by Bill Haggard

Originally published in the January/February 2017 issue of Truly Alive magazine

If you are like most of us, you have indulged over the holidays. Let’s face it…it’s hard not to do. Goodies are everywhere and holiday meals tend to be extravagant. It’s almost considered an insult if you don’t over eat during a holiday meal. The New Year is a great time to think about cleansing and starting off fresh.

In addition to our typical holiday over indulgences, consider this: Americans are incredibly overfed and under nourished. Ever since the 60’s, and with the introduction of fast and processed food, preservatives and chemical use in farming and food production, nutrition has spiraled downward and disease has spiraled upward. Assisting the body in eliminating toxins can create a great foundation for more radiant health.

To start cleansing on your own, introduce more fruit. Try eating only fruit until noon (instead of the typical processed food breakfast of cereal, bagel, pancakes, etc., or bacon and eggs). Fruit feeds your cells and nourishes you; and so begins a cleansing. Follow your fruit each afternoon/evening with fiber (plant foods), minimizing bread and grain products. Eat meats with plenty of vegetables (preferably non-starchy vegetables such as green beans or broccoli vs. potatoes).

The next level of cleansing is vegetable juicing (for best results, juice fresh! No bottled juices, please!). Blending and smoothie-making goes up the cleansing ladder (fruits and vegetables) Be sure to buy organic produce and use a powerful blender such as Blendtec, Vitamix, or Ninja.

Herbal cleansing ramps up your cleansing even more. This includes intestinal cleansing, parasite cleanses, liver-gallbladder flushes, kidney and lymph cleanses, etc. These cleanses feature herbs designed by nature to help cleanse, detoxify and energize every organ system in our bodies.

Want to really make a difference in the quality of your health and life? Consider changing/reframing your diet permanently for a better tomorrow as well as cleansing. I know it’s one of the more challenging things to do – especially if you are not experiencing health problems yet. But shifting now can prevent a range of issues later (Cleansing and changing your diet can circumvent even life-threatening issues).

Americans are not educated in the connection between diet and health. I define nourishment as anything NOT in a bottle, can or package. Convenience foods/drinks will fill you up, but they will not feed you. It takes something with life force to give life force and provide energy. That means live plant food, grown in healthy soil: fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, and legumes. If you eat animal products for protein, it is important that those products come from animals that are grass-fed, free range and healthy (no added hormones, anti-biotics or other chemicals to fatten them up and increase profits).

I have written about diet and cleansing many times over the years in Truly Alive. Yet, new clients continue to come and see me after serious (and not-so-serious) health issues have been diagnosed.

Regular colon cleansing is truly worth considering in 2017. Don’t wait for your health to be in crisis to start cleansing and making diet changes. Set yourself apart. Be pro-active! Your loved ones will thank you and you will be gratified many times over.

With a chronic illness that requires constant detoxing, I truly look forward to a series of colonics with Bill while I am visiting NM. After my first series with Bill, I really did not feel receiving colonics elsewhere was anywhere near as productive. Bill intuitively knows how to proceed to illicit the greatest response. – A.R., Virginia

Love, Bill

If you choose to start cleansing on your own, be aware that every cleanse is greatly enhanced with colonics and enemas. There is a plethora of information on the internet. Get educated and get started in 2017 to enjoy your life and vitality again. You don’t have to be sick, tired or in pain. Call to schedule today! 505-888-5858, www.allabouthealthinc.com.