With the bombarding of our bodies by thousands of environmental and consumer toxins every day, most of us have realized that we need to incorporate cleansing and detoxification strategies in order to maintain health. In fact, numerous health disorders have now been attributed to synthetic and environmental toxins, including cancers, respiratory diseases, joint degeneration, digestive issues, skin issues, cognitive difficulties and so many other conditions. The question now is, how do we efficiently and effectively cleanse the overload of toxins from our bodies? Many recommend radical and difficult detoxification programs that can actually do more harm than good. These can stress our elimination systems and immune systems, and overwhelm us with toxemia. These “blitz” methods of cleansing can not only be unsafe: Most are also unsustainable due to their complexity, expense and numerous sacrifices. “The Living Cleanse” offers us a completely different strategy – one that is not only safe, gentle and gradual – but one that is sustainable over the long haul. “The Living Cleanse” is a groundbreaking sustainable system that will stimulate our immune system to more efficiently break down and rid the body of toxins without over-stressing our bodies and minds – or require radical, difficult, expensive and possibly unsafe methods.
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter One: Our Toxic World
Elizabeth
Tom
Tony
Are We Toxic?
What is a Toxin?
Our Synthetic World
Synthetic versus Natural
Natural versus Synthetic Medicines
Chapter Two: Toxins and their Sources
Why Toxins are so Bad
Lipid Peroxidation
Reactive Oxygen Species
C-reactive Protein
Chemical Toxin Overload
Plasticizers and Parabens
Heavy Metals
Consumer Toxins
Water Pollutants
Insect Endotoxins
Animal Dander
Microorganisms
Types of Microbes
Pharmaceuticals
Food Additives
Air Pollutants
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
Fragrances
Skin Lotions
Toxic Household Materials
Asbestos
Formaldehyde
Other Building Materials
‘New Car Smell’
Radon
Sick Buildings
Occupational Airborne Toxins
Strategies to Reduce Toxin Exposure
Chapter Three: The Living Detoxification System
Non-specific Immunity: The Barriers
Humoral Immunity: Toxin Attackers
Cell-Mediated Immunity: Detoxing the Cells
Probiotic Immunity: The Protectors
The Cleansing Cells
Coordinating the Cleanse
Attaching Toxins
Inflammatory Toxin Removal
The Toxic Allergic Response
The Thymus Gland: Programming the Warriors
Liver: Filtering and Breaking Down Toxins
Respiration: Purging Foreigners
Mucosal Membranes: Preventing Toxin Incursion
The Adrenals: The Moderators
The Intestines: Sorting Toxins and Nutrients
The Probiotics: Guarding their Territory
Probiotic Defense Mechanisms
Chapter Four: Cleansing with Living Nutrition
What are Living Nutrients?
Detoxifying Probiotics
Prebiotic Foods
Yeast Foods and Supplements
Raw Vinegars
Mushrooms for Detoxification
Living Antioxidant Foods
Greenfoods
About Juicing
Living Fats for Cleansing
Living Nutritional Supplements
Problems with Processed Foods
The Ultimate Human Diet
Alkaline Nutrition
Chapter Five: Other Cleansing Strategies
Gentle Herbal Strategies
Mucosal Membrane Strategies
Strategies to Reduce Increased Intestinal Permeability
Hydration Strategies
Hydrotherapy
Sweating to Cleanse
Gentle Fasting
Colonics and Enemas
Skin Brushing
Sun Exposure/Vitamin D
Sleep Strategies
Exercise Strategies
Breathing and Airway Strategies
Liver Cleansing Strategies
Adrenal Strategies
The Living Conclusion
References and Bibliography
Index
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