Why A Healthy Detox Diet Is Critical To Protect Your Health

Just how crucial is it to observe a 7 day detox diet today, in relation what the government tells us that it is doing to make our earth a less hazardous and healthier place to live?

Well, ponder on this…

Let's say you have cleared your diet of as many foods as you can that incorporate artificial additives and preservatives, and are regularly detoxing your body, yet as you read this article man made chemicals and fibers are everywhere. Here's some examples? Take a close look at the tooth whitener and shower gel you used this morning, in the furniture in your house, the carpet on the floor, and the cleaning products, wood stains and varnishes that have been used all over your home.

And it's not just in your home - out in the garden too, man made chemicals are in the products that stop bugs munching their way through your plants and flowers as well as the preservative on the fence. Admittedly there's not much you can do about the toxins in the air you breathe – but the good news is, for all the other toxins we just mentioned, there are plenty of safer and healthier alternatives that can help reduce the burden on your body's natural detox system. And simply by following a periodic detox diet you can help your body remove all the built up toxins already in your body.

Playing with chemistry

New world chemists were elated when they invented brand-new chemical compounds that could bring a new lease of life to even the most disgusting of ovens, wash our laundry and have it looking like new, kill virtually all known microbes, and keep us odor-free pretty much all day long.

Man made substances, like rayon and nylon were the latest trend; household carpets were dressed to make them last longer, and timber was treated to prevent it from rotting.

None of these products make you keel over gasping and wheezing on first exposure (other than probably the oven cleaner) but the toxins they harbor have a cumulative effect with long-term exposure that scientists are still investigating today. So it's vital that you learn detox your body to help protect your health.

Scientists are only now starting to discover that make up products and personal hygiene products containing parabens appear to be associated with breast cancer - but this hasn't surprised many scientists, since parabens mimic the action of estrogen in the body.

We used to believe that mercury would not leach from teeth fillings, but autopsies are discovering that there's a direct correlation between the quantity of mercury in the brain cells and the number of fillings that a person has in their teeth.

Developments in dry cleaning that give us agents like perchloroethylene (perc, for short) are are great for cleaning garments without damaging the fabric, but they have now been linked to cancer, together with damaging the nervous system, infertility and hormone disruption.