What do you do when you make a huge mess of your body by feeding it food that delights your taste buds but saturates it with fats and sugars and salts?? Cry maybe? Look in the mirror at that puffiness and say, “Ewwww, I’m never doing that again!”? Think about the aches and pains that you haven’t felt for months and say, “Yikes, why did they come back?” All decent options, I suppose, but I decided to take charge with a spontaneous detox day that started with a protein shake rich in Omega 3 and will finish it up with a quart of Spicy Citrus Detox Cocktail!!
Here’s the recipe:
To a blender container, add:
2 organic oranges, peeled and cut into large chunks
1 organic lemon, peeled and cut into chunks
1 inch piece of fresh ginger root, peeled
1 organic clove of garlic, peeled
1 Tablespoon of REAL maple syrup
2 Tablespoons pure olive oil or organic flaxseed oil
1/4 teaspoon organic ground cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon organic ground cloves
1 Tablespoon organic fresh cilantro
1 cup of fresh baby spinach leaves
Blend for 5 minutes on high speed until smooth and creamy! It will be a beautiful shade of yellow when it is done! Then add:
3-4 cups filtered water
Stir to combine and refrigerate. Enjoy 8 ounces at a time throughout the day with as many fresh vegetables as you can consume to minimize the inflammatory process and cleanse your liver and bloodstream!
So don’t despair if you have polluted your body with unhealthy food, or toxic beverages or both! Don’t let it become an excuse to stay on the “bad track”! Clean up the mess and start fresh tomorrow!! It’s as simple as that!!
Live well,
Lisa
Oliver is being extra quiet today. Sometimes he gives me the silent treatment after I have been gone for a couple of days! He’ll be back with his commentary next time.
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