My old roommate, September Death (rhymes with “wreath”) is the founder of Red Carpet Cleanses, which offers raw food, organic juice cleanses delivered daily to your doorstep. She was kind enough to let me experience her 3-day juice cleanse this past week. And as a YDT reader, you too can get in on the deal: RCC is offering an introductory 3-day juice detox to YDT readers for $250 until the end of Labor Day weekend normally priced at $90/day.

So, “How was the cleanse?” To be honest, the first few days were a real struggle for me, but it all felt worthwhile in the end. If you’re curious on the details, you can read my day-by-day account.

Some of you might be asking, “why would I want to starve myself for three days?”

First off, I never really felt deprived because I got a great variety of nutritional drinks: 1 electrolyte lemonade, 1 Ginger Snap, 2 Ace of Blades and 2 Protein Smoothies. I can’t say it was as filling as steak and potatoes, but I honestly didn’t feel that hungry. (I missed my coffee more than I did solid foods).

Secondly, there are a number of great benefits from doing a cleanse that make any pain worth the gain:

• Weight loss: Clients typically lose between 2 to 6 pounds on a 3-day cleanse and up to 15 pounds on the longer cleanses. I probably only lost about 2 pounds, but I’m pretty small to begin with.
• Detox: The concept behind RCC is to flood the body with essential vitamins, minerals and enzymes simultaneously drawing toxins deep within the body on a cellular level (which can make you feel achy at first). Often this type of detox gives people a high by day 3 or 4. I can’t say that I felt euphoric, but on the 3rd day I was starting to be more optimistic and was tempted to continue so I could chase after that elusive high.
• Inward Reflection: A friend of mine does a 10-day cleanse every January as a sort of mental cleansing. He says it’s a good excuse for him to become more introverted (no point in going out for dinner and drinks with friends if all you can eat or drink is lemonade). How’s that for an annual New Year’s ritual?

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Do you cleanse? If so, what are your reasons? I’m curious to hear why because I really want a good excuse to try this again.

If you haven’t done a cleanse, but are curious to try, I would highly recommend doing a 3-day with Red Carpet Cleanses and here’s why:

• RCC delivers a cooler of six 16 oz juices to your doorstep each morning, which means:
  • Everything is prepared fresh within 12 hours of delivery for maximum nutritional benefit.
  • Each jar is labeled with a number, which corresponds to the order and time you are to drink it. It’s so easy! You don’t have to cook, or plan meals, for three days straight. You just open the cooler and drink away.  Like I said, it’s more filling and satisfying than something like the Master Cleanse (have you done the master cleanse?).
• I also liked that September called me each day to see how I was feeling and to give me tips and consolation. She really walked me through the whole thing and that gave me the confidence to stick to it. (And I know she would do the same for all of her clients!)
• Finally, the 3-day is a nice beginners route. I was too scared to do the 5 or 10-day, but now that I’ve made it through the 3-day I feel like I could do it. That being said, don’t walk into this blindly!

Based on my experiences, I have a few tips for any newbie cleansers out there:

• If you are a coffee drinker, go through the pains of withdrawal earlier in the week. Don’t try to do two things at once. This was the hardest part of my cleanse.
• Do the cleanse over a weekend, when you don’t have to be stressed by your work load. My mistake #2.
• And make it any easy weekend – don’t go out the first two nights like I did. Get lots of sleep, relax and read a good book.
• Consider doing a raw food cleanse either before or after the cleanse, which Red Carpet Cleanses also offers.
• Be sure to follow September’s recommendation for pre-cleanse and post-cleanse behavior, which you can find here: http://redcarpetcleanses.com/how-it-works/ (in fact, these are good bullet points for everyday healthy living).

To learn more, contact September Death of Red Carpet Cleanses:
www.redcarpetcleanses.com
info@redcarpetcleanses.com
Phone: 310-623-0101

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Remember that the Introductory offer ends September 6th, so call now if you’re interested in learning more about the 3-day cleanse.

And if you like what you see, you should also check out September’s posts on Your Daily Thread’s “Recipes & Tips”. We’ll be showing her “Ace of Blades” recipe next Wednesday.

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