As the year draws to an end, you are probably planning your way into the next year. One part of celebrating the new year is to waltz into it with as little clutter and baggage as you can – and part of doing that is to detoxify within! Christmas and New Year celebrations bring in a delightful spread of yummy food with them. Indulging in all the snacks and sweets can leave you with a bloated, heavy feeling, and can also leave your digestive system in a state of disarray. A useful thing to do would be to detoxify yourself and get rid of out the food induced stress on your body.

Eating around festivals means that there is a lot of oil, spice and sugar in your diet. Processed foods are also a large part of festive diets. Here are some ways to ensure that you stay healthy this season.

1. Drink hot water and honey first thing in the morning, to clear your system of any toxins. It is the best way to flush out your system.

2. Drink lots of green tea! A cup of chamomile or jasmine green tea will give your system the perfect way to detoxify. Green tea will give you antioxidants to help flush out the toxins.

3. Lime Juice when taken without sugar or salt, cleanses your system well from within. It is a good way to help address acidity – for lemons and lime are actually acidic only in the tongue, while alkaline in the stomach.

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4. Drink Wheat Grass shakes to help increase your liver’s functional capacity and to digest your food well.

5. Ginger, especially in tea or even as chewable pieces is a fantastic detoxifier. It helps you shake off the effects of heavy oil and spice.

6. Plain hot water when taken in intervals in the day can help keep your system in balance.

7. Drinking a warm glass of milk with a few crushed peppercorns and some turmeric will help your throat settle down in an otherwise rainy festive season

8. Indulge in a good long yoga and meditation routine, and get your body back on track with a good indulgence in routines for your health to get back on track.

Do you have any detoxifying routines that you follow or recommend? Tell us about it in the comments section below!

References:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/diet/Festive-cleanse/articleshow/49947561.cms

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3004/The-painless-detox-diet.html

http://olahuna.com/4-detox-recipes-eat-way-renewed-energy-vitality-new-year/ 

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