Our body is a perfect mechanism. It never stops breathing or misses a heartbeat. Not in this world!
The human organism has wisdom within to get rid of toxins that can make us sick, and it’s all automated.
Every system has its elimination processes. It’s a unique masterpiece!
However, we constantly expose ourselves to more toxins than a healthy body’s elimination system can handle. As a result, we nowadays have more chronic illnesses than in the past. Because the environment, air, food, skincare products, and even the water we consume are highly polluted.
By implementing some simple habits in our routine, we can support the body’s natural detoxification system.
If you are looking forward to losing weight, boosting your energy levels, and improving your skin, hair, and nails appearance, I propose 10 Simple Ways to Detoxify Your Body. You will be surprised by the number 10th.
Keep reading on!
1- Tongue Scraping: an ancient practice that promotes Body Detoxification
From the perspective of Ayurvedic medicine, the tongue directly relates to several of our vital organs, including the heart, kidneys, liver, lungs, spleen, and stomach.
That’s why tongue scraping could be a beneficial habit to add to your oral hygiene routine.
It helps remove the buildup of bacteria and toxins that compromise our well-being and immunity. In addition, it is a measure that prevents bad breath, enhances taste buds, and promotes general oral and digestive health.
2- Deep Breathing to Cleanse
Deep breathing stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system, which activates the body’s “rest and digest” processes.
As a result, when our organism isn’t in fight-or-flight mode, it can better repair and detox. In addition, deep breathing increases the oxygen flow, which boosts blood circulation throughout the elimination systems improving our metabolism and decreasing stress and anxiety.
So, it works also to detox our minds bringing a sense of clarity and peace to the present moment.
3- Getting Sunlight
Sunbathing will provide you with more vitamin D than you could get from food. Some researchers showed that if you get at least 20 minutes of sunshine a day, your body starts producing over 200 antimicrobials, killing off harmful bacteria, funguses, viruses, and parasites throughout your body. Research also reveals that vitamin D can help fight and kill off cancer cells.
It also regulates our circadian rhythms, helping us sleep better at night.
4- Dry Brushing
Dry brushing one to two times per week is a great and simple way to detoxify your body.
Through exfoliating your skin, your pores will unclog, allowing you to eliminate toxins, activate blood flow and promote lymphatic drainage.
You will see improvements in your skin quality and firmness almost right away.
5- Juicing
Green juices are rich in Magnesium and Potassium.
Because the Standard American Diet (SAD) lacks these two minerals, we frequently have inadequate amounts in our systems.
These minerals are essential for the function of our metabolism and elimination processes.
When we start juicing, we notice a sudden improvement in bowel movements quantity, skin appearance, weight loss, and increased energy levels.
The key is to put a lot of green veggies and just one fruit or not fruit per juice.
6- Sweating is a painless way to detoxify your body
Sweating is the more traditional and easy way of detoxifying our bodies. And it works! Not in vain, saunas are so popular nowadays.
When you’re sweating, your metabolism is in good shape, and so do you.
But, as incredible as it sounds, there are days when we don’t sweat at all. However, it’s crucial to get your body to move, so you help start this process.
There is no need to hit the gym. However, walking a bit faster than usual, taking the stairs, and dancing around the house are great ways to warm up and start sweating.
7- Eating 4 cups of veggies (minimum)
We often hear: Eat the rainbow! That means eating every day a bunch of veggies of different colors. Each color is a miracle ingredient, minerals, polyphenols, and vitamins that your body needs to be healthy.
Fruits and vegetables also provide the nutritional fiber that helps to go to the toilet without problems. Four cups are the minimum amount to keep overall well-being, backing our gut health and immunity.
Getting plenty of veggies is one of the top-secret of the vigorous aged people of the Blue Zones.
However, I want to warn you that veggies usually come with significant amounts of pesticides, herbicides, and other substances that affect our health. So try to consume ORGANIC as much as possible.
8- Drinking Plenty of Water
The human adult body is up to 60% water.
There is no good health without this precious liquid. And nothing can replace it! Juices, wine, tea, and Coca-Cola are not suitable competitors to change for a glass of water.
All our systems need water. It supports the function of the liver, kidneys, lungs, brain, muscles, and heart.
When dehydrated, you can experiment symptoms such as migraines, fatigue, dizziness, and sugar cravings.
To know how many glasses of water you need to drink, divide your weight in kg by seven.
Although drinking water helps our bodies detoxify, it is also one of the primary sources of toxins. Using a filter that gets rid of chemicals is a way to consume better quality water.
And to enhance its cleansing benefits, you can add some drops of lemon juice or organic Apple Cider Vinegar.
9- Oil Pulling to detoxify your body
Oil pulling is an ancient Ayurveda practice and a great way to cleanse your body from harmful bacteria that affect oral hygiene and gut health.
It consists in swishing a tablespoon of oil in your mouth for a few minutes. You can start doing it in as little as five minutes. Traditionally sesame oil is used, but you can also use coconut oil.
I used this practice to treat bleeding gums with excellent results. And it became a part of my morning routine alongside tongue scraping.
10- Spicy Up! Cooking to Detoxify Your Body
Can you believe that you could enhance your body’s metabolism by using spices while cooking? Yeah, that’s right!
Keep some paprika, cayenne pepper, cinnamon, fennel, turmeric, ginger, and garlic in your kitchen cabinet. Its benefits boost the detoxification systems, helping weight loss and fighting microbial, viruses, and fungus.
11- Special Bonus: Meditating
Since you’re still reading, I wanted to give you a special bonus.
Did you know that our thoughts affect the health and well-being of our bodies? For example, some scientists believe that our emotions can affect cell function and vital organs such as the liver and heart. Therefore, it’s great to learn how to detoxify your body from stress.
Disconnecting from Social Media, being in contact with nature, laughing, and Meditating are excellent practices that can help you with this purpose.
If you don’t have tons of time, you can start meditating for as little as 10 minutes a day, and you will see improvements. Small steps make all the difference.
Final Thoughts
These simple ways to detoxify your body take no time and could genuinely impact your overall health.
I hope you will try them at home and let me know if you have some of your own.
Please share with me your results in the comments section below. I hope to hear back from you.
Send you a big hug.
XOXO Idania
