If you’re ready for the amazing health results from a detox program, here are ways to boost the effects of detox while avoiding the unpleasant side effects.
Toxins are mainly stored in fat cells. And your body may be holding onto fat to provide extra storage for your toxic load. This storage system is a protective mechanism as your body tries to hide toxins “under the rug”.
This is a main reason toxicity is related to weight gain and detoxing helps shed pounds. If you diet without helping your body cleanse, the release of extra toxins can make you feel terrible with symptoms like headaches, fatigue or irritability.
Cleansing modalities support major detox organs such as the liver, skin, kidneys, lungs, mouth and colon.
Below are a few techniques to speed up your body’s elimination of toxins.
Sauna
The infrared or regular dry sauna will detox the body by increasing internal temperature and inducing sweat. Toxins pour out of the body through the sweat, released from subcutaneous fat through perspiration. The skin should generally eliminate 30% of body wastes through perspiration. Regular saunas help restore cleansing activity of the skin and are important for those who don’t sweat through exercise. Saunas not only decongest internal organs and kill internal pathogens by inducing an artificial fever, they also relax muscles and melt tension.
Rebounding
Rebounding is done by gently jumping on a one-person trampoline. Jumping stimulates the flow of fluid in the lymphatic system. The lymphatic system acts as the “garbage man” of the body as it circulates infection-fighting fluid full of white blood cells to combat internal pathogens and clear toxins. Unlike other body fluids, like blood, lymphatic fluid has no internal pump to move it through the body. It relies on exercise and movement to push it through the body. Rebounding for 15 minutes a day is great way to stimulate lymph flow and thus speed detox.
Dry brushing
Dry brushing with a very soft-bristled brush can also stimulate lymphatic flow. Daily brushing in a circular, upward motion towards the heart is a great way to move lymph fluid by stimulating lymphatic centers under the skin. A major collection of lymph nodes are located in the armpits and groin, so extra attention should be given to these area during brushing. Massage is another great way to stimulate lymphatic flow and drainage, but is an expensive alternative. Dry skin brushing is much cheaper.
Tongue scraping
The body primarily detoxes at night, during sleep. Detoxing can cause a thick film to coat the tongue in the morning. This is a sign that the detox is working well. You can assist the detox by scraping the film off the tongue with a tongue scraper or side of spoon. Removing these toxins will prevent their reabsorption.
Oil pulling
Oil puling is great way to clear toxins and pathogenic bacteria from the mouth. This is an ancient detox technique from India and uses a tablespoon of liquid coconut or sesame oil to kill bad bacteria in the mouth. Simply swish the oil around the mouth for 15 to 20 minutes, pulling it through the teeth. Spit it out when done and avoid swallowing it. Improving oral health can also improve the health of the heart and digestive tract.
Drinking lots of fluids
To support the kidney’s detox function it’s important to drink plenty of filtered water. And to boost the kidney flushing effect you can mix a bit of unsweetened cranberry concentrate in the water.
Castor oil packs for the liver
The liver is the body’s major detox organ. It influences digestion and elimination and filters the blood of toxins and excess hormones. Liver care includes consuming bitter foods like greens and lemon water and reducing exposure with non-toxic house cleaning and personal care products. A great way to support liver detoxification is a castor oil pack.
You do this by soaking a rag in pure castor oil and laying it over your liver for 40 minutes with a heating pad or hot water bottle on top. The heat helps the oil draw toxins from the liver, lightening its load and helping it work better.
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