16/11/2022
💡Detoxification — or detox — is a popular buzzword.
It typically implies following a specific diet or using special products that claim to rid your body of toxins, thereby improving health and promoting weight loss.
Your body is actually well equipped to eliminate toxins and doesn’t require special diets or expensive supplements to do so.
That said, you can enhance your body’s natural detoxification system.
💭 3 Easy ways to enhance your natural detoxification system:
1. Limit alcohol:
▪️ Your liver metabolizes more than 90% of the alcohol you consume
◾️ Limiting or abstaining entirely from alcohol is one of the best ways to keep your body’s detoxification system running strong.
2. Focus on sleep:
▪️ Ensuring adequate quality sleep each night is a must to support your body’s health and natural detoxification system.Sleeping allows your brain to reorganize and recharge itself, as well as remove toxic waste byproducts that accumulate throughout the day.
◾️ One of those waste products is a protein called beta-amyloid, which contributes to the development of Alzheimer’s disease.
▪️ Poor sleep has links to short- and long-term health consequences, such as stress, anxiety, high blood pressure, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and obesity.
3. Drink more water:
◾️ Water does so much more than quench your thirst. It regulates your body temperature, lubricates joints, aids digestion and nutrient absorption, and detoxifies your body by removing waste products.
▪️ Your body’s cells must continuously repair themselves to function optimally and break down nutrients for your body to use as energy.However, these processes release wastes in the form of urea and carbon dioxide, which can cause harm if they build up in your blood.
▪️ Water transports these waste products, efficiently removing them through urination, breathing, or sweating. So staying properly hydrated is important for detoxification.
In the next post we will look at detoxification and the link it has to your energy levels and adrenal fatigue.
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