Detoxification is a normal biochemical process that affects the functionality of your whole body. It involves the neutralization and elimination of toxins through the colon, liver, kidneys, lungs, lymph nodes, and skin to enable your body to function well. These organs take in toxins and either convert them to a usable form or push them out of the body to prevent damage to other, more delicate organs.

Today, toxins have overwhelmed the environment. With pollution in the air and water combined with a chemicalized diet rich in animal protein, saturated and trans fats, caffeine and alcohol, your body is constantly bombarded with toxins. These toxins need to be continually removed; otherwise, they increase your risk of serious health problems and accelerate aging. However your detoxification system is now over-loaded to the point that toxic material remains inside your tissues. Symptoms of toxin buildup include fatigue, irritability, skin problems, inefficient digestion, aches and pains, stress, and other behavioral disorders. When this detoxificaiton deficit is not addressed, toxins can damage body tissue to cause cancer and organ failure as well as hormonal imbalances that lead to obesity and weight loss.

The Environment
Since the 1940s approximately 87,000 synthetic new chemicals have been produced in the United States alone. At most about 3% of these chemicals have been tested for cancer-causing properties, and even fewer have been tested for hormone disrupting properties. Over 3,000 of these chemicals have been added to our food supply and more than 10,000 chemical solvents, emulsifiers, and preservatives are being used for food processing.

We ingest hundreds of pounds of food annually that are contaminated by these chemicals. In our lifetime through food we ingest, water we drink and bathe in, and air we breathe, each of us will consume 100 times the amount of pesticides, chemicals, life stock hormones, and preservatives than our grandparents did. This will inevitably disrupt the natural harmony and balance of our bodies.

In addition, much of today's foods are genetically modified. The term genetically modified means the genetic blueprints of living organisms such as plants, animals, and microorganisms are unnaturally altered or disrupted. The "hidden menu" of these unlabeled genetically engineered foods and food ingredients in the United States now includes soybeans, soy oil, corn, potatoes, squash, canola oil, cotton seed oil, papaya, tomatoes, and dairy products. Over 70 million acres of genetically engineered crops are presently under cultivation in the United States. Up to 500,000 dairy cows are being injected regularly with Monsanto's recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone (rBGH). And genetically modified bacteria and fungi are used in the production of enzymes, vitamins, food additives, flavorings, and processing agents in thousands of foods on grocery shelves. According to the biotechnology industry, 100% of food in the United States will be genetically engineered within the next 5 to 10 years!

Consuming these genetically modified foods presents a constant and unknown hazard to the very essence of our well being.

Your Detoxification System

Your Detoxification System
Healthy Colon	Unhealthy Colon
Healthy Colon Lining	Toxin Damaged Colon Lining
Healthy Liver	Diseased Liver
Healthy Kidney	Failed Kidney

A toxin is defined as any compound that has a detrimental effect on cell function or structure; some toxins cause minimal negative effects while others can be fatal. Toxins damage the body in an insidious and cumulative manner. The body naturally processes toxins through the liver, kidneys, and lower intestines. These organs must function optimally for toxins to be adequately removed from the body before they damage tissue. If your detoxification system becomes overtaxed, toxic metabolites (by-products of metabolism) gradually accumulate and wreak havoc on normal body processes. Since all of your organs and functions are intimately connected, when basic body processes breakdown, your entire body deteriorates.

For example, the human body is composed of about 60 trillion cells of various shapes and functions. Every cell and tissue in the body is nourished by nutrients in the blood stream which are supplied through the intestines. The digestive tract converts food into valuable nutrients which are subsequently absorbed by the body. During this process, the digestive system produces a mucous substance which is normally excreted together with other waste matter. However, diets rich in processed foods and poor in fiber prevent proper elimination of this substance. As small amounts accumulate along the walls of the digestive tract, sluggish bowel movement and constipation occurs.

As colon walls cake up and passages of the colon get narrower and narrower, the digestive process of toxin extraction from food and elimination from the body becomes ineffective leading to a toxic colon condition. Undigested fecal matter in the body is one of the leading causes of diseases. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the average American male aged 50 has between 5 and 22 pounds of compacted fecal matter stuck in his digestive system. The subsequent contamination of the intestines leads to toxins entering the blood, tissues, and organs, and contaminating them as well.

The largest internal organ in the body is the liver. The liver works by both filtering toxins directly and by altering toxins so that they can be removed during other stages of detoxification. The liver filters toxins from about one liter of blood every minute. Some of these toxins are endotoxins (produced in the body) and exotoxins (from outside the body). These wastes are eliminated by the kidneys or the colon. Other toxins, composed of compounds that are difficult for the liver to filter, must be broken down with enzymes so that they can be removed. A properly functioning liver is vital to your health.

Serious toxin overload of the liver can easily occur. Toxins released from the liver must leave the body through the colon and kidneys. If a person is constipated, the toxins are not eliminated and are instead reabsorbed back into the liver. This occurs while new exotoxins are continually introduced into the body through medication, pesticides, cigarette smoke, pollution, impurities in food, bacteria, and other problematic substances in the environment; and concurrently new endotoxins are created in the body due to stress and lack of exercise.

The resulting blood pollution puts tremendous strain on the kidneys which normally process 200 quarts of blood daily to sift out waste products to keep blood clean and chemically balanced. The road to disease is soon paved with an improperly functioning liver, gummed up excretory system, strained kidneys, and a slew of toxins that bind to enzymes at the cellular level and neutralize them causing cells to stop functioning properly.

This toxin buildup initially expresses itself through minor symptoms like sluggishness, headaches, and acne, but later leads to life-threatening ailments like cancer, organ failure, and hormonal imbalances which cause obesity and diabetes. A study by the Columbia University School of Public Health estimates that 95 percent of cancer is caused by diet and environmental toxicity. Most Americans have between 400 and 800 chemicals stored in their bodies typically in fat cells.

Resulting Health Problems
Digestive clogging, liver overload, failing kidneys, and toxin buildup are known to cause the following health problems:

Benefits of Proper Detox
When your Glutathione levels are elevated so that detoxification takes place at the cellular level in a more efficient manner to counteract and prevent toxin buildup, you can expect to enjoy the following benefits:

• Strong Immune System (Less Sickness)


• Efficient Digestion


• Healthy Liver and Kidneys
  


• Balanced Blood Chemistry
  


• Normal Body Weight
  


• Radiant Skin
  


• Calm Mind
  


• Overall Sense of Well-Being