If you have been looking at the different ways to detox and cleanse your body, you may come across something called a Niacin detox. How a niacin detox works, is to dilate the blood vessels and decrease cholesterol levels in the body. The active ingredient of Niacin that helps boost circulation and blood flow is nicotinic acid and this is wrapped up in essentially a B vitamin that is soluble in water.

How a niacin detox works

Many of the bad toxins are situated in fatty tissues around our body that is difficult to get at. However, a niacin flush detox dilutes the blood vessels, and this facilitates the blood flow allowing the niacinic acid to reach the toxins in the fatty tissue via the blood capillaries and then flush them out.

The benefit of a Niacin detox is that it can reach the smallest of capillaries that can become blocked as they are so small. If they are blocked, they are obviously not doing their job and may deprive the major organs of a certain amount of oxygen and nutrients and increase the likelihood of toxins building up. A knock-on effect of Niacin is to reduce the levels of cholesterol, this in turn will go some way towards the prevention of cardiovascular diseases.

On a less positive note, there is likely to be a temporary increase in the natural production of histamines which can irritate the skin in some people. However, this should pass and drinking plenty of water will help this. If you would like to call it a 'down side', a niacin detox should be used in conjunction with exercise and a healthy diet. If you don't like exercise, you can of course temper this with a few exotic massages and saunas as well!

Some Niacin detox procedures may not use nicotinic acid which is the agent that is primarily responsible for a good detox, just make sure that your detox does in fact contain nicotinic acid among the ingredients.

As with anything that you place in your body, you would be wise to consult a physician beforehand, especially if you are on any form of medication or have an ongoing condition.