Why do we care whether we’re detoxing or not?

Detoxification is something that the body is ‘supposed’ to do naturally. However, the body can only detoxify naturally and efficiently when we’re plentiful in whole foods, nutrients, antioxidants and specific enzymes. If that’s lacking, the process of detoxification will be lacking. And to make things worse, we’re drinking caffeine, drinking alcohol, maybe smoking (even second hand smoke), we’re subject to contaminants in our water, eating processed foods or pesticide ridden foods, overeating, undereating, taking medication, many of us live in a city or metropolitan area, spending any time in traffic increases our toxic load and lastly, having any stress in our bodies whatsoever decreases the ability to detox naturally, we are constantly overwhelming our bodies in general!

It’s important to detoxify the body on a regular basis because an overabundance of toxins leads to stagnation in the liver which can cause issues with energy, sleep, digestion, women’s health, allergies, headaches and acne, to name a few. In addition an overabundance of toxins also increases the acceleration of free radicals. What are free radicals? Free radicals are incomplete cells (missing an electron) and they are hungry, so they’re on the lookout to steal an electron from other cells. When they steal electrons, it turns those cells into free radicals and into thieves themselves also looking to steal an electron. It’s basically the zombie apocalypse! Then the good guys swoop in to try to save the day (the immune system) but now even they’re getting overwhelmed and they start killing not just the thieves (free radicals) but even the healthy cells as well. It is mayhem!

So now, you might be wondering why we care about free radicals? Because they are the door to disease and aging. If free radicals overwhelm the body, oxidative stress (similar to the browning you see when you cut open an apple or an avocado) happens which alters lipids, proteins and DNA in the body which then trigger a whole host of diseases, including cancer.

In this program, we utilize specific supplementation to give the body the necessary nutrients, antioxidants and enzymes (specifically P450) to successfully detox. With this support, the liver can transform the fat soluble toxins to water soluble and send them out through the urine, stool and sweat. The toxic load in your body decreases, free radicals get cleaned up, your diet is clean and your body isn’t being triggered by foods that are wreaking havoc on your systems. In other words, you feel amazing! Also, with supplementation, the elimination diet becomes much easier. We use specific formulations to balance blood sugar, stabilize moods and brain chemistry, while supporting your liver, kidneys and intestines to detox successfully.

Here are the most common things participants got out of the program!

• Finding their true energy; people were able to tap into their true energy source through balancing cortisol and their circadian rhythm.
• Being at choice with food; people no longer had cravings and some lost a taste for foods that were not good for them.
  
• Healing pain and decreasing inflammation; many people were no longer in pain, because they cleared out the toxic overload and figured out what foods were inflaming them.
• Digestive balance; people were able to identify which foods weren’t doing them any favors and could also identify the ones that were! (Decreasing acid reproduction, bloating, etc and increasing perfect, consistent bowel movements)
  
• Deeper sleep; many, many people reported deeper sleep, the liver’s most active time period is from 11pm-3am, when we lift the burden off the liver it can work optimally and sleep becomes deeper and more replenishing.
  
• Kicked caffeine; people found they didn’t need it anymore to ‘wake up’ or make it through the day.
  
• Diminished alcohol use; people found other ways to de-stress and became more aware when they were trying to regulate their mood with alcohol, hence they were able to make a different choice.
  
• Being present; people said they were able to be more present, by omitting some foods that make our neurotransmitters and brain spin, they were actually able to Be Here Now.