Tips on How to Detox Your Body

If you've ever felt tired, lacking of energy, or even had aches in your body and you can't seem to concentrate on anything, maybe it is time for your body to detox. The subject of detoxification relates to cleansing the body and eliminating impure and harmful substances from the blood paths using the liver, skin, kidneys, lungs, intestines and lymph. By the way, those organs are how the body detoxifies itself naturally - no products, it's all free and all you do is just live and breathe and detox your body everyday.

How to detox your body

First and foremost, you need to know that you have to get rid of or decrease the amount of toxins in your body. These toxins causes reactions in your body, and because they don't belong inside you - your body will react in any way to try to remove them. You can get toxicated easily - just drink manufactured foods with additives and preservatives, fragrances, and artificial flavoring like coffee or foods with refined sugars and saturated fats. Toxins that stay inside your body will mess with the normal processes and cause you to feel bad, like getting stressful or tired everyday - your body is getting beaten up from the inside.

To further detox your body, try to shop for better personal health care products, you know - your toothpaste, shampoo, skin care products, deodorants and so on. These products are notorious for harboring chemicals, especially fragrances, artificial colors and flavoring and other additives that aren't even needed in the product. Try to go the natural and organic way for products, so you can purchase and receive the same results but stay away from contact of the chemicals that can cause diseases, illnesses and harmful conditions besides the mental effects like being tired, stressful, sleepy and being unable to concentrate. Also watch out for household cleaners, these are famous for using chemicals to clean your house, some of these chemicals like CFCs harm the environment as well. Another side benefit effect is that some of the healthy things are cheaper than what you use now, save money and be healthy at the same time.

There are many ways to detox your body, so you can be sure to find one method that fits your lifestyle and works best for you. These methods include juice fasting where you only drink fruits and vegetables for one to three days. Examples of fresh fruits and vegetables are carrots, beets, apples, pineapples, celery and so on. Then there is water fasting, where you only drink water for a while. Water naturally helps clean the body and improves digestion. By fasting, you give your body time and rest to help it naturally detoxify your body to remove toxins better.

Speaking of natural detox, remember how the skin organ was one of the ways your own body detoxes? This process happens when you sweat, the toxins come right through your skin. A sauna room helps you sweat to better detox your body through the skin, but it might cost you some money or a gym membership for free access.

Another organ used in natural body detox is the lymph node system. By exfoliating with skin brushes or exfoliating masks and cleansers, you stimulate the lymph nodes and clear the skin of dead cells to improve detoxing through the skin.

Be sure to change the way you eat, remember if it comes in a box or a can, it is packed with chemicals that will harm you. A good rule of thumb is to avoid the really cheap foods as they tend to be packed with junk, but read the nutrition labels and check out the information to make sure. Buy foods made as fresh as possible, and foods with healthy fats, whole grains and vitamins and minerals to help your body stay in shape and become healthy.

That's all for the tips, methods and diets to improve your bodily health, as well as improve and boost positive mental and emotional health - and lose all the things that slow you down in life. Remember there are many more ways to detoxify your body, some that are cheap and others that are not, so it is vital that you research the different ways before your start purchasing products. The information and reviews are free, so you can make a good judgment on what you are shopping for and be sure you get the best of your money's worth.

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Raw Food Diet - Breakfast

Most of us have heard at one time or another that breakfast is the most important meal of the day.  This is definitely true when eating a raw diet but not in the conventional cooked diet sense, where eating a large breakfast is supposed to kick start your metabolism and set you up for the day. The raw food movement's understanding of the assimilation of nutrients and the detoxification of your blood is very different, with many raw foodists believing that a very light breakfast is best. Don't be scared off by this! The reason why light is ideally best is that your body does most of its detoxification and healing through the night as you sleep and continues until you 'break the fast.' When your body's energy is redirected into digestion and assimilation.  

Now, I'm not saying that a very light breakfast is always the best way to go, especially if you are new to raw or transitioning.  Getting breakfast right is crucial to how the rest of your day will go in terms of cravings, hunger and energy levels.  I have been eating a high raw diet for a number of years now and my breakfast choices have become lighter and lighter over time as my body naturally adjusts to eating more raw food.  The most important thing is to make sure you are full enough of raw breakfast not to be tempted by croissant and cups of tea during the rest of the morning! I recommend that you try to eat organic produce whenever possible, as the herbicides and pesticides in and on non-organic food build up in your system and are not good for your long-term health.

What I eat for my Raw Breakfast (and some ideas for you!)

When I get up I start with a pint of cleansing and alkalinising Lemon Water (1 pint Water with the juice of quarter or half a Lemon squeezed into it).  About an hour later, after my morning yoga (if I'm doing it!), or when I first get hungry I consider a Green Juice or Smoothie to be crucial as a good start to my day.  Greens are very alkalinising, helping to draw toxins out of the body, and are rich in nutrients as well as helping with any cravings you might have for coffee or toast (regular, difficult cravings for these will go after a few weeks on a high raw diet).

Recipe for a lovely Green Juice:

3 Apples, 4 sticks of Celery, 3 handfuls Spinach or Kale, 1/4 Lemon with the rind on, 1/2 inch of Ginger Root.  This should make about 1 pint of juice. Around 11am I will have a Super Smoothie made from Nut or Seed Milk with Cacao Powder, Maca, Spirulina and Bee Pollen.

When I first started eating raw, I would have a Raw Muesli with freshly made Almond Milk, Fruit Salad or this month's Delicious Recipe for my breakfast, along side my Green Juice.  These are all great starts to your day if you need a bit more to fill you up or to help you feel satisfied.

Recipe for Alfalfa Muesli (it might sound weird, but try it - it's delicious!):

1 handful Alfalfa Sprouts, Seeds of your choice soaked overnight and rinsed (try Sunflower and Pumpkin), a few chopped Dates, some fresh fruit (try Banana and Strawberries) topped off with some freshly made Almond Milk. I hope this has inspired you to give a new type of breakfast a try!

Saskia is a raw food coach and empowerment coach, teaching people how to integrate more raw food into their diets, to feel healthy and in control of their lives. http://www.rawfreedom.co.uk saskia@rawfreedom.co.uk Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Saskia_X