The festive season brings with it joy and celebration, but once the festivities are over, it also brings guilt! With all the sweets you enjoyed and the foods you ate with relish, it is natural that you did not get much chance to focus on your health.
Once you start back with your regular routine, there’s a lot you can do to get all those unhealthy elements out of your system. Try out these easy and effective detox tips that can help.
7 Detox Tips That Are Easy And Effective
1. Skip The Carbs
Festive sweets are loaded with sugar that does no good for your body and overall health. In order to reduce the harmful effects of eating too much sugar, get off carbohydrates for a few weeks.
Quick Tip – Have a healthy dose of complex (good) carbohydrates, such as whole grains, beans and peas that will provide a regular supply of energy to your body, without causing harm.
2. Fresh Fruits And Vegetables
Eating fresh fruits and vegetables will activate the enzymes in your liver and remove any impurities that accumulated in the past few days. They will also add fibre to your body and help reduce your calorie intake.
Quick Tip – Eat a bowl of fresh fruits in the morning, along with your regular breakfast, and a bowl of salad with your afternoon meal.
3. Ginger Honey Lemon Water
Ginger helps in improving digestion and blood circulation, as well as removes toxins that are accumulated in your body. Honey has fatty acids that will absorb the vitamins and minerals from other foods that you have, while aid your digestion. Lemon contains acids that will help to digest foods faster and eliminate toxins.
Quick Tip – Mix a glass of warm water with some grated ginger (or freshly squeezed ginger juice), a tbsp. of honey and a squeeze of lemon. Have it first thing in the morning.
4. Switch To Healthy Oils
Instead of using your regular cooking oils, go for healthier ones that have a higher count of omega fatty acids, such as omega 3, 6 or 9.
Quick Tip – Replace your vegetable oil with coconut oil, or extra virgin olive oil, as these have comparatively less amount of cholesterol.
5. Drink More Water
Water is the healthiest drink you can have when you are on a detox plan. It is the most natural way to flush out toxins from your body and keep you healthy and fit.
Quick Tip – If you can’t drink too much water through the day, infuse it with fresh cut fruits, such as orange, sweet lime, or even cucumbers, mint and ginger.
6. Use Natural Spices
There are various spices that will not only add taste to your foods, but also help speed up the detox process.
Quick Tip – Add spices such as turmeric, cinnamon, cumin, asafetida and ginger to different dishes, as these will aid in digestion and flush out toxins.
7. Exercise
If you thought just eating and drinking right would help you get the desired detox results, think again. Exercising is a big part of the entire detox plan, and doing it regularly can help speed up the results.
Quick Tip – Start your day with an early morning run or a fast walk. Through the day, try to take the staircase as much as possible and avoid elevators and escalators.
