Let’s see how our body automatically works for cleaning itself. Our bodies take in so many things through foods & drinks, air we breathe and products we use on our skin. Before these things reach specific areas or target organs, all of these are processed within our body by liver to detoxify. The things or end products which have no value or are harmful to the body are considered waste by the body and the liver uses the following channels to eliminate those wastes:
Respiration
Perspiration
Urination
Defecation
Over a period of time, these channels are backed up or blocked, and our body starts to build up toxicity and inflammation in the body because of this.
Respiration
The nature of air we breathe every second – whether toxic, polluted or pure influences our liver as it has to work hard to detoxify it! Calm and slow breath helps. Short shallow breathing cause biochemical processes create signal to our body to release adrenaline anticipating danger. This build-up of adrenaline then further causes inflammation in the body.
Perspiration
Our skin has been known as our “second kidney” because it is how we can eliminate toxins and waste through sweating/ perspiration.
Urination
Our urine is essentially our blood that has been filtered by kidneys. Kidneys make urine by filtering wastes and extra water from your blood. The waste is called urea. Your blood carries it to the kidneys. From the kidneys, urine travels down two thin tubes called ureters to the bladder. The bladder stores urine until you are ready to urinate
Defecation
Defecation follows digestion, and is a necessary process by our body eliminate a solid, semisolid, or liquid waste material known as faeces from the digestive tract via the anus. This process is all about eliminating all the things we consume through food.
How can we support these channels of elimination to help ourselves be healthy.
- Fill your home with plants, especially things like peace lilies, palms, and money plants, as these are great for helping to clean and oxygenate the air.
- Also practicing deep, diaphragmatic breathing is a great way to reduce stress and inflammation, as is meditation.
- Exercise, movement, saunas and dry skin brushing can help skin channel of elimination.
- For helping kidneys do crucial work of filtering our blood, and the thing that helps this is ensuring we are drinking enough water.
- Avoid constipation. Hippocrates said that all disease begins in the gut. This is where it is vital to be eating foods that are high in fibre, plus fresh vegetables and fruit juices that are high in nutrient value as they are easier to digest. It places much less load on the digestive system to try and then break it down, absorb the nutrients and then finally get rid of the waste.
