Falling off the bandwagon after a wild weekend!

Falling off the bandwagon after a wild weekend!

Are you feeling tired, sleepy, bloated, and guilty after spending the weekend with your friends or family, partying? Don’t worry you are not alone. Millions of people are feeling the same way and they are looking for a quick solution.

Detox is a great way to eliminate toxins and reboot the body after a not-mindful weekend of eating and drinking. Short detox of 48-72 hours is beneficial for everyone who is in this boat.  

What can you do? There are a few simple changes that can be made to kick the body into detox mood fast.

Enhance the body’s natural detoxification system and improve the overall health by staying hydrated, consuming less salt, getting active, following an antioxidant-rich diet and do Intermittent fasting.

1. Start the day with a glass of warm water with fresh lemon juice. Lemon juice is designed to alkalize the body and clear away mucus in the intestines that may hold toxins.
2. Start intermittent fasting as a way to detoxify the body and restore the liver. It is an eating pattern that cycle between periods of fasting and eating.
3. Fast for 14-16 hours and more for 3 days, meaning skipping breakfast and restricting the daily eating period to 8-10 hours.
4. Always break the fast with something light such as green smoothie, light green salad, quinoa hot meal, or bone broth. Bone broth contains many important amino acids, essential fatty acids, vitamins and minerals that help build and strengthen the bones, detoxify the body, and improve the digestion.
5. Don’t snack between and don't eat after 7 P.M.
6. Staying hydrated by drinking eight to 12 glasses of water a day is the key to the detox journey.
7. Eating plenty of superfoods (bitter green vegetable (broccoli, Brussel sprouts, asparagus, arugula, kale, rapini, deadline leaves..) wheatgrass, goji berries, maca, bee pollen, spirulina, and blue green algae,). They can kick the activity of the enzymes and nourish the body's most important detoxifying organs—the liver, the lungs, the kidneys, and the colon—so they can do their jobs better and more efficiently.
8. Consume more fiber by eating whole grains (flax seeds, chia seeds, hemp seeds) or adding a fiber supplement. Fiber makes us feel full and reduces the chance of overeating. Fiber is also important for regular bowel movements, which help remove toxins and waste from the body.
9. Perform 30 minutes of light exercise per day to help the blood in the body circulate and release toxins. Choose restorative activities such as yoga, Pilates or light walking.
10. Rest the body and sleep 8 hours. Sleeping allows the brain to reorganize and recharge itself, as well as remove toxic waste by products that have accumulated throughout the day or weekend.
11. Avoid caffeine and alcohol, which can dehydrate the body and force the kidneys and liver to work harder.
12. Take some supplements like charcoal, probiotics, digestive enzymes, that can help to reset the gut and remove the toxins.
13. Make Mung bean Kichadi as an excellent way to detoxify the body together with Intermittent fasting by eating only that for 3 days for lunch and dinner.

Mung bean Kichadi recipe

Ingredients

 1 cup Basmati rice, 1 cup Split mung beans, 3 tablespoons Ghee butter, 1 teaspoon Black mustard seeds, 3-5 whole Cloves or 3-5 whole Cardamom seeds,  1” pie, Cinnamon bark, 2 pinches asafoetida(optional),  ½ teaspoon Turmeric  and unrefined sea salt, 6 cups Water,1 tablespoon Chopped cilantro leaves, 2-4 cups vegetables for extra fibre and minerals; use carrots, zucchini, celery, collard greens, string beans, etc.

Directions

1. Wash the rice and mung beans until water is clear.
2. Take a large saucepan and put it on medium heat.
3. Add ghee, mustard seeds, cardamom, cloves and cinnamon.
4. Stir for a moment until fragrant and when mustard seeds pop.
5. Add washed rice and mung beans and mix well.
6. Add turmeric and stir. Add the water and salt and stir, cover and bring to a boil.
7. Let it boil for 5 to 7 minutes and add the vegetables.
8. Bring to rolling boil, turn down heat to very low and cook for 25-30 minutes or until the rice, dahl and vegetables are very soft. Garnish with chopped cilantro.

 Nutritional Benefits : Excellent protein combination, easy to digestion and perfect cleansing and detoxifying food.