Written By Arabiers Digital & Reviewed by Robeena Brown
01 October 2024 | 13 min
Although the recommended days to do an Ayurveda cleanse is 14 to 28 days, you can still get on the program for five days. This is a quick alternative, mostly for people who do not have enough time to undergo the long treatment or those who want to first try the treatment to see whether they can handle it. It also prevalent for people who want to lose weight within a short period of time.
The five-day cleansing basically involves three days of drinking ghee and observing a strict diet, a day of rest and a day of intense detoxing.
The Ayurveda ghee seeks to promote full body detoxification, enhance bodily functions like digestion and end body pains that are linked to toxicity in the body.
Our bodies are overwhelmed with never-ending stressors including, environmental toxins, processed foods, unresolved emotions and psychological stress among others. These stressors lead to accumulation of toxins, which with time build up in the system and get deposited in the body tissues.
The body becomes imbalanced and may not function the way it is supposed to. This compromises our health and general wellbeing.
In order to bring our bodies to the normal functioning, we need to remove the toxins that have accumulated in it. We can do so by undergoing a cleansing, which removes the toxicity inside out.
Ayurveda treatment helps the body to remove toxins, rest, heal and repair itself. This treatment improves your body strength, energy, immunity and also your mental health.
A simple five day cleanse resets the digestive system, rejuvenates the body, creates a sustainable weight loss and rebalances the body doshas.
You can opt for the five-day cleansing if you are experiencing:
Cleansing for 5 days using Ayurveda practices brings you quick results within a short time. Here are some of the benefits of this cleansing:
Before you start cleansing, start a vegetarian diet one week or at least two days before you start ghee drinking.
Drink warm or hot water throughout the day. You can try lemon water, ginger water, mint water and tulsi water. Spices like cumin, cinnamon, and, ajwain can also be added to the water. Water cleans the body and promotes digestion.
Avoid taking any form of cold drinks including ice water and cold beverages.
Go to bed by 9:30 pm to allow time for the body to detoxify, since the process starts from around 10:00 pm.
Avoid, caffeinated drinks, smoking and alcoholic drinks when planning to start a detox. The liver uses a lot of energy to remove alcohol from the body, so when we drink alcohol the liver consumes so much energy thus neglecting other important bodily functions.
Day 1 to 3 of detox
Remember to eat only when you are hungry and in between meals take warm or herbal water to stay hydrated.
Day 4 routine
During the second last day of your detox, substitute kanji with pure vegetarian meals. Follow the same routine you have been following for the past three days.
Do not snack between meals or take any raw foods.
Day 5 routine
On day 5 is when you remove the toxins from the body fully through virechana or purgation therapy. Virechana is a type of Pachakarma treatment that involves use of herbal laxatives to eliminate toxins from the body.
The toxins are removed through bowels therefore cleansing the small intestines, spleen, kidney, colon and also the liver.
When performing this therapy, you need to be under supervision of an Ayurveda expert. You will go through oleation therapy, which is intense sweating to isolate the toxic or excess doshas in the system.
You will then be administered with natural laxatives like Trivit, Jayapala, Avipathi Churna or Aragvadha, which trigger bowel movements.
If virechana is well applied, it can help cure kidney stones, asthma, ulcers, gastritis and other intestinal complications.
Your physician may also advice vamana therapy, which removes toxins through induced vomiting.
When you are done with your five days’ detox, you need to take care of your body to prevent the body from going back to accumulating toxins. Also your digestive system becomes used to a clean diet and will therefore be sensitive to over stimulating or processed foods.
Here are the practices to follow after cleansing:
Post cleansing is usually the most challenging phase for many people so you need to be mentally prepared to continue the discipline attained during active cleansing.
Practice rejuvenating activities, plan your meals ahead and be patient with yourself to make the process more enjoyable. The benefits of a cleanse may not be felt immediately, so you need to give your body grace and be patient.