For dinner detox, try Warm Broccoli Soup.

Ingredients:
1 avocado
6-8 broccoli heads
1/3 red onion
1 celery stick
a big handful of spinach
1 inch of root ginger
cumin and garlic to taste

Lightly steam the broccoli for 5-6 minutes. After steaming, blend all the ingredients together, and add garlic and pepper to taste. This is perfect for a cold winter night.

Feeling hungry still? These recipes are just few of the hundred other detox recipes available on the net.

The key here is to pack yourself with enough water and nutrients to keep you going without ingesting a plateful of additives, sugars and food preservatives. So what are you waiting for? Start your detox today.

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For lunch detox, try the Alkalising RAW Soup.

Ingredients:

1 avocado
2 spring onions
1 red or green pepper
1 cucumber
2 handfuls of spinach, 1 clove of garlic
100 ml of light vegetable Bouillon (read ingredients if using pre-prepared)
lemon or lime juice

Just like our vegetable juice, the recipe is simple and easy to do. Blend the avocado and stock to form a light paste. Add other ingredients and blend. And then you can start eating!

For breakfast, you can try vegetable super juice. This juice gives you the needed energy boost for your senses, wakens your digestive system and can keep you going until lunchtime.

Ingredients:
1 whole cucumber
4 celery sticks
2-4 handfuls of spinach
8 lettuce leaves
You can also add other green vegetables like parsley and fresh alfalfa sprouts. The process is easy and simple, juice all ingredients, and add distilled water to the desired thickness. You can also add lemon juice to improve the taste and increase its diuretic (flushing out) properties.

For more fluid intake, you can try Ginger Healing Tea with Turmeric.

Ingredients:
2 cups of water
1 teaspoon of powdered ginger
1 teaspoon of tumeric
1 tablespoon of maple syrup
1 lemon juice

To make your special healing tea, add the powdered herbs to boiling water and let it simmer for 10 minutes. Strain the tea into a mug and add maple syrup and lemon juice. Stir and drink, hot or cold. You can make larger batches by multiplying the quantities. Keep refrigerated.

Healthy Eating with Detox Recipes for your Body Part 1

You probably know by now what detoxification is and the ways that it can be done. A detox diet provides the simplest way to detoxifying yourself. A rule of thumb in detox diets: the more fiber and water, the better. Eat lots of vegetables and fruits, beans and nuts. On the other hand, steer clear of caffeine, carbonated drinks, sugars like chocolates, alcohol and yeast.

Dr. Kiki Sidhwa recommends going on a “monotrophic diet” after a three-day fast. By monotrophic, we mean eating only one type of fruit for every meal. Example, for breakfast, you can eat apple. For lunch, try out oranges or pineapples. Eat until your hunger is satisfied. You can squeeze in a grapefruit juice at around 4 pm for your snack. And in the evening, eat only apples, pears, grapes or bananas.

Of course, this is just one of those do-it-yourself diet plans that you can take on when you’re on a detox program. For most people, however, detox recipes are the best way to go.

These detox recipes are specially designed to provide you with the necessary nutrients in the body, and at the same time, to provide you with the necessary antioxidants and other substances that will cleanse your body from toxins.

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Meditation, such as a cleansing breath meditation, is another way to purify body, mind and spirit. There are several ways to do this. The most usual one is to picture all your negative thoughts and distractions as being exhaled as black smoke, with pure clean energy being inhaled from the universe as white smoke.

Prayer is the most familiar form of exhibiting spirituality. It is part of almost any religion found in any part of the world.

There is no established ‘right’ way to pray. In fact, you can pray anywhere you like, in any position you like, just as long as it comes from the heart and you have deep faith that your prayers will be answered. Prayer in Tibetan simply means ‘wish path’–you make a wish, and your mind will follow that path.

If you believe you will receive blessings from the universe, you will also feel positive and cleansed. Blessings in Tibetan is translated into ‘waves of transformation.’ Detoxing your mind and body is one such way of transforming your life.

Of course, there are also other types of mind detox that you can use besides visualization, prayer and meditation. Choose one that you think will work best for you.

If you then combine them with a body detox, such as a vegetarian or vegan diet for a week, it is then possible to get full body, mind, and spirit detox in simple, gentle ways at home.

Or, getting a professional help can greatly help you in achieving real and tangible results. Different types of yoga have guidelines for achieving a detoxed body and mind. Do your research, and pick what seems the most sensible program given your lifestyle and personal needs and circumstances. And above all, enjoy your detox as almost like a spa vacation from your every day life.

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Spirituality plays a vital role in may people’s daily life. If you have a sense of your own spiritual essence, you will probably be familiar the the concept of fasting, both in the sense of not eating, and in the sense of giving up certain foods for your health, and for religious observance.

The body is often equated with a temple in eastern religions. Rather than separating mind and body, Buddhism recognises the interconnectedness of all. Therefore, a healthy lifestyle is the cornerstone of sound spiritual practice, and thus with holistic health and well-being.

People with strong faith will likely say that a healthy life is worth nothing if your spirituality is void. These two aspects should always compliment each other to achieve full body detox.

Most people will say that you should live your life to the fullest, and so why not consider a full body detox? Detox or detoxification is a process to eliminate all the harmful toxins that have accumulated inside the body. The body, mind and spirit go hand in hand? The body will not function (or even not exist) without the mind, and the spirit.

It is a sad fact that many people have very little time to ponder about their spiritual aspect of life. They are too busy looking for ways to stay healthy, paying the bills, making more money, and meet work deadlines.

But people have a choice, to live mindfully and fully, and incorporate different spiritual practices in their lives with very little effort, such as meditation, or detox.

If you want to begin holistic living, start by full body, mind, and spirit detox.

The body has its own natural methods of detoxification, but if the toxins begin to accumulate, it needs some help. Detox is centuries old, and has its root in many religions and traditional forms of medicine. There are a lot of detox plans you can try safely at home for very little money, and there are even over the counter detox products available now.

Detox products aid the body in the detox process, making you feel more revitalized and energized. There are also other benefits of body detox including healthier skin and better digestion. Better digestion aids better elimination and excretion of your bodily wastes.

The mind can also undergo detoxification. You must free your mind from all negative thoughts. “Psychoneurimmunology,” part of many eastern cultures, teaches, that the mind and body are linked to each other. And that our thoughts are the path we follow through life, and so we can choose to travel that path in a positive manner through maintaining a healthy mind and body.

Patients who undergo this treatment are taught how to focus the mind, and visualize the healing-energy flowing into the body’s organs which need help. If you are successful in doing this treatment, the healing process is said to move at a faster rate.

Visualization is the key to unite the mind and body, in order to achieve the desired results.

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Full Detox Plan for Body, Mind, and Spirit Part 2

A final word about calcium

Calcium hs been recommended a number of times throughout this series. It is an essential nutrient and seems to have many disease prevention benefits.

Make sure you get enough Vitamin D to help with the absorption of the calcium. Both calcium and Vitamin D can also benefit your bone health and help ward off osteoporosis

There are a variety of reasons for this, some hormonal and some related to the fact that calcium absorption lessens in elderly intestines. Also, certain medications decrease the body’s ability to absorb calcium, including antacids .

Older adults need to be particularly conscious about the level of calcium in their diet and about which medications interfere with calcium absorption.

It’s best not to wait until you’re fifty-something to start preventing osteoporosis. Building stronger bones with a calcium-rich diet and weight-bearing exercise in your twenties and thirties is more likely to prevent osteoporosis than preventive measures in your fifties.

Other functions of calcium.
Besides promoting healthy tooth enamel, calcium helps muscles. Muscles can cramp, and heart muscles can even fail, if these muscles are not supplied with just the right amount of calcium.

Nerve impulses, the transmission of information between nerve fibers, will not function properly without just the right amount of calcium.

For example, muscles twitch (tetany) when the calcium supply to neuromuscular cells is insufficient. Calcium is one of the most vital minerals for optimal functioning of your entire body, tissues as well as bones, so in concluding this series, we can say that green leafy vegetables, fruit, and lowfat dairy with calcium can help protect you from a number of the diseases on our list.

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Your Diet and Colon Cancer

Colon cancer is the #2 killer of men in terms of cancer-related death after lung cancer. It is also prevalent among women, but a great deal of evidence suggests that a healthy diet can do much to prevent colon cancer.

It is also a highly treatable cancer if caught in its early stages, and people can prevent recurrence if they focus on eating the right foods to maintain their colon health.

The following recommendations are a summary of the major research that has been carried out on what you can do to prevent colon cancer through focusing on healthy nutrition.

Keep your weight at a reasonable level.

• Limit your intake of red meat. Choose lean cuts and eat small portions (about 3 oz.).

• Eat several servings of whole grains and at least five servings of fruits and vegetables each day. Include plenty of spinach, broccoli, tomatoes, oranges, berries, and carrots in your diet.
Fiber supplements can also be helpful, and also help you to feel full so you won’t over eat and gain weight. The only trouble is, they can be expensive, especially the chewable kind.

If you don’t mind the taste of psyllium seed (like Metamucil), you can buy a large tub of it in Vitamin shoppe for about $4.59 and mix it with fruit juice. Costco has its own brand of fibre supplements. The caplets are less than $7 for 250 tablets, about a 3 month supply.

• Get 1,200 mg of calcium per day by eating calcium-rich foods, such as two to three servings of low-fat or fat-free dairy products. Don’t bother to overpay for your supplements. Look at the dosage. They may be high potency vitamins, but your body can only absorb about 1500 mg per day anyway.

Emphasis getting your calcium from food, and you will also avoid overeating. Spinach salad with lowfat cheese, with a milk based smoothie, and yogurt for dessert, is a filling lunch packed with calcium. Or try sardines instead on the salad, also a great source of calcium.

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Your Diet and Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is the #8 killer of women of all deaths.

There is a growing body of research which supports the link between breast health and a good nutritionally balanced diet.

The following recommendations are a summary of the major research that has been carried out on what you can do to prevent breast cancer through focusing on healthy nutrition.

• Maintain a desirable weight for your height, build, and age.

• Limit fat intake, especially saturated fats and trans fatty acids.

• Include at least 25 g of fiber per day in your diet. Be sure to include several servings of whole grains such as wholemeal bread, brown rice, and pasta.

• Eat at least five servings per day of a variety of fruits and vegetables. At least one vegetable should be dark green, and at least one fruit or vegetable should be orange or red.

• Limit alcohol consumption to fewer than seven drinks per week. If you don’t drink at all, don’t start. Some believe that red wine has heart health benefits, but alcohol is just adding calories with little nutritional value per calorie as compared with other things you could be doing with 150 calories—like a baked potato with lowfat cheese or just about 2 light yogurts.

It is believed calcium found in lowfat dairy can also benefit breast health, as well as bone health. Take in conjunction with Vitamin D, c, and magnesium for maximum absorption.

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Diet and Disease Prevention Part 16