Total Body Detox Tips

Detoxing your body can take many additional forms as well as learning how to detox your body through diet.

Have you ever considered that maybe it might be a good idea to detox your mind too?

Try this:

Take a perceived risk

Test your comfort zone and feel the thrill.

If anything concentrates the mind it is a small dose of abject terror! Not only does it concentrate the mind but, as you go through the 'my whole life flashed before me' bit, you also get to take a long look at yourself and that is incredibly interesting. You find out so much about yourself and how you feel, how you react, in just a few small moments.

Now, a healthy mind detox is not about putting you at risk - far from it. But it is about looking at things differently in order to clear your mind of the rubbish and keep the important stuff. Putting yourself through an extreme experience (with all safety measures observed so there is no actual risk) is  a very good way to find out what is important to you.

Perceived risks can be taken by going along to a place where there are professionals ready and equipped to take you through an extreme experience whilst observing all the correct safety rules and guidelines. They will also assess if you are fit and able to carry out the task without putting yourself in any danger. The risk is all in your head!

The sorts of things we are talking about are:

• Parachute jumping
• Rock climbing
• Flying
• White-water rafting
• Going on a balloon flight
• Going on a glider
• Holding an insect or reptile
• Mountain hiking
• Cave diving
• Bidding at an auction
• Scuba diving
• Public speaking

The list goes on ... It is hard to name everything that would fit into this category but you need to find something that would truly be a massive thing for you to do.

Top tips

Just because something is a big deal for you does not mean it would be such a big deal for the next person. Just do something that would really challenge you. Don't listen to anyone else about what they think would be the most terrifying thing. Work it out for yourself and then, when you feel ready, start to make the necessary arrangements.

Call the association or club that operates the 'risk of your choice' and find out as much as you feel you need to know.

Once you have found something that you would like to have a go at, and that fits your budget and your timing, then just book it!

Obviously this is a lot to get done in one day but you should be able to start to think through the project - and work out the best time to schedule your risk taking. Good luck and fingers crossed!

If you can do this - is there anything beyond your reach? So rather than just embarking on a detox diet, why not detox your whole body too? You never know, it could be fun!

Body Detox Tips - Create Some Space In Your Head

Starting a detox diet is in ideal time to get other areas of your life in order and under control again. A total body detox need not just be about changing the foods you eat - clearing your head and your life is a very cleansing experience in it's own right.

We all have ghosts or skeletons in our minds. We are full of 'what if, 'I wonder', 'should have' and 'if only.  If we used this time more effectively, doing something about our worries instead of just worrying, then we would clear a lot more space and create a lot more peace in our minds.

Because we believe there is nothing we can do to sort out the situation, we keep going over and over it in our minds and using valuable space that would be better used for something positive and constructive.

When we start a body detox program we can take this opportunity to clean the thoughts away or file them so that they can be used when we choose to use them, rather than springing to mind when we least need them to.

The first step is to note down all the things that:

You truly believe you cannot do anything about but want to, in order to clear them out of your thoughts.

You constantly think about and want to do something about.

Now you can start to make amends and clear your mind. Taking the situations and individuals one at a time, write them a letter. Make sure that you cover every issue that concerns you and make sure that you put in the letter exactly how you feel about the situation. Include anything that has resulted from this situation or incident and any repercussions that have occurred since then. Take every thought that creeps into your mind and put it down on paper.

Whatever you decide to do with these letters (store them, burn them, read them or even send them), you can rest assured that all your unsettled business is now settled. All your thoughts have been faced - they won't have gone away but they have now been managed and you should feel really positive that you have taken some action.

In future make sure you 'sort' your thoughts before they get too disruptive. If you can say what you feel, say it right on the spot so that it doesn't fester. If you don't want to say it then write a letter immediately and send it. The sooner you write, the less you will have to say because you haven't had time to dwell on it and make a mountain out of a molehill. But do think before you write as, once it has been sent, it has been said!