Detox! De-junk Your Body

Malignant growth or growths in a cell and the illnesses caused by those growths - this is cancer simplified. Known as neoplasms (new growth), these cells, which reproduce at will, compete with normal cells for energy and nutrition.

Two known characteristics make cancer life threatening:

1. It invades tissue and spread into vital organs. When this happens, cancer cells then compress, obstruct, or destroy the vital function of the organ.

2. As cancerous tumors attach themselves to organs, tissues become oxygen starved. Cancer cells acquire amino acids and nutrients from the organ, hence, the growth of tumor while the rest of the body experiences deficiency and often, wasting.

Most cancer cases have long been linked to faulty lifestyle, the number one offender being diet. Intake of fat, sugar, junk, food, alcohol; and/or ingestion of chemicals in the form of preservatives, pesticides, and additives - all these pile up in the body as toxins. This causes overload, just as waste materials build up at a garbage dump, depending on the amount, frequency, or potency of toxins. Eliminating toxic substances from the body requires cleansing - a process known in contemporary science as detoxification. Below is the list of body organs specifically prescribed for cleansing. These organs are known as THE PRIMARY CHANNELS OF DETOXIFICATION.

This article introduces you to the different organs of the body that one has to give much attention to, with suggestions on organic products that can be used for cleansing; nutritional supplements for maintaining their healthy state; as well as factors or products that should be avoided when under the process of detoxification.

LIVER

Key organ of detoxification; produces bile, which breaks down fat; purifies blood; puts off toxins

CLEANSING AGENTS

1. Cruciferous vegetables - cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, Brussels sprouts and kale are rich in anti-cancer chemical indole-3-carbinol.


2. Sulfur-containing foods - red peppers, garlic, and onion assist in sulfation (joining of sulfur compounds with toxins to make them benign).


3. Liver-support foods - artichoke, peas, parsnips, pumpkin, sweet potatoes, squash, yams, carrots, celery, chives, cucumber, eggplant, kohlrabi, mustard greens, okra, parsley.

NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS

1. Copper for breaking down the free radical superoxide.


2. Magnesium for maintenance of detoxification rate, zinc for enzymatic reactions.


3. Folic Acid for methylation (regulation of protein function); Vitamin C for detoxifying sulfa drugs and antibiotics.


4. Vitamin C is best absorbed when combined with bioflavonoids.

CLEANSING INHIBITORS
Alcohol, drugs, caffeine, nicotine, high-fat food Grapefruit Magnesium

INTESTINES

Small intestine - the largest portion of nutrient absorption occurs here.
Large intestine - primary function is waste storage and absorption of water and electrolytes

CLEANSING AGENTS

Fresh apple juice has an abundance of soluble fiber (pectin) that holds moisture. If using commercial variety, choose unfiltered and unprocessed (apple juice is acidic). Collard greens, almonds, dandelion greens, watercress, sunflower and sesame seeds, spinach Hazelnuts, pecans, walnuts, millet, coconut, corn, avocado, Swiss chard

NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS

Calcium and Magnesium for muscle contraction, and good bowel tone and activity.

CLEANSING INHIBITORS

Heightened emotions of fear, worry, anxiety, anger or grief.

KIDNEYS

Removes water and solutes, helps regulate blood ph and removes toxic waste from the blood

CLEANSING AGENTS

Cranberry, millet, barley, tofu, string beans, black beans, mung bean/sprouts and kidney beans kuzu root, watermelon and other melons, blackberry, mulberry, huckleberry, water chestnut, wheat germ, potato, seaweeds, Spirulina, chlorella, and black sesame seed.

NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS
Nettles is a kidney tonic
Magnesium citrate slows down crystalline growth of calcium salts

CLEANSING INHIBITORS
Toxins in air, food, water, and soil
Alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, coffee, tobacco
Too much sweet flavored foods, too much protein, heavy metals such as lead, mercury and aluminum

Detox! De-junk Your Body II

The preliminary part of tis article, as featured in the previous issue, discussed how neoplasm or new cells duplicate themselves rather uncontrollably, invading tissues and spreading into vital organs. These cancer cells destroy the organ they attach themselves t while having tumor cells growing alongside.

Faulty lifestyle, particularlyy food intake, emerged as the primary culprit to awakening cancer cells in the body according to studies. The same scientific reports uncovered the organs of the body that serve as routes of toxin-cleasing, hence the term "channels of detoxification."

After unveiling the roles of liver, kidneys, and intestines as primary detoxification tracks, this sequel will provide information on the essential part of supporting organs for cancer cleansing.

LUNGS

Supplies oxygen while removing carbon dioxide in the body; helps expel some toxic wastes through breathing.

CLEANSING AGENTS

1. Proper breathing (Deep breaths using the diaphragm to fill u the upper belly and up the upper belly and upper chest, held for two counts, and then expelled).

CLEANSING INHIBITORS

1. Repressed grief (Chinese people believe that nearly everyonw with lung problems has unresolved sadness or grief.

GALL BLADDER

Stores and concentrates bile, which then becomes a carrier substance for thrusting out toxins from the body. bile also emulsifies fat; and lubricates the intestines and gives stools brown color.

CLEANSING AGENTS

1. Fiber for helping in absorption and discharge of toxin.
   Olive oil and apple juice or lemon juice.
   Pears, parsnips, radishes, seaweed.
   Turmeric (spice) for sppedier removal of gallstones.
   Chamomile tea; and organic, cold-pressed flax oil.

NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS

1. Lecithin is effective in dissolving or reducing gallstones.
   Iron for reducing gallbladder bile cholesterol and hampering of crystal formationi.
   Vitamin C and Vitamin E.
   Milk thistle.
   Lipotropic nutrients such as choline, methionine, betaine, folic acid, and vitamin B12 for decreasing fat deposits in the liver.

SKINS

The largest of elimination organs, this channel can expel significant amounts of cellular wastes through the sweat glands and mucous secretions. The skin reflects the condition of everything beneath it.

CLEANSING AGENTS

1. Purified water assists in the elimination process.
   Daily brushing of dry skin.
   Cleansing baths.

LYMPHATIC SYSTEMS

Traps intracellular wastes and unloads it in the bloodstream, which then delivers the waste to the organs of elimination. Lymphatic tissue's immune cells fight off bacteria and destroy useless cells (should be cleansed together with the liver)

CLEANSING AGENTS

1. Regular exercise of the extremities, muscles, and respiratory system.
   Diaphragmatic breathing or deep breathing, avopiding holding breath when tensed.
   Skin brushing for two minutes a day helps move the lymph through the vessels.
   Lymphatic drainage massage - a light-tough massage helping to move the lymph throughout the body.
   Whole body massage for preventing the lymphatic system from stagnating.

THE BLOOD

Carries carbon dioxide to our lungs, and waste products from our cells and lymphatic system to our liver, kidneys, lungs, and sweat glands to be expelled; protects from toxins and foreign invaders through the white blood cells.

CLEANSING AGENTS

1. Juice fasting not only for the blood, but for the entire body.
   Chlorophyll - phytonutrient that purifies the blood (green juices are main source).
   Fights bacteris, yeast, fungi growth, which helps in removing drug deposits.

CLEANSING INHIBITORS

1. Too much intake of salt damages the blood.
   Foods that contain additives and preservatives.
   Refined foods.
   Toxic household agents.

Indeed, being mindful of regimens that cleanse the body helps us remain practically waste-free inside and out. Toxins are everywhere. They occupy tissues, reside in the organs, swim in the blood, and consequently backstab our immune system. If cars need major tune up sometimes, so do us humans. Being free from something unwelcome, like the threats of cancer, is not only rewarding but as well does invite a healthier, happier everyday living.