Why detox? From the moment we wake up in the morning till the moment we go to bed, our bodies are constantly exposed to toxic chemicals-from body soaps to moisturizers, shaving creams to shampoos, and even the toothpastes we use. Detoxing helps remove things that...
Detoxification is a normal body process of eliminating or neutralizing toxins resulting from biochemical functions through the colon, liver, kidneys, lungs, lymph nodes, and skin. Fasting precipitates this process because, when food no longer enters the body, the...
The debate over the best way to eat is not going away. In fact, in just the past few years, it seems to be paralleling our national political debate—and not in a good way. Nutrition is getting ever more partisan—the raw-food people disagree with the Paleo people, who...
We would like to wrap up our discussion this month with one final topic on detoxing – the cleanse. For the most part, a cleanse and a detox are the same thing. They’re typically used interchangeably and have the same basic goals: to remove harmful things from...
