My family recently went to the Ocean city, Maryland for our first family vacation. It was a blast. We spent a lot of time at the beach. The children built sand castles, picked up sea shells, feathers,etc. Also, we explored the city. We did the board walk and it was great. We eat out a lot which meant we indulged a lot. From pizzas, to waffles, tonnes of scrambled eggs, bacon, french fries, ice-cream, etc. Hello, it was vacation! Don’t be too judgy of me!
However, I managed to include some exercise into my action-packed week. I was only able to work out twice during the week-long vacation, which wasn’t bad at all.
Peradventure it was out of guilt of too much “enjoyment” and all the comfort/junk foods, that I decided to have a special three-day detox, when we got back home. I decided to “cleanse” my system by taking an 8 ounce glass of water with half a lemon squeezed in first thing in the morning. Then, I proceeded to take a green smoothie as my breakfast. I did that for three days consecutively. I want to share with you what I did and hope you can try it out at some point too.
Day 1 smoothie:
1 banana, 1 Avocado pear, 1/2 Cucumber, 5 pieces of broccoli, 1/2 lemon(squeezed), 4oz of water.
All these were put in a blender and blended together giving the result pictured below.
Day 2 Smoothie:
I decided to add more green fruits. I used 1 banana, 1 green apple,1/2 cucumber, 1 Avocado pear, 1 confluence pear, 5 broccoli , 1/2 lemon( again squeezed) and about 4 oz of water. See picture of what I used below:
Final Result was:
And this:
Day 3 Smoothie was the same as I had from day 2, only saved half of it for day 3.
Picture of the day 3 smoothie result is this:
At the end of the three days I felt really good. For starters, all the guilt had vanished !
Seriously, It was a good thing for my body and I suggest you try your own little experiment.
7 reasons why you should detox:
- It helps with weight loss.
- It helps purify toxins your body may not be able to keep up with.
- It improves your immune system .
- It helps to boost your energy
- You will have a clearer skin and more shiny hair.
- Clearer thoughts, improved thinking and better memory.
- It slows down signs of ageing.
Embarking on a detox of your own is not a bad idea at all, considering all the numerous benefits it promises to give.
To insure good health: eat lightly, breathe deeply, live moderately, cultivate cheerfulness, and maintain an interest in life.” – William Londen