To Cleanse or Not to Cleanse?

By: Winni Wissendorf, Healthy Eaters LLC

By the time we hit 40, most of us have collected a few things: wisdom, life experience, and a body that’s quietly - or not so quietly - begging for a break. If you're feeling bloated, exhausted, foggy, puffy, craving sugar, or lying awake at 3 AM questioning all your life choices - congratulations! You’re not broken. You’re human. And your body (and maybe your soul) is waving a flag: "I need support." The real question is: To cleanse or not to cleanse? Short version? Yes - but only if you do it for the right reasons, and in the right way.

 A real, transformative seasonal cleanse isn’t about starvation or punishment. It’s about self-nourishment - giving your body, mind, and soul the deep support they’ve been quietly craving. Physically, many of us are unknowingly running on empty. Even eating “pretty healthy," we're often missing the essentials - Magnesium, Vitamin D, Iron, B Vitamins, and Omega-3s. When those are low, no amount of salad can fix the tiredness, cravings, inflammation, or brain fog.

While supplements can sometimes help, they aren’t the full solution. Our bodies are designed to absorb nutrients best through real, living foods - not pills. Unfortunately, most modern diets also lack the fiber essential for gut, hormone, and detox health. So, when you feel the signs - stubborn weight, cravings, skin changes, joint aches - it’s not just "aging." It’s depletion. Nature shows us every spring: trees bud with new life, animals shed their winter layers and instinctively seek the freshest foods, plants stretch toward the light. Maybe it’s time we listened too. True cleansing isn’t about punishing yourself.

It’s about slowing down, nourishing deeply, and creating space for who you are becoming. Not to be thinner. Not to be "better." But to be more you. Clearer, lighter, stronger, more connected. Not just physically, but mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. So, to cleanse or not to cleanse? If your body feels heavy, your mind feels scattered, and your heart feels a little restless, the answer is simple: Yes. Cleanse. But not to fix yourself. Not to become someone else. Not to chase a version of yourself you think you should be. Cleanse to come back to yourself. Cleanse to nourish the parts of you that have been waiting patiently for your attention. Cleanse to remember how it feels to live connected, vibrant, and alive!

This season, choose self-nourishment. Reconnect with what matters most. And come home to yourself - again and again.

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