Detox your Body

One of the best methods to maintain good health is to remove toxin from the body at frequent intervals. There are numerous ways to detox. Different methods are used to detox your body in different systems: 5 fold detox (panchakarma) in Ayurveda, Food and diet detox therapy in Naturopathy. One of the most simple and faster ways is to follow a simple diet and include vegetables in your diet that will help to eliminate the toxins. Intermittent fasting is another way to detox your body. Many of these systems were always practised as a way of life in our past.

If our body’s detoxification mechanism is not up to the mark, then waste will start building up in the body.Lets understand this with a very simple example:

What happens when the trash collector’s refuse to collect wastes every day? All the roads and streets will be filled with garbage. The bad odour starts to emanate resulting into a breeding ground for mosquitoes and other animals. This puts the health of the general public in jeopardy. None of us would appreciate or allow ourselves into such a situation. 

Now let’s apply a similar concept to our body. When we do not eliminate accumulated body wastes at frequent intervals, the bad odour starts to emanate resulting into a breeding ground for bad bacteria and other microbes in the intestine or other parts in the form of infection or inflammation.

By following proper detoxification methods one can boost the metabolism.  

When it comes to helping out the body naturally get free of toxins, adding natural cleansing foods to your diet is like a fresh breath of air.

Some of the vegetables which can help you detoxify your body:

Cabbage: Cabbage is considered as a versatile vegetable which contains a whole variety of nutrients. The vegetable is known as a ‘double detox’ veggie. Why so? Because it is a diuretic. It helps get rid of excess liquid carrying toxins. Cabbage is rich in sulphur. This helps your liver break down toxins so that they can be more easily expelled out of the body.

Garlic: They are known since ancient times and is a good immune booster. Garlic doesn’t add flavour to your food but also help you detoxify your body. It boosts our metabolism and also cleanses the liver.

Beetroot: Even though many dislike beetroot, there are many good reasons to have it. The rich coloured vegetable is a rich anti-oxidant. Beetroot is known for its cancer-fighting abilities. It is a good liver cleanser and forms an excellent detoxifying veggie. Try to include beetroot in your diet at least say three or four times in a month.

Cauliflower: Cauliflower is one of the cruciferous vegetables with fantastic health benefits. You can include cauliflower two to three times in your diet. Cauliflowers contain phytonutrients which are known to activate detoxification enzymes and regulate their activity.

There are many methods we adapt in Integrated system of medicine that we follows, from diet detox, to intestine cleansing methods, liver detox methods, 5-fold detox, lung detox, skin detox, etc. based on the need. Many a times, body is abused with our lifestyle, pollution or even long-term medication. Hence, detoxification of the body is a must, more than a need. Under the guidance of team of integrative medicine specialists, suitable methods are selected. To know more about it, a free counselling session or a consultation with the specialist is encouraged at WELLBEEING.