Prairie Naturals ReCleanse Review
29 Jun
On June 22, about 20 of us on Twitter took part in a group review of Prairie Naturals’ ReCleanse, a whole-body herbal cleanse.
I’ve always been curious about cleanses but never really took the next step to try one. Prairie Naturals got me on board when I heard others would be tweeting about their experiences with the week-long cleanse… and that the product offered a “gentle” cleansing approach. :P
Unlike a lot of cleanses out there, this one was doesn’t make you drink sickening beverages (Master Cleanse, hint hint) or call for nothing but papaya for two weeks. With ReCleanse, you still eat. Thank God.
You must eat three complete meals a day, consisting of low-density carbs (most veggies & fruits), high-density carbs (whole grain pasta, brown rice, beans, sweet potatoes), lean protein and good fat (avocado, nuts, seeds, olive oil). You take 4 pills around breakfast and another 4 pills around dinner.
What you can’t eat is food with preservatives, colourings, added sugar and added salt, alcohol, coffee (well, one cup a day), white grains, mushrooms and anything deep fried.
Basically, my meat was a bit bland, and I craved sugar like you wouldn’t believe, but I’ve never had so many different fruits and vegetables in my fridge at once.
Here’s how I felt:
- Day 1 - Felt as usual.
- Day 2 - Exhausted, nauseated, cravings up the ying yang.
- Day 3 – Tired, headache, cravings a bit better.
- Day 4 – Still a bit tired, cravings continue to improve.
- Day 5 – Mildly tired.
- Day 6 – Lingering cravings thanks to commercials & food bloggers. :P
- Day 7 – Officially felt great.
In the end, I dropped 4lbs (though it was probably just water weight) and adopted fantastic eating habits. I’m impressed about the latter. I didn’t think anyone or anything could break my Starbucks addiction.
I definitely recommend this cleanse for anyone looking to break some bad food habits and jump start their way to a healthier lifestyle.
Have you done a cleanse before? Would you try one?
[EDIT: I forgot to mention its flaw -- the instructions didn't include enough snack examples. Yep. That's the only flaw.]
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I am addicted to sugar AKA Splenda so perhaps this is just what I need…
Thanks for the info on the recleanse! and great job on sticking with it =)
I was craving sugar like you wouldn’t believe. Last night, at the end of my cleanse, I was craving a bit. I had the smallest bit of 80% dark chocolate, and my craving was satisfied. I’m kind of impressed!
wow, sounds to be a success overall! i tried the tiao he cleanse and it went pretty well. i don’t know if i lost any weight or not. while loosing some weight would have been a nice effect it wasn’t my main concern. ;) i think this one sounds like a good one for sure. thanks for letting us all know how it went. hugs!!
I looked up the Tiao He cleanse online. Sounds pretty similar to this one, Mel, just longer. Ours sound a lot healthier than those crazy cleanses that basically make you fast and nibble on one type of food or beverage for two months.
I can’t wait to try this!!! I checked out the ingredients in the pills and it looks sooo good! So many amazing herbs. I’m doing this as soon as I get paid and can afford to fill my fridge with fresh produce! Weeeee!
Thanks Shayna!
Jenna, ReCleanse is sold all over Toronto. Noah’s, The Big Carrot — even the health food store, Peach Tree, below my building! I can grab it for you sometime.