While exercise, diet, and fitness trends come and go; cleanses are here to stay.  We do everything possible to feel our best, look our best, and succeed in the world.  Celebrities have made cleanses famous.  This could be due to their growling work schedules and constant stress to look and feel their best.  Many toxins invade our bodies in the form of  preservatives, chemicals, smog, caffeine, and alcohol.  We would like to think that our body’s were strong enough to withstand the torture of various lifestyles, environment, and food choices, but in reality we are all huge sponges with delicate systems that need tune ups!  Elle Magazine let us in on their 5 top rated cleanses.  This is an article you shouldn’t skip!!!

BLUE PRINT

This customized cleanse is simple in nature and provides the consumer with 6 numbered juices to consume throughout the day.  Clients can opt to drink only juice (“juicie, juice”) or have juice all day and a sensible dinner (“Jucie till dinner”).

“It’s not about deprivation,” says co-founder Erica Huss. “You’re getting really sound calories.” Sarah Jessica Parker, Olivia Wilde, and Gossip Girl’s Jessica Szohr seem to agree: They’ve been known to sip Blueprint juices like pineapple apple mint the week before awards shows.

Organic Avenue

This is Gwyneth Paltrow’s favorite cleanse because it’s so “delicious.”  Following in her foot steps are Alicia Silverstone, Naomi Watts, and her husband, Liev Schreiber. In this cleanse you aren’t tied to the juice.  Founder, Denise Mari, also adds in her cucumber soup and sunflower seed salads to keep you satisfied.  The cute, glass bottles are also nature friendly and can be reused.  Manhattan loves the Avenue so much that they opened a seasonal store for the summer in the Hampton’s!

Jill Pettijohn

This celebrity chef gone cleanse extraordinaire has severed some of Hollywood’s finest!  She was Donna Karan’s food guru as well as, Nicole Kidman, and Drew Barrymore.

“I believe I was the original home-delivery cleanse person in New York City,” she says.  Pettijohn’s signature Green Juice—which includes cucumber, kale, celery, apples, broccoli, and lemons—aims to rest the digestive system and boost immunity. Best of all, Pettijohn says her cleanse tends to lift emotional baggage. “I think that our food is related to our mood swings,” she says. It works for Karan, who has called juicing with Pettijohn one of her favorite things to do.

DAVID KIRSCH 48-HOUR SUPER-CHARGED CLEANSE

No solid foods on this one!  The Super Charged cleanse promises results fast!  Friend of David and fan of this super slim down is Anne Hathaway.  This new pink lemonade flavor is enhanced with milk thistle (for the liver), and cranberry (for the kidneys).  Kirsch also created a flush and a cleanse plan.

“You will lose a good several pounds,” Kirsch says. “Post-baby, a lot of women do my cleanse to jump-start their way back to their pre-pregnancy bodies.” Let Heidi Klum serve as inspiration: Kirsch whipped her back into Victoria’s Secret Angel shape after her second daughter’s birth. Liv Tyler and Ellen Barkin are also Kirsch converts.

The Clean Program

This cleanse is the REAL DEAL.  It’s a  21 days program created by cardiologist Alejandro Junger, MD.  His in depth regiment is also outlined in his book “Clean.”

The plan calls for brown rice–protein powder shakes for breakfast and dinner and sandwiching a healthful meal of “clean” protein (think stir-fried chicken and veggies) at lunch. The food-and-shake hybrid has found fans in cleanse aficionado Paltrow as well as Mariska Hargitay and Debra Messing.

Flush out the junk and lose some weight while you’re at it!   There’s no better reason to get lean and clean for the holidays.  This is one of the best way to look and feel your best all season long!  If you loved the article and want to know more about these products, and the creators, visit one of our favorite  sites and magazines, Elle.com.

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Adria Ali

The pressure that goes along with being a celebrity can be pretty intense.  To know that millions of people are watching you, your fashion sense, your diet, and your body has to be very taxing.  Khloe Kardashian is definitely  a different build from her other two sisters.  Over the years she has been bashed by other celebrities, gossip columnists, and magazines for being too big.  It has also been said that she is not genetically related to the Kardashian family.  How mean can people be!!!

To put the chatter to rest Khloe got a DNA test to prove that she was indeed one of the Kardashians.  She also shed an amazing amount of weight with the help of QuickTrim.  Yet, still after she has lost 20 lbs she still gets bullied by the public for being too big.

“Everyone criticizes me about my weight all the time. It’s easy for me to be like some other girls in Hollywood — not eat and become anorexic — but thank goodness I am strong-willed and secure with myself,” Khloe said in October, 2009. “When I was a chunky little 8-year-old and I had these two beautiful sisters, I’d wonder, why don’t I look like that? Now I hate it when people compare me to my sisters (source)”

Khloe realized that she could never be her sisters size or frame but she could be a thinner version of herself.  She claims that her sisters have been her “Safe Spot.”

“When I was at home, I felt loved and safe,” she says in this month’s Life&Style mag. “My sisters were always a safe haven for me. I knew they would always play with me and make me feel like I was one of them.”

This article is so much like life!  The middle school or high school kid gets picked on for being overweight.  It’s important for everyone to have that “safe spot” in their life.  Whether it’s due to your weight, or any other reason knowing that you are accepted for who you are can transform you into a stronger person.  If you are struggling with your weight we hope that you gain inspiration from this article as we did from Khloe.

Adria Ali