Detoxing the Whole Body
It is time to look at detoxing your body and getting your body in fabulous shape for the holidays.
Do you feel like you’re in a rut it is time to clean your mind and body
and change the way you eat and move.
Detoxing for 4 weeks will give you the best results, you can also get good results for 7 days or even just a weekend can be a great start.
If you want to live in harmony and be the best version of yourself you
need to look at the whole body and that begins at the top in your mind.
Reconnecting our bodies with our minds starts with your breath and we breathe all day long without realising it. Most of us aren’t really activating the true potential of this inner resource. Our breath lives within us and it moves through us to sustain us. It is at the root of who we are.
When we are stressed our breath is the first thing to be affected, when external tension enters our bodies our breath becomes short and shallow. We all know how our breathing affects us when we are anxious or stressed but do you know how to train yourself to be relaxed and movable even during times of stress.
The best breathing I have done is by Wim Hof it is very simple it doesn’t take very long but if you do it everyday you will see a major difference in your sleeping ,
energy, stress and anxiety.
This is the link: https://youtu.be/tybOi4hjZFQ
Clean Mind Practice
You have started to look at detoxing the mind now it is time to look at goals for the detox.
Here are some examples of what your goals should be –
1. I want to wake up with lots of energy.
2. I want to get sick less.
3. I want to have clearer skin.
4. I want to have a purpose.
5. I want to feel more connected to family and friends.
6. I want to lose some weight.
You aren’t just changing what you eat you are changing bad habits and retraining your bodies with clean new habits.
Creating a sanctuary for yourself can be very important so while you are detoxing your body you can be decluttering your house and making a small sanctuary just for yourself.
Remember to keep up your practice breathing to keep up your mental detoxing. (You will feel amazing after this)
Start your first day with yoga and meditation this is the first part of detox by movement you can start with 10 minutes yoga and 10 minutes meditation.
Always find time for a walk in the morning or afternoon 30 minutes of walking in nature with trees, plants and near water your body will love you for this.
Walking in the morning always makes me more productive during the day.
Just being one with nature is wonderful for the soul.
Catch up with a friend for a walk, this socialising and exercising is important for cultivating balance in your life.
Find time for yourself in your little sanctuary read a book just for pleasure.
Try not to be tied to your device’s and stay away from social media. It is very easy to fall into the black hole of social media and you have lost an hour just watching it.
I want to feel like my use of technology supports my creativity rather than diminish it and feel inspired professionally and continue my education to improve my skills.
Stop scrolling and carry a book.
Spend more time with your relationships whether we are aware of it or not we are all leaders and we lead with the energy that we put out into the world and that energy is contagious. It affects everyone we encounter.
How to Find your Spiritual Flow
Finding your spiritual flow is being in the zone this is found by being with oneself and meditation. It might sound like a lot of hoo haa but it is known fact that this works amazingly well by creating endorphins that relax you.
How to change the way you eat.
When you feel mentally and spiritually balanced with a settled mind it becomes much easier to go through the clean body phase of your detox.
It is Journal Time.
This is the time to write in your journal all the reasons that stop you from succeeding in changing your eating habits.
1. What time of the day do cravings kick in.
2. Do you tend to overindulge in junk when you are not feeling so great mentally or physically.
3. Where do you eat is it on the run, in front of the TV or computer do you ever focus solely on what you are eating.
4. Do you have time to cook properly for yourself or do you dine out frequently.
5. Do you get anxious around food does worrying about what to eat cause you stress.
6. Do certain triggers effect what you eat.
Who needs to Detox, if you are having any of these symptoms you need a
Detox.
1. Bad Breath
2. Frequent burning sensation when you urinate.
3. Fullness in stomach
4. Difficult digesting fatty food.
5. Flatulence or bloating or excessive belching
6. Diarrhoea
7. Irregular bowel movements.
8. Recurrent headaches.
9. Sensitivity to chemicals, pollution, cigarette smoke and perfumes.
10. Spots or acne.
11. Poor tolerance of alcohol.
Clean Eating Rule
Always eat fresh, local and organic.
It is always best to detox in warm weather your body handles getting rid of toxins better than in the cold weather.
How to get started -
You’ve already made the first step and decided that you’re going to detox.
Detoxing isn’t about depriving yourself, it’s about treating your body to the tastiest, healthiest foods ad treatments.
Before going on a detox, you should be medically fit and not pregnant.
Checking with your doctor can always be a good idea.
This detox is set up for 7 days you can do longer or shorter but 7 days is a good start for your body. You can also start off on 1 day detox and move on to a 3 day and 7 day detox it is totally up to you.
We are all guilty of eating and drinking the wrong things and perhaps you have overdone it on alcohol, rich foods and caffeine or maybe your stressed out and your body and mind need a break.
Detoxing enables your body to take a rest from processing excessing amounts of fats, sugars, alcohol and processed foods which puts a strain on our organs, causes sluggishness and excess weight gain.
Looking at What you eat on a Detox.
Your food needs to be clean as possible, organic if not make sure you wash or peel your produce.
Try and keep away from processed foods so anything packaged the additives in these products are not good for your body.
All fruit and vegetables are going to be good for you try and have a wide variety.
Try and eat organic meats eg. chicken, fish, lean meat and eggs are fine. If you can go off red meat for the total time of the detox it will give you a great start.
There are things that you will need to eliminate for the detox –
Caffeine (teas and coffee) Bread, Dairy Products, Wheat Products (such as pasta) Sugary snacks and sugar and All pre-packaged foods such as take-outs.
Especially processed meat’s .
No dairy but plant based milk products can be better option for you. If you have any cholesterol problems don’t eat any coconut products. Coconut is the big flavour of the month especially in plant based diets they add coconut to everything plant based or vegan and it is not good for cholesterol levels.
Just remember processed plant based and vegan foods can be bad for you (if they take something out of processed food’s they usually add something bad in.)
When I first went on a vegan diet my cholesterol jumped up massively and it was the coconut products.
Nuts are fine to eat just don’t go crazy with them.
Lots of fresh herbs spices in your cooking.
When it comes to carbohydrate’s we just want really healthy ones but no biscuits cakes or sweets, majority of your carbs can come from your fruit and vegetables.
Drinks
Herbal teas, vegetable and fruit smoothies and filtered water.
Smoothies or juices can be a great way clean out your system you can add so much to them.
Detox Drink
Ginger
Celery
Carrot
Apple
Pear
Juice all ingredients and drink.
This is your shopping list to help you make all your yummy foods for your detox.
Plant based milk
Vegetables
Sweet Potato
Pumpkin
Celery
Beetroot
Carrot
Zucchini
Broccoli and Cauliflower
Lots of nuts and seeds
Chia seeds
Fruit – Mango, apples, banana, oranges, grapes, kiwi fruit, limes and lemons.
Lots of legumes Chickpeas, Kidney beans any type of beans.
It is best to start on the Saturday and you can give yourself the time to really treat yourself.
Saturday
6.00 A nice stretch before you get out of bed.
Upon rising a glass of filtered water this replaces the fluids lost during the night.
7.30 Before you have a shower dry brushing your body from your toes to your shoulders.
Always massage towards the heart.
Warm shower but turn to cold before you get out its very invigorating.
8.30 Time for some mild yoga and meditation 10 minutes of each is all you need.
9.00 Time to get outside for a brisk walk at least 30 minutes you will feel great
10.00 Time for breakfast
Start off with a healthy smoothie –
1 apple
1 pear
1 carrot
2 sticks Celery
½ Beet
1 banana
11.30 If you can have a sauna this will speed up your detoxing. Some gyms have
them and you can get outdoor saunas they are amazing. (They have one
At Point Walter a beautiful river to walk along as well.)
12.30 Time for some nourishing lunch.
Butternut and Carrot Soup
Recipe
1 onion chopped
2 Garlic cloves chopped
1 tbsp olive oil
4 carrots 1 grated and 3 sliced
1 celery stick chopped
½ butternut pumpkin flesh roughly chopped
500 ml vegetable stock
50 ml of plant based milk (optional)
Black pepper
In a large pan fry the onion and garlic in the oil for 5 minutes until
Softened but not browned. Add the grated carrot and chopped
Celery then cover the pan and cook the vegetables for 5 minutes.
Add the butternut and the sliced carrots and stir well. Add the
stock and bring to boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until the
squash and carrots are tender, about 20 minutes.
Your favorite plant based milk can be added near the end of the cooking
To make the soup a bit creamier. Season and blend until smooth.
1.30 Time to just relax maybe do something creative or just read a book or some
relaxing meditation.
3.30 Time for a snack some fresh fruit eg oranges, any berries, bananas with
some nuts and seeds.
4.00 Time to do some pampering for yourself a nice face mask and relax.
5.30 Time for some nourishing food
Some wild caught salmon never eat anything farmed the food is full of
Toxins.
Salmon with steamed vegetables
Recipe
1 fillet of wild caught salmon
Olive oil
Garlic
Broccoli
Baby Carrots
Small Potatos
Small Zucchini
1 tbs Balsamic vinegar
1 tbs honey
1 tsp dried oregano
1 handful of cherry tomatoes
Method
1. Line a baking tray with baking paper. Add the potatoes. Drizzle with a little olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Place tray into the oven cook for 15 minutes on 200c.
2. Line a second tray with baking paper. Lay the salmon onto the tray
leaving space between each fillet. Season with a little salt and
pepper and drizzle with olive oil. Set aside.
3 After 15 minutes check the potatoes. They should be tender when
pierced with a sharp knife.
4 Once the potatoes are tender remove the tray from the oven. Add the other vegetables with the potatoes. Sprinkle over the oregano,
Paprika and season with salt and pepper. Drizzle over the honey and balsamic, toss gently to combine and return to the oven.
5. Add the salmon tray to the top shelf of the oven.
6. Cook the veggies and salmon for 10 minutes.
7. Serve the salmon with veggies when cooked.
7.00
Time to treat your self with a massage. Mix 1 tsp of almond oil with 10 drops of peppermint oil apply to your stomach in a clockwise direction until your hand is above your leg then stroke down along your thigh. This aids digestion and relieves blockages.
This is the first day you need to just follow with similar foods and following the breathing, meditation, exercise and journaling for however long you want to detox for.
Just remember there are many healthy foods you can eat that are easy to eat and freeze especially when you are busy. I love healthy vegie soups especially when I am coming off a detox.
Carry on with a similar formula for Sunday.
Remember the worst thing you can do after a detox is go back to eating fast food and processed food.
WHAT GOALS DO YOU WISH TO ACHIEVE WHEN YOU HAVE FINISHED YOUR DETOX.
Write in your journal at the end of your detox what goals you have achieved. Write a big tick next to them you will feel really good now and give yourself a big pat on the back.