What are Toxins?    
Toxins are any substance that has the ability to interfere with the proper and healthy functioning of our body.  They can do this in a variety of ways.  Toxins can block a cell’s ability to function, they can replace or interfere with components of cells, mimic the effects of hormones and cause oxidative damage to tissues. 
Toxins can be broken down into two categories – Water soluble toxins can easily be dissolved into body fluids (blood & lymph).  These toxins are fairly easy to eliminate from the body because our body fluids (urine & sweat) are easy to eliminate.  All of the cells in our body are protected by a membrane that is made up of lipids (fat).  Thanks to this protective membrane, water soluble toxins have a tough time getting into our cells (which is a good thing). 
Alternatively, lipid soluble toxins are absorbed into our body fat.  These toxins can easily pass through cell membranes and can therefore damage both the outside and inside of the cell.  The elimination of fat soluble toxins is not as efficient as water soluble.  They are eliminated through our bowels and sebum (oil on our skin), but this process is inefficient because a certain amount of bile is always reabsorbed into the body.  When bile is reabsorbed, so are toxins.  This allows lipid soluble toxins accumulate over time, building up to high levels in our body.

Eliminating Toxins
Our body disposes of toxins using multiple channels of elimination.  Most of us are familiar with at least two of them – our kidneys and bowels (colon). Here are the body’s channels of elimination and a brief explanation of how they work.

• Lymphatic System
• Liver
• Kidneys 
• Colon 
• Lungs 
• Skin