T - Toxin Removal

Toxic input does not get a free ride through your digestive system. It takes energy for your body to process, store, or get rid of toxins. Have you ever wondered, "What are 'toxins' anyway?" A toxin is anything that enters the body with food, air, water, (or by any other means), and that not only has no nutrient or other value to the body, but actually costs the body valuable energy and resources just to get rid of it, neutralize it, or or store it in the tissues. Some toxins are more harmful than others. Many toxins are poisons; others are just a nusiance because of their heavy demand on the limited and critical resources available to most bodies. No toxin is a good toxin.

Poisons that don’t kill you may make you sick at least twice. . . going in and coming out, and often all the time in between. When stored toxins such as pesticides, herbicides, and heavy metals are released through cleansing or fasting and are removed through the body’s natural channels of elimination, you may feel nauseous, have a headache, or a repeat of the original ingestion reaction when the toxin hits the bloodstream again on the way out of your body for good.

So, is the answer to leave them alone and hope for the best? No, usually not. Storage of toxins is far from free. It requires a portion of your body’s energy and resources to keep all those toxic substances tucked away. For example, as it tries to keep you out of harm’s way, your body will eventually build miles of blood vessels to feed the growing adipose (fat) cells where the toxins are being deposited. Before the body can save up enough energy to purge the toxins, these fat cells may be burgeoning with more and more incoming toxins. The body will also be forced to retain water to try to dilute circulating toxins. Energy needed to repair and rebuild the body is diverted to the upkeep of toxic waste storage.