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What is Cleansing Detoxification?

Cleansing Detoxification (or Cleanse for short) is the body’s natural process of neutralizing or eliminating toxins from the body. A toxin is anything that can potentially harm body tissue. Toxins are acquired from the air we breathe, the processed food we eat, the polluted water we drink, the medications we take, the chemical cleaners we use, and the beauty products we put on our skin…just to name a few.

The body has protective mechanisms against toxins. Some toxins are transformed chemically into less harmful compounds and excreted via stool, urine, or sweat. Unfortunately, with an overload of toxins, the body cannot keep up. The body will insulate the toxic compounds with fat cells as a protective barrier, to prevent harm to the body. Therefore, fat will accumulate, leading to excess weight. This cumulative load, called the “body burden”, is thought to lead to illness and has been linked to hormonal imbalance, impaired immune function, nutritional deficiency, and an inefficient metabolism. Initially, there may be subtle warning signs, such as fatigue, poor skin, pain, headaches, digestive problems, mind fog, depression and anxiety.

How do you get rid of toxins?

To get rid of toxins, you must do a proper Cleanse program. This program consists of:

1. Taking specific concentrated herbs and nutrients to flush out the accumulation of toxins from your colon, liver and fat stores.
2. Adapting a healthy diet that promotes natural, ongoing elimination (good bowel movement and function), and hydration.
3. Incorporating exercise and perspiration inducing activities into lifestyle.

What are the Benefits of Cleansing?

• Increased Energy
• Clearer Skin
• Improved Sleep
• Regular Bowel Movements
• Improved Digestion
• Increased Clarity and Concentration
• Weight Loss!

What Cleanse is Right for You?

There are many different types of cleansing detoxes, depending on your specific health goals. Because everyone is different, a cleansing detox can only be recommended after a thorough physical evaluation and testing. A cleansing detox should be done under the care of your wellness physician, to assist you through the detox, answer your questions, and help you make good food and lifestyle decisions. Your wellness physician will help you achieve your personal health goals!

Peak Performance Cleanse Success Stories

“I started feeling the positive effects from the cleanse almost immediately; skin cleared up, eyes brighter and no circles, more energy, lost 1 pound a day (lost 13 pounds total), felt “cleaner”. I ate SO MUCH healthier and exercised more. Wanted to keep it up when cleanse ended! You could actually see/feel the effects”.

“I decided that it was time to address the extra weight that I was carrying. I chose to undergo the 12-Day Cleanse. The results, which include a 17 pound weight loss and a 69 point reduction in my total cholesterol, came as a result of strict adherence to Dr. A’s program. The discipline that I adopted during the 12- Day Cleanse has carried over and I have been eating in a smart way since. I have also returned to regular workouts featuring target heart rate cardiovascular exercise and weight lifting.”

–Matt

Additional Peak Performance Recommended Products:

Consult with the Peak Performance team to find out what additional nutrient supplementation would help you get the most out of your Cleanse as well as help your overall health. These are the most common additional nutrients we recommend for people on the Cleanse.

1. General Nutrients – multivitamin, fish oil, probiotics
2. Aloe Vera Juice – for digestive support
3. Adrenal Support – for balancing hormones & blood sugar, and to prevent the damaging effects of stress

Additional Peak Performance Services:

1. Sports physical therapy check up
2. Gait analysis
3. Supartz knee repair
4. Gravitational postural and spinal –core assessment
5. Nutrition counseling
6. Food sensitivity testing
7. Treatment for disc problems, back pain, sciatica, headaches and athletic injury

Peak Performance Organic Cleanse

Read this carefully before starting your Cleanse. Make sure you have attended the Cleanse Workshop at Peak Performance prior to starting the cleanse. If, after you have attended the workshop and read this, you still have any questions or confusion, please call us at (312) 440 – 9646 or scott@yourpeak.org (Wells St. Location) or (773) 631 – 1110 or maggie.gabel@gmail.com (Touhy Ave. location)

Introduction:
The Peak Performance Organic Cleanse is designed to remove accumulated, health damaging, toxic substances you encounter everyday in our food, water and environment. This Cleanse uses high quality and high potency organic herbs and nutrients to flush out those toxins from your liver, colon and fat stores to restore your organs, your metabolism and overall health back to improved function. We have used this Cleanse for many years and have hundreds of success stories. So, if you want to be another Peak Performance Cleanse success story, follow the program exactly as outlined.

Products:

1. Green Dragon Meal Replacement Drink: (purchase 17oz for 5-Day Cleanse and 32oz for 12-Day)
Put the following in a blender and mix until smooth. Drink immediately.

1. Peak Performance Total Nutrition – 2 level tablespoons
2. Udo’s Oil 3-6-9 (purchase 32oz at Whole Foods) – 2 tablespoons
3. ½ organic banana or ½ cup frozen organic berries
4. 8 oz of organic apple juice or water or a combination or both

2. Liver Cleanse Formula (Concentrated liquid herbal extract)

• Squeeze the dropper rubber end once, the clear glass tube will fill up about half way.
• Mix 6 (half-full) tubes into 2 ounces of water.
• Drink down quickly.
• NOTE: This may not taste very good. These powerful concentrated liver cleansing herbs tend to be bitter tasting.
• Many patients of ours have told us they like to use their Green Dragon as a “chaser” after drinking this bitter herb extract mixture.

3. Intestinal Cleanse (Capsules):

• The day before you start the Cleanse take the Intestinal Cleanse Capsule with your dinner meal the day before you start the Cleanse. On day 1 you should have 1-3 bowel movements. If you do, just continue taking one capsule with each dinner meal/Green Dragon. If you do not have at least one bowel movement, increase the number of Intestinal Cleanse tablets, gradually increasing one at a time, until you have at least 1, and at best, 2 to 3 bowel movements a day.
• It is OK to have loose bowel movements or diarrhea that is not uncomfortable. If you have uncomfortable cramping diarrhea then decrease the amount of Intestinal Cleanse capsules. If even 1 capsule is too much, you can open a capsule and discard half of the contents and just take half. You can also skip a day of taking the Intestinal Cleanse capsules if necessary and reintroduce ½ capsule to resume taking it. If the diarrhea still continues, contact our office for more detailed instructions for your specific situation.
• DO NOT TAKE CAPSULES ON AN EMPTY STOMACH.
• NOTE: When you have an urge to have a bowel movement, don’t wait. Go when you first feel the urge. Do not put it off. The Cleanse will cause, at times, an urgency to move one’s bowels.

Protocol and Schedule:

1. Breakfast
• Have the Green Dragon meal replacement drink.
2. Liver Cleanse Formula Extract
• Take herbal extract and water mix at the same time as the Green Dragon Drink. Taking the herbal extract in water first, and then using the Green Dragon as a “chaser” works well. Do not put the herbal extract in the Green Dragon, for it will ruin the taste of the Green Dragon.
3. Morning Snack
• Fruit, vegetable or vegetable juice. (see list of options on back table)
4. Lunch
• Have protein and large raw salad meal:
• Large Salad: 1 tbsp olive oil and 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar (no
avocados, nuts or seeds)
• Protein: 4 ounces of lean protein – chicken, turkey, fish; (vegetarian option: tofu, lentils or hummus) NOTE: With the Green Dragon powder, you will be getting at least 12 grams of protein per day and more with the variety of vegetables you are eating.
5. Afternoon Snack
• See Table
6. Dinner:
• Green Dragon Drink.
7. Liver Cleanse Formula Extract:
• Taken with the ‘dinner’ meal to induce 1-3 bowel movements a day.
8. Intestinal Cleanse capsules:
• Taken with the “dinner” meal to induce 2-3 bowel movements a day
9. Evening Snacks:
• Fruit, vegetable or vegetable juice
10. Chew your food:
• Between bites, put down your fork and chew your food a minimum of 20 times before swallowing.
11. Water: 32 ounces per day. You can squeeze organic lemon or lime juice into your water.

Variations:

• If you are going out for dinner, you can have the Green Dragon Drink for breakfast and lunch.
• If you do not like the taste of the Green Dragon, try adding frozen or fresh berries.
• Use vegetable juice instead of water and apple juice in Green Dragon (for example: carrot, apple, celery, kale).
• Use Udo’s Oil, vinegar and seasoning herbs for salad dressing.

Other Considerations:

• Exercise: Exercise daily 30 minutes per day to break a sweat, but not to fatigue. If 30 minutes of exercise is a lot for you, then work up to it. Just get your circulation moving and perspire.
• Sleep: Get a minimum of 7 hours a day. Best if you can get 8 hours. Your body is healing.
• Body Scrub Routine: If your skin “breaks-out”, that is actually a good sign. This means the Cleanse has mobilized toxins and they are coming out. To help the cleansing process and minimize or avoid undesirable blemishes, do the Body Scrub routine. (included).

After Cleanse (Important)

• Your first day after the cleanse, do not binge on all the “not allowed foods”. Add more foods as you like, but do it gradually so as to not shock your digestive track.
• Watch how you respond to some of these “not allowed” foods. You may notice more obvious signs of your body not tolerating them well. Listen to your body.
• If you liked the Green Dragon and would like to have it as a meal replacement, that is a great idea for getting a powerful collection of nutrients and ideal weight-maintaining effects. The Green Dragon drink is a great way to eat healthy while you are on the go with a busy lifestyle.
• You may have Intestinal Cleanse tablets left over as well. Use these any time, WITH YOUR DINNER MEAL, to stimulate bowel movements. If you are healthy you should have one or two bowel movements each day. If you ever do not have a bowel movement in a day, then take intestinal cleanse tablet(s) with dinner that night. Remember, never take them on an empty stomach.
• You may benefit from getting tested for food sensitivities if you find you experience some symptoms returning as you reintroduce certain foods. We do food sensitivity testing at Peak Performance Health Care.

For best weight management and health benefits after your Cleanse:

1. Have one Green Dragon a day as a meal replacement.
2. Eat a large salad, large portions of side vegetables beans and lentils with both lunch and dinner. Fill up on the salad, vegetables, beans and healthy soups first. Then you can eat your protein and carbohydrate.
3. Minimize sugar and simple carbohydrates.
4. Continue to avoid or minimize fried foods, processed foods and dairy foods.
5. One day a week eat whatever you want!
6. Exercise! This is vital to keep the weight off and maintain good health in general.
7. Get a performance check-up at our center to make sure you are ready to exercise intensely without injury and you are doing the correct exercises for your health goals.

This is an amazing remedy and you don’t have to cook a thing. This remedy activates circulation, promoting clear, soft skin by helping the skin eliminate toxins from the body. Don’t let its simplicity fool you. If you do this daily you will see noticeable results.

Quarter fold a cotton wash cloth (or use a cloth spa glove purchased from a pharmacy). Using hot water, wet the cloth and begin to scrub your body (without soap) rubbing gently with just the weight of your hand, until your skin turns pink all over. Start with your hands, rubbing palm and back, between your fingers, and work your way up your arms towards your chest. Next, rub your chest and back, women should avoid the breasts and for both men and women, the genitals, but srub the groin area. Work your way down your belly, scrub your buttocks, and then work your way down your legs, front and back, to your feet, scrubbing the tops of your feet, between your toes and even the soles of your feet.

At first, you’ll notice that your skin turns a mottled pink. As the body breaks down accumulated, hardened fats, your skin will turn a uniform rosy pink in minutes.

One month of faithful scrubbing and you’ll notice a new softness to your skin, and you’ll be addicted. In about two months, you’ll find that you no longer need moisturizer, as you won’t have flaky shins or crusty heels. For the best results scrub every day.

(Adapted from Glow: A Presription for Radiant Health and Beauty; By Christina Pirello, HP Books; 2011)