New year's healthy resolutions

However much you maybe feeling guilty about over indulgence during the festive period and are tempted to crash diet - I strongly recommend that you avoid any fasting or deep detox therapies at this time of year.

Just aim to nourish your body with optimum nutrition and eliminate all the junk...

Prepare your body for the deep detox that it undoubtedly deserves in a few weeks time. As the days lengthen and you sense those first signs of spring, your energy will rise and your body will then be ready to cope with the life long benefits of a deep detox.

So for the next few weeks aim to love your self and nourish your body with essential nutrients and resolve to give your body and soul the attention they deserve.  

So my recommendations are:

• Drink the freshly squeezed juice of half a lemon on rising every morning to cleanse and stimulate your metabolism.
• Make breakfast the most nutritious meal of your day - include natural cereals, fresh or dried fruit, wheat germ, flaxseeds natural low fat yogurt and sweeten with maple syrup or honey.
• Drink herbal tea such as nettle, dandelion, lemon & ginger or green tea to cleanse and strengthen digestion.
• Eat more soups and winter warming stews with vegetables, lentils, pulses, lean meat, chicken, fish and warming spices.
• Ensure daily essential fatty acids by eating oily fish, seeds, nuts and oils such as hemp seed oil.
• Fruit should be eaten on an empty stomach - ideal for breakfast and makes a great mid morning or afternoon snack. Make a habit of fruit smoothies for all those essential vitamins.
• Chew your food well and eat regularly - very important to ensure healthy digestion and prevention of sugar cravings.

Glenys Collings
Complementary Health Nurse
Cambridge Complementary Health Centre

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