Detoxification

The Housekeeping That Slows Aging and Fends off Illness

Detoxification is an essential process in maintaining aging resilience and health.  This system works 24/7 cleaning up the “trash” in our system each day.  That includes:

·         Hundreds of breakdown products of our metabolism

·         The residues of the mix of over 80,000 chemicals that we put into our environment including food and water

·         Many dozen hormone residues that can abnormally alter cell function if not eliminated.

That is a lot of work, and the system that does it must function optimally each day.  So here is the problem.  Part 1 of the problem is that our toxic load is higher than ever.  There are 80,000 chemicals approved for use in the U.S. from pesticides to flame retardants, and their residues are found in our food, water, air and even uniformly in human blood and urine samples.

Part 2 of the problem is that the maintenance of this detoxification system to keep it functioning well is at historic low levels.  This system relies heavily on a family of over 1000 enzymes in the liver called cytochromes.  These enzymes are the workers that trap and convert the toxins into excretable forms for elimination.  These cytochromes are highly dependent on our nutrition for recharging.  A broad array of “phytonutrients” which comes predominantly from properly grown fruits and vegetables. 

Some of the current problems with “recharging” these cytochromes result from several issues:

·         Commercial growing methods reduce plant phytonutrient content between 60-70%.

·         While vegetables and fruits have been the dominant source of our plant food for about 6 million years, we have shifted to a grain based diet in the last 100 years.  Grain is a poor source of these phytonutrients.

So we have a greater need now than ever before to detoxify combined with weaker detoxification systems. The Standard Process 21-day Purification system is a great way to right this ship a couple of times each year.  The program involves 3 weeks of organic, whole food derived supplements combined with daily nutrient dense smoothies and other phytonutrient loaded foods.  The benefits have been shown to include weight loss, improved skin appearance, energy improvements, better sleep and improvements in blood sugar levels and blood lipids levels.

Join us at 5:30 PM January 18, 2017 to learn about this great program.  Our guest for that program will be Jeannine Ruggieri of Mid-Atlantic Standard Process who will share both her professional and personal experience with the 21-Day Purification Program. Just call the office to reserve your spot!  Guests are welcome.  Call the office at 757-456-5053 and reserve a seat!