To Detox or not Detox?

It’s that time of year again! The papers are full of the best books to buy to help you detox, after the Christmas eating and drinking fest. But do you really need to detox?  How does detoxing help and why? And does it really have to be so demanding?

Detoxing is not a recent ‘new fad’. It is, in fact, something that we have been doing since the Middle Ages except we used to call it fasting! In the past, detoxing has always been at the end of the winter, the time to clear out your system, a time to help the body make the transition from winter into spring and then summer. Before we all had fridges and freezers, we tended to eat salted and pickled foods during the winter. There were few vegetables and people did much less exercise. The first new growth of the year in the garden – the “spring greens” – include many of the herbs used to detox the body;

Nettle ,  Dandelion and Cleavers also known as Goosegrass.

These herbs were traditionally used to help the body to recover from heavy, fatty foods. These spring herbs were also made into meads or weak beers, the drinks of choice in the Middle Ages. Country folk knew the benefit of herbs to encourage elimination and the herbs they used were often blood cleansers.

Detox does not have to mean fasting or going on faddy diets. It is a time for eating healthily, allowing the body to rest from excess (this is often alcohol, caffeine and fatty processed foods), and giving the whole body support. If you do this gently and follow a sensible plan you should quite easily achieve a weight balance, a reduction in fluid retention and puffiness, and a wonderful healthy feeling.

Following on from the herbal detox tradition I have designed the Napiers 10 Day Detox Plan to be effective and easy to follow, helping you to get into better shape for the year ahead.

FREE 10 Day Detox Plan

Click here to download your copy.

This gentle regime of herbs, diet, and exercise will help you break unhealthy habits and form healthy new ones that you can sustain throughout the year, bringing you optimum health, greater energy, clearer skin, balanced mood, and easier weight management.

The program supports your body’s natural detoxification processes using a diet of tasty, easy-to-digest and highly nutritious foods alongside the herbal Detox Formula and other ways to boost cleansing.

Getting Started

I recommend you download this FREE leaflet and read the information carefully. Start your detox on a weekend to give you time in the first few days to relax and get a good start on the Detox Plan. Ask a friend or family member to join you and make it a time of fun and discovery.

Keep Up The Good Work!

At the end of 10 days of detox you should be feeling fitter and healthier than you were 10 days ago. We hope you have discovered many new ways to help yourself feel great, that you will continue the new, healthier eating habits you’ve formed and that you will leave behind the unhealthy ones.

Remember to eat a variety of fresh and whole foods daily, never skip meals, limit tea, coffee and alcohol, and to take time out to relax and unwind.

Wishing you the best of natural health       Dee

(posted Jan 2010)

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