| There has long been a belief that to detox | | | | preventing toxins from entering the body. It is |
| naturally means to allow our bodies to detox as a | | | | also unlikely that our liver is working at 100% |
| matter of course. In an ideal world where we are | | | | efficiency as the excesses of our current |
| eating a healthy diet and leading a healthy lifestyle | | | | lifestyles put an increasing burden upon it. |
| as our ancestors did then that might be a true | | | | One of the main causes of gut permeability is |
| statement. Our bodies do indeed have their own | | | | gluten. More and more people are being diagnosed |
| detox mechanisms. | | | | with gluten sensitivity. This basically means that |
| The gut is designed to prevent bacteria and many | | | | any foods containing gluten should be eliminated |
| toxins from entering the body. When harmful | | | | from the diet. Unfortunately as with most |
| chemicals do enter the body the liver acts as an | | | | allergies, gluten sensitivity is not something that |
| extraordinary chemical factory to make a water | | | | our bodies will suddenly become tolerant to. Once |
| soluble compound that can be excreted by the | | | | the gene for gluten sensitivity has been activated |
| kidneys, allowing the body to detox naturally. The | | | | it will continue to be a problem for ever, and as a |
| body should be able to be re-hydrated with | | | | result the bodies ability to detox naturally will be |
| ordinary tap water and be refreshed with a good | | | | impaired |
| nights sleep. | | | | Gluten sensitivity is now so wide spread that the |
| Unfortunately in our present day and age the | | | | food industry has responded to the need and it is |
| health of the gut cannot be taken for granted as | | | | relatively easy (though more expensive) to find |
| a protector. More and more we are seeing health | | | | gluten free products that help to ease the |
| problems caused by increased permeability of the | | | | problems associated with a gluten free diet. |
| gut wall, which means it is not as capable of | | | | |