Detoxification

Lisa Raleigh, one of the trainers from the Biggest Loser TV show, and owner of VO2Max Private Gym talks about the detox process...

Why would you need to do it?

So often in my consultations I have people saying, “I’m fine” or “I’m ok.” People actually don’t know what it feels like to feel fabulous, energetic or fantastic! Most of us exist at 60% of our optimum level of health. How would you know what ‘great’ feels unless you felt it for the first time?

Detoxification is a process whereby we eliminate all the toxins from the body- clean the blood, clean the lymph, change the pH of the body and give our bodies a chance to heal themselves naturally.

How do we do it?

For a period of between 7-14 days you need to eliminate:
Wheat
Dairy
Sugar
Caffeine
Processed foods
Salt
Alcohol
Artificial sweeteners

You must eat only fruit and drink only water and herbal tea till 12am. Then for the rest of the day you need to eat only foods that come from a ‘tree’ not a ‘factory.’ This means nothing processed or unnatural. Try stick to organic, raw options as much as possible.

During detoxification you should feel some heavy side effects like nausea, bloating, constipation, headaches, excess sweating, clamminess and skin irritations. These are all ways of the body trying to eliminate impurities and each and every person’s symptoms are different.

Some product tips to help you along:

Take a daily tonic called Bentonite clay and Psyllium husk. The clay absorbs toxins and the husk fibre swells up like a sponge, sticking to the walls of the colon and literally scraping it clean.

Exercise daily- whether a light jog, yoga, Pilates or light resistance training, shaking it up gets the circulation going which will get everything moving and eliminating faster.

Go for a few treatments of colonic irrigation. This will help amplify the detox and help to move along any stubborn blockages in your colon.

Drink raw veggie juices- these provide live enzymes to our bodies, these are easily absorbed and within 15 min reach down to a cellular level to balance and nourish our cells.

Substitute these three items in your daily diet
· Normal salt for Himalayan rock salt
· Any oil (including cooked olive oil) for coconut oil
· Sugar for Xylitol/ organic honey

Take a pre/pro biotic (L Acid ophilns, Bifido bacteria, L Salvarius) to restore good bacteria in the colon.

Drink 8-12 glasses of water daily

Try to have a few lymph drainage massages during these two weeks. These will also help to get the lymph system moving and therefore eliminate toxins.

So happy detoxing! Enjoy the rewards and don’t give up. Know that you will feel worse before you start to feel absolutely great!

Executive Wellness: Weightloss and Fitness Centre offers the Lisa Raleigh weight loss and wellness programme in Newlands. For more information please contact Joy Krige:
Tel: 086 022 4454
Email: joy@executivewellnesscentre.co.za

For more information on the Lisa Raleigh Weightloss and Wellness Clinic call her on 031-2018585 or email her on lisaraleigh@vo2max.co.za

Pre-winter detox package

Kick start healthy living with our detox package

Improve your energy levels, lose some weight and get your body ready for winter this year with our 12-day detox programme.

Your detox package includes:
A full body assessment (which includes body fat analysis, fitness and flexibility assessment)
Detox eating plan
10 training sessions with a personal trainer
Three colon therapy treatments
Clay and husk supplements
‘Super’ food powders
Two lymph massages
Green juice
Body brush

Ensure that your body is at its peak during the season change and make sure that you are getting optimal vitamin and mineral absorption from your diet. Remember to drink plenty of water every day.

For further details, or to book a consultation, please contact Joy Krige:
Tel: 021 674 2790 082 464 8911
Email: joy@executivewellnesscentre.co.za
7 Moss Street Fernwood Newlands 7700 P.O. Box 23269 Claremont 7735

To juice or not to juice?

Many people have become accustomed to the sweet, sugary tastes of soft drinks and fruit juices, so the fresh taste of green juice can a little getting used to. Green juice offers a number of health benefits for the human body. Here are 10 very convincing reasons you should give it a try:

1. Cleanse & alkalise your body
Juicing leafy, green vegetables regulates and balances the pH of your body.

2. Fill up on enzymes
Freshly juiced drinks are the most nutritious source of live enzymes.

3. Make sure you get your daily dose of vitamins
Juiced vegetables are one of the best sources of absorbable amino acids, vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients and chlorophyll.

4. Go easy on your body
Juiced vegetables are easier for your digestive system to process. Extracting the juice from the fibre pre-digests the fruit and vegetables for you, making the nutrients easier to absorb. Fibre is still vital in the diet, so we recommend that you juice your vegetables and eat your fruit.

5. Make it easier to eat
Changing your lifestyle after years of consuming nutritionally inadequate food means that a lot of alkalising has to go on to address the imbalances in our bodies. Juicing gives you a really effective way to give your body the alkalising nutrients it requires to recover.

6. Hydrate yourself
Your body is comprised of over 70% water- just like the earth. Your blood is made up of 94% water. Vegetables, in their raw, natural state also have a high water content, so juicing them assist with proper hydration levels.

7. Detox with the right antioxidants
Antioxidants are revered for their ability to fortify the immune system, and green juice is rich in antioxidant content.

8. Oxygenate
When our bodies are in an acidic state the red blood cells congregate and prevent oxygen from circulating to each individual cell. Alkalising the body by drinking green juice enables them to flow, and ensures that oxygen can get to each red blood cell. Cellular oxygenation keeps you feeling energised.

9. Protect yourself from disease
Green vegetables, sprouts and grass juices are the most effective foods in preventing disease.

10. Calm down
Green juice is rich in magnesium and chlorophyll, which soothe and calm the nervous system, minimising stress levels in the body.

How to make your own green juice
(makes 1 litre)
5 baby marrows
1apple
1 pear
1 ½ green peppers
1 ½ cups of spinach
2 cups of broccoli
4 sticks of celery
Whizz up into a wholesome juice in your food processor, and try to drink within 20 minutes of preparation time.

Alternatively, contact Fruition Cafe for your daily dose of fresh green juice:
Tel: 021 674 2790 082 464 8911
Email: mailto:joy@executivewellnesscentre.co.za
7 Moss Street Fernwood Newlands 7700

Post-Easter detox special

If you feel you may have over-indulged and would like to detox and improve general wellbeing and pick up your energy levels, try our detox package which includes:

A full body assessment (body fat analysis and fitness and flexibility evaluation)
A detox eating plan
Ten training sessions with a personal trainer
Three colon therapy treatments (self-administered*)
Clay and husk supplements
‘super’ food powders
Two lymph drainage massages
Green juice
Body brush & tongue cleaner

For further details, or to book a consultation, please contact Joy Krige:
Tel: 021 674 2790 082 464 8911
Email: joy@executivewellnesscentre.co.za
7 Moss Street Fernwood Newlands 7700 P.O. Box 23269 Claremont 7735

Executive Wellness launches Fruition Express

Crisp / modern / moving

EXECUTIVE EXPEDIENCE: SAVE TIME, SAVE CALORIES
The stress of meal planning and shopping for fresh, healthy ingredients can be difficult for people who have to change their lifestyles dramatically. Fruition Express offers you an opportunity to select your weekly meals in advance, and have them delivered to your door, or ready for you to collect from the gym. Your nutritional needs are evaluated and the meal is portioned for your personal requirements. No preparation, no over-serving, no mid-week shopping- everything is taken care of for you- on time, to your taste.

SQUEEZED FOR TIME? GREEN JUICE ON THE GO
We are what we eat, as the saying goes, and our freshly-prepared green juice only gives your body the freshest, healthiest ingredients to assist you with detox or to supplement your vitamin and mineral intake.

CRUNCHY MUNCHIES: MENU PLANNING & COOLER BOXES
All meals are pre-packaged and ready ‘to go’, so fast food no longer has to slow your body down.
Cooler boxes can be purchased from us for convenience. The average daily cooler box would contain: breakfast, two healthy snacks, lunch and dinner. Please note that the dinner option will require a ten-minute preparation. All meals are weighed on an individual calorie count basis.

For further details on a customised eating plan, please contact Joy Krige:
Tel: 021 674 2790 / 082 464 8911 Email: joy@executivewellnesscentre.co.za
7 Moss Street Fernwood Newlands 7700 P.O. Box 23269 Claremont 7735