Unfortunately, if you are using a detox green powder that is not Divine Health Fermented Green Supremefood® and/or is not certified USDA organic, you are likely adding a ton of pesticide toxins with each smoothie, green shot, or juice.

Here’s the crazy part. Non-organic green powders contain concentrated amounts of all their compounds. This includes both nutrients and toxins.

It’s imperative for it to be organic; here’s why. Plus, why Dr. Colbert has gone to great lengths to make sure the Divine Health Fermented Green Supremefood® is ORGANIC, fermented, and uses food-based vitamins and minerals.

Greens Are Part of “The Dirty Dozen”

Certain fruits and vegetables absorb and contain more pesticide toxins than others. The ones with the most pesticides, or 47-67 pesticides per servings, have been coined “The Dirty Dozen.”

These fruits and vegetables tend to have a lot of surface area, are not peeled, and soak in the pesticides. Many of the pesticides are absorbed through the outside of the fruit of vegetables, and into the meat of it. What’s more, some pesticides are absorbed into the plant from the roots. These fruits and vegetables need to be organic whenever possible! The dirty dozen include:

• Celery
• Peaches
• Strawberries
• Apples
• Domestic Blueberries
• Nectarines
• Sweet Bell Peppers
• Spinach, Kale, & Collard Greens
• Cherries
• Potatoes
• Imported Grapes
• Lettuce

Incredibly, 4 different greens are listed on the Dirty Dozen!

Pesticides are a Real Concern

Although the health concerns with pesticide toxins are often downplayed, there is a scary history of pesticides used on food for human consumption, absorbed into the groundwater and bodies of water, and soaked into the soil. This history includes pesticides that are known to cause health issues in humans and those that are suspected.

After all, pesticides are chemicals made to kill and repel living things: pests. It’s no wonder that may affect our cells in the same manner.

A brief history includes (1):

• Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) is a toxic insecticide is an organochlorine (OCP) that no longer used in most countries, thank goodness! It has been discontinued due to public health and environmental concerns (2, 3, 4. Amazingly, it’s believed, due to its widespread use in the past, that every living organism on Earth has a DDT body burden, mainly stored in the fat (3). There is also evidence that DDT and its metabolite p,p-dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE) may have endocrine-disrupting potential (3) and neurodevelopmental effects in developing children (4).
• Organophosphates have widely taken the place of OCPs, and were promoted to be more ecologically healthy (5). They include a great variety of pesticides, the most common of which is glyphosate. This class of pesticides is known for its endocrine-disrupting potential (6, 7, 8) and potential effects on the function of cholinesterase human enzymes (58), insulin secretion, disruption of normal cellular metabolism of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats, effects on mitochondria resulting in oxidative stress (9), and potential genotoxic effects (10). Glyphosate is the most widely used herbicide in current agriculture (11, 12), and its safety is currently the subject of ongoing scientific controversy (13, 14, 15). Unfortunately, it is extensively used in genetically modified soybeans.
• Another group of pesticides, called carbamate pesticides has been associated with endocrine-disrupting activity and potential reproductive concerns. This group includes aldicarb, carbofuran, and ziram (16, 17).
• Triazines, which include atrazine, simazine, and ametryn, are another class of chemical pesticides that have been associated with endocrine-disrupting effects and reproductive concerns (18, 19, 20).

An Organic Diet Makes a Huge Difference

Before you feel that all hope is lost for our endocrine, reproductive, and other systems, know that you can make a huge difference in your body by detoxing from conventionally grown high-pesticide foods.

In fact, one small study of 4 American families found that just a 6-day organic diet drastically cut their pesticide toxin load!

Amazingly, on average, all pesticide levels dropped by 60.5% in just 6 days. Glyphosate specifically, dropped by 71%. Organophosphates overall dropped by 95%, neonicotinoids dropped by 83%, pyrethroids dropped by 50%, and levels of 2,3-D dropped by 37% (21).

Weed The Toxic Pesticides Out With Detox & Organic Greens

It’s not by coincidence or mistake that Divine Health Fermented Green Supremefood® is made with USDA-Certified Organic Vegetables and Grasses. These foods contain amazingly nutritious compounds that support cellular and full-body detox. They support every detoxifying organ in your body and promote immune health. And best of all, they don’t contain toxic pesticides!

On the other hand, all non-organic green powders contain pesticides. The pesticide load is actually concentrated in non-organic powders. In fact, when food is dehydrated, all of its compounds, including the nutrients and toxins, are concentrated into a small volume. It’s is critical that you are choosey with supplements and powders, especially greens.

In addition, Divine Health Fermented Green Supremefood®:

Contains Food-Based Vitamins and Minerals. The greens and grasses provide many vitamins and minerals in their natural forms. In addition, Divine Health has added more food-based, non-synthetic nutrients to help you get the nutrition you need each day and feel energized, lean, and healthy!

Ferments the Greens and Grasses. Why? Fermentation decreases sugars, concentrates nutrients and makes them more bioavailable, increases healthy bacteria in the food to support digestion and immune health, and improves the tolerance of proteins.

Use Divine Health Fermented Green Supremefood® in smoothies, soups, and more!

How About You?

What’s been your experience with Dr. Colbert’s 21 Day Detox and Fast and Divine Health Fermented Green Supremefood®? We want to know! Send us your 21 Day Detox testimonial, with a picture or video, and we’ll send you a free Dr. Colbert 21 Day Detox and Fast t-shirt! Here’s how to get in on it:

Simply text your unbiased testimonial with pictures or video to (407)512-9704 or email it to testimony@21daydetox.com.

Bottom Line

Green powders are an invaluable supplement in the detox journey, but buyer beware. Make sure yours are organic, fermented, and food based. Don’t add toxins while detoxing!

To be clear, this is not our ordinary 21 Day Detox article, but my first-person account. I am a woman in my early 40s. I have 4 kids and 2 businesses. I am a nutritionist, and I am in pretty good shape. I say this to let you know that I already do many healthy things every day, so it takes something very special to really make a drastic difference for me. This did.

And, I’m busy. I like healthy habits that make my life easier, not stressful.

I’ve already consumed a lot of smoothies in my life. This is nothing new to me. But, this recipe included a powder that is new to me. It’s Divine Health Fermented Green Supremefood®. More on that below. But first, here’s the recipe and what happened when this was my lunch for 30 days.

Fermented Green Supremefood® Smoothie

Ingredients

• 1 cup coconut or almond milk (from a carton, not can)
• 1 scoop Divine Health Fermented Green Supremefood®
• 1 cup fresh mixed greens (try alternating greens)
• 1/2 cup frozen raw cranberries (try alternating low-sugar frozen fruit)
• 1/2 cup frozen cherries (or berries) (try alternating fruits)
• 1/2 avocado
• juice from 1/2 lemon
• 1 scoop Keto Zone Hydrolyzed Collagen
• 1 scoop Keto Zone Fiber Zone
• 1/2-1 cup water

Instructions

Mix all ingredients in a blender, adding water as needed for desired consistently (I typically use about 1 cup water). Makes 1 large serving. Enjoy!

Nutrition info: 369 calories, 13 grams fat, 16 grams net carbs (31 grams carbs, 15 grams fiber), 26 grams protein

30 Days. Here’s What Happened

So, I set off to drink this for 30 days. I had the products, and this simplifies my life, so why not. I looked at it as lunch, not anything really life-changing. Here’s what happened.

Modest Weight Change

As I said, I’ve drunk a lot of smoothies. I’ve also used collagen, fiber, fresh fruits and vegetables, and healthy fats for years. The only variable this time around was the Green Supremefood. Here’s what I experienced: I lost 3-5 pounds. I was not intending to change my weight. My lifestyle stayed the same otherwise. I don’t even think that I noticed the weight as I was losing it, but slowly and surely it was dropping. I weigh about once per week, mostly to keep track of my hydration (I’m an avid athlete). By the end of the 30 days, my normally very stable weight was now consistently 3-5 pounds lower than usual. Of note, I always look at weight in a 3-pound range to account for daily ups and downs…this can keep you from going crazy if you track it.

How did this happen? Healthy green smoothies are great for weight loss. They make you feel full because they generally are big in volume. In studies, this has proven successful for dieters (1). They also pack in a lot of nutrients for a relatively small amount of calories. What’s more, the detox nutrients in the  Divine Health Fermented Green Supremefood®, fresh fruits and vegetables, and fiber helps your cells to be in a healthy state for weight loss. This means they are sensitive to insulin and ready to oxidize fat. 

Healthier Skin

I generally have pretty healthy skin, but I do experience hormonal blemishes on my face every month. During these 30 days, while I fully expected to see my 3-4 typical pimples, I did not. The days came and went, and my skin seemed to simply be consistently healthy and clear.

I believe the ORGANIC detox ingredients in the  Divine Health Fermented Green Supremefood® did the trick. Detoxifying compounds work in cells to make them healthier, including skin cells. What’s more, they help the liver process toxins, so they don’t build up throughout the body. Since this product is USDA certified organic, it certainly does not add to the toxin load like many cheaper products. The consistent shot of Keto Zone Hydrolyzed Collagen certainly didn’t hurt, either.

Flatter Belly

While losing 3-5 pounds may explain the flatter belly, I’ve always had a bit of a belly pooch no matter my weight. I’ve been extremely lean when I was at the top of my athletic competition days – still a pooch. I’ve had 4 kids and experienced weight gain and loss with every pregnancy – still a pooch. Honestly, I’ve accepted it as just how my body is, and I’m fine with it. So, I was amazed to see a flatter stomach, and a looser fit around the waist of my jeans, by the end.

How did this happen? I’m sure it has to do with theKeto Zone Fiber Zone combination of inulin and psyllium husk. It improves digestion, even when you don’t know there’s a problem, and helps reduce bloat. Perhaps my natural pooch was due to bloat throughout the day. It’s not there now.

Better Energy – No Afternoon Slump

I have a busy schedule, and sometimes despite a healthy diet need a cup of afternoon coffee to push through. I noticed an improvement of energy during the 30 days. It wasn’t a hyper or intense sort of energy or change. I just noticed I never needed that coffee.

How did this happen? I think there are a few things that contributed, and some I’ve seen before with smoothies. For one, smoothies allow your gut a rest from digestion because your blender did the hard part. Digestion is incredibly energy-consuming. When your body gets a rest from one function, it has more energy for others. In addition, look at these ingredients. This smoothie is simply jam-packed with energizing nutrition!

Less Hunger

Smoothies can go one of two ways. In my experience, some people feel famished on them. Oftentimes, they are drinking either high-sugar, low-nutrition smoothies. Or, they are drinking smoothies that simply don’t contain enough calories.

This is not a low-calorie smoothie. What’s more, the combination of fiber, high-volume fruits and vegetables, water, and air whipped into it (this always happens with a blender), allows it to help you feel full and satisfied, without needing a big solid-food lunch or an afternoon snack.

How did this happen? Fiber absorbs water from your gut and creates a high-volume mass that expands your stomach and digestive tract. This helps you feel full. In addition, this Keto Zone Fiber Zone promotes slow, healthy digestion. Instead of experiencing a peak and valley of energy, you get slow steady energy.

Disclaimer

I want to be completely honest in an age of tricky internet articles – I work with Divine Health. My job does not require me to report on personal experience with any products. But, I was absolutely blown away by this experience personally and professionally. I’ve become passionate about telling others about the easy benefits I experienced, with just this handful of products and one Divine Health Fermented Green Supremefood® smoothie per day.

How About You?

What’s been your experience with Dr. Colbert’s 21 Day Detox and Fast? We want to know! Send us your 21 Day Detox testimonial, with a picture or video, and we’ll send you a free Dr. Colbert 21 Day Detox and Fast t-shirt! Here’s how to get in on it:

Simply text your unbiased testimonial with pictures or video to (407)512-9704 or email it to testimony@21daydetox.com.

Bottom Line

I actually have no intention of stopping the smoothies. In fact, I look forward to them each day. I don’t necessarily expect to lose more weight, but I will do expect to continue to enjoy a flatter stomach, great energy, satisfaction through the afternoon, and clear skin.

What do you have to lose? Try a Divine Health Fermented Green Supremefood® for 21 or 30 days and experience your own results!

Here’s how to start, and 12 daily detox habits you’ll want to maintain each day of 2021.

First, Set 3-4 Aside 21 Days to Detox and Fast

Why set aside 21 days for a program like Dr. Colbert’s 21 Day Detox and Fast? When you’re focused on detoxing for a set period of time, you will incorporate great detoxing habits while fasting from many foods and drinks that add toxins to the body.

These foods include sugars, meats, dairy, processed foods, and more. Not everyone wants to omit all of these year round, but they can do it a few times per day. This is the fasting portion. Think of it as a great jump start to begin, and maintenance program a few times per day.

What’s more, during the 21 days, you can establish great detox habits. In fact, every one of the habits on this list are also part of Dr. Colbert’s 21 Day Detox and Fast. When you repeat a habit for 21 days or more, you can rewire your brain and make it stick throughout the year.

Top 12 Daily Detox Habits for 2021

1. Daily Intermittent Fasting

Each day, consider fasting from all foods and most drinks for 16 hours of the 24. This means finishing eating for the day around 7 pm, and then abstaining from food until about 11 am.

Why?

Intermittent fasting has been shown to support reduced inflammation, healthy weights, healthy cardiovascular function, and normalized blood sguars. It also gives your digestive tract a break, and omits the consumption of foods that add to the toxic load in your body and oxidative stress during fasting hours.

Of note, you can still enjoy the benefits of intermittent fasting even if you consume no-carb drinks such as water, tea, and coffee.

2. Cold Awakening

Detox is not always about what you put in your mouth, but also how your environment affects your body. A cold shower blast promotes body detoxification by supporting immune health and invigorating the senses from the beginning of the day.

How?

Frigid cold water, even for just seconds at a time, is linked to healthy immune function. One study from the Netherlands found that 30 seconds of cold showers significantly reduced sick days in workers, up to 29% in the study (1). It’s believed that cold-water-stress induces the production of catecholamines, which may play a critical role in supporting the immune system.

The cold water is also great for skin health (which supports detox), and a wake-up call to the senses!

3. Lemon Spring Water and Green Tea Throughout the Day

Drinking lemon spring water throughout the day is great for body detox. First, your body depends on water for all its functions, including energy production(2). Without adequate amounts, you may suffer headaches, fatigue, and sluggishness when dehydrated (3).

Next, spring water is necessary for healthy skin, detoxification, and healthy aging.

When you add green tea leaves or green tea through a fermented green powder, you add a whole bunch more detoxifying nutrition to your water. Green tea contains highly concentrated antioxidants that fight free radicals and inflammation (4). It’s energizing and contains a modest amount of caffeine. In addition, it contains a compound called L-theanine. L-theanine promotes steady energy (5).

In studies, green tea has been shown to boost physical performance, increase the breakdown of fat for energy, and release norepinephrine for a stress-free mood (6, 7, 8).

4. Daily Organic Greens including Chlorophyll

Fresh and fermented powdered greens are a cornerstone of detox. Make them a daily detox habit this year!

The easiest way to incorporate them daily is to utilize a fermented green powder, like Divine Health Fermented Green Supremefood® each day, and then fill your plate with organic greens and vegetables at dinner.

5. Choose Detoxifying Oils

When adding healthy fats to your diet via dressings or cooking oils, it’s vital to choose detoxifying ones. The best oils for daily detox habits include extra-virgin olive oil, avocado oil, and organic coconut oil.

These oils contains healthy fats that support heart health, detox, and reduced inflammation. What’s more, having these 3 oils on hand provides the right ones for dressings, high heat cooking, and flavoring.

On the other hand, avoid soybean oil, which is found in the majority of processed foods, like the plague.

6. Wash and Eat Organic High Antioxidant Produce

In addition to greens, add vibrantly colored low-sugar fruits each day! These include berries, apples, citrus fruits, peaches, and more. Their coloring exhibits their nutrients. The more vibrant, typically the more antioxidants and phytochemicals they contain.

But buyer beware. You will drastically cut down your pesticide and toxin intake if you buy as much organic produce as possible. If you’re not able to buy all organic, make sure to buy non-peeled organic fruits and vegetables in which you consume the entire piece. The produce with the highest levels of pesticides include grapes, lettuce, apples, pears, bell peppers, celery, nectarines, peaches, strawberries, or cherries.

One great low-carb way to include organic fruits is through Divine Health Red Supremefoods®.

Additionally, be diligent about washing your produce. The pesticides used on crops, specifically conventionally grown ones, have been linked to many issues including abdominal pain, nausea, and diarrhea. Amazingly, the average American is exposed to 10-13 different pesticides through the food and drink they consume each day. The majority of these are endocrine-disrupting, which may lead to weight gain. Endocrine-disrupting compounds mimic estrogen, which can disrupt hormone balance and even reduce our ability to lose fat and build lean muscle.

7. Smoothie Meals

When it comes to health, healthy weights, and detox, few meals deliver as much power as smoothies! In fact, liquid meals can be great for concentrating detox nutrients, fasting from foods and ingredients that add toxins, and for achieving a healthy weight.

First, it’s easy to add organic fruit and vegetable powders like Divine Health Fermented Green Supremefood® and Divine Health Red Supremefoods® to a smoothie. You can also add fresh fruits & vegetables. In addition, make sure to get a healthy fiber source like Keto Zone Fiber Zone. By using non-dairy milk, it’s easy to omit meats, dairy, and extra sugars.

But, did you know that healthy smoothies are actually linked to achieving a healthy weight? High-energy smoothies can trick your body into feeling more full and energized because they reduce the energy demands of digestion while filling your belly with volume.

8. Get Your Sweat On

Few activities detox the body as well as a good sweat, so make it one of your daily detox habits this year! You can get your body sweating through a vigorous exercise session or steam room; or both!

Exercise is great for the immune system because it modulates antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects in the body. This supports neuroprotective action, increases the circulation of anti-inflammatory markers, and improves antioxidant defenses (7). It can also normalize blood glucose, which supports immune function, healthy weight, and whole-body health. High blood sugars are linked to worsened infections.

Sweating via a sauna or hot yoga class is also great. Sweat can help eliminate harmful compounds that build up in the body. After a good sweat, make sure to rehydrate with more lemon spring water!

9. Fiber at Every Meal

Fiber is crucial for health, and the right fibers support detox, digestive health, immune function, and energy.

You can consume fibers in fruit, vegetables, nuts and seeds, and legumes. In addition, add a fiber powder that contains inulin and psyllium husk, such as Keto Zone Fiber Zone. It directly supports digestive health and stimulates the growth of beneficial bacteria in the gut (1, 2). It’s easy to add this powder to your daily smoothie!

10. Milk Thistle

A daily dose of milk thistle is one of the most potent daily detox habits that support your liver. As one of the primary organs that deals with harmful compounds in toxinns in the body, your liver needs all the hep it can get.

Milk thistle specifically promotes healthy liver function after a liver is injured by acetaminophen, carbon tetrachloride, radiation, iron overload, phenylhydrazine, alcohol, cold ischaemia, and Amanita phalloides. (9). What’s more, it can provide protection to the liver against toxins (6, 7), and support liver function in those with inflamed and/or damaged livers (10).

In addition, milk thistle may help protect neurons and support healthy brain function while aging (11, 12), stimulate bone mineralization  (13, 14), decrease skin inflammation and blemishes (15), promote insulin sensitivity (16), and more.

You can get a daily dose of milk thistle in Divine Health Fermented Green Supremefood®.

11. Good Sleep

Your brain desperately needs good quality sleep every night. In fact, deep sleep is one of the only times your brain can detoxify and allow the lymph system to clean it. When this does not occur, the brain can malfunction. Good sleep is associated with:

• Reduced daily cortisol
• Healthy immune function
• Better melatonin levels
• Less depressed moods
• Less inflammatory reactions
• Healthy body weight
• Healthy heart function

It’s vital for health and detox.

12. Avoid the Most Potent Sources of Toxins

While it’s impossible to avoid all toxins, you can do your best to avoid cigarette smoke, alcohol, high levels of pesticides, extreme air pollution, a high-sugar diet, soybean oil, inflammatory immune-harming foods, sodas, deep fried foods, partially hydrogenated oils, fast foods, and more.

There’s simply no place in your daily detox habits for these foods and environments.

Sample Day with Top 10 Daily Detox Habits

Wake up and take a cold shower, or a shower with 3-5 30-second cold water intervals.

Drink Lemon Spring Water, Green Tea, and/or a small amount of coffee throughout the morning. Fast until late morning.

Try a mid-day green smoothie with Divine Health Fermented Green Supremefood®, Divine Health Red Supremefoods®, Keto Zone Fiber Zone, hemp heart seeds, healthy fats from an avocado or organic coconut oil, non-dairy milk, fresh greens, and cranberries or other berries.

If needed, add a mid-afternoon snack of and cauliflower.

Make sure to get outside and be active each day. Work up a sweat, or consider a sauna treatment if available.

Eat a dinner rich in vegetables (such as fresh vegetable salad, a puree soup, etc) and a sweet potato. Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and vinegar.

Decaf green tea and berries are fine after dinner.

Now, get to sleep!

Bottom Line

A healthy lifestyle is all about forming healthy daily detox habits, one by one. Start with Dr. Colbert’s 21 Day Detox and Fast. Then, continue to incorporate all 12 of these daily habits (and more if you’d like) into each day throughout the year!

It’s not difficult to understand how food can be energizing. After all, foods and drinks contain calories (unit of energy), and nutrients like vitamins and minerals required to produce energy.

But, moods? How can foods be uplifting?

The Food-Serotonin Connection

Are you familiar with Serotonin? It’s the chemical messenger that acts as a mood stabilizer. In fact, serotonin levels are linked to mood, behavior, outlook, and even longevity (1).

Of course, you’d probably like a bit more of this mood-enhancing chemical.

Luckily, your daily habits, foods, drinks, and lifestyle play a part in its levels. How? Serotonin is synthesized from the amino acid tryptophan, and tryptophan is contained in specific foods. When tryptophan is low in the diet, brain serotonin can drop (2). In fact, depletion of tryptophan is linked to depressed and anxious moods.

And some foods contain serotonin itself.

In order to energize your body and move forward with a positive outlook, start with a healthy detox diet of uplifting, energizing foods today!

8 Uplifting, Energizing Foods and Drinks

Sweet Potatoes

Sweet potatoes are a great place to start. After all, they can be part of a satisfying breakfast, lunch, dinner, or snack. They are a great energizing food as well, with nourishing fiber and complex carbohydrates.

What’s more, they contain 564% of the RDI for Vitamin A. This fat-soluble vitamin is a potent antioxidant in the body that works to keep cells healthy and able to convert energy efficiently (2). The body’s slow digestion of sweet potatoes guarantees steady energy for hours (3).

Coffee

Millions of people around the world rely on coffee for its morning pick-me-up. It’s the quintessential energizing food or drink. But exactly how is it energizing?

Coffee’s caffeine crosses the blood-brain barrier to inhibit adenosine in the brain. Adenosine is a neurotransmitter that quiets the central nervous system (4). Then, without adenosine in the way, epinephrine increases. Epinephrine stimulates the body and brain.

These effects are enough to increase physical performance and brain alertness. What’s more, coffee contains antioxidants and phytochemicals to support cellular and whole-body health.

Chlorophyll

Chlorophyll is the lifeblood of plants. When consumed by humans, it’s one of the best energizing foods. Similar to hemoglobin, chlorophyll carries nutrients in the blood. However, it doesn’t carry iron. It carries another energizing mineral, magnesium (5). Magnesium supports the production of energy throughout the body as well as healthy sleep cycles.

Furthermore, chlorophyll helps alkalize the body and urine pH. This supports liver function and helps the body remove toxins like metals, pesticides, and more.

Chlorophyll is found in most raw, live greens. These are great energizing foods! Or, for an incredibly convenient potent form, try a fermented green powder such as Divine Health Fermented Green Supremefood®. If you join Dr. Colbert’s 21 Day Detox and Fast, you’ll be introduced to the amazing fermented green powder further.

Spring Water

Of course, your body depends on water for all its functions, including energy production(6). Without adequate amounts, you may suffer headaches, fatigue, and sluggishness when dehydrated (7).

In addition, water supports healthy skin, detoxification, and healthy aging.

Dark Chocolate

Dark chocolate with a high cacao content(>80% cacao) is a wonderful, high-antioxidant food. And, small amounts can be energizing!

How?

Cacao’s antioxidants support blood flow, the delivery of oxygen to the brain and muscles, and mental alertness and focus (8, 9).

In addition, cacao is a known mood enhancer. It contains theobomine, caffeine, and serotonin (10).

Green Tea

Green tea is one of the healthiest drinks on earth. It contains highly concentrated antioxidants that fight free radicals and inflammation (11).

Green tea is also an energizing drink! It contains a modest amount of caffeine. More importantly, it contains a compound called L-theanine. L-theanine promotes steady energy (12).

In addition, green tea has been shown to boost physical performance, increase the breakdown of fat for energy, and release norepinephrine(13, 14, 15).

Beets

Beets are vibrant and nutritious. They contain amazingly energizing compounds, called betanins. Betanins are responsible for beet’s many health benefits in the human body, including antioxidant and anti-inflammatory actions (16). What’s more, beets also support the production and work of glutathione, a powerful antioxidant our cells make to fight damaging substances.

In addition, beets promote vasodilation. This makes them one of the great energizing foods!  Beets contain natural nitrates that are converted to nitric oxides in the body. Nitric oxides dilate blood vessels, allowing more oxygen to circulate more efficiently. Nitric oxide may also increase muscle tissues’ ability to use oxygen (16).

One of the best ways to get the power of beets is through a fruit and vegetable powder like Divine Health Red Supremefoods®. Or, like the fermented green powder, you can learn all about Red Supremefoods® by joining Dr. Colbert’s 21 Day Detox and Fast.

Fiber

Believe it or not, your digestive tract health is one key to energizing your body. In fact, specific fibers, called inulin and psyllium husk, directly support digestive health and energy. They both stimulate the growth of beneficial bacteria in the gut, improve digestion, and support immune health (1, 2).

When digestion is working right, your body can absorb and use all the energizing foods and nutrients you give it!

For a great source of inulin and psyllium husk, try a high-quality fiber powder such as Keto Zone Fiber Zone. Or, join Dr. Colbert’s 21 Day Detox and Fast and learn how fiber supports whole-body detox.

More Energizers and Mood Lifters

• Exercise. Exercise, especially outdoors, is a great mood lifter and energizer (17)!
• Sunshine. Natural sunlight is one of nature’s best mood lifters and energizers. In fact, sunlight has been shown to decreased depressed moods and increase serotonin levels (18). 
• Cold Shower. Even though it may be frigid outside, an icy blast in the shower is still a good idea! Why? It invigorates the body and immune system.

Bottom Line

Let’s make 2021 the year of Health, Energy, and Revitalization! Start with Dr. Colbert’s 21 Day Detox and Fast and consume detoxifying, mood-lifting, energizing foods every day!

If you’re doubting these delicious irresistible, detox chocolate dessert holiday recipes, I don’t blame you. Too often, detox recipes are written with only the detox goals and ingredients in mind, and not the flavor.

But, there’s no reason you have to settle just because you are taking great care of your body with a detox. In fact, we’ve put together amazing recipes that do both: detox the body and delight the taste buds.

And, we’ve done it just in time for the Holidays. Here are 3 DETOX CHOCOLATE Holiday Desserts you won’t be able to resist.

3 Detox Chocolate Holiday Desserts You Won’t Be Able to Resist

1. Detox Velvety Chocolate Avocado Pudding

Ingredients:

• 1 cup full-fat coconut milk (canned)
• 6 tablespoon raw cacao powder
• 6-8 tablespoon stevia, to taste
• 3 tablespoon Keto Zone Hydrolyzed Collagen powder
• 1 scoop Keto Zone Fiber Zone (unflavored)
• 2 medium avocados
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 4-5 raspberries

Instructions:

Place coconut milk and cacao in a medium saucepan. Heat on medium and whisk until smooth. Remove from heat and stir in swerve and collagen until completely dissolved.

Transfer to blender or food processor. Add all other ingredients and blend until thoroughly mixed and smooth.  Chill at least 30 minutes. Top with berries and enjoy!

Serves 4, ~3/4 cup each serving.

Nutrition information: 327 calories, 27 gm fat, 5 gm net carbs, 7 gm protein 

2. Detox Chocolate Almond Holiday Fudge

Ingredients

• 1 cup almond butter (room temperature)
• 1/3 cup organic coconut oil, melted
• 1/4 cup raw cacao powder
• 1/4 cup stevia
• 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
• 1 teaspoon real vanilla

Instructions

Mix almond butter and coconut oil in a medium bowl until smooth. In a medium bowl, mix together the almond butter and coconut oil until smooth. (If your almond butter is stored in the refrigerator and cold, allow it to warm to room temperature so it will mix well.)

Add cocoa powder, stevia, sea salt, and vanilla. Stir until smooth and creamy.

Line a 9×9 inch baking dish with parchment paper or grease well. Pour in mix and smooth the top with a spatula.

Place in the freeze for at least one hour to set. Slice into 16 pieces, and serve.

Make sure to store in the freeze, as the fudge softens quickly at room temperature.

Nutrition info (per piece): 97 calories, 2 grams fat, 3 grams net carbs (4 grams carbs, 1 gram fiber), 2 grams protein

3. Detox Chocolate-Covered Strawberries

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup organic coconut oil
• 6 tablespoon raw cacao powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 18 drops liquid stevia
• 15 strawberries

Instructions

In a small bowl, melt the coconut oil by microwaving for 30-45 seconds until completely liquid. Add cacao, vanilla extract, and stevia. Mix well.

Prepare plate with parchment paper. Dip strawberries, one at a time, into chocolate mixture, and set on the plate.

Once done with all strawberries, refrigerate and allow to harden. Store in refrigerator.

Nutrition info (per strawberry): 57 calories, 5 grams fat, 1 gram net carbs (2 grams carb, 1 gram fiber), 1 gram protein

Raw Cacao’s Detoxifing Power

Cacao supports whole body health and detox in many ways. It supports:

• Brain Function: Its flavonols cross the blood-brain barrier to support health, serotonin levels, blood flow, cognition, and mood. (1).
• Blood Pressure: Cacao’s nitric oxide is a vasodilator. By increasing the size of the vessels, it reduces the pressure in them. This has been found especially true in older adults and those with elevated blood pressure (2, 3).
• Energy & Sleep: One serving of cacao provides 100 mg of magnesium, ~25% of daily needs. Magnesium is typically deficient in adults. Adequate magnesium is associated with better energy, better sleep, fewer muscle cramps (including night cramps), and better overall health.
• Oxidative Stress: Cacao is an antioxidant powerhouse. It contains 300 different antioxidant chemical compounds and more than 20 times the antioxidant power of blueberries. And while other foods’ antioxidants diminish with time, cacao has demonstrated stability in samples over 75 years old (4)!

Bottom Line

This Holiday Season, you don’t have to settle. Detox and enjoy delicious treats. Try our Detox Chocolate Holiday Desserts. Let us know what you think!

In fact, specific foods and nutrients promote skin health and anti-aging. Here’s our favorite detox tea for a beautiful skin glow, and how each ingredient supports the health of your skin and the detoxification of your body.

Lemon Ginger Detox Tea with Collagen

• 1 teaspoon fresh grated ginger
• 1 lemon wedge
• 1 cup hot water
• 1 scoop Fermented Greens Powder
• 1 tablespoon Hydrolyzed Collagen Powder

Instructions

1. Bring a pot or kettle of water to boil.
2. Using a large grater, shave the fresh ginger into a tea mug.
3. Add the lemon wedge.
4. Pour boiling water into the mug and allow to steep for 5 minutes.
5. Stir in greens and collagen. Enjoy!

To make an entire pot, use 2 tablespoons of ginger, 1 small lemon sliced into quarters, 6 cups boiling water, 6 scoops fermented greens, and 6 tablespoons collagen in total.

Nutrition info per entire recipe: 25 calories, 0 grams fat, 4 grams carbohydrates, 2 grams fiber, 2 grams protein

How Does this Delicious Detox Tea Make Your Skin Glow?

There are 5 ingredients in this tea, and each one supports skin health. Here’s how:

Lemon

Lemons and lemon juice are known natural skin enhancers. They support healthy skin and anti-aging with strong antioxidants.

Every day you live, free radicals build up in your body from the many chemical reactions that take place in it. These harmful compounds can accumulate in your skin as well.

Studies show that free radical build-up can contribute to aging skin, which results in wrinkles, age spots, dryness, and loss of elasticity. Antioxidants like those in lemons can improve these conditions both from the outside in and the inside out (1).

In fact, studies have shown that those who suffer from severe blemishes often have a high level of oxidative stress and free radicals in the body (2).

Ginger

Another culprit of skin damage and aging is inflammation. Like free radicals, inflammation can build up every day. As it builds, it can lead to damage and aging in our cells.

Strong anti-inflammatory compounds can help you fight back.

Ginger is a potent anti-inflammatory food. In fact, animal studies have found that compounds in ginger and turmeric can improve skin healing, elasticity, and collagen production via anti-inflammatory mechanisms (3).

Greens & Chlorophyll

Like other parts of your body, your skin greatly benefits from detox. In fact, your skin is one of the primary detox organs of the body.

Your skin evacuates toxic waste products through sweat. The toxins are soluble in water and form crystals in the body. They are excreted through sweat or uric acid. Unfortunately, many skin problems may be the result of waste products and toxins being cleansed through the skin or an allergic reaction to the toxins (4).

If you suffer from skin irritations, rashes, or more, you may find relief when you detox the body. While the skin may suffer through the process, it may become much healthier thereafter.

Greens and Chlorophyll provide wonderful nutrients for skin detox. They contain substances that support blood flow and health, oxygenation, and energy levels. Chlorophyll works similarly to hemoglobin in the body, except it carries magnesium instead of iron (16). This helps it promote oxygenation to skin cells. It also has a strong alkalizing effect on the body and improves blood pH, which supports whole-body detox.

You can help your skin glow by detoxing throughout each year and consuming skin-building nutrients to support its health and glow. Use a fermented green powder product with chlorophyll, such as Divine Health Fermented Green Supremefood® (10 USDA Organic greens and 4 vegetables). It’s easy to add it to your daily routine for glowing skin!

Spring Water

Of the many substances on Earth that promote skin health, pure spring or alkaline water may be the best. It’s a fantastic anti-aging drink! There’s little doubt, adequate hydration can improve energy, health, and the condition and appearance of your skin.

In fact, one recent study showed that increasing water consumption by 2 liters per day improved skin condition and physiology, even in those who already consumed high amounts of water. The researchers concluded that this increase and improvement in skin health would likely have the most positive effect on those with lower daily water consumption (5).

Make sure to use pure alkaline or spring water for skin glow and detox, as tainted sources can actually add to your body and skin’s toxin load.

Hydrolyzed Collagen

Hydrolyzed collagen powder is a supplemental powder derived from the bones, hooves, skin, ligaments, and tendons of animals. While it may not sound appetizing, its unique amino acids can work wonders in the human body and skin. In fact, unless you are getting them from broth, hydrolyzed collagen, or actually eating the animal tissues, you are likely missing these amino acids in your modern diet.

This means your skin is missing out.

Hydrolyzed collagen is well-studied, and evidence shows it’s great for skin! The major structural constituents of the matrix outside cells in the skin are collagen, elastic fibers, and hyaluronic acid (6,7,8). Collagen likely makes up >70% of the dry weight of the human skin dermis (9,10).

During recent years, scientists have published the following:

• A 2018 human study of 64 women found that collagen significantly improved skin-hydration values, visual assessment score and skin wrinkling, and skin elasticity (11).
• A 2014 study of 46 women ages 35-55, showed 8 weeks of collagen powder supplementation improved skin elasticity within just 4 weeks (12).
• Another 2014 study concluded collagen supplementation reduced wrinkles after just 8 weeks of use (13).
• A study published in the Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology concluded collagen supplementation, not only improved skin moisture but also produced younger-looking, less-fragmented skin (14).
• In a 2017 lab study, researchers found that 6 months of oral consumption of collagen increased the collagen content in the skin. Collagen also improved the skin structure and improved the density of different types of collagen (Type I and Type III). This resulted in improved color and luster of the skin and fur. While this was a study on mice, it is promising for human skin and hair as well (15).

When buying hydrolyzed collagen, make sure to buy one with types I, II, and III for all the benefits. Try one like Keto Zone Hydrolyzed Chicken Collagen and Marine Powder.

Bottom Line

Give our lemon ginger detox tea a try, and see your skin come to life. Not only will it help your entire body detox, but it will also give you that skin glow you want!

Why do we put on weight? There are several reasons. Here’s the truth about Holiday weight gain and how you can avoid it with Dr. Colbert’s 21 Day Detox and Fast.

Study Shows Average of 6-Pound Holiday Weight Gain

A study survey conducted in 2018 of over 2000 respondents found that (1):

• 45% planned on not trying to eat healthy during the Holiday season
• 44% plan on eating multiple Holiday dinners in one day
• 33% were okay with eating so much on Holidays they feel sick
• 40% typical require looser clothes after a Holiday meal
• 54% don’t plan on exercising at all through the
• Only an estimated 12% will get through the end of the year without adding pounds
• 33% have already decided on their New Year’s Resolutions; these include exercise, eating healthy, self-care, saving money, and learning a new skill

Unfortunately, the data tells a dismal story. If this sounds like a recipe for disaster to you, you’re right.

The Truth About Holiday Weight Gain

Holiday weight gain typically occurs because many adults see the last 6 weeks of the year as a great excuse to overeat, slack off on exercise, and become more sedentary in general.

It’s 6 weeks of letting go of healthy habits that causes the weight gain, and not a couple extravagant meals.

Instead of finishing the year strong, many people are ready to cozy up and quit during December. They might order donuts or eat cinnamon rolls for breakfast on an ordinary day. Snacks may become Christmas cookies rather than a healthy choice. They often plan to undo any weight gain once they set their resolutions for the New Year.

New Year’s Resolutions Don’t Undo Holiday Weight Gain

The problem? There is a mountain of evidence that shows New Years’ Resolutions don’t work. Most people completely abandon them before January is over, often just after one week (2).

The mentality of feast now and resolve later, for 6 weeks, leaves many adults in a cycle of perpetual weight gain, year after year at worst. Or at best, a cycle of gaining and losing the same pounds over and over again.

Stop the Cycle with Detox

This Holiday season, you can stop the cycle. Many years, by the time we get to December, we feel tired, lethargic, and unmotivated. Dr. Colbert’s 21 Day Detox and Fast can help you:

• Feel energized, vibrant, and youthful rather than feeling like you want to quit
• Avoid eating toxic, fat-building foods throughout the season
• Omit starchy, belly-fat-adding refined carbohydrates and sugars
• Forego processed foods that induce inflammatory reactions
• Rid your body of the toxins and harmful substances that build up throughout the year
• Omit foods that drag down your energy and cause glucose peaks and valleys

More Tips to Avoid a 6-Pound Holiday Weight Gain

Again, while most people focus on the foods eaten on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas, or another Holiday, these are not the main culprit for Holiday weight gain. The issue is the entirety of the season of overeating and being sedentary. To stay strong, lean, and on track this year, try these tips.

1. Join Dr. Colbert’s 21 Day Detox and Fast. While it may seem hard to join in at the end of the year, this is one of the best times! Following a program will help you stay on track and give you the extra boost you need to do so.
2. Focus on healthy eating for the 6-weeks season, and allow yourself some grace on the actual Holiday days.
3. On the Holidays, enjoy all the different foods you’d like. It’s a celebration after all. But, there’s no need to stuff yourself. This only leaves you feeling unhealthy and lethargic. Instead, take reasonable portions and enjoy every bite.
4. If you’re gathering with others, bring a dish that’s both healthy and delicious. Make sure you have options available in which you feel good.
5. During Holiday feasts, eat slowly. Put your fork down between bites, take a drink of water or tea, and really enjoy the meal. Not only is eating slowly much better for your digestion, it will also help you avoid grossly overeating.

Bottom Line

Even if the average American will gain 6 pounds this Holiday Season, you certainly don’t have to! Stay on track this year with Dr. Colbert’s 21 Day Detox and Fast, and finish it stronger than ever.

Believe it or not, there are things you can do to change you metabolism. It’s not your genetic fate to be overweight. There is hope.

In fact, your diet can alter your metabolism in one of three ways. It can:

• Alter your hormone balance to improve metabolism
• Improve the health of your cells so they are more insulin sensitive, for example, thereby improving fat loss
• Directly increase your body’s calorie output

How?

It’s simpler than you might think. Here’s how food affects metabolism, and how you can eat a fast metabolism diet.

Is Metabolism Set in Stone?

If you’ve been told metabolism is simply how much you burn based on your sex, age, weight, etc., you’ve been misled. This is not your metabolism. This is is your Basil Metabolic Rate (BMR) or Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR).

BMR is, in fact, only affected by your age (BMR decreases as age increases), weight (BMR decreases as you lose weight), body fat (BMR decreases with more body fat), and gender (males naturally burn more than females).

But your metabolism? That’s a different story.

Metabolism Vs. BMR

The whole of “your metabolism” is a huge system. It encompasses the consumption, breakdown, storage, and/or use of food as energy.  There are many factors that contribute to one’s metabolism.

In fact, your metabolism relies on the health of your hormones and enzymes. These compounds influence the storage and breakdown of the nutrients, the cycle of hunger and feeling full, and the efficiency of metabolic processes.

If you’ve struggled to obtain a healthy weight in the past, these hormones and enzymes may or may not be working well in your body.

What’s more, their work is influenced by the health of your whole body, systems, tissues, and cells. Your cells’ health is directly influenced by nutrients, foods, and lifestyle habits.

Cellular Health and Metabolism

While it may sound silly, your metabolism begins with the health of your cells. At a cellular level, you may not be healthy enough to effectively lose fat because an unhealthy or impaired metabolism is dragging you down.

You’ve likely been told to simply eat less and exercise more.

But, even if you eat the same amount of calories and exercise the same as a person who is at their goal weight, your body may respond very differently.  Instead of burning the foods you eat, your body may choose to store more fat. This is a health issue, and it starts with your cells. If your cells are resistant to insulin, which is common if overweight, your cells may resist fat loss.

Unfortunately, although this situation is quite common, it is often not discussed. In fact, a recent study found that over 70% of overweight and/or obese women had altered insulin sensitivity (1).

Hormones and Your Metabolism

Other hormones also affect your metabolism. Increased levels of stress increase cortisol. Cortisol increases resistance to insulin.  Lack of sleep and unnatural sleeping pattern can affect blood sugars, cortisol, and insulin. In addition:

• Eating at the wrong times of day, like in the middle of the night for shiftwork, affects insulin and fat storage.
• Being sedentary for long stretches of time can cause the enzymes responsible for breaking down and storing fat to be activated.
• The hormones that affect hunger and satiety (ghrelin and leptin) can be affected by cellular health and diet. They can alter metabolism.
• Specific food ingredients can work like addictive substances to cause us to consume more and more without ever feeling a “full” feeling (ie. sugar).

There’s good news! Foods, nutrients, and lifestyle habits can affect your cells’ sensitivity to insulin. You can change this! You can join us in a fast metabolism diet.

What Foods Encompass a Fast Metabolism Diet?

There are 3 parts to a fast metabolism diet.

First, you must fast from foods and nutrients that drag metabolism down.

Second, you can eat foods that are known to help your body work better and improve cellullar health.

And lastly, you can use intermittent fasting to help control hunger and intake without negatively affecting metabolism.

Foods That Drag Your Metabolism Down

The number one enemy of your metabolism is refined carbohydrates in processed foods. Without a doubt.

Sugars are dragging you down. This includes straight sugar, sugars from other sweeteners, fruit juices, and white starch from grains.

When you eat any of these, they become sugar in the body. The more sugar that enters the bloodstream, the more it needs to be stored in the cells as fat. This does 3 things. It:

• Increases fat storage
• Requires more insulin to be pumped out into the body
• Damages cellular health by making cells less sensitive to insulin

As time goes on, the body stores more and more fat, cells become unhealthy, and it becomes harder to lose fat. A sluggish metabolism starts with sugar and processed foods. You must detox from these.

Foods That Improve Metabolism

Since we’re talking about improving cellular health in order to improve metabolism, we need to think about how nutrients affect cells.

A great way to nourish cells is to eat foods high in antioxidants and anti-inflammatory nutrients. Build your diet off of natural, real, whole foods like vibrant vegetables, fermented green powders, spices like turmeric, ginger, garlic, cinnamon, black pepper, and a small amount of beans and fruits.

Next, eat healthy fats like extra virgin olive oil, fish and fish oils, avocados, coconut oil, and more. Stop overeating proteins and sugars and replace them with these fats. This alone can support insulin sensitivity and metabolism (2, 3) health. In fact, omega-3s have been shown to increase fat loss compared to other nutrients.

Next, drink plenty of clean water each day. Your body needs water to support cellular health and digestion. You can also use green tea and black tea for an extra metabolism boost.

Lastly, pay close attention to gut health. Use fibers like insulin and psyllium husk daily. Add probiotics from fermented foods and/or supplements. Fibers and probiotics have a direct effect on calorie output, hormone balance, and cellular health (4).

Intermittent Fasting and Your Metabolism

Intermittent fasting is an effective tool for achieving a healthy weight. How? It simply supports your whole-body health and metabolism, from hormones to cardiovascular health to your immune system.

An intermittent fasting diet combines a calorie deficit, improved cellular health, and a cycle of fasting and feeding that promotes fat loss without the body adapting and conserving itself. This lack of adaptation helps the body continue to work towards a healthy weight in the long-term (5) because it supports metabolism rather than slowing it down.

Join Us for a Fast Metabolism Diet

Are you ready to put this altogether and truly change your metabolism?

Join us in Dr. Colbert’s 21 Day Detox and Fast! During the next 21 days, you will learn to omit the foods that are bringing your health and metabolism down, detox from toxins and chemicals that build up in our systems, flood your body with health-supporting nutrients, and use intermittent fasting to your advantage.

It’s free. It’s a fast metabolism diet. Get started with us today!

Bottom Line

You’re not stuck with your current metabolism! You can obtain a healthy weight and feel great. You can detox from the foods dragging you down, nourish yourself with foods that support cellular health, and use intermittent fasting to your advantage. Join us for Dr. Colbert’s 21 Day Detox and Fast and get your fast metabolism firing today!

If you’re running on default, you can make lifestyle changes to revitalize your health, energy, and life. These start with the immune system. You don’t have to spend hundreds and hundreds of dollars to do it, and you can start right now! In fact, here are 10 easy and free habits to support immune health. Plus, an invitation to join a 21-day health-changing program to detoxify your body and support immune function and whole-body health.

How Can Habits Support Immune Function?

There are a few different ways lifestyle habits can affect immune function.

First, they can reduce inflammatory actions and oxidative stress in the body. Next, they can activate immune cells directly. Third, they can indirectly affect your immunity. For example, high blood sugars are associated with increased infection risk, while controlled ones are not.

Lastly, and on the other side, they can negatively impact immune function by diminishing the health of immune cells or degrading the body’s overall health.

Your daily habits matter. Throughout each day, you can choose to support your immune function. Make your habit choices wisely.

10 Free Daily Immune Habits

1. Free Habit #1: Gratitude When You Wake

How can you prioritize your health and immune function right when you wake up? You can be purposeful to start the day with gratitude. Whatever lies ahead in the day, you can be grateful for something or someone to start.

How does this support immune health?

Gratitude is one of our daily immune support habits because it can reduce stress and cortisol. Cortisol increases inflammation in the body. What’s more, gratitude can improve sleep while reducing stress.

A study of 400 individuals found that writing gratitudes during the day and/or before sleep improves both the quality and duration of sleep (1). Another study found that gratitude was linked to a 10% improvement in sleep and a 19% decrease in sadness levels in patients with health issues and insomnia (2).

For an extra boost, combine your time of gratitude with meditation. Focus on the moment, the day, and those things for which you are grateful. Be present in these thoughts, not thinking ahead or behind. Incredibly, this sort of mindful meditation can stimulate the immune system. Its benefits include improvements in specific markers of inflammation, cell-mediated immunity, and biological aging (3).

2. Free Habit #2: Ice-Cold Shower for Better Immune Function

Not everyone enjoys an ice-cold shower or burst of cold water in the morning. But for those who can stand it, it will support immune health!

How?

First, cold showers are linked to an improved immune system. A recent study from the Netherlands found that cold showers significantly reduces sick days in workers. In fact, 30 seconds or more of cold showering per day reduced sick days by 29% in the study. Additionally, more than half the participants decided to continue the cold-shower practice after the study since they were convinced by the results (4).

Why would cold water improve immunity? It’s thought that cold-water-stress induces the production of catecholamines, which may play a critical role in supporting the immune system.

3. Free Habit #3: Get Outside into the Sunshine Early

There are many benefits to getting outside. And, the earlier you do it, the better. Sunshine and time outdoors supports immune health, for free! They:

• Increase vitamin D production: Optimal vitamin D levels are associated with fewer seasonal illnesses. What’s more, optimal vitamin D levels support health throughout the body, from bones to skin to organs.
• Improve melatonin levels, especially if you’re out in the early hours after waking. Why does this matter for immune function? Optimal melatonin improves sleep, and sleep is directly beneficial to the immune system.
• Improve mood, which decreases cortisol to support health and immune function.

Get outside whenever you can, and aim for early hours if possible.

4. Free Habit #4: Daily Hydration for Health and Reduced Cortisol

Did you know that fluid restriction and dehydration may increase cortisol in your body? This becomes especially true if you are participating in an outdoor activity (5).

To reduce cortisol and therefore inflammation, hydrate your body regularly.

As a bonus, you’ll promote overall cell health and skin. One recent study has shown that increasing water consumption by 2 liters per day improved skin condition and physiology, even in those who already consumed high amounts of water. The researchers concluded that this increase and improvement in skin health would likely have the most positive effect on those with lower daily water consumption (6).

If you want to take the immune and health benefits even further, drink green tea for part of your daily hydration.

5. Free Habit #5: Focus on Immune Support Foods: Anti-Inflammatory, High-Antioxidant, and Healthy Fat Foods

Throughout the day, choose foods that are anti-inflammatory and full of antioxidants. These foods include:

• Fish and seafood
• Healthy fats such as extra virgin olive oil, avocados, MCT oil powder, and more
• Vibrant vegetables and small amounts of fruits
• Cacao, spices, and herbs such as ginger, garlic, basil, and more
• Potent greens and herbs like spirulina, wheatgrass, milk thistle, and more

Sound expensive for a list of free habits? Consider this: You have to eat anyway, so being more mindful about your food is a switch, not an addition. What’s more, there are many wonderfully inexpensive foods that are high on the list. Black pepper, whole or ground ginger, turmeric and/or garlic cloves, spinach, broccoli, and more are concentrated in immune-supporting nutrients and don’t cost much at all.

6. Free Habit #6: Move Your Body

Exercise provides a powerful 3-punch combination of immune function, health, and healthy aging. It:

1. Modulates antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects in the body by supporting neuroprotective action, increasing circulating of anti-inflammatory markers, and improving antioxidant defenses (7).
2. Promotes overall body composition and healthy weights. Unhealthy weights are associated with a decline in immune function.
3. Decreases blood glucose. High blood sugars are linked to worsened infections.

7. Free Habit #7: Laugh and Enjoy Healthy Relationships

What do healthy relationships and laughter have to do with immune function and overall health?

Incredibly, the Harvard Study of Adult Development has shown that good social relationships promote physical and mental health, provide a buffer against loneliness, increase longevity, and foster happiness.  The Harvard Nurses’ Health Study found similar results. This means less anxiety and cortisol, and better health outcomes.

Next, laughter further reduces cortisol, increases dopamine, and increases endorphins. These chemicals decrease discomfort, cortisol (8), and depressed moods (9) while elevating cellular health.

8. Free Habit #8: Starting Mid-Evening, Employ Intermittent Fasting

Around 7 pm in the evening, consider starting a daily intermittent fast to support your health and immune function.

Amazingly, there are many documented benefits to intermittent fasting including:

• Immune function support (10)
• Improve cholesterol markers
• Reduced triglyceride levels
• Improved aging
• Healthy weight changes without negative cellular adaptations
• Reduced blood sugar abnormalities

In fact, many studies have shown that intermittent fasting supports healthy aging, brain health, heart health, and blood sugars (11).

To add intermittent fasting to support immune health, aim to fast 15-16 out of the 24 hours per day. Simply finish eating dinner at 7 pm each night, and fast with only non-carbohydrate liquids (like coffee) until 10 am or so.

9. Free Habit #9: 7 or More Hours Per Night: Sleep

Good quality sleep has many health and aging benefits. These include:

• Reduced daily cortisol
• Healthy immune function
• Better melatonin levels
• Less depressed moods
• Less inflammatory reactions
• Healthy body weight
• Healthy heart function

It’s a cycle. Good sleep begets good sleep, and lack of sleep increases cortisol for up to 24 hours which negatively affects sleep again (12). Lack of sleep has also been shown to reduce mental performance and alertness while increasing inflammation and cortisol (13).

10. Fast from from Detrimental Foods and Detox the Body Regularly

Here’s another habit that may seem like it’s not free. But again, it’s just a matter or trading out one type of food for another, so really, it’s a net “0.”

It’s time to reduce sweets, sugars, and refined carbohydrates, omit processed food fats like soybean oil, and help your body detox from the build-up of toxins and chemicals.

You can detox and fast from these harmful foods and substances. Join Dr. Colbert’s 21 Day Detox and Fast today!

Join Us for a 21 Days to Support Immune Function

Ready to join in and support immune function for the next 21 days? Start your journey with Dr. Colbert’s 21 Day Detox and Fast. Not only will you receive a full eating plan, food list, and detox recipes, you’ll truly learn how to eat for immune health.

What’s more, you’ll fast from foods and substances that are harming your health.

Within the 21 Day Detox, you can choose to purchase a few amazing supplemental powders that contain potent nutrients like antioxidants, liver cleansing herbs, healthy fibers, and more. You can also get Dr. Colbert’s Fasting Zone Book. Or, you can complete the entire detox with the free documents provided.

Add the detox plan to these 10 free habits to support your immune system, and you’ll be on a wonderful, healthy, immune-supporting journey for the months ahead!

Bottom Line

Ready to support immune health every day? For free? Follow our 10 free habits for a healthy immune system. Go a step further and join Dr. Colbert’s 21 Day Detox and Fast. It’s a great way to move forward with strong immune defenses!

Why Milk Thistle?

Milk thistle is a prickly plant native to Europe. It was introduced into North America by early colonists and is now found throughout the eastern United States, California, South America, Africa, Australia, and Asia (1). The active ingredients in milk thistle are a group of plant compounds collectively known as silymarin (2). Silymarin compounds are known to be strong antioxidants, antivirals, and anti-inflammatories (3, 4, 5).

But, how does this help your liver and why does it need help anyway?

Here’s the story of your liver, what it does for you each day, and how you can give it some love with an ultimate liver cleanse diet.

Your Liver’s Story: Sorting and Filtering

Weighing in at about 3 pounds and setting on the right side of your abdomen, your liver is busy all day every day. Its functions are crucial to your health and life. Every time you take a bite or drink, your liver is ready and waiting.

When you eat, your food and drinks begin their digestion journey in your mouth. You chew and chew, and start to break down foods. Then, the food and drinks make their way down your esophagus to your stomach. Here, food is further broken down both chemically (by acid and enzymes), and mechanically (by churning). Once ready, the broken-down nutrients will make their way to your intestines. There, enzymes dismantle the nutrients further into absorbable sugars, amino acids, and fatty acids. Your intestines absorb the nutrients and send them to the liver.

The Mail Room

Now, have you ever seen a busy post office or mail sorting center? Your liver is the mailroom of the body. It has about 500 workers, and each has one job. As long as you give the workers a substance they know and can work with, the liver functions well. Overwhelm them, or give them foreign, chemical, or harmful substances, and it takes a toll on the workers. The toxins can build up.

Your liver “mail-room” takes in the nutrients, sorts them, and send them out to the body. The nutrients are sent out through the blood to cells and organs to be turned into usable energy, to be part of biochemical reactions (in the case of many vitamins and minerals), to help and repair cells, or to be stored. Your liver must be healthy to get this right.

What’s more, as it sorts, your liver also filters. It filters out toxins from foods, chemicals, and medications, and detoxifies the blood. Lastly, beyond all this, your liver helps your body maintain healthy blood sugars by not allowing them to go too low. It stores a bit of glucose it can send out in an emergency.

This is the around-the-clock hard work of your liver. The more stress the liver is under due to too many toxins, high and low blood sugars, and more, the more it can get worn out.

How Can Milk Thistle Help?

Milk thistle supports healthy liver function.

In fact, many people with liver damage and illness use milk thistle supplements. It’s been found to support healthy liver function after a liver is injured by acetaminophen, carbon tetrachloride, radiation, iron overload, phenylhydrazine, alcohol, cold ischaemia, and Amanita phalloides. (1). What’s more, it can provide protection to the liver against toxins (6, 7), and support liver function in those with inflamed and/or damaged livers (8).

How?

While the exact mechanism is not known, experts believe the silymarin compounds promote liver health. As your liver is working hard for you, it can become damaged when it filters out toxic substances. It’s thought that milk thistle’s antioxidant free radical damage and offer protection.

Milk Thistle Supports the Health of Other Organs

Milk thistle doesn’t stop with the liver. It also:

• may help protect neurons and support healthy brain function while aging (10, 11)
• stimulates bone mineralization  (12, 13)
• decreases skin inflammation and blemishes (14)
• promotes insulin sensitivity (15)
• supports healthy immune function

In addition to being part of the ultimate liver cleanse diet, milk thistle promotes whole-body health.

Of note, pregnant women, those allergic to milk thistle, people with blood sugar abnormalities, and others should discuss the use of milk thistles with their personal medical professionals.

More Ways to Help Your Liver

There are a few more things you can do to support healthy liver function. These include:

• Limiting excessive carbohydrates and sugars in the diet. Every time you eat too many carbohydrates and sugar, your liver has to turn them into fatty acids for the body. Overworking your liver with sugar may harm it over time.
• Choosing healthy monounsaturated fats as your main source of oils and fats. Specifically, use extra virgin olive oil, avocados, and other omega-9 fats in cooking and eating.
• Limiting or avoiding alcohol. Alcohol intake directly affects the liver and requires it to work overtime to detoxify your blood.
• Eating foods with fiber including vegetables, nuts, seeds, psyllium husk, and inulin.
• Avoiding sugary drinks like soda.
• Doing your best to maintain a healthy weight.

Each day you can choose to support your liver with healthy eating and a healthy lifestyle. And now, you can choose our ultimate liver cleanse diet.

The Ultimate Liver Cleanse Diet: Daily Milk Thistle Dose

Right now, you have the chance to accomplish all of this. You can go on a 21-day journey with us, and help your body and your liver cleanse and detoxify. In fact, it’s a great idea to detox a few times per year. With Dr. Colbert’s 21 Day Detox and Fast, you’ll utilize the ultimate liver cleanse diet by avoiding foods that harm it, flooding it with nutrients that help it, and giving digestion a break with fasting.

Within the cleanse, you’ll use Green Supremefood®. One primary ingredient is Milk Thistle Seed Extract, and it makes it easy to get in your daily dose!

How can you start? Join Dr. Colbert’s 21 Day Detox and Fast as your ultimate liver cleanse diet today.

Bottom Line

Your liver needs you. Starting today, you can join Dr. Colbert’s 21 Day Detox and Fast and give your body the ultimate liver cleanse diet. You’ll have wonderful food lists, meal plans, and instructions to use milk thistle each day alongside other nutrients that promote liver health.