Spring has finally arrived here in Portland, bringing with it a perfect time for a little housecleaning. Most of us go through the winter months in storage mode, hide out, stay warm and eat. But now that spring is here it's time to shed that winter coat. A spring detox is a perfect way to welcome the new weather and with fresh produce in full bounty what better time to do it!Below is my new 7 day detox, I recommend reading it through and tweaking it a little to fit your lifestyle if you need to. Remember anything you do will be helpful but try to make a plan that you can stick to. The most important items I recommend are doing the smoothies, not eating after 7pm, trying to keep dinner smaller than breakfast & lunch and the Gymnema is key for the sugar cravings and balancing the blood sugar so you feel better in the process.
7 Day Detox
Yes: Veggies, fruit, nuts, water and plenty of fresh, organic, local produceNo: Sugar, alcohol, caffeine, gluten, dairy, soy, eggs, peanuts, artificial sweeteners
Water: Half your body weight in ounces daily
Day 1-2 & 6-7:
- 7-8am: smoothie
- 10-11am: snack
- 12-1pm: steamed veggies & nuts for lunch with olive oil, lemon and sea salt
- 3-4pm: snack
- 6-7pm: smoothie
- 7-8am: smoothie
- 10-11am: snack
- 12-1pm: smoothie
- 3-4pm: snack
- 6-7pm: smoothie
Simple Smoothie:
- Fresh or frozen fruit (½ a banana or ¼ avocado make a good creamy base)
- Veggies (pick 2-4:spinach, cucumber, kale, chard, collard, fennel, celery, carrot, parsley, mint, avocado, etc- careful with some of those if you don’t have a heavy duty blender like a Vitamix)
- Handful of hemp seeds, almonds or walnuts
- 2 scoops Mediclear Plus protein powder by Thorne
- Water to desired consistency (maybe half coconut water)
- Greens powder supplement (Earth’s Promise, Vitamineral Greens, Greens First or Paleogreens)
Yoga: 3-6 times/week & meditate at least 10 minutes a day
The supplements, greens & protein powder above are available for purchase online, just Google them.
I love this detox because it is really simple (not easy) and if you’re busy and don’t have a lot of time to cook and prepare food this detox is for you. If you drink a lot of coffee take a week to ween off prior to the detox don’t just go cold turkey. The gymnema will help a lot with the food cravings & appetite and will help regulate the blood sugar so you feel better during the detox.
Since you won’t be spending as much time cooking or eating out, try to keep it simple and enjoy your down time even if it’s brief. Feel free to modify this detox as you need to (make it longer/shorter, easier/harder, etc), doing part of it is better than nothing at all.
When you’re finished you can continue on the day 1& 2 regimen as long as you like if you’re feeling good. I find that I get hooked on it and like to continue it this way for a while and maybe take a day off here and there to have a glass of wine from time to time.
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Happy Detoxing! :)
image via Jasper Johal
Published June 13, 2011 at 12:00 PM
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