Detoxification Tips & Tricks
1) Sauna sessions
Sweating does more than cool you off. It also helps you get rid of both heavy metals and xenobiotics – foreign compounds like plastics and petrochemicals – in small but significant amounts. A 2012 review of 50 studies found that sweating removes lead, cadmium, arsenic, and mercury, especially in people with high heavy metal toxicity. Sweating also eliminates hormone-disrupting BPA, which accumulates in your fat cells.
There’s debate about the best kind of sauna for detoxification. A couple studies have shown that infrared saunas are the most effective for detoxing, but that research was funded by infrared sauna companies, so the results are questionable. Both traditional and infrared saunas are effective for detoxing. Keep in mind that sweating pulls electrolytes and trace minerals from your body, so it’s important to drink a lot of fluids and get plenty of salt if you’re going to use a sauna to detox. I encourage a Green Smoothie to replenish your body afterward. :)
Sweating does more than cool you off. It also helps you get rid of both heavy metals and xenobiotics – foreign compounds like plastics and petrochemicals – in small but significant amounts. A 2012 review of 50 studies found that sweating removes lead, cadmium, arsenic, and mercury, especially in people with high heavy metal toxicity. Sweating also eliminates hormone-disrupting BPA, which accumulates in your fat cells.
There’s debate about the best kind of sauna for detoxification. A couple studies have shown that infrared saunas are the most effective for detoxing, but that research was funded by infrared sauna companies, so the results are questionable. Both traditional and infrared saunas are effective for detoxing. Keep in mind that sweating pulls electrolytes and trace minerals from your body, so it’s important to drink a lot of fluids and get plenty of salt if you’re going to use a sauna to detox. I encourage a Green Smoothie to replenish your body afterward. :)
2) Activated charcoal
Activated charcoal is a form of carbon that has massive surface area and a strong negative charge. It’s been around for thousands of years and it’s still used in emergency rooms today to treat poisoning. Charcoal binds to chemicals whose molecules have positive charges, including aflatoxin and other polar mycotoxins, BPA, and common pesticides. Once the chemicals attach to the charcoal you can pass them normally (i.e. poop them out).
Charcoal can bind to the good stuff, too, so I don’t recommend taking it within an hour of other supplements or good nutrition. Try taking a couple charcoal pills along with a sauna session. They should absorb many of the toxins you release into your gut and GI tract.
Activated charcoal is a form of carbon that has massive surface area and a strong negative charge. It’s been around for thousands of years and it’s still used in emergency rooms today to treat poisoning. Charcoal binds to chemicals whose molecules have positive charges, including aflatoxin and other polar mycotoxins, BPA, and common pesticides. Once the chemicals attach to the charcoal you can pass them normally (i.e. poop them out).
Charcoal can bind to the good stuff, too, so I don’t recommend taking it within an hour of other supplements or good nutrition. Try taking a couple charcoal pills along with a sauna session. They should absorb many of the toxins you release into your gut and GI tract.