Detoxification and Body Cleansing Can Lengthen Your Life
16/12/2009 18:55
on: Fitness Portal, Nutrition Parlor
Body detoxification and intestinal cleansing are extremely significant components of wellness and disease prevention. Our modern life and the ascending cost of health care necessitates that more than ever. Most of us are exposed to hundreds of chemical substances every day. That, mixed with poor choices in diet, lack of exercise, insufficient nutrition and inadequate water causes our livers to get backlogged with its detox duties.
The outcome is fatigue, depression, sluggishness, poor complexion and a compromised immune system, which then makes us susceptible to many types of illnesses and possibly even cancer.
Body detox and intestinal cleansing are most known as seasonal actions, performed several times a year for 3 or 5 or 7 days, and then it’s done. We then slip slowly back into our regular diet and lifestyle, and before we know it, it’s time for another detox.
While it’s true that the seasonal body detox is a very good idea that should be acted on by most all of us, more important is cleaning up our daily routine. A better idea than the seasonal body detoxification program is a detox lifestyle, where you prevent as much as possible the need for a serious detox program. Here are some great ideas for creating a detox lifestyle for yourself.
Keep fresh organic fruit washed and ready to eat. Arrange the fruit in a bowl in your kitchen. Instead of getting a snack from the cupboard when you need a quick something, grab a piece of fruit instead. If it’s available, buy organic fruit.
Dry skin brush before you get in the shower. Purchase a medium soft natural fiber brush (you’ll find them where they sell loofahs). Brush your entire body, feet and legs first, buttocks and back, then hands and arms. Avoid delicate areas. Take several minutes to do this before your shower. You’ll give your skin a healthy little detox and energize your body to boot.
Drink hot lemon tea first thing before breakfast. Your liver will get a good cleansing from it and it may even stimulate your colon. Heat some water, squeeze in the juice of half a lemon and sweeten with some stevia. This is a great little mini-cleanse to start you on your day.
Most importantly, drink more water. If you do nothing else for your health and immune system, drink more pure water, unsweetened and unadulterated. Try to drink 3 quarts a day. Other beverages do not count. There is one exception: uncaffeinated herbal tea.
More resources:
Detoxifying Smoothie and Drink Recipes
