Have you ever wondered what benefits you could receive from going through a detoxification?
Read through these benefits to learn what a detox could do for your body.
1. Energy Boost
Detoxification flushes harmful toxins out of your body and leaves you feeling refreshed and full of restored energy. Replacing your intake of sugar, coffee, trans fats, and saturated fats with healthy fruits and vegetables, your body is jolted by a natural energy boost which doesn’t produce a crashing effect like sugary energy drinks are known to do.
2. Eliminate Excess Waste
Getting rid of any stored excess waste is the primary purpose of a detox. These programs were designed to push the body towards cleansing and disposing itself, including functions in the liver, kidneys, and colon.
3. Weight Loss
While some see detox only as a short-term way of losing weight, long-term weight loss can be achieved if healthy eating habits are adopted during the detox process.
4. Healthier Immune System
Detoxing l eaves your organs clean and functioning properly. Your body is also better able to absorb nutrients and vitamin C from food.
5. Healthier Skin
Detoxing improves your overall health, and skin is the largest organ we have. Naturally, improved health leads to healthier, radiant-looking skin.
6. No More Bad Breath
A constipated colon can contribute to bad breath, and since detoxing improves the colon’s ability to function, your breath will also see an improvement that occurs naturally.
7. Increased Mental Focus
This may be thanks to the reduction of sweet, sugar-filled snacks and drinks, which lead to confusion and lethargic reactions when consumed by most people.
Conclusion
These are just a few of the benefits to a natural body detox. As with any lifestyle change, detoxes should be approached with a general understanding, dedication, and perseverance. As long as you utilize common sense, appropriate the detox to your specific goals and needs, and stay motivated, there are many more benefits that can be garnered from a good detox program.
How long does detox take?
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For some, a simple one-day-per-week liquid fast can be effective for detoxing. However, if fasting is not already part of your routine, herbalist Tom Wolfe recommends a slow, thirty to forty day fast done according to Ayurvedic methods. If you would like to learn more about Tom’s method, let me know and I will email you his step-by-step article. If you’ve never fasted before and would like more in depth help, you can set up a one-on-one appointment with one of our clinical herbalists, or you can join us for one of our detox classes in the spring!
Detox is a good choice and it has plenty of benefits especially for dieters