With accusations that the media is whipping up unnecessary fear and frenzy and shocking hints that this outbreak of swine flu has been deliberately engineered by an American pharmaceutical company and amounts to bio-terrorism, we cannot deny the fact that people have already died from it. What we really want  to know is how we can protect ourselves against it and is regular detox enough to strengthen our immune systems against swine flu.

As you have not been exposed to this virus before you will have no  immunity against it but there are many things you can do besides detox to strengthen your immune system and to protect yourself against being infected by this and other viruses.

The internet is full of good practical advice like washing your hands with  soap and water and sneezing into a tissue but if you think that antibacterial soaps are the answer then think again. Many contain triclosan which kills the good bacteria on your skin as well as the bad. Yes, you have bacteria on your skin just like the good the bacteria in your gut. They are your fist line of defense. Once you use antibacterial products you destroy your own protection as well as the germs.

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I keep coming across claims that Dr Floras colon cleanse is the best cleanse on the market – well don’t they all claim that!  So I thought it was about time I investigated it. Who is Dr Floras anyway? Probably just a name they invented as a front, I thought.  I looked all over the site but could not find out who Dr. Floras is, so being the inquisitive type, I called the company.

Who Is Dr Floras?

Carrie from customer services told me that Dr Floras is a real medical doctor and he was the main doctor involved in formulating the colon cleanse. Why was he so interested in bowels, I asked. Was that his specialty?  But she could not answer that one.

No irritant laxatives = no cramps

So why has Dr Floras been voted the No 1 colon cleanse I wonder?  I have used enough colon cleanses in the past to have a good idea of what to look for in a product. The first thing I liked about it was the fact that it does not contain senna. This is a pretty powerful laxative herb that always gives me (and a lot of other people) cramps so I avoid cleanses that contain it. It does not even contain cascara that so many other cleanses include. Cascara stimulates the peristalsis movement of the bowel and can sometimes cause cramp in sensitive individuals. Two good points so far.

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Many studies show that the vitamins, minerals, amino acids, chlorophyll and other substances in chlorella, a single-celled fresh water green algae,  helps to detoxify the body. But it has been proven that it is the tough fibrous material in the outer shell that actually binds with toxins and carries them out of the body.

It is often included as part of a detox program to help remove heavy metals such as mercury, cadmium and lead, and pesticides, such as PCB’s, and dioxins that accumulate in our bodies causing many health problems.

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A parasite detox works to naturally cleanse your system of any parasites you may have lurking in your digestive system. With over 3000 known parasites it is hardly surprising that according to the Worlds Health Organization, 3.5 billion people will suffer from some type of parasitic infection. With other estimates putting the figure at 85% of the population you can understand why a parasite detox is important.

Where do parasites come from?

You can get parasites from food and water that has become contaminated with their eggs or larvae. Others are easily transferred from animals. Many parasites are microscopic so they are invisible to the naked eye and you will not be aware of them. Intestinal worms are larger and are more easily visible. Many people have been surprised to see worms being expelled when they do a parasite detox.

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Make room for energy and vitality with The Raw Divas ground breaking raw food detox diet.  If bad winter eating habits, stress and pollution have left you feeling tired, fed up, fat and bloated then its time for a deep tissue detox.

Get back the health and energy you deserve with the incredible 6 week raw food deep detox put together by the Raw Divas and Dr Ritamarie Loscalzo. Their powerful deep tissue cleanse will banish overweight, constipation, cravings for bad food, indigestion, bloating, bad sleep, low energy, water retention and those many other niggling symptoms of poor health.

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Although you can go an a detox diet at any time Springtime has traditionally been regarded by naturopaths as the most important time of the year to detox. Magazines and newspapers are generally full of detox diet advice every January to combat the excesses of Christmas but practitioners of Chinese medicine also say we should wait until Spring to detox.

They say that the body’s energies have cycles and the energies come to the surface at Springtime making it easier to detox. We are certainly more likely to prefer fruit and cold salad foods when we are warmer. New spring vegetables with all their valuable nutrients become available so it makes sense to wait to make use of them.

If you want to stay healthy in this increasingly toxic world then it seems essential to detox and cleanse to prevent the build up of toxic chemicals in your body. The body has a very complicated and sophisticated detox system which works on your behalf every day but the sheer amount of toxins you are now exposed to means that it has become overwhelmed.

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