Detox Winter Blues Away!

Detox With Change of Seasons

It’s highly beneficial to detox with the change of each season. Since we’re just a few weeks into the winter season, this is a great time to clean out the holiday excesses, lose a few pounds and get rid of the winter blahs.

Detoxing has a big effect on your mood! Often people get more clarity, feel more energetic, are less stressed and revitalized after cleansing. This can give you a more positive outlook on life and the inspiration to live a healthier lifestyle. While detoxing helps you clean out excess waste from your body, it also helps you release emotions and thoughts that you might have been storing as well. Detoxing is a great way to let go of things that have been bothering you and keeping you stuck emotionally.

Detox the Holiday Sludge, Lose Belly Fat, and Energize Your Body

Are you feeling a little out of sorts, bloated, or tired? Did you gain a few pounds over the holidays? Most people gain 5 to 10 pounds a year and a lot of that during the holiday season. If you don’t take those pounds off, they’ll keep adding up until you’re 20, 30 or 40 pounds heavier. Most people lose 5 to 10 pounds with my 30-Day Detox.

January is the perfect time for detox, weight loss, and an energy reset. As you cleanse your digestive system, you’ll get rid of colon sludge that’s been building up for months or maybe years. By cleaning out your digestive track , you’ll get rid of gas, bloating and mucoid plaque. As your digestion improves; you’ll absorb more nutrients because the majority of our nutrients are absorbed in the upper intestinal tract. As you improve the way you process food, you’ll gain more energy, better sleep, and a happier mood.

FALL DETOX CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE!

Fall Detox Can Change Your Life!

This fall do something that will change your whole life. Take the 30-Day Detox Challenge. Address all your pathways of elimination—liver/gallbladder, kidneys/bladder, intestinal tract, lymphatic system, lungs, skin, and blood. Kick in a parasite cleanse and you’ll have a whole house cleaning system.

Want to avoid fall sniffles? Some health practitioners say that if you cleanse with the seasons, you won’t get sick. This is your opportunity to clean out the toxins before the holidays season is upon us. Cleansing your body not only helps you flush away the toxins, you can flush away fat too.

Do you Need A Liver/Gallbladder Flush?

Even thought the 30-day detox program starts Monday, I couldn’t wait to start my liver cleanse, which is week two of the detox program. I’ll be a little more than week ahead of everyone on the program. I’m on day 2 of my liver cleanse as I write my newsletter. My life has changed already. I didn’t need as much sleep last night and woke up refreshed. My energy has kicked up a notch. My sinuses have cleared. I’m filled with more joy! I have better focus and a confidence that I can get all the things done that I need to do. (That was missing last week.) I’m so encouraged.

3 Reasons You Need to Detox Now!

You Don’t Feel Your Best. You’ve lost that feeling of vitality, zest for life, joy in living, and energy to get things done. You have symptoms of being toxic such as digestive problems, headaches, foggy brain, aches and pains, allergies, poor sleep, or skin problems. (Your skin is your largest organ of elimination.) With a cleanse program, you can start feeling better within a few days.

Do you have a toxic liver?

The liver holds a key to efficient metabolism, weight control, bowel health, and detoxification. The liver is the major fat-burning organ in the body. Cleansing your liver can greatly improve weight loss and energy. When you regularly consume sweets and other processed carbohydrates, junk food, and other unhealthy foods and beverages, your liver converts these calories mostly to fat and stores it. Though not common, fat can build up in the liver, which can lead “fatty liver”. When this happens, something has gone wrong in the process of metabolism. It is known that fat accumulates in the liver with a number of conditions, the most common being obesity. Fatty liver is also associated with diabetes mellitus, high triglycerides, and heavy use of alcohol.

Can It Really Happen?

Did you ever dream it was possible to get drunk on sugar or too many carbs? One woman did. Just before this last Christmas she was arrested for DWI, but she had not been drinking. The charges were dismissed because it was proven that she had a syndrome that “causes substances in the gut to ferment food into ethanol, thereby causing a person’s blood-alcohol level to spike. While the story of food-turning-to-alcohol in the body may seem like a convenient tale for the police, doctors have found the rare condition in multiple patients.” Dr. Richard Peek told ABC News. “When [yeast] ingest a meal that has a high amount of carbohydrates, they metabolize the carbohydrates into ethanol.”

Do You Need A Heavy Metals Detox?

We’re bombarded by chemicals from hundreds of sources that are very destructive to the body. Many of them are neurotoxins, which are exogenous chemicals that are destructive to nerve tissue, and include heavy metals such as lead and aluminum, fungi, viruses, and other pathogens, pesticides, drugs, and food additives…These toxic bad guys get absorbed by nerve endings and make their way to the nerve cells.

Spring Juice Cleanse

Are you ready to shape up for spring and skip into summer with a new glow, abounding energy, and your waistline redefined? Juice cleansing is your key.

We just finished our spring Juice & Raw Foods Retreat. Everyone was rejuvenated. Several people lost 9 or 10 pounds. Everyone was glowing by the last day. If you missed the retreat, still have an opportunity to cleanse with my 30-Day Detox that starts in a week.

Here’s why juice fasting so powerful in changing how you feel and look:

Juice is rich in antioxidants that bind up toxins that would otherwise damage your cells. Without all those bad guys roaming around in your system, you’ll have less damage. That means fewer wrinkles. It also means more repair from the inside out. You’ll start looking younger. You’ll improve the health of your stomach. Are you hooked on ant-acids? Trouble with digestion? Juice fasting can give your stomach a break. It won’t have to work so hard to extract nutrients. Actually, the work is done by the juicer. If you have low stomach acid, which can cause acid reflux by the way, you’ll get a break. You won’t need as much strong acid to break down the juice. And after the juice cleanse, you could try adding two teaspoons of raw apple cider vinegar to six ounces of water and drink 15 minutes before you eat. That may solve your problem.
Repairs your gut. That’s right! Gut repair is the name of this game. The Standard American Diet is a gut buster for sure. Here’s how the gut gets damaged. The American diet is replete with damaged fats, sugar and other refined carbs, flour products that turn to glue-like substances in the gut, foods saturated in additives and pesticides, and gooey cheese. Dump on all that some anti-acids and other over the counter drugs. And twist it all up with a heaping dose of stress, and you’ve got more than enough to give you constant indigestion and to damage your tiny little microvilli that are responsible for nutrient absorption. This can lead to leaky gut syndrome, which allows particles to float into your system that shouldn’t be there.
Rejuvenates your liver. Your liver is the king of your detoxification organs. It’s the hardest working organ you have. Everything has to pass through your liver. It’s the prep plant for the rest of the body. Problems arise when there are too many toxins for the liver to deal with. It can get congested and even develop stones just like the gallbladder. This is your time to cleanse this key organ. It’s key to your health, youthfulness, and efficient weight loss.
Facilitates weight loss. You can lose 5 to 10 pounds in a week when you juice fast. I say this because I can back it up with stories from all the people who have attended our juice fast retreats through the years. You will lose some water weight, but what’s wrong with that? You will also lose some fat. The 3-day juice cleanse is a fantastic way to jumpstart your detox. It helps control your cravings. I call it the ultimate palate cleanse. Because your juice fast days are lower in calories (usually around 1,000 or less when you don’t use a lot of fruit) you will lose weight. But you aren’t starving your body because you’ll have plenty of healing, energizing nutrients.
Flat belly. Watch your stomach shrink. You’ll get rid of belly bloat. That muffin top of fat will melt away day by day.
Kicks up your energy. The first day or two you may not have more energy; you may be more tired as toxins are released. But just wait! Energy is on it’s way. And the energy is better than anything provided by caffeine or sugar. This is true sustaining energy.
Mental clarity. Juice cleansing is the ultimate foggy brain buster. You might feel a little spacey as you are juice fasting, but then the fog will clear, and those 100 billion plus little neurons in your brain will spark up. One reason for better clarity is that you are restricting calories. A study published in the journal Neurobiology of Aging found “There is significant evidence linking caloric restriction in adult mice with the growth of new brain cells. Specifically it is linked to increased production of [Brain-derived neurotrophic factor] BDNF. Basically restricting your calories and not overeating produces somewhat of a stress response in the body. Following this stress response is the production of new neurons.” (http://mentalhealthdaily.com/2013/03/05/11-ways-to-grow-new-brain-cells-and-stimulate-neurogenesis/http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15123339; accessed 4/16/16)
Heals at the cellular level. When you flood your system with raw juices, you provide an abundance of biophotons, which are light rays of energy that plants absorb from the sun. They help your cells communicate better. And when you start cleansing the interstitial fluids that bathe the cells, the little cells start taking in nutrients and expelling waste more efficiently. The biophotons also feed your mitochondria, the energy units of your cells. All this spells… you guessed it… cellular healing.
Provides maximum detox. As you drink your nutrient-charged fresh raw juices, you are consuming a cornucopia of nutrients—antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, enzymes, phytonutrients, and biophotons. Your body uses all these nutrients for detoxification. Now your body can support all the phases of detoxification far more efficiently. Plus you won’t be pouring in more toxins. On a normal day, many people pour in congestive or toxic substances all day long. The body can barely keep up with what’s coming down your pipes, let alone clear out any stored up toxic material. It’s kind of like a heavy snowstorm. You may shovel all day long just to keep your deck from collapsing. Finally, you’re worn out and quit. During your juice fast days, your body can focus on removing the cumulative toxins stored in organs, cells, and tissue spaces. And for most of us, there’s a lot of unwanted material stored up. “In a study spearheaded by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) in collaboration with Commonweal, researchers at two major laboratories found an average of 200 industrial chemicals and pollutants in umbilical cord blood from 10 babies born in August and September of 2004 in U.S. hospitals. Tests revealed a total of 287 chemicals in the group. The umbilical cord blood of these 10 children, collected by Red Cross after the cord was cut, harbored pesticides, consumer product ingredients, and wastes from burning coal, gasoline, and garbage.” (http://www.ewg.org/research/body-burden-pollution-newborns; accessed 4/16/16)
Purges mucous. Do you have mucous hanging out in your inner parts? The juice fast, like no other form of fasting, helps your body get rid of excess mucous that can build up over time. Various mucous membranes line body cavities and canals such as the respiratory, digestive, and urogenital tracts. They are found in the mouth, nose, trachea, eyelids, lungs, stomach, intestines, and bladder. Mucous provides protection and lubrication and it offers a barrier from outside invaders. When we’re in a state of good health, this mucous has a thin consistency. But over time, with a build up of toxins, chronic conditions can arise. We may experience a buildup of thicker mucous, which can clog our system and harbor chemicals, pathogens, and dead cells that would otherwise be removed. When we juice fast, we eliminate refined flour products, fried food, sugar, dairy, sodas, caffeine, alcohol, and junk food— typical mucous forming foods and substances. As we ditch the irritating foods and substances, the body stops producing excess mucus, and it can work on sweeping out mucous, dead cells, pathogens, and other foreign material.
Alkalizes. This is another juicy bonus. Fresh juices are very alkaline. This is helpful in balancing pH in your body. You must maintain a delicate, precise pH balance in the blood, which is slightly alkaline. A healthy pH balance in the blood should be between 7.35 and 7.45. To maintain this balance, the body will draw minerals from bones, teeth, and muscles to use as buffer against the acids if there aren’t enough minerals present in your diet. The acidity or alkalinity of foods can be classified by how we process them. Our bodies transform nearly all foods into acid or alkaline bases. Though we need a balance of different foods for good health, most people eat far more acid-producing foods than alkaline-forming foods. Consuming excess acid-producing substances cause a condition called acidosis. Adding high-alkaline vegetable juices to your diet brings your pH into balance. You will notice that you gain energy when your body is more alkaline balanced. Fresh juices are packed with minerals and other nutrients that help you achieve this acid-alkaline balance.

Today’s Recipe

Moroccan Beet Detoxer

1 small bunch of mint
1 dark green lettuce leaf such as romaine or green leaf
1 beet, with leaves
1 cucumber, peeled if not organic
1 lemon, peeled if not organic
1 green apple

Cut produce to fit your juicer’s feed tube. Wrap mint in lettuce leaf. Start by juicing the beet and cucumber, then push the lettuce-mint wrap through slowly, and

follow with lemon. Pour into a glass and drink as soon as possible. Serves 1.

Adapted from The Juice Lady’s Big Book of Juices and Green Smoothies

Toxic Liver

Is life worth living? It all depends on the liver.”
– William James

Think about your body as you would your car. What if you never changed your oil or filters in your car? It’s the same thing with your body. Your liver could be likened to the oil filter in your car. What if it was never changed? We all know the answer— the car would eventually die. Why do we think we can go through life never cleansing our liver?

The liver is a prime place for the body to store toxins that can’t be excreted. Highly toxic chemicals can pass through the liver, including residues from pesticides and herbicides. And it doesn’t take a megadose of toxins or irritating substances to weaken the liver of some individuals. It can be damaged by a variety of chemicals, medications, alcohol, and viruses.

One of the most common medications known to destroy liver cells is acetaminophen (found in Tylenol™). Even when taken in recommended amounts, this drug can do great harm to the liver of some individuals. Fructose is another substance that can scar the liver. Especially avoid high fructose corn syrup; it is not just a natural substance made from corn, as commercials would have us believe. Also, agave syrup, which has been very popular as a natural sweetener, is very high in fructose. It is not a good choice in sweeteners.

Alcoholics are known to have bad livers because alcohol is a powerful liver toxin. Over time, heavy drinkers can develop severe scarring of the liver and loss of cells. Chronic heavy drinkers with damaged, poorly functioning livers are also at high risk of liver cancer. This is a result of the chronic scarring, inflammation, and exposure to toxins. But it may not be only heavy drinking that causes problems for some people. Researchers have found even small amounts of alcohol can cause fatty deposits in the livers of susceptible individuals as can eating too many sweets.

As a consequence of our modern diet, many people have considerable congestion and even stones in their liver. This may be true even though a person has not had a history of gallstones. Stones in the liver are an impediment to acquiring and maintaining good health, youthfulness, and vitality. They are, indeed, one of the major reasons people become ill and have difficulty recuperating from illness or recovering from disease.

A congested liver is one reason people have high cholesterol, even though they may eat a healthful diet and exercise regularly. Your liver creates more cholesterol that a normal diet contains. If you cut your cholesterol intake completely, your body would simply manufacture more. If you have high cholesterol, you may have a congested liver. As stones grow and congestion increases, the pressure on the liver causes it to make less bile. It could be likened to your garden hose containing pebbles or small stones. Much less water would flow through it, which in turn would decrease the ability of the hose to squirt out water. If you have liver stones or congestion, much less bile is “squirted out” and less cholesterol leaves the body, causing a rise in cholesterol.

Liver detoxing will help your liver become more efficient at performing all its functions, including making cholesterol and eliminating cholesterol. It’s one of the best things you can do to regain balance of your cholesterol Taking a cholesterol-lowering drugs will not get to the root of the problem.

Liver congestion, toxicity, and stagnation are quite common, yet conventional medicine has no way to measure this. Relying on blood tests for diagnostic purposes is inadequate. Most people who have a physical ailment have perfectly normal liver enzymes in the blood, despite suffering. Liver enzymes become elevated in the blood only when there is advanced liver cell destruction, as in hepatitis or liver inflammation. Liver cells contain large amounts of enzymes, and when they are ruptured, the enzymes enter the blood and signal liver abnormalities. By then, the damage has already occurred. It takes many years before such an event becomes apparent for most people. Therefore, cleansing the liver is an excellent preventative measure as well as being healing, restorative, and rejuvenating. Want to look younger? Do a liver cleanse.

It’s difficult to cleanse your liver if you have parasites in it. You won’t get out many stones or waste, and may feel sick. Embark on a parasite-killing program either before or during your liver cleanse. If you get the Internal Cleanse Kit, you will get parasite cleanse products with it.

Make sure you complete the colon cleanse before cleansing the liver. (You will get a free Colon Cleanse Kit with the Internal Cleanse Kit.)

One of the Best Anti-agers—Getting Rid of Toxins

Doctors Mehmet Oz and Mike Roizen say, “Give your liver a break: We’ve long considered toxins — like pollutants in the air and chemical additives in processed foods — major agers, which is what we call things that make your body older faster. When you overload your body with toxins, your liver goes into overdrive trying to filter out the gunk. Over time, excess wear and tear on its filtering system accelerates aging.”

So what can you do about the toxins in your life? The doctors say, “Treat them the same way you treat toxic people (you know, the ones who drive you to eat that whole cheesecake): Avoid ’em whenever you can. When you can’t, help your liver dispose of the vandals.”1

Symptoms of a Sluggish Liver

If you have even a few of these symptoms, I recommend a liver cleanse.

Abdominal discomfort
Aches and pains
Brown spots on the face and hands
Dark circles under the eyes
Anal itching
Bad breath
Body odor
Sallow or jaundiced complexion
Whitish or yellow tongue coating
Digestive problems (belching and/or flatulence)
Dizziness
Drowsiness after eating
Fatigue
Frequent urination at night
Migraine headaches or headaches that involve a feeling of fullness or heaviness in the head
Inability to tolerate heat or cold
Sleeplessness (insomnia)
Irritability
Loss of memory or inability to concentrate
Loss of sexual desire
Lower back pain
Malaise
Menstrual problems
Nervousness and anxiety
Pain around the right shoulder blade and shoulder (also connected with gallbladder congestion)
Puffy eyes and/or face
Red nose
Small red spots on the skin (either smooth or raised and hard—known as cherry angiomas)
Sinus problems
Allergies
Candidiasis
Constipation
Hemorrhoids
Cellulite
Premenstrual syndrome

Benefits of Cleansing the Liver

Clearer, brighter complexion
Dark circles disappear from under the eyes
Some age spots may disappear
Digestion improves
Weight loss becomes easier; cellulite goes away
Energy increases
Sleep improves; need to urinate during the night improves
Aches and pains disappear
Headaches often cease
Memory improves
Mood is better, with a better sense of well-being
Allergies go away
Facial puffiness disappears

Notes

1 From The Juice Lady’s Living Foods Revolution

JOIN THE 30 Day DETOX CHALLENGE

Spring Detox

Spring is one of the best time to detox your body. With the warmer weather it’s easier to drink vegetable juices for most meals or have a green smoothie and juice. My prayer is that you will never be sidelined from your destiny due to poor health. I hope that you will be inspired to do your part in healing your body. Detoxing is a big part of achieving renewed health.

colon There are a number of cleanses you can do to detox your body. You can start right away. Vegetable juice fasting is very helpful as a kick off for the colon cleanse. You can also do a liver/gallbladder cleanse, kidney-bladder cleanse. lung, lymphatic system, and skin and blood If you want to really be thorough, do a whole body internal cleanse with the Internal Cleanse Kit that comes with a free Colon Cleanse Kit.

Be Inspired!

“I bought your books through the show It’s SuperNatural’s website. I have been juicing and eating healthy for 60 days. I lost 18 pounds, and my husband went from size 4X to 3X. We started with a 15-day juice fast for a couple of reasons. I had been on prednisone because of a very bad case of poison ivy. After I finished the prednisone, I still had the poison ivy rash, and I felt horrible. My husband, Edgar, has been trying to lose weight… unsuccessfully. In addition he has high blood pressure and chronic fatigue syndrome. So we decided to fast…just juices and a smoothie at night.

I did not think Edgar would like the juices, because he does not like vegetables. Every time I tried to push a salad in front of him, he would say: I eat cow – cow eats grass – therefore I am eating veggies. However, it was his idea to do the juice fasting. The colon-cleanser turned out to be his favorite. We have that juice every morning religiously. I slip in a piece of broccoli one day, the next day a couple of asparagus, and so on. At first I did not tell him in fear that he would suddenly taste the additional veggies, and stop the fasting all together. But it actually did not change the taste.

Well, here’s the amazing news! The poison ivy rash dried up in 10 days. Edgar, started losing weight and experiencing more energy.

After the fast was over, we incorporated veggies and tofu, eventually fish and chicken. I try to stay away from meat. I have been surprised to see that when we go to Fuddruckers, Edgar orders a salad! It has chicken in it, but just to see him enjoy the salad is great accomplishment.

This is our new life style: Juices and a smoothie during the day, then a nice healthful dinner. We are not hungry, and we feel great. I don’t have cravings for sweets like I had before. The juicing has helped Edgar with his chronic fatigue syndrome, and of course the weight loss. Our goal is that he will eventually not need any medication for high blood pressure. So once again . . . Thank you!!!! Great is your reward in heaven!” Graciela

DON’T MISS OUR SPRING 30-DAY DETOX. IT STARTS APRIL 25.

Spring Cleanse Specials

I highly recommend you get a cleanse kit to go with the 30-Day Detox Program. Many people say they wish they would have gotten a kit to go with the program.

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Colon Cleanse Kit

Parasite Cleanse Kit

Internal Cleanse Kit with a Free Colon Cleanse Kit (also includes parasite cleanse)

Sauna Is Another Healthy Way to Detox

The simple act of sweating is one of the body’s safest and natural ways to heal and remain healthy. The best way to induce a deep, detoxifying sweat is with a far infrared sauna. Not to be confused with the hot rock or steam saunas of the past, far infrared saunas provide a gentle heat that is 7x more effective for detoxification. Just like light from the sun, far infrared rays have the ability to penetrate up to 1-1/2 inches below your skin to detoxify and revitalize your cells. The resulting deep, highly efficient sweat eliminates toxins at the cellular level.

Not all infrared saunas are the same. There are many low-end “infrared” saunas that don’t emit enough infrared to be effective. The most credible brand on the market is Sunlighten. Sunlighten far infrareds saunas have been clinically shown to actually raise core body temperature by 2 to 3 degrees (vs. simply heating the air around the body). They also offer the only full spectrum infrared sauna which offers a 37 minute detoxification program, along with programs for weight loss, pain relief, and skin health.

This month, Sunlighten is having a Summer Detox Sale and all saunas are on sale. Since I’m such a fan of Sunlighten, they have agreed to offer my readers a gift with any sauna purchase in June! Visit www.Sunlighten.com to learn more.

10 Signs You Need to Detox

If you have any of these symptoms, you may want to join me for my upcoming 30-Day Detox.

Fatigue or Low Energy

Are you continually turning to caffeine or energy drinks. They actually and make the situation worse. They make the liver worse. You probably need a liver cleanse if you have low energy.

And if you feel tired or lethargic in the morning, you may have low adrenal function.

Constipation

Chronic constipation is a sign that your digestive system is out of balance. If you’ve tried increasing your water and fiber intake, exercising more, and eating more veggies with limited results, it could be that your body telling you a cleanse is needed. Indigestion is also a common sign. Years of waste in your colon, may be a problem.

Brain Fog, Impaired Memory, Poor Focus

Are you often drifting off focus? Your body could be yelling at your to detoxify! An energy drink of a prescription pad is not going to do the trick. At the core of your foggy brain may be candida, heavy metals, and chemical toxins. You may need a candida cleanse along with a complete body detox.

Depressed

Would you like to spark up your mood and ditch the depression? A cleanse could change your mood completely. Toxins have a way of camping out in your body and planting their stakes unless you root them out. They don’t just go away on their own. Getting rid of toxins can really help in getting rid of negative thinking, and can inspire a new outlook on life.

Difficulty Losing Weight

Here’s a key. Your body will store toxins in fat cells to protect your delicate organs and tissues. It will hold onto those fat cells to protect you until you detox. Then weight loss will become much easier when you detox.

Insomnia/Trouble Sleeping

Toxins can keep you up at night, tossing and turning and disrupting your sleep. Melatonin signals the body for sleep. However, toxins can interfere with the melatonin that’s released, You may also feel refreshed and recharged once again after a good night’s sleep.

Sexual Problems

Your sexual organs may be off if there are too many toxins in the body. If your sexual performance and desire has gradually waned, it may not be aging, but rather a sign that you need to detox.

Headaches

A headache may be your body’s signal that you need a detox. Really, your body doesn’t need a pain reliever. The headache is a message. Try a detox.

Soreness/Stiffness

How often do you wake up feeling stiff and sore even though you weren’t working out or pulling weeds? Toxins can cause inflammation.

Skin Problems

Your skin is your largest organ of elimination. If you are having skin troubles, chances are strong you need to detox. Your skin should clear up in short order.