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Toxins can harm your body: Adopt healthy and natural ways to detox

Toxins can impact your immunity and overall health over a period of time. So, it is important that you practice healthy ways to detox yourself with the right food, beverage and exercise routine.
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Updated: 24 Feb 2023, 16:26 pm IST
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Health is wealth! As preventive healthcare gained greater significance in the post Covid-19 world, people’s attention has steered towards improving immunity and living a life free of toxins as far as possible. Detox or detoxification has become a prominent buzzword in the lifestyle space, and its importance in keeping the body healthy, energized and rejuvenated cannot be understated. Given the rising levels of air, water and land pollution, it has become easier for people to get exposed to toxins from various sources. While the human body has its own mechanism to avoid toxin buildup in the body, you can use some natural ways to detox and stay healthy.

Toxins in the body can play havoc with the body’s overall immune system, impacting not just digestion, but skin, hair and mental health too. So, it’s essential to know how to flush out toxins naturally. Getting rid of toxins is very essential year-round, asserts nutritionist Rashi Chahal.

“When you end up with too many toxins in your body, it can interfere in the normal functioning of your body. It will impede the normal digestion of different foods and absorption of nutrients that play a vital role in balancing hormones. A disturbance in this balance may make you feel irritable, exhausted and bloated, which could further lead to mood swings,” Chahal tells HealthShots.

Why do we need to detox?

As industrialisation increases, the environment has become such that humans are exposed to pollutants, pesticides, heavy metals and other industrial waste, more than ever before. Whether it is the air we breathe, the water we drink or the food we eat, these are unavoidable sources of toxins around us.

A gradual buildup of toxins in tissues and cells of the body can; cause you poor metabolism and gut health, rise in weight-related issues, increase risk of recurring diseases, boost joint or muscle pain, affect skin and hair, raise stress levels, and more. Some of the benefits of detox, can therefore, include:

1. Promoting weight loss
2. Boosting immunity
3. Working on hormonal balance
4. Benefiting skin

Try the Tulsi Detox Kahwa. Image courtesy: Organic India

What are some ways to detox your body?

Over the years, specific diets, drinks, products and routines have become popular with the emergence of social media promotion of the benefits of detoxification. In Ayurveda, body toxins or undigested food is termed ‘Ama’, the root cause of diseases. The traditional Indian medicine system underlines the importance of getting rid of toxins with the use of natural herbs, foods and drinks. Health experts claim it is a reboot for the human body, supporting organs such as the liver, kidney and lungs in eliminating toxins through urine, feces, sweat and the respiratory process.

The idea is to eat healthy, keep the body clean, consume adequate liquids and be physically active in order to achieve holistic wellness. “One needs to assist the body with green leafy vegetables, fruits and fluids to help release the toxins,” adds Rashi Chahal.

When it comes to detox drinks, Organic India, a brand that promotes a toxin-free and stress-free life, has a range of herbal teas to choose from. Its range of Tulsi teas also includes Tulsi Detox Kahwa, a traditional Kashmiri green tea blended with whole spices, including ginger, black pepper, green tea, tulsi, cinnamon and clove.

According to the Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine, Tulsi can assist with the body’s internal housekeeping by protecting it from damage stemming from toxins. Consuming this concoction may help you fight seasonal illness, improve digestion, support detoxification, as well as give your mood a boost.

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Are you ready to take a 7-day detox program? Image courtesy: Organic India

In a country where we love celebrations and festivities, you can choose to do a complete detox multiple times in a year, especially following a holiday or event. These are times when we can sometimes go overboard with foods and drinks. While leading a healthy lifestyle is an everyday matter, giving yourself a detoxification and rejuvenation programme is the need of the day. Organic India’s Clean 7 Days Kit packs in wellness supplement capsules, teas, infusions and smoothies with herbs to clear toxins and to re-energize you.

You should be able to recognize when your body asks you for a detox! Be it anxiety and stress, sleeping disorders, inflammation, lethargy or digestion issues – these are all signs that your body needs a detox. The 7-day detox program claims to support the body with detoxification, better digestion, an immunity boost, greater nutrient absorption, as well as energy and vitality.

The bottomline remains to eat healthy, stay fit in order to achieve a state of overall wellness.

(Disclaimer: This article is sponsored by Organic India and meant for general awareness and educational purpose only)

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