It is important to know the gentlest ways to cleanse your body so that you can keep it clean on a regular basis and avoid the harmful consequences that come from impacting your body with a sudden change. I am predisposed to hypoglycemia, a condition that keeps my blood sugar low, so fasting is out of the question for me. Every time I try, I pass out and my vision becomes strange in no time. I love using these cleaning methods and I think you will too.

Exfoliate and soak

Your skin, your epidermis, is the largest organ in your body and has the same capacity to store toxins as any other. According to a doctor, Dr. Hazel Parcells, 65% of body cleansing is done through this organ. To allow toxins to exit your body through your pores, you must remove dead skin and residual product that may be clogging them. Using a body scrub, such as a sugar scrub or loofah of your choice, are effective ways to remove dead skin and debris from your body. Make sure to fully exfoliate every inch to allow your body to do its job meeting you midway through this cleansing endeavor.

Before or after exfoliating, you can create a detoxifying bathtub with baking soda and Epsom salt. Baking soda is responsible for alleviating exposure to contaminated food, swollen glands, and any mouth-related pain. It can also aid in digestion and other forms of inflammation. Epsom salt is beneficial for the health of your heart and your circulatory system. You can lower your blood pressure and improve nerve function by regulating your electrolytes. It is also well known for relieving joint pain, muscle strain, and bruising. Epsom salt can also help the body release harmful substances and medications from the body.

Drink a lot of H2O

According to recent research, you should only drink as much H2O as you would when you are thirsty, but if you are going to soak in the aforementioned tub, you should drink fluids while detoxifying that way. You may feel tired or dehydrated during or after bathing, so make sure someone is home and you don’t need to be anywhere for a while. As for your daily water intake, begin to intentionally hydrate throughout the day and find out how much you naturally drink when you’re thirsty. Some recommend that you drink half your weight in ounces. It is undoubtedly an important piece to your health puzzle because we are made up of 70% water and both our brain and our heart are made up of 73%.

Green tea, infused water

Green tea detoxifies your body with its antioxidants, in the same way that an infused water recipe would. In reality, antioxidants only support the body’s ability to detox. The antioxidant in green tea is called polyphenols and they fight free radicals, cells in the body that must be eradicated before they can cause damage. It also encourages detoxification of other body systems, but we will keep it simple in this article. If you’re not a fan of caffeine right now, a good alternative is a fruit-infused water and there are several antioxidant-heavy recipes on the web.

Small adjustments in diet

Certain foods are harder to digest than others, and of course every body is different in this regard. Everyone has their own tolerances and sometimes allergies to certain food groups or ingredients. When you are sick and not holding on to food, some will tell you to reduce your food intake to the BRAT Diet. BRAT stands for bananas, rice, applesauce, and toast, some foods known to aid digestion and other benefits. To get a broader idea of ​​what your specific body is tolerant of, you can try going on an elimination diet. One I’ve done is called the Low FODMAP Diet (Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Di, Monosaccharides, and Polyols). The acronym is named after some common carbohydrates that are known to be difficult to digest, so you start with the foods with the lowest FODMAP score and introduce the most difficult to digest foods little by little to find out how your body reacts. You can also simply record your diet and how you feel after eating each meal and for the next few days, and you can make some surprising discoveries.

Guided Meditation

Your physical body and your emotional body are more interconnected than you will ever imagine, so part of your cleansing should also include mental cleansing. A passive way to cleanse your subconscious is to enjoy a guided meditation. The sounds of nature and deep breathing to flood your cells with oxygen are also nice additions. You can find a wide variety of guided meditations with different approaches on YouTube. Try a different one every day or night and save the ones you like best to a playlist dedicated to your mental cleansing.

Regular journal

Another way to get rid of your unwanted thoughts and feelings is to put them down on paper. Buy a journal for this specific purpose and promise that you won’t care what or how you write in it. If you run out of things to write about, you can Google “365 days of journal messages”.