Spring has sprung here in Virginia. The little bit of snow that we had has melted, the rains have started and the trees in our yard have budded. It’s time to clean out the garage or the basement, put away the heavy winter drapes and put the shears back up to let the sunlight in. It’s also a good time to clean your body.
You probably change the oil in your car every 3,000 miles to keep it running smoothly. Do the same with your body. Your body is exposed to harmful and toxic substances every day including pesticides in produce, formaldehyde in carpets, cosmetics and baby products, PCBs from plastics (a good reason by the way to drink filtered water in a glass glass and avoid water bottled in plastic), and dioxins from bleached paper. In addition it has been estimated that most people carry up to fifteen (yup 15) pounds of un-eliminated waste in their large intestine.
The waste and toxic substances that is stored in your liver, lungs, kidneys, fat cells, intestines, blood and skin can result in chronic illness. Detoxification gets these substances out of your body.
My protocol for spring cleaning includes the following:
1. Nature’s Sunshine Clean Start. This is a 14-day colon cleansing product that consist of three components. The first component is a fiber-rich drink packets that includes Bentonite (a natural clay that attracts and neutralizes toxins in the colon) and psyllium hulls that act as a bulk forming laxative. It also includes two LBS II capsules with a lower bowel cleansing formula and one Enviro-Detox capsule designed to cleans the intestines, kidneys, liver, lungs and skin. E-mail me for more information about Clean Start.
2. Three glasses of fresh lemon juice every. Lemon juice helps clean the liver of stored toxins. Squeeze the juice from one lemon into a 12 ounce glass of filtered water and enjoy. Please, don’t add sugar and turn it into lemonade.
3. Go vegetarian for two weeks . . . yes you really can do it! Eat lots of legumes, brown rice, and homemade leek or fresh vegetable soup. Avoid polished, white rice, it has a high glycemic index and no fiber. Add some turmeric[1] to your rice while it cooks.
[1] Turmeric contains curcumin and curcuminoids, which are powerful anti-inflammatory phytochemicals that act as natural cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors in the body, and inhibit the production of the prostaglandins that cause inflammation and swelling. Indian researchers found that tumeric relieved joint pain and swelling in people with arthritis as well as prescription nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) without side effects such as abdominal bleeding or stomach upset. Turmeric is a natural antioxidant, and thus protects the body from oxidative damage. Laboratory studies have found that tumeric inhibits the development of cataracts, breast cancer, colon cancer, and lymphoma. In one study, smokers that took just 1 teaspoon of tumeric a day for 30 days had lower levels of cancer-causing mutagens. In another study, just 500 milligrams of curcumin each day significantly reduced participants' cholesterol levels in as little as 10 days. Some studies indicate that turmeric's ability to lower cholesterol may provide the same heart-protective benefits as its close relative ginger, including blood clot prevention and reduced blood pressure. It helps detoxify the body, and protects the liver from the damaging effects of alcohol, toxic chemicals, and even some pharmaceutical drugs. Turmeric stimulates the production of bile, which is needed to digest fat and also guards the stomach by killing salmonella bacteria and protozoa that can cause diarrhea.
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