Phase 1:
Detoxification—Are the pipes clean?

Natural health care seeks not only to provide the body with a nutritious diet, but also to open up the eliminative channels to keep the body systems running clean, uninhibited by waste buildup.

Phase 2:
Activation—Is your body firing on all cylinders?

Activation is the process of making your body more efficient. Enzymes and probiotics are two key components of activation within the body. Together these components help your body to better extract nutrients from the foods you eat and promote a healthy intestinal system.

Phase 3:
Vital Nutrition—Are you getting enough?

The concept of vital nutrition addresses an illusion in America today—that we are well-nourished. As Americans we may be overfed, but not with essential nutrients. Being healthy can no longer be equated with the mere absence of disease. The essential nutrients that work on the cellular level to fuel our bodies are what make up vital nutrition.

Detoxification—sometimes called blood purification or body cleansing—is the practice of altering dietary habits to give the body’s eliminative channels a chance to get rid of toxins from the cells, organs, tissues, bloodstream and the lymphatic system more efficiently.

Detoxifying the body is an essential step on your path to better health. In practice, it is accomplished by abstaining from food for a few hours or days (fasting), drinking only water or juices, taking special herbs, or any combination of a number of methods to give the body a chance to divert its energies.

Products for Phase 1: Detoxification—Take That First Step
What can detoxification do for you?

You are what you eat. But you are also what you drink, breathe and absorb from your environment. Any substance that finds its way into your body can affect you for better or for worse. When your body is not eliminating efficiently, wastes may not be expelled for days, weeks or longer. This can cause buildup in the colon, leading to autointoxication. Unfortunately, the digestive and intestinal systems take the brunt of these toxins from our environment and diet. A proper cleansing of these systems can enhance the efforts of the body’s digestive processes. Furthermore, when you consider that 60 percent of the immune system is located in the intestines, cleansing becomes crucial to your overall health and ability to maintain health.

Nature’s Sunshine has developed several products that help the body properly eliminate these toxins.

The CleanStart® cleansing and detoxifying program supports natural toxin elimination, improves energy and promotes a feeling of well-being.

Enviro-Detox
This combination of 13 nutrients provides ongoing support to the body’s five main detoxifying organs: the liver, kidneys, lungs, bowel and skin. It contains burdock root, dandelion root, fenugreek, ginger, marshmallow root, pepsin, red clover flowers, sarsaparilla root, yellow dock root, Echinacea purpurea root, Lactobacillus sporogenes, cascara sagrada and milk thistle concentrate. Each nutrient in this exclusive formula has been carefully selected to provide maximum nutrition to the body. The beneficial microorganism L. sporogenes helps populate the intestinal tract, as cleansing may cause a flushing of friendly flora.

Bowel Detox
This key product contains nutrients that support proper digestive and intestinal function. It promotes healthy, regular elimination of waste from the colon. This formula provides betaine HCl, pepsin, pancreatin and bile salts to aid digestion in the upper gastrointestinal tract. Each capsule also contains 200 mg of psyllium hulls (to provide needed bulk), plus kelp plant and chlorophyll (to encourage proper flow of waste and detoxify the colon). It also contains selected herbs, vitamins and other nutrients that support bowel health, including apple pectin, activated charcoal and bentonite clay.

Specialized detoxification products
Scientists estimate that over 50 percent of Americans consume too many heavy metals. It’s not hard to believe when you consider that metals are found in industrial byproducts, tainted drinking water, pesticides and even dental fillings. Metals can cause a variety of unpleasant health issues.

Heavy Metal Detox
Heavy Metal Detox binds with the heavy metals in the body and pulls them out. Clinical trials show that one of the key ingredients, cilantro, decreases the level of heavy metals in the body and increases their levels in the urine. Other ingredients include N-Acetyl Cysteine, apple pectin, sodium alginate, kelp algae, l-methionine, alpha lipoic acid, magnesium and pyridoxal-5-phosphate.

Yeast / Fungal Detox
Yeast and fungus represent another common detoxification issue. A healthy body hosts a delicate balance of yeast and friendly flora (probiotics). That balance is easily compromised through poor diet and some prescription medications. These microbial imbalances can affect the immune, digestive and urinary systems. This special blend of herbs and nutrients helps maintain the balance of these microorganisms. Key ingredients include oregano, caprylic acid (a naturally occurring fatty acid that has proven effective as an antifungal compound), propionic acid, sorbic acid, Echinacea angustifolia root, garlic, pau d’arco, selenium and zinc.