Daily Detoxification
January 31st, 2007 by Cindy Hebbard
We are exposed to an ever increasing bombardment of toxins, regardless of where on Earth we live. Through our air, water, food, body care products, clothing, homes, computers, etc, we are being assaulted with thousands of chemical compounds that can do us harm in unimaginable ways.
We hear a lot of discussion about detoxification these days. While cleansing and purifying the body systems is essential for optimal health, there are times in the year that are more ideal for a major detoxification program than others. When I teach detox programs, the greatest enrollment is nearly always directly after the New Year, which is, for those of us in the far north, the worst time of the year to cleanse. Winter is a time to build and nourish, strengthening the immune system’s ability to protect us from seasonal illnesses. Cleansing during the cold winter months may weaken the body. Spring and fall are ideal for therapeutic detox programs. Daily detoxification herbs may offer tremendous protection from chronic illness, heart disease, cancer, colds and the flu. But not just any detox herbs will do. If we want good results, then we need to pay attention to the quality of the product! Please read Quality is Everything, for additional information.
There are many safe and effective ways to protect ourselves from the onslaught of toxins every day of the year. Several foods may serve to gently cleanse the liver, blood, colon and cells. Squeezing lemon or lime, preferably organic of course, into your water or onto food can help support the liver’s function. Eating artichokes, asparagus and dark leafy greens such as kale, collards, arugula and watercress also support liver detoxification and blood purification. Beets help detoxify and build good blood.
The colon’s ability to function optimally is most important for vibrant health. Adding freshly ground organic flax seeds or hempseed fiber to cereal, salads, soups, yogurt and sauces is an inexpensive and effective way to support colon health. Flax and hempseed are better sources of fiber than most of those products found in the grocery store aisles. Some of those are made of tree or cellulose fiber. Some may make our bodies dependent of the product in order to eliminate, similarly to many laxatives.
Some of the best fiber products on the market are produced by Renew Life. Their Fibre Smart Powder is made with pre-milled flax which I do not usually recommend. It’s ok in this case however, because the oils that easily go rancid after fifteen or thirty minutes post-milling have been removed. They also offer an Organic Triple Fiber Powder and a cinnamon flavor Organic Bowel Cleanse. All three are made with predominantly organic ingredients, no psyllium and are quite good at cleansing the colon and supporting the removal of the cholesterol that is sent to the colon for elimination.
Renew Life also makes seven delicious Organic Fiber Bar , such as Chocolate Dream or Lemon Burst. Sounds like an oxymoron, right? Well, they do all taste very good, and some are even delicious; and what’s more, they have 14 grams of fiber, which is more than half of the recommended amount that we should consume per day! Not bad!
There are some wonderful herbs and herbal products formulated for daily detoxification that we can use safely to support the body’s ability to keep up with the onslaught of toxins. Some of the best will include organic turmeric, green tea, ginger and a little known Ayurvedic herb called Tinospora cordifolia.
Organix South’s line of Ayervedic herbs called Thera Veda offers some excellent and very safe daily detoxification products. Vijay Cellular Support offers overall cleansing and antioxidant activity, while Nirmal Liver Care Formula provides significant assistance to the liver’s ability to detoxify effectively, and Pavan Upper Respiratory Formula helps the body with the respiratory tract that may have been exposed to air pollution. Supercritical Antioxidants
New Chapter’s also got some powerful products for daily detoxification support. Supercritical Antioxidants has clinical research to support its significant antioxidant activity. Turmericforce is a potent, yet gentle product to support liver, lung, blood and cellular detoxification, and a single serving of their Green & White Tea is equal to 5 cups of tea in liquid form. In Japan, those folks who are the healthiest tend to drink 5 to 10 cups of green tea each day.
New Chapter also offers an amazing product named CoffeeBerry. The fruit of the coffee is believed to be one of the most powerful antioxidant foods on Earth, providing the activity of five servings of antioxidant rich fruits. Low in caffeine (with the caffeine of only one sip of black tea), it won’t make you feel jittery. And the big bonus is that Coffeeberry contains five of the eight ‘essential sugars’ that build and protect healthy cells.
Some of my other favorites include Gaia’s Anti-Oxidant Supreme, Cleanse Maintenance or Tumeric Supreme. Flora makes a wonderful detoxification tea called Flor-Essence liquid or bulk tea packets, that has been used for cancer and cancer prevention for decades. It may also be used periodically or daily for the prevention of many other imbalances, as well. Flora also offers a new product called Super Antioxidant with Pomegranate.
There are other organic daily detoxification products on the market, but these are the proverbial ‘cream of the crop’ for use when we desire noteworthy results. Now we can all relax and know that, although we can’t always control the load of toxins that we take in, we can support the detoxification process by using some of the most potent daily products available.
