Detox suggestions?

mae

I have decided to do a detox for a week as my skin is very tired looking and has alot of breakouts and I generally feel tired and run down. I've read up on what I should have cut out and the general rule is no dairy, no meat, no processed food. So its fruit, veg, water. I can make soups, do lots of juices, jacket potatoes (no butter) but I'm stuck for any other recipes has anybody got any inspiration as I need to plan ahead to help me stick to it.?
Thanks

Sharra

Smoothies are great, porridge (with raisins not sugar), salads, wholemeal pasta with a home made sauce, brown rice.
Also remember you will feel worse before you feel better, (headches, tiredness etc) I think they call it a healing crisis, so make sure you don't have much planned for the first few days.
Get some lavender in - great for those headaches, it also helps your body and mind balance themselves.
Make sure you get lots of fresh air and sleep too
On a personal note, I've noticed when I really make the effort to drink at least 2 litres of water a day, my skin is loads better, it really makes a difference.

mae

Thanks Sharra
I know what you mean about the water but unfortunatly I soon get out of the habit so thats first on my list.. How do you make smoothies?

Pink.

Hi mae,

Some of the replies on these older threads might help you:

help me 'detox' the OS way

I need to Detox the OS way - HELP!

This thread will help with smoothies: how to make smoothies?

Pink

lily_the_pink

I did the Carol Vordamen detox (dont forget to sign the petition if you haven't) for 2 weeks - really bad caffeine withdrawal headache which lasted 2 or 3 days but after that I felt fantastic. This means no meat, fish, dairy, sugar, wheat. Baked bananas was a very welcome treat one week into it (in foil, with honey, lemon and raisins).

From memory, I ate veggie chilli, couscous with roasted vegetables, soups - pumpkin, minestrone, lots of fresh fruit and salads, some really horrid pumpernikel breads, lots of sunflower seeds, houmous, guacamole,

You can get hold of the book very cheaply now - I saw it for £2 in boots the other day, and it is often in Charity shops very cheap. It is worth getting for the recipies - plus there are various supplements that you need to take to help the process along/ensure you are vitamined up.


The Vegan Family website may have a few recipies to inspire :

http://www.veganfamily.co.uk/main.html

There is a 14 day detox eating plan that may give you some ideas on the BBC site:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/lifestyle/detox/menu.shtml

comping_cat

a nice recipe i saw on the tv the other day, was to fry pumpkin and sunflower seeds (i also used almonds and sesame seeds) in a tablespoon of honey, and a tablespoon of soy sauce. Sounds strange, but is a very good healthy treat while on a detox diet, fry and then pop in a bowl and leave to cool, a bit sticky but tastes great. I also drink at least 2 litres of water a day, and have at least 5 different fruit and veg.