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0:00Hey, Dr. Axe here, doctor of natural
0:02medicine and founder of draxe.com. Hey,
0:04in this video I'll be talking about how
0:05to naturally detoxify your body using
0:08essential oils, herbal extracts, and
0:10superfoods. I'll also talk to you about
0:12the warning signs that you need to know
0:14about that is really showing that your
0:16body is toxic and you need to detox. So,
0:19let's dive right in here. You know, to
0:22start you know, detoxifying is something
0:25that all people people can benefit from.
0:27In fact, if you're a person who wants to
0:28improve your energy, balance your
0:31hormones, improve your digestion and
0:32brain health, then you need to detox.
0:35And if you struggle with any type of
0:36digestive issue, especially constipation
0:40or gas and bloating, that's a big
0:42warning sign that you need to detox.
0:44Also, if you get headaches on a regular
0:45base, if you have a white coating on
0:47your tongue or bad breath, that's a sign
0:49your body is overcome with candida and
0:51yeast.
0:53If you struggle with fatigue, aches and
0:55pains, if you store a lot of belly fat
0:57in your midsection especially, skin
1:00problems like acne and blemishes, food
1:03cravings, especially sweet cravings,
1:05mood swings, weight loss resistance,
1:08acne, body odor, and any type of dark
1:10circles under your eyes, those are all
1:12warning signs that your body is toxic
1:15and you need to detox. Now, there are
1:17other things in addition to this, but if
1:19you have any one of these things, you
1:21really need to consider doing what we're
1:22talking about this video to really
1:24cleanse and detoxify your system. So,
1:26let's talk about the five benefits of
1:28detoxification and then get into the
1:31essential oils, the herbs, and the
1:32superfoods to help you do so. Number one
1:35is it cleanses the liver. Now, you may
1:37or may not realize this, but your liver
1:39is responsible for a lot when it comes
1:41to your body. In fact, did you know that
1:43your liver is also responsible for
1:46hormone balance? That's right, balancing
1:49out estrogen levels. If your body is
1:51overcome with something called
1:52xenoestrogens, if you've been if you
1:54drink out of plastic containers, or you
1:57consume margarine in your lifetime, or
2:00use a Teflon nonstick pan, those have
2:02xenoestrogens that actually increase
2:05your risk of certain types of cancer.
2:07Well, your liver has to detoxify those
2:10uh xeno and phytoestrogens out of the
2:12body. So, again, it's big for hormones,
2:15it's big for energy, a lot of things,
2:17even your heart health in terms of
2:19cholesterol production. So, again,
2:21number one benefit of detox is it
2:23cleanses your liver. Number two,
2:25it puts out the fire as in inflammation.
2:29If you have a lot of inflammation in
2:30your body, by the way, the root cause of
2:32most diseases today is inflammation. So,
2:35think about this, anything with itis at
2:36the end, i t i s in Latin, that's
2:38inflammation. Arthritis, that's
2:40inflammation of your joints. Ulcerative
2:42colitis, that's inflammation of your
2:44colon. Heart disease today is caused by
2:46inflammation of your arteries. Digestive
2:49issues or autoimmune disease, that
2:51starts with inflammation of your gut
2:53lining. So, detoxification puts out that
2:57inflammatory fire in your body. Another
3:00major benefit of following these tips
3:02we'll cover in a second. Aids in weight
3:04loss. You know, if you really are
3:05storing body fat, maybe you're one of
3:07those people, you've tried diets, you've
3:09tried working out, and maybe you lose a
3:11little bit of weight, but it just comes
3:13back, or you're not losing weight as
3:14fast as you know you should be, it can
3:17be because your body is storing toxins.
3:19Detoxification can help you overcome
3:22that weight loss hump. Number four,
3:26healthier skin. You know, if you're a
3:27person you're always having redness or
3:29blemishes, or just unhealthy looking
3:31skin, even early signs of premature
3:34aging, age spots and wrinkles,
3:36detoxification can absolutely help that
3:38as well. And number five, a better
3:40mental edge. If you're noticing that
3:42your short-term your memory isn't the
3:44best, or you just can't seem to get a
3:46clear thinking head, or even issues like
3:48depression and anxiety, all of those
3:50issues can be correlated with your body
3:53being toxic and detoxing can help you
3:56overcome those as well. Now, let's first
3:58talk about some detox tricks. Number
4:01one, Hippocrates said thousands of years
4:04ago, all disease starts in the gut. So,
4:07if you truly want to help heal your
4:09entire body and detox, we want to detox
4:11your gut and also seal and heal that gut
4:13lining. Now, one of the big things you
4:15need to do there is address those food
4:17sensitivities. You know, if you're a
4:18person that consumes a lot of
4:20conventional dairy products, those are
4:23some of the most toxic to the body.
4:24Also, conventional meat products there
4:26as well, but doing a lot of conventional
4:28dairy products especially will cause
4:31your body to be toxic and you can
4:33actually do something called a food
4:34sensitivities or food intolerance test
4:38to see the type of sensitivities you
4:40have there as well. Some of the most
4:41toxic foods today, conventional dairy,
4:44corn, soy, shellfish, gluten, alcohol,
4:49and chemicals in non-organic food. You
4:52want to get all of those out. That's the
4:53first tip and where to start. Now, let's
4:55talk about the best herbs to help
4:58detoxify your body. Mint, ginger,
5:00rosemary, dandelion, cinnamon, and
5:02cayenne. Cayenne helps detoxify your
5:05blood. Dandelion helps detoxify your
5:07liver and ginger helps detoxify your
5:10gut. Here are the best fruits and
5:12veggies to detox. Watermelon, cucumber,
5:16those two specifically help with fluid
5:18exchange helping detoxify your cells.
5:21Lemon, lime, grapefruit help detoxify
5:23your liver and berries, your kidneys and
5:26adrenal glands. Here are five
5:28detoxifying essential oils. Orange oil
5:32helps detoxify your liver and your
5:34entire lymphatic system.
5:36Rosemary, your adrenals and kidneys.
5:39Turmeric, your liver and kidneys.
5:41Vetiver, your brain. And black pepper,
5:43your entire cardiovascular system. In
5:46addition to using some of those great
5:47essential oils to detoxify your body,
5:50you can also follow a more of a
5:51detoxification plan. You know, one of
5:53the things I love doing to detox is
5:55practice fasting. In fact, remember
5:57this, it's not necessarily that all
5:59these foods and supplements detoxify
6:01your your body detoxifies itself. It
6:04just needs some support. And so, in
6:06order to do that, fasting is a great way
6:08where you skip breakfast and you really
6:10only eat during a 6-hour window that's
6:12called intermittent fasting. That really
6:14gives your body a large window about 18
6:17hours where it's cleansing the rest of
6:19the day. Daniel Fast, you know, this is
6:21something that was practiced in the
6:22Bible. Daniel Fast is where you're
6:24cutting all meat from your diet and a
6:27lot of other things and really consuming
6:28a diet that's very high in vegetables,
6:30herbs, and fruits and a small amount of
6:33whole sprouted grains and then
6:34detoxifying with the sun and nature.
6:37Getting out in the sun, getting vitamin
6:38D, swimming in the ocean, or walking
6:41barefoot, doing grounding and earthing
6:44can all help naturally detoxify your
6:47body there as well. And remember these
6:50five benefits of detox. Number one, it
6:52really supports your liver, reduces
6:54inflammation, supports weight loss,
6:57helps you have a healthier glowing skin,
6:59and gives you a better mental edge and
7:01cognitive function. And again, it's
7:03really great to do a mix of things.
7:04Number one, you got to get those toxic
7:06foods out of your diet, the conventional
7:08meat and dairy products, the food
7:09sprayed with pesticides, really the
7:11processed packaged foods. Eat a lot of
7:14vegetables, herbs, and fruits
7:17on a regular basis. And then also, in
7:20addition to that, you know, reducing
7:21stress levels, getting outside, using
7:23the essential oils and herbs we talked
7:25about. You do that, you're going to see
7:26great benefits from detox. And hey, if
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7:39Detox or go online and Google search Dr.
7:42Axe detox. In fact, I have a detox drink
7:46called my secret detox drink that
7:47incorporates a lot of this as a video on
7:49YouTube you might want to check out as
7:51well, guys. Hey, thanks for watching
7:53this video on five benefits of
7:55detoxification.
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