6 Cleanses to Kick Off The New Year

Get rid of those toxins from 2013 and kick off the year with one of these great cleanses! There is one for everyone – 10 days for the serious cleanser and simple 1-2 days for the cleanse novice. What is your favorite type of cleanse?  

Daily Honey & Cinnamon Cleanse

For those who don’t want to give up food completely, try the honey and cinnamon cleanse! Here is what you do: The Honey and Cinnamon Concoction: 1) Boil one cup of water 2) Add 2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon and 2 teaspoons of honey. 3) Drink this in the AM 30 minutes before you have breakfast and again at night before you go to sleep. Continue this regularly while tracking progress.

Look Better Naked 2-Day Cleanse

The Look Better Naked 2-Day Cleanse was created by Michele Promaulayko and featured on Woman’s Health Magazine. It consists of 3 light healthy meals to be eaten for both days. Breakfast: Light Shake: • Blend 1 cup skim (or soy, almond, rice, or hemp) milk • 1 cup berries • 1 tsp peanut butter (or flaxseed oil) • 1 cup of ice (until frothy) • Bonus: add a dash of cocoa powder Snack: • 1 cup sliced cucumbers • 1cup green tea Lunch: • Steamed or raw greens (romain, spinach, mesculin mix, bok choy, arugula, watercress, fries, endive etc.) • 4 oz lean protein (white meat chicken, firm tofu, lean beef, fish) • 2 tsp oil (olive, sunflower, walnut) Snack: • 10 asparagus spears, blanched • 1 cup green tea Dinner: • Steamed or raw greens • 4 oz lean protein • 2 tsp oil

3-Day Cleanse With Recipes

For those who are a bit more bold but not ready to commit to a week? Then the 3 day cleanse is right for you. [gallery nav="thumbs" ids="11736,11738,11740"] Click here for the recipes for each day.

5-Day Healthy Cleanse

For the experienced cleanser – here is a 5 day cleans by Health Magazine that will help you trim down without leaving you unsatisfied and hungry. Click here for the full cleanse.  

7-Day Swimsuit Cleanse

Here is a cleanse for the brave that will help you get ready for swimsuit season! The 7-Day Swimsuit cleanse comes with a detailed list of foods and portion sizes with the famous Dr. Oz’s stamp of approval. Click here for the full cleanse.          

The Master Cleanse

Last but not least, the Master Cleanse (also known as the lemon-cayenne pepper diet/cleanse)! This cleanse, it its full 16 days, consists of: 3 day ease in where you slowly wean out solid and processed foods. Day 1: Living Food Diet – only fruits and vegetables – remove processed foods, meat and dairy. Day 2: Juicing, Blending, Soups and Broths Day 3: Orange Juice Days 4-10: The Lemonade Diet: This requires drinking only a concoction of fresh lemon juice, rich maple syrup, cayenne pepper and pure water during the day and flushing your system with a laxative or salt water flush every evening. Day 11-13: The ease out. This consists of the ease in done backwards, in order to slowly build your system back to eating solid foods. You can find the entire master cleanse directions here.