Feeling tired?  Sluggish?  Low energy or just really low levels of motivation.  Odds are your body is a bit toxic and could us a nice, total cleanse of the whole system.  What is a total cleanse?  What we lovingly refer to as a complete or total cleanse of the body is a complete detoxification of the bloodstream and a rejuvenation of the physical body’s natural processes.  It’s actually a really simple process that everyone can do without spending gobs of money on doctor visits or clinical therapy.  So kick back with a cup of Joe and learn how to treat your body to a complete and total cleanse.

There seems to be some debate over the reality of toxins and their effect on the health of your body. This seems like an odd thing to debate in 21^st Century Western civilization. It’s like denying the existence of germs. Just because you can’t see them, doesn’t mean they aren’t present and having a real effect on your health. Toxins don’t necessarily mean Poisons. Toxins are merely the chemicals and agents in food, drink, or atmosphere that force the body to work harder to process them through the normal channels.  A body cleanse can solve this problem.

You have a wonderfully-designed detoxification system already in place beneath your skin. Your liver and kidneys take waste products from the stomach that can’t be used to fuel the body and compress them into filtered waste products before expulsion. What does make it into the blood stream is carried throughout the body to nourish cells, muscles, joints, and organs all throughout. The blood can still contain diluted chemicals that don’t serve any real purpose in the body. These are sometimes dumped out to be excreted through the pores or carried to a jettison chamber to be sneezed or coughed out.

All of this happens without you having to consciously think about it or even know that it exists! However, today’s diet and lifestyle often includes an excessive amount of unnecessary or useless nutrients. Things like preservatives that are in most processed foods serve only to keep the food from spoiling before you eat it and serves no purpose at all in nourishing you. This is just extra waste to be dealt with internally. Other nutrients found naturally are tougher to break down as well, given that we homo sapiens haven’t been consuming them all that long in the grand scheme of biological evolution. Things like dairy products or refined flour are fairly new additions to the human diet and take a bit longer to process through the body. Indeed they provide certain essential nutrients, but those come with a host of other unnecessary additives like saturated fats, oils, and gluten.

A total cleanse of the body can wipe out these unnecessary toxins that can cause your body to slow down in an effort to focus more of its bio-energy on breaking them down and getting rid of them.

First you have to stop eating all those toxin-laden foods. Avoid fast food and processed or packaged foods, especially frozen stuff. Lay off of dairy and meats, especially red meat. Cut out sugars, starches, and sodium in any substantial quantity and certainly prohibit any alcohol or tobacco use. These restrictions for a whole body cleanse undertaken for even a week can have a huge impact on your overall health.

Add in leafy greens to your diet like lettuce, spinach, and broccoli. Drink at eight to ten glasses of mineral water each day to keep yourself hydrated. The liquid keeps your acid levels in balance and lubricates your muscles and joints, not to mention speeding up the urinary process, which cleans a great deal of toxins by itself. Try to stay where the air is fresh and clean, as most urban atmosphere is laden with smog and chemicals from local industry. Fresh mountain or country air does wonders for toxin levels.

A total cleanse of course includes good hygiene like frequent bathing and grooming. Try to avoid using anti-bacterial soap as it tends to kill helpful bacteria that keep you detoxified. Also choose to use deodorants over antiperspirants, as the latter limits your sweating. Sweating is a key component of detoxing through the pores and should never be overlooked.

Keep up these tasks and your total cleanse of the body will leave you feeling fresh, clean, and alive for weeks!