Spring is the time when nature teaches us rebirth and openness to the outside. The hours of daylight increase day by day, the temperature rises, the metabolism accelerates, and the body awakens from winter stillness.

During the winter, a richer and fatter diet is preferred , also following the seasonality of the products: it is abundant with proteins, and the Christmas holidays often lead to overdoing it with unhealthy foods.

So often we arrive in spring congested and heavy. It is therefore natural, and almost instinctive, to feel the desire and need to purify yourself during this season .

How to purify yourself in the spring

There are many ways to purify yourself during the spring, and accompany the energetic movement that is naturally suggested by the season. Spring, in traditional Chinese medicine , is associated with the liver organ, the body’s great scavenger.

It is precisely by supporting this organ , and the function of the couple of the spleen and stomach organs, belonging to the earth movement and corresponding to each change of season, that the greatest advantages can be obtained:

> Nutrition : a change of diet is also suggested by the seasonality of the products that the earth offers us. Spring is the season for artichokes, turnip greens and other crucifers , the first lettuce, endive, leek and dandelion salads.

Therefore, increasing the presence of these foods in the diet allows you to purify yourself naturally. Processed products, those containing sugar, are to be excluded or limited.

Gradually decrease cooked foods and replace them with seasonal fruit and vegetables, with fresh extracts and with increasing water consumption , especially with the addition of fresh lemon juice : a glass of warm water and lemon juice in the morning give a boost to metabolism and peristalsis;

Read also Artichoke, friend of the liver >> 

> Enteroclysma : the common enema can help cleanse. The washing of the last intestinal tract allows to accelerate the emptying of the whole intestine, to gradually remove any fecal accumulations, and to re-establish an optimal intestinal transit.

In fact, a good purification consists in eliminating what is intoxicating and what is no longer useful to the body;

> Fasting : the forty days of Lent correspond to a semi-fast and take place in correspondence with spring. Becoming familiar with this practice can give your metabolism a boost of energy and help it get rid of winter build-ups.

It is not necessary to practice a strict and monastic fast, even an intermittent fasting is enough ;

> Movement , stay outdoors as much as possible, expose yourself to sunlight;

> Mother tincture and / or herbal teas : artichoke, dandelion and nettle are the most suitable herbs for spring purification, as they stimulate the drainage and functioning of the liver;

> Editing and yoga : meditation allows you to realign your rhythms with the natural ones, it’s easy and just a few minutes a day is enough, while yoga, especially the torsion positions, stimulates the internal organs and gives a boost to their work.

Even simple breathing with alternating nostrils allows you to purify the body.

> Air : finally, it can give further support, aerate the rooms, change the atmosphere, all thanks to essential oils . In spring you can use lavender essential oils, with many functions and a spring scent, or citrus but pungent essential oils, such as lemon and geranium.