By Jill E Stansbury, N.D.
Periodic fasts, hot baths, steams and saunas all help to cleanse the body of toxins. Herbs, supplements and a benign diet are equally important. Periodic fasts, hot baths, steams and saunas all help to cleanse the body of toxins.
Our world is a toxic jungle. Most cities now steep in a plethora of poisons – exhaust fumes, dioxins, heavy metals, industrial solvents, volatile substances and other chemical compounds percolate in the surrounding air, soil and water. Plus, much of the food supply contains dyes, preservatives, pesticide residue, nitrates, hydrogenated oils and other agents known to have carcinogenic potential. Then there are the many items in our homes and workplaces that contain toxic substances that can induce acute headaches, malaise and respiratory distress in some, and unknown long-term consequences for the rest of us.
Even the most dedicated among us who eat only organic, unprocessed foods and abstain from unhealthy lifestyles cannot entirely avoid environmental toxins. This toxic onslaught is a burden on everybody, but particularly on those individuals with a liver, gallbladder, pancreatic or bowel disease, because these organs clear toxins from the blood. People with poor diets face double the risk because they typically consume an increased amount of toxic substances and an insufficient amount of nutrients for liver and tissue detoxification.
Frequent headaches, PMS, joint pain, fatigue, skin eruptions, digestive symptoms, halitosis (bad breath), recurrent infections and immune deficiency may indicate a need for detoxification.
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