7 Simple Ways To Detox Your Body—Naturally

“Detoxing” has become the latest health and wellness trend, but, unlike most trends, there’s actual scientific substance behind the benefits of detoxification. The nice thing about this is that you can often detox your body naturally on your own without even thinking about it. Detoxification is necessary and your body has built-in processes that do a good job of this on their own. The immune system, liver, kidneys, skin, respiratory system, and the intestines work together to rid your body of dangerous toxins and chemicals.

And here’s the context that really matters for women:

“Women experience roughly, they believe double the amount of toxins than men do, because of personal care products, makeup, shampoos, fragrances. So detoxing is a huge part of maintaining that health."

That first part is reflected in consumer-use data: women, on average, use nearly twice as many personal-care products (and unique ingredients) daily as men—meaning more potential exposures to manage as part of everyday life.

Every day, your body comes into contact with chemicals, toxins, and parasites through your surrounding environment. The deodorant you use every morning, the cleaners you use to scrub your toilets and shine your floors, the air you breathe in your home, and the additives in the food you eat are vital factors forming the environment around you.

And it’s your environment that can cause kinks to form in the natural detoxification processes of the human body, leading these systems to get overloaded and struggle to keep up with removing toxic substances from your body.

If you’re wondering if you need a detox, here are a few signs to watch out for:

You’re struggling to lose weight
You feel more exhausted and have less energy than usual
You’re experiencing rashes or other break-outs on your skin
Your ability to concentrate is worsening
You feel excessively bloated
You’re experiencing headaches that seemed to come out of nowhere
You’ve noticed changes in your bowel movements, such as feeling more constipated or experiencing regular bouts of diarrhoea

A few easy ways to detox your body naturally include eating foods rich in specific nutrients and vitamins, maintaining healthy sleep and exercise habits, strategic heat exposure, and taking steps to lower your daily product burden.

Let’s discover 7 simple ways to detox your body naturally so you’re feeling in tip-top shape again in no time!

1 — Drink More Water to Beat the Bloat
#2 — Sauna (or a Hot Bath) to Sweat Smarter
#3 — Support Lymphatic Drainage (Your Body’s Trash Highway)
#4 — Eat a Cleaner Diet to Help You Detox
#5 — Increase Sulphur Intake to Support Detoxification
#6 — Sweat Those Toxins Goodbye
#7 — Go All-Natural With Personal and Household Items

#1 — Drink More Water to Beat the Bloat

If you’re tired of feeling bloated or have had enough and want to lose a few pounds, maybe a tall glass of water (or a few) could make all the difference!

Within the first hour of drinking, a half-litre of water has been shown to improve your metabolism by up to 30%, which can be a bonus when it comes to trying to lose weight.

Numerous studies have shown that an increase in water intake leads to a significant increase in weight- and fat-loss in overweight, dieting women. However, it’s important to note that the women in these studies increased their water intake by 0.5-1.5 litres over their daily water intake.

So, if you’re trying to do this at home, you’ll want to make sure you’re drinking the proper amount of water per day and then drink 0.5- 1.5 litres on top of that. One strategy in particular that was successful in the study was directing the women to drink 500 mL of water 30 minutes to 1 hour before each meal.

Simply not getting enough water, or being dehydrated, can contribute to bloating and even constipation.

Did you know drinking water has benefits that extend to your energy levels and mood, too?

Dehydration has also been linked to changes in how you feel mentally, like how alert you are, how tired and sluggish you feel, and even your ability to concentrate and remember things.

#2 — Sauna (or a Hot Bath) to Sweat Smarter

If there’s one simple, repeatable habit that pulls a lot of weight for heart, brain, and longevity, it’s the sauna. Large, long-running Finnish cohort studies show that frequent sauna—about 4 to 7 sessions per week—is associated with ~40% lower all-cause mortality (vs. once weekly), substantial reductions in fatal cardiovascular events, and ~66% lower risk of dementia over decades of follow-up. These findings are observational, but remarkably consistent.

Here’s how to translate the research into an at-home routine:

Within the first few minutes in a traditional Finnish sauna, your heart rate climbs similarly to moderate exercise and blood vessels relax, improving circulation and helping regulate blood pressure. Aim for about 15–20 minutes per session, 4+ days per week, at a traditional range of ~80–100 °C (176–212 °F)—and work up gradually if you’re new. Hydrate before and after, and give yourself a calm cool-down.

No sauna? Try a hot bath as your free, home-friendly option. Passive heat therapy via hot-water immersion (think warm-to-hot tub soaks) improves blood vessel function, reduces arterial stiffness, and can modestly lower blood pressure—benefits in the same direction as sauna. Target ~20–30 minutes in comfortably hot water; you should feel warm and lightly sweating without dizziness.

#3 — Support Lymphatic Drainage (Your Body’s Trash Highway)

The skin is the largest organ in the body, and is responsible for one-fourth of the body’s detoxification each day, also making it, one of the most important elimination organs. More than one pound of waste products are discharged through the skin every day!

If the skin becomes inactive with its pores chocked with millions of dead cells and chemical residues, then impurities will remain in the body. The other eliminative organs, mainly the kidneys and liver, will have to increase their labor and will eventually become overworked, thus eventually creating disease.

When you do skin brushing, you help your lymphatic system, responsible for ridding the body of toxins. Skin brushing improves the surface circulation on the skin and keeps the pores of the skin open, encouraging your body’s discharge of metabolic wastes, and resulting in an improved ability to combat bacteria, plus helping your skin to look and feel healthier and more resilient!

Dry Skin Brushing Benefits:

• tightens skin.
• helps digestion.
• removes cellulite.
• stimulates circulation.
• increases cell renewal.
• aids lymphatic system in detoxification.
• removes dead skin layers.
• strengthens immune system.

We’ve already written the step-by-step you can follow today:
→ Lymphatic Health During Perimenopause: A Comprehensive Guide

#4 — Eat a Cleaner Diet to Help You Detox

I know your fast food favs are hard to pass up but hear me out!

Avoiding highly processed foods and foods high in sugar is an awesome way to set the natural ‘reset’ button on your body.

Unfortunately, many of the additives found in junk foods can hinder our body from doing its normal detoxification duties and even add unwanted problems to the party. Obesity, one major consequence of long-term unhealthy eating, can have devastating effects on your liver and kidneys, both of which play major roles in how your body detoxes on its own.

Replacing these foods with healthy alternatives like fruits and vegetables, 100% fruit juices, and whole grains is an easy way to take the first step toward detoxing your body naturally.

It’s also worth considering lowering your alcohol intake as part of your detox. It’s no secret that alcohol is hard on the liver and drinking too much regularly can cause liver damage and even liver failure in some cases.

As mentioned previously, the liver is vital in the natural detoxification processes in your body. If it can’t do its job then toxins are going to pile up and your other organs are going to feel the added pressure of having to compensate for your bad liver.

A good general rule to live by is the less alcohol you drink, the better for your body.

#5 — Increase Sulphur Intake to Support Detoxification

Sulphur has been found to improve the function of one of the body’s most important antioxidants, called glutathione, which is highly involved in the detoxification process of your liver.

If your body is deficient in sulphur, your liver is going to be on the struggle bus when it comes to keeping up with the demand of toxins and its job of removing them efficiently.

To see the detoxification benefits of sulphur for yourself, consider adding these sulphur-rich foods to your diet:

Onions
Garlic
Mushrooms
Eggs
Broccoli
Tomatoes
Beets
Avocados
Spinach
Asparagus

#6 — Sweat Those Toxins Goodbye

Eating healthy and staying active are two of the best ways to keep your body at top-of-the-line functioning. After all, your body already does its own detoxification, we just need to make sure our organs and systems are healthy enough to get the job done right.

Exercising is probably the first thing that comes to mind when you think about how to break a sweat. And that’s a great way to detox your body naturally!

Besides the numerous health benefits associated with exercise, there are also detoxification benefits that go along with the sweating you do during your exercise routine. When you sweat, your body is ridding itself of harmful chemicals (like BPA), heavy metals, and even certain types of bacteria.

In China, heavy metal contamination is a very serious problem and a 2016 study showed that levels of heavy metals were generally lower in individuals who exercise. This same study also found that higher levels of heavy metals were found in sweat than in excreted urine.

Keep in mind that exercising isn’t the only way to break a sweat, though. You could look up the sauna nearest to you and sweat away those toxins and heavy metals that way!

#7 — Go All-Natural With Personal and Household Items

Would it surprise you to know that most of us spend about 90% of our time indoors—children spending even more time inside than that? This means our indoor environment is where we come into contact with toxins the most frequently. There are many dangerous chemicals in the products found in the average home that can enter your body through the air that you inhale and, in some cases, even absorb through your skin.

For example, 16.4% of Australians report air freshener–related health problems. Fragranced products can drive headaches, respiratory symptoms, and more—and frustratingly, companies often don’t fully disclose ingredients.

According to medical guidance, some of the worst household products for your health include: bleach, drain cleaners, laundry detergents, fabric softeners, toilet cleaners, disinfectants, air fresheners, furniture polish, all-purpose cleaners, pesticides, and dishwashing detergents. Some other items to be wary of include plastic water bottles and antiperspirants.

Plastics: Phthalates and BPA (Bisphenol A) have been linked in observational studies to cardiometabolic disease risk, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and hypertension. Minimizing plastic contact with food and beverages and choosing glass or stainless can reduce exposure.

Deodorants/antiperspirants: Aluminum compounds are under study for possible links with Alzheimer’s disease and breast cancer; evidence is mixed, so if you prefer to minimize exposure, choose aluminum-free deodorants and simpler ingredient lists.

If giving up these products entirely feels overwhelming, try to take it in baby steps.

You could pick a few household items (say it’s laundry detergent, all-purpose cleaner, and air freshener) to switch to a natural alternative each month. I’ll even give you a tip! A great option to take the place of your air freshener is using a diffuser with essential oils.

Helpful resources to make swapping easier (what you asked for):

EWG Skin Deep – searchable database to compare products and ingredients. EWG
Think Dirty – barcode-scan cosmetics and household items for simple scores + alternatives. Think Dirty® Shop Clean.

You don’t have to make these changes forever unless you’re all about that chemical-free life, but taking a break from these personal and household items that include toxic chemicals for a few months could be beneficial and give your body the chance it needs to flush out those toxins and get back into a healthy functioning flow once again.

Following Steps (and Your Hormone-Smart Baseline)

At the end of the day, if you’re healthy, your body is probably doing a good job keeping up with its detoxification duties. So, all that’s needed from you is to do your part to keep yourself healthy.

Maintaining proper sleep habits, eating a clean diet, getting regular exercise, and drinking plenty of water help your body thrive and allow your body to detox easily and naturally.

But if you’re starting to feel the effects of toxin build-up or you’re navigating perimenopause (hello, fluctuating estrogen and progesterone), your body may need a little extra support. Two of the most effective, low-friction upgrades: consistent sauna or hot baths and daily lymphatic care. Layer in a few smart product swaps each month and keep sulfur-rich foods on repeat.

And to stabilize energy, mood, stress response, and cravings while you do it, anchor your routine with The Baseline—our hormone-smart daily formula designed to help women feel steady in the swirl of midlife. The Baseline gives you a foundation so detox and metabolism can work the way they’re supposed to—without you micromanaging every variable, every day.