The Detox Myth

As we do a mindful practice, we help to ring out and cleanse our organs…to detox.

At the bottom of this article is a great informative little video. Check it out.  

I have had some fairly interesting conversations with regards to detoxing.  I absolutely mean no offense by this statement, however, I have found that sometimes the higher education in the field of Western Medicine a person has, the more they have to hurdle over to get to truth.  Those coming from a holistic, Asian, Ayurvedic, Homeopathic or an Energy worker mindset are typically on my same page.  The body is an exceptional and amazing machine.  I am always thankful for how long my body has carried me so far, for its strength, stamina and balance.  The body is always in a state of protecting us against illness, killing off rogue cancer cells, processing our meals and running those nutrients where they are needed and detoxifying the system.  I have been adamantly told that the body needs no help detoxing, it does so naturally.  These people are not clued into the abundance of chemicals in our world, or the fact each of us comes into this world with what is known as a body burden that only increases as we live unless we are very mindful.

People have asked me ‘Is this or that FDA approved’ as if the government cared one jot about them.  The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) is NOT in place to protect you and me, it is in place to protect big business.  In fact, when this organization organized, it did so grandfather in 62,000 chemicals never testing any of them let alone testing how they operate together, how they react with each other, as they do in the wider world. 
We continue being told, as family members get cancer, that the industrial pollution, the agent orange that took my brother off this plane of existence, the chemicals in the skincare that caused cancer in my mother, the glyphosate in the cornfield that killed a camera operator filming Indian Runner in a matter of days and the spot treatment of RoundUp in your garden are all perfectly safe.  Whatever cool-aide they’re drinking, this is a lie.

The issue is that while yes, the body does indeed work to cleanse itself, it was never designed to handle this level of an onslaught.  When our body doesn’t know what to do with a substance or cannot process it right now, it stores that toxin in our fat cells to deal with later.  This is why people feel like they may have the flu, get headaches, feel overall achy when they go on a cleanse.  The body uses any time we are fasting, resting or taking in high nutrition and minerals to help rid itself of toxic substances such as heavy metals, plastics, nicotine. Your Body is Detoxing between 11Pm and 11am – This is the highest point the body is cleansing so provide water with lemon and cayenne pepper if you like. Parsley, Cilantro, Algaes, Chlorella, AFA algae, infrared sauna are great ways to assist in the cleansing processes. 3 weeks of detoxing can flush out 60% of our toxins and create a 1lb of weight per day loss.

The average person puts on 200 chemicals by 9am just in their morning routine.  Cleansing our body of chemicals in this day and age, requires a daily mindful approach that involves eating organically, eating as close to an 80% raw diet as possible, low or no cooking as anything cooked above 118 loses its vitamins and enzymes, reducing or preferably eliminating meat and dairy where toxins are stored in the animals fat, purifying all water, the air and buying toxin-free skincare, body care, supplements, laundry detergents and other home care products. 

95% of all supplements on the market are bad.  Talc is often added as a filler and is carcinogenic. They use lubricants to get the pills through the machines, flavoring, coloring agents which can fuel viruses, cause indigestion, contain toxins. Coating materials are beetle wings and petrochemicals.
At lunch with a client, they shared their beloved rose-scented facial spray turned out to have antifreeze in it.  This is a high-end brand!  I took my all organic Rose Hydrating spray out of my handbag and she enjoyed the refreshment and ordered a bottle. My neighbor has been using Mitchum deodorant when he suddenly realized it has aluminum in it. We were having tea this afternoon and I said, yes, that has been linked to neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s.  He purchased a deodorant I sell right on the spot.  
Laundry soap is one area that is our most earth polluting on the home front.  I sell one that is 23% better than most soaps on the market, comes in an eco-friendly container and is price comparable, grown on the farm of the company I am Brand Partner for and is made entirely in-house.  
If you are interested in taking a look at the products I sell, check out the shop buttons at the top of my webpage.

As an ecopreneur, I help get this message out there along with products that really help mitigate the pollution in our bodies.  I coach on juicing, growing sprouts and on supplements and superfoods to help the body in minimizing its burden.  I promote potent and powerful skincare that is highly effective while being clean enough to eat.  If you are sitting there eating a fast food burger and feeling like you’re on overwhelm, take heart.  Do one thing at a time.  Nothing must be done in a day, but by doing something, by cleaning up your skincare and diet and gradually incorporating clean and green products you minimize the cruelty in animal testing, help save the planet and reduce pesticide use all while feeling far better.  

On a last note, folks will tell me they cannot afford to spend more on supplements or going organic with their food etc.  I am always perplexed at this because we have one body and one planet.  The answer is obvious.  I want to live an abundant and resilient life and my deepest desire is that you do also.  Life is too short to short change yourself.  I have a friend, obese, funny and loves McRibs.  I beg him to just cut down on the junk but he says he is still alive.  I say yeah, but for how long and what’s the quality really like?  I’m almost 60, look 40, I am not on any prescriptions, fully ambulatory and have not been to a doctor for anything in over 20 years.  To me, this is what normal is, it is not taking something for blood pressure, another thing for arthritis, another drug to manage age onset diabetes, something else for leaky gut etc.  Folks we have far more control over this stuff than we sometimes either realize or want to own. From the lady who spilled coffee in her lap at a McDonalds to folks blaming their dog rather than their own training methods, we have become a society that just wants to pass that buck.   I am asking that you own the responsibility you have of managing your health.  Food is fuel. Toxins are deadly.  It absolutely is not your doctors’ job to make you healthy, it is your job.  Your doctor should be a last resort.  To live a resilient life, you simply must make a daily promise to do something kind to yourself and put a focus on things, from yoga to food, that are truly nourishing to you and do those things.  Now, enjoy this video and if interested in taking a deeper dive, below that is a link to a free syllabus with Hippocrates Health Institute where I am an affiliate and took my training. ♥


https://youtu.be/BQGa9qvQZgg

https://op.hippocratesinst.org/moreinfo/static/34