Some Great Tips On How To Do A One Day Detox To Feel Fantastic And Lose Weight
Yes, we have all over-indulged at some time, either on holiday, going to too many parties (is that possible?) or just by eating a poor diet because of our busy lives. Our harshly treated bodies struggle along trying to deal with all the toxins we put into it - so sometimes it is good to give it a rest and do a one day detox ... come on, we can all manage one day. Actually, there is a little more to it than that, but it's not too difficult.
How To Prepare Your Body For the Detox Day
In the week leading up to your detox day you should eat between one to three servings of any of the following foods - onions, garlic, oranges, celery, asparagus, green leafy vegetables, cabbage, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts and limes.
In addition eat at least one serving or supplement from the following list - apples, berries, pears, carrots, flax seeds, olive oil.
Eat also two servings of lean protein such as chicken or fish, and drink enough water to equal have your bodyweight in ounces. For example if you weigh 140 lbs (or ten stones), you should drink 70 fluid ounces of water which is around three and a half pints.
Avoid any kind of junk or processed food!
The Detox Day Has Arrived!
You need a quiet day when you will be at home, so plan ahead.
You should drink a cup of fluid each hour from when you get up in the morning, ideally water. Every other hour you should drink a cup of the drink made from the following recipe. The ingredients you will need are - freshly squeezed orange and lemon juice, cinnamon, nutmeg, ground ginger and cranberry juice (unsweetened). You will also need a herb called Stevia (which is a natural sugar substitute) which you should be able to obtain from a health food store. Bring to the boil the cranberry juice and simmer for 20 minutes over a low heat adding all the ingredients apart from the orange and lemon juice and the Stevia. Allow the liquid to cool and add the Stevia and orange and lemon juice and refrigerate.
First thing in the morning and when you go to bed take one to two teaspoons of powdered psyllium husks or two to three teaspoons of ground flaxseeds with a glass or water or the juice you have made.
Chill out - do very little exercise on your detox day.
For Three Days After the Detox Day
Make sure that each day you eat a serving of low fat live yoghurt with active cultures as this will restore good bacteria into your gut.
By this stage you should be feeling fantastic and remember to check out the scales as you can lose up to around half a stone in weight by following this Detox plan.
It is important that you check with your doctor before embarking on any major change in your diet, so we recommend that you speak to your GP or your pharmacist before starting any kind of detox plan.
