Spring Clean Your Detox Routine

While many of us may be laying out plans to spring clean our homes, we should also be thinking about spring cleaning our bodies. Seasonally, spring is one of the best times to detoxify from all of the waste we've accumulated over the winter. During the cold winter months, the body goes into a protective state and is more inclined to hold on rather than let go of wastes and by-products created by our normal, everyday functions. With spring comes regrowth and regeneration, and according to traditional Chinese medicine, it is the best time to cleanse and nourish the liver — the body's primary organ for detoxification.

The human body is capable of detoxifying itself each and every single day. It needs to in order to keep up with the constant bombardment of environmental toxins, stress, prescription and over-the-counter drugs, cosmetics, and less-than-ideal foods we expose it to. Over time, the body's detoxification capabilities become compromised due to our growing toxic burden, and seasonal detoxes are a great way to reset our systems.

The key to any successful detox is to ensure that the body's elimination pathways are clear and open. A sluggish liver, digestive tract, or inability to sweat can cause released toxins to remain in the body, leading to fatigue, headaches, digestive distress, and even illness.

15-Day Lemon Cleanse

We recommend using organic Meyer lemons because they are less acidic, have a thinner peel, and are a bit sweeter. It is important to use organic lemons because the entire lemon with peel is used in the Lemon Elixir recipe.

How to Prepare the Lemon Elixir:

1. Wash one Meyer lemon. Do not peel.
2. Place the lemon in a blender with 16 oz. filtered water (room temperature preferred).
3. Add 1 TBSP organic, cold-pressed olive oil.
4. Add 1 tsp organic, raw honey.
5. Blend all ingredients together until well mixed. Drink.

It is best to consume the elixir after breakfast. Please note that you may have a bowel movement within 30 minutes of consuming.

Detox Options

Once the 15-Day Cleanse is complete, you can further support your body's natural detoxification processes through a properly prepared, nutrient-dense diet and one of our detox therapies. Dynamic Health offers nutritional therapy — a customized nutrition plan that works for your body and your body alone.

Our clinic also offers mud pack and infrared sauna therapy services to aid your body in ridding itself of toxins safely and efficiently. The effects of both of these modalities partnered together can be extremely powerful. Mud packs can restore the body's natural bioenergetic flow, while an infrared sauna session allows the body to utilize one of its most efficient elimination pathways — the skin.