Last week’s Diwali celebrations have been a whirlwind of feasts, parties, exchange of gifts, and home decoration. Alongside celebrations, most of us have overeaten fast foods and sweets.
With all that extra sweet and binge-eating, it’s the apt time to take up the detox diet. Detoxification, a popular concept nowadays, involves following a diet or taking products that help the body get rid of toxins, thereby improving health and promoting weight loss
Let’s check out some available foods that are good detox options:
Beetroot
Beets are among the list of superfoods, an essential staple to help in detox. They have high fibre content and can improve gut health. Beets can help in preventing constipation after the long haul of eating fast food.
You can cut them into bite-sized pieces and add them to your salad bowl. You smoothen them out as a paste for your pasta, raita, or a cold soup.
Honey
Honey is considered an option to ease constipation after all that heavy food. Lemon water with honey is beneficial to clear the gastrointestinal tract.
Tomatoes
This staple is known to help detox faster. It is rich in antioxidants, high in water content, and beta-carotenes that help keep diseases at bay.
Cucumber
Cucumber salad or cucumber juice is the best way to eliminate toxins. Cucumber helps in losing excess water from the body and is best to cure bloating.
Let’s check some of the drinks that are helpful as a post-Diwali detox drink:
Lemon Water
One of the first things that come to mind as a detox drink is lukewarm water with some lemon juice squeezed in it. Drinking lemon water first thing in the morning is crucial. This drink has an abundance of Vitamin C, a potent drink to help in rejuvenation after the festive season.
Honey, Lemon & Ginger Tea
Another great addition to detox drinks is water with honey, lemon and ginger. Honey is best known for rejuvenation, and its benefits are not just limited to detoxification. It is extremely good for skin, helps in reducing fat, etc.
Green Tea & Lemon
Green tea is yet another drink best for eliminating toxins. To accelerate the detox process, green tea with a few drops of lemon juice is ready at your disposal to get rid of that every bit of fat after binge-eating. Green tea is rich in antioxidants that aid the liver with digestion. Furthermore, it increases the metabolic rate of the body to help in burning fat.
Haldi Tea
Haldi tea is the perfect drink to kickstart the detox process. We all are aware of the benefits of Haldi being anti-inflammatory along with having antibacterial properties. This refreshing detox drink is effective in the long run as well.
Apple-Chia Seeds Smoothie
Add the apple-chia seeds smoothie to your detox menu for a few days, as this will help you get rid of toxins.
List of other things to consider to detox post-Diwali:
- Make sure you sleep well
- Make exercise a part of your daily routine
- Include probiotics and fruits in your diet
- Use natural sugars instead of artificial sweeteners
- Consume light home-cooked foods and stay hydrated
- Avoid processed/outside foods
- Include detox drinks and foods listed above
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