Cooking Oils for a Cleanse: Fueling the Reset

I’ve promised you simple, doable steps to help you hit the reset button — so your body can start fueling and healing itself the way it was built to. Truth be told, I’ve started more articles and checklists than I can count… and deleted just as many. Why? Because this work matters. If I tell you to try something and it backfires, that’s no small thing in my book.

So today, I’m keeping it plain and practical. This tip lines right up with our “3 Ways to Eat Healthy: Week 1” list and is a clear first step toward cleaning out the junk and giving your system a fresh start — a good old-fashioned gunk flush — like opening the windows, letting the breeze in, and sweeping out what’s been weighing you down. It’s about taking those baby steps with intention, building habits that stick, and giving your body the fuel it needs for a lively, vibrant life.

When your body needs a true reset — whether after a season of indulgence or to calm inflammation — the fats you choose can make or break the process. In a cleansing period, the goal isn’t just “low bad fats,” it’s pure, supportive oils that give your cells the calm, steady energy they need while minimizing digestive burden.

That’s where the real workhorses come in: extra virgin olive oil for its antioxidant punch, cold-pressed avocado oil for its heat stability and healthy monounsaturated fats, and animal-based fats like ghee, tallow, or pastured butter for their nutrient density and gut-soothing properties. These fats are stable, easy for most bodies to digest, and keep blood sugar steady — critical during any cleanse.

During this reset window, seed oils take a backseat. The exceptions? A few targeted, medicinal uses: flaxseed oil to help ease constipation and boost anti-inflammatory omega-3s, pumpkin seed oil to support urinary tract health, or black seed oil for its antimicrobial benefits. These are used in small, intentional doses — more like supplements than cooking fats — to help your body do the deep cleaning.

A cleanse isn’t forever. But by starting with the purest, most stable fats and only bringing in seed oils when they have a clear therapeutic role, you give your system a quieter, cleaner foundation to build on. And when your reset is over? You’ll be able to feel the difference every time you eat. So, for today...our suggestions from the experts for best oils for a cleanse.

IMPORTANT Personal Note : Each of us have specific foods and ingredients that our bodies won't process. Often we call these "allergies." If your body is currently unable to use one of the suggested ingredients...the ABSOLUTELY DO NOT use them just because they are called "healthy." A word of encouragement...on my journey to improved health, as my body recalibrated, I found that I was able to consume foods that I had previously been told I was allergic to. But, that was after a period of time wherein my body healed, and wasn't wrestling itself. We can delve into this topic a bit later. For now...baby steps, my Friends!