Like Gwyneth Paltrow, Rescu. loves a Detox. Gwyneth and many other celebrities talk about the detox as the ultimate SOS to wake up the body and as the first steps to a swan-like transformation.
So, we asked Nutrition Expert, Zoe Bingley-Pullin, to create a safe, powerful five-day detox plan that will rev up the slowest metabolism, revive your skin and energy levels and kickstart your body into health and vitality this year.
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Zoe’s five-Day Detoxification Diet
Day 1:
Drink at least 6-8 glasses (approx. 300ml per glass) of fresh vegetable juice and vegetable broth throughout the day at 2 to 2½ hour intervals. Carrot, spinach, beetroot and cucumber juice are all suggested.
Juices are useful in weight-loss programs because they are filling yet low in calories, high in water and speed up the body’s metabolism. In addition, drink plenty of purified non-carbonated mineral water and herbal teas to ensure you are not dehydrated.
Day 2:
Continue to drink the juices, broth, water and teas, adding raw or cooked vegetables and fruits. Grape fruit is particularly recommended – like other citrus fruit, it helps the digestive system breakdown fats. It also cleanses the urinary system and is a diuretic. Watermelon is probably the most potent diuretic amongst the fruits and can help with fluid retention.
Day 3:
Introduce a serving of wholegrain bread (1 slice), beans (½ a cup), nuts and seeds (¼ a cup)
Day 4:
Add fish (130g) (extra two day)
Day 5:
Add a serving of dairy products and/or a serving of lean chicken or lean red meant (120g)
A vegetable broth like the one below is an excellent addition to a detox. It will help to alkalise your system (eating too much meat, alcohol, sugar, salt and caffeine all make your body’s systems over-acidic) and also help to detoxify your system. The spinach has a mild laxative effect and will stimulate the liver, gall bladder and aid blood and lymph circulation. Drink approx. 500ml, warmed, daily during all stages of the detox.
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Vegetable broth:
1 large unpeeled sweet potatoes, chopped
2 large unpeeled carrots, chopped
6-8 spinach leaves, torn
1 medium beetroot, chopped
1 onions, peeled and chopped
1 leek, chopped
2 cups of cabbage
4 stalks celery, chopped
2-3 garlic cloves peeled and crushed
Add any fresh herbs
Place all vegetables in a saucepan with enough water to cover all ingredients. Simmer over very low heat for an hour or two. Strain and drink.
Tip: You may want to add chilli, ginger, watercress, tomato and/or any fresh herbs.
Shopping list for detoxification diet
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Item |
Amount |
Purchased |
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Carrots |
12 large |
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Spinach |
2 bunches |
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Beetroot |
2 bunches |
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Cucumber (telegraph) |
1 large |
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Sweet potato |
4 large |
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Onion |
2 |
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Celery |
1 bunch |
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Garlic |
1 bulb |
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Lettuce |
1 |
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Avocado |
1-2 |
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Nuts and seed |
2 cups |
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Tomato |
4 |
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LSA |
1 |
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Fresh fish |
70-90 grams |
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Lean lamb |
70-90 grams |
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Organic eggs |
1-2 |
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Ginger (optional) |
1 root |
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Chilli (optional) |
4 red |
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Fresh herbs |
1 bunch |
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Lemon and limes |
1-2 |
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Soy and linseed bread |
1 |
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Organic oats |
1 |
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