Happily finding myself kicking back in Maui (miles away from Auckland’s spectacular weather) I have discovered that there’s nowhere better to detox than Hawaii…. infact, there’s nowhere better to do anything than Hawaii. So here I sit in the sunshine armed with my laptop and a cleansing coconut and spinach smoothie working away.
With new years over its time to say hasta la vista to the Champagne, pastries and caffeine, and hello to green juices, vegetables and water. Oh yes indeed, it’s detox time.
If the legs on your Santa sleigh are already starting to fall off then why not plan your new year’s detox now. Not only will it ease some of the guilt from the back to back nights of overindulgent eating and drinking, it’ll give you a healthy goal to kick off your new year right.
How is everyone going on their Detox mission and other New Year’s Resolutions? Since I’ve been back home and into the normal routine I’ve stepped up my Detox mission and on Emma’s instruction bought a juicer. The morning regimen now includes a large glass of vegetable juice before Breakfast – this may sound unappealing but once you find the right combination of ingredients it can taste quite nice believe it or not. The benefits of regular intake of vegetable juice include better digestion, stronger immune system and has been described as working as the ‘building stones of the body’. Celery and cucumber juice are two goodies – after reading why you will want to go and buy a juicer to stick them in immediately!
I definitely recommend the use of stevia too! It allows you to keep the “sweetness” in your food while you nix the sugar, honey, sweet fruits and other yeast-feeders. Not only does this allow the body to Detox but will also alleviate the symptoms of candida and other fungal issues, as well as allowing the excess weight to drop off. I use stevia in my smoothies, ‘hot chocolate’, overly-icky-vegetable juices, lemon water and cleverly healthy sweet treats.
If like me, you have also decided to embark on a Detox to start 2011 on the right foot you may be struggling with sugar cravings and low energy.
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“Detox” is a term that has become so overused and often confused. What’s important to remember is that a hard-core juice fast isnt the only (or necessarily the best) way to start cleaning out your insides. As with most things in life: slow and steady wins the race. Just by making specific changes the what, when and how you eat, can take the load off the body and allow more cellular energy to be spent on things like cell turn over, repair and detoxification. So rather than undertaking a once-a-year arduous ‘fast’, what’s far more conducive to optimal wellness is to eat every day to support daily cleansing (which is how the body was meant to function afterall). When you have ‘your’ diet personally tailored, fine tuned and ‘cleaned up’ by a nutritionist with a speciality in cleansing (like myself) you can feel your absolute best and learn the tricks of how to detox … and eat your cake too!
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