Body Detoxification During Addiction Recovery

As you begin to heal mentally and emotionally from addiction–and from the physical part of the addictive substance itself–remember to take care of your body as well. You may want to consider a Body Detoxification* or “Detox.”

If you have been abusing alcohol or drugs, chances are it has taken a toll on your liver and other internal organs, and probably your skin as well. Further, it is almost impossible to avoid chemicals, food additives and environmental pollutants that, along with drugs or alcohol, can burden our systems.

Many recovering addicts find it helpful to cleanse their system by performing a full body detox. Not only may it help cleanse your liver, kidneys, colon and other internal organs, it may also boost your energy, enhance your skin and even help you lose weight and sleep better.

Body cleansing or detox has been around since around the mid–19th century, but many people don’t really know what that is.

What is Body Detox or Cleansing?
The body can repair itself when we are young, but as we age, and especially when we abuse our bodies, it becomes harder for our bodies to regenerate cells and repair themselves. “Detox” isn’t just for recovering alcoholics or drug abusers, it can be beneficial to most people. Perhaps a better phrase would be a “Body cleanse.”

Body cleansing or detox can take a variety of forms. In Ayurveda, a form of alternative medicine, it can take the form of diet, herbs and sweating to move the toxins from the organs into the intestines and bloodstream. From there a variety of techniques are used to flush the toxins from the body. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, treatment is based on the cause, it is not a “One–size–fits–all” treatment. Other body cleanse programs involve fasting.

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