Hint of Greens – The Truth about Cleansing

The Truth about Cleansing

on May 08 in Antioxidants, Beauty, Candida, Cleanse, Dairy Free, Diet, Do It Yourself, Fresh Produce, Fruit, Greens, Health, Juice, Super Foods, Wellness

Summer is just around the corner and it seems like everyone is rushing to find the right diet or cleanse to get bikini ready. For many, going on a juice cleanse, fast, or any other calorie-restrictive diet is no longer seen as unhealthy, but instead, is the thing to do, but are cleanses really the way to go?

Quite a few clients have recently been asking about cleanses as they hear it is a great way to flush toxins from the body, as well as mentioned weight loss friends or coworkers experienced after a week of juice.

Before you head to the farmers market and stock your kitchen with fresh vegetables, or spend that $500 on a cleanse learn some truths about cleanses.

Shedding Pounds:

It’s true you probably will lose weight doing a cleanse, but it’s the wrong kind. Without enough protein, the body turns to muscle for fuel after about three days, which can make weight loss appear more dramatic because of muscle’s bulk. Those pounds you’re shedding may be valuable muscle, and not fat. Losing muscle slows down your metabolism too, meaning you’ll probably gain more weight in the end.

Goodbye Toxicity:

The theory is that detoxing is a way to let the digestive system rest so it can really push out all those toxins that have been building up. As a result, you’ll be at less risk for developing illness and disease. Not so, says Michael Gershon, M.D., at Columbia University, the body, it seems, is fine at cleansing itself: “If you eat something that the body interprets as toxic, the liver gets rid of it. If it’s water-soluble, the kidney pumps it out.”

Hello Gorgeous:

All that water and vitamin-rich juice you have during a cleanse does pay off after all, especially since you’ve cut out sugar, caffeine, and alcohol too. The extra hydration plumps up skin to give it a glow, but it’s unfortunately “short-lived.” Over time, robbing your body of needed calories can actually result in “volume loss in the skin,” causing wrinkles.

Pure Bliss:

While detoxing, it’s not unusual to have feelings of euphoria or “intense joy.” This may not be your body telling you it’s happy, though, but the exact opposite. “The euphoria may actually be a sign the body thinks it’s starving and is trying to prevent suffering.”

While there are many benefits to cleansing it is important to remember that no two bodies are the same. One person may do very well on raw cold juices while other people may end up feeling weak and cold after just a juice or two.

Before you start your juice cleanse be sure to eat clean. You will need to cut out certain things such as caffeine, alcohol, wheat, dairy and sugar slowly. I suggest a week before the cleanse begin to slowly cut these things out of your diet and stick to green tea instead of coffee. Also be sure to cook your vegetables and make your way to raw foods. This will give your body a chance to make a sustainable environment for what is to come.

It is also to remember that when you finish the cleanse that you treat your body as you do the week before the cleanse. This is very important as you can put your body into shock and feel even worse than you did before the cleanse.

Remember, if you are doing a cleanse and you are not feeling right then likely it may not be best for you. Add some raw foods, do not deprive yourself of whole foods.

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