Clearing Your Toxins:  The Benefits of Cleansing

Presented by: Alicia Armitstead

Cleansing is a natural starting point for supporting your digestive health*. Plus, it can greatly benefit a healthy diet.*

Recent scientific literature confirms that environmental chemicals and toxins can easily find their way into your body as a result of the foods that you eat, water you drink, skin care products you use, and the air that you breathe. Although normally present in small amounts, toxins can accumulate over a period of time.There are a number of ways you can help these toxins exit your body. Exercise that causes you to sweat large amounts of water is one of the most effective ways to facilitate toxin elimination. If you are not currently engaged in an exercise program that causes you to sweat profusely on a regular basis, please consider starting one soon.

In addition to removing toxins through your sweat, another important strategy is to eliminate them through your stool. Removing toxins and cleansing your intestinal tract can then set a healthy stage for reintroducing beneficial microflora, which is critical to good overall health.*

While it is clearly not beneficial to cleanse excessively, many adults benefit from 2-3 cleanses per year. Just like "spring cleaning" your home twice a year or so (or changing your car oil), conscious commitment to cleaning your internal organs and digestive system on a similar schedule makes sense.