I’m sharing ways to detox your body naturally. Is it time for you to detox? How do you know if it’s time?
Signs your body is screaming for a detox:
- Congested sinuses
- Brain Fog/unable to focus
- Unexplained soreness/stiffness
- Belly Fat
- Food Cravings
- Abdominal bloating
- Hard time losing weight
- Acne, rosacea, itchy skin
- Low Energy/Fatigue
- Moodiness
- Sensitive to Chemicals
- Insomnia
- Constipation
- White or yellow-coated tongue and/or bad breath
- Unexplained headaches
If you have 4 or more of these symptoms your liver probably needs a detox.
A detox bath is one of the easiest healing therapies that can be done to facilitate and enhance our body’s natural detoxification process.
How to take a detox bath:
- Draw a bath with water as hot as you can handle.
- In a glass container mix 1 cup of Epsom salt, 1/2 cup of baking soda and 10 drops of therapeutic grade essential oil. Lavender is my favorite. Mix all ingredients together.
Suggestions for essential oils:
Lavender – Calming
Grapefruit – Uplifting
Lemon-Energizing
Peppermint – Fatigue
Cedarwood – Depression
Chamomile & Rosemary – a Headache
- Pour mixture into the hot water.
- Sit in the bath for at least 20 mins (NOTE: you may feel lightheaded, so when getting out, do so slowly.)
- Make sure to have water with you and to continue drinking while you bathe. This bath can make you sweat profusely and it is necessary to stay hydrated.
- Take a shower immediately after getting out of the bath.
- Continue drinking water to flush all those toxins out.
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Another way to detox naturally is to do some detox yoga
Here is one of my favorites workouts.
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One of the most important things to do while detoxing is to stay hydrated.
Here are 10 Detox Waters to Cleanse Your Liver to help you flush those toxins out.
Ways to lessen the side effects of detoxing:
As toxins die-off during your cleanse, they leave their remains behind, which makes you feel sick. This means your body is working hard to clean up. The die-off symptoms usually last only a couple of days, and then you start feeling much better. Here are some ways to help lessen the side effects of detoxing.
- Hydrate! Hydrate! Hydrate! Besides the detox waters above Ginger tea can calm an upset stomach while rosemary can be good for headaches. You can also put a drop of peppermint oil on your finger and hold to the roof of your mouth for 20 seconds. A headache should subside in 30 seconds to 5 minutes
- Rest- don’t push yourself while detoxing.
- Eat raw deep colored veggies and fresh fruit.
Have you ever done a detox? Have you found anything that works well for you?
Like essential oils? I have some printable Essential oil cards with 12 different DIY recipes
I am a HUGE believer in healing thyself too. This is a wonderful post with so much great info. I would love it if you'd share it at my very new and shiny Five Star Frugal linkup. After all, looking after ourselves and allowing our bodies to recover naturally to preserve good health, is the ultimate frugality, isn't it. I'd be thrilled to have you. Mimi xxx http://atrayofbliss.blogspot.com.au/2015/03/five-…
Thank you so much for stopping by! I appreciate the invite to link up and have done that. Have a great week!
Thanks so much for this info, Barb! I have some YL oils and I'm going to try your method.
And thanks for joining Grace at Home. I'm featuring you this week!
Thank you so much Richella for featuring me! I have has so much fun playing with my oils. I'm sure you'll see more projects. Have a GREAT weekend. 🙂
I love the layout and amazing tips. I hope that you will keep it up. I am visiting this site on a daily basis and I am finding so much helpful article each time. Thanks
Thank you!
Lots of good info! I’m an essential oil user too! Can’t make it without Panaway! Saw your link at the Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop # 214. If interested, check out my Wednesday AIM Link Party going on now 🙂
Thank you so much Grammy Dee for stopping by. My favorite go to every day oil is peppermint. I will hop on over there. Have a great weekend.
Hi! I’m one of the co-hosts from the Welcome Home Wednesday Link Up. I am getting ready to cut sugar from my diet and start eating healthier again. I’ve definitely been feeling like a detox was in order but didn’t know where to start. I just figured that out though! Thank you for sharing this post. It’s full of such great information to get me on the path to feeling better and being healthier!
Yay Leslie! So excited I could help you in your journey to get healthy. You can do it. Thanks for hosting and thanks for stopping by to encourage me. Have a great day.
This was such great info thank you! I know it’s like 2 years ago you posted this but still very relevant. I hope you’re still doing very well!! I am in the mjdst of ridding my life and self of chemicals very slowly. I am making a lot of progress! Also we are almost 100% paper free! Except toilet paper which I will never give up lol. I am working on a safe, green kitchen, slowly, as money allows. Getting rid of plastic, non-stick coatings etc. Sticking to glass, stainless steel, cast iron, wood- the better, chemical free items. I have swapped out my bleach-filled, whatever-is-on-sale cleaning kit for a “green” cleaning caddy with an e-cloth microfiber sponge (lasts a minimum of 300 washes, 1 side is a scrub side & the other is a soft waffle weave microfiber that is proven to remove 99.9% of bacteria, it’s the ONLY cloth in the world that is chemical free with nothing added (like silver particles etc) that is considered a disinfectant by just using it with water! AND I can toss it in my washing machine, plus it cost me less than a pack of nasty cellulose sponges! It was under $5, like $4.30 or something! Anyway, no I am not SPAMMING your page to sell them I just love the darn thing haha. We’ve switched all dish brushes to recycled bamboo ones & in Jan. 2018 will be starting composting (already have the big composter set up out back just have to get the little one for in the kitchen.) Anyway your post inspired me even more and I wanted to thank you! Also have you ever tried Himalayan salt in your detox baths? Or a drink called Sole (pronounced Solay) that is made using Himilayan salt crystals? If not you DEFINITELY should look into it. The benefits are AMAZING esp for detoxing & removing any chemicals, metals & toxins. Thank you for the inspiration, I hope your journey is going so, SO well! Happy Holidays!!
Thanks for the tips! I wanted to find ways to naturally detox my body because I haven’t been eating well in the past couple months. Your body naturally detoxes BUT these are the ways you can aid its natural functions. I know “detox” can be a touchy word for some people, but this video was never meant to be about going on an extreme juice cleanse or anything. It’s about supporting your body’s natural functions by treating it well!