5 Habits That Help Your Body Detox
When our detoxification organs like liver and kidneys are overtaxed, it is time for a detox program. With the following 5 habits you help your body to detox.
You drank too much, ate too much and partied? Then it’s high time for a detox. In the course of this treatment, you will completely avoid foods that overacidify your body, such as meat, cheese, white flour, sweets, alcohol, coffee and green tea for a while. With the following 5 little habits you support your organs in detoxifying.
1. Wake up with lemon water
Lemon water is always a good idea – but especially as a lukewarm drink shortly after waking up. The vitamins, minerals and nutrients in lemon water get your brain going and strengthen your immune system. Just one glass of the healing water also boosts your immune system and prevents inflammation in your body. And last but not least: The fibre in the lemon provides a longer lasting feeling of fullness.
2. Move regularly
Through regular exercise and sport you accelerate your metabolism. Sweating helps to break down toxins through the skin. Active physical exercise has an enormous detoxifying effect and is more effective than passive detox methods such as sauna. It doesn’t matter whether you go for a walk or ride a bike: even little exercise helps your body to detoxify.
3. Broccoli
Broccoli has many antioxidants and contains a large amount of enzymes and nutrients that support the digestive system. In addition, eating the vegetable is said to stimulate the body to produce the anti-cancer substance I3C – and thus reduce the risk of cancer. Well, if that’s not a reason to eat the wonder vegetables at least once a week.
4. Dry brushing helps with detoxification
A quarter of the toxins that burden your body are excreted every day through the largest organ: the skin. Massaging your skin with a brush stimulates this process. The lymphatic system can work better, so the detoxification process is faster. Dry brushing the skin also stimulates the blood circulation, removes dead skin cells and thus promotes cell renewal.
5. Take a soda bath
Autumn and winter are just around the corner – and therefore also the ideal time to take a bath. But don’t forget to add half a cup of bath salts and a cup of baking soda to the water. The reason: baking soda is alkaline and neutralises the acids on the skin. How does it work? It increases the pH of your bath water. The salt also has an antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effect on the body – and ensures that the skin is supplied with blood.