Healthy Lifestyle — Detox

The words “cleansing”, “detox” and “toxins” are thrown around a lot in the health world. Generally, we hear that it can be beneficial to do a cleanse as the seasons change so that we can detox and help to effectively eliminate the buildup of toxins in our system. But what does that really mean? We’re here to help unpack these terms to help bring some clarity to the juice cleanse process! Toxins The word “toxin” is defined as “any poisonous substance” (1). Generally, there are two categories of toxins: internal and external. Internal toxins are our own body’s by-products of...

Congratulations! You did it! Give yourself a nice pat on the back. At the final Reset phase, you’ve overcome the hardest part of the program and you’re on the home stretch to officially reshaping your future and contributing to a better you. What to expectAt this stage of your detoxification process, you may feel much lighter, find yourself waking up earlier, be more productive and definitely ready to get back into the swing of things. You might also experience a mental appreciation for actual whole foods, an understanding of your most desirable cravings (i.e. why you have been craving specific...

When most people think of a cleanse, they think of a dramatic juice-only diet for several days and not a pause on their regular life. At Village Juicery, we believe in a more gradual approach to resetting that allows your body to adapt to new healthy habits and make some mindful changes to your lifestyle. From the nutritionist point of view, entering or exiting a juice fast without proper preparation can send your body into shock and inadvertently introduce more toxins, which is counterproductive to the investment you are making in yourself. The prepare stage of our reset program has...