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What do leeches do to you during detox therapy?
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Improve circulation: Leeches are used for multiple medicinal purposes. In their salivary glands is produced hirudin and other biologically active substances which improve circulation locally but also of the whole body. They influence the cholesterol profile, the atherosclerosis process and the inflammation in the whole body which has rejuvenating effect.
Answered 10/18/2016
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