whole-life cleanse
Most dirt, pesticides, and lead come inside on your shoes, so go barefoot or wear slippers at home.
5 WHOLE-BODY DETOX KITS
Choose a detox kit with the following key ingredients: antioxidants to boost production of glutathione, an essential detoxifying liver enzyme; soluble fiber, found in psyllium, oats, and flaxseed, which binds to toxin-loaded bile for excretion; and a variety of probiotic strains, which help strengthen the gut lining to prevent toxins from sneaking into the bloodstream.
1. Enzymatic Therapy Whole Body Cleanse Best for: The moderate approach
This 10-day plan combines three products: magnesium plus herbs for activating detox, fiber to absorb and remove toxins from the body, and Acidophilus Pearls probiotics to replenish healthy gut bacteria.
2. Garden of Life Raw Cleanse Best for: The raw foodie
Featuring raw ingredients, this seven-day, three-step process begins with probiotics, moves to a liver-supporting ingredient blend, and ends with magnesium plus fiber from flaxseed and chia.
3. Health Plus Colon Cleanse Max Best for: Individualized care Although it’s not a kit per se, you can use each product—digestive enzymes, probiotics, and fiber—together for a whole-body cleanse.
4. Nature’s Secret Ultimate Cleanse Best for: The longer haul
For a maximum of 30 days, you take two products together: a multiherb formula to support digestion and a multifiber blend to detoxify the colon.
5. ReNew Life Total Body Rapid Cleanse Best for: Fast action
This seven-day plan consists of three parts: amino acids and botanicals for liver cleansing, soluble fiber for colon cleansing, and magnesium plus herbs for bowel support.
Clean naturally. Cleaning-product manufacturers aren’t required to provide complete ingredient lists, so toxins may lurk in your household cleaners. Select brands that reveal every ingredient on labels or websites (some to avoid: glycol ethers, alkylphenol ethoxylates, dyes, and fragrances). Or make your own, suggests Lipman: Scrub your tiles with nontoxic, affordable baking soda; remove stains with hydrogen peroxide; and use white vinegar in place of bleach. Go barefoot. Because most dirt, pesticides, and lead come inside on your shoes, says Lipman, go barefoot or wear slippers in your home. Also, keep a floor mat by your entryway to collect residue.
Install a shower filter. A hot shower may feel cleansing, but when chlorine heats up, it can create chloroform, a known carcinogen. Look for a shower filter that complies with NSF/ANSI Standard 46, which means it has been third- party tested to remove chlorine.
MIND & SPIRIT If you want to deepen your detox, go beyond banishing baddies from your body and surroundings. Take the opportunity to make positive changes in your mental, emotional, and
spiritual state. Write it down. Before you begin a cleanse, set intentions. What in your life doesn’t serve you anymore? Is it a relationship? A habit? “Tese are things that need to be exhaled so that you make room for the good air you inhale,” Gaeta says. Gather support. Recruit friends or family members to cleanse with you. Cook healthy meals together or swap antioxidant- and fiber-rich recipes. Compare how your bodies and minds are responding to the changes. Be thankful. Western culture trains people to focus on what’s wrong and try to fix it, says Gaeta. Instead, acknowledge what’s right. “We increase what we pay attention to,” he says. Equally important is forgiveness. Be willing to move on and let go of any wrongdoing—even your own—so it doesn’t affect you in the present. Take a media fast. Except for what you need to do at work, avoid all mainstream media— television, radio, newspapers, and magazines— and cut down to only essential social media that you use for communication. Fill the gaps with positive thoughts and inspirational reading. Even better: Make meaningful connections through in-person meetings and phone conversations.
Writer Pamela Bond used her family’s recent move as the perfect time to purge her life of unneeded belongings.
40 deliciousliving | april 2012
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