Accept Yourself - When Not to do a Detox

My opinions on detoxing are a little complicated. For me, it depends on the motives for why people want to detox.

• Do you think that your body is dirty?
• Are you obsessed with purging your body of toxins?
• Do you believe that all your health problems are caused by the toxins in your body?

If any of those are true - DO NOT do a detox. Your body image needs help. If you feed your body healthy foods, exercise, and take care of your skin then there is nothing wrong with you. Treating your body as if it is a waste dump is counterproductive and stressful.

I prescribe to the "Wise Woman" tradition that is advocated by Susun Weed. She believes that the human body is beautiful. When fed the right foods there is no reason why the body can't function optimally. She says that if you love yourself and your body, then you should focus on nourishment not hatred.

Approaching a detox from the standpoint of hatred is NOT a good idea. Also, anyone who is really sick should also not worry about detoxing. Even though people claim that it is purifying and will help your body, it won't - not in this case.

But I do believe that detoxing has it's place. I'll talk about that in the next post.

How do you help yourself if you suffer from these "self hate" symptoms? Learning how to find your true beauty is a very good start. This is where you learn to accept yourself for what you are. Only then can you make the changes you need to change your health.