Safe Cleansing

Let's talk about cleansing and detoxing since there are many misconceptions that surround this topic.

Sure there are radical approaches to cleansing the body, but they can quite often lead to more harm than good. Trust us, we've both done the green juice fasting and when we didn't follow it completely right, we ended up not benefiting one ounce from all of our hard efforts.

Cleansing the body doesn't have to be scary, hard or even inconvenient. It doesn't have to cost lost of money on special foods and it doesn't mean that you have to invest in loads of pills.

Cleansing is about cleansing the body naturally using whole, seasonal foods. It is not a diet, nor is it about starvation or deprivation.

We have put together a Whole Food cleanse where we walk you through a short-term elimination diet where you remove allergenic foods from your diet, and then slowly reintroduces each food to see if any symptoms appear. If symptoms do appear, then your body is likely sensitive to that certain food and you’ll need to temporarily eliminate it from your diet if you want to reduce inflammation and obtain optimal health. This cleanse unearths your personal healthy food blueprint.

This sweet potato mash bowl is a hit with past cleansers, we hope that you enjoy it too!!

SWEET POTATO MASH BOWL

SERVES 2

• 2 large baked sweet potatoes (see recipe below)

• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

• 1 tablespoon coconut oil

• 2 cups mixed greens

• 1 apples, chopped

• 1/2 small red onion, chopped

• 1 avocado

• 1 tablespoon sesame seeds

• Orange Vinaigrette (see recipe below)

Remove the skin off the sweet potatoes. Mash the remaining sweet potato in a mixing bowl with pumpkin pie spice and coconut oil. Top with mixed greens, chopped apple, chopped onion, avocado, sesame seeds, and Orange Vinaigrette.

Baked Sweet Potato

SERVERS 2

• 2 large sweet potatoes

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Wash each sweet potato well and dry with a paper towel. Randomly pierce sweet potatoes with a fork 4 to 5 times. Place on a baking sheet and bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour. The sweet potatoes are done when they can be easily pierced in the middle with a fork or knife without much resistance. 

Orange Vinaigrette

• Juice of 2 large oranges

• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped

• 1 tablespoon honey

• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar

• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

• sea salt and black pepper to taste

Combine all ingredients in a bowl or closed jar. Whisk with a fork--or shake if using a jar--until well incorporated. Store in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

Like this recipe? It is just one of over 120 gluten-free, nutrition packed recipes found in our Whole Food Whole Body Cleanse.

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