Welcome to the Get Fit Guys, Quick and Dirty Tips to Slim Down and Shape Up.

My name is Ben Greenfield, and I'm the Get Fit Guy.

My Quick and Dirty Tips colleague and fellow podcaster, The Nutrition Diva, did an episode called How to Detox Your Body.

And in that episode, she included some great tips to reduce the burden of everyday life on your liver and your kidneys.

And this included things like moderating your alcohol intake, avoid breathing engine exhaust, wood smoke or tobacco smoke,

avoid inhaling fumes from gasoline and other volatile liquids.

Air out your dry cleaning before you bring it into your house.

Take prescription and over-the-counter meds only when necessary.

Avoid exposure to pesticides on fruits and vegetables in your home and garden.

And use non-toxic pest control.

These are all fantastic tips.

Now, if your body has ever been exposed to over-processed and refined foods, chemical additives, antibiotics and pharmaceuticals, pesticides, herbicides, chlorinated water,

artificial sweeteners, or anything else that might remotely be

considered unnatural, you might be wondering whether it's time for some kind of a detoxification

protocol for you, in which you assist your liver by binding and excreting toxins, you flush your

intestines, and you heal any damage that's done to your

gut. But for active people, like Get FitGye listeners, there can be two problems with most

detox protocols. Number one, they have lots of herbal diuretics that leave you feeling as though

you need to spend your entire day within 20 feet of a

toilet. And number two, they severely restricts calories to the point where you just feel horrible

every time you try to go and exercise or do your workout. So in other words, it can be pretty

tough to maintain a healthy, active lifestyle while detoxing. So in this episode, I'm going to give you

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