Realistic Ways to Detox:

Below I cover three areas you can detox to start fresh and feel fresh for spring. To me, detoxing is simply de-toxing, removing or cutting down on anything toxic in your life.

There's no need to start a juice cleanse, just install simple ways to live less toxic into your life!

Here are my tips for how to realistically detox your mind and body for spring:

• Make the most of the detoxifying foods of spring, such as:
• Lemons
• Garlic
• Leafy greens (Spinach, Dandelion greens, arugula, Lettuce)
• Fresh herbs and spices
• Hot lemon water or herbal teas
• Drink more water! We've all heard it 100 times, but if you want to flush out toxins water is key!
• Avoid food triggers or inflammatory foods
• What's healthy is unique to you! You may want to watch for food sensitivities. Caffeine, fried foods, dairy, gluten, and refined sugar often do more bad than good.

 Let Everyday be a Detox

—  Julieanna Hever

2. External: 

• Detoxify your beauty cabinet!
• Remove beauty products (ie. haircare, skincare, and makeup) heavy in unnecessary chemicals and parabens.
• Pamper yourself with a detoxifying bath or face mask (easy and cheap to DIY!) to help de-stress, cleanse, and let go of anything toxic to you.
• Oil pull, oil cleanse, exfoliate, or dry brush. 
• Sweat it out! Get the blood circulating and speed up skin cell turnover.

    Yes, I deserve a spring–I owe nobody nothing.

—  Virginia Woolf, A Writer’s Diary

3. Environmental: 

• Spring clean! Our spaces also affect our mental state.
• Detox your electronics! I always feel so much better when I can let go of electronic clutter.
• Clean the junk out of your folders and/or finally empty your computer's trash bin.
• Unfollow anyone driving you crazy on social media! Free yourself from unnecessary negativity and stress.
• Realize which technologies add to your life, and which don't.
• Spend time outside, or bring the outside in. Add freshness and positivity to your spaces with plants, art, or something you love.
• Change/clean filters to keep your space clean and healthy for the new season.
• Share kindness with those around you. Create a positive and non-toxic emotional space.

    And then her heart changed, or at least she understood it; and the winter passed, and the sun shone upon her.

—  J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King

A Spring Playlist: