If you haven’t been feeling like yourself lately, you  may be suffering the effects of excess toxic chemicals that have accumulated in your body over the years.  In many instances the first sign of excess toxin build up is a weak immune system, so if you have been getting sick more than usual lately it is time to evaluate your overall health and determine if toxins are the culprit.

These toxins that build up can play havoc on your entire body, and cause many negative symptoms ranging from sluggishness all the way to cardiovascular disease.

The good news is that a healthy body cleanse can help the body dispose of these excess toxins that have absorbed into the liver and other organs over many years of exposure to the chemicals commonly found in our environment.

So what is a healthy body cleanse?  It’s a healthy way of removing the toxins from your body using only safe and natural methods and organic ingredients.

Healthy Body Cleanse Tips

I like to keep body cleanses as simple as possible, as they really don’t need to be fancy in order to be effective.  As I mentioned in my article about home body detoxification, I always recommend a three step approach when it comes to a healthy body cleanse.

The three most important steps to a healthy body cleanse are:

Healthy Body Cleanse #1 – A Cleansing Diet

All body cleansing programs will require you to radically change your diet for a set period of time.  There are two common types of body cleansing diets-those that require you to fast (water or juice) for a set period of time, and those that allow certain detoxifying whole foods.

If you want to try a healthy body cleanse “fasting” diet, checkout “The Master Cleanse”

If you don’t like the idea of eliminate all whole foods from your diet, then checkout Janet Hull’s Detoxification kit.

Healthy Body Cleanse #2 – Exercise!

Since sweating is a natural way to release toxins, it would only make sense to exercise regularly!  The exercise that you perform is not as important as the intensity and frequency.  Make sure you are exercising at least 5 days a week while on your body cleansing program at an intensity that make you sweat.

Healthy Body Cleanse #3 – Detoxifying Body Wraps

There are two purposes to detoxifying body wraps.  They will promote sweating to help rid the body of toxins, and also help release excess lymphatic fluids that store toxins.  Performing three body wraps each week during your body cleanse is a very effective way to accelerate the excretion of toxins.

There is no need to visit the spa for a body wrap, homemade body wraps work just as well!

The key to a successful healthy body cleanse is to be very commited and in the right mind set from the start.  You cannot cheat during your body cleanse, and by that I mean no sneaking snack foods, alcohol, cigarrettes etc.  you have to go completely clean in order for your cleanse to be really effective!

Thanks for reading my post.  I am confident that your healthy body cleanse will be extremely effective if you follow the steps I’ve outlined in this article!

Have you ever tried a body cleanse?  How did it work?