5 Tips for Safe Detoxing

A safe detox involves more than just a fast. Special nutrients are required to make the liver’s detox processes take place. Without them, we may feel the effects of a serious “healing crisis”: migraines, joint pain, irritable bowels, nausea, cramping, hostility, or deep depression. Although mild versions of some of these can be expected while detoxing, what’s the benefit of a detox program if we knock it the first or second day ,cause we’re so sick and miserable?

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The “Dos” for Safe Detoxing

A good detox program will consider several factors, many of which have just as much to do with elimination as with detoxification. Without eliminating the toxins that are coming out of the tissues, we may experience a “ping pong” effect, where toxins are bounced around in the body without actually being removed. That’s what makes us sick.

Detox without drainage can cause these three serious issues:

• Resettling of the toxins in the same or different tissues
• Increased severity of symptoms than previously experienced
• New laboratory findings resultant in progression of disease stages

When partaking in any detoxification or cleansing program, consider these five critical factors to make sure you’re both pulling toxins from your tissues, as well as eliminating them and getting them out of your body for good:

1. POOP IT OUT, SWEAT IT OUT, BREATHE IT OUT! As mentioned, detox without drainage can cause more damage than good. That means you need to do whatever you can to be a good eliminator, at least while on your cleanse. Elimination happens via the urine, feces, sweat, breath, mucous, earwax and pours of the skin.

All kinds of toxins will be coming up (and hopefully out) during your program. Make a concerted effort to have 1) at least three bowel movements each day, 2) frequent urinating each day, and 3) some form of exercise where you break a mild sweat and breathe deeply each day. If you do not have three bowel movements each day on your cleanse, daily enemas are imperative. Liquids throughout the day, including water, liver teas, bone broths and vegetable juices, are needed to increase urination.

2. GET THE RIGHT NUTRIENTS! There are two main phases of detoxification, and the liver needs targeted nutrients to get through each safely and effectively without harming you or your tissues in the process.

Phase I Detox directly neutralizes some forms of toxins, and requires special antioxidants to protect your cells against the harmful impact of this process. Make sure these two antioxidants (considered the single most important antioxidants known to humans) are included in your program: Glutathione (GSH) and Super Oxide Dismutase (SOD). It’s best to use a cream-form of these nutrients so they go right into the bloodstream.

Both Phase I and II Detox need certain nutrients and co-factors to change fat-soluble toxins into water-soluble forms so they can be excreted out. Note: only water-soluble forms can be excreted! This process requires a whole host of vitamins, minerals and their specific co-factors: Vitamin C, B-Vitamins, N-acetyl-cysteine, methionine, magnesium, glysine, phosphatidyl choline and many others. Botanical herbs known to support liver detox and bile synthesis should always be incorporated into the program: milk thistle, dandelion, ginseng, gotu kola and many others.

3. KEEP BLOOD SUGAR BALANCED! The liver is one of the main organs responsible for keeping blood sugar stable. What the liver doesn’t need on a cleanse is the undue stress of having to manage that process. Water fasts, juice fasts, and lemonade and maple syrup fasts can cause significant spikes and drops in blood sugar, resulting in moodiness, anger, irritability, shakiness and unpleasant crashes in energy.

Although a break from solid foods helps the liver focus on detoxification, it’s still utterly important to balance blood sugar by getting enough of the specific nutrients known to keep blood sugar stable. If you’re partaking in a “fast” during your cleanse, consider adding a non-inflammatory nutritive food powder that has adequate protein and nutrients specific to balancing blood sugar. If you ever feel a heavy energy crash coming on, it’s better to eat a small amount of steamed veggies than to grin and bear the stressful impacts of blood sugar swings on a cleanse. Never feel like a failure if you need a light meal.

4. SUPPORT WITH SELF-CARE! The natural focus of a detox program is usually on detox herbs and cleansing foods. But it’s also crucial to get some good, quality self-care in each day to support them. By “self-care” I mostly mean anything you can do for yourself to aid elimination (as mentioned above). Remember, elimination happens via several avenues, and it can be of great consequence if it doesn’t happen.

Here are some daily self-care ideas for a few of the main elimination avenues:

• Feces: enemas, abdominal massage
• Sweat: saunas, steam rooms, exercise
• Skin: dry skin brushing, skin cleanse baths, seaweed wraps
• Breath: meditation, yoga, tai chi or chi gong

5. PROPER PREP FOR GALLSTONE FLUSH! A “gallstone flush” or “liver flush” is a common detox practice. The purpose is to expel gallstones from the gall bladder and bile duct, and is usually initiated by the consumption of olive oil and citrus juice. What’s UNcommon, is the proper preparation for this flush. Without the right supplements to soften and open the ducts and loosen the stones from the tissues, gallstones can be painful to pass.

It’s important to prepare for this passage several days in advance instead of deciding to just “go for it” after reading about a liver flush on the Internet. Several days before the flush, you’ll need to make sure to add these to your supplement routine: liquid phosphorus, malic acid and magnesium-citrate. Taking these and following a precise methodology ensures you will feel NO PAIN when doing a gallstone flush.

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