Importance of Detoxification

Many people today are not aware of the detox diet and its significant contribution to one's health. The reason to this is that numerous people everywhere in the world, particularly in the U.S. are more so concerned with what they eat. However, it is equally important to have a detox diet as well as a healthy diet.

There are so many man-made chemicals in our food, water, soil, and air, which serve as the primary cause for the alarming rise in cancer since the last 75 years. It is common knowledge that we ingest an array of toxic substances daily. Those who take prescription and over-the-counter drugs have accumulated residues in their bodies from such substances.

Detoxification can clean out the liver, digestive system, kidneys, lymph, and the bloodstream. A variety of detoxification approaches are used, including colon cleansing, fasting, chelation, water therapy, heat therapy, nutritional, herbal, and homeopathic methods. In the early 1900s, Max Gerson introduced coffee into the enema procedure, which causes the liver to release stored up toxins into the digestive system to be eliminated.

Chelation can clear toxins, particularly highly toxic metals like mercury, cadmium, arsenic, and lead from the bloodstream, tissues, and organs. It has proven to be extremely effective in fighting various diseases and even prevent cancer.

Kidneys are flushed by drinking large amounts of water containing special herbal preparations. The liver is cleansed using various means. The coffee used in enemas, stimulates the liver to purge itself. Colonic irrigations help remove built-up waste products in the colon, some of which may have been there for years.

This therapeutic approach goes back literally thousands of years to the ancient Egyptians, Romans and Greeks. Although a normal procedure in Europe for generations, Americans are still getting used to this idea.

Detox diets can come in numerous ways and to find the best way possible for detoxification, one should consult his or her doctor. Nevertheless, here is one way to go about one’s detox diet for dinner.

Dinner
· curried lentils on quinoa
· salad with mixed greens, red peppers, artichokes and sprouts drizzled with salad dressing of garlic, lemon juice and olive oil
· vegetable broth

Before bed
· 1 tablespoon of ground flaxseeds in a glass of water

Michelle Kim