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You've been straight up lied to about
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detox. Juice cleanses, expensive
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supplements, detox tees, most of them
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don't just fail, they could actually be
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causing damage. If your body's real
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detox system breaks down, you won't just
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be tired. You'll be aging faster and
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stacking up invisible damage every
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single day. And you're opening the door
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to serious diseases even before you see
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the warning signs. Most of what's sold
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as detox a day is just surface level.
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The truth is that real detox happens
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deep inside your cells and it all
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depends on one molecule that's flown
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under the radar, which is glutathione.
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When your glutathione is strong, your
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body can handle almost anything. And
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when it's low and weakened, toxins are
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winning. When I was dealing with health
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issues before I went all in on a lowtox
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lifestyle, just handling daily life was,
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let's just be honest, it was tough
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because I barely had enough energy. Even
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though I slept more than nine hours
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every night, I had these horrible dark
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circles under my eyes, acne all over my
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face, but the hands down the worst part
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was the brain fog because I couldn't
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function at work and my performance
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suffered. I mean, there would even be
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times when I couldn't answer simple
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questions in a meeting, which was
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absolutely mortifying. And having my
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boss need to jump in and and help me out
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was embarrassing to say the least. But
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the good news is that you're not stuck.
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You can start rebuilding your defenses
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today with small, simple shifts that can
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change the entire trajectory of your
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health. I'm Dr. Dr. Ivon, PhD
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toxicologist, and today I'm pulling back
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the curtain on the real sciencebacked
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strategies that your body has been
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waiting for. This is the detox advice
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you won't hear anywhere else. Did you
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know that your body has a built-in detox
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system that works every single day,
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every second of the day, and behind all
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of it is glutathione? Glutathione is
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like your body's full-time security,
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cleanup, and emergency response team all
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rolled into one. It is really a miracle.
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It neutralizes toxins, repairs cellular
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damage, and keeps your cells running at
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full strength. But without enough
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glutathione, your liver slows down. Your
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kidney does too. Your immune defenses
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weaken, and your mitochondria, aka the
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tiny engines inside your cells that
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power your body, start to break down.
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Low glutathione has been linked to
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faster aging, chronic inflammation, and
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higher risk for chronic disease. stress,
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pollution, poor sleep, processed foods,
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and toxins all slowly chip away at your
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glutathione reserves faster than you
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might realize. And when glutathione is
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depleted, your cells aren't just
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stressed, they're actually dying off.
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But here's the empowering truth. You can
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rebuild and protect your natural detox
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system starting today, as in right now.
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A lot of people think that detox is
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something you do once a year, maybe like
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a three-day juice cleanse or you take
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some miracle liver detox supplement. But
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that mindset misses the real problem
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because detoxification isn't a
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oneanddone or once in a while thing.
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It's daily non-stop. It's a process
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that's happening inside you right now
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24/7. And there is no magic bullet quick
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fix. So just forget about the gimmicks.
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Like I said, glutathione is at the
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center of your detox pathways. Without
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enough glutathione, toxins are not
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completely removed from your body and
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start to accumulate. A lot of the
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popular products you see everywhere,
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like these detox teas, powders, special
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cleanses, they don't always address the
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root cause, and they're usually a waste
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of money. To make things worse, some of
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these quick cleanses can actually stress
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your body even more, disrupting your
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metabolism, depleting essential
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nutrients and leaving you even more
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likely to end up with fatigue, feeling
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more weak, and having some rebound or
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detox symptoms. So, here's the secret
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that I wish I knew. Supporting detox is
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not about taking a gimmicky pill or a
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temporary cleanse. It's about avoiding
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toxins first and foremost and building
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up your body's detox pathways
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consistently day by day so that you can
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maintain resilience and even grow
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stronger with time regardless of how
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toxic our environment is. And you don't
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have to do a massive overhaul every
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night. In fact, small shifts
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consistently over time create momentum
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and massive improvements. All you need
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to do is get 1% better with each choice
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that you make, starting with the most
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powerful foundation of all the food that
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you eat. Don't just think of food as
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fuel. Think of it as information. Every
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bite you take sends a signal to your
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body that can either strengthen your
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detox pathways or weaken them. If you
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want to rebuild your glutathione levels
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and maximize the recycling capability,
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food is your first and fastest line of
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defense. Sulfur richch vegetables like
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broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts,
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garlic, and onions give your body the
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sulfur it needs to produce more
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glutathione naturally. Cruciferous
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vegetables in particular contain
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compounds like sulforophane, which
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increase glutathione levels and activate
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your internal detox pathways. Right?
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They neutralize toxins before they can
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cause long-term damage. And that's
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because the main part of glutathione
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that is doing the detoxification is the
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sulfur within the molecule itself. So by
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feeding your cells sulfur, you're giving
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your glutathione machinery the building
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blocks it needs to make more glutathione
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and maintain those glutathione levels.
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Foods that are rich in vitamin C,
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selenium, and zinc like bell peppers,
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citrus fruits, Brazil nuts, pumpkin
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seeds, even oysters. These also help to
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increase your glutathione levels.
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Without these critical nutrients, our
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detox system basically struggles and uh
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cells start to fall behind and the
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silent damage will add up year after
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year. That's why people often think,
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"Oh, I'm just getting older. That's why
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I don't feel as good as I did when I was
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in my 20s." But that's not necessarily
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the reason why. It's often because our
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detox pathways, particularly
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glutathione, have become overburdened
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and are taxed. So being able to
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revitalize that is critical for health.
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So I like to think of every meal as a
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chance to rebuild and reinforce by
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choosing unprocessed, colorful,
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nutrient-dense foods over processed
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foods isn't just good advice. It's
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proven to improve your health, not only
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now, but for your future self. I also
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like to think of it as investing today
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and reaping the benefits tomorrow. But
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even if you're eating the best foods,
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taking all the right supplements,
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sleeping like a champ, like a rock every
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single night, if your tap water is
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contaminated, you are silently undoing
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all of your hard work with every single
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sip. That's because municipal tap water
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contains contaminants. These invisible
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threats like heavy metals such as lead
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and arsenic, pesticides,
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pharmaceuticals, and disinfection
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byproducts like trihalomemethanes. Every
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sip you drink without filtering it adds
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a little bit more pressure to your liver
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and a little bit more burden to your
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glutathione system. And over time, the
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burden isn't just theoretical because
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studies show that chronic exposure to
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contaminants in drinking water
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overwhelms your antioxidant defenses,
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your detox pathways. They can damage
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your mitochondria, and even accelerate
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cellular aging, which will eventually
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show up on your face. But not to worry
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because a high quality water filter can
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eliminate most of these common
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contaminants of concern so that you're
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not inadvertently decreasing your
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antioxidant system and even stressing it
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out. I personally use a reverse osmosis
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system that filters into a glass pitcher
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and then I add mineral drops to my water
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since RO removes them. The part of a
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lowtox lifestyle that surprises a lot of
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people is the impact that beauty,
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personal care, household cleaning
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products have on your toxic load. Most
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of us think about the food we eat and
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the water we drink, but the air we
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breathe and the products we use on our
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skin are often overlooked but very
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important. That's because many of the
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everyday products like the lotions we
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use, the laundry detergents, these can
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be loaded with chemicals like parabens,
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phalates, formaldahhide releasers, and
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even synthetic undisclosed fragrances.
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These can create oxidative stress,
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disrupt your hormones, and eat away at
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your glutathione reserves, which is not
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what you want. Over time, these
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chemicals lower your body's antioxidant
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defenses and accelerate biological
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aging. But again, you don't need to
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overhaul your life overnight. In fact,
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that's just not really sustainable or
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practical. I would personally start with
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simple swaps. Whenever you need to
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replenish a product, choose a
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fragrance-free, lowtox piece of
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skincare, for example. Switch to gentle
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cleaning products without harsh
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chemicals, which by the way aren't even
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necessary to clean inside the home like
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we've been led to believe. Every
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cleaning product you swap out, every
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lotion you upgrade, every scented
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plug-in you remove reduces the daily
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chemical burden on your liver and
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protects your detox pathways for the
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long haul. Because these habits are
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usually lifelong, supporting your detox
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systems isn't just about removing the
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threats. It's about building resilience
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every single day. Certain daily habits
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are like boosters for your glutathione
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levels. And the best part is that they
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are simple and free. The first one is to
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prioritize deep restful sleep. That's
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because your body does the deepest detox
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and repair work at night. If you're not
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focusing on sleep like your life depends
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on it, you are not just feeling tired
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the next day. You are literally draining
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your antioxidant reserves and
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accelerating aging. Aim for 7 to 9 hours
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of true deep sleep. The second thing to
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do is to sweat regularly. That's because
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sweating either by exercise or by
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infrared saunas can help your body
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eliminate heavy metals, pesticides,
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persistent toxins like heavy metals,
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endocrine disruptors, they have been
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shown to be excreted via sweat. So even
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a brisk walk that just lightly gets you
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sweating also counts toward protecting
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your body. I've started walking every
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day and I have to tell you it has
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completely changed the way I feel and
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even the way I think because I'm
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thinking more clearly. That's because
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I'm breaking away from reading tons of
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research papers non-stop and doing work.
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And so when I come back to my desk, I'm
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more clear-headed. I've got fresh oxygen
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in my body. It is an absolute gamecher.
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Third is to get a grip on stress with
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deep breathing. That's because chronic
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stress is extremely damaging to our
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body. that increases inflammation, which
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then drains your glutathione. Even just
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a few minutes of deep diaphragmatic
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breathing can switch your body out of
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fightor-flight mode and protect your
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detox pathways. There's no fancy
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equipment needed, just you and your
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breath with a few focused minutes per
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day. So, whenever I'm feeling stressed,
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I force myself to pause and I like to do
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a technique called 478 breathing. So all
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you do is inhale through your nose for
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four counts, hold your breath for seven
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counts, and exhale for eight counts. And
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this is somehow magical and it will
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really take the edge off and has been
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shown to reduce cortisol levels. It
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takes almost no time and again it really
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takes the edge off. It helps you relax
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and it's absolutely free. Remember that
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building these habits is not about being
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perfect. It's about stacking up those 1%
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improvements that build over time. And
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then when you combine smarter nutrition,
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a cleaner home environment, and
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resilience building habits, the
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transformation that follows isn't just
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possible, it is inevitable. When you
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support your body's natural detox
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systems, the change that you're creating
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is isn't little. It's actually
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transformational. It changed my life
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when I started incorporating these
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habits. And it's not about chasing
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short-term hacks, fads, or gimmicks.
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This is really about building lasting
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resilience from the inside out. When
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your glutathione levels are strong, when
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your toxin intake is low, your body goes
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out of just purely surviving, and you
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start thriving, and you'll have more
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energy that lasts. You can think more
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clearly, you can focus better, your skin
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starts to look better. I mean, you just
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feel better through and through. But not
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just that, you don't get sick as often
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because your immune system is stronger.
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And most importantly, you have a deep
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sense of vitality that often goes
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missing, especially when you have
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chronic disease. Higher glutathione
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levels are directly linked to slower
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aging, better mitochondrial function,
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lower inflammation, and stronger
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defenses against chronic disease. And
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the most empowering part about all of
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this is that you have all the power to
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do it. You are not waiting for a miracle
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pill or a gimmick. You're not wasting
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your money on this. You are building and
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rebuilding your health starting today
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with one intentional choice at a time.
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In the end, the resilience that you want
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is not a distant dream because it's
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already inside of you. Just focus on it
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and your health will improve because
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what you focus on expands. And real
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detox again isn't something that you
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just do once and forget about it. It's
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not a once-in- ah thing. It's a deep
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relationship with your body that
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strengthens you every single day again
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with every intentional choice rooted
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purely in self-love. And the beauty of
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it is that you don't need to be perfect
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and you don't need to change everything,
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but it will improve your life. Think of
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every glass of filtered water, every
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nutrient-dense meal, every night of deep
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sleep, every deep breath is all stacking
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up in your favor. That's because your
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body already knows how to heal, protect
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itself, and thrive. And now you'll be
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giving it the tools that it has been
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asking for. But here's what matters
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most. Waiting is the biggest risk of
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all. By the time symptoms show up,
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silent damage has already been done and
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sometimes can be irreversible. But the
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thing is, a lot of it is reversible. And
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the best time to protect your health was
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yesterday. The next best time is right
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now. Protect your future self today
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because your health isn't just your
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greatest asset. It is again the greatest
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act of self-respect and self-love. Not
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just for yourself, but think of all the
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people around you who care about you
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that can be impacted when you are not
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well. And you have so much more power
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than you've been led to believe. If you
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