10 Signs Your Body Has Toxins
When the Word “toxin” pop up in conversations, it’s probably nothing good. Toxic substances can have various effects on your body. From severe diseases and mutations to a gradual deterioration of one’s health throughout the years. Snakes, radioactive waste, and many other sources of toxins might be easier to prevent because they are obvious and quite difficult to miss. But what about substances you eat and breathe? Additives, smog, and many hidden substances might start invading your organism without even noticing. Therefore, we will show you what signs should you be aware of if you want to stay away from toxins.
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Toxins are poisonous substances, indeed. Yet, they don’t give away easily, and may stay hidden in your organism for a very long time, ultimately causing harmful symptoms. However, in time they might result in serious diseases, and even death. But don’t worry that much! You can take note of their presence in your organism and do something about it. Sometimes, just with a bit of exercise and a healthy diet you’ll be better. With this in mind, we will cover 10 different signs and symptoms that your body has toxins:
- Excessive or extra weight
Eating a lot isn’t a thing to worry, minding the age and conditions it’s subjective. However, when you get fat and you’ve done a lot to lose weight with no results, it may be because of the toxins stored in your fatty tissues. It seems impossible to wait for your weight to shift if you’re overloaded by them. The name for the mentioned substances is lipophilic toxins, and they come from some types of seafood that doesn’t undergo any safety control measure.
- Insomnia
Being unable to sleep because of stress is something that can lay waste into your body and schedule, ruining both. Toxins have a lot to do regarding your insomnia, as they can make a mess of your cortisol level, the stress hormone. Cortisol levels are high in the morning and stable in the evening, but when a person has insomnia these are high at evening, disturbing your sleep. A clear example is insomnia after alcohol excessive use or caffeine.
- Foggy thoughts
Being spaced out a lot of time perhaps isn’t because of the “many things to do” feel, but due to a high toxic load stored in your brain. Examples of them are aspartame and monosodium glutamate, which are excitotoxins, andmaydisturb your brain cells, up to the point of breaking. They may even lead to cerebral ischemia, sometimes.
- Doldrums
Being depressive and pessimist out of nowhere is a symptom of mood swings. This may be caused by an unbalance of your hormonal profile. Changes in your mood and menstrual period may result from xenoestrogens, an artificially created compound, which shows properties similar to estrogen. They can affect both men and women.
- Halitosis
Also called Bad breath. It’s a really uncomfortable feeling when you want to talk to someone regarding some important topic or just to have a leisure conversation. When neither brushing your teeth nor eating mint candies gets rid of it, then it may be a digestive problem. A diseased liver can’t remove toxins as flawless as a sane one does.
- Muscle aches and pains
Having sore muscles isn’t only related to work out after a long time of laziness.Having pain on a daily basis, and not just your muscles, but your joints too, may be a sign of toxins in your body. This is because some toxins stimulate the muscles, causing spasms, knots and the usual muscle aches.
- Skin reactions
One thing in common with Halitosis is that usually skin reactions may come from the liver as well. Some other times, food can carry harmful toxins that may cause skin rash and allergic reactions. Our liver should be able to remove all toxins you might be exposed to but overloaded things tend to break, and our liver is not an exception. Your liver has a limit to the toxins it can handle, and when surpassed they may start popping up in your skin.
- Constipation
Same as the liver, our intestines handle toxins every day. But when they are overloaded, they would start storing them, causing gastrointestinal symptoms and other signs in other parts of our bodies.Gastrointestinal toxinsmay show up many different symptoms, such as tiredness, headaches, and more types of painall over your body.
- Unexplained Exhaustion
Maybe you have the feeling that you never get enough sleep, even with sleeping 8 hours or even the entire morning. If you feel exhaustion never ends, toxins may be one of the reasons. Our system works too hard to get rid of incoming toxins. Toxic overload can cause extra stress in your organism, activating the adrenal gland, and leading to adrenal fatigue. This can make you feel tired and exhausted, like you’ve been running all day.
- Sensitivity to scents
Sneezing when smelling perfume or overreacting to common smells means you’re sensitive to chemicals, which is not uncommon and some people might experience it more than others. Having a high toxic load can increase your sensitivity to a strong smell, be it a disinfectant or just fragranced baby powder.
Having a high toxin load can affect your body gradually or instantly, depending on where the toxins are stored. If you think you have any of these, or know someone who does, the first thing to do is to reduce your exposure to toxins. Use common sense when going to new places, consuming food and drinking.
Water is a great help for flushing toxins out of your body, drink it moderately, because if you do it excessively, it might intoxicate you, ironic as it may seem. Exercise is also a great way to pump your blood faster and better, for the toxins will move and circulate along it. Eating healthy, organic foods can prevent your system from getting toxins and preventing diseases or issues regarding your intestines.
To summarize, eat well, do exercise, and drink water. Following these advices can help you; just make sure to go to a specialist.
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