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Spring Clean Your Body: Discover How to Efficiently Detox Yourself

Spring Clean Your Body: Discover How to Efficiently Detox Yourself

Spring cleaning often entails cleaning out your house and home. As many individuals say: “Out with the old and in with the new!” But what about cleaning up and detoxifying your body? When it comes down to it, your health is priceless, so let’s start thinking about how you can improve it this spring. Discover all the ways you can efficiently and effectively detoxify yourself below; that way you can go into spring and summer feeling your best.


What Is Detoxing?

Detoxing involves ridding your body of toxins and waste that strain your organs, making them work overtime. While your body is built to handle a certain amount of bacteria, toxins, and so forth, it can become overwhelmed - especially in today’s society where chemicals and toxins are all around us. By reducing your consumption of toxins and ridding your body of them, you can lead an improved life with better health.

Four Ways to Detox Your Body

So, how can you spring clean the machine that is your body? Read through the four ways outlined below on how you can start detoxifying your body today.

1. Quit Alcohol

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While it’s not exactly your typical ‘detox’ or ‘cleanse,’ limiting or eliminating your alcohol consumption can go a long way in improving your health. All in all, alcohol is poisonous to the body, and over 40% of it is metabolized through the liver [1]. Essentially, the toxins in alcohol are processed through the liver into less harmful substances, which are then eliminated by the body. But over-consumption or frequent consumption of alcohol can put your liver under stress. Since the liver is part of your detox system (it works to detoxify and metabolize substances that enter the bloodstream), cutting it some slack can significantly improve your health, as well as improve your body’s own detoxifying abilities. Plus, when you feel better, you function better, enabling you get more out of your life.

2. Drink More Water

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You know how when you’re sick, people tell you to drink more water? There’s a good reason for it. Water is the ultimate detoxifying substance when it comes to clearing out your digestive tract. It’s also responsible for a wide range of functions, including to help regulate body temperature, enhance digestion and increase nutrient absorption. Water detoxifies your entire system by assisting in the removal of waste in the form of sweat, urine and even through your breath [2]. For an extra health boost, try adding a squeeze of fresh lemon juice to your water; it’s a good source of vitamin C, and can add a bit of flavor to your water, making it more appealing.

3. Limit Your Consumption of Processed Foods

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Since the body is reasonably good at naturally detoxifying itself, it’s important to support this function. Research indicates that consuming high amounts of high-content sugary drinks may cause fatty liver disease, which negatively affects the health of said liver [3], [4], [5]. A fatty liver may not be able to function as it should, so it’s worth considering detoxifying your body by eating less pre-packaged and processed foods and eating more real and whole food items. It’s simple, and it might even save you money down the road.

4. Start Regular Infrared Sauna Sessions

Infrared saunas are an excellent way to detox your entire body. Research shows individuals who have undergone infrared sauna sessions as part of a detoxification process have less poor health days, fewer sick days, increased sleep and a lower neurotoxicity score [6]. An infrared sauna can also help you relax, reducing the stress in your system. As a result, you feel more energized, stable, and you can even experience overall better health.

Start Spring Cleaning Your Way Toward Better Health

Detoxes don’t have to be complicated. They can be simple, like eliminating certain foods you know are bad for you; and by incorporating infrared sauna sessions, you can even add the fact that you’ll be destressing during your detoxification process. Choose your detox method today and start improving your health and wellness immediately.

4 Easy Detox Suggestions: Limit or eliminate alcohol, consume plenty of water, eat less processed foods, partake in regular infrared sauna sessions

Resources:

[1] Cederbaum A. I. (2012). “Alcohol metabolism.” ncbi.nlm.nih.gov, Clinics in Liver Disease, November 2020, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3484320/.

[2] Palma, L., Marques, L. T., Bujan, J., & Rodrigues, L. M. (2015). “Dietary water affects human skin hydration and biomechanics.” ncbi.nlm.nih.gov, Clinical cosmetic and investigational dermatology, 3 August 2013, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4529263/.

[3] Chen DZ., Chen L., et al. (2018). “The relationship between obesity and the severity of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: systematic review and meta-analysis.” ncbi.nlm.nih.gov, Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol, May 2018, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29609501.

[4] Gajjala, P. R., Sanati, M., & Jankowski, J. (2015). “Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Chronic Kidney Disease with Diabetes Mellitus and Cardiovascular Diseases as Its Comorbidities.” ncbi.nlm.nih.gov, Frontiers in immunology, 8 July 2015, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4495338/.

[5] Thomas, G., Sehgal, A. R., Kashyap, S. R., Srinivas, T. R., Kirwan, J. P., & Navaneethan, S. D. (2011). “Metabolic syndrome and kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.” ncbi.nlm.nih.gov, Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology, October 2011, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3186450/.

[6] Hussain, J., & Cohen, M. (2018). “Clinical Effects of Regular Dry Sauna Bathing: A Systematic Review.” ncbi.nlm.nih.gov, Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine, 24 April 2018, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5941775/.

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