Detox Diary - Day 1

So we’ve induged ourselves over the Christmas period and all we really want to do is continue along that seemingly glorious path. Unfortunately if we were to do that we’d end up with some serious tyres and muffin tops to contend with and frankly I’d rather nip it in the bud now. So what did we decide to do here at Puresha? A little Detox wahay! Just what we wanted for Christmas… but we’re doing it because we want to reap the benefits of the beautiful Puresha products we’re putting on our skin. After all a healthy body means healthy glowing skin. We thought you might like a little insight into how it’s all going for us and we’ve got some hints and tips that we’ve picked up along the way to help any other budding detoxers…

We've decided to do a mixture of the Candida / Macrobiotic diet which means no wheat, sugar, fatty meats, alcohol, coffee, fruit or processed foods. Sounds fun doesn’t it? We both suffer from Candida symptoms and thought it might be great to try it for a few weeks to see what difference it makes.

To read more about candida visit : www.candidablog.com/

The main problem I think most people face is finding good recipes. It’s so easy to resort to adding a processed jar of pasta sauce to our daily recipes for example… Some great sites include Gweneth Paltrow’s www.goop.com which offers healthy recipes and lifestyle advice aswell as www.edenfoods.com which offers hundreds of recipes from various diet choices. We also have a new recipe in every detox email so keep your eyes peeled. Detoxing doesn’t have to be a chore all the time…

Day 1:

My body needed some serious vegging-up after the last few weeks of food mahem so the trip to the supermarket became the highlight of my day. I wandered the vegetable isles and felt excited about the prospect of cleansing my body of the crap I had put in there. (It was good though tee hee) Mischief over, I placed every organic vegetable I could find in the trolley. I kept my teacup filled with delicious detox tea (see below) and drank plently of room temp water. I also used a couple of the best detox brands at Puresha such as the Duchess Marden Crème Cleanser and Patyka Face and Body Serum before going to bed and woke up the next morning with the softest baby-bottom skin. Day one over…phew that wasn’t so bad.

Breakfast: Porridge with oat milk and organic ground cinnamon

Snack: Celery sticks with homemade hummus

Lunch: Grilled garlic pork sliced over a salad of radishes, chicory, rocket, carrot and spring onion. Tossed with homemade sesame, olive oil and salt dressing. Adding a bit of salt really brings out the flavours in the vegetables.

Dinner: Chicken Strifry with red and white cabbage, cauliflower and green pepper with tamari soy sauce, ginger, chilli and garlic. Served with brown basmati rice. NB. Green peppers are most nutritious and brown basmati rice is the best to eat on this diet.

TRY:

Eleven O’Clock – The Original Rooibosch Tea – This is high in anti-oxidants and caffeine-free.

Clipper – Detox Tea – This has a deliciously refreshing raspberry/rhubarb taste.