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How do I cleanse my body from a substance quicker?

I'm posting in this forum because people here should have experience with cleansing eliminating substances from the body.

Long story short, I took very high doses of an Omega-3 supplement for aout 3 years and it ended up lowering my cortisol levels to a point were my health got negatively impacted (sleeping problems, diminished apetite, diminished libido). When I realized that I was doing harm by taking this in high quantities I cut off consumption about a year ago. The accumuated substance has slowly left my body over the last months but there's still some left that I need to get out off my system to get my cortisol levels to normal.

Any suggestions to cleanse out substances from the body at a quicker pace? I'm already drinking lots of water and exercising. Heard about steam baths, but I'm skeptic.

I would appreciate any recommendations!
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Any other methods that I could try?
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Thanks for all the suggestions so far! I'm definitively trying a sauna or steaming shower!
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I detoxed with a sauna and lots of swimming. Cardio exercise seems best. Milk Thistle tincture helps cleans blood and liver. Avoid red meat and processed foods. Lots of whole grains and fresh veggies rake out intestines and lower cholesterol and other fats, like Omegas. Avoid corn syrup and fatty foods. The less your body has to eliminate the better. Our bodies detox one substance at a time, starting with the most toxic. Hope this helps, good luck
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One of the other things that works to get toxins out of the system faster is to get a cupping massage where they help pull them up and break them down a little bit then take a steam bath and LOTS OF WATER.

If the Massage therapist is good they will feel the hi spot of toxins and rub on them with a little bit of suction and then put the cup over it and put on more suction. You can get bruised from doing this.  Do to the high amount of suction.

Hope that this helps..
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Well coming off methadone , oxyies and heroin many times I could tell the 7 to 10 steaming hot showers really helped sweating out the toxins ! the towels after drying off would have a funny smell ! don't know if sweating out heavy drugs if different but I think it helped alot ! I recovered  a lot faster than the last time I detoxed and I was on methadone twice as long this time !
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3120424 tn?1347170032
You can find natural liver/whole body cleanses at places like the vitamin shop and whole foods (among others I'm sure). Maybe they would help...
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