DETOXIFICATION

 

DETOXIFICATION

The environmental toxins and the breakdown products of the human metabolism come together during detoxification. The amount of these two determines whether the detoxification capacity is overwhelmed.

For a basic understanding, it is essential to distinguish between genous toxic

THE BODY'S TOXINS

We breathe all of our lives. We use it to take fresh oxygen into our lungs and distribute it through the bloodstream to the last corner of our metabolism. Here the absorbed oxygen is burned. Just as the wax goes up in flames with a candle, the ingested food fat and sugar are burned with the inhaled oxygen. Just like with a candle, it naturally creates toxins. There are several vitamins and detoxifying biocatalysts for these endogenous toxins.

CARBON DIOXIDE

First, carbon dioxide, a gas that acts as an acid in the body, is created directly from oxygen. The resulting carbon dioxide represents the most critical breathing stimulus for us humans. The higher the concentration, the faster we breathe. The carbon dioxide has to go! Breathing means detoxifying. Especially during light physical activity, carbon dioxide (as acid) is exhaled, and the combustion is kept moderate. Ultimately, this also promotes the acid-base balance and, thus, the biocatalysts, which have the optimum effect in the basic range.

RADICAL

So-called radicals are formed during the combustion in the metabolism. These are very reactive small molecules that react with other molecules, changing them and thus damaging them. Most of these radicals are oxygen radicals, and the reaction they trigger is known as oxidation. In everyday life, oxidation is an example of fatty acids that go rancid.

ANTIOXIDANTS

Protection against these radicals is sought in antioxidants. Please pay attention to nature: every fruit and every vegetable will protect itself from oxidation by the oxygen in the air. That is why you can find antioxidants in the skin of fruits and vegetables

Of course, the peel also contains the environmental toxins to which the fruits are exposed. Organic quality is therefore recommended.

Protecting the cells from oxidative stress is primarily the task of vitamin C in water-soluble compartments. The vitamin C itself is consumed - it "sacrifices" itself. However, this group of antioxidants works even better in the dressing. The most essential "sacrificial" antioxidants are vitamin C, beta carotene, vitamin E, vitamin B2 (riboflavin), and coenzyme Q10, especially when it comes to the effect on the lipophilic compartments.

ANTIOXIDANTS IN BIOCATALYSTS

Selenium is particularly noteworthy, followed by zinc, copper, and manganese. These trace elements fulfill their function as active centers and cofactors in enzymes. One encounters a central player: glutathione

GLUTATHIONE

Every cell in the body synthesizes glutathione. It is used for the antioxidation and detoxification of many pollutants, especially in the liver. The starting substance is a sulfur-containing amino acid called cysteine ​​(acetylcysteine), which is converted with the help of vitamins B2 / B3 / B6. The selenium-dependent glutathione peroxidase and transferase, which - as the name suggests - requires selenium, then serves to detoxify. In my opinion, cysteine ​​is an optimal source of sulfur intake.

ENVIRONMENTAL TOXINS

Our body's detoxification process is naturally designed to dispose of our metabolic waste products. However, our detoxification has never been designed to process the various modern environmental toxins.

It is a question of genetic predisposition, how much reserves the metabolism has for detoxification, and whether we exceed these limits with the additional pollutants in food, drink, and the air we breathe.

What many environmental toxins have in common is their fat solubility. In general, our love handles are actual depots for toxins. This fat is melted during a detox cure for weight loss, and the toxins are re-released. This means that, for example, omega-3 fats can be used to promote detoxification via the liver or should be used in a diet.

LESS IS MORE

Detoxification is about promoting all degradation mechanisms at the same time as possible. An overhang on the one hand with a deficit on the other turns into the opposite. Then the body may generate even more harmful intermediate products from potentially harmful substances. Mediocrity is considered ideal, especially when it comes to detoxification.

START WITH ACETYLCYSTEINE

To avoid toxic intermediate products, one first increases the glutathione pool with the intake of acetylcysteine ​​( metabolism detox ), to increase the essential detoxification only in a second step after 2-3 weeks with the information of bases and omega 3.

Fatigue and headache

These two symptoms indicate an overloaded detox, so one should reconsider the strategy. In the simplest case, a decrease in coenzyme Q10 and B-complex vitamins