How To Detox

Wondering How to Detox?

Well, you’re certainly not alone!!

This is just about the right time of year when everyone is trying to figure out how to detox.

Right after the food and alcohol onslaught of the holidays everyone starts scrambling around to rid themselves of the excess weight they packed on between Halloween and New Year’s.

And it’s not just the few extra pounds most people want to get rid of, it’s the “toxic” invasion they feel their body has sustained from all the sugars, sodium, fatty foods, alcohol, and just plain partying and enjoying life!

January comes around and a lot of people start thinking “let’s clean house!”

What is a Detox?

So what is a detox?  A detox basically means to rid your body of excess toxins.

Informal

1.  a process or period of time in which one abstains from or rids the body of toxic or unhealthy substances; detoxification.

A lot of nutritionists believe that the body does not need an actual detox.  The body has its own magnificent way of cleansing out toxins.  That is what the body is designed to do.

Most health experts, including me, will tell you that your body does a good job of detoxing all on its own. Our liver detoxifies chemicals and metabolizes drugs, while our kidneys filter our blood, remove waste and keep our electrolytes in balance. As long as you’re a healthy person, this system works pretty incredible. Via today.com

So now you may be a little confused and thinking, “Heck, why do I even need to know how to detox?”

Well, here’s the thing, how can it hurt you to give your body a well deserved rest from all the chemicals and non-nutritive substances that it’s been dealing with for six or eight weeks?

It can’t hurt!  And you honestly will feel better, less sluggish, and healthier… quicker!

Click here for more of my own suggestions on detoxing for weight loss.

My Easy Detox Secret!

One of the easiest ways I know to get your body started on a detox is to start your day with a blender salad!  Yes, that’s basically a salad in a blender!

I have told hundreds of people about my “famous” blender salad.  The reason I love this is because it’s EASY to make, and takes literally a few minutes.

Once you start your day with this blender salad, you’ll be surprised at how easily this sets you up for the rest of the day.  You’re less hungry, you have less blood sugar spikes and crashes, and you feel fuller longer.

Three of the super ingredients in my blender salad are also super hydrating, debloaters, and full of fiber!

• Cucumber:  Cucumbers are mega-hydrators containing 95% water.  They also contain caffeic acid, which is an antioxidant that helps fight swelling!  That’s why we put cucumber slices on our puffy eyes!
• Celery:  Frankly, celery makes you pee!  Yes, it does!  Celery contains a natural diuretic!
• Apple:  The best fiber you can get, hands down.  Keeps you fuller longer!  It’s seriously true that an apple a day keeps the doctor away!

All of this adds up to just making generally healthier choices throughout the day because you never get overly hungry or get out of control cravings!

More Super Ways to Get Started Detoxing

This article below gives you three great smoothie recipes to help you reset your body.

These recipes are a great start because not everyone has a juicer, and you can make these very easily in your blender.

Detox drinks: 3 healthy smoothie recipes to help you reset – TODAY.com Not everyone has a juicer, so these smoothies are designed to be whipped up in your blender. Plus, that means that all of the filling fiber from the fruits and veggies is retained (more details on all that good stuff in the recipes below), which will help if your skinny jeans are feeling tighter than they did before all this holiday business started.

Start The Day With A Detox Drink

However you decide to proceed, just know this…. making yourself a blender smoothie in the morning or starting off with a juice will set your whole day up for success.

If you get up, pound coffee, and then go off without anything your body, later in the day, it’s almost a guarantee, you will make bad choices!

So start smart, and shoot for a “daily am detox!”
To your health!