My inner bad girl idol! Young Angelina - knowing beyond her years -- love this image!!

Okay, but back to detox -- the idea of cleansing the body of toxins -- its helpful to think of your digestive tract like the pipe drains in your house - and when they get clogged with hair, soap etc - its gets all backed up and then corroded -- so do you!

Sounds yucky -- it is. The first time I truly found out about cleansing was on my 40th birthday on a trip to OHI - not the romantic spot in Southern California - but the Optimum Health Institute - http://www.optimumhealth.org/ in San Diego.

Here's their mission

For over 30 years, OHI has helped over 150,000 people tap into their own restorative power to lead more balanced, healthy, and spirit-filled lives. At OHI, we stand behind our mission to serve by providing a:

• Comprehensive, holistic body-mind-spirit program that promotes healing
• Safe and sacred environment where rest, relaxation and rejuvenation can occur
• Nurturing and supportive community that can help you thrive.

Practiced for many centuries around the world, detoxification is the process of cleansing the body to promote healing and longevity. To help your body cleanse and restore itself, OHI provides:

• Wheatgrass juice to cleanse cells and purify blood
• Enemas and wheatgrass implants to cleanse the colon
• Gentle exercise to cleanse the lymphatic system

They are a bit heavy on the wheat grass but it really works. I also met some amazing people including Ben Vereen, Sister Sledge and Jenna Norwood -- more on Jenna and how I ended up in her film about raw in the next entry....