Your skin may become dull. You may notice that your face is puffy or the skin is starting to sag. You may get blemishes and notice increased cellulite.
These are all signals of an overly toxic body. Eventually, your body may break down to a point where serious disease develops like diabetes, cancer, autoimmune disease or other life-threatening illnesses.
Another way to assess whether your body is toxic is to look at the level of toxins you are exposing yourself to every day. There are so many hidden toxins most of us aren't even aware of.
To assess whether you are taking in an excessive amount of toxic materials, here are the most common sources of toxins:
- exhaust fumes when driving in traffic
- new construction furniture
- unfiltered drinking and showering water
- pesticides & herbicides on non-organic fruits & vegetables
- hormones in non-organic meat and dairy
- food additives and preservatives in most processed foods
- caffeine, coffee and non-organic tea
- over the counter prescriptions
- common household cleaning products
- beauty products like hairspray, shampoo, etc.
Those are some of the main things that can help contribute to a toxic body (and there are many others!).
If you see some signs of a toxic body, it may be time for a detox, talk to your doctor first. Then choose a detox method that feels right for you. And remember that every little step towards health helps your body!
Ways To Detox:
There are several ways to detox including using an infrared sauna and changing your diet (fruits, vegetables, juicing and cutting out refined sugar, wheat, caffeine, etc.). The biggest problem people face when cleaning up their diets is that it can be hard to change your eating.
When you jump into a major diet change, you may feel bad temporarily - since all the toxic waste is now being dumped into your bloodstream and colon for removal. One way to avoid this is to go slowly, changing one thing at a time so your body gets used to it before you introduce the next change.
Another way to detox that's much easier is to use an infrared sauna (while you're cleaning up your diet). These saunas use direct infrared heat (which is very safe - it's the same heat used by the sun and even our own bodies emit infrared heat).
This heat can penetrate up to 2 inches deep into the skin and helps our cells release toxins in the form of sweat. Unlike traditional sauna, infrared saunas run at much lower temperatures. So it's more comfortable and you can stay in longer.
Infrared saunas are particularly good at removing stubborn toxins like heavy metals. Plus they're a much more comfortable way to detox for many people than wheatgrass and juicing.
While they don't substitute for a clean diet, saunas can definitely help with a detoxification and healthy lifestyle plan.
So what are the signs of a toxic body? How do you know if you're overly toxic?
A number of things can happen, depending on your age, genetic makeup and type of toxins you’re exposed to.
You may feel tired, confused, depressed, bloated or achy. You may gain weight easily and find it’s almost impossible to lose it.
You may experience brain fog, uncontrollable urges to binge. You may feel like you’re aging faster than normal - or that you're a lot older than your actual age. You may find it hard to impossible to get pregnant.
