Recently, the word "detox" has been increasingly used in fashion magazines and on television. What it is, and why we need a special program to cleanse the body for women and men, is described below. The advice of specialists will help to take care of beauty and health correctly and without dangerous consequences.
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What is detox?
If you try to answer the question as short and simple as possible, then detox is the cleansing of the body of toxins, slags and other contaminants that have previously accumulated in it. People who have already managed to undergo such a procedure usually note that they began to feel much better, felt a pleasant lightness in their entire body, and were energized.
Often, the fair sex mistakenly think that detox is a way to get rid of a lot of extra pounds. In fact, with such a treatment, active weight loss will not be possible.
Experts recommend starting the procedure just before the spring season. The thing is that during the winter a huge amount of pollution accumulates in the body. This leads to people becoming irritable, lazy, clumsy. Properly conducted detox will allow a person to get rid of all that is superfluous and again become vigorous, light, active. The best time to take care of yourself is the beginning or end of the last winter month.
Detox programs at home
Detox programs include not only special nutrition, but also a complete rest - an increased amount of sleep, physical exercises and relaxation procedures. The latter may include visits to the bath / sauna, wraps, “cedar barrels”, etc.
The discussed procedure for cleansing the body is categorically not suitable for pregnant and lactating mothers, as well as for diabetics and people suffering from various ailments of the urinary system. In any case, it is advisable to consult a doctor before starting cleaning.
Features of a detox diet
The main principle of a detox diet is the use of large amounts of fiber. But there will be practically no proteins and fats of animal origin in it. It is very important that you drink enough fluids during the process. It is allowed to include pure still water and herbal tea in the diet.
Interestingly, preparing for cleansing takes longer than the procedure itself.
You need to start preparing about a month before it:
- Over 30 days, the amount of salted, smoked, sweet, fatty and fried foods consumed is gradually reduced.
- Alcoholic beverages and coffee are removed from the diet.
- Dinner moves for a period not later than 20 hours.
Detox menu for 3, 7, 10, 21 days
For 3 days
If there is no possibility and desire to tune in for a long period without your favorite harmful foods, you can choose a fast detox diet. It is designed for only three days.
Breakfast always starts with a cleansing cocktail. It is prepared from a glass of warm water with a pinch of grated ginger and freshly squeezed lemon juice. The liquid is drunk slowly in small sips. Then you can drink any vegetable smoothie. To do this, the selected vegetables are crushed with a blender. For example, a great combination: spinach + fresh cucumber + celery + lemon juice.
A soup is being prepared for lunch. He will be on the water with various vegetables. The dish does not salt, seasonings are not added to it. Vegetables are simply boiled in water until soft and, if desired, are slightly kneaded by a pusher. Soup can be supplemented with salad, nuts and a small amount of chicken cooked without salt.
Dinner repeats breakfast. The day ends with chamomile tea.
Thus, you need to eat all three days, changing the components of soups, smoothies and salads.
For 7 days
This menu was made by nutritionists from the United States. The main task of the diet is to increase the load on the digestive tract.
On Monday, you can only drink liquids in any quantity. These are water, herbal tea, fruit and vegetable juices.
On Tuesday, fruits with soft fiber in the composition are added to the liquids. These are plums, peaches, apricots, mangoes.
On Wednesday, raw vegetables are also included in the diet.
On Thursday - boiled white or brown rice, boiled vegetables are added.
On Friday, you can diversify your diet with nuts.
On Saturday - add unsweetened natural yogurts and unsweetened cereals on the water.
On Sunday, in addition to all these products, you can eat boiled fish.
For 10 days
For such a period, it will already be possible to completely cleanse your own body in full quality. And, in addition, start the healing process. Each morning begins with a cocktail of warm water and freshly squeezed lemon juice.
On the first day for breakfast, a slice of bran bread, half a fresh avocado and tea with ground ginger are used. For lunch - boiled rice with vegetables (220-250 g). For dinner - a pair of boiled eggs, a small portion of raw vegetables.
On the second day, honey is added to the morning cocktail. For breakfast, mint tea is drunk, a vegetable salad with bread is used. For lunch - mashed soup made from mixed vegetables. For dinner - hard cheese, 2 eggs, vegetable salad.
On the third day, orange juice is added to the morning cocktail. For breakfast, 130 g of low-fat cottage cheese, apple, chamomile tea are used. For lunch - green borsch on the water, for dinner - steamed fish with a salad of vegetables.
The fourth day begins with breakfast from fruit salad, a handful of nuts, ginger tea. For lunch, vegetable puree soup is eaten.For dinner - vegetable salad with oil, boiled chicken without salt.
On the fifth day, the menu is similar to the first day.
On the sixth day for breakfast, low-fat cottage cheese and grapefruit are used. For lunch - pumpkin and carrot cream soup. For dinner - vegetables with steam fish.
On the seventh day, carrot-apple juice is added to the cocktail. Breakfast includes cereal bread with avocado, tomato and ginger tea. For lunch - lean borsch. For dinner - steamed vegetables.
On the eighth day, along with a traditional cocktail of water and lemon juice, carrot-apple juice is drunk. For breakfast, cabbage and carrot salad is used. For lunch - soup from different types of cabbage. For dinner - any steamed vegetables.
On the ninth day for breakfast, low-fat cottage cheese with fresh cucumber and herbs is used. For lunch - cabbage soup on the water. For dinner - boiled chicken with mixed vegetables.
On the tenth day, the menu coincides with the sixth day
Snacks include baked apples, fresh citrus fruits, kiwi, almonds, low-fat kefir. At night, a broth of prunes is drunk daily.
For 21 days
The ideal time for the cleaning in question is 3 or 4 weeks. These days it is allowed to make your menu from all the dishes and products discussed above. We must try to make sure that the diet includes everything necessary for the vitality of the body.
Recipes for detox diets, smoothies, smoothies, juices, tea, soups and detox dishes (10 short recipes)
Health cocktail
Ingredients: large carrot, lemon, orange, 120 ml of mineral water.
- Juices are squeezed from fruits and carrots.
- The resulting liquids are combined with a mineral water.
Such detox cocktails are drunk 20 minutes before a meal in the morning.
Cocktail “Eat, Run, Live”
Ingredients: a pinch of ground ginger, half a beet and an apple, a celery stalk.
- The ingredients are passed through a juicer and mixed.
- Cocktail seasoned with ginger.
Drinking a drink before breakfast.
Beetroot juice
Ingredients: beets, 2 apples, 4 celery stalks.
- Juice is squeezed out of the listed ingredients.
- The resulting liquids are thoroughly mixed together.
Drinking juice half an hour before breakfast and dinner on a tablespoon.
Exotic smoothie
Ingredients: banana, 0.5 cm ginger root, half mango, 60 ml of freshly squeezed orange juice and water.
- Mango and banana are mashed.
- Ginger finely rubs.
- All components are combined with liquids.
This detox smoothie needs to be cooled well before use.
Ginger tea
Ingredients: a pinch of green tea, 2 cm of fresh ginger root, 950 ml of filtered water, a pinch of ground cinnamon, 2-4 tbsp. rosehip syrup.
- Ginger without a peel finely rubs, combines with green tea and is poured with boiling water.
- In the brewed drink, when it cools slightly, syrup and cinnamon are added.
Tea is taken half a cup half an hour before meals.
Pumpkin Puree Soup
Ingredients: 730 g of pumpkin pulp, 170 ml of milk, half an apple, 2 pcs. carrots and onions, 920 ml of filtered water, a pinch of ground ginger.
- All vegetables and apple are finely chopped, and then stewed in a saucepan with a small amount of water.
- The remaining liquid is poured into the container, ginger is added. The dish is boiled until soft ingredients.
It remains to purée the soup, pour in the milk and warm it well.
Spinach Soup
Ingredients: 320 g spinach, onion, garlic to taste, 80 ml of low-fat milk, potato.
- Spinach is washed and chopped, the potato is cut in pieces.
- The components are filled with water and boiled until cooked.
It remains to purée the soup, add milk and chopped garlic.
Lentil soup
Ingredients: 180 g of red lentils, onion, 1 tbsp. tomato paste, turmeric and other favorite spices, 850-950 ml of filtered water.
- Lentils are steeped all night.
- Large onion cubes are stewed to softness along with tomato paste and a little water.
- Lentils and the contents of the pan are poured into the pan. The components are filled with water and seasoned with seasonings.
The soup is boiled until the beans are softened.
Vitamin Bomb Salad
Ingredients: 25 g of black radish, 130 g of white cabbage, 15 g of fresh cranberries, 40 g of carrots, 1 tbsp. hemp oil.
- All components are crushed.
- Prepared vegetables are mixed in a salad bowl and seasoned with oil.
Served appetizer to the table immediately.
Fish cakes
Ingredients: a pound of low-fat minced meat, egg, onion, a little boiled white rice.
- A beaten egg is sent to the minced meat, rice. You can add a little salt.
- Cutlets that are steamed are formed from the mass.
You can improve the taste of the dish with fresh herbs.
Side effects of a detox program
It must be remembered that with a detox diet, contaminants are actively removed from the body. The organs begin to work in an enhanced mode and remove even those toxins that have been put on hold. That is why during the program under discussion, a person will periodically feel a deterioration in health. But such waves of discomfort pass quickly.
Side effects in the process of cleansing the body are as follows:
- skin rashes;
- bad breath or a change in the smell of sweat;
- insomnia, fatigue, confusion;
- thirst, intense hunger or, conversely, loss of appetite;
- menstrual failure;
- headaches and joint pains;
- bloating.
