How to Cleanse Your Body of Toxins
Did you know that our bodies are self-healing?
Our powerful bodies perform a natural detox regularly—removing toxins through the liver, expelling toxins with our digestive tracts, converting toxins into carbonic gas to exhale, and so much more. The skin, the lymphatic system, and the respiratory system are a few of the many players that flush toxins in this fascinating process.
Still, humans tend to overload their bodies, making the job that much harder. From breathing polluted air and using household cleaners with chemicals, to drinking alcohol or eating processed foods, we’re constantly making the burden that much heavier.
In this guide to healthy living, we highlight a few ways you can help cleanse your body. We promise your body will thank you!
Swap Alcohol for Water
On average, your liver can flush out about one drink per hour.
The more you drink, in general or per hour, the longer it takes for alcohol to leave your body. Several different factors affect these numbers, such as your weight, liver size, body mass, and more.
Although the liver breaks down most of the alcohol, your kidneys, skin, and lungs also play a part in the process.
One important step in a natural detox is to safely eliminate alcohol from your diet—and sip on some water instead.
Staying properly hydrated is an incredibly important step in detoxing the body. Water aids in digestion, helps flush our bodies of waste, lubricates our joints, and regulates our metabolism. It also carries nutrients to our cells, aids in digestion, and so much more.
Balance Your Diet
Food can either help or harm. When you analyze your current diet, what category does yours fall into?
Here’s a hint. If you largely sustain yourself with processed or fried foods, high-sugar items, baked goods, soft drinks, or salty snacks, you’re in the latter group. Your diet might need a little bit of a reset.
We’re not implying trying out a fad diet, either. Rather, eating healthy is a lifestyle, something you can sustain on a long-term basis.
Meal prepping is a wonderful way of making healthy eating more convenient (because let’s be honest, fast food tends to be the most accessible sometimes). The next time you make yourself breakfast, lunch, or dinner, or prepare a snack, focus on more natural and healthy ingredients, such as:
- Cruciferous greens
- Vegetables and whole fruits (as opposed to fruit drinks or fruit snacks, which tend to be sugar-dense and lack nutritious fiber)
- Nuts, seeds, and legumes
- Lean meats and/or fish
- Whole grains
Supplement As Needed
Certain supplements are fantastic for aiding your body in its natural detoxing processes.
From probiotics and green teas to zeolite, milk thistle, and multivitamins, there are several options out there. The kinds you decide to use to aid in your full-body detox will depend on several factors—for example, your current diet or lifestyle, your budget, your height and weight, and others.
Every supplement has a specific list of advantages, caveats, and more. Make sure you familiarize yourself with any supplements’ benefits and side effects before introducing them into your system. When in doubt, consult with your doctor!
Flush Toxins With These Natural Detox Tips
Is your body ready for a break?
These tips put you in even more control over the efficiency of your body’s systems. Trust your body to do the work, but know that supplementing with these methods is always an option.
The less work you make your body do, the more optimized its practices are!
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