Hi guys! I would really like to do a full body cleanse but theres sooo many products on the market! its not nessasarily about loosing weight but ridding my body of toxins, cleansing the colon all that junk in my body that dosent need to be there. so my question is, have you guys done them befor?? do i have to go buy one or does anyone have one they follow now and then that could let me know? what would you recommend?
Weight-Loss Body cleanse advice plz!
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geekyn00b
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First learned what they were back in my late teens, and I kept doing them til I was about 25 or 26. Probably 2 a year?... All sorts. Anyway, truth be told, I feel healthier, saner and smarter when I set a health challenge or goal than when I've done one of these "cleanses." Now (34 years old), I'm on the other side of the fence and won't do a cleanse, but that's because the relationship I have with my body has changed. For me, cleansing fed into my binge-purge mentality and didn't respect the time it takes for my body to actually do the work it's designed to do. Personally, they did me no good and I gave them up - the "Master cleanse" "juice fast" "diet tea cleanse" and so on.
[disclaimer] I'm just some random chick on the internet - I'm not a doctor, not a health pro - I barely know how my own body works, much less yours, so just like everything you read online, take this post with a GIANT SALT LICK
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To answer your question, my DIY "outside the box cleanse" (for a groaner and lack of a better title) which I thoroughly enjoy and feel better on the completion of, is this:
- Choose 3 things to leave behind for 3 weeks. Cause I like the number 3. (ex. white sugar, white bread, beer)
- Make sure I keep my maintenence calories in mind and don't go under. Weight loss isn't the goal, just a possible side effect.
- 3 litres of water - not including tea - per day. Add a tbsp of lemon juice or ACV to each bottle of water.
- 1 cup of coffee/tea and 1 citrus fruit every morning (there's the "colon cleanse," right there. I know, ew.)
- Diet: 70% veg and fruit, 20% rice, barley, oatmeal, etc, 10% nuts, beans, tofu and lean meats. But that's just me.
- Make sure some pickled/fermented food is in my diet every day - it's ridiculously good for digestion: gherkins (sp?) and korean radish kimchi are my favourites. Likewise yogurt and honey.
- full body brush once a day - gently. Ginger, sea salt and lemon bath 3 times a week.
- gentle core exercises once a day (stretching, yoga, pilates, whatever twists you up)
- stay warm - clothing and exercises for circulation.
- walk 1/2 hour a day
And that's it. Anything on top of that is just extras. Meditate, pray, stand on your head, put together a thousand piece puzzle.
... I don't do this when I'm focusing on losing weight, although I do all of these things to some degree while I'm trying to lose weight. I guess the difference, if there is one, is intent.
For the "full body cleanse" I think you might be thinking of (and please forgive the horrible attempt at mindreading), it's actually quite risky to do a liver, colon and kidney cleanse all at the same time. Most people will advise against it, and there are a few decent resources online, but there's so much harmful and fake expertise on the interwebs that's just, "Eat nothing but apples, drink walnut hull juice and pump some coffee in your bum for 3 days and you'll feel awesome!" yanno? At the risk of sounding paternalistic, do be careful with what you put together for yourself and remember to be very gentle with your insides.
I hope you update this thread when you decide what you're going to do, and let us know how it goes. Take care! (and sorry for my long reply!)
[disclaimer] I'm just some random chick on the internet - I'm not a doctor, not a health pro - I barely know how my own body works, much less yours, so just like everything you read online, take this post with a GIANT SALT LICK
[/disclaimer]To answer your question, my DIY "outside the box cleanse" (for a groaner and lack of a better title) which I thoroughly enjoy and feel better on the completion of, is this:
- Choose 3 things to leave behind for 3 weeks. Cause I like the number 3. (ex. white sugar, white bread, beer)
- Make sure I keep my maintenence calories in mind and don't go under. Weight loss isn't the goal, just a possible side effect.
- 3 litres of water - not including tea - per day. Add a tbsp of lemon juice or ACV to each bottle of water.
- 1 cup of coffee/tea and 1 citrus fruit every morning (there's the "colon cleanse," right there. I know, ew.)
- Diet: 70% veg and fruit, 20% rice, barley, oatmeal, etc, 10% nuts, beans, tofu and lean meats. But that's just me.
- Make sure some pickled/fermented food is in my diet every day - it's ridiculously good for digestion: gherkins (sp?) and korean radish kimchi are my favourites. Likewise yogurt and honey.
- full body brush once a day - gently. Ginger, sea salt and lemon bath 3 times a week.
- gentle core exercises once a day (stretching, yoga, pilates, whatever twists you up)
- stay warm - clothing and exercises for circulation.
- walk 1/2 hour a day
And that's it. Anything on top of that is just extras. Meditate, pray, stand on your head, put together a thousand piece puzzle.
... I don't do this when I'm focusing on losing weight, although I do all of these things to some degree while I'm trying to lose weight. I guess the difference, if there is one, is intent.
For the "full body cleanse" I think you might be thinking of (and please forgive the horrible attempt at mindreading), it's actually quite risky to do a liver, colon and kidney cleanse all at the same time. Most people will advise against it, and there are a few decent resources online, but there's so much harmful and fake expertise on the interwebs that's just, "Eat nothing but apples, drink walnut hull juice and pump some coffee in your bum for 3 days and you'll feel awesome!" yanno? At the risk of sounding paternalistic, do be careful with what you put together for yourself and remember to be very gentle with your insides.
I hope you update this thread when you decide what you're going to do, and let us know how it goes. Take care! (and sorry for my long reply!)
I tottaly agree with you! Im not looking for a quick diet to shed pounds, or an "only drink green tea for a week" sorta thing i just want to get the access junk built up in my system (colon i guess) outa there! i do eat healthy and also try and consume allot of fiber. is citrus really a natural colan cleanse? and i didnt know "feremented" food was good for digestion either! I loooove gherkins! i sweat i could like off pickles lol high in sodium tho so i go for a low sodium kind. and yes, there is so many "experts" on the internet that tell you how to do a cleanse, but thats the thing with the net, ya gotta ake things with a graim of salt. ....dont think id ever pump coffee into my arse though! LMAO! so thats why im asking here for real peoples advice and expeirence with cleansing. theres so many pills and gentel cleanses, week long cleanses, 30 day cleanses not to mantion the "stay at home or youll shit your pants" cleanses! Thanks for your advice! I had no idea about the pickels or citrus, ill have to look into that and see how i do it the proper way.
geekyn00b
New member
Late reply from me - apologies for that - but it sounds like you're right on point: super smart about what you want and don't. Very nifty. Good luck on your information hunt! I hope you find what you're looking for.
I should've been clearer though. When I said I don't do cleanses anymore because they don't "work" for me, I meant it. The 3 week diet/life change thing I posted above is just my way of focusing and feeling healthier overall, with that old "garbage in - garbage out" idea in mind. Eating oranges and drinking coffee in the morning is not a cleanse, just has a mild laxative effect, hence my joke about "there's your cleanse." Again, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to be confusing.
tl;dr - turns out my funny on the net is pretty unfunny, and I'm a bit difficult to understand. :| What I posted above is a low money way of getting my body to work in an optimal, natural and intense way over a longer period of time (it's not something I can maintain - but I feel wonderful during and after).
Good luck on your information hunt! I hope you find what you're looking for.I should've been clearer though. When I said I don't do cleanses anymore because they don't "work" for me, I meant it. The 3 week diet/life change thing I posted above is just my way of focusing and feeling healthier overall, with that old "garbage in - garbage out" idea in mind. Eating oranges and drinking coffee in the morning is not a cleanse, just has a mild laxative effect, hence my joke about "there's your cleanse." Again, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to be confusing.
tl;dr - turns out my funny on the net is pretty unfunny, and I'm a bit difficult to understand. :| What I posted above is a low money way of getting my body to work in an optimal, natural and intense way over a longer period of time (it's not something I can maintain - but I feel wonderful during and after).