Liver detoxification is a common household term. Yet most often, it only addresses the liver, and the other six organs of elimination are ignored. These organs are equally important, and true detoxification (or purification) should always be considered when deciding to “detox.”
What are these organs? Our lungs, lymph, liver, colon, blood, kidneys and skin.
Your liver has more than 2000 known functions, from making hormones to storing fat to control blood sugar, to filtering the wastes of just being alive.
Your lungs filter the toxins we inhale, build red blood cells, and control our ability to breath.
Your intestines and colon not only absorb vitamins and minerals, but also eliminate toxins from the foods we eat. Eighty five percent of your immune system is in your gut, and Eighty five percent of seratonin is made in your gut. It is becoming referred to as the “Second Brain” and new research actually shows that our brain gets its signals from the gut and not the other way around. THE SECOND BRAIN, by Dr. Michael Gershon is a great read on this subject.
The blood stream is another pathway of elimination, red blood cells carry oxygen throughout the body, white cells fight infection, LDL carries cholesterol, hormones, and essential fatty acids. HDL carries the old cells out of the body for elimination. Our vitamins, minerals, and essential fatty acids are transported via the blood stream.
Your lymphatic system clears bacteria, enhances immunity, and helps clear toxins of all kinds. Without a healthy lymphatic system, we see lymphedema, lymphoma’s and cancer. Being able to sweat is integral to good detoxification.
The kidneys are also extremely important in detoxification. What isn’t filtered via the liver and intestinal tract gets dumped into the kidneys for elimination via our urine. When the kidneys are taxed, we develop high blood pressure, edema, gout, and arthritis. Blood sugar instability is extremely damaging to the kidneys.
The largest organ of elimination is our skin. When your liver, kidneys, intestinal tract, lymph, lungs, blood are toxic, you develop rashes, psoriasis, acne, dermatitis, dandruff, hives and more. By the time the skin is involved, you can be assured your body is very toxic.
Where, and why have we become such a toxic nation. Our groundwater and wells show signs of pharmaceutical drugs, flushed down the toilet and leached through septic systems. Pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, are all injected and sprayed into our crops. Enviromental pollution is rampant, and we can no escape it. The air we breath is compromised, you know the story…
We do have choices, and one of the best is to utilize Whole Food Medicines 21 Day Purification Program. This program addresses all of our organs of elimination by utilizing cleanse capsules that contain 28 botanicals. I will teach you how to make good food choices that lower inflammation, blood sugar, address fatigue, chronic pain, and more. You will be given a Purification kit that includes your shakes, your food plan, and supplements to assist your body back to wellness.
I am starting the next program on JANUARY 8, 2015. We will meet at Craig Congregational Church for 4 consecutive weeks, and “clean up our act!”
Join me in starting 2015 with the tools and skills for a stronger, healthier and kinder New Year. WWW.WHOLEFOODMEDICINE.COM or TRACIEFELDHAUS@TRACIEFELDHAUSWHOLEFOODNUTRITION.COM
Tracie Feldhaus 