Feeling bloated and groggy after the Christmas and New Year festivities? Melanie’s quick post Christmas detox tips will have you feeling energised in no time.
1. Drink plenty of water, aim for 8 glasses a day. In the mornings add slices of fresh lemon to kick start your digestive system. During the day continue this with fresh ginger or mint which will dispel wind and ease food through the digestive tract.
2. Take some pre or pro biotics, these will improve digestion, help ease constipation and normalize gut bacteria.
3. Cut down on carbohydrates- remove the white stuff from your life for a few days. This means white bread, pasta, rice, cakes and biscuits.
4. Take a course of vitamin B complex, these are depleted after too much alcohol and are needed by the liver. Vitamin C will also help the breakdown and removal of alcohol from the body start off with 1000mg daily.
5. Gentian found in Angostura bitters is a digestive stimulant and will help your body rid itself of excess.
Tomato Sunrise
If you have a Nutribullet or Vitamix blender try my health giving cocktail. Full of vitamins especially A in carrots and tomatoes which may help with hangovers.
1 large glass of tomato Juice
1 carrot
½ raw beetroot
1 small chunk of celeriac
½ tsp vitamin C powder
a dash of angostura bitters
Blend all together and pour over ice garnish with a celery stick.