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5 Ways to Naturally Detox Your Body

Detoxing is a popular and effective way to rid your body of harmful toxins. However, it is not mandatory for a detox to involve fasting for one to three days. Instead, allowing your body to naturally reset while eating healthy food and cutting back on junk is more effective than fasting for a few days.

Eating healthy food such as vegetables and fruits are easy for the system to digest and does not require much effort from the intestines. Let your body rest and remove the unnecessary waste by using what mother-nature has given us. I have outlined five ways to naturally detox your body below:

Drink Tea!

The best type of tea to drink during a detox is green tea. Green tea is a great cleansing tea as it contains antioxidants which naturally flush out toxins and cleanse the system. In addition, green tea will provide you with a variety of health benefits during the detox. For example, the potent antioxidants and caffeine content found in green tea can aid in increasing metabolism, boosting energy and burning fat. Ensure to purchase premium quality green tea for the best results.

Eat Prebiotic Food

Prebiotics are a category of carbohydrates that human beings are unable digest. Instead, the gut bacteria digest this fibre. Prebiotics are vital as it can feed the good bacteria in your gut known as probiotics and enable the good bacteria to produce sufficient nutrients to improve and maintain overall gut health and assist in colon cleansing. Examples of prebiotic rich food include, chicory root, garlic, onion, leeks, asparagus and banana.

Reduce Salt Consumption

Detoxing can also include getting rid of the excess water weight. Excessive consumption of salt could cause your body to retain extra fluid, particularly if an individual has kidney or liver issues or just does not drink sufficient water. This can cause bloating and discomfort in the body. To reduce the effects of eating too much salt, replace salt with potassium rich foods such as spinach, potatoes and kidney beans and simply increase water intake throughout the day to flush out sodium. 

Sleep Better

Surprisingly sleep is an important aspect of a full body detox. Sleep might be the best detox for the brain. A healthy sleep is acquired through a good sleep routine which aids in removing toxins during the deepest sleep cycle. In addition, quality sleep can help improve moods and decreases the risk of specific neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s.

Start Moving

Exercise can jumpstart the natural detox process. Exercising elevates sweat production, increases the breath rate and improves blood circulation. During sweat production the body releases excess sodium, increased breathing flushes out lungs and elevated blood flow circulates an increased amount of white blood cells which aid organs in efficient natural cleansing. There are a variety of exercises that help in eliminating toxins from the body effectively. For example, aerobics and rebounding. Aerobics can involve swimming, jogging or cycling and rebounding involves jumping on a trampoline to stimulate the lymph system.

Use these methods to naturally detox your body and get rid of unnecessary toxins.

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