Wellness in a bottle: La Vie Probiotic Juice Cleanse

Wellness in a bottle: La Vie Probiotic Juice Cleanse

In my never ending quest to find the most effective, natural cleanse it’s safe to say the hunt is finally over. Ironically, the solution was closer to home than I thought. La Vie is a local juicery in Santa Cruz whose mission is to “provide the freshest, tastiest, and most delicious wellness drinks, built on the power of probiotics, to support digestive health and overall wellness”.

Supporting the local community, most ingredients are grown within 200 miles of their Santa Cruz kitchen. They also encourage their loyal customers to recycle by utilizing their re-use program which reduces waste and increases the sustainability of their unique packaging.

The “Why La Vie” list is endless, however, my highlights are the following:

  • Improves digestive health
  • Reduces cravings
  • Better sleep
  • Probiotics continue to work after you cleanse
  • Easy to drink (1-6, drink a bottle every 2 hours)
  • Healthy weight loss
  • Supports my hometown
  • Gluten-free, vegetarian, and vegan friendly
  • 6 strands of probiotics

Growing rapidly, they are featured in many Bay Area Farmers Markets and are in retail stores. If you are lucky enough to live in Santa Cruz, you can visit their retail store. San Franciscans, do not fret – they are at the Fort Mason Farmers market every Sunday. For the rest of my amazing readers, find where to get yours here!

My cute mama delivering the juices to our new apartment!

Digestive health is something I’ve struggled with and continue to work on. My stomach is sensitive, I wake up with pains in the middle of the night, and I’ve have had to watch what I eat most of my life.

I’m currently on day 18 of my “30 Days of Veganism”. I go through this every spring to help my body cleanse from the holiday junk that went into it. While this may end up being a permanent solution to aid in my gut health, cleanses are a great way to re-set.

What set’s this cleanse apart from others is that this is not just juices, it has live probiotics in them to create a healthy, effective balance. 80% of your immune system takes place in your gut. Probiotics provide “food” that promotes the growth of beneficial bacteria in the gut. Healthy gut = healthy body.

There are 1-Day, 3-Day and 7-Day Cleanses ranging from beginner, to intermediate or advanced options. I started with the 3-day intermediate probiotic juice cleanse (18 bottles). Total calories: 1100. If you do get hungry, you are able to snack on specific items. See cleanse instructions here.

Your Menu:

  • Blood
  • Green Smoothie
  • E3 Live Cocktail
  • Coconut Water
  • Magenta Mojito
  • Tropical Kefir

My favorite was the green smoothie as it had a sweet and creamy taste. This was the most filling of them all.

After the cleanse, I was thoroughly impressed with how easily I adapted to strictly drinking juice for 3-days. The results went far beyond the weight loss. My energy levels were through the roof, I was able to exercise for longer without feeling fatigue, and woke up in the mornings ready to conquer the day.

I’m excited to continue on to the advanced cleanse and looking forward to the future when I will take on the 7-day cleanse. Thank you La Vie for being the solution I’ve been searching for.