What do you envision when the word cleansing or detox comes to mind? Do you picture a specific detox diet or fasting? While there is definitely a place for the aforementioned it is worth noting that our body has an innate ability to ‘self-clean’ through a process called autophagy, and it does so to maintain homeostasis. Picture it as a self-cleaning crew that takes care of all the ‘rubbish’ such as cellular debris, toxins and bad cells that no longer serve the body. Autophagy