You crave sugar and carbs.
Intense cravings for sugar and carbs can be your body’s way of telling you that you need a reset. A diet that contains sugar and other processed foods can put you on a hormonal rollercoaster that only further exacerbates your cravings for sugar.
You experience digestive distress like bloating.
Any kind of trouble in your digestive tract is an obvious sign that things aren’t working the way they should be. Contrary to what many think, gas, bloating, diarrhea, and constipation shouldn’t be a regular occurrence.
You feel spacey or foggy.
If digestive symptoms are the most obvious signs that something is wrong, experiencing “brain fog” is the most commonly overlooked signal that your toxic load is too high. If you’re having trouble focusing or remembering details, natural detox pathways in the brain may be overburdened, which leads to a buildup of damaging inflammation . A detox can help relieve your body and brain of inflammatory toxins.
You’re always exhausted.
Fatigue or exhaustion that never lets up no matter how much sleep you get is a sign that your brain and hormones aren’t communicating the way they need to be. Hormones like cortisol carefully control energy levels. Cortisol reaches a peak in the morning and decreases in the evening, but issues like HPA axis dysfunction (sometimes called adrenal fatigue), can make you tired in the day, but feel “wired” at night . A detox can help restore balance to your adrenals, which control cortisol production.
Your skin is a mess.
A sluggish detox system is a big bummer for the health and appearance of your skin. Environmental toxins, excess hormones, and other various metabolic waste products make their way to your liver, which is one of your powerhouse detoxification organs. A poor diet, stress, over-the-counter and prescription drugs, and even high blood sugar can slow liver detox. And since sweating is also a way for some toxins to leave the body, these waste products find their way to your skin, triggering inflammation, rashes, and acne.
Your joints are achy.
Stiff, achy, sore, or creaky, joints and muscles are a big sign you’ve got a build-up of inflammation that should be addressed. If you haven’t changed your workout routine lately or been hitting the gym extra hard, your joints shouldn’t hurt.
You’re stressed, depressed, or anxious.
Many people make the mistake of overlooking mental and emotional symptoms when it comes to the health of their body. Outside stressors contribute significantly to your overall health, including having a profound effect on immune health and hormones. A detox can help you optimize certain nutrients your brain needs to feel a sense of calm, but it can also involve addressing certain lifestyle stressors as well as implementing tactics like mindfulness and meditation.
You can’t lose weight.
Extra pounds that just won’t budge despite regular exercise and good nutrition are often a sign of imbalanced blood sugar and appetite hormones like leptin . Optimizing detoxification pathways in the digestive system and liver removes the roadblock to weight loss that you’ve been struggling to attain.
You have trouble sleeping.
Your internal biological clock, or circadian rhythm, depends on hormonal regulation from your adrenal glands and liver. If these systems are receiving conflicting input–you’re going to feel it in your sleep patterns. And unfortunately, not sleeping well only creates a vicious cycle for poor health. Detox for better sleep, and watch how everything else falls into place!
You can’t concentrate.
As mentioned above, we often don’t connect mental symptoms with the health of the rest of our body, but if your brain feels all over the place, it’s time for a detox. Research shows that ADHD symptoms get worse in the presence of heavy metals.
You’re sick all the time.
Is it a cold? Allergies? A case of Strep throat on repeat? No matter which way you look at it–your immune system is struggling, and this is a big red flag. A healthy detox can help resolve harmful inflammation that’s taking a battering ram to your immune function.
If you can answer yes to more than one of the above signs, it’s time to say goodbye to toxic chemicals! Instead of jumping into a quick fix program that can have unpleasant side effects u need a DETOX.
