Health & Wellbeing

Ready to Start a DETOX?

Detox at it’s most extreme involves fasting and strict diet regimes which in our busy lives we often find difficulty in managing. However, the good news is that Detox is not all about deprivation and starvation - in fact it is quite the opposite! Although many different approaches to detoxification and wellness will work, each of them attacking the problem at different levels, a moderate approach to detox is the best way to achieve maximum benefits with minimum discomfort. Whatever your age and no matter what your lifestyle, a detox programme can benefit you and BodyGuard health supplements can provide you with the premium antioxidants necessary to complement your detox plan! ⁵

Bodyguard’s SeleniumXL and GetSmart are complete vitamin and antioxidant supplements for your good health and wellbeing, and can help you get the most out of your detox, restoring energy and vigour for a healthy body and life. Your personal detox process should allow you to implement the small or big lifestyle choices and changes to your everyday life gradually. So whatever the changes you want to make to your life in 2009, start by choosing BodyGuard SeleniumXL and GetSmart, and start adding life to your years!!!

Easy 10-step Detox Plan

1. Reduce Caffeine & Refined Sugar

   Cut down on refined sugar, especially sweets and treats eaten on an empty stomach which affect the body’s biochemistry. Try organic, dried fruits instead
2. Ease back on caffeine – choose mineral water, organic juices and herb teas instead. If you can’t go without your café-break then opt for fair-trade decaffeinated organic coffee.
3. Cut back on alcohol – if you must have a drink choose a glass of plain white spirits such as vodka or gin and go for a natural juice mixer such as orange or tomato. Increase your water intake to compensate for the dehydrating effect.
4. Eat lots of fresh fruits and vegetables – summer is such a great time to try fruits you’ve never tried before! Get out your blender or juicer and make up some refreshing concoctions. Try to add raw vegetables to your salad like grated beetroot or fennel.
5. Avoid smoking and smoke, and certainly avoid recreational drugs. Also, where possible, limit non-prescription medicines such as painkillers.

6. Avoid Pollution & Traffic Fumes

   Get some exercise – try to avoid pollution and traffic fumes where possible by exercising indoors or outside of rush-hours.
7. Eat slowly – this lets your body concentrate on digestion and reduces stress and overload in your system.
8.  Ensure you get regular sleep as an exhausted body works less efficiently all round– aim for 7-8 hours a day.
9. Detox your mind and ease the tension in your body. Take yourself off somewhere to sit still, breathe slowly and try to empty your mind of stressful thoughts – try an aromatherapy bath or book in for regular ½ hour massage treatments.
10. Take BodyGuard SeleniumXL and GetSmart supplements as part of your daily routine to maximise the detox and cleansing effects on your body and help achieve optimal health.

Further Reading

Why Detox?

Role of Vitamins and Antioxidants in a Detox Diet

Footnote References

5.  Detox Solutions”, H. Foster. 2004