As the New Year approaches, hardly a day goes by that I don’t see an email or Facebook post advocating a full body detox.
The general idea is to undo the damage from all the holiday indulgence.
(I even offer a Kitchen Detox Makeover; it’s not quite the same thing, but a detox just the same.)
And of course, with New Year’s Eve just five days away, the holiday celebrations aren’t even over yet.
So, what’s the point of a Detox, anyway?
Is this just some “new agey” thing?
Why would the human body even need to detox? And what exactly are you detoxing from?
Well, I admit, I’ve been among those to roll their eyes in the past, at the slightest mention of the word.
Maybe other people embraced the idea, but I sure didn’t
But then I realized a few things.
And the most eye-opening realization was this: my body is detoxing all the time, anyway, every single day.
It’s doing this all on it’s own, with absolutely no prompting from me.
In a nutshell, this is how your body is always detoxing:
Your Skin
You know how great you feel after a work out, especially if you’ve worked up a good sweat?
Well, guess what?
When you sweat, your body is naturally detoxing and getting rid of unwanted bacteria and toxins.
So, sweat (while not that attractive in the moment) is really a very good thing!
(Too bad we can’t just sweat out the gluten, along with everything else. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work that way).
And if you’re not sweating, especially if you’ve just exerted yourself with a full aerobic workout, that’s something to take a closer look at.
Remember: sweating is normal. Sweating is good!
Your Digestive Tract
Along with your sweat glands, your digestive system is part of your body’s natural mechanism for detoxing.
In this case, the liver and kidneys are the primary detox pathways.
And not to be too indelicate, but the end result is, of course, our bodies naturally process of elimination
Of course, on a certain level we already know all of this.
But I mention it because I think there’s definitely a tendency to take all this hard work for granted.
The reality is, those regular trips to the bathroom are simply part of a much greater, complex system that most of us dismiss without a second thought.
But it’s a significant part of how your body detoxes, naturally.
Every. Single. Day.
What You Can Do
And so, while our bodies might be doing all this work on their own, every minute of every day, that doesn’t mean we’re always functioning at optimal levels.
In fact, chances are we’re not.
(Sometimes it seems a lot easier to eat junk food rather than try and avoid it, especially during the holiday season. Almost any time of the year, it’s as if we’re often looking for an excuse to indulge!)
In other words, the various systems that make up the human body, sometimes need a little outside help.
With that in mind, here are a few ways you can help things along:
- Eat a super clean diet for at least one week.
- Consider making a super clean diet the norm, rather than the exception.
- Remember that what you eat is only part of the equation. Why not consider:
Detoxing your Kitchen (i.e. a Kitchen Detox Makeover)
- Upgrading your toiletries and cosmetics. (Yes, it all counts!)
Now it’s your turn.
Are you ready to start the New Year off on the right foot?
Starting today, if you were to pick one thing that you could do differently what would it be?
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