In this article, I am going to share with you a practical full day diet plan which will help you detox your body at home naturally.
No, this isn’t any fad diet but a well balanced meal plan based on Ayurvedic principles to bring those toxins out from the body.
When the water pipe gets choked with unwanted matter, the water pressure reduces. Similarly, if your body is not clean within, it cannot work at its optimum level. Tiredness, junk food cravings, dull skin, digestive issues and disturbed sleep are the signs that your body needs a cleanse.
On the flipside, when the body gets rid of the accumulated waste inside, our digestive system works better, you feel full of energy, skin begins to glow, hair gets better, weight loss plateau breaks and a natural calmness resides within you. You must be wondering how do these toxins get accumulated at the first place. Bad food choices, prolonged usage of medicines, sleep deprivation and environmental pollutants are some of the causes of toxic builup.
But don’t worry, our body is well equipped to push these toxins out, provided we create the right environment. And that’s what this article focusses at. I am going to show you exactly what you should eat in day when you feel like detoxing your body. So, let’s begin.
Just after waking up, you need to drink 1 to 2 glasses of hot water. Irrespective of the weather, you drink hot water, especially when you want to speed up the detox process. When you drink hot water, body temperature raises which activates the complete body system and you are able to evacuate your bowels easily.
After you have freshened up, you should start your day with the CCF tea which is often called Ayurveda’s miracle tea or sometimes even the Classic detox tea. Made using equal amounts of cumin, coriander and fennel seeds in water, this powerful concoction stimulates the lymphatic system. Consider lymphatic system as your own housekeeping team that cleans up the cellular waste. Let the herbs boil until the water is reduced to half. Strain and drink. If you want to sweeten it up, add a little honey after it cools down a bit. That refreshing taste is just an icing on the cake.
For breakfast, I am having a big bowl of pomegranate. Now, this might be a difficult fruit to eat but its worth the effort. Not only its tasty and filling, but its well known for its detoxifying properties. 3 times more antioxidants than green tea, its the seeds of the pomegranate which help cleanse the undigested matter in the gut. You can choose any other seasonal fruit as well. Don’t mix. Choose any one.
If you prefer drinking for breakfast, you can have spiced channa sattu. Rich in protein, it will keep you full for long. If this isn’t enough to satisfy your hunger, another option can be vegetable oats. Along with your favourite vegetables, I would recommend that you use steel cut oats rather than the regular rolled oats, to make a fibre rich filling meal. It will help you if you use minimum spices. Now, let me enjoy my breakfast while I will see you for the next meal of the day which is lunch.
Its lunch time and for lunch, I suggests to have millet khichadi. Why millets? You may ask. No doubt, millets are a super grain. But more importantly, most of us are used to eating either wheat or rice. Now, since our goal is to detox, it will be greatly supportive if you choose a grain which you are not used to eating daily. Which is why millets. You can choose any millet with green moong dal. Make sure that you use whole green moong to make this khichadi. There is no rocket science in making khichadi but ofcourse there is a science why this complete source of protein is light and detoxifying for the system. If you wish, you can even add a few vegetables while making the khichadi. Its yummy.
Although, if you are looking for another option for lunch, 1 chapati along with a big bowl of bottle gourd curry or ridge gourd curry can be eaten. Both these vegetables are known to eliminate detrimental free radicals from the system, avert oxidative damage to healthy skin tissues and purify the blood. And for the chapati, the same rule applies. Use a grain which you are not used to eating. You can try jowar or bajra. Third option for lunch can be the humble moong dal sprout chaat.
For an evening snack. When it comes to snacking, nothing comes close to fruits. Which is why I am having jamun. Its in season. The humble jamun is highly effective in purifying the blood. Although, you can choose any other fruit as well. Apple is an option. You can even combine some soaked and peeled almonds along. A handful of raisins soaked in half a glass of water is another amazing option. Eat the raisins and drink the delicious water. Raisins not only provide strength to the body tissues but also helps get rid of constipation.
For dinner, we will keep it light. I am having tomato soap with a handful of roasted makahna. In dinner, its paramount that we do not burden the system with food. So, soups are the best. You can even have mixed vegetable soup. Just make sure that you keep it very simple. Don’t add corn starch or anything like that. It will beat its purpose. When you slowly drink hot soup, it will easily satiate your hunger..
However, if this isn’t enough for you, then another option for dinner is a bowl of lauki sabzi or turai sabzi. You already know why we are pressing on these two vegetables. One more option can be a bowl of dal. Avoid using heavy lentils like black urad. Moong and matki are better. But this soup looks delicious, isn’t it? Well, it is. Its light, healthy and tasty. Exactly what we need.
After dinner, there is one more thing you need to take which will take this detox diet to a new level. Wait for it. So, its about 9 PM and I am going to have 1/4th glass of lukewarm water with ½ a teaspoon of triphala powder mixed in it. Triphala, made using 3 powerful fruits, Amla, harad and baheda, its an Ayurvedic wonder for detoxification and rejuvenation. Especially when taken before bed, it acts as a laxative, emptying the accumulated waste with force, the next morning.
Now, its important that you sleep well so that the house keeping workers in your body get a proper chance to work and get rid of the dead waste lying within your system. So, good night. Now, just 1 day of this detox diet is effective in pushing out the toxins from the body. Although, if you want, you can extend this diet for another day or two.
If we quickly recap, just after you wake up drink 1-2 glasses of hot water. After getting fresh up, drink cumin coriander fennel tea. For breakfast, have a big bowl of pomegranate. For lunch prefer millet khichadi. In the evening, eat a piece of fruit. For dinner, have soup. And before going to sleep at night have triphala powder mixed in lukewarm water. Drink enough water in between the meals. You can drink CCF tea whenever you feel like.
Here is the list of things you might need for this detox diet. Any rejuvenative herb works the best once the system is clean within. Talking of rejuvenative herbs, if you are looking for a genuine shilajit in the Indian market, go through its ingredients and you will find just one ingredient that is pure shilajit. Shilajit is a natural mineral that has been used in Ayurveda to improve strength, stamina and good health. It has also been studied to sharpen memory, manage stress and may also have anti ageing effects. To get the most from Shilajit, it is recommended to have very little of it with warm milk before going to sleep at night.