Spring Cleanse: Re-energise Your Body For A Fresh Start

By Ella O.; Nutrition Advisor & Samantha H.

Kickstart your wellness routine with our recommended steps to a healthy Spring detox.

Spring is here at last and with it comes the need to revitalise and renew your body after the long Winter months. A natural time to let go of the old and make space for the new, the same is true for our health and physical wellbeing. Embark on a detoxifying journey with our recommended tips and nutrition advice to help your body feel refreshed and ready for the season ahead…

Why your body needs a Spring cleanse:

A Spring detox helps to reboot our internal systems, bringing our bodies back to their best. Our modern lifestyle can leave us exposed to an array of environmental pollutants such as, pesticides in foods, micro-plastics and car fumes. While our bodies are designed to detoxify moderate amounts of toxins naturally, if you encounter daily stresses or have a nutrient-poor diet with processed foods, confectionary, alcohol or trans fats – your body will still benefit from a Spring cleanse.

Boost your detox:

Especially during a detox, you want to refresh your body by drinking plenty of filtered water, as well as herbal teas of your choice. The extra hydration will help to mobilise toxins into circulation, making them ready to be released. We recommend starting your day with a warm cup of alkalising lemon water. In addition, even short bursts of exercise such as walking or stretching (especially outside) will help encourage your body’s natural systems.

Step One: Support Your Liver

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. Nature’s Answer Milk Thistle herbal extract, it is alcohol -free, holistically balanced and has a guaranteed level of bio-active compounds.

Step Two: Nourish and Cleanse

As part of a varied and balanced diet, ensure that 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 nutritionally-poor fast foods and confectionary treats.

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.

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 or Organic Traditions Super 5 Grass Juice Blend to supply your body with powerful, nutrient dense, alkalising phyto-nutrition.

Step Three: Support your gut health

During a Spring cleanse, it is wise to increase fibre in your diet to prevent toxins from being re-absorbed back into your body via the intestinal wall. Fibre helps to absorb and safely bind toxins to carry them out of the body. Balancing your gut flora by consuming prebiotics and probiotics, can also support this necessary internal process.   

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, turmeric powder extract, super foods, prebiotics and beneficial probiotics for a fast and simple way to enhance your daily diet with dense superfood nutrition. We recommend mixing it with water, juice, smoothies or any recipe that you want to boost.

Remember to balance your day with as much relaxation and rest you need, to allow your system to reset and renew. Too stressed to detox? Click here to discover natural health tips for calming stress & anxiety with our Stress-Busting Nutrition blog