Why should I detox? | Residential Detox Retreat
Most common toxins are from external sources and include:
- industrial chemicals and combustion pollutants
- pesticides
- toxic metals
- food additives
- preservatives
- drugs
However toxins don’t just come from external sources, they are also produced within the body from:
- the bi-product of cellular metabolism
- intestinal bacteria
- stress
Symptoms of Toxicity
Ironically toxins also come from the detoxification process itself in the form of free radicals and for this reason it is important that a detox protocol should be followed in a specific way - and personalised.
Water soluble toxins are excreted directly through the kidneys and urinary system and also through the skin in the form of sweat.
Fat soluble toxins cannot directly enter the urine and are the majority of the body’s toxic overload.
In order to remove these diverse molecules the body has a complex integrated system designed to convert them into compounds which can be eliminated through the colon via the bile and liver system.
Finally the lungs are the way toxic gases are eliminated.
Symptoms which may be the result of impaired detoxification and toxic overload:
- Premature ageing
- allergic reactions
- brain fog
- poor memory
- lack of concentration
- headaches and migraine
- coated tongue
- bad breath
- bloating
- flatulence
- constipation
- mood swing
- depression
- sugar cravings
- hormonal imbalances (pmt)
- weight gain
- fatigue
- eczema
- acne
- impaired immune system
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