Get excited! You are changing the course of your health today. If this is your first challenge of this type, I am thrilled to be a part of your initial venture. I pray that this experience brings you significant returns in energy, rest, and clarity of mind. If you are a detoxing veteran, I salute you and remind you that with every cleanse you will shed deeper layers of waste. If you have unexplained negative emotions this week, embrace the moment as an opportunity to let go of baggage that prevents you from living in total freedom.

This week you are consuming things that are entirely digestible. This may be a routine thing for you, but for most of us this will be rare “spa” time for our digestive system and all of our organs. Impaired digestion is somewhere at the root of most health complications. The Balance Complete product you will be making shakes with on your cleanse contains digestive enzymes that will assist in efficient breakdown of the nutrition in the drink for utilization in your cells. By starving Candida, consuming enzymes, and removing toxins that stress your nervous system, you will be creating ideal circumstances for healing, cell regeneration, proper elimination, and rest.

When we open up our cleansing pathways: the colon, the kidneys, the lungs, and the skin (sweating), we enable the body to release unwanted chemicals that interrupt our hormonal balance, we provide a safe environment for weight loss by letting the body know it can release the toxins it has intentionally stored in fat for our protection, and we give our nervous system a chance to relax so that our body can HEAL.

To those who are concerned with losing pounds: I personally look at “weight loss” from the perspective of creating a healthy body, heart, and spirit. It makes a significant difference to be motivated through a desire for health rather than insecurity or frustration with where you are.

I encourage those tackling any kind of specific health issue to take time right now to be grateful for your body’s intelligence in protecting you from toxins. Give thanks for practical ways to address the signals of distress you have picked up on! And purposefully leave every complaint or hopeless thought about your physique and health behind this week. In doing this, you will be mentally and emotionally setting yourself up for success. Gratitude changes your physical chemistry!

THERE IS HOPE!