Mini-Detox

In Blog by Amanda Chong

Have you been feeling stressed out and easily tired lately? Have you been falling sick more often than usual or are you starting to feel less energetic than you normally are? Maybe it is time to embark on

NewLife’s Detoxification & Rejuvenation Programme (DRP).

If you can’t find the time or lack determination to commit to a full detox, a mini-detox would be your next answer!

What Is a Mini-Detox?

The symptoms mentioned above are just some of the signs your body may be undernourished and that your inbuilt detoxifying organs may not be working as effectively as they should be. 

How can we be undernourished in this time and age? Ironically, despite abundant food supply, the “well fed, but undernourished” phenomenon is highly prevalent throughout the world. Several factors are responsible for this, including a high intake of processed foods that are high in calories but low in nutrients, and declining nutrient density in foods due to the diminishing levels of nutrients in our soil as the result of the industrialization of agriculture and farming. Thus, you may be eating “well”, but may still lack some essential nutrients in your diet.

At the same time, we are constantly assaulted by toxins from both internal and external sources. Although our body has its own natural way of eliminating toxins through the liver, kidneys, digestive system, skin and lungs, these detoxifying organs can become sluggish over time when they are overworked. Over time, they may fail to effectively eliminate metabolic waste and toxins build up in our body.

Nutritional deficiencies and accumulation of toxins and metabolic wastes in our bodies are the two root causes of poor health and many chronic and degenerative diseases.

For those of us who live a very active lifestyle, we may at times neglect prioritizing our health. Weeks, months and years fly by and before we know it, we are struggling with health conditions that we never thought we would have! 

Whilst there is no such thing as a one-day miracle fix for overindulging, doing a mini-detox regularly, every 3-4 months, is also a great way to hit the “reset” button for both the body and the mind. A mini-detox is a good option for those that are unable to commit to the full DRP. 

NewLife Mini-Detox is designed to help you with clean eating, replenish your body with essential nutrients, and cleanse your body with detoxifying herbs and coffee enemas (optional).

During a mini-detox, it can also be a time to step away from social media or work to “detox” your mind and refocus on your long-term goals.

How to do a Mini-Detox?

Here is a step-by-step guide!

STEP 1 – EAT CLEAN

We suggest the following clean eating during the mini-detox that will help your body to rest, repair and rejuvenate from the inside out. 

Here are five tips to help set your diet and health back on the right track:

  • Eat fresh, real and whole foods that provide maximal nutritional benefits. Your meals in a day should look like this:

     ✓ Consume 60-70% fruit and vegetables at each meal.

     ✓ Drink 3-4 glasses of cold-pressed, fresh fruit and vegetable juice.

      ✓ Reduce meat intake and eat lean proteins such as wild-caught sea fish and free-range eggs. 

      ✓ Take healthy fats from nuts, seeds, extra virgin coconut oil and flaxseed oil.

  • Stay away from refined carbohydrates, such as breads, cereals, pasta, white rice, or any versions of them.
  • Avoid all dairy except for homemade plain yoghurt.
  • No packaged or processed foods (even the “healthy” versions). 
  • Keep well hydrated with distilled water.

You will be surprised by how amazing you will look and feel by doing the above for just a few days. 

If you need some recipes of meals or snacks that you can enjoy during your mini-detox, make sure to check out our recipe book Food That Feeds! It also contains juices and smoothies recipes that you can enjoy every day, not just during your mini-detox.

STEP 2 – REPLENISH YOUR BODY WITH 6 ESSENTIALS

NewLife Mini-Detox Pack is designed to fill nutritional gaps that cannot be met through our normal, daily diets. Each item helps to meet a certain nutritional need and support a variety of important functions within the body.    

Herbal Klenz Powder

  • Provides your body with dietary fibre and detoxifying herbs, to cleanse the small and large intestines of encrustations caused by a diet of refined carbohydrates/foods.
  • Prevents constipation and promotes healthy bowel movement.
  • Removes heavy metals, parasites and toxins from the digestive system.
  • Helps to stabilize blood sugar and control cholesterol levels. 

Immuflora®

  • Replenishes friendly bacteria needed for a healthy gastrointestinal system.
  • Made with a technological breakthrough that allows the friendly bacteria to survive stomach acid and emerge intact in the intestines.
  • Contains 10 billion Bifidobacterium longum and 1 billion Lactobacillus acidophilus, which are probiotics, and 200g Fructo-Oligosaccharides (FOS), a prebiotic.
  • Delicious and easy for all ages to consume. 

K-Salt

  • Restores electrolyte imbalance caused by an overconsumption of salt (sodium) in our daily diet.
  • Healthy, plant-based source of natural potassium. 
  • Particularly important for those with hypertension.

Super Green Food ++

  • Rich in phytonutrients which feed cells, tissues and organs.
  • A blend of 27 different super greens, super foods and antioxidants. 
  • Cold extracted to preserve nutritional quality. 
  • Helps to fill nutritional gaps caused by our daily diet. 

Omega Gold Flaxseed Oil

  • Supplies the body with essential Omega-3 fatty acids.
  • Helps in the prevention of many chronic illnesses.
  • Promotes cardiovascular health.
  • Reduces inflammation in the body.
  • Cold-pressed from organically-grown golden flaxseeds to preserve taste and nutritional quality.

Liverin

  • With 80% Silymarin, Liverin is a potent blend of herbs – Milk Thistle Extract, Dandelion, Artichoke Extract, Burdock and Celery Extract.
  • Detoxifies, protects and promotes the health of the liver and kidney.
  • Powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects.
STEP 3 – ENHANCE DETOXIFICATION WITH COFFEE ENEMAS

Coffee enemas are used to cleanse the liver and the blood. It does so by doing three things:

1.The palmitic acid salts in coffee stimulate the product of Glutathione-S-Transferase (GST) in the liver by up to 700%. GST, found in almost every cell in the body, is an antioxidant that combats inflammation and is valued for its role in detoxifying the liver by binding to chemicals, toxins and heavy metals, making them water-soluble so that they can be passed out. It also acts as a “master antioxidant” that supports the function of other antioxidants in the body.

2.When caffeine is removed from the bloodstream by the liver, it dilates the bile duct, facilitating an increase in bile flow that helps to detoxify the liver.

3.The coffee solution promotes intestinal peristalsis and the transit of the toxic bile together with the toxins from the blood, from the duodenum, and out of the rectum.

In addition to detoxifying the liver and the blood, coffee enema also:

  • Strengthens the immune system
  • Improves liver health 
  • Combats free radical damage and reduces inflammation 
  • Provides relief from pain and other inflammatory symptoms
  • Has anti-aging effects

Coffee enemas should not be used on their own and should be done together with NewLife health programmes or with other nutritional supplements, juices, etc. 

STEP 4 – MANAGE YOUR STRESS & SLEEP

Aside from diet and nutrition, other factors such as stress and sleep also play crucial roles in our health and well-being. A mini-detox is a great opportunity to prioritize healthy stress management and make sure that we get at least 7-8 hours of sleep every night. 

Stress management can come in the form of taking a few minutes every morning before you start your day to read, pray, meditate, or align your goals for the day. Setting aside time to exercise and to fully disconnect from work and social media may also help.

Setting a fixed bedtime is important for having good quality and sufficient sleep. This also means that we need to exercise self-control with things like watching TV or surfing the net before bed. You should avoid eating heavy meals within 1 hour of bedtime. If you happen to have a late dinner, what could help is taking half a teaspoon of N.Zimes PA Plus after dinner to support digestion before bedtime. 

If you are getting too hungry before sleep, what might help is having a small bowl of yoghurt with a tablespoon of Omega Gold Flaxseed Oil. This will keep your stomach from growling as you try to sleep. Yoghurt is very easy to digest and will not stress your digestive system while the rest of your body rests. Besides, yoghurt contains sleep-inducing properties such as tryptophan, serotonin, melatonin, magnesium and calcium.

We recommend taking 1-2 tablets of C Complex (1000mg), 1-2 tablets of B Complex, and 1 tablet of Niacin before bed. They support the body’s healing processes during sleep and help you wake up fresh in the morning. 

If you have any healthy stress management tips or pre-bedtime routines, please share them with us by tagging us at @newlifetotalhealth on Instagram! 

Juice Recipes for Your Mini-Detox!

NewLife™’s Favourite with a Twist 

Serves 2

Juice:

  • 2 carrots
  • 1 green apple 
  • 1 cup pineapple (chunks)
  • 1 tsp of fresh ginger juice

Green Magic 

Serves 2

Juice:

  • 2 bunches of kailan, kale or romaine lettuce
  • 1 cup pineapple (chunks)
  • 2 calamansi (squeezed)
  • 1 stalk fresh lemongrass

Why Fresh Juices?

Fresh fruit and vegetable juices provide the body with the most nutritious “fast food”! They are rich in vitamins, minerals, electrolytes, enzymes, antioxidants, fibre and many other essential nutrients. Juices are also a more convenient and easier way to consume raw vegetables and fruit throughout your day. 

Juices should be extracted with a stonemill-like, cold-press method at low-speed in order to preserve their quality and nutrients! High speed, centrifugal or cutting juicers introduce too much air and heat into the juice, which increase oxidation and decrease the quality of the juice. 

Enjoy the best quality, cold-press juices with NewLifeTM’s Alpha Juicer! This international award-winning, 3-stage single auger stone mill-like juicer operates quietly at 63-75 rotations per minute and is able to extract more nutrients out of fruits and vegetables, including wheatgrass! In addition to its superb juicing abilities, the Alpha Juicer is also a grinder, mincer, food mill, noodle maker and more, giving you more bang for your buck! 

For more information on the Alpha Juicer, head over to www.newlife.my!