Detox for clear skin

Clear, radiant skin requires more than lotions and potions and to simply put, what you put into your body comes out on your face. The body eliminates about one-third of its bacteria, viruses, and toxins–through the skin. When the organs of elimination become overwhelmed, the skin picks up the slack. The body pushes toxins through the pores to the surface of the skin, where they do less harm systemically. Overall that’s good news, but at skin level, those toxins can clog pores and cause irritation, leading to breakouts, redness, and inflammation. Testing your detox potential Skin problems are just one sign of poor detox potential, the following detox capacity questionnaire is based on Bland’s research. (P.Holford – solving your skin problems). Score 1 point for every symptom you occasionally have, and two for frequently Head headaches; faintness; dizziness; insomnia _____ Eyes watery or itchy eyes; swollen; red or sticky eyelids; bags of dark circles; blurred vision _________ Ears itchy ears; ear ache; ear infection; drainage from ear; ringing in ears; hearing loss ____ Nose stuffy nose; sinus, hay fever, sneezing attacks,excessive mucus ________ Mouth chronic coughing, gagging, loss of voice, swollen tongue, mouth ulcers _________ Skin acne; hive; rashes; dry skin; hair loss; flushing or hot flushes; excessive sweating ____ Heart irregular or skipped heartbeat; rapid; chest pain ____ Lungs chest congestion; asthma; bronchitis; shortness of breath; difficulty in breathing _____ Digestion nausea or vomiting ; diarrhoea ; constipation ;bloating feeling ; belching ; passing gas ; heartburn ;stomach pain ____ Joints/muscles aches or pains; arthritis; stiffness; feeling of weakness or tiredness ______ Weight binge eating / drinking; craving certain foods; excessive weight; compulsive eating; water retention; underweight _____ Energy fatigue; sluggishness; apathy; lethargy; hyperactivity; restlessness _____ Mind poor memory, confusion, poor comprehension, poor concentration; difficulty in making decisions; slurred speech; learning disabilities _____ Emotions mood swings ; anxiety ; fear ; nervousness ; anger ; irritability; aggressiveness ; depression ____ If you’re total score is: • above 25 – you may have a detox problem and you should Improve your diet. • Above 50- your detox potential is under par • Above 75 you should consult a health practitioner Detoxification – a two step process Is a complex process called biotransformation were complex set of chemicals processes or pathways that can recycle toxic chemicals and can turn harmless? In a nut shell detoxification can be described as the garbage men of the body and can be split into 2 stages: Phase 1: getting your rubbish ready for collection Phase 2: putting the rubbish out and collection of it

(http://www.google.co.za/imgres?q=detox+pathways&num=10&hl=en&biw=1192&bih=568&tbm=isch&tbnid=FBYu9QBYttqNYM:&imgrefurl=http://www.leakygutcure.com/blog/detoxification/detoxing-your-body/&docid=1w6KFkbsbkB0tM&imgurl=http://www.leakygutcure.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/liver-detox-pathways1.jpg&w=300&h=228&ei=RJz0T7aZCcuJhQei5JjOBg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=540&vpy=266&dur=1241&hovh=182&hovw=240&tx=115&ty=122&sig=111600216878004967654&page=1&tbnh=114&tbnw=148&start=0&ndsp=21&ved=1t:429,r:10,s:0,i:103) Detox diet A full body cleansing detoxification addresses the root of congested skin. Signs that the skin is overburdened include: • sallow skin • age spots • adult acne • redness and inflammation • wrinkles and sagging skin • dark circles and puffy skin around the eyes • chronic dry skin • chronic bad breath or body odour Step 1: remove or lessen the toxic load for about two weeks. Step 2: beneficial foods • Fruits – have the highest detox potential. However go easy on the bananas and avoid dried fruit for the two weeks. • Vegetables – all are great, especially peppers, beetroot, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, red cabbage, carrots cucumbers, cauliflower, kale, sweet potato, spinach, tomato & watercress. - White potatoes & avocado eaten in moderation - And the vegetables should make up the bulk of your two weeks diet • Limit : The following foods should make up no more than 1/3rd of two week diet. Grains, fish, white meat, nuts & seeds • Avoid – for the two weeks - Gluten grains ,red meat and dairy , refined foods, sugar ,salt,alcohol,caffine drinks Detox supplements Supplementing the nutrients that help your body to detoxify is a great way to speed up the benefits of this rejuvenating diet. There are certain supplements that are required in phase 1 and phase 2 see figure 1. Help support detoxification by supplementing your detox diet with following: - Multivitamin - Antioxidant – vitamin A,C,E ,selenium ,zinc - Vitamin c 1000mg - Milk thistle 100mg - MSM – 1000mg Please remember to consult your health care therapist about supplements, especially if you are on other medication.