Imagine waking up without an ache or pain, cruising through your day with energy and ending it by enjoying a refreshing night’s sleep. Then, imagine waking up to do it all over again. Think it’s
impossible? Think again. The key is eliminating toxins from your body and your life. Toxins can leave you feeling sluggish, achy, heavy and out-of-shape. They can also be a factor in the development of chronic diseases like cancer, arthritis, allergies, and many other serious conditions.
Here’s where to start:
1. Eat an organic diet as much as possible. Most foods contain harmful pesticides and genetically modified organisms.
2. Try to make a large component of your diet raw vegetables and juices. It’s easy when you eat a large salad daily and drink freshly made juice.
3. Engage in periodic cleanses or detox programs: one day a week, a weekend every month, or a longer detox in the spring and fall.
4. Sauna to help eliminate toxins through the skin in sweat. Of course, consult your physician prior to starting a sauna regime.
5. Stretch daily: yoga, tai chi and qigong are excellent.
6. Avoid chemical cleaning products in favor of natural cleaning ones. Baking soda, vinegar or orange oil can replace almost any chemical cleaner.
7. Avoid chemical pesticides at home. Use baking soda with sugar or peppermint oil.
8. Read labels on food products and avoid those that you are unfamiliar with.
9. Avoid synthetic chemicals in personal care products and cosmetics. Read labels and avoid those ingredients with which you’re unfamiliar. No label? Avoid the product. Definitely avoid any that contain parabens, diethanolamine (DEA) or phthalates.
10. Drink an ounce of wheatgrass juice daily to supplement your diet. Wheatgrass juice is nutritionally equivalent to many vegetables.
11. Take chlorella or spirulina tablets daily to supplement your diet.
12. Exercise for 45 minutes daily. Brisk walking, rebounding, running, cycling and cross-country skiing are excellent choices. Be sure to consult a physician prior to beginning.
13. Eat at least three of the best detoxifying foods daily. Some of the best detoxifiers include broccoli, garlic, spinach, cabbage, sprouts, blueberries, ginger and turmeric.
14. Exchange massages with a partner. Massage improves circulation and helps stimulate the lymph nodes. (The lymph picks up toxins throughout the body so it can be eliminated.)
15. Kick the habit. If you smoke or are exposed to secondhand smoke, quit.
Here’s where to start:
1. Eat an organic diet as much as possible. Most foods contain harmful pesticides and genetically modified organisms.
2. Try to make a large component of your diet raw vegetables and juices. It’s easy when you eat a large salad daily and drink freshly made juice.
3. Engage in periodic cleanses or detox programs: one day a week, a weekend every month, or a longer detox in the spring and fall.
4. Sauna to help eliminate toxins through the skin in sweat. Of course, consult your physician prior to starting a sauna regime.
5. Stretch daily: yoga, tai chi and qigong are excellent.
6. Avoid chemical cleaning products in favor of natural cleaning ones. Baking soda, vinegar or orange oil can replace almost any chemical cleaner.
7. Avoid chemical pesticides at home. Use baking soda with sugar or peppermint oil.
8. Read labels on food products and avoid those that you are unfamiliar with.
9. Avoid synthetic chemicals in personal care products and cosmetics. Read labels and avoid those ingredients with which you’re unfamiliar. No label? Avoid the product. Definitely avoid any that contain parabens, diethanolamine (DEA) or phthalates.
10. Drink an ounce of wheatgrass juice daily to supplement your diet. Wheatgrass juice is nutritionally equivalent to many vegetables.
11. Take chlorella or spirulina tablets daily to supplement your diet.
12. Exercise for 45 minutes daily. Brisk walking, rebounding, running, cycling and cross-country skiing are excellent choices. Be sure to consult a physician prior to beginning.
13. Eat at least three of the best detoxifying foods daily. Some of the best detoxifiers include broccoli, garlic, spinach, cabbage, sprouts, blueberries, ginger and turmeric.
14. Exchange massages with a partner. Massage improves circulation and helps stimulate the lymph nodes. (The lymph picks up toxins throughout the body so it can be eliminated.)
15. Kick the habit. If you smoke or are exposed to secondhand smoke, quit.
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