Holistic Support Elimination and Detoxification

Are you ready to dive into all kinds of holistic support for our body’s channels of elimination and detoxification? By supporting these systems, we help the body run optimally and free of toxins and clutter. Think of it like a sieve that you are pouring muddy water into. The sieve will filter out the chunks and allow the water to flow through. If we never dump out or clean the sieve, eventually it will get clogged and the water will back up. It will be completely clogged.

Our bodies work similarly. We need to clean out the channels and provide support in order for the systems to be able to detox and filter appropriately. This is one thing we focus on when we are doing a Holistic Iridology analysis. If you aren’t sure what Iridology is, make sure to check out the article What is Holistic Iridology?

Holistic Support for Channels of Elimination and Detoxification

We have 6 main channels of elimination and detoxification. They are the epidermis, lymphatic system, renal system, respiratory system, hepatic system, and the colon. We will go through them one by one and talk about what they are as well as things we can do to support these systems.

The below charts are printed with permission from my mentor and founder of Holistic Iridology – Prof. David J. Pesek, PhD, DHC.

In each chart, I make bold the holistic support that I personally utilize!

Epidermis

The outer layer of your skin is called the epidermis. The most important jobs of the epidermis are to protect the body, keep it hydrated, and make new cells. It is also responsible for skin color.

The epidermis is also sometimes referred to as the 3rd kidney as sweat contains a very small amount of urea. Guess what happens if our skin is clogged up and our kidneys need a little extra help? It goes back onto the “shoulders” of the kidneys!

Holistic Support For The Epidermis

Nutrients	Herbs	Foods	Activities
Biotin	Pycnogenol	Cocoa	Dry Skin Brushing
Fish Oil (Omega 3)	Green Tea	Pineapple	FIR Sauna
Collagen	Chamomile	Papaya	Sunlight
Astaxanthin	Pine Bark	Anti-oxidant Rich	Sweating
Beta Carotene	Holy Basil	Pure Water	Pulsed Light Therapy
Selenium	Shave Grass		Hydrotherapy
Silicon	Yellow Dock		Aromatherapy
Zinc
B Complex
MSM
Bromelain
Vitamin C

Lymphatic System

The spleen, thymus, tonsils, adenoids, bone marrow, Peyer’s patches, lymph, lymph nodes, lymph vessels, and collecting ducts are all parts of the lymphatic system.

The importance of the lymphatic system is largely overlooked. It is part of the immune system and is responsible for maintaining fluid levels in the body (it collects excess fluids from cells and tissues and returns it to the bloodstream), absorbing fat from the digestive tract, protecting the body against foreign invaders (it produces and releases lymphocytes), and it removes and transports abnormal cells and waste products from the lymph.

Holistic Support For The Lymphatic System

Nutrients	Herbs	Foods	Activities
Zinc	Devil’s Claw	Celery	Dry Skin Brushing
Magnesium	Oregano Oil	Almonds	Rebounder
Selenium	Royal Jelly	Figs	Lymphatic Massage
Melatonin	Sage Tea	Spirulina	Qigong
Colloidal Silver	Olive Leaf	Green Peas	FIR Sauna
B12	Ashwagandha	Fiber	Movement
Sodium	Blue Flag (Iris)	Okra
		Pure Water

Renal System

The renal system includes the urethra, bladder, ureters, and kidneys.

The renal system is responsible for filtering blood, storing and eliminating urine, and separating toxins from important nutrients. At a real basic level, blood enters the kidneys where the toxins are separated from the nutrients. Nutrients are allowed back into the system and the toxins and urine are moved into the bladder. It is stored here until expulsion through the urethra.

Holistic Support For The Renal System

Nutrients	Herbs	Foods	Activities
CoQ10	Corn Silk	Watermelon	Dry Skin Brushing
Betaine HCl	Parsley	Pure Water	Yoga
L-Arginine	Watermelon Seed Tea	Beets	Homeopathy
Magnesium	Juniper Berries	Dandelion Greens	Naturopathy
	Green Tea	Fennel	Reflexology
	Burdock		Acupuncture
	Couch Grass

Respiratory System

The mouth, nose, sinuses, throat, trachea, bronchial tubes, lungs, and diaphragm are the main components of the respiratory system. And guess what? Your respiratory system allows you to breathe! And breath is life!

The respiratory system delivers oxygen to the body, removes waste gases, controls the moisture and temperature of the air, and allows you to smell and talk!

Holistic Support For The Respiratory System

Nutrients	Herbs	Foods	Activities
Lycopene	Mullein	Sweet Potato	Breath Work
Magnesium	Astragalus	Spinach	Yoga
NAC	Andrographis	Organic Fruits	Aerobic Exercise
Zinc	Osha	Mango	Reflexology
Hyaluronic Acid	Korean Ginseng	Kale	Rebounder
Vitamin A	Don Quai	Watermelon	Aromatherapy
Fish Oil	Hyssop	Okra	Acupuncture
Vitamin C		Celery	Psychotherapy
Vitamin E		Pure Water	Chiropractic
Pangamic Acid (B-15)

Hepatic System

The liver and gallbladder make up the hepatic system. The hepatic system has many, many jobs – most of which we required for life. Some of these include cleaning toxins out of the blood, making bile, metabolizing proteins, carbohydrates, and fats, glycogen storage, and getting rid of old blood cells. Our liver is SO important and quite often heavily overused and in need of detoxification itself.

Holistic Support For The Hepatic System

Nutrients	Herbs	Foods	Activities
Magnesium	Milk Thistle	Turmeric	Exercise
Betaine HCl	Dandelion	Garlic	Naturopathy
SAMe	Astragalus	Dark Chocolate	Reflexology
TMG	Korean Ginseng	Beets	Yoga
Vitamin C	Green Tea	Blueberries	Coffee Enema
Vitamin E	Pycnogenol	Spirulina
Vitamin B-15	Yellow Dock	Pure Water
Alpha Lipoic Acid	Golden Seal

Large Intestine (Colon)

The last part of the GI system is the large intestine, which includes the colon, rectum, and anus. We will focus on the colon for now. Some people use large intestine and colon interchangeably. The colon does not, however, include the rectum and the anus.

The colon is responsible for things like absorbing water and electrolytes so that waste is mostly solid after moving through the ascending and transverse colon. Digestion also occurs here, but it is by gut bacteria vs enzymes and it is done much slower.

Holistic Support For The Colon

Nutrients	Herbs	Foods	Activities
Essential Fatty Acids	Green Tea	Psyllium Seed	Exercise
Magnesium	Dandelion	Flax Seed	Colon Hydrotherapy
Glucosamine	Elderberry	Clarified Butter	Massage
Bromelain	Chamomile	Prunes	Naturopathy
Prebiotics		Pure Water	Yoga
Probiotics		Papaya
		Cultured Vegetables

General Support

If you look through the above charts, you will notice some things that appear in many of the charts. Some examples are magnesium, Green Tea, Pure Water, Exercise, Yoga, etc.. If you are struggling with just getting started, find a few things that cover a lot of bases and go from there. It doesn’t need to be complicated.

Have fun and support that body!

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