17 Signs Your Body Isn’t Taking Out the Toxins And You Need To Detox

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DO YOU REALLY NEED TO DO A LIVER DETOX OR IS IT JUST A TRENDY WAY TO IGNORE YOUR BODY’S NEEDS?

If the following describes YOU, your detoxification system might be trying to tell you something!

1. History of alcohol/drug use or hepatitis
2. Long term prescription drug use
3. Sensitive to chemicals (tobacco smoke, fumes, perfume, cleaning agents, etc.)
4. Pain between the shoulder blades
5. Stomach upset by greasy foods
6. Greasy or shiny stools
7. History of nausea, motion sickness, or morning sickness
8. Light or pale colored stools
9. Headache over the eyes
10. Gallbladder attacks
11. Bitter taste in the mouth (especially after meals)
12. Become sick or easily intoxicated if drinking wine
13. Easily hung over
14. Pain under right side of rib cage
15. Hemorrhoids or varicose veins
16. NutraSweet (aspartame) consumption
17. Chronic fatigue or fibromyalgia

So if this is you– read on, learn how your detoxification system works, and how to support it!

AN ANALOGY: LIVER DETOXIFICATION IS LIKE CLEANING YOUR LAUNDRY

1. FILTRATION. First a good baseline of nutrients allow the liver the ability to filter the blood; identifying good things (food and nutrients) and bad things (toxins and harmful substances). This is similar to finding stains in your laundry.
2. PHASE 1 DETOXIFICATION. Next  the body uses enzymes and nutrients to transform the bad guys (toxins, used hormones, RX drugs, food additives, etc). The goal of this phase is to begin neutralizing a toxin and start to make it into a water-soluble compound that is able to leave the body. However at this half way point, toxin reactivity actually increases, and can cause problems if it does not continue to phase 2 right away. Think of phase 1 detoxification as a pre-wash cycle.
3. PHASE 2 DETOXIFICATION. Phase 2 acts upon phase 1 as the final transformation stage on the toxin, making it water-soluble for removal from the body. Amino acids (building blocks of protein) DRIVE this stage, as they attach to the toxins to further neutralize and escort them out of the body. Phase 2 is like the main wash cycle that removes dirt and debris leaving your clothes clean.
4. ELIMINATION. Lastly, the toxins are eliminated out the digestive track via bile, or via the kidneys in urine. Much like the drain and spin cycle.

THE LIVER DETOX FOODS YOU’RE NOT EATING

FRUITS:
The vitamins and minerals in fruits drive phase 1 of detoxification! Costly detox diets and cleansing routines are a waste of money, because organic fruits and fruit juices fuel this first phase of detoxification so much more efficiently!

Tip:
Choose ripe fruits that are high in vitamin C for maximum antioxidant protection. Some great choices are organic oranges, pure orange juice (without additives), kiwis, berries, papaya, and pineapple.

BEETS:
Beets are an amazing liver detox and beauty food (I love taking a “shot” of this stuff when I don’t have fresh beets on hand). They have the ability to help thin your bile, which allows the body to detox more efficiently.  A common problem is sluggish/stagnant bile flow. After toxins are neutralized in the liver,  they are dumped into the bile (bile duct is a river for toxins to move out of the body) and when the bile gets too thick,  toxic matter can’t flow out of the body quick enough (leading to fatigue, low energy, constipation, PMS, toxicity & disease)! Regular beet consumption (and a wealthy diet) can help strengthen this process naturally!

Tip: 
Buy beets and shred them in your food processor. Have a little beet slaw (with lemon or apple cider vinegar, salt and olive oil) daily or as often as you like to help fuel your natural detoxification system!

NON- INFLAMMATORY PROTEINS:
The body needs a certain balance of amino acids (building blocks of protein) to support bodily functions, particularly liver detox. The very balance we need is achieved when we eat “the whole animal” and ALL of its parts. When we eat just “muscle meats” regularly be it- chicken, pork, beef, lamb, etc. we tend to create an amino acid balance in the body that favors inflammation, and starves the liver! Balancing the amino acid profiles we take in are key. Non-inflammatory proteins such as eggs, fish, gelatin, dairy products (milk, cheese), shellfish, and organ meats are excellent choices to increase in your diet to better support your detoxification capabilities.

Tip:
Try having muscle meats every other day if your intake of non-inflammatory proteins is low. One of my favorite ways to make this easy is to have bone broth and this kind of gelatin every day.

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