When detoxing your body, you can benefit from supplementation with a multivitamin. During the detox process, you may feel ill as your body works to clear the toxins from your system. Multivitamins can facilitate this cleansing process by providing your body with some or all of the essential vitamins required by your body to function properly. Before initiating any detox or taking a multivitamin supplement, you should speak with a medical professional.
Understanding Detox and the Use of Multivitamins
In many cases, your regular diet can deplete your body of essential minerals and vitamins while leaving behind toxins that will harm your body. Some medical professionals and herbal practitioners support detoxification programs to restore the balance of vitamins and minerals in your body and remove toxins. Detoxification programs typically include diet plans. In addition, some detoxification programs recommend supplementation with herbs and multivitamins to ensure proper nourishment during the detox process.
Detox and Antioxidants
Effective detox programs will include foods or supplements rich in vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. Antioxidants serve an essential function during the detox process. As toxins clear out of your body, antioxidants can help protect your cell membranes and your cell function. Flavonoids, selenium and vitamins C and E are antioxidants typically found in a multivitamin and recommended during many detox programs.
Choosing the Multivitamin
According to "Detox: The Process of Cleansing and Restoration," the best-quality multivitamins to take during a detox are not available over the counter. Therefore, include your doctor in your detox program that requires medical supervision and the administration of a medical-grade multivitamin supplement. Many natural doctors and integrative physicians offer detox programs that include a multivitamin supplement.
Importance of Certain Substances
Several vitamins and minerals are essential in any multivitamin supplement you take as part of a detox program. Multivitamins should contain alpha-lipoic acid and vitamins C and E, which can scavenge and remove free radicals in your body during detox. Your body also requires magnesium to support adequate cell function. Additionally, the multivitamin should contain selenium to support the activity of glutathione peroxidase, an enzyme found in your body that helps to remove toxins.
References
- "Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine"; Dennis Kasper et al; 2004
- "Integrative Medicine"; David Rakel; 2002
- "Super Cleanse: Detox Your Body for Long-Lasting Health and Beauty"; Adina Niemerow; 2008
- "The Detox Book: How to Detoxify Your Body to Improve Your Health, Stop Disease, and Reverse Aging"; Bruce Fife; 2001
- "Detox: The Process of Cleansing and Restoration"; Sara Rose; 2005
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