Detox Your Life
Detox has become a buzzword in the health and wellness space. Oddly, you’ve seen advertisements, articles, books, social media content, multiple juices, and diets about detoxing. But what does detoxing mean? We often associate it with nutrition, but detoxing can be much more.
Detoxing isn’t just about removing toxins. It’s more about “adding in” healthier elements. The more nutritious foods, products, practices, and thoughts you add in, the less space there will be for things that don’t serve you. It often feels easier and more enjoyable to add something rather than take them away, don’t you think?
As a Health Coach, I understand that health is multidimensional and includes interconnected physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual elements; that’s why I approach health through diet and lifestyle. Honoring the truth that everyone is unique and that there is no one-size-fits-all in wellness, my mission is to help you become your wellness advocate.
Detoxing your life isn’t a quick fix. It’s more like an ongoing journey. It becomes more challenging when we start restrictive diets or change too many things simultaneously. Making sustainable shifts means experimenting with one new thing at a time and choosing to make changes that feel small but doable, things you can actually keep long-term. This makes it easier to determine if these adjustments support your individual needs.
The overall goal of detoxing is to energize your life by adding more nourishing elements and reducing toxic elements that keep you from thriving and expanding as a person.
An excellent place to start detoxing your life is by adding healthier options to some of your “unhealthy” habits until your feel comfortable enough to drop what doesn’t make you feel good. For example, if you want to stop drinking coffee, you can start by adding a glass of water before a cup of coffee, or you can swap for tea, herbal infusions such as licorice, tea or cacao.
Remember, the goal is a sustainable lifestyle approach, not a quick-fix diet. Detoxing is a constant process of self-exploration. You get to choose what to focus on and adjust as you need. You may even have fun with it!
Detoxing Tips:
Drink filtered water instead of bottled water.
Swap chemical cleaning products for plant-based options or vinegar.
Limit Social Media.
Feng shui.
Detox your mind with meditation.
Saunas or steam rooms.
Add more locally sourced & organic fruits and vegetables to your meals.
Namaste,
Paula.