There are three key things I want you to think about when it comes to cleansing the body or detox. The first one is that you need to supply the body with the nutrients required to get the job done. You need food for fuel but also to provide the energy for the body’s cleansing processes. The body has an excellent ability to cleanse itself when you supply the right fuel.
Secondly, you need sufficient amounts of water. The body is made up of approximately 80% water. Water and electrolytes, especially the four main electrolytes (calcium, potassium, sodium, and magnesium) are critical for cell-to-cell communication and for the body to operate efficiently. If you don’t have enough water or minerals, the body’s detoxification processes won’t work properly. Before you even think about cellular detoxification, make sure you are drinking enough water.
Thirdly, you need to try and stay reasonably fit with an appropriate body mass index. You want to avoid having too much body fat because the body can’t efficiently operate if it’s too big. It also can’t efficiently operate if it’s too small. If you are carrying a couple of hundreds of pounds, it’s a lot harder for the body to detox than if you’ve lost a bit of weight.
Cellular detoxification is a process that involves enzymes and antioxidants.
An antioxidant is something that stops cellular damage from free radicals. Free radicals can originate from heavy metals, from smoking, and chemicals found in food. Glutathione is a tripeptide (three amino acids together) that acts as a potent antioxidant. Glutathione is found to varying degrees in all cells. It can even help get rid of mercury from the body. The liver, one of the major detoxification organs, contains a lot of glutathione.
The three amino acids found in glutathione are cysteine, glycine, and glutamine. You can get these amino acids from protein-containing foods. You don’t need to take pills or fancy powders to get glutathione. In fact, some experts say that glutathione supplements don’t work like the glutathione you form in your own body.
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You can get cystine from nuts, seeds, and certain vegetables. By increasing the amount of cysteine, glycine, and glutamine-containing foods that you eat, you will increase your body’s ability to manufacture glutathione.
The second antioxidant to pay attention to is superoxide dismutase (SOD). SOD is a group of enzymes and antioxidants that work by cleaning up the body. SOD gets rid of a lot of junk in the body. The four main minerals required for SOD to function effectively are zinc, copper, manganese, and iron. Foods that contain these minerals include seafood, organ meats, almonds, sesame seeds, and spinach. When you start increasing zinc, in particular, in your body, you are increasing your body’s detoxification capacity.
One of the most powerful antioxidants in the body is called Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10). CoQ10 is a super powerful redox molecule, meaning that it undergoes complete cycles of oxidation and reduction. It can
give and take electrons. CoQ10 is exceedingly important because it feeds tiny organelles inside cells called mitochondria. Mitochondria are powerhouses found inside every cell of the body. If you want to improve cellular detoxification, you need to enhance the ability of mitochondria to be effective inside the cells. To slow down aging and improve detoxication, keep your mitochondria in great condition. When mitochondria get sick and tired, when they degrade and don’t get enough CoQ10, aging is accelerated, toxic buildup in the body increases, and you are pushed towards chronic disease.
CoQ10 can be purchased as supplements. Beta-blocker and cholesterol-lowering drugs can sap all the CoQ10 from the body. You can find CoQ10 in several foods, including organ meats, spinach, bone broth, broccoli, and cauliflower.
Lipoic acid or alpha-lipoic acid is another chemical that plays a role in detoxification. Lipoic acid is a scavenger that cleans up “crap” in the body. Lipoic acid is a powerful liver antioxidant. The best sources of lipoic acid are organ meats and spinach.
For detoxification, you can also take a variety of herbs such as St. Mary’s thistle. You could also take Swedish Bitters. Many herbs improve the way your liver functions.
Cellular detoxification is not hard. Just remember, eat the right foods and drink plenty of water. Once you start feeling a little bit better, you can consider colonic therapy. You can also consider sauna therapy.
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