Toxicity Tips

Avoid alcohol, tobacco and drugs (prescription and recreational)

Avoid preservatives, additives, colourings, flavourings in food

Switch out amalgams in teeth

Avoid plastic in your food or water

Avoid deep sea fish or eat with chelates (coriander, parsley, garlic)

Filter water. Avoid drinking cold water

Avoid chemicals in dry cleaning, scotch guarding, non-stick cookware etc

Drink 500mls to 1 litre of water upon rising, preferably warm not cold water

Drink warm water with lemon first thing in the morning. See my recipe for morning detox drink here. If you are concerned about tooth wear, rinse with bi-carb soda diluted in water immediately after drinking.

Download “Think Dirty” app and find out if your personal care products contain toxins. Download for Apple here. Download for Google Play here

Take saunas to sweat out toxins

Some foods can assist such as:
- dandelion tea – a study on the beneficial effects of dandelion on liver
- milk thistle tea – study showing milk thistle antioxidant effect on liver
- beetroot – a study showing beetroot is protective on liver
- greens such as watercress, spinach, kale – study showing green leafy vegetables protective on liver
- coriander, parsley or chlorella to chelate heavy metals – study showing coriander can chelate heavy metals, link to peer review
- garlic to chelate heavy metals – study showed that garlic can chelate heavy metals
- digestive enhancers such as kefir, kimchi, miso

Christine Day

11 July 2019 in Toxins

11 July 2019