{"id":503,"date":"2012-04-23T19:44:26","date_gmt":"2012-04-23T19:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/?p=503"},"modified":"2012-08-06T18:21:23","modified_gmt":"2012-08-06T18:21:23","slug":"503","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/503\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Detox?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_519\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-519\" style=\"width: 201px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/energy2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-519\" title=\"Boost Your Energy Levels\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/energy2-199x300.png\" alt=\"Boost Your Energy Levels\" width=\"201\" height=\"260\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-519\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Boost Your Energy Levels<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As we discussed in our <a title=\"all about your liver functions\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/your-amazing-liver\/\">Your Amazing Liver<\/a> blog, the liver has <strong>life sustaining<\/strong> functions. It maintains cholesterol levels, metabolism, and produces proteins such as albumin and other blood clotting agents. The liver is the body&#8217;s very own detoxification center. Clearly, the liver is worth supporting and detoxing. But what about the kidneys?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Kidneys are part of the urinary system, the endocrine system, and are two of the most <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">important<\/span> internal organs in the body. They are responsible for filtering the blood, regulating the urinary system, and producing hormones. They are extremely efficient and complex organs. So, yes,\u00a0the kidneys are\u00a0<em>also<\/em> worth detoxing and supporting.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If that isn&#8217;t enough ammunition to get you started on a detox, this fact may be: Apart from helping to get rid of the bad stuff, <strong>a proper detox could actually boost your energy levels and make you feel better than ever<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Many times,\u00a0the body holds onto toxins in the digestive, lymph, or gastrointestinal system as well as in skin and hair. They then can cause problems such as fatigue, headaches, nausea, and other wide range of problems. Heavy metal toxicity may also contribute to headaches, coronary artery disease, Meniere&#8217;s disease, tinnitus, depression, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and some skin diseases.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/pollution.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-525\" title=\"You may need to do a detox\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/pollution-150x150.png\" alt=\"You may need to do a detox\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Your body may be full of toxins if you:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Drink Alcohol<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Drink Caffeine<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Have Gotten Vaccines<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Eat Processed Sugars<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Are Exposed to Smog or other Air Pollutants<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Have Amalgam Dental Fillings<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Drink Unfiltered Water, or Chlorinated Water<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Use Antiperspirants Containing Aluminum<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Consume Artificial Sweeteners or Preservatives in Food<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Are Exposed to Pesticides or other chemicals used to grow or prepare food<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Have Been Exposed to Mercury, Lead, Aluminum or Silver<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So what should you look for when\u00a0choosing a detox supplement? <strong>Here&#8217;s a hint:<\/strong> Your body needs more than Milk Thistle to kick those toxins to the curb! Find out why next week, and what additional ingredients you <em>should<\/em> be looking for in a detox product.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"natural products\" href=\"http:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/\">NWCnaturals.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we discussed in our Your Amazing Liver blog, the liver has life sustaining functions. It maintains cholesterol levels, metabolism, and produces proteins such as albumin and other blood clotting agents. The liver is the body&#8217;s very own detoxification center. Clearly, the liver is worth supporting and detoxing. But what about the kidneys? The Kidneys <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/503\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[95],"tags":[64,68,67,66,69],"class_list":["post-503","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-detox-liver-kidneys","tag-detox","tag-kidney-support","tag-liver-support","tag-milk-thistle","tag-natural-supplements"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/503","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=503"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/503\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":540,"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/503\/revisions\/540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=503"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}