My day with Dtox Organic Juice and a Review

I have been meaning to write this post for a while now, but just haven't been able to actually sit and focus long enough to type it out.  However, I'm thinking right after a wonderful Thanksgiving day of eating might actually be the BEST time to share about a day of detoxing with juices from dtox organic juice in Atlanta.I have written here about my food philosophy and how I encourage my clients to "cleanse", meaning eat clean without the sugar, salt, alcohol, processed foods and added junk.  I've never been one to tell folks to do a juice cleanse or liquid detox regimen.  I know our bodies naturally get rid of the stuff it doesn't need and that relying on liquids for a period of time helps get rid of bloat and fluids, is not a lasting and lifestyle way to shed pounds.Recently, I wanted something to give me just a bit of a health boost.  I wanted to feel good and was thinking of a way to have a day of flooding my body with fresh, good stuff that would leave me energized and feeling great.Enter dtox organic juice . . .I decided on a pretty easy and manageable day of juicing with vitamins and nutrients with the dtox 'til dinner cleanse. I popped over to the location on the Westside and chatted with the manager.  She made it super easy to choose what fit with my goals, set up up and scheduled it for me to pick it up the day before I wanted to do the cleanse.  She even had a reminder set on my phone so I wouldn't forget - that was quite handy!  It was perfect for me and my specific goals.  I am not one to go all crazy and forego real food for days, so having a regimen of healthy, organic juices and tons of water with a healthy meal thrown in fits perfectly into my day.  I don't' want to feel lethargic.  I don't want to not be able to exercise some.  I don't' want to get hangry and snap off the heads of those living in my home. That's just not healthy.Read the Dtox story and about their family and producersDtox 'til dinner is 4 juices throughout the day.  Between juices you are to drink water and at dinner have a clean, preferably raw meal to break the juice.The explanation of the benefits from the website are here:

Just as 98.6 degrees is our optimal temperature, a healthy body should be slightly alkaline, specifically, 7.365 on the pH scale 0 (extremely acidic) to 14 (extremely alkaline). Our Western diet is full of sugar, meat, caffeine, grains and dairy, which is mostly acidic. When food digests, a residue is left behind called ash, and when too much acidic ash accumulates, it damages cells and tissues and robs the body of key minerals such as calcium and potassium. These minerals help keep inflammation in check which is important, as chronic inflamation breeds disease. High acidity directly leads to illnesses such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes.More information on why a cleanse is helpful can be found HERE.

So, here is how my day went:I woke up early and downed a large cup of water that sits by my bed and then had a cup of coffee.  I admit that the coffee is probably NOT in the instructions, or optimal, but I've decided that at times, coffee is one of my few vices, and I just have to have it.My first juice was the dtox h20.  I sipped on this after teaching a cardio core interval class.  

This contains only alkaline water, lemon and cayenne pepper.  I have to admit that I took a huge swig before actually looking at the ingredients.  I was expecting a lemonade taste just from the look of the bottle and got a little surprise from the sharpness of the cayenne pepper.  It was a pleasant surprise. . . . a little sharp but a good jolt to start the day.

So, following teaching class and downing this juice I felt ready to tackle the day.

About mid morning I was getting the itch for a snack or to eat something so I reached for my next dtox juice.  This was the red pepper . . .

The Red Pepper is full of good stuff.  Carrot, apple, lemon, romaine, beet, kale, spinach, dandelion and ginger.  It was also a  great pick me up.

Later in the day I decided to have a salad rather than wait for the evening.  I had an event so knew I would not be home for dinner and did not want to be tempted to nibble while out.

On the way to the event I had the Green juice.  It was really refreshing and filling.  In fact, I had part of it and was full so had the rest on my way home.  And, yes, I even wear lipstick at times!

 Here was my biggest surprise.  I wasn't starving later in the evening but felt as if I needed to have some of the last juice of the day.  This was the Brazil Nut Milk.

 I can honestly say I was not looking forward to trying this one.  It just didn't look or sound appetizing.  I am not a  milk drinker so I just couldn't imagine liking this.  Well, let me tell you how wrong I was!  This was soooooo good.  I could not finish it as I was too full, but wanted to have this in my fridge all the time.  It was a little nutty, but not heavy or sweet.  So, so good.

Here are my thoughts on my day of dtox juice.  I really liked it.  I felt really good all day long.  I was never hungry, light headed, hangry or headachey.  Typically, you are told to take it easy on dtox days and not do your normal workout routine. I had to teach a class that morning, so that wasn't really an option, but it was no problem.  Between each juice I was drinking lots of water and hot tea in the afternoon.  I thought I might be in the bathroom all day with all that fluid, but that also wasn't a problem - thank goodness!  The day left me feeling energetic, a little lighter and basically like I had done something really good for my body.  Flooding my body with all of these nutrients, vegetables and alkaline water felt like a great reset.

Would I do this again?  Definitely.  In fact, I'm thinking a day this week will be the perfect post-Thanksgiving reset.

There are lots of other juices and regimens to choose from.  Check them out here.

 If you are not local you can order and have it shipped straight to your door.

Have you tried this or another type of juice day?  I'd love to hear your thoughts.

 *This is not a sponsored post, while I was given a small discount, the opinions .   and experiences are all mine.

Enjoy Your Day!