Boost Your Immune Health With An Autumn Cleanse
"Fall is a natural time of transition, which makes it an ideal time for a gentle detox cleanse that will reset your body and mind while priming you for a winter of wellness."
~ INSTITUTE FOR INTEGRATIVE NUTRITION
As summer's sun and fun gives way to shorter days and the slower pace of autumn, it's a natural time to yield to a quieter rhythm. Just as we see the trees shed their leaves and many animals move toward hibernation, we too can use this time to slow down our busyness, take stock of our lives, let go of what no longer serves us, and support our health. By gently cleansing physical, mental, and emotional toxins, we can greatly boost our energy and vitality in preparation for winter as well.
According to Chinese Medicine, the body’s defensive energy (the immune system) is directly dependent on the strength of the lungs and the colon. These organs are linked to skin and breathing problems - like allergies, asthma, gut issues (which is skin inside your body), rashes, dry skin, and other related issues - all of the most common things to ail us in the colder months.
An Autumn cleanse is all about preparation for winter. It’s the best time to support the lungs and the colon, which are the major pathways of elimination and related to a healthy immune system. Clearing and strengthening the lungs and the colon will make the immune system strong.
Autumn can be a vulnerable time for our health as morning and evening temperatures plummet and the air becomes drier - causing sniffling, allergies, insomnia, bloating, restlessness, and other symptoms to aggravate. Many people will notice that symptoms of pain, mental sluggishness, fatigue, and depression appear to increase at this time as well.
Since the body is calibrated with Mother Earth's rhythms (whether we acknowledge it or not), the produce that is in season helps us align with the climate and naturally supports these seasonal organs of the body. The harvest season is the time to decrease our intake of cooling summer foods and start to increase more cooked and warming foods. Autumn offers a bounty of grounding and nourishing fruits and vegetables that are just what our bodies need for a gentle, soothing, and warming purification.
“If early fall finds you overweight, congested, sneezy, itchy, breaking out in rashes, clearing a scratchy or sore throat, and/or a feeling of generally “meh”, doing a fall cleanse can be an effective way to reboot - and bolster - your immune system.”
~ KATHRYN MATTHEWS
A gentle Autumn cleanse will help to ensure that we welcome Winter will strong immunity and clarity of mind. Keeping our immune system strong is of paramount importance for overall health. So a fall detox will help to stave off seasonal colds, keep our immune system healthy, and strengthen our digestion and cellular metabolism in order to create and maintain healthy tissue for the colder months ahead. Emotionally, it will help you let go of “baggage” from the past and negative emotions like grief, guilt, and regret. In their place, you will likely grow in courage and feel inspired with new ideas.
Whether you are new to cleansing or an old pro and just want to tune-up your diet, the 23 DAYS TO A HEALTHIER YOU! Nutritional Cleanse Program is a gentle, easy, effective, and pleasurable way to cleanse the body from the inside out and transition to a more healthy way of eating for the rest of your life.
This 23 day on-line program will guide you, step by step, to reduce and then eliminate the foods that rob you of your health, and replace them with lots of delicious, nutritious, whole foods that will satisfy you completely while helping your body to remove toxins, rejuvenate, and heal.
The Autumn 2023 group program begins Wednesday, October 4th, or you can do the program independently anytime after that.