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Why Cleanse? The Missing Part of a Healthy Lifestyle

December 28, 2017 By Heather Blackmon

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One of the most common goals going into a new year is to improve your health. But what does that mean? When I surveyed my audience over the past month, the answers included: increased energy, losing weight, and improving nutrition.

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Sound familiar?

Most people will approach this in the same way they do every year — start a new diet and workout plan. A few weeks ago I shared about the importance of sleep (including tips for improving your sleep), which is the third pillar of overall health. The final pillar is reducing your toxic load, which is where a holistic & natural cleanse can help you reset and maximize your health.

I love visual of the wellness pyramid from doTERRA that shows the four pillars of a healthy lifestyle that lead to optimal health. Which one is the toughest for you?

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Why Cleanse?

A gentle & holistic cleanse can have amazing benefits for your body, when combined with a healthy diet. The aim is to maximize your health and efficiency of your vital cleansing organs, allowing you to minimize toxic load naturally and maintain the results long-term.

Chemicals are all around us — in the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat, the products we use — they build up in our body over time and can impact our digestive system and lead to feeling run down. One way our bodies tell us it’s time for a cleanse is when we’re dealing with fatigue, sluggish bowel movements, irritated skin, allergies, bloating, and metal confusion.

The start of a new year or new season is a fantastic time to consider a gentle cleanse & detox, as part of a healthy lifestyle.

Benefits of a Cleanse

When paired with a healthy nutrition plan, a holistic cleanse can deliver some great benefits:

  • Improved mood
  • Enhanced metabolism
  • Support of healthy weight
  • Improved digestive system
  • Improved elimination and natural detox processes of body
  • Support of nervous system
  • Increased energy

These are many of the same benefits that you probably think of with a goal to improve your health!

The cleanse program I recommend is doTERRA’s Cleanse & Restore program, which is unlike any conventional cleanse. No extreme dietary modifications that may be detrimental to your overall health, no gulping down heaping spoonfuls of indigestible fiber, and no short-term fixes. This cleanse is focused on reducing your toxic load with a 30-day program to improve the efficiency of your body’s own toxic cleansing mechanisms. It’s so good, that I’ve created a new holistic transformation program build around this gentle & holistic cleanse protocol.

The Cleanse & Restore program includes:

  • LifeLong Vitality Pack – the supplements Kirk & I take daily. A whole foods multivitamin, Omega 3 + antioxidents, and cellular support — all three work together to promote energy, health, and vitality.
  • Terrazyme – blend of digestive enzymes to aid in the digestion of food and absorption of nutrients. Also fabulous daily for people (like me!) with dairy intolerance (+ other food tolerance concerns)
  • Zendocrine Complex – botanical blend to support liver, kidneys, colon, lungs and skin
  • Lemon Essential Oil – add a drop to your water to naturally cleanse and aids in digestion. (I add a citrus oil to my water daily)
  • Phase 1: Zendocrine Softgels – essential oil blend to support the body’s natural ability to rid itself of unwanted substances
  • Phase 2: GX Assist – combination of essential oils and caprylic acid to help cleanse and support the digestive system
  • Phase 3: DDR Prime Softgels – essential oil blend to support cellular health, function and renewal
  • Phase 3: PB Assist – 6 billion CFUs of 6 different strains of probiotics plus prebiotic in a unique, double-layer capsule (so it actually survives to your intestines, where it’s absorbed)

Healthy Essentials Reset

This holistic transoformation program combines all 4 pillars of health & wellness – helping you improve even more than just the number on the scale (although we’ll tackle that too). This program will help you transform both your body and your lifestyle, with enhanced metabolism and weight loss, improved energy & mood, improved digestion, and improved natural detox processes of the body.

The Healthy Essentials Reset starts on January 15 (with Early Bird pricing through Dec 31), and includes everything you need to lose weight, increase energy, and improve your nutrition. No short-term fixes, just cutting edge nutrition & fitness paired with a gentle & natural cleanse protocol.

In the 6-week complete program, you’ll get access to all of the following benefits:

    • 30-day Guided Cleanse, including all cleanse supplements
    •  6-week Nutrition Plan, updated every 2 weeks.
    •  6-week Workout Plan, with gym or home option
    •  Daily tips, motivation, and educational resources shared in our private Facebook community
    •  Weekly Q&A to answer all your training & nutrition questions
    •  Weekly check-ins, to keep you on track & making progress​
    •  Strong & Lean Cookbook ($29.99 value) with recipes to get started.
  •  Travel Workout guide, including resistance band & bodyweight workouts to make sure you never need to skip a workout! ($19.99 value)

>> Check out all the details on the Healthy Essential Reset program. 

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