The Cleanser Tea

Today’s modern lifestyle exposes us to a variety of environmental pollutants that can affect everything from our skin to our energy levels. The job of the liver is to help us eliminate and neutralize the effects of these substances, all while metabolizing and detoxifying our very own hormones and byproducts of metabolism. When it comes to the “how” of detoxification, we can think of the liver like a factory with two shifts. The first shift (Phase I) receives raw materials, processes them into more complex and often unfavorable substances, then sends them to the second shift (Phase II). Phase II typically increases the polarity and thus water solubility of these substances for easier clearance from the body, and therefore needs to be functioning optimally for normal detoxification to be completed.

If you are experiencing feelings of occasional sluggishness, occasional gas and bloating, or want to support healthy hormone balance, one of the first things to consider is how well you’re supporting your liver. Certain botanicals, especially roots, help to encourage healthy elimination through our phase I & II pathways, thus supporting this hard working organ.*

What makes The Cleanser unique to other liver support formulas, is the incorporation of Yellow Dock Root for maintaining bowel regularity, which works most effectively when delivered in tea form. As part of a balanced tea formulation, Yellow Dock is able to gently but effectively work on normalizing peristalsis in order to maintain proper healthy bowel movements. Regardless of where you land on the scale of frequency, Yellow Dock is a balancer that helps to normalize both sides of the spectrum, maintaining healthy inflammation levels within the intestines. As Yellow Dock supports intestinal health, it also assists us in extracting optimal nourishment (think iron and B vitamins) from the foods we eat.

This bowel normalizing effect is key, as toxins from the liver and gallbladder that are excreted through our bile need to be moved out of the body via stool, so that they don’t end up reabsorbed and recirculated back into our system. Liver and bowel support go hand in hand, making The Cleanser a comprehensive yet kind formulation that gently supports elimination on all fronts.*

Gently supporting liver detoxification pathways may help with:

• Improvement of mild blemishes
• Happy, healthy skin from the inside out
• Healthy energy levels and metabolism
• Digestive support, especially when it comes to occasional gas and bloating after consuming fats
• Normal, healthy bowel regularity
• Maintaining hormone balance
• Healthy bile flow and normal toxin metabolism*
  

Used for thousands of years in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Burdock Root supports healthy detoxification, especially as it relates to the skin. 

This nourishing, gently moving root is known in the herbal world as an “alterative,” meaning it encourages the smooth flow of elimination channels, supporting not only liver health but kidney and lymphatic health as well. When the body becomes overwhelmed, the skin often takes on elimination functions, making Burdock a valuable tool for happier skin from the inside out.

Because The Cleanser allows us to extract a unique spectrum of water-soluble compounds from Burdock when decocted on the stove, we’re able to benefit from the added lymphatic support that comes with Burdock root in tea form.*