Detoxing Your Body After The Chinese Lunar New Year Holiday
1. Drink Warm Water With Lemon Slices
When life throws you a lemon, you squeeze it! The benefits of lemon is just endless, the first thing you can do to detox your body is to start the day with a glass of warm water and lemon slices. This mix helps your body flush out toxins, being the top home remedy for a full body detox.
2. Drink Green Tea Instead Of Coffee
Green tea is a healthier alternative to coffee. But the best part about it is that it cleanses your digestive system, boosts your metabolic rate, and enables weight loss. Green tea may help to detox your body, but probably not in the way you might think. Your body detoxes and eliminates harmful substances quite efficiently, which is a vital task considering the amount of toxins in the environment.
Green tea doesn't actively detox toxins all on its own, but it's packed with natural polyphenols that support the body's normal detox system. Polyphenols work in two ways: they have a direct impact on your liver, the body's major detox organ, and they're antioxidants that fight free radicals. The molecules known as free radicals are so unstable they must be neutralized before they damage healthy cells. You know what they say... a warm cup of green tea a day, keeps the doctor away.
3. Drink Detox Drinks
Several Ayurveda herbs, antioxidant-rich fruits, and vegetables can be mixed with water and tea. These can become the best detox drinks with readily available ingredients in your kitchen. Raspberries, Apple Cider Vinegar, and lemon can help you lose weight and detox your body. Besides, drinking detox drinks from natural ingredients can boost digestion.
Here's some detox teas recipes you can make using regular herbs and spices at home.
There are many detox teas products in the market or 'slimming teas'. Please do your research and consult with your doctor first before embarking on any sort of detox tea program cleanse.
4. Don’t Overlook The Importance Of Sleep.
Detox for the mind is also vital for your well-being, it contributes to full-body detox. A good night’s sleep is just as important as regular exercise and a healthy diet and sleep deprivation can take a toll on your health. If you want to get a good detox in, getting a good night’s sleep is one of the most important thing you should do.
5. Take Probiotics
Your gut’s health is important for numerous body functions. Adding probiotics in your diet can alleviate digestive problems and detox your digestive tract. Here are some tasty foods that are also good for your insides:
- Yoghurt
- Kefir
- Miso
- Kimchi
- Sourdough
- Almonds
- Olive Oil
- Kombucha
- Peas
- Brussel Sprouts
- Banana
6. Drink Fenugreek Tea
To end the day, you should have a nice warm cup of Fenugreek tea. Not only does this tea blend boosts your metabolic rate, aids in digestion and removing toxins but it can also helps to promote good sleeping habits!
Here's how to make a fenugreek tea.
7. Start An Exercise Routine
No matter if you’re considering yoga or running in a nearby park, a healthy body and the perfect sportswear will help you make the best out of your workout. An exercise routine is an ultimate approach to detoxing your body. Moving your body for at least 30 minutes per day will have you kick start an important body process and have you break a sweat, which is another way of our bodies removing toxins.
We've tried a 3-day full body detox workout program, and it really works wonders to kickstart the body from the holidays.
The Bottom Line
We all tend to use the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday to sit around and eat our favourite foods. But since a new year has started, it is good to set up some new resolutions, get moving and smash some goals. Get ready to detox your body with the tips we shared above!