Who Should Detox?
Clarify Your Doubt Who Benefits From A
Detox Program

Who should detox? Actually most people can embark on a detox program. It is a time for everyone to begin a good cleansing habit for their mind and body.

However, it is always advisable that people with chronic diseases or who are seriously ill to consult a healthcare professional to get a good advice on their ability for detox. Pregnant women and nursing mothers are also another group who are not suitable for detox.

Let us look at some examples of who should detox:

• Consistent overweight or obese problems - This is the gateway to cases of cancer and many degenerative diseases like diabetes and high blood pressure. There is also a higher tendency for toxins to be stored within the fats for such group of people.

• Headaches or migraine – Could be the result of inflammation around the neuro area.

• Always feeling fatigue and tired – One of the most common symptoms of a highly toxic body and these people generally has a lower ability to keep a focused and sharp mind.

• Susceptibility to flus and colds – This is a clear reflection of a much weaker immune function and your body’s inability to fight bacteria and viruses well.

• Constipation – Bad bowel movement encourages harmful bacteria accumulation around the colon area. This can lead to many problems to surface within your colon in the future like colon cancer.

• Digestive tract problems – Cases like bloat and IBS are clear signs of a sensitized and digestive and intestinal tract.

• High cholesterol and high blood pressure – These are the leading causes of heart diseases and stroke. It is important to establish a lifestyle change through detox to achieve resolution of these problems. But care should be taken when doing a detox program where continuous medication is still important and both should be done concurrently.

• Diabetes – The world’s leading cause of kidney failure. It can also cause heart diseases. These are the people who should detox. There is a growing number of diabetes around the world. The main reason starts from our high sugar diet and lifestyle. Diabetes is highly correlated with cholesterol and blood pressure problems as well. So a good detox program helps to retune our body system and reduce the effects of diabetes.

• Allergies and sensitivities – People with these problems are likely to be caused by low immune function and imbalance of nutrients. There are many cases of sinusitis and asthmatics who managed to resolve their medical problem through nutritional supplements and avoidance of diary products.

• Regular and or high alcohol consumption – Alcohol has a detrimental effect toward our liver. Almost all the alcohol is metabolized by your liver. Some people are able to have better liver tolerance against the alcohol but some are not able to withstand as well. Even social drinkers can suffer from alcoholic hepatitis. As the liver breaks down alcohol, by-products are formed, such as acetaldehyde, and some of them are more toxic to the body than alcohol itself. {J Hepatology, 2000}

• Smokers – Mounts of evidences shows the toxins within cigarettes can lead to cell death and DNA transformation that are susceptible to attacks from cancer cells. There are currently about 4000 types of chemicals within a stick of cigarette. There is no doubt in the need to detoxo oneself from all these chemicals and break this bad habit.

• Consumption of processed and refined food – These types of food contains no nutrition and loads of additives or preservatives. All these have to pass through your liver and be detoxified. Imagine the load of work required by your liver when it is consumed everyday for the many years to come.

There are many other examples of people who should detox. Most importantly, do you want to clear away the many toxins we are absorbing daily and whether we want to lead a healthier lifestyle to equip our bodies with an effective detoxification system.

Other Resources:
Why Detox Your Body
Benefits of Detox
Detox Side Effects

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