Our bodies naturally cleanse themselves through detoxifying our organs. However, our liver and gut suffer from the stresses of modern lifestyles that challenge, instead of support their functions. It’s easier to continue running a stressful daily lifestyle than it is to step away to nourish ourselves. This is where our detox tailored program come in. Our friendly holistic team at Villa Gaia in Ubud, Bali, ensure you are engaging in a well-researched protocol to give your body the nutrients it needs to function properly and support your cleanse.
Detox, short for detoxification, is the body's natural, ongoing process of neutralizing or eliminating toxins from the body. Toxins are anything that can potentially harm body tissue, including waste products that result from normal cell activity, such as ammonia, lactic acid and homocysteine, and human-made toxins that we are exposed to in our environment, food, water and daily stress. Benefits of a cleanse, detoxifies your body from the inside out – at a complete metabolic and cellular level. Your blood becomes purified and your body is able to release toxins from the colon, kidneys, bladder, lungs, sinuses, and the skin clears out all of the unhealthy lifestyle habits or exposures you have had over time. When you give your digestive system “a break” your body has more energy to devote to releasing toxins.
No matter how healthy we are, the air we breath does have micro fibers of heavy metals that are toxic to our bodies. The more toxic your body is, the more difficult it is for you to lose weight or have better food and vitamin absorption. The human body is designed to rid itself of toxins, but it can become overwhelmed by the sheer volume of external toxins. Two natural fiber powder (Bentonite clay & Psyllium husk) and probiotics included in our detox retreat, support detoxification and help IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) and a distressed digestive system alongside a shot of a powerful alkalizing agent, full of malic acid, aiding in skin issues to headaches.
During your free time, you will enjoy colonic sessions, lymphatic, abdominal, full body massages, body scrub, far infrared sauna, reflexology, daily invigorating & restorative yoga sessions and plenty of inward time to relax over a stack of books on health & wellness.
The idea is for you to love our detox programs, rehydrate, and reset your digestive and sleeping patterns to its optimal level as you leave Bali feeling fully energized again and most importantly, walk away learning how to continuously detox in life.
Gaia's Detox retreat is personalized - meaning - you can check in anytime of the month with advance notice to begin your program as featured below - as long as we have availability.
CHOOSE A DEEP OR LIGHT CLEANSE:
In the Deep Cleanse, you are on a liquid-only cleanse while on the retreat [juice fast & nutrient dense soups]. Your detox is intensified as energy that would normally go towards digesting and breaking down solid food is now used for healing and repairing on a cellular level. On this cleanse, you get all the nutrition you need while your body is detoxing itself at an accelerated level that supports the liver, gallbladder and kidney detoxification, especially from red & green juices which helps in the regulation of hormones, reduces toxic and inflammatory loads. The goal is to process toxins in your liver and eliminate them safely through other detoxification organs, such as the bowels, kidneys and skin.
In the Light Cleanse, you are on an all-living foods diet. This includes a combination of fresh juices, soups, delicious plant based meals & raw fresh salads, plus some nuts & seeds to nourish your body whilst giving it a chance to do some much needed internal cleansing. On this program, the rate of detoxification is slowed down. This is recommended especially if you are just coming off a standard heavy diet (fast foods, processed foods, lots of sugar and fat) and do not want to detox so quickly.
A breakfast buffet celebration on the final morning consists of coconut yogurt, chia pudding, toasted homemade granola, mixed fruit platter, coconut water and seasonal exotic fresh juices.
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