Why Cleanse?
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The human body is an inherent self
cleaning organism. Without our elaborate and multi-organ system of
detoxification, we would be unable to survive more than a few days.
In the world of “natural health” there is a deeply held belief in
the idea of “the body being filled with toxins”. Fortunately the
widely held, but erroneous ideas that our intestines are lined with
primordial sludge or that we have “bad and dirty blood” are false.
Modern medicine and research have clearly shown these concepts are
faulty, yet it is also clear that sometimes we do need help
improving our eliminatory functions. In traditional herbal practice
the concept of alterative medicines is an old idea. Alteratives are
herbs which gently enhance the body’s normal eliminatory processes.
Unlike harsh laxatives, irritating diuretics and strong cholagogues,
many alterative herbs promote normal healthy elimination via the
bowel, liver, lymph, skin, kidneys and lungs. An alterative regime
which includes herbs that work via multiple eliminatory pathways is
a healthy and safe way of supporting excretion of metabolic wastes,
and also improves digestion, absorption of nutrients, circulation,
cellular regeneration, immune function and maintaining a healthy
weight. |