Herbal Detox Info

If you think that all you are getting from the produce department at your local grocer is fruits and vegetables, think again. You are actually getting all of the pesticides, herbicides and other commercial farming chemical agents used to grow bigger yields of crops. In one sense, we can't complain. Our food prices are quite low, relatively speaking. However, we are paying a price. Health-wise, we need to do something different. An article recently on My Scoop Station highlighted this exact point. It pointed to the fact that we are ingesting a lot of toxins that our body needs to detoxify from.

Herbal detoxification info is important to know. You can do this process essentially through organic foods, quality pure water, purifying exercises and appropriate herbal supplements. You need not invest in some expensive program or make this whole procedure more difficult than it should be. Your body detoxes all the time through your liver, kidneys, colon and lungs. The point is that you can support and amplify it's efforts by doing a more concerted effort.

One thing of very high importance is your level of hydration during your herbal detox process. As you consume more bulk in fiber from your organic fruits and vegetables, it will be wise to also increase your fluid intake. The most important fluid to be drinking during a detox is water. Since we are made up of roughly 60-70% water, it is what gives life to our cells. It allows for messages to be carried through our cells and tissues and allows for waste to be removed. The last thing you want to have is waste building up during a detox.

So, how much water should you be drinking? The key is to keep things simple. I think that this is a great formula for life, but let's apply that to the detox process. Here is a good rule of thumb to follow:

1. Get your body weight
2. Divide that number in half
3. This number (from 2) is your water intake in ounces
4. Consider about 10 ounces per glass
5. Add one glass of water to be safe

For example:  you weigh 140 pounds.  Divide this in half = 70 ounces (divided by 10 ounces per glass, gives you 7 glasses).   Add one glass to be safe = 8 glasses per day. These numbers are really minimum figures.  You could drink more water and be perfectly fine.  In fact, depending upon how diligent you are with your diet and bulk produce, I would drink more just to keep your colon, liver and kidneys cleansed.

You've likely seen these by now - you know, Foot Detox pads and all that. They are the foot pads that claim to detox your body while you sleep or sit reading a book or whatever. This picture is just one of many types of brands. Have you tried them? I, personally, have not. I don't have a problem with the notion that our skin is an active part of our detoxification process. In fact, our lungs and skin do a lot of our natural body detoxification for us. But, do these pads do what they say?

I think that the final word is still out on these things. At worst, they are simply a waste of money. They cannot cause any harm, I don't think. They don't contain materials that will leach into your body. Geez, I hope not anyway. I'd hate to have my whole body detox progress wiped out because I actually used a product claiming to detox your body.

If you're like most people, the thought of cleansing your colon doing an herbal detox is not really high on your list, but sounds like a good idea anyway. The question is, 'why do an herbal cleanse?' The answer can be a multifaceted one.

First, you would want to do an herbal cleansing of your colon to eliminate a build up of material that is causing your system to be in toxic overload. This often manifests as a feeling of bloatedness, low energy or fatigue and can have physical symptoms of aches and pains as well. Some people also have emotional disturbances such as anxiety or irritability because of their toxin resovoirs.

Then, there are other people who wish to do an herbal detox program because they are wanting to lose some weight. This can be an ideal situation to not only lose some weight, but turn around your eating habits as well. Once you have cleansed your colon, you will feel much lighter and healthier. The thought of filling your body with poor nutrition just won't sound appealing.