Cleansing, Juicing, Detoxing.. OH MY!

In the 2 years that I have been living LA I think I know of at least 30 different ways to cleanse, juice or detox my body AND I think I have tried them all, for many different reasons from weight loss, skin issues or having a few too many drinks on the weekend..

I started my series of "cleansing" with a colonic. I have always heard about them but the idea of something going in your BUM.. wasn't exactly appealing to me. However, people kept telling me about how amazing they felt after. So, I made my first appointment at the Beverly Hills Wellness Center at 328 . Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, CA. I had a very pleasant experience and the staff was very knowledgeable, however, I won't get into details (that isn't my thing) but I will tell you I did feel lighter immediately after. They say to see the best results is to do a series of them but I was done after one!

Next, I tried a juice cleanse. There a million different brands out there but I just went and bought juices from Beverly Hills Juice at 8382 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, California and drank nothing but different kinds of juices for 3 days. In between the juices I drank water and would try to avoid eating anything which was very hard! I LOVE to eat so this was never going to work for me. I still continue to drink juices but I have them now with healthy clean food in between.

Then, I was onto the 3 day Fruit Flush by Jay Robb. This detox has you drinking a protein powder and water all day the first day followed by 2 days of nothing but fruit and a small piece of protein for dinner. I would LITERALLY count down the minutes till it was dinner time and a small plain piece if chicken never tasted so good! After, I was done, I will admit I felt lighter and wasn't craving any big meals. However, the few pounds I lost I put back on as soon as I went back to eating a normal healthy diet.

I could probably write for days about the other fad cleanses I have tried but I just want to out out there that cleansing and detoxing should be for a short period if time and not a quick fix for weight loss because it will come right back unless you stay on these long terms and I believer we should all be eating from the good ol' Food Pyramid ( in moderation) that we learned about in grade school.

All in all , I have come to the conclusion that the best policy for stay thin, healthy and to have glowing skin is to eat right and keep everything in moderation.