When performed regularly, detoxification can be a valuable tool for overall health. Detoxification consists of opening or improving the function of emunctories aka pores of the skin, lungs, liver, urinary system, and colon. These systems are involved in the detoxification and removal of all metabolic waste products. Environmental toxins in the air and the soil paired with a poor diet can lead to overburdening the emunctories and a build up of metabolic waste products and an increase risk of metabolic disorders such as diabetes, hyperlipidemia, cardiovascular diseases, and cancers.