cleanse – Plum Joyful https://plumjoyful.com Tue, 12 Apr 2016 16:27:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.20 https://i2.wp.com/plumjoyful.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/cropped-favorite.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 cleanse – Plum Joyful https://plumjoyful.com 32 32 101224769 Detox with Plum Joyful: A simple Springtime cleanse https://plumjoyful.com/detox-benefits-spring-cleanse/ Thu, 07 Apr 2016 07:30:16 +0000 http://plumjoyful.com/?p=623 Spring has sprung and instead of waking up with the sun and feeling full of energy and promise, you feel sluggish, dull, and just a bit behind the eight ball. During the winter months the shorter days and longer nights tend to make us crave heavier, warm, comfort foods. Couple that with the cold temperatures making us want to snuggle under a blanket in front of the TV instead of heading to the gym, and you can understand why you may be feeling a bit bloated and blah by the time Spring rolls around. Most ancient healing traditions, like the practice of Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and Ayurveda, advocate some form of detoxification in the Spring. In Traditional Chinese medicine it is said that Spring is the best time for cleansing. This is because they consider the predominant organ of springtime to be the liver. The liver is the organ considered to keep your Qi (life force) moving smoothly.  In Springtime the earth’s Qi is awakened and  a process of renewal begins as the ground thaws and new life pushes through. We have the same opportunity to hit refresh on our bodies, bringing forth a new vitality to take us […]

The post Detox with Plum Joyful: A simple Springtime cleanse appeared first on Plum Joyful.

]]> 623