The year has barely started and you’re already exhausted, feeling down and with your income being affected? According to nutritionist and researcher Aline Quissak, these may be signs that your body needs help; that is, it needs a “restart” to return to its proper functioning.
“Our body is a working machine. When she overloads, she starts showing signs that she needs help. We just need to be aware of these signs to avoid further problems”, comments the nutritionist.
Below are the five signs that your body is in need of an urgent detox:
1) Falta de sono
Due to high levels of anxiety before bed and the difficulty of relaxing and producing melatonin (sleep hormone), you start to feel your body complaining. Its consequences? Unproductive days, lack of concentration, bad mood and frustration that can even affect your social relationships.
2) Intestine taken
This is also an alert! Stuck intestine is a health complicator. After all, we need to take out “the garbage” every day. Not only because of the feeling of well-being, but also because of the reabsorption of toxic bacteria from the stool in the intestine, which in the long term can lead to more serious problems such as diverticulitis or even colon cancer.
3) Exaggerated desire for Sweets and Pasta
This is the body’s way of telling us that the stress hormone is elevated and out of balance. In addition to getting in the way of healthy weight loss/maintenance, as we eat more than we should, we still lose the autonomy to choose what we want to eat. When the hormone “screams” in our head, it is in control and can even generate a food compulsion.
4) Hormonal imbalances
This happens due to the accumulation of toxins and fats in our body, which can lead to mood swings and decreased libido. Often, a good diet, which helps to clean these toxins, can improve not only the individual’s quality of life, but also all the effects caused by this irregularity.
5) Weight Loss Difficulty
We know that to lose weight in a healthy way, we need physical activity, emotional balance and nutritional education. However, even when a patient finds this path, he changes his routine and still encounters difficulties; – your body may need to detox. The reason? A metabolic plateau, which is nothing more than your body having difficulty carrying out chemical reactions due to the accumulation of toxins.
According to the nutritionist, our liver is one of the organs responsible for detoxification, and it performs this cleaning process naturally. However, our metabolism is not prepared to deal with as many toxins as the ones we are exposed to today. “Our organism usually does a natural detoxification process, but it is not prepared for all the toxins we ingest today. They are pesticides, medicines, pollution, toxins caused by stress, anxiety, not to mention the dyes and chemical preservatives present in most of the foods we consume on a daily basis. Therefore, he needs help, ”she assesses.
To enhance this detoxification process, Aline suggests complete dietary protocols, which must be developed by a specialist according to each patient. “Much more than the famous green juice, starting a detox is starting a complex process that needs the proper monitoring of a nutritionist. We are talking here about quantities and synergies of special nutrients such as B complex vitamins, coenzyme Q 10, amino acids and specific antioxidants that will help the patient’s body”, completes the specialist.
Industrialized products
If your body is sending these warning signs, seek expert help. But you can already remove industrialized products from your food routine, especially those that have names on the ingredients list that you don’t even recognize as food. Include more fruits and vegetables, preferably organic, and use extra virgin olive oil as the main source of fat in food preparation. These changes will already help your body to recover.
