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http://keepinghealthygettingstylish.com/2014/03/different-kind-cleanse-kaeng-raeng.html

Over the years I’ve done several different ‘cleanses’. Everything from juice fasts to removing certain foods from my diet for a month, to smoothies all day etc. I know that detoxes can sometimes get a bad rap, but personally I think they can be useful for some people when they are done in the right way and for the right length of time for that individual.

Kaeng Raeng is an all natural, vegan and gluten free cleanse programme. It is also free from artificial sweeteners, colours, flavourings and laxatives. The formulas come in either a soy containing or a soy free, pea protein containing formula. The programme was developed in California by personal trainer Lindsay Reinsmith and has fans including Skinny Bitch author Kim Barnouin and InStyle magazine.

The idea of the programme is to have 3 smoothies a day made with the sachets as well as raw vegan foods – so as much fruit, veggies and raw nuts as you need. I always find cleanse where you can actually eat something better than those that are purely liquid only, at least for me!

Each sachet is 200 calories and contains 15g of pea protein in the soy free version, as well as raw freeze dried fruit powder, vitamins and minerals and probiotics. You can choose from a 3 or 6 day programme, with different ‘levels’ including beginner, veteran and master levels. The flavours include ”joyful” (strawberry, raspberry, pineapple); “daybreak” (mango, peach, pineapple); and “into the blue” (blueberry, banana).

I was sent a 3 day soy free Kaeng Raeng cleanse to try out, however just after I received it I found out I was pregnant, and obviously no kind of cleansing or detoxing should ever be done in pregnancy. Instead I gave some sachets to my friends and work colleagues Donna and Gillian to see what they thought.

They both did a one day version of the cleanse at the office – we have a blender in the kitchen in our office, a sign of a healthy work place indeed! Here’s what Donna said:

‘When using the detox packs I was pleasantly surprised at how much you actually made from just one packet. I used the packs with frozen berries (which was suggested) and found them quite filling with no feelings of hunger cropping up during the day as there would normally be. By the end of the detox I felt less bloated and that it had worked well to clear my body and make me feel refreshed. I weighed myself in the morning and found that by the end of the day I’d lost 2lbs! I would definitely try them again for another future detox’

They also said that they formula definitely needed to be blended with fruit or juice as would have tasted a bit funky without it, but it is recommended that you enjoy it that way in any case. They also said they needed to visit the loo more often during the day, but that this was a good sign of the formula doing it’s job!

I also contacted Kaeng Raeng to explain about my pregnancy and discuss how the formula could be used. My contact at Kaeng Raeng is pregnant too, and found that the smoothies were great for helping with nausea because they are so nutrient dense. So instead I tried adding some of the formula to my regular smoothies for added nutrients.

I’ve been adding half a sachet to my daily smoothies along with fresh or frozen fruit, greens and some healthy fat like chia. As the formula is so nutrient dense and contains probiotics, cleansing aside, I think it is handy to add into smoothies like this.

A 3 day cleanse costs $79.99 (around £50) and is available direct from the Kaeng Raeng website or Amazon.com. Usually I would be pretty sceptical of cleanse or detox powders like this, but the ingredients in these looks sound to me, and the results that Donna and Gillian enjoyed shows that it is effective. Way after pregnancy and breast feeding I do think I would enjoy some kind of cleanse and I would definitely be interested in trying this again. As this is a raw cleanse, I do believe that it would be best done in the warmer spring and summer months. I feel that raw cleansing in the winter goes against what your body needs at that time of year, however doing this in the spring and summer would be really nice.

You can find out more about Kaeng Raeng on their website, Facebook and Twitter.

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Have you tried a cleanse or detox before? Would you prefer a cleanse where you can eat whole foods too?

*post sponsored by Kaeng Raeng however all content and opinions are my own – or my work colleagues!