Detoxing for Life

A sound program of periodic detoxification will engage all the major organs in your body’s detoxification system—intestines, liver, kidneys, skin, gallbladder, lungs, and lymphatics, to improve your health and prevent disease. You could consider detoxification as being like a thorough spring housecleaning that is taking place on the inside. Just as you need to clean your whole house occasionally and really dig into corners, drawers, and closets where dirt and unwanted items accumulate, so you need to dig deeper when it comes to the organs of elimination and cleanse them thoroughly to eliminate the waste and toxins that have accumulated over time.

Where Have All the Toxins Gone?

If we don’t clean (or change) the oil and filters in our car, they get clogged up and the car won’t run properly.  If we don’t change the filter in our furnace, the air in the house fills up with dust and other substances and the furnace won’t operate efficiently. It’s the same with the inside of our bodies, which are far more important than our car or furnace, which can be replaced.

Toxins are a bit like criminals; they hole up anywhere they can find a place to hide from view.  They are deposited in our cells, tissues, and organs where we can’t see them.  They can be found especially in fat cells, and in organs like the liver and kidneys.  They are also found in the large and small intestines. And they hide in the mucus lining of the lungs and sinuses.  Additionally, toxins are distributed into the cells and tissues of the brain where they can cause a lot of cognitive and emotional problems.  When the organs and systems of elimination get behind in their work, there’s a back up into all the supporting systems just like dirty water backs up in a stopped up sink.   First the intestines build up mucus and putrefaction and nutrients are not properly absorbed; and poisons are absorbed back into the bloodstream. The liver becomes overwhelmed and congested and our blood is not cleansed properly so more toxins get into the bloodstream. 

The filtration system in the kidneys works hard to excrete toxic-laden urine, but they become overwhelmed, too, and some waste is re-circulated. 

This downward spiral affects more than just the elimination system. Toxins are shunted off to storage in fats cells so our delicate organs will be protected from the acidity, since toxins are almost always acidic, and the body holds onto fat as a protection.

Consequently, we have difficulty losing weight.  These acidic pollutants collect in cells, tissues, and the fluids between the cells, making cellular metabolism inefficient at best. They can also show up as cellulite; that stuff on our thighs that looks somewhat like cottage cheese. And they can clog our skin, lungs, and the passages of the lymphatic system. The result of this toxic overload is sickness, tiredness, and eventually disease.

Common Symptoms of Toxic Overload

Do you have some of the symptoms of toxicity listed below?  If you haven’t done so already, take the Toxicity Quiz. If you have even a few symptoms and score even a few points on the quiz, I recommend that you go through the detox programs.  As you cleanse each organ of elimination, you’ll improve your health, become stronger, and look younger.

Benefits of Detoxifying

The detox programs will help you remove the causes of disease, and if you’re ill, detoxing can help you restore your body to the perfect health it was meant to have.  Your energy and vitality will be renewed, you’ll lose fat and cellulite, stubborn symptoms will lessen or disappear, and you’ll have the glow of health and vitality that may have been eluding you. The good news is that we have built-in processes for dealing with toxins, poisons, chemicals, yeasts, and internal by-products of metabolism.  We just need to do our part by supporting our organs of elimination through cleansing the body.

Here are just a few of the benefits of detoxification:

• Lose weight
• Get rid of cellulite
• Increase energy
• Look and feel younger
• Lessen wrinkles and age spots
• Improve immune function
• Purify the blood
• Neutralize and eliminate free radicals and other toxins
• Clear the digestive system of mucous and congestion
• Reduce or eliminate cravings (e.g. sugar, salt, junk foods, alcohol, and nicotine).

The Intestinal Cleanse

Eating overly cooked food, fried food, junk food, spoiled food, or sweets like cookies, chocolate, and ice cream; drinking coffee and alcohol; or taking drugs (prescription or recreational) can stimulate mucus secretion throughout the entire alimentary canal. This is normal; it’s the body's natural way of protecting itself against the occasional encounter with irritating food. When we ingest these substances ever day, and for some people every meal, mucus and waste build up on the intestinal wall like crud builds up in bathroom pipes. Pancreatic juices help to digest food and cleanse mucus from the intestines. However, continual poor food choices lead to constant mucus secretion, and the digestive juices cannot eliminate this overload of waste. Mucous and waste buildup can interfere with nutrient absorption, provide a hiding place for Candida albicans, and contribute to poor elimination. This allows toxins to reenter the bloodstream.

As intestinal waste builds up, intestinal motion becomes less effective and material takes longer to pass through the digestive tract. This can contribute to constipation. Built-up mucus and waste also can be a breeding ground for parasites and yeast like Candida albicans. I struggled with parasites and candidiasis for years, until I discovered the effectiveness of intestinal detoxification

It's not hard to see why a clean intestinal tract is so important to good health. The 7-day Intestinal Cleanse Program will help you reduce waste buildup in the intestines and allow for more efficient absorption of nutrients. If you have an intestinal disease, such as Crohn's disease or diverticulitis, check with your doctor before beginning.

The Intestinal Cleanse Program is available in Juicing, Fasting, and Detoxing for Life.

Product Choices include: 

Blessed Herbs Intestinal Colon Cleansing Kit

The Liver Cleanse

The liver is a prime place for the body to store toxins that can't be excreted. Highly toxic chemicals can pass through the liver, including residues from pesticides and herbicides. And it doesn't take a megadose of toxins or irritating substances to weaken the liver of some individuals. It can be damaged by a variety of medications, alcohol, and viruses.

Alcoholics are notorious for having bad livers because alcohol is a powerful liver toxin. Over time, heavy drinkers can develop severe scarring of the liver and loss of cells in that vital organ. Chronic heavy drinkers with damaged, poorly functioning livers are also at high risk of liver cancer. This is a result of the chronic scarring, inflammation, and exposure to toxins. But it may not be only heavy drinking that causes problems for some people. Researchers have found even small amounts of alcohol can cause fat deposits in the livers of susceptible individuals.

As a consequence of our modern diet, many people have considerable congestion and even gallstones in their liver. This may be true even though a person has not had a history of gallstones. Gallstones in the liver are an impediment to acquiring and maintaining good health, youthfulness, and vitality. They are, indeed, one of the major reasons people become ill and have difficulty recuperating from illness or recovering from disease.

Liver congestion and stagnation are quite common, yet conventional medicine has no way to determine this.  Relying on blood tests for diagnostic purposes concerning liver congestion is inadequate. Most people who have a physical ailment have perfectly normal liver enzymes in the blood, despite suffering liver congestion and stagnation. Liver enzymes become elevated in the blood only when there is advanced liver cell destruction, as in hepatitis or liver inflammation. Liver cells contain large amounts of enzymes, and when they are ruptured, the enzymes enter the blood and signal liver abnormalities. By then, the damage has already occurred. It takes many years of congestion before such an event becomes possible. Therefore, cleansing the liver is an excellent preventative measure as well as a healing, restorative, and rejuvenating practice.

Benefits of Cleansing the Liver

• Clearer, brighter complexion
• Dark circles disappear from under the eyes
• Some age spots may disappear
• Digestion improves
• Weight loss becomes easier; cellulite goes away
• Energy increases
• Sleep improves; need to urinate during the night improves
• Aches and pains disappear
• Headaches often cease
• Memory improves
• Mood is better
• Allergies go away
• Facial puffiness disappears

The 7-Day Liver Cleanse Program is in Juicing, Fasting, and Detoxing for Life

The complete 7-day Liver Cleanse Program with recipes and menu plan is in Juicing, Fasting, and Detoxing for Life. All you need are the herbs and nutrients recommended below to make the program the most effective. All the other recommendations you can prepare at home.

Supplements needed for the liver cleanse include:

• Lipotropein (liver support complex)
• S.A.T. (liver cleanse herbs)
• Cysteplus (supports detoxification and liver function)

The Gallbladder Cleanse

The function of the gallbladder is to store and concentrate bile, which is made in the liver, until it is needed in the small intestine. The liver makes bile out of cholesterol, water, lecithin, mucin, bile acids, and other organic and inorganic substances. Bile acids are the check-and-balance of this system, designed to keep cholesterol soluble so it doesn't form stones. It is the typical Western diet of high-fat, fiber-depleted, refined foods that causes most gallstones. Symptoms can cause abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. When bile stagnates in the gallbladder, gallstones can form, leading to possible bacteria growth. This situation often triggers gallbladder attacks that spur severe cramping and pain, particularly if the gallstones block the bile duct — the tube connecting the gallbladder to the small intestine.

You can effectively prevent such attacks by regularly using curcumin, which stimulates the gallbladder to release its bile. Curcumin also has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties that help prevent infections and inflammation in this organ.

The cleansing program outlined in Juicing, Fasting, and Detoxing for Life can help you purge the gallbladder of stones, “sand,” or “mud”, including the "silent stones" that don't cause symptoms.

Symptoms of Gallbladder Congestion

• Neck and back pain
• Pain or tenderness under the rib cage on the right side
• Pain between shoulder blades
• Stools light or chalky colored
• Indigestion after eating (heartburn), especially fatty or greasy foods
• Bitter fluid reflux after eating
• Nausea
• Dizziness
• Bloating
• Gas
• Burping or belching
• Feeling of fullness or poor food digestion
• Diarrhea (or alternating from soft to watery stools)
• Loss of libido
• Constipation—frequent need for laxatives
• Headache over eyes, especially the right eye

The Gallbladder Cleanse Program is in Juicing, Fasting, and Detoxing for Life.

The Kidney Cleanse

The kidneys perform many important functions including:

• Elimination of wastes; excrete urine
• Blood pressure regulation
• Balance pH—acid/alkaline balance
• Fluid and electrolyte balance

Poor dietary habits such as eating refined carbohydrates (sweets and white flour baked goods), drinking too much alcohol, eating large amounts of animal protein and fat, consuming mucous-forming foods such as dairy products, and eating too much salt, along with prescription drugs, pesticides, and environmental toxins overload the kidneys, making them less effective. This reduced efficiency contributes to more congestion, kidney stone development, and other kidney ailments.

Symptoms of possible kidney congestion or other problems include burning or pain during urination, cloudy urine, a cold sensation in the lower half of the body, dark circles under the eyes, frequent urination (especially at night), foul-smelling or dark urine, incontinence, pain in the eyes, and blood in the urine. (If you suspect kidney stones or have a urinary tract infection, see your doctor immediately.)

As you cleanse and support your kidney and urinary health, you will also expel toxins and wastes from your kidneys. The kidney cleanse program in Juicing, Fasting, and Detoxing for Life can help reduce the toxic load on the kidneys, which allows them in turn to do their job of clearing toxins from the bloodstream. If you have a kidney disease, consult your health care provider first.

The Kidney Detox Program is in Juicing, Fasting, and Detoxing for Life.

The Lymphatic System Detox

The lymphatic system has no pump; it depends on exercise and breathing to move the lymph through the system. Known as the "garbage arteries," the lymphatics are responsible for picking up intracellular waste and discarding it in the bloodstream to be carried to the organs of elimination. Moving the lymph through the vessels is another key aspect in the cleansing process.

The Lymphasizer (Healthy Swinger)

After noticing how well toned and healthy fish are, Dr. Shizuo Inoue developed a machine with rhythmic side-to-side movement that creates a wavelike motion up the body and spine—like a fish swimming. This type of machine provides gentle massage as it oxygenates muscles, tissues, and organs. It also helps move lymph along so it does not stagnate. If you are not able to do much exercise because of weakness, debilitation, or time constraints, this machine is a must, but I recommend it for everyone. John and I have the lymphasizer and we use it regularly. It helps people get rid of cellulite and is a of benefit in the detoxification process. You just lie on the floor with your feet in the grooves and the machine does the work. It is believed that 15 minutes on the Lymphasizer provides oxygen to the body equal to about a 90-minute walk.