Did you know that our body will literally store toxins in our FAT cells to prevent those toxins from reaching important organs like the brain, heart, blood, etc?
Thus, the more toxins we are exposed to, the more likely we are to store fat. It’s a brilliant PROTECTiON mechanism that our body has in place.
Instead of being mad at our fat, we can be grateful for its role in protecting us.
Because of this, it’s also important to let go of weight slowly and mindfully. If we go too quick, as the fat dissolves, it can literally start to dump those toxins into our blood stream and make us sick.
This research paper explores this phenomenon of super quick weight loss via GLp-1 drugs…
Slow and steady wins the race!
There are simple things we can do to lower our toxin load and actively detoxify our bodies.
1.) Eat a heavily organic, nutrient dense diet that’s as close to nature as possible. Highly processed foods, synthetic ingredients like artificial colors and flavors, pesticides, herbicides, and chemicals preservatives are toxic to our bodies.
2.) Don’t put anything on your skin that you wouldn’t be willing to eat. Unfortunately many lotions, make-up products, and creams are full of chemicals that go into our bodies via our skin.
3.) Stay away from inhaling chemicals as much as possible. Use natural cleaners like vinegar and essential oils. Avoid scented candles- those are often chock full of toxic chemicals which we ingest when we smell them.
4.) Actively detoxify by using infrared saunas, moving your body, jumping on a trampoline, oil pulling, tongue scraping, and skin brushing.
The articles below go deeper into how toxins can make us fat, for anyone who wants to nerd out on this topic more :)