{"id":321648,"date":"2023-03-28T15:59:49","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T19:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/?p=321648"},"modified":"2023-07-19T16:22:52","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T20:22:52","slug":"want-to-avoid-toxic-overload-meet-milk-thistle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/de\/journal\/want-to-avoid-toxic-overload-meet-milk-thistle\/","title":{"rendered":"Want to Avoid Toxic Overload? Meet Milk Thistle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dr. Will Cole is our featured functional health expert in the\u00a0Total Reset<\/a>, a free 14-day program that combines daily yoga classes, simple plant-based breakfast recipes, and nutritional supplements into one total reset. You can learn from\u00a0him in-person at\u00a0Wanderlust Palma\u00efa<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(December 7-10, 2023).\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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If you\u2019ve changed your diet and still aren\u2019t seeing results in your health, toxins could be to blame.\u00a0<\/span>While our genetics haven\u2019t changed for thousands of years, the onslaught of toxins we face on a daily basis in the modern world has increased tenfold.<\/span><\/p>\n

In my functional medicine telehealth clinic, I consult patients across the world on missing pieces of their health puzzle. And more often than not, lifestyle factors like exposure to toxins end up being some of the biggest factors in maintaining your health. <\/span>So, let\u2019s take a deeper look at the negative effects of toxins and why detoxing should be more of a regular practice in your health journey.<\/span><\/p>\n

How Toxic Overload Occurs<\/h3>\n

Your liver is the second largest organ in your body, only second to your skin (…and yes, your skin is an organ). <\/span>Your liver is responsible for hundreds of important functions including digestion and metabolism. But one of its primary functions is to filter out toxins from the foods you eat and the things you are exposed to in your environment.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, when your liver is overloaded with toxins and can\u2019t process them fast enough, it creates a cascade of chronic inflammation in your body, which further affects your liver\u2019s ability to rid itself of these toxins. It becomes a vicious cycle: toxins build up, the body becomes more inflamed, detoxification<\/a> is inhibited, more toxins build up, inflammation increases, and on and on.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In functional medicine, we call this toxic load.\u00a0<\/span>The only way to break the cycle is to reduce your toxin exposure and support your liver\u2019s natural ability to detox, allowing the liver to restore itself and catch up with the detoxification workload.<\/span><\/p>\n

How to Know if You Have Toxic Overload<\/h3>\n

Some common signs we see in our practice that make us test for toxins are any of these symptoms:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n