What is Herbal Detox and tips of medication?

February 17, 2010

Using herbal medications to flushing the body of toxins and impurities is called as herbal detox. After detoxification, the immune system in the body become healthier and starts functioning efficiently.

Below mentioned are the few herbal detox medications:-
 
Milk thistle: Helpful in stimulation of protein synthesis, milk thistle is an all-natural antioxidant protecting the liver. It detoxifies the body from chemicals, alcohol and drugs successfully. 

Dandelion root:  It cleans eliminates waste products from gallbladder and liver.  It also strengthens the liver. Dandelion root also helps kidneys purify the blood.

Psyllium seed:  It is a good laxative and helpful in the treatment of various bowel disorders as it offers bulkiness to the stool.  It also absorbs toxins from the body.

Nettle:  It is a good diuretic and very helpful in cleansing the urinary tract.

Burdock root:  It cleanses the body system through dieresis.  Stronger than nettle, burdock root also removes heavy metals from the body. 

Cascara sagrada:  A good laxative, it is used in combination with other herbs, such as psyllium.  It also strengthens weak colon muscles making them function more efficiently. 

If you want to detoxify, research which of the above herbs suits the best for your body.

Psyllium Seed Husk, Your Body’s Clean Up Guy

May 31, 2009

Including psyllium seed husk in your diet helps the body in many ways.  First of all, it is one very good source of dietary fiber.  In fact, psyllium seed husk is used in cereals and health drinks to promote regular bowel movement.  But the benefit of including psyllium seed husk in your prudent diet does not end there.

Psyllium seed husk can aid the body further by lowering the cholesterol levels in the blood.  That is why it is very beneficial for people with cardiovascular diseases to include psyllium seed husk or food fortified with psyllium seed husk in their diet to help control the cholesterol levels in their blood.

As psyllium is a true dietary fiber,  it helps promote regular bowel movement because of its chemical properties.  Psyllium which is grown primarily for its mucilage properties aids digestion by attracting water molecules and raising its volume by almost ten times.  This adds the necessary bulk in a person’s stool.  Not only that, because a person will feel full in the small intestines quicker, regular bowel movement is promoted.  It is not absorbed by the small intestines and it passes through the digestive tract virtually unchanged because the body cannot digest the fiber that makes up the psyllium mucilage.  Like most fibers, the body does not have the necessary enzymes that can digest and take in as nutrients that is contained in the psyllium seed husk.

With the healthy benefits of psyllium seed husk, you can really include it  in your diet and garner the benefits that it all brings.

Detoxification for better grooming

March 20, 2009

If you are bothered by chronic body odors, you may want to consider doing detox. In the normal course of our daily lives, it is important that we don’t get caught in uncompromising situations. Looking great, feeling great and smelling great is something we owe ourselves every day. For some, it is a way of life. If you are one of the many professionals and workers who have to deal with people every day, it is important that you don’t offend anyone who you come across. If you’ve got your manners covered, then, you’re just one step better at what you’re doing.

Detox should be part of a person’s health routine, the need to expel the accumulating toxins in the body that cause the foul odors that escape the body. These toxins will either cause diseases or come out in other mechanisms that the body will allow. If you are suffering, or rather, the people around you are suffering from your body odor, you may need to do something about it. It would be embarrassing to be approached by your colleague at work or customer in a sales call and point out to you that you have bad breath or your sweaty body is wrecking havoc on their nostrils. These may be manifestations of toxins accumulating in the body, even if you are using body oral and body care products.

You don’t have to go to a special clinic to have a detox treatment done. Fortunately, there are natural remedies that can be taken at home that will improve your odorous problems. These supplements coupled with personal hygiene, are the best ways to get rid of the nasty smells.