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How changing habits can improve your health
As college students, we seem to just go through the motions of eating and exercising without really thinking about what is going on inside of our bodies.
What many people, especially at this age, don?t realize is that one of the best ways to help keep one?s health on track is by regularly cleansing it of all the harsh toxins that enter our bodies.
Cleansing, also known as a detoxing one?s digestive system, seems to be very misunderstood. Brenda Watson, a naturopathic doctor and digestive care expert is educated on cleansing and detoxification.
When most people think of detoxification, they think about people going through rehab to cleanse their bodies from drugs and alcohol. According to Watson, detoxification is a process that the body naturally does that involves multiple elimination passages, which include the liver, the lungs, the lymphatic system, the kidneys, the blood, the skin and the colon.
Watson says that what seems to confuse people the most when it comes to the cleansing process, is the use of the word toxins. The word toxin refers to any poison produced by an organism.
Watson explains the use of toxins in relation to the body as ?anything that does not naturally become part of the cells and tissues of the human body.? Everything that is not absorbed is considered harmful to one?s body because it builds up and slows down the digestive system?s functions.
The digestive system?s job is to break down everything that enters the body into things that can positively affect the body such as turning carbohydrates to glucose, proteins to amino acids and so on.
The continuous leftover build up leads to digestive problems such as gas, constipation and weight gain, which is where the cleansing becomes helpful.
Controversy that surrounds the idea of cleansing is because many companies choose to use the term cleansing as a way to make money through ?lose weight quick? schemes. Unfortunately, those companies give cleansing a bad name and leave the reality of cleansing in the dark.
Senior health fitness specialist major, Whitney Beaver, knew the true purpose of cleansing from talking with her mom, who detoxes regularly. Beaver chose to go through a detox process so she could alleviate pain and digestive problems she was having.
Beaver cleansed by taking different pills for three months, still going about her normal everyday life. ?I didn?t do it for weight loss, because I?m not overweight and I eat healthy. I did it to help my digestive system,? said Beaver.
There are multiple ways to cleanse the body, but the most inexpensive and effective way is to be more conscious. A list of tips that Watson laid out are some ways that students can support their bodies? natural detoxification process such as:
- Drinking plenty of clean water.
- Avoiding too many processed foods.
- Eating a lot of dark green vegetables.
- Exercising regularly.
- Experiencing a sauna frequently.
- Taking herbal vitamins that enhance digestive functions.
What needs to be understood is that cleansing the body is a natural process. Changing eating and exercising habits is something that always has, and always will be encouraged.
Changing one?s habits will not only help keep the body?s natural processes functioning properly, it will support a healthy, happy lifestyle.
If you are looking to better your health this summer, or wanting to kick-start a more nutritious diet, explore the many options that the cleansing world has to offer.
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This writer can be contacted at lifestyles@theeastcarolinian.com.
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