Learn All About Digestive System Cleansing

There are times in your life, especially after the festive period, when you can feel sluggish and generally not operating at your best mentally and physically.

This can be exacerbated by weight gain, skin problems and most importantly digestive issues.

The process of detoxifying the digestive system is many centuries old, and all cultures speak of the development of their own detoxification processes. But whatever the culture, the basis and theory is the same. It is about resting and cleansing your digestive system, nourishing the body and removing existing toxins to give you a fresh start.

At its most basic level, you are attempting to detoxify the blood. This is done by cleansing through the liver, kidneys and skin.

What Does A Digestive System Cleanse Involve?

Firstly, it’s about minimising the toxins that end up in your body. So things like alcohol and cigarettes, and stimulants such as caffeine should be removed from your diet.

You should also try to remove refined sugars and saturated fat from your diet, replacing them with whole grain foods and natural sugars instead.

Dramatically increasing the amount of vegetables and fruit you eat will also help to freshen up your digestive system.

Some people take all this a step further and undertake a juice cleanse. This is where all foods are replaced with juiced fruit and vegetables for a period of time. This has the benefit of focusing the mind and giving the body simply what it needs without having the temptation of supplementing the diet.

What Else Should I Do When Detoxifying?

Many people undertake regular colonic irrigation while they are detoxifying the body. The reason for this is that detoxification start to push toxins from your body back into your digestive system to be removed.

Colonic irrigation can help to speed up this process, minimising the chances of toxins being reabsorbed into your body.

If you don’t already, introducing very light exercise, such as walking or Yoga into the mix will also help to speed up your metabolism and create a sense of wellbeing.

And it’s not just the physical elements of detoxification that you need to focus on. Whether it’s a light detoxification plan, or a full juice cleanse you are going to do, preparing and journalling in writing will also help you before, during and after your detoxification.

There are many levels and degrees of digestive system cleansing you can do. Dr Juice Cleanse advocates the use of a full fruit juice cleanse program to maximise the benefits of detoxifying your body.

To learn more about the reasons we recommend considering a full juice cleanse, click here to download our exclusive, and free, e-book called “refresh your life”.