By Ella O.; Nutrition Advisor & Samantha H.
Reboot your health with our nutritionist-recommended tips, tricks and products for the season ahead.
If your body has been feeling a little sluggish of late, there is nothing like a Spring Cleanse to help bring you back to your best self again. This is the season for letting go of the old and making space for the new. A Spring detox may be just the reboot you need, and one that will prepare you well moving forward for the rest of the year.
The purpose of a Spring cleanse is to support your body’s natural detoxification processes, which may otherwise become overwhelmed as a result of modern lifestyles – city pollution, pesticides, refined processed foods, alcohol consumption and micro-plastics, are just a few of the causes.
Of course, the body will always produce waste products due to normal metabolic processes. Our liver, kidneys and intestines act as routes of elimination for all kinds of toxins. Using a natural approach to support these systems may pave the way to greater wellbeing, energy, clarity and creativity!
If you are looking for a ‘tune-up’ here are some of the remedies we recommend:
Spring Nettle Leaf
Taking Nettle leaf in the Springtime is living in harmony with the natural seasons. It is traditionally regarded as a ‘Spring tonic’ and is rich in minerals such as iron, potassium and calcium. It thought that the potassium and other natural compounds such as flavonoids within nettle leaf, may support the elimination of waste products from the body and aid the production or urine. Super concentrated, Nature’s Answer Nettle Leaf herbal extract provides a pure, potent delivery of this seasonal ingredient.
Milk Thistle Herb
Nutritionists agree that the key to a successful detox is to support the liver. One of the roles of the liver is to neutralize and dispose of toxins, so that they do not accumulate in the body. Milk Thistle has been used in herbal traditions to support the natural functions of the liver including detoxification. Unique on the market, Nature’s Answer Milk Thistle alcohol-free herbal extract is holistically balanced and standardised to provide a guaranteed level of active compounds.
Smooth Movement – Probiotic Fibre Blend with Turmeric
Fibre helps to absorb and safely bind toxins to carry them out of the body via the intestines. During a Spring cleanse, it is wise to increase soluble fibre in your diet to prevent toxins from being re-absorbed back into your body via the intestinal wall. Taking care of the balance of your gut flora (microbiome) by consuming prebiotics and probiotics, may also be of helpful at this time.
Organic Traditions® Smooth Movement Probiotic Fibre Blend with Turmeric is the ultimate nutrient-dense organic superfood fibre formula. It contains cold milled chia and flax seeds, acacia gum, baobab fruit, apple peel, cranberry seed powder, prickly pear fruit, nopal cactus leaf, turmeric powder extract as well as 5 billion beneficial probiotics per serving. A fast and simple way to enhance your daily diet with an extra boost of dense superfood nutrition, it can be mixed in water, juice, smoothies or any recipe that you want to boost.
Cleansing Greens
Give your body the nutrients that it needs to detox itself more efficiently on a cellular level. Choose from our super greens range – Organic Traditions Super Greens with Turmeric, Organic Traditions Super 5 Grass Juice Blend or Klamath Blue Green Algae Capsules – to supply your body with powerful, nutrient dense, alkalising phyto-nutrition.
Create Flow:
During a cleanse, you want to encourage movement in the body by drinking plenty of filtered water, as well as herbal teas of your choice. Instead of caffeinated drinks like tea and coffee, start your day with a squeeze of alkalising fresh lemon juice added to a mug of hot water.
Get moving! Even just a brisk walk for twenty minutes will get your lymphatic and circulatory system going. Have a stretch and a breath of fresh air.
Bring in balance:
As part of a varied balanced diet, ensure you eat at least five portions of fruit and veg a day, taking in a broad spectrum of colours. Choose organic whole foods where you can and limit those fast foods and confectionary treats.
Balance your day with as much relaxation and rest you need, to allow your system to reset and renew.
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