In the spring, a garage sale is a good idea. You have to sort, take out, throw away, and clean up all the things that have accumulated over a long time. It's a lot of work.

Imagine having to do all that again EVERY week?

Phew! I bet there would be other household chores that would be put on hold!

I am now drawing a parallel with your body and, more specifically, one of your filtration factories: your liver.

Your body wants you to know it doesn't like processed foods (aka granola bars, the 24-cookie box from Costco, Doritos…). You know what I'm talking about! These are the products you find in pretty, colorful boxes with catchy slogans that grab your eye (or the pudding's). It's hard to walk past them without buying them.

Your body will do its best to swallow, digest, catalyze, absorb, and even assimilate what you give it. A large part of this sorting is done by the liver. While it's busy sorting, discarding, preserving, and cleaning what you eat and drink, other important tasks are put on hold.

That's when you get bloated, have less energy, and I hear things like, "It doesn't go down when I eat," and, "I'm gaining weight even though I'm careful." A visit to the doctor will confirm that your liver enzyme levels are too high.

What to do? First, if the food comes in a colorful cardboard box, don't buy it. It's most likely a processed product.

There is another aisle filled with colours: the fruit and vegetable aisle.

Feel free to make your own rainbow with vegetables. You'll notice that it will quickly go well.

If you need a boost, herbal tea 10-day detoxIt contains dandelion root, burdock root, nettle and a few other ingredients that your liver (and the rest of you) will appreciate.

Have a good week.

Take care of yourself!