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Medical Corner                                                                                            How Do You Start





                                                                                                                                    A Body Detox?                                              helps your body reduce damage
                                                                                                                                                                                               caused by free radicals and may

                                                                                                                                                                                               lower your risk of diseases that can
                                                                                                                                                                                               impact detoxification.
              DETOXIFICATION                                                                                                       When starting a body detox, you’ll first                 •  EAT FOODS HIGH IN PROBIOTICS:
                                                                                                                                   need to lighten up your toxin load in the
                                                                                                                                   body because they are obstacles to your
                                                                                                                                                                                               Eating a probiotic diet keeps your
                                                                                                                                   healing processes.
                                                                                                                                                                                               digestive system healthy, which is

                                                                                                                                   •  REDUCE EXCESS ALCOHOL INTAKE:                            important for proper detoxification
                                                                                                                                                                                               and immune health. This can also
                                                                                                                                      Drinking too much alcohol reduces
                                                                                                                                                                                               be taken as Supplements.
                                                                                                                                      your liver’s ability to carry out its nor-
                                                                                                                                      mal functions, such as detoxifying.
                                                                                                                                                                                            •  REDUCE YOUR SALT INTAKE: Con-
                                                                                                                                                                                               suming too much salt can increase
                                                                                                                                   •   FOCUS ON ADEQUATE SLEEP: Ade-
                                                                                                                                                                                               water retention. You can eliminate
                                                                                                                                      quate sleep allows your brain to reor-
                                                                                                                                                                                               excess water — and waste — by
                                                                                                                                      ganise, recharge, and eliminate toxins
                                                                                                                                                                                               increasing your intake of water and
                                                                                                                                      that accumulate during the day.
               his means cleansing of the blood. Your                                                                                                                                          potassium-rich foods.
               body is well-equipped to eliminate tox-
                                                                                                                                   •  DRINK MORE WATER: Water therapy is
          T ins and doesn’t require special diets or                                                                                                                                        •  STAY ACTIVE: Regardless of your
          expensive supplements. That being said, you                                                                                 very good. In addition to its many roles                 body size, regular physical activi-
          can enhance your body’s natural detoxifica-                     The liver performs                                          in your body, water allows your body’s                   ty lowers inflammation and allows
                                                                          over 500 essential                                          products from your blood.                                to work properly. Exercise “YOGA
          tion system.                                                                                                                detoxification system to remove waste                    your body’s detoxification system

          Your body has a sophisticated way of elimi-                     functions, including                                                                                                 and Jump roping are good.”
          nating toxins and that involves the liver, kid-                                                                          •  REDUCE YOUR INTAKE OF SUGAR AND
                                                                          detoxifying harmful
          neys, digestive system, skin, and lungs. Still,                                                                             PROCESSED FOOD:: Excess junk food                     In Summary, certain dietary modifica-
          only when these organs are healthy can they                                                                                 consumption is linked to chronic dis-                 tions and lifestyle practices may help
                                                                          substances from
          effectively eliminate unwanted substances                                                                                   eases like obesity and diabetes. These                reduce toxin load and support your
          but  when  these  systems  are  compromised,                                                                                conditions can cause harm to organs                   body’s detoxification system. This can
          impurities  aren’t  properly  filtered  and  the                the blood.                                                  important to detoxifying, such as your                be achieved as above and even more.
          body will now be adversely affected.                                                                                        liver and kidneys.


                                                                                                                                   •  EAT ANTIOXIDANT-RICH FOOD: Con-
          While detox diets don’t do anything that your
                                                                                                                                      suming a diet rich in antioxidants
          body can’t naturally do on its own, you can                                                                                                                                                           MRS NKIRU OKONKWO
          optimise  your  body’s  natural  detoxification                                                                                                                                                   HOSTEL NURSE / MATRON
          system.







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