Articles in: Cleansing & Detox

Many experts believe that the body’s natural ability to detoxify is perfect and cannot be improved upon. I would agree that the body has a natural ability to detoxify even the most harmful toxins, such as heavy metals, but with excessive toxic exposure and a highly stressed nervous system that results in weakened digestive/detox function, these toxins find their way into the fat cells and brain tissue.

In a world where mercury has found its way to each leaf of organic spinach from the coal mine plumes that cover most of America, it is essential to have a strong digestive system and well-functioning detox pathways – these can be achieved with intelligent cleansing techniques that are backed by science. When seeking to cleanse the body, which I believe we should all consider, digestive support and ultimately digestive self-sufficiency (no dependence on a pill or powder) should be a pinnacle, and the ultimate goal should be to restore rather than deplete.

Infographic: Ghee And Your Microbes

by John Douillard on July 6, 2017 | 1 Comment

Ghee is the crown jewel that joins Ayurvedic medicine and Indian cooking. A delicate, aromatic substance that is solid at room temperature and melts into a liquid as it warms, ghee is made by boiling off the milk solids from unsalted butter—leaving only the golden oil behind. This oil can be used for cooking, and […]

4-Day Detox Plan

by John Douillard on April 15, 2017 | 6 Comments

This article is excerpted from Dr. John’s new Ayurveda 101 eCourse in partnership with Yoga Journal and Kripalu’s Larissa Hall Carlson. Sign up now and save! Spring is a naturally very low-fat season, and if you’re eating in accordance with nature, the lean spring harvest essentially forces you to burn your own body fat (the “emergency […]

How to Minimize your Exposure to Perfluorochemicals (PFCs)

by John Douillard on April 8, 2017 | 2 Comments

Average Reading Time: 2 minutes and 39 seconds The levels of industrial chemicals detected in ground water and municipal water supplies are rising at an alarming rate. In particular, perfluorochemicals (PFCs, PFOAs and PFOSs) are being found. These chemicals are used for making Gore-Tex (waterproof-breathable fabric), rain jackets, carpets, scotch guard fabric protectors, computer chips, […]

How To Perform a Safe Liver & Gallbladder Bile Flush

by John Douillard on April 6, 2017 | 11 Comments

Liver detox and gallbladder flushes have become very popular in recent years, and for good reason! Using olive oil to successfully flush the gallbladder first appeared in the British Medical Journal in 1882 and 1885, and was likely used much earlier as a folk remedy. (9,10) For millennia, Ayurveda implicated that ghee taken along with […]

Episode 43: Safe Liver Cleansing

by John Douillard on April 3, 2017 | 14 Comments

In America, we dump 4 billion pounds of toxic environmental pollutants into the environment each year. Recently, one study found that the 65% of the rainfall contains glyphosate or “Roundup.” Even worse, is the notion that omega-6 fats or vegetable oils are somehow good for our health. These directly congest the liver, as do the […]

5 Best Liver Cleansing Herbs

by John Douillard on April 3, 2017 | 4 Comments

The liver is the one organ that can take a lifetime of lickings and keep right on ticking—at least we can hope! In recent years, the liver’s reputation for invincibility has been challenged with a growing incidence of liver and gallbladder-related concerns and conditions. In today’s world, gallbladder concerns have become the norm. Worldwide, one […]

The Confusing World of Eating, Dieting and Cleansing

by John Douillard on March 30, 2017 | 2 Comments

Average Reading Time: 4 minutes and 22 seconds With chronic disease responsible for two-thirds of the deaths worldwide (4), four billion pounds of toxic chemicals being introduced into the environment each year (1), and over one-third of the population now considered obese (3) with 60-70% of them complaining of a digestive problem… I think it […]

Spring Congestion & Sluggish Digestion Be Gone!

by John Douillard on March 28, 2017 | 3 Comments

Average Reading Time: 2 minutes and 56 seconds With spring right around the corner, there are a few precautions we can take to ensure a healthy and symptom-free spring and summer. You may have noticed the birds are back, scouting out where on your home they will lease nest space. The crocus, which are nature’s […]

Best Ways to Detox your Brain

by John Douillard on November 10, 2016 | 7 Comments

Average Reading Time: 3 minutes and 50 seconds I have written numerous articles on the new discovery of lymphatic vessels that drain 3 pounds of toxins annually from the brain while you sleep at night, but this understanding is just the tip of a massive health-promoting iceberg—and I am super excited to share these latest […]

Top 10 Reasons to Cleanse with Ghee

by John Douillard on September 22, 2016 | 88 Comments

An Ayurvedic cleanse would not be an Ayurvedic cleanse if it did not call for the ingestion of melted ghee. Aside from being surprised by this seemingly unlikely protocol, many frown upon the use of ghee in general because it is a dairy product. New research may prove this ancient Vedic cleansing technique to be […]

Cleanse Toxins & Emotions Right Out Of Your Fat

by John Douillard on March 29, 2016 | 7 Comments

Average Reading Time: 2 minutes and 32 seconds Every season can be a perfect time to cleanse toxins from the deep tissues of the body as well as to give the body a deep emotional cleanse. Though spring may be the ideal time to cleanse the body’s fat cells, the toxins and the emotions stored […]

Remove Toxins from Your Fat Cells

by John Douillard on October 15, 2015 | 15 Comments

Average Reading Time: 6 minutes and 56 seconds We are all designed to continuously and naturally remove toxins from the body. There are two kinds of toxins: water-soluble and fat-soluble. Water-soluble toxins are easily flushed out of the body via the blood and kidneys, but the fat-soluble toxins are a challenge for the body to […]