Spring Clean the Body With Our Natural Detoxing Tips


Updated 03/30/12 3:10 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

The Best Way to Detox

As you go down your list of things to Spring clean this season, don't forget to give your body an overhaul. Maybe those New Year's resolutions have gotten offtrack or you want to get ready for bikini season — whatever the reason, there's a healthy way to go about recharging yourself. Keep reading to learn our favorite methods for naturally detoxing the body to feel lighter and more Read more

Spring Clean Your Body With These Seasonal Detoxing Veggies


Updated 03/30/12 10:06 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Spring Vegetables For Detoxing

Spring's arrival this week means that the farmers market is getting a brand-new makeover in the form of produce. While fresh veggies are the cornerstone to any clean diet, there are a few Spring foods with the added benefit of having natural detoxing properties. Besides being an antioxidant powerhouse, asparagus provides digestive support to the body. Like chicory root, asparagus contains Read more

Detox Asana: 8 Yoga Poses Away From a Cleaner You


Updated 03/25/12 12:18 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Detox With These Yoga Poses

Hello, Spring! If warm weather inspires you to Spring clean your body, you can do more than sip on detoxing green juice. Hop on your yoga mat and do these eight poses designed to detox the body. You have your circulatory, digestive, and lymphatic systems to thank for getting rid of toxins and waste, and these poses stimulate those systems. Pick out the poses your body needs or practice them all, Read more

Detox Naturally With These 3 Winter Ingredients


Updated 03/03/12 8:50 PM · Posted by · 3 comments

Winter Detox Foods

These seasonal ingredients not only taste good, but they also have natural detoxing properties. Learn which Winter ingredients can help cleanse the body and how to incorporate them into your next meal. My doctor always recommends beets for times my body feels heavy or weighed down. Their fiber increases the production of antioxidant enzymes in the liver, helping the body eliminate bile and other Read more

A Green Detox Juice Recipe to Ring In the New Year


Updated 04/02/12 12:09 PM · Posted by · 4 comments

Green Detox Juice Recipe

Here's a fresh juice recipe that will help you shake off holiday indulgences and start clean. This recipe is made from an array of ingredients that have natural detoxing properties: watercress helps energize cleansing enzymes in the liver, and, like celery, it's a natural diuretic. Antioxidant-rich spinach boosts chlorophyll levels in the digestive tract, which helps the body get rid of Read more

5 Reasons to Go on a Cleanse


Updated 01/04/12 1:40 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

The Benefits of Trying an Elimination Diet

Feeling tired, bloated, and lethargic from the holidays? Many people think going on a cleanse in January is a good post-party solution for dropping unwanted pounds fast. But going on an elimination diet — where you remove certain foods, like anything with gluten, dairy, caffeine, and alcohol and focus on eating only fresh, whole foods — is more than about fitting into smaller jeans. While Read more

Would You Ever Do a Juice Cleanse?


Updated 12/28/11 2:11 PM · Posted by · 5 comments

Have You Ever Done a Juice Cleanse?

More than ever before, the people in my life are all about juice cleanses. From friends to colleagues — even family members — it seems like everyone I know is on a juice cleanse, has done a juice cleanse, or wants to try one. (This was especially true after the Thanksgiving holiday.) Their reasons range, but most often it either has to do with weight loss or wanting to detox after a long Read more

Is Going on a Juice Fast a Good Idea?


Updated 10/27/11 1:55 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

Is a Juice Detox Healthy?

Going on a juice cleanse, or drinking nothing but pressed juices extracted from fruits and vegetables, has been all the rage lately. The idea sounds like a good one — combat the effects of a wild night out or a life of indulgent eating with a few days or weeks of "detox" to rid your body of lurking toxins. Backed by celebrities and celebrity doctors alike, it's no wonder that drinking your Read more

An Outside Eye on Her 3-Month Elimination Diet


Updated 04/04/11 5:20 PM · Posted by · 8 comments

Do Elimination Diets Work?

This post is from the OnSugar blog An Outside Eye. Read her thoughts on doing a three-month elimination diet. I just finished up three straight months of a fascist eating program courtesy of my insightful and talented acupuncturist, Caylie See. As I wrote about in the beginning, I went cold turkey off coffee and tea, sugar, alcohol, gluten, dairy, vinegar, soy, potatoes, tomatoes, and peppers, Read more

Lessons Learned From 10-Day Cleanse


Updated 03/03/11 5:10 AM · Posted by · 3 comments

Lessons Learned From Paleta Cleanse

At the beginning of the New Year, I decided to try the Paleta Cleanse. As I read on the SF Foodie blog, January is the new Lent, and I was prepared to give up caffeine, alcohol, dairy, corn, soy, wheat, sugar, and artificial sweeteners. I wanted to see how I would feel and look living so vice-free. Paleta delivered meals to my home, and the food was all very good. Lean cuts of meat with vinegary Read more