When your computer is acting up and internet is running slowly, usually the logical fix is to empty your cache and hit RESTART. This usually wipes the slate clean for a fresh new start. Why can’t we do the same with our bodies in times of feeling sluggish, achy, or just not 100%? The truth is you can. In 2008, just after my second surgery while lying in a hospital bed in Dallas, TX, I got an unexpected call from a close friend, Dave W., who lives in Los Angeles. Dave is a prominent figure in the music business and has always been a helping hand throughout my career. It’s always pleasant to hear the calm tone in his voice. We talked briefly about my situation and how I had gotten myself back into the hospital after only 3 years. He asked about my workout regimen and the nutritional plan that I had been practicing… I told him that I physically looked better than ever before and just didn’t understand how this could happen to me again… He said in a soft and simple tone, “Seth, we need to make your insides look like your outside, your body needs a restart.” He mentioned to me some special tea that he was drinking and that it had unique qualities about it that helped clean your body at a cellular level. I didn’t understand it much at the time, but Dave was a trusted confidant and I was willing to try anything at this point. It is called Calli Tea. It is developed by the elite master herbalist Dr Tei-Fu Chen. He has a company called Sunrider and it has been in business for close to 30 years. Calli Tea is a combination of black and green tea along with many other herbs that are included in the formulas to help cleanse the body of wastes and toxins that we may consume from foods or from the environment. To call it just another tea would be an insult. It has an extremely pleasant flavor and aroma. Camellia sinensis, the primary ingredient in Calli contains tea catechins, which are naturally occurring polyphenol chemicals. Polyphenol chemicals are known to have great cancer fighting properties by using 3 different mechanisms. First, they help cut off the formation of carcinogens. Secondly, they turn up the body’s natural detoxification defenses and finally they suppress cancer promotion. Experiments have shown that tea catechins are also effective in suppressing the excessive accumulation of body and liver fat. By consuming only a few cups per day, the chances of dealing with obesity and / or a fatty liver are lessened by the habit of drinking tea containing catechins. These antioxidants have also shown to be effective in absorbing damaging free radicals. While many of the undesirable elements we take into our body are quickly eliminated, others are not. Combined with a healthy meal and exercise program, the herbal extracts in Calli assist in the body's natural cleansing processes. I have been drinking Calli Tea everyday for over 2 ½ years now. Cleansing does not have to be some kooky weird regimen like these 3-day or 10-day cleansing talking about lemon juice and maple syrup… My question for that is what happens on the 4th or 11th day? Do we just begin polluting your system again? Cleansing should take place every day of our life just like brushing our teeth. We wouldn’t avoid brushing our teeth all year and then depend solely on our semi-annual teeth cleanings at the dentist would we? It’s a special tea. Enjoy it hot or iced. Such a simple addition to our lifestyle. There are many different detox teas that are used in cleansing. I just ask that we choose wisely. I highly encourage anyone looking to make a health adjustment or anyone in need of a “restart” to please take the correct steps and look first at how we can clean up the environment in our bodies. It is so important. Most Americans of all shapes and sizes are just walking blobs of acid fueled toxicity. Seriously, it is time to stand up and make a change. It all starts here. Rockin’ Wellness to you, Seth Cleansing is a very broad subject with multiple levels of engagement. This is only the introduction into cleansing and how I was enlightened enough to get started. There will be later blogs that focus and jump into deeper waters in the world of cleansing regarding how toxins are physically discarded, how heavy metals are removed through different methods such as blue-green algae and ionic foot baths, etc.
