If summer vacations and weekend barbecues have you indulging a bit more than usual you may start to feel bloated and sluggish.
Taking time out to detox your body can help you feel better after overindulging and — if you do it in a healthy, intentional way — can also help you make healthier long-term decisions. The truth is that bouncing back from a weekend of indulging or a special event can be a hard transition to navigate. Especially this time of year when our schedules are a bit more lax and there’s more opportunity for indulgence (beach snacks on the boardwalk anyone?).
While there is no such thing as a one-day miracle fix for overindulging — detox diets are a scam — it can help to hit the reset button every once in a while.
What is a detox?
The word “detox” conjures up restricted diets, pricey green juices and extreme cleanses.
I am actually a fan of a good detox and think it’s important to free your body of harmful toxins and chemicals — but my idea of a cleansing is different.
What many people don’t realize is that our bodies are natural cleansing systems built to detox all the time. Instead of starving your body through a restrictive diet or expensive supplements, what we really need to do is help our bodies do the job they are designed to do by going back to the basics with simple movements and natural, healing foods.
Here are 10 ways to help you cleanse, de-bloat and set your diet and health back on the right track that you can put into practice immediately.
Start your day with lemon water
Start your day by waking up with a glass of warm or cold lemon water. The pectin from the lemon aids in digestion, helping to make lemon a phenomenal detoxifying food. Water with lemon also helps curb your appetite and boosts satiety.
Energizing your digestive tract sounds like a great way to start the day, right? The bonus is the little wedge of lemon bobbing in your cup, which reminds your brain, “Hey, I’m making healthy choices today!”
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