What is cleansing detoxification? Why might you need it? Not to be an alarmist, but during the normal course of the day, while you’re drinking your tap water, eating, or even breathing the air around you, your body is ingesting toxic heavy metals which have the potential to overwhelm the natural functions of your body. It’s not something that happens in a day, but, rather, cumulatively over time and it can begin to wreak havoc on many of your body’s basic functions.
Heavy metal toxicity can impede brain function affecting your mental dexterity. The central nervous system can be overwhelmed and react with body pain, headaches, seizures and depression.
Heavy metals are present in many of the elements we come in contact with each day. Some of the more common metals are mercury, lead, aluminum, arsenic, and cadmium. Mercury is the greatest threat as it comes in many different forms such as methyl mercury, metallic, and salt with methyl containing the most potent toxins.
The body uses certain natural metals in its life functions. Metals such as selenium are vital to enzyme production in the fight against cancer and other diseases. Metals, when occurring naturally in the body, provide healing properties, however, when introduced into the body in large quantities, they can also present a danger.
Each body is somewhat unique in how it can process heavy metal toxicity. While some people can become seriously ill with an over exposure, others may have a higher tolerance. In either case, it is considered sound advice to conduct a heavy metal detox to cleanse the body and help it maintain its normal levels of heavy metals.
One method of heavy metal detoxification is to use chelating agents that bond with the metals to deactivate them. Then, as they move through the blood stream, they are processed through the kidneys and liver and passed out of the body as waste.
Chelating agents are nutritionally present in many food and natural supplements. Some of the more effective agents are found packaged as supplements.
Cilantro. This common herb is effective in the removal of heavy metals and the restoration of cells in the body.
Chlorella. Produced by green algae, this chelating agent, which can be found in drink or supplement, is a popular detoxification aid.
Milk Thistle. Also known as silymarin, milk thistles aides the liver and helps in the protection of red blood cells.
Magnesium. Another naturally occurring metal that the body uses to generate immune boosting enzymes. It can be found in supplement forms or in some common foods like spinach and Brazil nuts.
Mega H. Studies have shown that Mega H is effective at using water for nutrient replenishment and waste removal at the cellular level which is a vital detox process.
There are some known side effects to heavy metal detox. Some people have allergic reactions to the agents that are introduced during detox. This mostly stems from the release of heavy metals from all of the nooks and crannies in which they were hiding. So, at least for a period of time, the body reacts to the agents as if they were toxins. Once the immune system realizes who the bad guys really are, it takes the fight to the toxins.
By slowly introducing the body to the chelating agents, through a homeopathic dilution administered every few days, the immune system can make its adjustment more quickly.
Heavy Metals Testing: Consulting with your doctor or doing a convenient home lab test yourself will help you to determine whether you have heavy metal toxicity. The test is painless and can be done on urine, saliva, nails or hair.To order your test kit: Test Country
Excerpt from Brenda Watson’s Detox Strategy (PBS Special) where Brenda Watson, C.N.C. discusses the toxins that can be found in our water supply.
