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Saturday, November 22, 2008

Body Cleansing Part 1 - What It Is And How To Do It

When people think of body cleansing many immediately think of the colon cleansing craze that kept people in the bathroom all day. There are various body cleansing programs out there, but very few are worth your time and money. After reading this you should be prepared to make an informed choice as to the best tools to use to cleanse your body.

Cleansing is being talked about all over the news and in magazines. Since we have many impurities in our air, water and food, many people are beginning to think about what effect this has on our bodies. If you do any research on the internet you can see that they are finding traces of rocket fuel in many foods like salad and as well as in, of all things, umbilical cord blood. You are probably also familiar with the drug Prozac. This anti depressant has been found in high concentrations in our water supply. Almost all the food grown in the United States is sprayed with some kind of chemical which not only gets into our food but also leaches into the water systems. Did you know that in New Zealand they do not spray any of their crops with pesticides? New Zealand is considered the cleanest eco system in the world.

For some of the reasons listed above and others, I decided to do a cleanse. The body cleanse I used was a 9 day program. I must admit that I was interested in it initially just for the weight loss aspect (which is a good side effect of cleansing). After trying for 10 years to lose excess weight I was able to lose 11 pounds and almost 14". This really got my attention. Why did cleansing impurities from my body cause me to lose weight that had not come off with anything else I had tried for 10 years?

Why did I have success? The basic premise is this - when impurities enter into our bodies our system tries to do something with them. The body surrounds the impurities with fat cells to protect itself and the organs. No amount of dieting or exercise is going to get rid of these fat cells because they are doing their job of surrounding the impurities. You need to get rid of the impurities for the fat cells to leave. With a proper body cleanse you flood the body with nutrients so that it can release the impurities and fat cells.

Today's soils are depleted and our bodies are not getting the nutrients they used to. There was even a Congressional study done 50 years ago that studied the soil nutrient content. Imagine what a study would reveal today if they studied the nutrients in our soil.

A good body cleansing program has a good balance of protein, carbohydrates and fats. Many cleansing programs are just a juice or fruit fast that does not flood your body with the proper nutrients needed to cleanse the impurities. If you don't get a proper balance of protein, carbohydrates and fats, then you are not only depleting your body but also probably struggling with blood sugar issues.

You can expect a good cleansing program to replace some meals. So the main cost of the cleanse is just replacing what you are already spending on food. You can't really put a price tag on your health, can you? More details in Part 2.

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