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Will Learning How To Detox The Body Enhance Your Immune System

July 8, 2009

For as long as I can remember I’ve always been lucky with my health. I’ve managed to avoid being ill, and don’t recall even having any kind of cold of virus – or certainly not that lasted more than half a day or so. So it was completely out of the blue when I began feeling constantly tired and lethargic, and I was even finding it hard to get up in the morning. I’d been to see the doctor on many occasions, and had undergone several test, but every one showed nothing wrong.

A friend of mine, who also happened to be a physiotherapist, advised me that I should look into doing a detox, and take some time to learn how to detox and understand the impact of toxins on my health. From what people were telling me it was clear that detoxing had a lot to offer, so took it upon myself to learn as much about the process as possible, and get to grips with what is really involved and why the natural health industry advocate doing a detox and in particular the 7 day detox diet so strongly.

Something else she recommended I try was a foot detox. I have a foot spa two or three times a week now, if I have the time, if you don’t want to invest in a foot spa, the detox foot patch can work just as well – although your don’t get the relaxing foot massage at the same time

Here’s some healthy detox diet tips I discovered.

Drink water or herbal teas

Making sure you take in plenty of fluids is very important while you are following a healthy detox diet as it will prevent the build up of toxins and man made chemicals in your body. There’s lots of other health reasons to drink water as it helps prevent constipation, stops water retention (believe it or not), and hydrates your skin which improves your skin tone. On a normal day try to drink about 2 liters of water, although you will need more in hot weather or on days when you are exercising.

As a guideline, aim to drink an extra half liter of water for every hour you exercise. Filtered or bottled water is best as tap water contain chlorine and other toxins. Try to store your water at room temperature rather than in the fridge. Feel free to substitute herbal teas if you can’t face all that water – loose leaf is better than tea bags as it hasn’t been processed as much. Peppermint, camomile, dandelion root, horsetail and yarrow are especially great in a detox as their hidden ingredients naturally support the detox process. Roibosch (Redbush) tea is also beneficial as it is rich in antioxidants.

Organic Produce Is Better and Healthier

You do not need to switch to a totally organic diet on a detox diet, especially as the cost can be very high, but a little organic produce will go a long way to getting you started.

If you can’t find or afford organic fruits and veggies, it’s not a problem. Concentrating on eating fresh (and ideally raw) fruit and veg is the main point – even if they are non-organic – instead of eating too few of them. Nonetheless, there’s a lot of health benefits to having as much as possible of organic produce on a healthy detox diet.

Artificial fertilizers and pesticides are banned from production of organic foods, which means they are very low or even free from toxins like man made chemicals and toxins. Organic farming is a hotly debated and controversial topic because there is evidence that the accumulation of pesticide residues overtime may cause health problems in the future.

Organic foods are subject to a lot less processing. The big benefits of this are that they have no genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and free from artificial preservatives. Certain organic foods taste better and have more flavor.

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