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There has been a lot of talk about detoxification, detox diets and whether they are necessary, healthy, or appropriate for the body. Doctors are split over the controversial issue. Alternative medical professionals recommend a detoxification at least once a year especially with the increased concern over toxicity in our food, water, air, medicine and environment.  Ayurvedic medicine, Traditional Chinese medicine and herbalism have been using detoxification for thousands of years. However, traditional medical practitioners dispute the reasons for the use of detoxification. They question the scientific basis or benefit behind detoxification because the body is an extraordinary healer with its own system of elimination.

What is Detoxification?

Detoxification is a physiological or medical removal of toxic substances from the body. Detoxification is used medically with drug withdrawal, decontamination of poison ingestion, dialysis, and chelation therapy. During these processes toxins and toxic chemicals are removed from the body. In the same manner, detoxification or detox diets are used to eliminate toxins that are consumed through our food and water, inhaled through the air or confronted within our environments. Detoxes are used to cleanse, rest, and nourish the body from the inside out. Practitioners who recommend detoxes believe that detoxing protects the body against disease and renews optimum health. Toxins are removed and replaced with healthy nutrients that the body desperately requires. Health is restored and energy and vigor are revitalized.

How does Detoxification work?

Detoxification enhances the body’s own elimination system by cleaning the blood and removing impurities from the liver. Although the kidneys, liver, intestines, lungs, lymph, skin and bowels are all part of the body’s elimination system, they can become compromised when overexposed to toxins, chemical and impurities. Now a days there are so many more sources of toxicity than there were 100, 50 and even 10 years ago. With technological advances in food, science and almost every aspect of living, our bodies are being exposed to harmful chemicals, irritants and pollutants throughout daily living. Food is contaminated with unnecessary additives, allergens, flavor enhancers, food coloring, and artificial preservatives. Not to mention that air and water pollution, radiation, nuclear power, drugs, cigarettes, alcohol and medications have harmful effects on the body as well. Compromised by these chemicals and toxins the body is unable to filter impurities properly, which causes an adverse affect on every cell within the body. This can cause specific symptoms to appear such as fatigue, mood swings, digestive problems, constipation, headaches and many more. A detox program rests the organs through fasting, stimulates the liver to drive out toxins, promotes elimination through the kidneys, intestines, and skin, improves blood circulation and refuels the body with nutrients. Detoxification works by addressing every cell in the body.

Types of Detoxification

There are many types of detox plans such as contrast showers, detox footpads, oil pulling, snakestones, body cleansing, water fasting, metabolic therapy, elimination diets, hydrotherapy, and colonics. Detoxes come in the form of liquids, supplements, herbs, diets and exercise. Each detox program differs in action and intent. Some work only with the bowel to remove rotting food remanence, others cleanse the liver or blood, and others aid in skin or kidney function. Women who are pregnant or nursing, children, elderly, or people with cancer, degenerative disease or a compromised immune system should not use detoxes as it could cause harmful side effects such as nutritional deficiencies which can lead to death. Detoxification is generally harmless and safe, however if you exceed the recommended time frame it can lead to nutritional deficiency. There is some risk associated with detox procedures such as colon cleanses which can cause perforation in the lining of the bowel, infection or water intoxication, however risks are low.

When should You Detox?

            Recommended detox programs should be done 1-2 times a year depending upon your level of health. Or if you have symptoms such as unexplained fatigue, sluggish elimination, constipation, irritated skin, allergies, bags under the eyes, distended stomach, menstrual difficulties, mental confusion, aches and pains, headaches, and digestive problems. A short program normally lasts 3-7 days. Some practitioners recommend doing a cleanse or detox at the change of each season due to the overexposure to airborne pollutants, refined and processed foods, radiation, prescription medications, alcohol and drug use. The more toxins within your environment that you are exposed to, the more a detox may be necessary.

What should you expect after a Detox?

            Depending upon which detox you decide to undertake, will determine how difficult it is on you mentally and physically. It may be difficult especially if you are doing an elimination detox where you stop eating or drinking certain foods or food entirely. During a detox, toxins are released from stored fat into the blood so they can be excreted. You may have decreased energy, skin irritation, headaches or mood swings while your body is eliminating these toxins. After a detox is finished, most people experience a boost in energy, improved mood, weight loss, decreased bloating, easier elimination, better muscle recovery, increased immune system and overall better health. Traditional doctors attribute these results to the limited or eliminated food, which requires the body to burn, accumulated and stored fats. However this has not diminished people’s interest or continued use of detox programs. Especially since detoxification has become a popular topic over the past decade and an increasing number of detox products have become available in the market. Ultimately, people will continue to use detox programs as long as they continue to have beneficial results, even if traditional medicine disputes the use of detoxification.

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Mealtime Suggestion

Upon rising, drink a glass of purer fruit juice, herb tea, or apple cider vinegar which is about a teaspoon mixed with honey and hot water. This apple cider vinegar with water concoction is an effective slimming formula for me as it has been for many centuries. Apple cider melts fatty deposits in your bloodstream so it enhances the circulation of blood.

For breakfast, you can have some muesli with yogurt and tahini or whole grain cereal with skimmed or soy milk. Some alternatives would be fresh fruit with wheat germs and yogurt, or toasted bread with sunflower margarine and honey or savory spread. Drink herb tea, cereal coffee substitute, or pure fruit juice.

For lunch, we have some vegetarian savory made with cheese, nuts or grains or legumes, with a selection of vegetables in season. Or have a mixed vegetable salad with baked unpeeled potato or baked onions. For dessert, try a soaked dried fruit, baked apple, fresh fruit, granola, yogurt, natural fruit jelly, or a tofu dessert, which is tofu is eaten with dried fruit, fresh fruit , or honey.

For supper, eat the kind of food you had for lunch but do so before 6p.m. Or, you could have something light, like a vegetable soap or fruit. You can also try a mixed salad and yogurt with some vegetarian savory and tofu.
Herbal tea are vital whether you are on a diet or not because they have a string of health benefits. These tea concoctions help reduce body weight. You can try chamomile tea and lemon. This done by boiling a cup of water to a slice of lemon and one teaspoon of chamomile. Cover and leaved overnight. Drink it first thing in the morning. Or, you drink a glass of unsweetened grape juice before breakfast and another in the afternoon. Another concoction is prepared using onions. Chopped onion is added to a glass of boiling water. Then add a few drops of lemon juice. Drink this first thing in the morning.

Aloe vera is a wonderful tonic that requires sugar and fat metabolism. You can drink two teaspoon of aloe vera mixed with apple juice. If you do not like the taste of aloe vera, you can take this in capsule from which is available at healthfood store

The Exercise Factor          

Medical science strongly supports the importance of regular exercise. A group of middle-aged men and women followed a fitness program. They showed lower level of blood sugar, fats , cholesterol, and gains in flexibility, strength, and stamina. Longer programs reaped greater benefits such as reduced tensions, improved respiratory capacity, lowered body fat, and increase in one’s sense of well-being.

With regular exercise, the metabolic rate increase, the digestive and circulatory system improve, the heart muscles grow stronger, and the skin acquires glow.

Regular exercise could mean a 5-mile brisk walk a day, swimming, taichi, biking, or yoga asanas. But if you have a heart or uterus problem, jogging is not advisable.

General yoga practice helps combat obesity by toning muscles and enhancing body awareness and willpower, facilitating a more sensible eating pattern. Abdominal contractions prevent and reduce fat bellies and lessen the risk of incurring back disorders.

Alternative Ways

The Ayurvedas has many recommendations for losing weight. Using lemon juice is a very effective means. This is like going to a juice fasting, which also cleanses your body of all toxins.

On the first day, juice or three pieces of lemon mixed with an equal amount of water should be given. One lemon per day should be added until the juice of 12 lemons is consumed per day. The number should be decreased in the same order until three lemons are taken a day You will feel hungry and weak on the first two days, but after that, your condition will stabilize.

Another formula is using bananas and skimmed milk. The daily diet is restricted to six bananas and four glasses of skimmed milk for a period of 10 to 15 days. Then green vegetables may be gradually added, reducing the intake of bananas from six to four. Continue this diet until you achieve the desire weight level. Bananas are ideal for overweight people as it has practically non sodium.

Base on some recent researches, cabbage has a valuable ingredient called tartonic acid which inhibits the conversion of sugar and carbohydrates into fat. Taking cabbage salad would be one of the simplest and painless ways of staying slim. A hundred grams of cabbage yields only 27 kilocalories of energy, while the same quantity of wheat bread will yield about 240 calories, so you get fewer calories while having a lasting feeling of fullness in the stomach. It is also easily digestible.

Losing the first few pounds is easy as this is only water, but shedding the next ones will be a bit hard. Don’t get discourage by this. A steady weight loss is better than an abrupt one because it stays, provided that you also maintain this with proper food intake.

Have a better healthful feeling and “thoughts”

The majority of joggers discover that they have a great spirit and open eyes. In a famous writer’s book, we can see that it is jogging that helps him return to the normal life. He talks about the mental influence after running. In fact jogging is a hard event, it is a good way to create happiness. Jogging is the best method to have a mental relaxation. Running can release the nervous emotion completely. When you are running, you can not worry about anything. Jogging need full attention. After running, you may feel tired with pleasant. And then you have a sense of finishing a wonderful thing. So, it can make the person do not produce tension in a long time.

A mental doctor found the same beneficial results as well. He said that when he was forty, he weighted two hundred and thirty pounds. After jogging, he became thin and healthy. And he felt relax and happy. Eventually, he would like to know that what on earth does running influence his patients. According to the facts, running makes a great effect on the therapy. Jogging is more useful than the conventional ways. The funniest thing is that running treatment opens a new world to the therapy. Because when he runs with his patients, his conscious enginery is strengthened. When we talk about the meanings and the actions of the running, we could quite find that we have the ability to open a better principle. Being a mental doctor, he can’t keep on the old ways any more. From the bottom of his heart he wanted to cherish his unforgettable patients.

He said that there is a great change in his patients’ body situations, and he is healthier now. All the runners have shifted their life habits. They decided not to smoke little by little, in the end one of them stops smoking. There is the same condition with the drinking man. And the obesity becomes thinner and thinner. Most of all, joggers have a good mood again. Because of the little smokers and alcoholics, people have a good relationship. People’s extremely eccentric minds have vanished. And their vitality and warm heart still exist. So they have a group of new companies. In a word, the running patients get a big progress in their body conditions. And the connection between running and treatment play the key role in the recovery process.

A famous psychologist figures out a theory. It is equitable for some people to jog. Because run is so cheap and safe. Due to some specialists, A lot of desperate person do not do exercises. In fact, running is a kind of aerobic movement. Running is a good way to practice one’s body organs. Meanwhile, running distracts the attention, and the uncomfortable feelings will disappear. The research still shows that when running the hormones will increase. The old method is that the fresh air is good for running. However, a lately study explores that people had better to jog in the twilight. Jogging could eliminate the pressures of the day, and it may control your eating habits. As a matter of fact, as long as you have time running at any time of a day will improve your body condition. Thus, it is necessary for us to jog to change our life style.

Strong muscles, flat belly, firmer buttocks, a better blood circulation and a healthier heart – are just a few of the benefits offered by jogging. This doesn’t cost any money, doesn’t require programming and you are not obliged to stand the close air from a gym … so only great words for it.

The benefits of the jogging

It burns the calories. First of all, jogging helps reducing the calories, so it’s very indicated to persons which are keeping a diet and wish to lose the extra kilograms. So, if you run a half an hour with approximately 10 km/hour, you will lose about 500 calories. If you increase the speed and the time of running, you lose more and more calories.

Jogging tones your entire body, but it will leave the mark especially on the legs, thighs, buttocks and abdomen.

This sport strengthens your immune system, the body’s self-defense power against different diseases. Therefore, in this period of weather changes, when people are prone to cold at the beginning of autumn, jogging is a perfect medicine.

Running enhances the self confidence – this is due the fact that your body starts to gain a more beautiful form, but also a psychological factor is involved when the person who practices any sport, has a better opinion about his way of life and, implicitly, about himself.

What do you need to practice jogging?

First of all, you need the will. There is no use in having spare time, good equipment and much need, if you are too lazy and you postpone from day to day.

Sport shoes, light, with soft base, but thick enough to offer the necessary support and to prevent the bases to hit the hard cement. The shoes which protect the ankles are the most recommended.

Thin cotton socks, which allows the skin of your legs to breathe.

Sport pants – no matter if they’re short or long. The important thing is to be cozy and made from a material which permits you to move easily. Avoid the pants which have buckles, laces at the ankles, metallic applications a.s.o. The pants must be as simple as possible and to permit you to move comfortable.

Cotton T-shirt, not tight on your body because you need freedom in your movement.

Tips:

If you’re a smoker, it would be best to give up the cigarettes because jogging and smoke don’t make a good team.

Don’t eat and don’t drink water with half an hour before you run. Also, it’s not indicated to eat right after your jogging, but it’s highly recommended the intense hydration.

Before jogging, start with a small warm-up by moving and flexing your hands, legs, ankles and trunk, to avoid muscle fever.

Choose an open space, without traffic or crowd.

Look for a good road. Straight roads, without holes or paving are most recommended.

Beware! Jogging is also allowed to pregnant women, but here are some conditions:

1. Ask for the doctor’s opinion.

2. Jogging is recommended only if you practiced some sport before you got pregnant (it’s not a good time to start now).

4. Jogging is allowed only in the first trimester of pregnancy, because later becomes much more risky.

5. Drop the jogging when you start breath with difficulty and you feel tired.

6. Drink much water.

Article by Gordon Erickson

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Article by Gordon Erickson

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