What is a Detox?

**Detox is short for detoxification and invovles the removing of toxic substances from your body via the bloodstream. The human body has a natural detox function through the liver, kidneys and lower gastrointestinal tract. Before learning how to detox your body naturally, you need to understand the basics of how your body cleanses itself: The liver attempts to keep the body clean as it denies other toxins from entering the blood stream, however, over time, this body detox process is exposed to so many toxins that this natural fight mechanism can wear down -- so learning how to detox your body can bring substantial benefits to your health and well being.

We are constantly exposed to thousands of toxins and chemicals on a daily basis at our work locations, in our homes, through the air that we breathe or our food and water supply. In addition, our diets include more processed foods, sugars and non-healthy fats than ever before. These factors plus other contributors like illness, disease, alcohol, tobacco, illegal/pharmaceutical drugs, even over-eating, can cause your natural body detox process to struggle or become sluggish. This is where doing a liver detox with a healthy detox diet comes into it's own.

Research has indicated, even without the inevitable breakdown of our body detox functions, the human body is simply not capable of eliminating the variety of toxins and chemicals that are ingested on a daily basis. The toxins will accumulate in our cells (especially fat cells), blood, tissues, organs (colon, liver and brain) and remain stored for an indefinite length of time bringing all kinds of eventual health problems as time goes by.

Learning how to detox is most often achieved through means like the modification of diet, the use of herbs or teas and more radical methods like colon hydrotherapy, body cleansing juice fasting and sweat lodges. These methods are said to jump start the body's natural detoxification process. In certain cases artificial detox techniques such as dialysis may have to be implemented.

The word detox is also used to describe the initial detoxification step in any drug or alcohol abuse rehabilitation program. Drug detox is the first step in the journey to abstinence and a drug-free life. The process must always be done under medical supervision and care since the patient will likely battle withdrawal symptoms while abstaining from whatever substance they are dependent on. Through learning how to detox your body and abstinence the body is cleansed from the toxins brought on from abusing their bodies. There should be a greater chance of the patient staying clean if counseling and other rehabilitation efforts are continued following detoxification.

More people are aware of detoxification procedures in today's world due to modern medicine's link between colon health and overall health. There is a belief that many common complaints like fatigue, gas, bloating, constipation, headaches, indigestion and weight gain are due in large part to a build up of toxin-filled fecal matter that builds in the colon over time.

Website: http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/lose-21-pounds-in-21-days-the-marthas-vine...

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[BayAreaQTee]

I did the 'Master Cleanser (water, lemon, syrup, cayenne pepper)' because I gained 40lbs and my joints and back were aching due to the excess weight. Girl... Not only did the pains go away but the side benefit was that I also lost about 2lbs a day! Yup... I went from size 16 to 10 in less than ONE MONTH! It may not be for everybody but it worked for me. You just have to set your mind right and try it :)

[08TheGEN]

thanks for the vid.. i like it

[girlllyj]

nice

[browniemiss]

If you decide to do it, will you do Vlogs while you're on it? I'd love to hear your experience.

[browniemiss]

@TheLady2054 Woooowww. I wondered how much it cost.

[shortybang10]

Very good information!!!! I definitely need a detox....thanks to you I will be hitting up google to see what can work for me and my lifestyle.

[gorgeous832]

Hey PhillyDiva, I've been wanting to ask you for some time, whats your email so I can email you? I have a few questions if you don't mind. =]

[butterfli78]

great video, alot of people do not realize that doing a detox correctly is important because you can sometimes do damage if you are informed.

[radiant812]

@radiant812 the article doesn't talk about detox though.

[radiant812]

BMI is a good way to find out if you are at a healthy weight, but it does have limitations. For instance two women can be the same height should have the same BMI, but the woman with more muscle mass will have a higher BMI and may fall into the category of "overweight" bc muscle weighs more than fat. If you really wanna get healthy, u may want to invest in a scale that calculates % body fat. There is a good article on this in Essence (the one with Kerry Washington on the cover) on weight,