What are the body's seven channels of elimination?

1. Lungs - The lungs expel toxins and waster products such as carbon dioxide with each exhale. Muscular contractions involved in breathing help to move the blood and lymph vessels, which also contain toxins. The Chinese have been using tai chi and qigong to cleanse the body.

2. Liver - The liver is the chief detoxification channel in the body. The added toxic burden from external toxins leads to symptoms such as chronic fatigue, high cholesterol, irritability, irritable bowel syndrome, cognitive difficulties and high blood pressure.

3. Colon - The colon is the final place holding cell for food and other waste material before it leaves the body. Elimination must occur daily.

4. Kidneys - The kidneys filter water soluble wastes from liver. The waste is then stored in the bladder before elimination through urine.

5. Skin - The skin is a protective covering that keeps toxins from entering the body. Due to its size, the skin is the body's largest organ and actually eliminates more cellular waste than both the colon and kidneys combined.

6. Blood - The blood is the key transportation system or pipeline through the body moving distributing nutrients and helping to flush toxins and waste.

7. Lymph - The lymph is a clear fluid filled with immune cells or lymphocytes that run parallel to veins. The lymph delivers nutrients, moves cellular waste and helps to destroy pathogens.