Why August For A Liver, Lymphatic, and Skin Detox

August is one of the few months I take the boys through a gentle detox as the season begins to shift. 

During seasonal transitions, especially from high summer into late summer, your detox organs often work harder than usual:

• The liver, which processes hormones, toxins, and emotions, can become sluggish.
  

• The lymphatic system, your immune system’s drainage network, may become congested.
  

• Your nervous system is often more sensitive to inflammation, stress, and overstimulation.

This is a classic response of the body’s detox and regulatory systems adapting to seasonal transitions, which happens because your body’s internal rhythms (circadian and infradian) are tightly connected to environmental cues like temperature, light, and humidity. Here’s why these specific changes occur:

You might notice:

• Mild bloat or puffiness
  

• Mood shifts or low-grade anxiety
  

• Skin congestion
  

• Feeling a bit “off” without knowing why  

Natural Ways to Support Recalibration

Here’s how to support your skin, liver and lymph as you move with the season instead of against it:

1. Dry Brushing (2–3x/week before showering)

Stimulates the lymphatic system and clears stagnation. Use a natural-bristle brush with long, sweeping strokes toward your heart.

2. Morning Lemon Water

Start your day with warm water + fresh lemon juice. This simple ritual gently wakes the liver and gallbladder, promotes bile flow, and supports digestion.

3. Herbal Bitters or Liver-Supporting Teas

Look for herbs like dandelion root, burdock, or milk thistle to help tone the liver and promote detoxification. You can take bitters before meals or sip liver tea in the afternoon.

4. Consider a Deep Skin Cleanse 

Throughout August, treat your body to a cleansing ritual inspired by ancient healing grounds. Twice a week, smooth mineral-rich Dead Sea Mud over your face, décolletage, and even your underarms to draw out impurities and awaken your skin’s vitality.

For a full-body experience, swirl a few drops of this detoxifying mud into a warm bath and add Wilder Body Oil to infuse the water with herbal nourishment. Sink in, let the minerals do their work, and emerge feeling renewed.

Complete the ritual by massaging ABLE Tallow Balm from head to toe, sealing in moisture and leaving your skin so soft, supple, and youthful you’ll swear you’ve just stepped out of a luxury spa.

A nourishing, hormone-friendly iced tea tonic that bridges the warmth of summer with the grounding energy of harvest.

Golden Glow Harvest Elixir

Ingredients (Serves 2)

2 cups brewed chamomile tea
½ tsp ground turmeric
½ tsp freshly grated ginger
1–2 tsp raw local honey

¼ cup coconut milk
Pinch of black pepper (enhances turmeric absorption)

Ice for serving

Instructions:

1. Brew the chamomile tea: Steep 2 chamomile tea bags (or 2 Tbsp loose leaf) in 2 cups of hot water for 10–15 minutes. Strain if needed and let it cool completely, then chill in the fridge.
   

2. Mix the elixir and blend or shake well until frothy and golden.
   

3. Serve: Pour over ice in two glasses.

Take a moment today to practice setting intentions for the coming season. Grab a journal and find your favorite spot in nature. 

Write down three things:

1. One thing you are harvesting right now (what’s blooming in your life that you are grateful for right now)

2. One thing you need to release in this season (anything holding you back)

3. One thing you want to welcome into your life during this season

Writing down intentions is powerful because it moves your thoughts from the unseen realm of your mind into the tangible, physical world. When you write something down, it forces you to get specific. 

Vague hopes become defined. With clarity, your body, mind, and spirit can align around the actual desire, rather than a hazy feeling.

Nature never rushes. She doesn’t apologize for change - she simply shifts with grace. What if we did the same?”

There’s a simple wisdom in the changing of seasons. The sun doesn’t cling to summer. The fields don’t mourn the fading blooms. Nature doesn’t force her rhythms - she surrenders to them.

And yet, we so often resist the shift in our own lives. We brace ourselves against the discomfort of change, apologize for our slowness, or hustle to outrun the soft nudges telling us to pause.

But what if we gave ourselves the same permission that nature has?

Right now, as the light begins to tilt and the air carries the first whispers of harvest, I’m leaning into this idea: that slowness is not stagnation. That changing my pace is a sign of wisdom, not weakness. And that graceful transition is a discipline we can all learn from creation itself.

And you don’t owe anyone an apology for it.

August 1 marks Lammas, one of the traditional Celtic cross-quarter days that signals the slow shift from high summer toward the golden days of early harvest. It’s a perfect opportunity to explore rhythms of letting go, replenishing, and preparing for what’s next both in nature and within us.

As the days get shorter and the autumn season looms, let’s celebrate the coming months of slowing shifting to cooler weather and abundant harvest.