My Five-Year Recovery Planner. The Editors of Central Recovery Press

They can also be produced inside the body through normal metabolic processes or through the decomposition of foods in the small and large intestines. Under normal circumstances, the body is able to eliminate toxins from the body via urine, feces, exhalation, and perspiration. Thus, the major organs involved in elimination are the kidneys, liver, colon, lungs, and skin.

      The liver is the organ primarily responsible for breaking toxins into harmless byproducts, which are eliminated in the feces or through the kidneys into the urine. Often, in persons who have abused drugs, including the drug alcohol, these organs of elimination have been stressed.

      Toxins I Take in Take a look at some of the common toxins listed in the column on the left and put a check in the appropriate box to indicate whether or not you currently use it.

      Ta-Ta to Toxins If you are concerned about some of the toxins listed (or any others), use the space below to plan ways to decrease and/or eliminate them from your everyday life over the next five years. What is your five-year goal with regard to toxins?

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