many of these chemicals, we are, in effect, making ourselves unhealthier.

Eating a steady diet of certified organic foods and drinking lots of water can go a long way towards making our guts healthier and restoring balance. In fact, eating organic foods eliminates these toxins from our diets, which means if we drink greater amounts of water, we help flush these toxins out of our systems. In flushing these toxins out, our digestive tract becomes more efficient and helps decrease our chances of getting one of a myriad number of diseases.

And Finally…

 There are several different ways of helping our digestive tracts restore balance and eliminate toxins from our bodies. One of the best ways is by drinking water. Making an effort to eat organic and taking supplements that can promote digestion will go a long way towards improving the health of our digestive tracts and ensuring that we absorb the nutrients that are essential to the optimum functioning of our bodies.

Detoxification Is A Great Procedure For Elimination Chemicals From Our Bodies