To Detox and If So How to Detox: Midlife Woman to Midlife Woman

01/16/24 • 54 min

Wonder how to detox? Or if you even need to? I know my view on this has changed dramatically in the last decade. Once under the belief that our body’s detox naturally enough to do the job, I don’t think that’s the case any more. I think we often need a boost and depending on how clean your lifestyle more or less often.

By now you know toxins absorbed by our body because we eat them, breath them, wear them (including fragrances) or have them in our homes or cars... are stored in fat. That makes fat hard to lose. But there’s more to it. Those toxins still do damage and compromise your function.

This episode is about how to detox.

My Guest:

In addition to being the host of the Top 100 Health Podcast, Accelerated Health TV & Radio Show which reaches over 600,000 listeners per month, Sara Banta is the owner and founder of the award-winning supplement company; Accelerated Health Products.

Her goal is to help her clients and listeners reach their optimal state of health through quality detox supplements, cutting-edge health technologies, and modalities.

Her journey was on a different path until she hit rock bottom.

After western medicine couldn’t give her the health answers she was looking for, she discovered natural solutions that actually worked.

As she was healing from Crohn’s disease, hormonal issues, PCOS, IBS, and heavy metal toxicity, she was hit with my 9-year-old son’s diagnosis of leukemia. It was at that moment she knew she had a bigger calling in life; to open people’s eyes to the world of natural healing.

Fast forward to today where she serves her clients and listeners with cutting-edge protocols that combine Scalar frequency-based supplements, DNA-based Dietary protocols, Chinese medicine, healing devices, and much more so that they can detox, reset and rebuild their Body, Mind, and Spirit.

She is a graduate of Stanford University with Degrees in Economics and Psychology, as well as a graduate of the Institute of Integrative Nutrition, and the Invincible Wellness System.

Questions We Answer in This Episode:

What are the causes of unexplained weight gain?
What are the hidden causes of Insulin Resistance
What are the signs of a sluggish liver and how can you repair any liver damage naturally?
How are common signs of menopause related to or hinting at a need for detox?
How can Detox improve or resolve insulin resistance?
How effective will a detox be if you may still be exposing yourself (unintentionally) to toxins?

Still have questions on how to detox? Connect with Sara.

Connect with Sara:

Website: https://sarabantahealth.com

https://www.flippingfifty.com/cleanse

On Social:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/acceleratedhealthproducts

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/acceleratedhealthproducts/

X: https://twitter.com/sarawbanta

Resources:

Accelerated Health Leaky Gut Bundle: https://www.flippingfifty.com/cleanse

Other Episodes You Might Like:

Perfection Detox for the Mindset of Midlife Success

https://www.flippingfifty.com/perfection-detox/

Higher Metabolism with Thermogenesis: What’s the Influence of Foods?

https://www.flippingfifty.com/higher-metabolism/

The Genetics of Metabolism and Weight Loss for Women Over 40

https://www.flippingfifty.com/genetics-of-metabolism/

This episode is about how to detox.

My Guest:

Her goal is to help her clients and listeners reach their optimal state of health through quality detox supplements, cutting-edge health technologies, and modalities.

Her journey was on a different path until she hit rock bottom.

After western medicine couldn’t give her the health answers she was looking for, she discovered natural solutions that actually worked.

She is a graduate of Stanford University with Degrees in Economics and Psychology, as well as a graduate of the Institute of Integrative Nutrition, and the Invincible Wellness System.

Questions We Answer in This Episode:

What are the causes of unexplained weight gain?
What are the hidden causes of Insulin Resistance
What are the signs of a sluggish liver and how can you repair any liver damage naturally?
How are common signs of menopause related to or hinting at a need for detox?
How can Detox improve or resolve insulin resistance?
How effective will a detox be if you may still be exposing yourself (unintentionally) to toxins?

Still have questions on how to detox? Connect with Sara.

Connect with Sara:

Website: https://sarabantahealth.com

https://www.flippingfifty.com/cleanse

On Social:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/acceleratedhealthproducts

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/acceleratedhealthproducts/

X: https://twitter.com/sarawbanta

Resources:

Accelerated Health Leaky Gut Bundle: https://www.flippingfifty.com/cleanse

Other Episodes You Might Like:

Perfection Detox for the Mindset of Midlife Success

https://www.flippingfifty.com/perfection-detox/

Higher Metabolism with Thermogenesis: What’s the Influence of Foods?

https://www.flippingfifty.com/higher-metabolism/

The Genetics of Metabolism and Weight Loss for Women Over 40

https://www.flippingfifty.com/genetics-of-metabolism/

Previous Episode

You Want to Balance Blood Sugar for Belly Fat Reduction

If you’ve got a belly fat issue you potentially also have a need to balance blood sugar. In this episode I answer a community member question.

Community Member Question:

“I am struggling with keeping my blood sugar balanced. I am wearing the CGM and it is showing my blood sugar going below 70 many times during the night and 2-3x during the day. Trying to figure this all out. Balanced meals don’t seem to be doing much t o help. Tonight I am having a protein shak e with 40 grams of protein and 30 grams of fiber. Hoping this keeps things more steady overnight and I can get some restful sleep. Not asking for medical advice here, just moral support.”

SHE IS JUST RECOVERING FROM AN ILLNESS.

While there isn’t necessarily wrong with a 70 or lower at night if you feel fine, crashing during the day definitely raises some questions. Clarified with the individual it was that it down (but not numbers given to what) 2-3 times during the day.

How to Use a CGM to Balance Blood Sugar

Observe first. Change second.
Energy, food, activity, stress and sleep all matter.
Did you simply record what is “norm” for you right now?
What is your stable energy all day level?
CGMs may need to be adjusted or recalibrated to you. Don’t let arbitrary numbers dictate what’s true for you.

On the other hand if you feel the highs and crashes, then we want adjustments.

Are you monitoring your stress levels and your sequence of food?

Sequence can change the impact of a meal by 75%.

Any meal eaten under stress or sleep deprived will spike blood sugar more than it would otherwise.

Try comparing it to a mixed meal. Dine on real food and compare. You’re mixing in a protein shake and this may not be working. But TESTING is key.

A liquid meal like a smoothie at night may not support your stable levels as much as a solid meal that takes longer to digest. There is an appropriate time to do smoothies but there’s also a time you’re better off doing solid food that takes hours to break down and then acts like a “time-release” drip for more balance blood sugar.

So you’ve tried X.. .how can you have the same food stuff in a different form or order (make ONE change and see if there is a difference.

Document sleep, stress and exercise status: they are also impacting. Chances are poor sleep is impacting your responses. I would not suggest a shake at dinner if you want better sleep. Give your gut whole food.

Experiment: In the protein shake you had:

X protein

X carb X fat.

What happens if you adjust the protein, fiber, carb or fat? Not all at once, but changing one will change the ratio.

How to Test to Balance Blood Sugar Levels

What happens if you have a PLATE of whole food instead?

Salmon

Carb in legume soup or bean salad (to bump your fiber)

Added fiber to reach same.

Then try again ... same meal in different order.. Carbs last.. What happens?

Testing means you change ONE variable at a time. Keep in mind week 1 should be recording what is your usual habit. Week 2 and so on should be consciously testing ONE thing at a time.

Other Factors in Monitoring Blood Sugar Balance with CGM

Are you taking High doses of Vitamin C? This can create false reports of blood sugar if you’re using some CGMs.

Does this feel right? The monitor may not be functioning properly or require some calibration. Did you know we tend to default to having done something wrong! It’s not always us!

Resources:

My CGM of Choice: https://www.flippingfifty.com/myglucose

Other Episodes You Might Like:

Answers to Your CGM Questions: For Non-diabetics

https://www.flippingfifty.com/answers-to-your-cgm-questions/

28-Day CGM Experiment: What I Learned This Time

https://www.flippingfifty.com/28-day-cgm-experiment/

Walking Off Weight in Menopause | Controlling Blood Sugar

https://www.flippingfifty.com/walking-off-weight/

Next Episode

How Your Exercise Supports Natural Detox

Exercise both directly and indirectly influences detox.

Exercise increases respiration, circulation and sweat production.

Exercise [in the sweet spot] also improves digestion and elimination so the toxins released can be removed.

Exercise stimulates the lymphatic system (an integral part of the immune system for removal of metabolic waste and toxins). The Lymphatic system relies on muscular contractions and body vibration to move fluids through the body.

Indirectly exercise supports natural detox by being a catalyst. Working out often helps increase water intake, improve nutrition choices and sleep.

Are Some Exercises Better at Supporting Detox Than Others?

Look, any movement and regularly doing so, even gentle yoga and walking support circulation. If you’re able to exercise more intensely and sweat regularly your circulation is going to benefit more. Be mindful, this isn’t a “more is better” thing. We need to move daily, and as much as more intense exercise will indeed get muscles and heart pumping to greater extent, we also need rest and recovery.

But there are movements traditionally suggested for lymphatic drainage and you may wonder why. Here are two:

Movement like rebounding which has been found to be good for lymph stimulation.

Here’s the mechanism behind it.

Rebounding causes the valves in the lymphatic system to open and close simultaneously increasing lymphatic flow by as much as 15%

2-3 minutes once or twice a day with feet staying in contact with surface

Lymphatic flow requires 1) muscular contraction from exercise and movement, 2) gravitational pressure, and 3) internal massage to the valves of lymph ducts. Rebounding supplies all three methods of removing waste products from the cells and from the body.

The gravitational pull could be provided from many exercises, but with rebounding repeated gravitational pull is provided rapidly over and over with landing.

However, there is not a lot of science suggesting that lymphatic drainage is indeed improved by rebounding. A small pilot study of 7 in 2018 seemed positive but with women with lower limb lymphedema.

Whole body Vibration Exercise Supports Natural Detox

Whole body vibration activates 95% of the muscles in the entire body, creating a full-body circulation and lymphatic flow. This vibration therapy is better than massage because it uses the body’s natural muscle movement to ensure full-body lymphatic drainage.

The high levels of muscle contractions you’ll experience on a Whole Body Vibration plate stimulate the lymph to FLUSH toxins by moving the lymphatic system, without more strenuous exercise. Even a short, seemingly light exercise session does this.

Lymphedema.net suggests a Hz of 10-30 for lymphatic drainage.

Another site suggests 30-50 for optimal muscle stimulation. And 30Hz has been used in bone health studies successfully enhancing bone density.

The WBV I use is a Power Plate Move. It’s a Medical Device Directive (MDD) Certified Medical device as well as a Class 1c US FDA-registered device.

Could Exercise Sabotage Your Detox?

Exercise mistakes might limit the positive effects of exercise on detox.

Exercise is stress and too much stress will backfire. Exercise causes inflammation. The inflammatory response to exercise supports a body’s resilience – to stress and infection or illness. But if you are already at a tipping point for your body, that additional inflammation may put you over the edge. That is if it’s too much for you at the moment. That doesn’t have to mean you’re attempting a marathon. But if you’re already under stress, trying to maintain the same exercise you do when you’re fully healthy and energetic, could be wrong.

Heads Up: There are Critics

You’re going to read critics of the concept of lymph drainage. Be prepared! But I think for many of us, lymphatic drainage isn’t the #1 reason for purchasing a whole body vibration tool. Even if lymph drain is a key benefit for you, it may be the bone density that is life saving because it’s as a result of the treatments that were necessary. We all are going to have to continue to filter.

References:

Effect of 6-month Whole Body Vibration Training on Hip Density, Muscle Strength, and Postural Control in Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 2004 Mar 22:19(3): 352-9. Epub 2003 Dec 22.

The Effect of Whole-Body Vibration on Lower Extremity Skin Blood Flow in Normal Subjects. Medical Science Monitor, Vol 13(2) pp. CR71-76, 20071.

Cugusi L, Manca A, Serpe R, Romita G, Bergamin M, Cadeddu C, Solla P, Mercuro G; Working Group of Gender Cardiovascular Disease of the Italian Society of Cardiology. Effects of a mini-trampoline rebounding exercise program on functional p...