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I have nothing against lemons, cayenne pepper, or maple syrup. But when I saw them on display at Whole Foods with a copy of of “The Master Cleanser” by Stanley Burroughs, I felt kind of disappointed in my go-to healthy grocery store. More
Raise your hand if you over-indulged this Christmas. We’re right there with you. All the holiday ham, turkey, stuffing, casseroles, cookies and pies–not to mention wine and cocktails–has left us feeling bloated and sluggish. The good news is that you can use the very thing that got you feeling that way–food–to detox your body. No silly starvation or juice-only diets needed. Here are ten of the best foods to cleanse your colon and vital organs, rev up your digestive tract and remove toxins from your body: More
Is a detox really necessary? In short, yes. The large number of pollutants we encounter every day complicates the body’s detoxification efforts, which in turn leaves the body more vulnerable to illnesses and disease, not to mention hormonal imbalances. While you may have the perfect detox diet and supplements already lined up, by integrating these four steps you will ensure a more successful spring cleaning. More
What if the secret to weight loss wasn’t really a secret at all? According to Christine Gerbstadt, author of Doctor’s Detox Diet, The Ultimate Weight Loss Prescription, everything we need to slim down is right in front of us–no special fasting diets, lemonade drinks or meal replacement bars. Instead, she says the key is to choose whole foods that work together to support our organs. Specifically our liver, kidneys, skin, intestines and lymphatics. When we optimize these organs through our diet choices, they remove more toxins and waste, fight inflammation, and speed-up metabolism to burn existing fat and keep it off. More
This winter table recipe comes from registered dietician and blogger Janel Ovrut Funk. Funk’s ‘Detox Soup’ is not your typical watery, flavorless detox concoction. It’s a hearty and healthy mix of herbs, beans and vegetables (and using frozen veggies is okay). More
If Super Bowl Sunday meant wings, chips, dips and cookies, you’re probably not feeling so super this Meatless Monday. We picked 10 salads that are hearty enough to be your dinner, and healthy enough to help you detox from a weekend full of indulgence (because let’s be honest, we ate some of those cookies before the party, too). More
If you’re trying to flush out your system after a holiday of indulgences (or just because you feel gross) with a detox or cleanse, you’ve probably heard a lot of the same advice: drink lots of water! Cut out sodium and sugar and caffeine and fat! All raw, all the time! Which are all fine tips in moderation…but isn’t there such a thing as too little sodium? What about overhydration? Can you flush too much? More
Thanksgiving is over, but the overeating, bloating and sugar-filled cranberry, sweet potato casserole and pumpkin pie may still be with you. Did you know that some food can remain in your system for up to four days? This can make your body constipated, your mind foggy and your overall energy and mood sluggish. But with some simple steps, you can detox and cleanse your post-Thanksgiving system and revive it back to its healthy state.
A detox program can help your body’s natural cleaning process by: More
Sugar cleanse this, cucumber detox that…it seems like detox cleanses are all the rage right now. Cleanse enthusiasts often claim a magical euphoric feeling of physical and emotional bliss while doing a cleanse. And some people even advocate detoxes on the regular. But what is actually happening in your body when you start a detox cleanse and force yourself to down maple syrup, paprika, cucumber-lemon water concoctions every 3-4 hours and deprive yourself of nutrient rich whole foods? It’s a one word answer and it’s called (drum roll please)… STARVATION. More
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As someone who has had my share of stomach and digestive system issues, which actually resulted in a colonoscopy at age 27, I’m highly skeptical of wonder supplements promising to fix everything overnight. I’ve tried everything from abandoning dairy to cleanses, and my body just has a way of being fine one day and bloated and miserable the next, no matter what I do. But when I tried Delta Lab’s Detox natural supplement earlier this month, I actually felt normal and stomach ache-free—even after devouring a plate of tacos, rice and beans. (Hey, I never said my eating habits don’t occasionally contribute to my digestive issues.) More
The Lithium Chronicles is a Blisstree series focusing on the diagnosis and treatment of bipolar disorder. Ross McKenzie was diagnosed as bipolar at the age of 21. After 15 years of daily lithium doses, he went off his meds last February. He’s been drug free ever since. This is the continuing story of how he made his way back to a life without psychotropic medication, after he ended up walking naked down a highway on one ill-fated night.
At the end of my first year on lithium, I almost died. For an entire year I had been taking 1200 milligrams of lithium a day. At the end of the year my psychiatrist called me in a panic telling me to drop my dosage immediately:
“Your test results were in the extreme toxic range. Which can cause death.”
All psychotropic drugs are highly toxic. Which is why dosages of such drugs are extremely important. But they’re still not monitored closely enough.
In the past when people experienced mental health symptoms they received physical lobotomies. Today, they receive chemical lobotomies by ingesting high quantities of psychotropic drugs for prolonged periods. Initially the drugs act as a numbing band-aid. They mask the symptoms, but don’t address the underlying causes. We can’t just keep people on these potent drugs their entire lives.
In my case, lithium initially alleviated my symptoms. But I took that drug for twelve years. And as time went by, instead of helping with the symptoms, my body became addicted and I felt myself becoming more and more symptomatic.
Over the years, I bounced between doctors, doses and treatments but I never “got better. I tried several times to wean myself from my dependency on lithium but it wasn’t until last year, at a holistic healing clinic, that I was finally able to successfully detoxify my body. More
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This week, I’m on one of Organic Avenue‘s raw detoxing food cleanses, so my oven is officially on sabbatical. Every day, I have a full menu of juices and raw foods that are pre-made and ready to go, so I literally haven’t had to do a dish for the past five days. I’m starting to miss cooking and baking, but thankfully, I’m not missing my sweets. On this cleanse, I get one raw dessert per day, and I’ve been blown away by how good they are. Surprisingly, a lot of the ingredients are good for me, too.
Since I know I’m not the only one detoxing this time of year (and no everyone is lucky enough to live near a place that will make their juices and foods for them), I decided to hunt around for more raw dessert recipes that you can “bake” even while cleansing. More
Another day, another celebrity tweeting about their detox. If you follow the news about fitness and nutrition like we do, you’re probably getting tired of celebrities like Kristin Cavallari, who recently tweeted about her detox: “Ok tomorrow is day 1 … More
