All the signs you need to detox.
This article is written by Natasha Rudatsenko. Affectionately known as the ‘Queen of Health Optimisation’, Natasha is a Biochemist, Functional Medicine Practitioner, Naturopath and Longevity Advocate – and a true champion of the wellness revolution in the Middle East. As the Founder of Health Nag, the GCC’s premium wellness community, Natasha is a well-known figure in the industry and is on a mission to make the world a healthier and happier place with her passion and drive spanning the last two decades.
If you are not feeling 100%, chances are your body is struggling with some toxicity that can show up in many ways. Here are 10 main symptoms that point out your need to detox.
- Persistent Fatigue: Feeling constantly tired and sluggish even after a full night’s sleep can indicate that your body may be overwhelmed with toxins.
- Brain Fog: Difficulty concentrating, poor memory, and mental fogginess are common signs that your body may need a detox to clear out toxins affecting cognitive function.
- Digestive Issues: Bloating, gas, constipation, diarrhoea, or other digestive problems can indicate an overload of toxins in your system, which may need to be addressed through a detox.
- Skin Problems: Acne breakouts, rashes, eczema, or other skin irritations may be signs that your body is attempting to eliminate toxins through the skin, signalling the need for a detox. The reasons for it could be various, it could be inflammatory diet, poor liver function or high pathogenic load.
- Unexplained Weight Gain: If you’ve been gaining weight despite maintaining a healthy diet and exercise routine, toxins in your body could be interfering with your metabolism and weight management. The way our body works is when it is overly toxic, it starts storing more fat and with more fat comes more water, which is indirectly diluting the body’s toxicity. It is a natural defence mechanism of our immune system.
- Food Cravings: Intense cravings for sugary, processed, or unhealthy foods can indicate an imbalance in your body, especially the overgrowth of bad bacteria that may be addressed through a functional detox to improve your microbiome, reset your palate and reduce cravings.
- Poor Sleep: Difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, or experiencing restless sleep can be linked to
toxin buildup in the body, which a detox may help to alleviate.
- Mood Swings: Irritability, anxiety, depression, or mood swings that are unexplained by external factors could be related to toxin overload affecting your hormonal balance and neurotransmitter function.
- Joint Pain: Chronic joint pain or inflammation could be a sign of toxins accumulating in the joints, leading to discomfort and reduced mobility that may benefit from a detox to reduce inflammation.
- Low Immunity: Frequent colds, infections, or a weakened immune response may suggest that your body is struggling to fight off toxins in the form of viruses, parasites, heavy metals and plastic particles and needs support through a detox to strengthen your immune system.
The best way to detox is by therapeutic fasting combined with functional colon cleansing. A sluggish colon is a great ‘home’ for parasites, bacteria and chronic inflammation that for sure will make you feel sick and ired. The state of your gut affects everything in your body, including your emotions. Gut health is mental health. By cleaning up your colon and taking a break from digesting solid food, you will instantly boost your health, mood and energy levels.
Whether it is IBS, low immunity, thyroid issues or even depression, in many cases these are signs of overburdened immune system and high toxicity.
Why fasting is so good for you?
70% of your total energy goes to digesting food. FACT.
When we eat throughout the day, we often do not leave much energy for our immunity. We consume way too much processed food these days in general, starches, sugars, deep-fried, pesticide-rich veggies, mouldy berries, heavy metals and food additives. All of this creates chronic inflammation, messes up our metabolism and creates sluggish digestion, which in return ALWAYS trigger a health issue. Therapeutic fasting is one of the oldest and most healing ancient techniques. During liquid fasting your immunity is activated to the maximum, the inflammation immediately comes down, your natural detoxification processes are switched on, faulty cells are identified and destroyed faster. It is a serious spring-cleaning mode. All efforts of your body go into healing and rejuvenation, and not into digesting food.
If you are a complete beginner and don’t know how to detox the right way, start it by using Health Nag 3 Day Detox, it has everything you need to do it effectively.
