It’s summertime, a chance to kick back, unwind… and cleanse! The sun is shining. The weather is sweet. Changing seasons provides the perfect opportunity to refresh your system with a cleanse.
Chances are, you’re carrying more than a few extra pounds of toxins around! The toxic ‘glue’ in your gut is mucus, and it houses the parasites, yeasts, molds, worms, and a host of harmful bacteria that steer you toward poor food choices.
Let nature help your body accelerate its self-healing and rejuvenation. So unload the toxic baggage holding you back, and pack your summer suitcase with nutrition.
Why Summer Is the Perfect Time
By following the seasons and creating your own shift in energy, you can stay in tune with nature and more easily step into new healthy habits.
Spring is traditionally a time for new growth and removing winter’s accumulated cellular waste. Fall cleansing prepares the immune system for the ravages of winter; detoxing and restocking nutrients from Mother Nature’s harvest.
But we also need extra energy and resilience for the long, hot days of summer — and the seasonal fun and sunshine. The summer season naturally helps your body flush out toxins. Here’s how:
- Warm weather opens the skin’s pores, helping us sweat out toxins.
- We typically drink more water to stay hydrated during summertime.
- We’re more likely to be outdoors enjoying the fresh air and being in nature.
- Sports and physical activity are more fun in the sun, we move more when warm.
- We crave refreshing foods in the hot weather that naturally help us cool down.
- It’s the peak season for many Dr. Sebi-approved summer recipes and foods (hello melons, avocados, bananas, berries, cherries, limes, mangos, peaches!).
The Full-Body Benefits of Cleansing
Now, we’re not saying you’re dirty... but, the world is! We’re constantly bombarded with toxins and failing to address them can lead to serious health challenges that compromise your quality of life. Some of the many factors contributing to our increased toxic load are:
- Mineral Malnutrition: Industrialized agriculture has removed all the minerals from our soils. A lack of key minerals handicaps our ability to process and remove toxins. Remineralization restarts detoxification.
- Bacterial Warfare: From the pesticides sprayed on crops making their way into the water supply, to heavy metals in the air from industrial pollution, poisonous agents are everywhere. Pesticides and other substances that kill organic life, damage bacteria in our gut that helps absorb nutrients. They also damage the ancient mitochondrial power-houses generating bio-electricity inside all of our cells.
- Processed and Non-Natural Food:Refined and processed junk foods, along with acidic staples like bread and milk, can’t easily be processed by the digestive system. We’re stuck with stagnant fragments of non-natural foods, inflaming the gut and robbing our energy. It’s also full of chemicals and additives engineered to be addictive.
- Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals: These hormone mimickers from plastics are linked to obesity and a host of lifestyle diseases, plus developmental issues in developing embryos. And they’re found all around us — from food packaging, plastic bottles, and cosmetics, to children’s toys, cleaning products, and printer ink.
- Toxic Heavy Metals: Found in cosmetics, cigarettes, dentistry, cookware, pesticides, and pharmaceutical medications. Absorbed in place of the essential nutritional metals the body needs, like zinc.
Sadly, our environment is increasingly toxic and you need to support your body to remove all the toxicity. This means taking multiple opportunities to get clean — celebrating each season as an opportunity to start again.
How to Do a Summer Cleanse
Choosing to cleanse is a powerful way to create space for positive change. The body cannot get clean when the burden of toxicity is increasing. So, the aim of cleansing is to reduce this burden of toxicity so the body has enough energy to do a deep clean and fully repair cellular damage.
Taking a few days out to focus on your body frees up energy for your mind and recharges your mood. Set an intention for the season, begin looking for the light and love in your life.
Use Dr. Sebi’s 21-Day Detox Package
Ease out stubborn toxins; enhance excretion and engage elimination to get rid of putrid matter and prevent waste festering into inflammatory endotoxins. Dr. Sebi’s 21-Day Detox Package provides complete herbal support for cleansing and replenishing with:
- Chelation 2 detoxifies the body and deeply cleanses the bowels with herbs, barks, and roots that help release and escort toxins out of your body.
- Bio Ferro purifies the blood and supports the liver to enhance detoxification processes while protecting against free radical damage.
- Viento improves the body’s removal of waste and eliminates energy-draining heavy metals, helping you maintain steady energy levels throughout the day.
Other Cleansing Tips
Get refreshed, replenished, and rejuvenated for summer by following these guidelines:
- Eliminate toxic foods. This helps the body keep itself clean.
- Eat cleansing alkaline foods, which are critical nutritional building blocks and include foods like avocado, mushrooms, berries, and apples.
- Drink lots of water to flush toxins out and refresh cells. Dr. Sebi recommended a gallon of spring water a day.
- Get gentle movement to remove lymph waste and massage cells. Walk, ride your bike, do tai chi, stretch, foam roll, etc.
- Do a juice cleanse to free up biological resources so you can eliminate built-up toxicity, and repair your body. Consume juices made from alkaline fruit, vegetables, and leafy greens.
- Allowing your body extra time to rest, relax, and sleep.
- Reduce digestive effort (think teas, juices, smoothies).
- Clear out your bowels. You need gut-cleansing herbs to help with this!
What to Do After a Cleanse
Proper nutrition is critical during and after cleansing. This prevents any rebound effect (where you overeat post-cleanse) and ensures your body removes toxins effectively. Once you have cleared out stagnant waste your body will have more energy, but it needs extra nutrition for the overdue repairs!
- Reintroduce Foods Gradually: Slowly add alkaline, Dr. Sebi-approved foods back into your diet, starting with light, raw fruits and vegetables to allow your digestive system to adjust.
- Avoid Overeating: Eat smaller, frequent meals to avoid overwhelming your digestive system and ensure your body efficiently absorbs nutrients.
- Stay Hydrated: Continue drinking plenty of spring water to support the continued detoxification process and keep your body hydrated.
- Prioritize Rest and Sleep: Allow your body to fully recover by getting adequate rest and maintaining a consistent sleep routine to support healing and rejuvenation.
- Engage in Light Movement: Incorporate gentle exercise like walking, stretching, or yoga to stimulate circulation and enhance the body’s natural detoxification processes.
- Listen to Your Body: Pay attention to how your body responds to different foods and activities, making adjustments as needed to maintain your well-being.
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