The Neti Pot
February 16, 2012
By Guest Blogger
Getting to Know the Nose Before we go into the details of the nasal wash, let’s begin with a science lesson. The nostrils are the interface between your body and the atmosphere—they filter, clean, heat, and moisten the air you inhale. This is why yogis advocate breathing through the nose instead of the mouth. The sensitive lining of the nostrils secretes mucus, which effectively traps dust, dirt, and other particles when it is moist. The… Read More >
The Emotional Side of Cleansing
February 6, 2012
By Guest Blogger
My husband and I recently did an 8-day juice fast. Not as big a deal for me, as a nutrition coach, but a pretty big step for my husband. His idea of “green” was sautéed spinach and eggs; healthy meant a hemp smoothie. Green juice? Never. It turned out to be a pretty big deal for our marriage. You know the physical effects of cleansing or juicing: glowing skin, (wow; like a moonbeam) weight loss,… Read More >
6 Tips to Boost Your Positive Vibes with Negative Ions
March 16, 2011
By Guest Blogger
by Stuart Watkins Have you been getting your daily dose of negative ions? We need exposure to negative ions to be more positive in our life. I know, it sounds a little backward at first, doesn’t it? Negative ions are invisible molecules that clean the air around us by attaching themselves to positive ions (from dust, smoke, electronics, car exhausts, our breathing, etc.), so they’re not just floating around for us to breathe into our… Read More >
Kris Carr’s 21- Day Crazy Sexy Cleanse
January 31, 2011
By Guest Blogger
What insane person would choose to do a 21-day cleanse in the first weeks of December with nothing but parties and festivities ahead? Me! On November 13, 2010, I declared myself a mess physically, mentally and spiritually. No spark, no twinkle, no joy and a muffin top that turned into a layered cake from under my bra line to my knees. With dismal blood results (nonexistent immune system) and a desire to have someone brutally… Read More >
4 Steps to Overcome Cravings
August 2, 2010
By Alejandro Junger, MD
Feel like you absolutely need that piece of chocolate, pint of ice cream or huge plate of mashed potatoes to satisfy your craving? Rather than true hunger in a physical sense, cravings are more likely a sign of one of two things: an emotional hunger or possibly a deficiency in some key nutrients. Follow these four steps to restore balance. Step 1: Eliminate the bad stuff Get rid of sugar, caffeine and anything processed and/or… Read More >
5 Simple Tips for Your Spring Cleanse
April 6, 2010
By Alejandro Junger, MD
As a doctor, some of the most powerful tools that I have found are detoxing and cleansing. By ‘detoxing’ I mean this: a program that will create optimal conditions for the recirculation of toxins that have been trapped in our body’s mucus, as well as support for the liver in its work of neutralizing and preparing those toxins to be eliminated via sweat, feces and urine. Cleansing is a method of enhancing the elimination of… Read More >
The Scoop: Kathy Freston’s Quantum Wellness Cleanse
July 14, 2009
By Corinne
What was your inspiration for adopting a vegan lifestyle and how has it impacted your life? I always considered myself a spiritual person, someone who wanted to live by principles that would better hone my personal evolution: kindness, compassion, alleviating suffering when I saw it. When I saw, through videos and in books, what was happening to animals as they became food for my plate, I realized I was not living my principles at all.… Read More >
The Gallbladder Flush
May 13, 2009
By Donna Perrone
Let’s face it. Just about everyone has Gallstones. Gallstones are found in the liver, gallbladder and connecting ducts. There can be thousands of stones that accumulate in the liver that never show up on a basic blood test. I learned about the Liver/Gallbladder Flush about 10 years ago. I met many people at the time that would show up at a local health group exhibiting their gallstones for all to see. Big stones, little stones,… Read More >
ACT: Day 1
May 11, 2009
Good morning rainbow unicorns! Ta da! It’s Day 1 of the Adventure Cleanse Tune-up. You’ve chosen your level (review post on levels), upgraded your cabinets and fridge, prepped yourself mentally and now it’s off to the races…well sorta, this week is transition week. After all, you’re still a new colt trying to balance. Continue to slowly remove the coffee if you haven’t done it completely yet. Cut back to one cup per day and then… Read More >
Adventure Cleanse Tune-up (ACT) – Stocking your Pantry & Fridge
May 4, 2009
HOT Peppers! This time next week we’ll be kicking off our on-line tune-up for over 600 people. Yup, that’s the number we’ve calculated but god/dess knows who’s lurking in secret. Just so we’re all on the same page, I will be blogging about ACT 1-2 times per week. The majority of the information will be on the forum. Each day for 28 days I’ll post a prayer, affirmation, some information and a recipe. You’ll have… Read More >
Spring Yoga Detox
April 23, 2009
By Guest Blogger
Kristin McGee It’s that time of the year when we start to pull out our summer clothes and bikinis and we might be feeling a little less then excited to bare some skin. Yoga is the perfect way to not only shape up for the warmer months, it also helps to detoxify our internal organs, boost our metabolism, and clear up our skin after a long winter. Twists are wonderful ways to get the blood… Read More >
Adventure Cleanse!
April 15, 2009
Hi spark, As many of you know I’m working on Crazy Sexy You: A Gutsy Game Plan for Health, Happiness and a Great Ass! (working title). Well, it’s going SLOW. I’ve been clockin’ the miles with my speaking gigs and haven’t been able to consistently clack out the writing. I finished the first draft of my pH chapter but that’s it! One more gig tomorrow and Friday (at Urban Zen in NYC) and then I’m… Read More >
All About FASTING! (Part II)
February 12, 2009
By Natalia Rose
And now more on fasting from Natalia Rose! 3. The difference between a cleanse and a potential cleanse? All fasts and anything that is billed as a “cleanse” or “detox” product is only a POTENTIAL CLEANSE. The cleansing part only occurs when the dredged up waste matter LEAVES the body. Fasting is not synonymous with cleansing unless waste leaves the body. Do you see the critical difference? In my extensive experience with detoxification, even people… Read More >
All about FASTING! (Part I)
February 10, 2009
By Natalia Rose
Water fasting, the Master Cleanse, juice fasting, liver cleanses, blended food fasts…the list of different types of fasting go on and on. There’s never been more interest in fasts and “cleanses.” Unfortunately, there have also never been more misnomers about fasting circulating. From a purely physiological standpoint, the whole point of fasting is to rest the system from digestion so that all the body’s energy can be used to improve the functioning of the body… Read More >
