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Head-to-Toe<br />
Detox<br />
Plan<br />
Celebrities trumpet it. Infomercials<br />
drone on about it. Here’s what you<br />
really need to know about cleansing<br />
each of your body’s major detox organs<br />
By Karta Purkh Singh Khalsa, DN-C, RH<br />
All holistic healing systems share two core concepts: ensuring that<br />
the body eliminates its metabolic wastes and preventing harmful<br />
substances from entering the body and wreaking havoc. Health<br />
maintenance is relatively simple—give your body what it needs, and avoid<br />
letting it have too much of what it what it doesn’t need. Still, imbalances<br />
occur, and when you are exposed to noxious substances, they may not get<br />
eliminated quickly or efficiently enough. Cleaning out these “toxins” that<br />
build up in your body leads to renewed strength, overall health, and vitality.<br />
Turn to botanical medicines to enhance your body’s major detoxification<br />
pathways. Some signs that your body needs help with internal cleansing<br />
include low energy, brain fog, weight gain, dark undereye circles, rashes,<br />
dull skin, insomnia, poor digestion, canker sores, nausea, insatiable hunger,<br />
moodiness, and leg cramps. Here are a few of the best herbs to support a<br />
whole-body cleanup.<br />
28 • MARCH <strong>2019</strong>
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