Sorting out fact from fiction on drinking water

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Sorting out fact from fiction on drinking water

What would we do without water – nothing!  Out of the six classes of nutrients (water, carbohydrates, protein, fat, vitamins and minerals) water is undoubtedly the most important nutrient of all.  Our bodies cannot store water or make it on its own and each day it must be replaced as we constantly lose water through our urine, feces, sweat, skin and lungs.  Most of us could go for weeks without eating food but would last only a few days without water.  

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The Amazing Benefits of Juicing

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The Amazing Benefits of Juicing

Juicing has grown to become a five billion dollar industry and there is no shortage of consumer reports on how great the cleanses make them feel.  Yet, there is no scientific evidence that these cleanses actually detoxify your system, and in some instances, they can even be harmful.

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7 Ways to Detox Every Day

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7 Ways to Detox Every Day

1. Buy a water filter.

  • Tap water can be loaded with compounds like chlorine and fluoride, which damage our intestinal flora and disrupt our endocrine system.
  • Drinking clean water allows our bodies to hydrate and eliminate waste more effectively, because we don’t have to do more work to filter out the chemicals in our water.
  • Add a filter to your drinking water, as well as your shower.
  • Bathing in hot chlorinated water can allow chlorine to be absorbed through the skin, which is your largest organ.
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The Basics of Detoxifying Your Body

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The Basics of Detoxifying Your Body

It seems everyone these days is hopping on the body cleanse and detox bandwagon. It's true that many cultures around the world have been practicing this for centuries. What's important is for anyone looking to go on these types of diets fully educate themselves on the healthy and unhealthy ways to detox. The truth is there are principles of detox diets that can help you learn how to eat clean and rid your body of toxins. Here 5 basic steps you can take. 

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9 Foods to Help You Detox

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9 Foods to Help You Detox

We often accept having low energy, unwanted body fat, constipation, a weakened immune system, and an unhealthy physical appearance as regular health problems. But detoxification can help you feel more energetic, improve health and increase longevity. It's important to understand how toxins affect us and how you can help your body reduce and get rid of them. Detoxification is the process by which our bodies filter and remove harmful toxins. We must process internal toxins or those created by digestion, energy production, hormonesynthesis, as well as external toxins from the environment.

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Juice cleanses and detox diets: Helpful or harmful?

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Juice cleanses and detox diets: Helpful or harmful?

The health benefits of juice cleanses and detox diets have been touted in magazines and on talk shows for the past couple of years. It has grown to become a $5 billion industry, and there is no shortage of consumer reports on how great the cleanses make people feel.  

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