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Dry Skin Brushing

The skin is the largest part of the human body. It is the largest part of the elimination channels. The toxins, which are brought from the blood to the skin, are eliminated through skin. When the daily elimination channels are slow or partial plugged up such as your colon being constipated, not all the toxins move out through your feces.

Toxins that collect in the colon are likely to move into the blood when colon walls have been weaken through constant constipation or abused through eating unnecessary junk food.

If you are often constipated then your liver will be overworked and incapable to detoxify all of the colon toxins. The liver will store many of these toxins in its own tissue and else where in your body's tissues, joints, organs, cells and skin.

When you have extreme toxins and your immune system is not able to detoxify them, these toxins will move to the surface of the skin through the blood where they will enter the hair follicles and try to move to the skin surface. When your pores are not working properly unnecessary toxins in the pores can lead to acne.

Body odor is also a result of toxins emerging out through the skin that should be moving out through the other elimination channels.

If your body skin is clean and its pores are open and unblocked, toxins will move out through the pores without creating pimples or eruptions. The skin normally moves one to two pounds of toxins out of your skin daily.

You can judge when your pores are open. You sweat freely during exercise. If you do not sweat much during exercise or in hot weather then your skin pores are most likely plugged.

To keep your skin active and act as a good channel of elimination you need to brush your skin daily before you shower or during your shower. When you brush your skin, brush in a direction starting from your feet upwards towards your heart.

Brushing is one of greatest gifts of health that you can give yourself. Dry skin brushing is one of the best of all baths. You make new skin on the body every 24 hours. The skin will only be as clean as the bloodstream. Dry skin brushing removes the top layer. This helps to remove uric acid crystals catarrh and various other acids in the body. The skin should eliminate 2 pounds of waste acids daily.

Brush your skin every day and bring toxins to the skin surface where you can get rid of them during your shower.

How to do dry skin brushing:

• Purchase a natural, bristle brush, because it does not damage the surface of your skin.
• Look out for a brush with a long handle; as a result, you will be able to get to the areas of your body, which are not easy to reach, when doing your own skin brushing.
• Before showering or bathing, skin brush at least once daily.
• Do not wet your skin, because it will not have the same effect, as this stretches your skin.
• Brush the soles of your feet first since the nerve endings there affect your whole body, next Brush your ankles, calves, and thighs, then brush across your stomach and your buttocks and lastly brush your hands to your arms.
• Do circular counter-clockwise strokes on your abdomen.
• Take a warm bath or shower, which should be followed by a cool rinse at the end to revitalize blood circulation and stimulate surface warmth.