Detox and Cleanse
âAdrenal Fatigue.â Your adrenals are little glands located on top of each kidney. They are the major players when it comes to hormone secretion. Too much stress, not enough sleep, too many stimulants are all a big cause of adrenal overload. When they get overloaded, they do not function properly. DHEA helps âclean them outâ. If you can get your hands on Rx DHEA, Iâm jealous. Seriously, if you go that route, please be carefully monitored by your physician. If you canât, regular drugstore DHEA is fine. Also, the only way to fully clean them out is to eliminate your stimulant intake (I know, I just went through my caffeine withdrawls last weekâ¦no fun but soooo worth it), eliminate the stress in your life and get your sleep.
3. ALOE VERA – Aloe Vera gel is one of the best digestive cleanses out there. Iâve been using it for a week both internally and on my skin and have noticed major differences. It is sold as a âDetoxâ in most heath food and vitamin shops and also at your local grocery store as juice. You probably want to mask the taste, the plain juice tastes like dirty shower water.
4. Caster Oil – NOT TO USE OFTENâ¦stimulates spasm of your upper intestines, not just the lower intestine (like most other herbal or chemical laxatives) therefore, will clean out your entire intestinal tract. It will typically be effective w/ in 5 hours of taking and is so effective you may not pass your bowels for 3 or so days afterwards b/c you are so âcleaned outâ (SORRY graphic I know but detoxing can be nasty!)
5. Psyllium Husk and other fiber supps â We want to eliminate everything in your digestive tract. Fiber helps this moves everything along more quickly.
6. Digestive Enzymes – You can get at your local vitamin store.
7. Papaya is the best natural digestive enzyme out there and its only a couple dollars at the grocery store. A delicious Brazilian shake, compliments of my sister in law: 1/2 papaya, 1/2 pineapple, Ice and water. Blend to desired consistency. DELICIOUS!
8. 1 serving of Greens Supplement (Iâve tried many, evidentially Greens Plus is the best but Iâve gotta say Greens First is much better as far as taste. There are tons of brands out there and Iâm not too sure if it really makes too much of a difference which you use). Mix your greens w/ 2 tablespoons of ground flax (either grind your flax seeds in a grinder, I use an espresso grinder or just buy âFlax-o-mealâ at your local grocery store. STORE IN THE FRIDGE. Add to a large glass of water. This will naturally flush your system more quickly than anything Iâve tried thus far.
9. Fish Oils – Cod liver oil is awesome for detox but anything w/ EPA and DHA (is that right, donât have a bottle in front of me and donât have time to look it up as I am typing this out quickly to you.)
KEY ELEMENTS TO REMEMBER WHEN DETOXING:
1. Drink TONS of water, obviously we are trying to flush your system
2. Limit sugar, sweetener, caffeine etc. Anything toxic to your system needs to be omitted or at least used very sparingly.
3. Exclude or limit dairy intake, it does not work well with cleansing. I didnât research this further, I will eventually, I just read it multiple times during my research and figured it to be a valuable point.
4. Limit intake of meatsâ¦ok very quickly, meat isnât digested and literally rots in your bellyâ¦.ok, Iâll stop thereâ¦u get my point!
5. Fiber, fiber, fiber. While youâre detoxing the free radicals and toxins from your liver, kidneys and lymph will be released into your blood stream/lymph system and you want them OUT. The addition of a herbal laxative or fiber supplement is quite common in most detox programs.
6. Dry brush your stomach in a circular motion (15 times clockwise/15x counter clockwise) upon first waking to stimulate your bowels. Again, more on dry brushing later. It is very useful but too long to go into detail in this email.
7. The more RAW foods you can eat over cooked, the better. Raw fruit and veggies are all game. Donât worry about the sugar in fruit, you will not gain fat from eating fruit doing this. The best line from a weight watchers meeting one timeâ¦.a girl said she was afraid of the sugar in fruit and a 300 pound lifer turned to her and said, âHoney look at me, do u think I got like this by eating too much fruit!â Raw nuts, beans, sprouts and fish are great protein sources. I am a physique competitor and wasnât worried about my 5 meals when I did my 2 week cleanse, but I did include whey protein because I wanted to keep protein intake slightly higher than carb intake. Remember whey protein will have sweeteners in there unless you use the unflavored kind so use it use it