Hollywood Trender: Hollywood Digestion and Cleanse 101

By April MacIntyre Jan 30, 2011, 22:45 GMT

Everyone in Hollywood does a cleanse or a fast at one point or another, many do it regularly.

Everyone in Hollywood does a cleanse or a fast at one point or another, many do it regularly.

Even the behind-the-scenes people, publicists, studio big-shots and anyone within earshot of a super slim star who swears up and down by Master Cleanse or some other sort of inter-gastrointestinal gullywasher is doing it, ridding their bodies of that 12th birthday cake eaten back in 1989, and other horrors stuck inside the walls of a lazy colon.

It doesn't have to be that traumatic, or unpleasant. One item that popped up on some set visits recently was a kinder, gentler whoosh of a cleanse, the 12 Hour Overnight Cleanse & Detox by AgroLabs, a tastier and easier to manage system that agreed with me.  The ease of this and lack of time commitment makes it very popular among the size 2 crowd.

AgroLabs manufactures liquid dietary supplements that are flash pasteurized and undergo a unique Aseptic process which allows AgroLabs to control the amount of heat exposed to their supplements.  Their 12 Hour Overnight Cleanse & Detox includes one 3oz bottle Açai Triple Strength Cleanse and one 3oz bottle Green Envy Triple Strength Detox.

When combined, these two work a de-bloating magical trick that help you regulate elimination and make you feel very good.

Evening - Triple Strength Açai Cleanse:

Made with all of the best from the açai berry, pure young green coconut water, green tea, aloe vera, hibiscus, ginger, senna and milk thistle.  The fiber included in this cleanse includes a patented proprietary high fiber from the Amorphophallus Propol Konjac root. 3g of this fiber turns into 60g of fiber after consumption. 

Morning - Green Envy Detox (Triple Strength):

This concoction is a premium blend of all-natural superfoods which support digestion, metabolism, and a healthy immune system.  Tasty, the 3oz shot is made with barley grass, wheatgrass, green tea, broccoli, spirulina, chlorella, cucumber, spinach, kelp, and parsley as well as nutritional fibers, vitamins, minerals and amino acids.

Before bed, you drink the Açai Triple Strength Cleanse.  Upon awakening, you drink the morning Green Envy Triple Strength Detox. After each one, you should drink 16oz of water. Drinking all that water is the most challenging part of the whole cleanse!

Another company that is seen everywhere in Hollywood is Solanova, and Monsters and Critics has previously reviewed some of their excellent key supplements for anti-aging and for pain_relief.

Solanova's Digest Pro and Probiotic Buddies are two supplements that are extremely helpful for anyone who has the slightest issues with elimination.  Digest Pro is loaded with a vegetable multi-enzyme complex, so that food eaten is properly and completely digested.  This supplement effectively break down fats, carbohydrates and proteins for greater total digestive efficiency, and alleviates painful bloating and inflammation and can soothe the symptoms of many digestive disorders including IBS.

Digest Pro is an all-natural, herbal mixture that also reduces pain and inflammation, as well as abdominal discomfort and gas. In addition, Digest Pro contains Bromelain, which has been found to aid surgery recovery and alleviate inflammation, Legumase, an enzyme that reduces uncomfortable gas, Lipase, which breaks down dietary fats into absorbable forms, and finally, a powerful combination of ginger extract and peppermint oil which work in concert to aid the best possible digestion

Probiotic Buddies is a must-take after any rounds of antibiotics, and is full of "good" bacteria to promote a healthy digestive tract so you fully absorb nutrients and vitamins.  Probiotic Buddies helps to balance micro-organism growth in the digestive tract, and help with easing the symptoms of IBS, diarrhea, and other intestinal disorders and may even prove useful in the reductions of different types of infections.

So, with all this bathroom chat, you would be surprised as I was to find out about a very interesting little American company which has made a niche market in all this "cleanse" business.

Cheeky company Poo-Pourri has made a to-go-sized spray of "don't tell, don't smell" bathroom spray loaded with a citrus fresh blend of Lemongrass, Bergamot, Grapefruit and other natural essential oils, that any anxious "cleanser" can take with him / her to the trailer in Hollywood. Seriously!

On a popular set was where I found this product, and people laugh about the name, but the bottom line is, the spray really does work.

Poo-Pourri is a ridiculously-named godsend for those working and living in RV's, tight wardrobe and makeup trailers, or are on-location sharing a port-a-potty, or anywhere people have to share a single loo.

From their website: 'Spritz the bowl before you go and no one else will ever know'" Proven to stand up to the most offensive bathroom odors with a simple spritz, Poo-Pourri is the first bathroom spray made of all-natural essential oils to eliminate bathroom odors before they occur. Using a proprietary formula that creates a film on the toilet water surface, Poo-Pourri safely and effectively traps and diffuses embarrassing odors. Flushing releases the odor-neutralizing formula into the air, leaving your bathroom smelling fresh and clean.

April MacIntyre is Monsters and Critics' smallscreen and people/celebrity editor who only does number one (pinkie swear) when visiting her mates on TV sets. You can follow her on Twitter.