Modern stressful lifestyles, excessive amounts of acid forming foods & environmental pollution cause mineral depletion, impairing perfect functioning of the body & its systems.  The typical diet is deficient in many trace minerals & electrolytes, the body responds by producing huge amounts of mucous to protect itself from the acids created by this diet & lifestyle.  The mucous in turn holds the toxins in place, as the body, overwhelmed by the effects of these lifestyle choices cannot process or eliminate these toxins.  Poisons in our food, air & water will always cause internal toxicity in the blood, tissues & lymph - weakening immunity & causing degeneration & disease.  Intestinal cleansing is the fastest & safest way to remove these huge quantities of toxins & poisons stored in the body bringing massive relief to the blood, lymph, glands & organs.  At the same time old emotions that have been suppressed & stored are also cleared out - as we physically let go of stored toxins we mentally let go of unuseful & negative emotions.

Our entire digestive tract & respiratory system is naturally lined with a mucous membrane, when this lining becomes irritated, sensitivities & allergies emmerge as the body becomes unable to process the high levels of toxicity & thick impacted layers of mucous that have built.  There are many symptoms of toxaemia (overload of toxins within the system) they can include allergies, sensitivities, chronic headaches, body pain, joint & tissue inflamation, bloating, indigestion, constipation, mood swings, irratability, depression, tiredness, the list goes on & on...

It is impossible to avoid all the toxins & pollutants that modern life throws at us, therefore it is essential to detox if you want your body to be a healthy, efficiently running system that avoids niggling symptoms, disease, chronic degenrative conditions & premature aging.

Indeed, there is direct evidence to link cancer with toxicity in the body (www.cancerfightingstrategies.com/toxins.html).  Cleansing is therefore especially helpful to those with a family history of cancer who want to do everything within their power to avoid developing cancer themselves.

There is also a link between hyperactivity and an overgrowth of candida (which can be brought back into balance by using the  Ejuva cleanse, an intestinal cleansing and rejuvenation program), this was proved by William G. Crook, M.D. www.latitudes.org/articles/hy_yeast.html .  There have even been positive preliminary results regarding treatment of autism with antifungal drugs by William Shaw Phd.

I recommend the following books if you are looking for more information on detoxing and why;

Cleanse & Purify Thyself   by   Richard Anderson N.D., N.M.D.

The Sunfood Diet Success System   by   David Wolfe

The Tao of Detox   by   Daniel Ried

Living Foods   by   Elaine Bruce

You Are What You Eat   by   Gillian McKeith