The body has an enormous purifying capacity, but to take advantage of it you have to support the complex detoxification system. We teach you how to do it through exercises.
Toxins that accumulate in the body can block our body’s functions and be an impediment to breathing, digesting, relating or reproducing. If we do not remove them, they produce physical, mental, emotional and spiritual discomfort.
HOW WE ELIMINATE TOXINS
We have the appropriate toxin elimination mechanisms to fulfill our functions. Many of the molecules, vitamins and enzymes that our body produces every day are dedicated to eliminating the waste products that we originate.
Most of the work is done in the digestive system, kidneys, lungs, lymphatic system and skin that are tuned and involved together in a complex detoxification system.
- When breathing. The elimination of toxins in respiration occurs in expiration which removes carbon dioxide and disposable materials that the blood has metabolized.
- In digestion. In digestion is performed in the digestive tract, after transforming food with the help of the liver we remove detritus through the intestine.
- When sleeping. While we sleep, the brain can cleanse itself of toxins, among which are proteins related to Alzheimer’s disease.
- In the kidney. The kidney metabolizes the liquid toxins we ingest.
- Through the lymphatic system. The lymphatic system protects us by recognizing and eliminating foreign substances and potential pathogenic microorganisms.
- Through sweat. The skin removes toxins through the pores.
- Exercising. Any acceleration of the cells of our system produces an immediate well-being and clean of toxins.
But the most interesting thing is that all these systems work together and when we affect one, we affect a little in all, while there are actions that require all the systems, devices and elements that constitute the human being such as breathing or sleeping.
WHY EXERCISE HELPS ELIMINATE TOXINS
When we run, jump rope, perform a spinning or bicycle class, Pilates or Bikram Yoga our cells accelerate producing heat.
Moving activates the skeleton, muscles and tendons and facilitates the elimination of toxins in these parts of the body and produces a relaxing effect.
But what to do when we have an injury? We can relax by learning to meditate, to do Chikung or Taichi.
Or we can meditate by walking, listening and perceiving everything that comes to our senses including the breath and the earth we step on through our feet.
EXERCISES TO ELIMINATE TOXINS
Here we propose you to influence to support the detoxification functions that the body already performs through specific exercises.
OPEN THE DIAPHRAGM TO ACTIVATE BREATHING AND ABDOMEN
- Standing with the feet apart like the pelvis, and the knees unstrained, we will open the arms in cross, and then place the right arm in the direction of the right heel and the left arm facing the sky. The torso is slightly twisted with the left side in front of the body and the right behind.
- From this position we look back at the right hand, we take it down helping us gently bending the knees until the kneecaps are above the toes and slightly loosening the left arm. Inspiring throughout the movement.
- Then we look forward up to the left hand stretching the legs, arm, left hand and especially the ribs and waist on the left side, without letting the left shoulder blade rise and exhale in this position.
- We repeat these movements eight times and rest. We observe its effect and repeat the same exercise by changing the arms.
ACTIVATE THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
The immune system recognizes and eliminates foreign substances and potential toxic microorganisms.
An exercise to support this function is as follows:
- Stand sitting on the floor with your back straight, legs bent, open and the soles of your feet against each other. We rest our hands on our ankles and make a back and forth of the legs up and down to warm the joints.
- Then we put our hands on the thighs exerting a slight pressure with the arms down while trying to raise the knees for three seconds and release. When we make the pressure, we take out the air and when we release, we inspire. Try not to raise your shoulders upwards and exert force with your arm slightly bent.
- We will perform 2 sets of 5 repetitions.
ELIMINATE TOXINS THROUGH THE SKIN AND LUNG
- Standing with feet apart like pelvis and knees loosened.
- Behind the body we take the thumb of the right hand with that of the left hand and begin to raise the arms back with the thumbs that rise upwards. We support this movement by letting the head and trunk bend forward while exhaling. We will remain as shown in the figure.
- In this position we release the pressure of the thumbs and arms to inspire and we exert it again when exhaling.
- Repeat for five times and return to the standing position. We rest and we can repeat with each finger, that is, the second time with the index finger of the right hand that takes the one of the left hands and so on.
ACTIVATE CLEARANCE IN THE KIDNEYS
This exercise can be done sitting or standing.
- Rub the palm of the right hand against that of the left-hand exerting circles until heat is produced in both hands.
- Then when we inhale, we rub the kidneys five or six times up and down, and when we exhale, we rub our hands again.
- We repeat the procedure five times, resting and listening to the effect produced.
If you have your period, instead of rubbing the kidneys we will leave the heat of the hands on the kidneys when inhaling and we will rub the hands in a circle when exhaling.
STREAMLINE THE DIGESTIVE TRACT
- We stand face down with our palms and toes facing the ground. The arms will be slightly bent and the chest open, the head follows the spine and the legs are at right angles to the knee and the thighs at right angles to the body.
- From this position we bring the right knee inside the body up towards the left shoulder and return to the initial position, then bring the knee and left leg inside the body up towards the right shoulder and return to the beginning.
- It is a dynamic exercise that we will perform ten times on each side and rest to repeat once again.
TO SLEEP BETTER
- We stretch on the floor to feel the breath and the contact of the different surfaces of the body.
- We sit with our legs extended, but not stretched, so that we can have our back straight and feel that the trunk and head rest on the ischia.
- From here we begin to walk with the ischia forward supporting the right on the ground to lift the left ischium and move it forward, then we leave the left ischium displaced on the ground to lean on it and move the right. And so, on we will advance the body walking with the ischia forward about five steps. Then we tried five backwards.
- We rested with our bodies lying down and observed how breathing and contact with the ground changed. Repeat it and go to sleep!