A lot of people have stopped smoking and drinking alcohol in order to reduce the level of toxins in their bodies. While this helps to a great extent (especially not smoking) that does not mean that their bodies are clear of toxins.
The ingestion of toxins
1) If you live in a big city, then you are constantly breathing air that has smoke particles that come from the exhaust of cars and industries.
2) Most of the water that we are drinking comes from treated sources, and sometimes there are still pollution particles in it.
3) The foods we eat in cities are not as fresh as the ones in the countryside and besides this often chemicals are added to them, like colorants and preservatives.
4) When we stress, we add our own toxins to the mix. These are actually meant to stimulate our bodies for action, but since the action never happens, we just secret them and keep them.
Start a detoxification
Due to the previous mentioned facts a lot of people have decided to go under detox programs or diets once in a while to help them get rid of toxins in their bodies. Among these diets, herbal detox treatments are recently coming to fashion. They complement regular detox treatments by adding organic teas or pills that will help our bodies get rid of all the toxins. There are several organs involved in the detoxification process of our body, and because of that it is important, when taking an herbal detox treatment, to ask what it is exactly what it does.
The function of the liver
The most important organ, but not the only one, in the body’s natural detoxification process is the liver. Its primary function is to break down toxic elements into simpler ones that can be easier eliminated from the body. An herbal detox treatment for the liver should aim at facilitating its workload. Common herbal detox ingredients always include dandelion, liverwort, horsetail, parsley, birch leaves, black cohosh, gentian, goldenrod, chamomile, angelica, and of course, milk thistle.
The importance of the kidneys
The kidneys are also very important organs for getting rid of toxins. They filter toxins and waste that has been processed by the liver and eliminate it from our system through urine. There are specific herbal detox treatments that are aimed at improving their performance. Common herbal detox ingredients for the kidneys are juniper berries, cedar berries, and uva ursi. Dandelion and parsley help the kidneys as well as the liver.
The impact of the lungs
Last but not least, the lungs also contribute to the elimination of carbon dioxide through respiration, and they must definitely be included in any herbal detox treatment. Widespread herbal detox ingredients for the lungs are slippery elm, senega, and mullein.