It’s time for a detox

If you are anything like me, then perhaps in the last few weeks you have been making more exceptions to your diet than normal: white flour, sugar, alcohol, coffee. You may have noticed a worsening of your skin. So now would be a good time to get back to your healthy habits again and this is best done with a brief detox.

Since I am not a fan of radical detoxification treatments (I too like to eat!), I recommend you try this gentle variant:

Have simple and easily digestible meals three times a day:

• • • Freshly prepared:
      So the body also gets enough vitamins and minerals and is spared from preservatives and other additives.
    • Stewed vegetables and vegetable soups:
      Especially the green varieties and plants in the cabbage family contain a lot of phytonutrients to aid in detoxification and are easily digestible when prepared this way.
    • Easily digestible whole grains:
      Basmati rice, barley, oats and quinoa support digestive activity in the intestine without any extra burden.
    • Red meat, dairy products and eggs:
      These foods are more easily digestible and require the use of our detoxification organs.
    • Avoid sugar, white flour products, caffeine, alcohol and all chemical additives.

And so you can boost the detoxification additionally:

• • • Drink plenty of pure water (non-carbonated):
      Which helps in the elimination of water-soluble metabolic products.
    • Bitter foods:
      The bitter substances in dark green leafy vegetables and herbs stimulate the various digestive juices.
    • Fresh ginger:
      It stimulates the digestion enzymes, promotes stomach emptying, is sweat-inducing, mucus-dissolving and activates the circulation.
    • Sweating (sauna, steam bath, sports):
      Through sweating we also eliminate substances which the body no longer needs.
    • Body brush massage:
      The lymph system is mechanically stimulated to dissolve substances from the adipose tissue and to transport them on through the circulatory system.

A detox can be done like this for 1-3 weeks or even longer. This is how you can finally start or get back to a healthy lifestyle! So a detox can be done in this gentle form for 1-3 weeks or even longer. So you can start or return to a healthy lifestyle!