The Good News & The Bad News About Toxic Chemicals In Your Body!
by Dr. S. D. Pierson

One of the greatest threats to health is the constant exposure of our bodies to pollution and toxins in the environment, our household products and in our food. The body will naturally eliminate some of these chemicals. But, many accumulate in the body because their sheer amount overloads the body's ability to detoxify itself. That's the bad news. The good news is that you can help detoxify your body.

The liver is your largest internal organ and is the primary organ of detoxification. It cleanses and detoxifies the blood, processes nutrients from the intestinal tract, and produces enzymes vital to digestion and overall health. There are some 500 functions carried out by the liver, all of which are important to your health. With the increased burden of drugs, preservatives, toxic pollutants, pesticides, antibiotics and hormones, the liver becomes overloaded and fails to function properly, leaving these toxins to roam throughout your body and settle in tissues, organs, fat, and the brain.

Some of the signs that your body needs detoxification are fatigue, inability to concentrate or think clearly, and skin problems such as rashes and dryness. Eating a more natural diet free of additives, insecticides and pesticides will help the liver renew itself. But there is more you can do to detoxify the body. We call it the "4 R Program":

Remove:  Eliminate foods that tend to trigger problems such as wheat, dairy, red meat, poultry, and sugar. Eat simply. Choose organically grown produce, eat rice or soy based foods and fresh ocean fish. Stay away from processed foods that help breakdown food to allow better absorption.

Replace: Replace essential digestive factors such as enzymes and stomach acids that help breakdown food to allow better absorption.

Reinoculate: Add beneficial microflora ("friendly" bacteria) to the digestive system. This is necessary since antibiotics in foods or taken by prescription kill off these "good" bugs.

Repair: Support the regeneration and healing of the gastrointestinal system with specialized nutritional products.

This program should be followed for 3 to 4 weeks about twice a year. Until the environment is restored to its original pollution-free state this is the best way to detoxify the body.

If you would be interested in following this detoxification plan, call us at 313.561.1800 for a consultation.