It begins with simple changes...a blog with your patients in mind

Monday, August 11, 2014

by Sheila Landis

Nutritional Therapist in Portland

There are an endless number of quick fix options for detoxing, all promising to provide you immediate results. That is your first red flag. Stressing your body into change through crash diets or improper detox programs can actually leave you in worse health than you started. Skip the hype and choose healthy, lasting SUCCESS!

In an ideal world you would limit your exposure to external toxins and support your body’s natural ability to remove internal waste, focusing on a diet high in fresh, organic fruits and vegetables, whole gluten free grains like brown rice, quinoa, millet and others. You wouldn’t consume foods that over stimulate insulin like caffeine, alcohol, refined grains and sugars. You wouldn’t ingest toxins like food additives, food coloring, pesticide residues, hormones and antibiotics from non-organic animal based products. You wouldn’t inhale and absorb contaminants in the form of cleaners, air fresheners, perfumes and lotions. You would rest daily for 7 to 8 hours in a dark room without a multitude of electronic devices interrupting your natural internal electrical communications. You wouldn’t eat late, you would drink plenty of clean filtered water from a glass or aluminum vessel AND, you would exercise – daily.

If this is not you, you may have some residual build-up internally that is calling to you with symptoms. Everything from migraines to IBS can have their roots in less than ideal food and lifestyle choices that have created imbalances and now, symptoms.

Getting your mind in the game is the only way to make change successful and sustained. You must have a strong enough WHY to make change. Make your list of WHY. When you are ready to focus on them, think about making change. Once you have decided that you are ready for change, incorporate as many of these options into your world as possible and reap the benefits that even simple changes can make.

Don’t eat late – you hit full detox mode approximately 8 hours after your final meal. Don’t shorten the natural defenses by eating late.
Start everyday with a mug of warm lemon water – you detox until you eat again. Aid the elimination of wastes with the lemon water before breakfast. (The lemon alkalizes the body and encourages the release of bile, one of your natural disposal tools)
Drink at least 60 ozs of clean filtered water from a non-BPA container every day – water aids the removal of waste. Plastics containing BPA mimic estrogen and mess up your hormones. NEVER reuse soft plastic drinking containers.
Don’t eat hot food from plastic containers or worse yet, microwave your food in plastic – Heating plastic releases toxins that leach into your food.
Move – walk, run, swim, yoga, you pick it. Why? Part of your detox system (lymph) has no pump and requires muscle contraction to move the waste and toxins toward an exit.
Minimize insulin-spiking foods – alcohol, caffeine, sugar, refined grains – insulin is your storage hormone. The more insulin the more storage.
Minimize your exposure to toxins – toxins are encased in mucous by the body and stored in fat. They appear in extra layers on your waist, thighs and hips.
Eat real food – the only place you get vitamins and minerals essential to maintaining metabolic function and hormone balance is from fresh food – fruits, vegetables, seeds, nuts, and sea vegetables. Free-range meats and whole grains are a second source.
Add some probiotics – these are natural healers for the gut. Found in capsule form and fermented foods. Fermented foods include yogurt, kefir, sauerkraut, kim chi and kombucha. Stick to the plain yogurts and add fruit to sweeten.
Sleep – your time to detox and rejuvenate. Don’t short yourself here. That equates to 7-8 hours nightly.
De-stress – stress is now considered the number one cause of disease. Keep your body in a state of panic and it can’t perform its needed functions to stay healthy. The term, “is it worth dying for” should come to mind here.

Sheila Landis is certified as a Nutritional Therapist in Portland, Oregon where she lives with her husband and two children. Sheila believes that balancing the demands of family and her passion for creating healthy eating and lifestyle programs for clients offer her reasons for getting up in the morning. To learn more about Sheila go to GetUnrefined.com

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It begins with simple changes...a blog with your patients in mind

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