http://fitlife.tv/saturday-strategy-liver-detoxing/ Hello Fitlifers! Welcome to another Saturday Strategy! In this week's episode, we're going to talk about something undeniably interesting and always in time -- Liver Detoxing! For this week's episode, I am going to interview Dr. Lo, a naturopathic doctor and expert in natural medicine, who can take us to deeper details about different things about detox that all of us can learn and definitely benefit from. According to Nemours Foundation, "a toxin is a chemical or poison that is known to have harmful effects on the body". And we acquire them from different sources that we are exposed to in a daily basis. Why do we need to detox? Our bodies naturally produce toxins. We have anti-oxidants that counteract the effects of these toxins. But things are just different most especially in our environment right now. We are constantly exposed to chemicals that our bodies don't have any idea how to deal with. Imagine 40,000 chemicals in our environment and we never know how many of them were properly tested in relation to their effects upon exposure to our bodies. What can these toxins do in your body? Weight gain is one of the primary effects of the accumulation of toxins in the body. Naturally, the fats protect our bodies from the harmful effects of these toxins. Thyroid, on the other hand, serves as a sponge of these toxins because they absorb them, preventing problems on neurological conditions such as diabetes. Our bodies are smart for having its own detox organs in the lymphatic and circulatory system. But these organs aren't coping up with the increasing demand to get rid of these toxins build-up in our bodies. And so we need to do an active detox that can supplement our body organs in this concern. What is your primary organ that does the detoxing? Liver. The liver is one of the most significant body organs, playing an essential role in most metabolic processes that the body incur such as detoxification. It gets rid of the toxins and other foreign substances most especially those coming from the gut through a series of chemical reactions. And there are two phases in liver detoxification. Phase 1 | Toxins become a little bit more toxic at first. They enter the P-450 cytochrome system and are reduced to smaller fragments. The process creates a new non-toxic molecule that get excreted through the bile, urine or stool. Phase 2 | The conjugation pathway which eliminates the toxins. In this phase, liver cells add another substance (cysteine, glycine or a sulfur molecule) to a toxic chemical or drug so that it will be rendered less harmful. This phase doesn't happen that often for many people because of the different deficiencies and body chemistries that we have. What's a common deficiency that most people have? Apparently, with the kinds of environment that we have today, our body systems are getting more deficient with the food that can supply us the good nutrients that we should have. Instead, what we're having is constant exposure to man-made chemicals from the air that we breathe, the food that we eat, the water that we drink, the household products that we use and many other things. There comes the need to detox. Glutathione is the body's most abundant anti-oxidant which plays a very crucial role to properly detox the liver. Some of the foods that further the amounts of glutathione in our bodies are avocado, asparagus, broccoli, kale, brusels sprout, cauliflower and other sulfur-rich fruits and vegetables. A glutathione is made up of glutamine, cystine and glycine. Cystine is the rate-limiting substrate and it is the one present in sulfur-rich food sources. A detox can definitely give your systems a renewal and rest.And the best way to deal with it is by incorporating more organic foods like fruits and vegetables into your diet. Also, drink a lot of water to keep up with the body metabolism. If you like this Saturday Strategy, give it a thumbs up.Leave comments below. Follow me on twitter with the username drewcan777 Always remember, we're in this together... Drew Canole http://fitlife.tv/saturday-strategy-liver-detoxing/ http://www.webmd.com/balance/natural-liver-detox-diets-liver-cleansing http://www.bodyandsoul.com.au/nutrition/nutrition+tips/10+tips+for+liver+detox,11285 http://www.bodyandsoul.com.au/search/?q=liver+detox http://experiencelife.com/article/fast-track-liver-detox/ liver detoxing how to detox the liver liver detoxification liver detox how to do liver detoxing what is liver detox glutathione what is glutathione liver detox juice recipe juice recipe for healthy liver glutathione bossting liver detoxing juice recipe foods for the liver fruits good for the liver vegetables good for the liver how to keep liver healthy how often should you detoxify liver importance of liver detox

• published: 09 Nov 2013
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