Why Detoxify?
Dr. Tooba Durrani, ND, L.Ac.
Toxic chemicals abound in the world today — they easily find their way into our body through the air we breathe, the food we eat, and the water we drink. We also ingest foreign chemicals when taking medications or when using alcohol or tobacco. Sources of toxins that have damaging affects on the body include: air pollutants, household cleaning products, dry cleaned laundry, beauty and hair products, cigarette smoke, alcohol, food additives, pesticide/herbicide laden foods, heavy metal contaminated fish, mercury filling removal or repair, medications, etc.
Toxins not only come from external sources, they are also produced from within the body during normal metabolism and digestion of food: nutritional imbalances, digestive insufficiencies and food allergies can compromise detoxification pathways and impose significant overwhelming burdens on the body. Helping your body to rid itself of these toxins and support proper organ functioning can be an effective way to increase energy, decrease/eliminate aches and pains, improve quality of sleep, decrease problematic digestive concerns and to decrease the risk for chronic illness.
Though the human body is designed to eliminate toxins, it cannot always handle the overload present in today's environment and can become congested and sluggish in its elimination processes. Hence, the body's ability to properly excrete toxins decreases and depending on the "toxin" your body may store it somewhere in your body until it can eliminate it. Often the storage site for some of these toxins is our bodies' fat storage, which is often concentrated around our abdomen, and for women it can also be the breast and thigh area.
When the body is under stress it often releases what is stored into circulation and this can affect other areas of our bodies and cause an inflammatory process. When the body experiences an overload of toxic substances followed by inflammation, the consequences can manifest in a number of ways:
- Headache,
- Muscle and joint pain,
- Fatigue,
- Irritability,
- Depression,
- Mental confusion,
- Digestive disturbances (constipation, diarrhea and gas),
- Weight gain/loss,
- Cardiovascular irregularities,
- Flu-like symptoms,
- And/or allergic reactions (including hives, stuffy or runny nose, sneezing, and coughing).
This toxic overload/inflammation can also contribute to more serious conditions such as:
- Autoimmune diseases (like Lupus and Rheumatoid Arthritis),
- Neurological diseases (such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's),
- And potentially Cancer.
The vast majority of people benefit from supporting the their body's natural elimination and detoxification processes.
Experience vitality, energy and freedom from your common ailments with this unique cleansing program. Let Dr. Durrani help you achieve your optimum health through the wisdom of Nature.
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