Body Cleanse - How to Cleanse Your Body

A Body cleanse is also often referred to as a detox cleanse or flush. It's a very popular concept in the natural health movement and there are many different types of body cleanses available that you can do. Of course, no one would ever need to do all of them. Most cleanses are designed to tackle a single problem area.

Some of the different types of cleanses available include colon cleanses, parasite cleanses, candida cleanses, liver and gallbladder flushes, etc. and then also there are more general purpose body cleanse solutions like the extremely popular Master Cleanse, and simple fasts such as a water fast or a juice fast.

If you are trying to figure out how to cleanse your body holistically, you might be wondering just where to start, so I thought it would be helpful to put together a brief guide to some of the most popular types of body cleansing methods available, starting with more general cleanses and then looking at ones designed to tackle specific problems such as candida or gallbladder stones.

You've likely heard of the Master Cleanse. It goes by various names, such as the cayenne pepper cleanse, or maple syrup diet. It has been a popular detox diet for many years. Designed by Dr. Stanley Burroughs, the Master Cleanse is a general body cleanse, that isn't designed to target a specific ailment. Instead, the Master Cleanse was formulated to clear toxins from the body and to help eliminate mucus.

Both concepts are simple enough. For the length of your fast, you drink only water. Or you drink only juice. Both methods are designed to give the digestive system a break. It is believed that if the digestive system does not have to work on breaking down food every day, it can thoroughly rest, and thus your body can devote itself to self-healing.

You will find advocates of these fasting methods to disagree about which is preferable, a water fast or a juice fast. So it is up to you which one you think makes the most sense. But even just a couple of days of either type of fast may help resolve some minor health issues.

Colon cleanses are another type of cleanse. This one is designed to eliminate all of the waste that is supposedly built up inside our colon over time. Proponents of this cleanse believe that without doing a colon cleanse, you may have pounds of material stuck inside your colon, sitting their festering for years -- and that this sludge is responsible for much ill health and weight issues.

Parasites. Disgusting little creatures we often can barely see. Unfortuatenly, we encounter many parasites in day to day living and the risk of them getting inside us, especially if we eat raw fish or meat, or have pets, can be quite high.

If you do have parasites in your body, they can often be found in the intestinal tract (such as tapeworm). THe problem is that they fight with our own system for the nutrients that we both need. There are various herbs that can kill them though and so there are whole regimens designed to rid your body of these nasty little pests.

Often parasite cleanses go hand in hand with colon cleanses, since they both address the same major part of your body. In other words, expect to make a lot of bowel movements while doing either type of cleanse.

If you suffer from an overgrown of candida (yeast), a disease known as  Candidiasis, you unfortunately probably won't be able to address it with a simple and short cleanse. Expect it to take months to flush your system of candida and expect that you will need to continue to monitor your diet to prevent reoccurrences.

In the short run though, there are candida cleanses that are designed to accompany a candida diet, that can help alleviate a lot of the worst symptoms during the first month or two of your new dietary lifestyle.

There are various types of kidney stones, but one of the most common types is calcium-based, which should be dissolvable. The best way to prevent most kidney stones (and the best way to dissolve them) is simply to drink more water! But there are other methods as well that people have concted into Kidney flushes that may help you get rid of them faster.

While all body cleanses tend to be a bit controversial in the mainstream medical establishment, the gallbladder and liver flushes that are purported to actually be able to remove gallstones, kidney stones, etc. are considered some of the most controversial practices.

Can you really pass gallstones with one of these flushes? Most medical practioners would say no. It is believed that the "stones" that are passed are actually formed from bile created by the substances ingested for the flush. On the other hand, many folks who do these cleanses say they feel much better and experience less symptoms after doing them -- whether or not they actually passed any stones.

So those are various types of body cleanse that you might consider doing to improve your health. Depending on what your health concerns are, you may do one or more of them a few times a year.

If you are looking for just a general detox cleanse to help keep you healthy, active and full of energy, you might want to consider trying the Super Cleanse detox, designed by personal chef, Adina Niemerow, who has cooked for many celebrities and now specializes in working with doctors to create holistic eating plans for patients. I doubt you'll ever experience a tastier detox plan.