While it is true that you don't really need anything to fast. Your body has everything is need. That said, there are few supplements that are highly recommended. They not only help your body in eliminating the toxins, and thus making the whole process faster, they also make it much more bearable for you.
Psyllium huskThe first supplement you should use is psyllium husk. "Psyllium husk is by far the most effective natural fibre bulking supplements for clearing clogged bowels of impacted faeces, dry mucoid plaque and putrefactive food residues (which by the way we ALL carry inside us). When mixed with water and taken on an empty stomach forms a dense, mucilaginous bolus that sweeps like a broom throughout the entire digestive tract, loosening and eliminating pockets of impacted putrefactive waste and mucoid sludge from the deep folds of colon. Psyllium husk dredges the colon of dangerous toxic residues that have festered there for years, and accelerates the entire detox process." Quote from The Tao Of Detox by Daniel Reid.
Bentonite clayIn addition to psyllium husk you might want to also take bentonite clay. Bentonite clay is a very powerful detoxing helper. Bentonite clay molecules carry a strong negative charge and they stick to positively charged toxins in your body and carry them away from your body. Bentonite clay molecules are 200 times smaller than water molecules and can easily get into all the little nooks and corners of your body where water can't reach. It really makes the whole detoxing process faster. I had it on my 7 day liquid fast and it really eased the 'bad' days of that fast. Highly recommended, and it's like less than 20 dollars, so it’s really worth the small investment.
Super greensThird supplement to consider are so called super greens or super foods. Super greens consist of a blend of dried green vegetables that are full of vitamins, minerals, enzymes and other micro nutrients. A Scoop of super greens is equal to pound of fresh vegetables. I recommend that you have super greens while on fast. Not only are they highly alkalising but they are also full of micronutrients that your body can use while detoxing. Super greens can also give you that well needed energy to go through the initial stages of the detox process.
ProbioticsAnother thing you might want to try is probiotics (especially during the last days and after the detox). Your colon needs an ample supply of good bacteria (probiotics), and during colon cleaning you flush out everything out from your colon. So it's important to make sure that the good guys get there before the bad guys can make a move again. Probiotics are also cheap so give it a shot.
EnzymesYou might not think it at first but enzymes can actually play a very vital role in detoxification. Let’s first understand what enzymes are and what they do.
For this I’m going to quote Dr. Jon Barron and what he said in one of his outstanding newsletters.SIDEBAR: I highly recommend that you subscribe to Jon’s free newsletter at http://www.jonbarron.org
Back to enzymes:
“Enzymes are proteins that facilitate chemical reactions in living organisms. In fact, they are required for every single chemical action that takes place in your body. All of your tissues, muscles, bones, organs, and cells are run by enzymes (emphasis mine).
Your digestive system, immune system, bloodstream, liver, kidneys, spleen, and pancreas, as well as your ability to see, think, feel, and breathe, (in fact, the very functioning of each and every cell in your body) all depend on enzymes. All of the minerals and vitamins you eat and all of the hormones your body produces need enzymes in order to work properly. In fact, every single metabolic function in your body is governed by enzymes. Your stamina, your energy level, your ability to utilize vitamins and minerals, your immune system -all governed by enzymes.
The vast majority of metabolic enzymes in the body -- the enzymes that regulate everything from liver function to the immune system – are proteases, or proteolytic enzymes -- enzymes that regulate protein function in the body.”
Now what does all this have to do with acne? For that let’s divide enzymes into two groups based on how we use them: digestive and systematic.
As the name indicates digestive enzymes break nutrients into smaller molecules that your body can absorb. Without these enzymes the digestive process would come to grinding halt and food would just putrefy inside your digestive track. Your body can’t utilise partially digested food.
Taking digestive enzymes along with your food significantly improves digestion and prevents food from putrefying. Take off undigested food and you have taken a big step in preventing harmful bacteria from taking over your colon.
That would obviously be a major step in curing and preventing acne, but the good on enzymes doesn’t stop there. The second group of enzymes is systematic enzymes or, as some people call them, proteolytic enzymes.
Systematic enzymes are not used for digestion but they enter your bloodstream and are transported all over your body. Having these enzymes floating around your body has a huge number of health benefits, but I’m going to focus on those that have a direct implication on curing acne.
Let’s use a small metaphor to illustrate a point here. Just for a little while imagine that your immune system is like a big gun that your body uses to fend of bad guys like bacteria, viruses, parasites, fungi etc. But without ammunition that gun would be pretty useless.
Systematic (proteolytic) enzymes are the ammunition for that gun.Bacteria, viruses, molds and fungi are protein/amino acid based, and are literally digested by systematic enzymes.
Can you see how that might help with acne? Systematic enzymes can literally eat away acne-causing bacteria.
Systematic enzymes can also clean your blood and lymph. Proteolytic enzymes are the primary tools the body uses to "digest" organic debris in the circulatory and lymph systems. What this means is that it takes some of the load off from your liver, giving your liver more time to clean toxins, chemicals and other poisons in your body.
Other detox supplementsThere are various other detox supplements that can be helpful. I consider the ones listed above as essentials or at least very helpful. You can explore various other supplements here:
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