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Toxic Body Care & Cosmetics

More than 10.000 different substances substances are used in the production of modern body care and cosmetics today — almost all of them untested for long-term human usage. Some of them are even known to be harmful or cause cancer. There is no need for the manufacturers to list the used compounds on the label. Most of them don't, to keep their manufacturing secrets. We don't know what we put on our skin whenever we use one of these products. Most of these substances can quickly enter our bodies through our skin at an alarming rate. For example, when using a non-organic shower gel, we absorb about ten times as much of its toxic content by applying it to our skin compared to drinking it!

In light of this, we must be extra cautious since some products (even organic ones) contain wheat or other grains, thus gluten. This might not be listed on the label or named misleadingly (e.g., as amino acids). If a product is not explicitly labeled as "gluten-free," it probably is not.

For us, buying Buying only organic, totally additive-free, gluten-free body care and cosmetics is paramount for us. Fortunately, these already exist.

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While losing weight, e.g., when starting a healthy diet, we must be aware that the body stores all the toxins that it cannot instantly eliminate in fat tissue. Fat tissue is dismantled during weight loss, and the accumulated toxins are released into the bloodstream (This is one reason why crash dieting is unhealthy). Particularly in this situation, we must support our detoxification processes by providing enough water and the measures described below.

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Daily Multi-Detox - Organic Essential Detox (renewlife.com)

Cleansing the whole Bodybody

We employ a dedicated full-body cleanse two to three times a year to release stored toxins from our bodies. The full-body cleanse is done instead of the daily detox support. For first-time cleansing, there is a unique starter product. 

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