Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Love Your Liver: Cleansing Yourself of Toxic Weight
Toxins are certainly not good for you.
In fact, theycontribute to nearly every major health concern. But toxins can also make you put on the pounds.
Sound crazy?
Well, it actually makes a lot of sense. We're overloading our bodies with toxins in the food we eat and in the products we use every day. It's your liver's job to protect you from these toxins by removing them from your body.
The problem?
Your liver was designed for a much lighter workload than it typically gets these days. It can't filter out all the toxins, and you end up storing them in your body fat to be filtered later when your live has time to catch up. But the problem is, you have a constant supply of new toxins entering your system, so your body never has a chance to catch up and the toxins continue to accumulate and damange your body and metabolism. It's a complex process, but, in a nutshell, those excess toxins slow your metabolism and you gain weight. If you want to lose weight, and keep from gaining more,you've got to limit your exposure to toxins and start detoxifying your body.
Ready to detox?
Start breaking a sweat! When you sweat, you lose mostly water, but you also get rid of some fat, cholesterol, and toxins. You know that exercise can make you sweat. But why not try a sauna or steam bath? Both can make you sweat AND help eliminate toxins.
Source
In fact, theycontribute to nearly every major health concern. But toxins can also make you put on the pounds.
Sound crazy?
Well, it actually makes a lot of sense. We're overloading our bodies with toxins in the food we eat and in the products we use every day. It's your liver's job to protect you from these toxins by removing them from your body.
The problem?
Your liver was designed for a much lighter workload than it typically gets these days. It can't filter out all the toxins, and you end up storing them in your body fat to be filtered later when your live has time to catch up. But the problem is, you have a constant supply of new toxins entering your system, so your body never has a chance to catch up and the toxins continue to accumulate and damange your body and metabolism. It's a complex process, but, in a nutshell, those excess toxins slow your metabolism and you gain weight. If you want to lose weight, and keep from gaining more,you've got to limit your exposure to toxins and start detoxifying your body.
Ready to detox?
Start breaking a sweat! When you sweat, you lose mostly water, but you also get rid of some fat, cholesterol, and toxins. You know that exercise can make you sweat. But why not try a sauna or steam bath? Both can make you sweat AND help eliminate toxins.
Source
Labels: detox, exercise, metabolism, sauna, sweat, toxins
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
How to Detoxify Your Body
There are numerous methods that can be used to help detoxify your body, varying in cost, time and efficacy.
The treatments below can be incorporated into your daily life. They all work to support your body's natural detoxification systems, namely your digestive system, liver, kidneys, lungs and skin.
- Stimulate blood flow through your organs of elimination. Constitutional hydrotherapy treatments increase blood flow through your liver and kidneys, enhancing their filtering effects.
- Increase toxin elimination through the skin. Use a sauna regularly to increase how much, how often, and how deeply you sweat.
- Give your lungs some extra support. By practicing deep breathing exercises you can greatly enhance this vital detoxification mechanism.
- Stimulate lymphatic flow. Dry skin brushing and exercise are two of the only ways to increase the flow of the lymphatic system, your body's garbage collector.
- Maintain optimal levels of beneficial intestinal flora. The best ways to accomplish this are by incorporating fermented foods, such as natto or natural kefir into your diet.
The treatments below can be incorporated into your daily life. They all work to support your body's natural detoxification systems, namely your digestive system, liver, kidneys, lungs and skin.
- Stimulate blood flow through your organs of elimination. Constitutional hydrotherapy treatments increase blood flow through your liver and kidneys, enhancing their filtering effects.
- Increase toxin elimination through the skin. Use a sauna regularly to increase how much, how often, and how deeply you sweat.
- Give your lungs some extra support. By practicing deep breathing exercises you can greatly enhance this vital detoxification mechanism.
- Stimulate lymphatic flow. Dry skin brushing and exercise are two of the only ways to increase the flow of the lymphatic system, your body's garbage collector.
- Maintain optimal levels of beneficial intestinal flora. The best ways to accomplish this are by incorporating fermented foods, such as natto or natural kefir into your diet.
Labels: breathing deeply, detox, dry brush, exercise, fermented, sauna
