5 Signs Your Body Needs To Detox

It seems like “doing a detox” is highly fashionable these days. I suppose I am a skeptic by nature so basically anything that everyone is doing I tend to approach with caution.

I have personally found great benefit in detoxing twice a year. My preference is Autumn and Spring but a gentle detox is extremely beneficial anytime you choose to do one. After cleansing my body of toxins, I have found my skin glowing, my energy level rejuvenated, my digestive system restored.

 

5 Signs Your Body Needs To Detox

• brain fog
• body odor
• bad breath
• still feel tired after you sleep 8 hours
• food cravings

 

For the record, God in the amazing way he designed our bodies made our bodies naturally detox. The large intestine, the lymphatic system, the liver, the kidneys, the lungs, and the skin are all organs that miraculously detox our body.

So, the question remains if God designed our bodies to naturally detox. Why would we ever need to cleanse and detoxify our bodies?

 

Why Detox?

The answer is simply we live in a fallen world. Things don’t work like they were intended.

 

• Pollution. According to a 2016 report published by the World Health Organization (WHO), outdoor air pollution has risen by 8% globally in just the last five years.
• Pesticides. In a 2012 paper for the National Institutes of Health, Dr. David Bellinger hypothesized that 16.9 million IQ points had been lost in children because of everyday pesticide exposure.
• Drugs and Alcohol Use. Both regular drug use (illegal substances and prescribed pharmaceuticals) and regular drinking take their toll on our detoxification pathways, especially on the liver and the digestive system. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) found that 21.5 million American adults battled substance abuse in 2014.
• Chemicals in the water and food supply. “Unsafe food containing harmful bacteria, viruses, parasites or chemical substances causes more than 200 diseases – ranging from diarrhea to cancers,” says the WHO. In addition, today’s municipal water supplies may contain anything from fluoride, chlorine, and lead, to parasites such as Giardia, to endocrine disruptors found in oral contraceptives.
• Household and personal care products. Our skin is our largest organ for elimination. All those commercial “lotions and potions” we love to use are absorbed directly into the skin, as are the untested chemicals used to create them. Some toxins found in sundry products include phenoxyethanol, parabens, and formaldehyde.
• Negative thoughts and emotions. Yes, even negative thoughts and emotions can translate into stress in the body. Chronic stress elevates cortisol levels, causing inflammation and a host of disease conditions. According to CBS News, the number of Americans admitting to being in “extreme stress” rose by 18% between 2014 and 2015.

 

 

How To Detox

• Drink a glass of warm water with a drop of lemon essential oil in it first thing in the morning. Lemon oil has tons of benefits! It stimulates lymphatic drainage and has antibacterial, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory properties, so it helps to give your body a healthy inflammatory response. Lemon oil serves as a cleansing agent.
• If you’re looking to do a more in-depth detox. I highly recommend this Cleanse and Restore Kit. It is gentle on the body which many detox programs are not! For me, as a person diagnosed with seven autoimmune diseases, the gentleness factor, proven safety, and effectiveness are essential. The kit also comes with my “must-have to function” daily supplements!

 

YOUR TURN…

Pick a detox program and start today.

 

Blessings,

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