| Body cleansing and colon cleansing are big business. | | | | high quality nutrition so your body has the energy it |
| Colon cleansing products are popular in health food | | | | needs to do all functions, including detoxing and |
| stores and on the internet. You even find expensive | | | | cleansing itself. Eat extra steamed veggies with your |
| body cleansing spa treatments. But beware - you | | | | meals in place of bread - which can clog your body's |
| cannot cleanse your body unless you eat the right | | | | natural cleansing ability. |
| foods. | | | | Eat foods that contain Essential Fatty Acids (EFA's). |
| Food can help your body cleanse or they can clog | | | | EFA's are known to help your body eliminate, or |
| and irritate your body. Foods can contribute to built | | | | cleanse, harmful cholesterol from your arteries. These |
| up waste in the form of excess weight and fat or | | | | help reduce internal inflammation, which is a |
| help you lose fat. The right food will give you lots of | | | | contributor to heart disease. They also help your |
| energy while the wrong foods can leave you feeling | | | | body shed fat along with other waste and are |
| depressed or cranky. | | | | excellent nourishment for your brain, helping you to |
| While it is true that your body has the ability to | | | | keep your mood elevated. |
| cleanse itself, you still need to do your part. For | | | | Foods that contain the Essential Fat's are tuna fish, |
| example, your body needs good nutrition to get or | | | | halibut, salmon, walnuts, avocadoes, cashews, flax |
| stay thin. You also need the right foods to help your | | | | seeds, flax oil and olive oil. It's best to get a variety. |
| immune system stay strong. At the same time, you | | | | If you don't eat many of these foods, try an EFA |
| need the right foods to help your body do the job of | | | | supplement from the local health food store to make |
| keeping waste moving out. | | | | sure that you get these benefits during your body |
| The best foods that cleanse your body are easily | | | | cleanse. |
| digested. Digestion is a process that takes a lot of | | | | Animal proteins are not normally thought of as foods |
| energy from your body. If your body is busy | | | | that cleanse your body. However, if you are just |
| digesting, it will not have the extra energy to cleanse | | | | starting, you might consider eating two to three |
| itself. This is why it is said that you can cleanse your | | | | portions a day, at least the first two or so weeks of |
| body or you can digest food, but you can't do both. | | | | your cleanse. This is because this type of protein |
| The best foods that cleanse are fresh, whole, | | | | helps your liver strengthen so it can detoxify waste |
| organic fruits and vegetables. These have no | | | | that is dislodged and moving out. As this process |
| pesticides that can add to toxic build up and may clog | | | | happens, you want to make sure your liver is in good |
| your body's natural cleansing ability. | | | | working order. |
| Fresh fruits are considered to be natural cleansers for | | | | The foods in this category are lean, organic red |
| your body. They are full of fresh vitamin water to | | | | meats, organic chicken and turkey, fish, and organic, |
| help your body flush waste. Your body can digest | | | | free range eggs. These are all healthy versions of the |
| these very easily when eaten alone. It is best to eat | | | | non-organic animal proteins, which can contribute to a |
| fresh fruit first thing in the morning. | | | | clogged system and disease. Keep your portions to |
| Fresh, raw vegetables stimulate your body's natural | | | | about the size of your palm. |
| enzymes to work. They work in two ways to help | | | | Filling your plate with the foods that cleanse while |
| your body cleanse; they are more easily digested and | | | | keeping meats, breads and grains to a minimum will |
| they stimulate your body to digest other foods | | | | help your body cleanse quickly and safely. If this is a |
| quicker. This gives your body more energy for the | | | | big eating change for you, try adding a whole food |
| cleansing process. | | | | vitamin and mineral supplement to make sure that |
| Start your afternoon and evening meals with a fresh, | | | | you get all the nutrition you need. |
| raw green salad. Add a few other kinds of chopped | | | | While you are cleansing, follow the normal and |
| veggies on top of your salad to get a wide variety | | | | healthy diet rules; drink plenty of fresh, spring water, |
| of nutrition. Use a dressing made from olive oil, lemon | | | | don't eat junk foods, minimize processed foods and |
| juice and a dash of apple cider vinegar to give zest | | | | don't skip meals. These will definitely hurt all your |
| and even more strength to your cleanse. | | | | body cleansing efforts. Eating the best foods that |
| Lightly steamed vegetables are the next best foods | | | | cleanse will ensure that you cleanse your body and |
| that cleanse your body. They are more easily | | | | that you haven't wasted your time and money spent |
| digested than raw veggies. They also give you extra | | | | on cleansing products. |