The Stages of Detoxification

One of the best ways to heal eczema is through detoxification. Many have experienced vast difference in their skin after going through a period of detoxification. Detoxification takes place in 3 stages: 1. elimination of toxins, 2. breakdown and removal of diseased cells and 3. rebuilding of tissues.

1. Elimination of toxins

This is the discarding of toxins stored throughout the tissues of the body. These are eliminated once a good diet provides the minerals and organic nutrients to cells to generate enough energy to carry toxins out of the body via the elimination processes.

Toxins are eliminated through various channels, the normal channels with their signs of elimination are:
• Lungs (breathed out – may manifest as bad breath, coughing)
• Skin (a worsening of skin conditions)
• Liver/bowel (dark, foul smelling stools)
• Kidneys (dark, strong smelling urine)

For example, here’s what can happen in individuals with skin conditions during the detoxification process. The normal channels of elimination (kidney and liver) are overtaxed and the body ends up using an alternate avenue of elimination of metabolic waste – the skin. Therefore, when you start improving your diet and taking whole food high quality supplements, the body will first heal the overtaxed and congested detoxification organs (kidney and liver). As a result a skin condition, in the initial few weeks or months of a healing program, will get worse because of the cleansing that takes place in the liver and kidney.

2. Breakdown and removal of diseased cells

Cells which are diseased from “toxin abuse” are broken down by the body and removed. The breaking down of the diseased cells is carried out mainly by white blood cells. If any of the raw materials of the cell can be salvaged and reused they are put into circulation; the rest is eliminated from the body.

3. Rebuilding of tissues

When diseased cells are eliminated, the body will replace them with new healthy cells. Though this phase begins with the above two phases, the majority of this activity takes place after the body is well on its way to being “detoxified” and “diseased tissue” free. Prior to this final major rebuilding phase, the body will replace diseased tissues one generation at a time, each generation of cells will be a little healthier than its predecessors, because a cell can only be as healthy as its environment is detoxified. Thus, there is no instant relief in natural healing. Natural healing takes time.