It’s the chronic symptoms in your life that you notice, but dismiss as nothing serious, which seem to keep you from feeling like yourself. You have started to forget things a little more; perhaps your keys, something from the grocery list or an old friend’s name. You chalk your memory loss up to ‘getting older.” You may have noticed your inability to focus while watching a movie or the headaches that never go away. You decide it’s because you have been too busy with too much on your plate. You may feel worn out after even the short trip to the mailbox or making the bed. You tell yourself you are getting lazy in your old age. There seems to be a type of sadness that overcomes you at certain times that makes you feel like you could stay in bed all day. You turn down invitations from your friends to go shopping because the fatigue you already suffer from makes the outing feel like you were going to play football or climb a mountain. Generally, you may feel like you have aged considerably but, all in all, you seem to feel like the rest of the world seems to feel so you just do the best you can. Well it’s the chronic symptoms like these that can signal a toxic brain.

  • Memory Loss
  • Inability to Focus and Concentrate
  • Fatigue
  • Depression and Anxiety
  • Chronic pain

How does the brain become toxic? There are everyday common things we are exposed to that contain various toxins and chemicals that build up over time and start to impair brain function. These toxins can be found in house cleaning products, perfumes, deodorant, foods and many other unsuspecting places. In time your brain can absorb these toxins and that creates an overload. Those small ailments that you have been struggling with can lead to serious conditions such as Alzheimer’s, Fibromyalgia and others . Identifying the toxins you have been exposed to and recognizing the effects they can have on your body is the first step towards getting you back to your healthy vibrant self.

How do we detoxify the brain?

Since we know that toxins can affect the immune system, hormone function and the digestive tract here are a few tips on how to begin to detoxify your brain.

  • Drink Water with Lemon Juice

The lemon stimulates the liver and gall bladder to help flush out toxins. It also alkalizes the body to help it more effectively pump out nasty substances we have breathed in, absorbed through the skin or ingested. 12-16 ounces of clean water with some lemon to start the day is a ritual to start and maintain.

  • Avoid Artificial Sweeteners

All artificial sweeteners are composed of chemicals that are toxic to the nervous system. So, they are known as neurotoxins, and they actually destroy brain cells, connections between brain cells and cells elsewhere in the nervous system.

  • Breathe Deeply

This increases blood flow which helps to eliminate toxins

  • Purchase Whole Foods

Processed foods come in containers that contain toxins, such as aluminum…whole foods such as vegetables, nuts and seeds are unpackaged. Also whole foods like fresh, organic produce contain phytochemicals that are crucial to the body’s ability to remove toxins it has ingested or absorbed.

  • Drink Turmeric Tea

Turmeric helps the liver to detoxify. Note that all herbal teas contain powerful detoxifying nutrients most of us lack. So, a cup or two or three of organic, pesticide free herbal teas are healing as well as delicious.

When you start to eliminate the toxins that you have been continually exposed to and start the process of detoxifying your brain, many of the symptoms you have accepted as just a part of life, stress or getting a bit older will begin to diminish. You will begin to feel that health is, in fact, your birthright.