3 Ways You Could Benefit from a Cleanse

1. Quickly kickstart healthy changes in your food.

Do you find it’s tough to stick to healthy eating habits all year long? You might find that you let some unhealthy practices creep into your life during holidays, when you are feeling stressed or overwhelmed, or when on vacation. Once these habits creep in, you may find it difficult to change them.

If you aren’t feeling great as a result of the way you’re eating, cleansing is a great way to quickly shift your habits and move to a healthier level with your eating. The right cleanse will give you a structured and gentle way to make changes that last, even after you’ve finished the cleanse.

2. Get your metabolism functioning optimally

It’s likely that, knowingly or unknowingly, some of the foods you consume are congesting or toxic to your body. The organs that monitor your metabolism can’t work optimally when they have to deal with processing these foods.

What happens in this situation? The liver and kidney’s detoxification systems get overloaded, the brain’s weight control systems are disrupted, insulin resistance is promoted, your circadian rhythms are altered, your stress response is activated, your thyroid may not function properly, you may have increased inflammation, or damage to your mitochondria (your body’s calorie- and fat-burning furnaces).

Cleansing gives your organs a rest and the ability to clear out toxins that might be preventing your body and metabolism from functioning optimally.

3. Learn how to reduce stress and feel rejuvinated

A big part of cleansing is about what you’re eating, but an effective cleanse also works on reducing your level of stress. Why do you care about reducing stress while cleansing?

From my perspective, there are 2 key reasons. First, when we are in a state of stress, our body produces a stress hormone called cortisol. This hormone promotes weight gain around the middle, increases blood sugar and blood pressure. Second, it is very difficult to make good choices about food when you are in a state of stress because you’re feeling overwhelmed and/or tired. In order for you to be successful implementing food changes during a cleanse, it’s important that you find ways to slow down and take extra good care of yourself.

An effective cleansing program will provide you with a variety of specific strategies you can implement to reduce stress and practice self-care. This will allow you thoroughly enjoy the cleanse and, you’ll walk away with techniques you can implement after the cleanse.

Want to learn more about cleansing? Register for my upcoming F*ree Workshop-by-Phone.