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It’s actually quite easy! To complete a juice cleanse, a person chooses a period of 3 to 10 days during which they consume the bulk of their calories from fresh fruit and vegetable juices. The idea of drinking all your meals for upwards of a week might make some people balk, but it’s important to note that a juice cleanse is not a fast. The juices consumed during a cleanse are chock full of nutrients and good, healthy calories, so they’ll keep you sated without feeling full or bloated. When properly executed, juice cleanses have proven to be an amazing way to improve one’s overall health and well-being, as they provide a multitude of benefits such as aiding weight loss, boosting energy and, perhaps most importantly, purging harmful toxins.
A lot of places. Pollutants can enter our bodies from the air we breathe and the water we drink, as well as from a lot of products we use every day and consider harmless, like soaps, shampoos and detergents. We also tend to ingest a lot of the most harmful toxins from the foods we eat every day. That includes foods that are low-quality and highly processed—foods that are prevalent in the diets of most Americans—and non-organic fruits and vegetables. A juice cleanse is a safe and effective way to remove such toxins from the body, allowing our organs and glands to operate optimally and ensuring a healthy balance of hormones. Giving the body the natural, organic nutrients it craves allows it to heal itself and perform at its highest level—which will also help fend off even more harmful diseases and viruses.
We believe that everyone can benefit from a juice cleanse – but juice cleanses can be particularly helpful for people who are experiencing the following symptoms
- You feel you are always under stress
- You drink a lot of coffee or alcohol
- Your eyes are yellowish or red
- You tested acidic when you took a pH test
- You feel a cold or flu coming on
- You feel lethargic
- You need to get rid of the drug residue after an illness
- You need to remove toxins that are causing a health problem
- You want help with weight loss
- You want to clear up your skin
- You want to slow aging and improved body flexibility
- You want great mental clarity
- You need to improve your circulation
Everybody is different: we all have different body types, different metabolisms, different states of mind. Due to these factors, everyone experiences juice cleanses differently. During the cleanse, whatever happens with your body is the way your body is trying to stabilize itself. As such, you may feel worse before you get better – and the results will show up at the end of the cleanse.
You will be able to get through the cleanse just like thousands of others have before you. During the cleanse, it is not uncommon for our clients to feel lethargic, irritable, and have a bit of headache. All of these are very normal reactions as the toxins begin to move through your body. Remember, once you have completed the cleanse, you will enjoy the most euphoric and blissful feeling!
- Yoga: Yoga helps in detoxification process. A hot yoga class can get rid of the toxins through your skin. Stretching during yoga stimulates and cleanse the colon, liver, gall bladder, spleen and pancreas. Also, the breathings that we do during yoga would help you detoxify your lungs.
- Dry brushing: Dry brushing helps the lymphatic system dump toxins, dead cells and acids. Brushing your skin using small circular strokes and work from extremities towards your heart. You can get these at a health store or at amazon.
- Steam or infrared sauna: Just 30 to 40 mins in a sauna stimulates therapeutic sweating, which allows the skin to get rid of toxins.
- Acupuncture or acupressure: If you have headaches or muscle pains during a juice cleanse, this will bring you relief.
- Breathing exercises: Proper diaphragmic breathing will not only reduce anxiety, it will also help stimulate your lymphatic system which aids in toxin removal.
- For best results: 1-4-2 ratio breaths is the best. In this, you inhale for 1, hold for 4 and exhale for 2. For example, let’s say you inhale for 5 seconds, hold it for 20 seconds and then exhale for 10 seconds.
- Rebounding: Rebounding helps the lymphatic system detox our body. The lymphatic system is a system where fluid can flow from the spaces around the cells into the blood. The lymphatic system is responsible for carrying away dead cells, toxic waste, and blood proteins away from our tissues. You can get a rebounder or small trampoline from Amazon or any sports outlet.
- Drink water. We need to super-hydrate our body to give the tools it needs to do the cleanse. We suggest drinking half your body weight in ounces a day.
- Rest. To get the most out of the cleanse, REST! When our body has excessive energy, it then has the energy it needs to do the cleansing process.
- Take hemp or flaxseed oil. They are packed with essential fatty acids which are the building blocks of health and will allow you to be healthy while you cleanse.
- Avoid exercise. Other than gentle yoga, you should avoid exercising during the cleanse. Your body needs extra energy to cleanse itself.
- Electrolytes. Taking electrolytes with water is the best. If you have pink salt or Himalayan salt, put a pinch or less in your water and drink plenty of water.
Remember, as important as the cleanse itself is, how you come off it and apply this into our daily lifestyle is equally important to sustain a vibrant health.
- Breathing. Keeping doing the breaths in 1-4-2 ratios to make sure you are helping your lymph system and get rid of the carbon dioxide.
- Stay hydrated. This is something you want to do for the rest of your life. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. That’s just appalling. We need water for many things, and not drinking water means our bodies will be acidic.
- Exercise. Now that you have completed the cleanse, you want to hit the gym. Your metabolism might have slowed down and exercise will improve it.
- Avoid processed food. If you can, stay away from processed food. They are hard to digest and they create an acidic environment in your body. Incorporate fresh fruits and vegetables in your diet.
- Yoga. Yoga should be something you do forever. Not only you would it help you with continuous detoxing, it will help you with you posture, energy level, and mind-and-body connection.
At Salubrious, we adhere to a cold-press juice cleanse system. All of our tasty, nutritious juices are extracted from organic fruits and vegetables with a hydraulic press, which serves to preserve optimal nutrients. Some of the many physical benefits reported after undergoing a cold-press juice cleanse include kidney and liver detoxification, healthy hair and nail growth, improved and vitalized sex drive, stronger bones and teeth, suppression of disease-causing genes, heightened immunity against disease, anti-aging properties, and an overall feeling of refreshment. All of our juices are easy to digest due to a lack of pulp, contain no added preservatives or sugars, are full of important vitamins and minerals, and have a longer shelf life than average store-bought juices. Plus, all of our juices are 100% organic, so you know you’re drinking the highest quality juice. Salubrious offers 3 and 5 day cleanse programs designed for whatever ails you, whether you’re hoping to gain more energy, lose weight, cleanse your body of toxins that drag you down…or all of the above! We’re passionate about the healthful benefits of our juice cleanses and we’re always happy to answer questions about the process. Come in today to learn about how a Salubrious juice cleanse can change your life!