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 By: ATDOnline Hair spray. Lawn fertilizers. Food preservatives. Dry cleaning. Flea repellent on our pets. We depend on these products to keep our hair stylish, our grass green, our food fresh, our clothes clean, and our pets healthy. However, the creation of these and thousands of other products are exposing us to more chemicals and toxins than ever before. And the presence of these harmful substances is becoming increasingly widespread. According to organizations devoted to protecting the environment, including the Sierra Club, the Izaak Walton League, and even the Environmental Protection Agency, we are exposed to literally tens of thousands of chemicals and contaminants every day. All across America, from big cities to small villages, from sprawling suburbs to wide-open prairies, harmful toxins are present in the air we breathe, the food we eat, and the water we drink.1-3 The evidence is clear. It's no longer a question of the need to detoxify, but how to detoxify. The proof is sitting on health food store shelves. But from the hundreds of detoxification products ranging from one simple supplement to complex and complicated regimens, how do you choose the best? In this issue of Ask the Doctor we will discuss the safest, most effective, and healthiest method of detoxification: a program of whole body cleansing with powerful, yet gentle, all-natural products.
A: When the food we eat and the water we drink leave the stomach, they enter the small intestine where they mix with digestive enzymes. These enzymes break down the food's fats, proteins, and carbohydrates into simple compounds. Some of these simple compounds go to the liver to be metabolized. Others are carried away by the lymph, an important part of the immune system. What's left travels on through the large intestine, or colon, where water is removed and bowel movements are formed.4,5 But if toxins in the food we eat and the water we drink cannot be destroyed by the digestive enzymes, or detoxified by the liver, or eliminated by the immune system, they begin to build up. As these toxins accumulate, they will affect every part of our body: slow our metabolism, rob us of energy, reduce our immunity, and can even lead to serious chronic illness.6 The result? A body in serious need of cleansing.  [ Q ] What is whole body cleansing?
These two vital fluids nourish and protect the liver, colon, and every other organ, tissue, and cell. And if toxins are present in blood or lymph, every organ, tissue, and cell will be exposed to these toxins and contaminants, too. Even if you are currently undergoing detoxification.6 Detoxifying the colon and liver without cleansing the blood and lymph is like replacing your car's dirty oil filter with a new clean one, but not changing the oil. Running dirty oil through that new filter will certainly not improve the performance of your car or help it run more efficiently. It's the same with your blood and lymph systems. These fluids need "changing" or detoxification, too, for your body's best performance.
Some programs contain such ineffective and useless ingredients that they are literally nothing more than money down the drain. And others contain products known to harm your health. Enemas and colonics, the basis of other detoxification programs, place significant demands on bowel health.7 While these types of detoxification programs may be helpful in certain situations, they are not appropriate for home use and should be used under the supervision of a healthcare practitioner.
The Initial Two-Week Phase Should:
The Best & Safest Fibers To Use In Detoxification Are:
But even the best detox fibers can't cleanse the colon if they can't absorb and eliminate the toxins. The most effective detoxification fibers are specially formulated to be thoroughly dispersed and completely released throughout the entire colon.
Milk thistle has been shown to prevent liver damage in persons suffering from alcoholism or hepatitis and can improve the way the liver works in people with cirrhosis of the liver, a chronic and sometimes fatal disease.14
But not all milk thistle products are equal. Only milk thistle standardized to contain 80% silymarin and formulated in a patented process with phosphatidylcholine are capable of these amazing feats.
And when combined with artichoke extract to stimulate healthy bile production,15 as well as licorice and dandelion to help bile flow better into the small intestine,16,17 these liver-loving herbs provide excellent liver restoration.
It's pretty easy to see how cleansing lymph and the lymph system is vital for good health.
One of the most effective herbs for lymph detoxification is red clover extract. It has been studied for its ability to keep harmful
toxins out of the lymphatic system.6
Red clover extract also keeps the liver strong, especially during the detoxification process and stimulates bile production, so important in digestion.22,23
The plant was named Trifolium pratense by Carolus Linnaeus in 1753. Trifolium means 'three leaved' while pratense is Latin for "found in meadows". Isoflavones from red clover have been used to treat the symptoms of menopause.
High Potency Metal Chelation:
This high potency supplement binds or "chelates" harmful metals in the intestinal tract, without depleting the body of healthy minerals, such as calcium or magnesium.24
Parasites:
Candida Reduction:
After detoxification is complete, your intestines may need some help in getting back to business. This transitional phase is like "re-booting" a computer after certain functions have been restored. There are several all-natural products that can provide powerful intestinal restoration.
Supplemental Fiber:
Probiotics:
Retained intestinal toxins can cause bacterial flora to decline significantly. Once detoxification is complete, probiotic supplements can replenish this intestinal flora.
However, many probiotic supplements actually contain dead and dying intestinal flora bacteria. That's because these beneficial bacteria are easily destroyed by light, air, poor packaging, and (if they live long enough) stomach acid.
Be sure to buy a probiotic product that guarantees delivery of the bacteria into the intestine, right where they belong.27,28
And it's best to not detox more than four times in one year, unless directed by your healthcare practitioner. If you develop cramping or diarrhea simply reduce the dose of the intestinal cleanser. And if these problems persist, are painful, or are disruptive you should discontinue its use. It's also very important to drink at least 64 ounces of bottled or filtered water every day while on the detoxification program. Try drinking the water on the rocks or with a twist of lemon.
How well we digest the food we put into our bodies is almost as crucial to our health as what kind of food we put into our bodies. A simple fact of a healthy life is that there is no true health without digestive health. And an essential key to superior digestive health is whole body cleansing and detoxification that gently and gradually works with your body's own detoxification ability and normal patterns of elimination. References
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Red clover (Trifolium pratense) is a plant belonging to the Fabaceae, that is, pea family. Some variaties of this plant are used as fodder.
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