A great way to kick off your detox and diet season, this box contains four of the best detox products for 10 days’ continuous use: Milk Thistle Complex which helps cleanse the liver; Solidago Complex, which helps the kidneys to handle toxins; Golden Rod Tea to get rid of a uric acid build up; and Molkosan Vitality, which gets the bowel moving – essential for a successful detox. ‘Molkosan is a prebiotic so it improves the internal environment for friendly bacteria,’ explains nutritional therapist Alison Cullen. ‘Make sure you drink lots of water when you’re using these products as toxins can’t leave your body if there’s no water for them to ride out in.’
The Detox Box costs £29.99 from www.revital.co.uk
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You’ve heard about the famous lemon detox diet – Beyonce, Naomi Campbell and Anna Friel are apparently all fans – but do you have the guts to try it? Devotees say it’s ideal if you are trying a 5.2 style fasting regime and, for something that is essentially just a drink, it is surprisingly satisfying. Mix Madal Bal Tree Syrup with hot water, fresh lemon juice and a pinch of cayenne or ginger (to rev up your metabolism) and drink five glasses spread throughout the day. One glass contains about 100 calories. Dr Sarah Brewer, author of The Total Detox Plan, says: ‘during a fast the Madal Bal Tree Syrup solution allows you to still obtain useful nutrition, especially minerals such as potassium, calcium, manganese and zinc, so it’s a useful alternative to plain water.’
Madal Bal Tree Syrup costs £42.99 for a one litre tin from health food shops. Go to www.lemondetox.com for more information.
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Taken orally, Epsom salts are a well known laxative, but did you know that adding them to your bath water is an easy and painless way to remove toxins from your body? It’s a trick anyone can use, and, according to Jennifer Lawrence’s personal trainer Dalton Wong, it’s how the Hunger Games star de-bloats herself before red carpet events. The salts draw out toxins and excess water. They also remove toxins from the muscles, and a dose of salts in your bath is also a good way to reduce muscle soreness.
We like Care Epsom Salts (£2.89 for 300g from pharmacies nationwide).
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The whole reason you are detoxing is to release and remove the trapped toxins that can make you feel sluggish and low. But the process can cause a lot of free radical damage – that is to say that while the toxins are being released they risk causing inflammation around the body (you may experience this as aches and pains, spots, or even an irritable mood). To neutralise the free radicals and flush out toxins, drink plenty of water and dose up with antioxidants – these can be in the form of lots of fresh fruit and vegetables, or as a supplement such as Pukka’s Clean Greens (£17.45 for 60 capsules). It contains 11 organic superfoods such as nettle, kale and wheatgrass juice, and also generally helps your body to cope with the pollution you encounter on a daily basis.
Help your detox along with Pukka’s Detox Tea (£2.39, shop.pukkaherbs.com) containing aniseed, fennel and licorice for healthy digestion.
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This is a sulphuric smelling supplement – so not particularly pleasant to take, but it will do your insides the world of good by removing toxins from alcohol, rancid fats and pollutants you’ve had contact with, says nutritional therapist Judy Watson www.judywatsonnutritionist.co.uk. ‘It can also break down mucus, which is a great bonus if you’re suffering with sinus problems at this time of year,’ she says.
Nutri Advanced Nac costs £27.95 for 90 capsules from health stores.
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If you’ve ever tried – and eschewed – the “slimming” rice and pasta products made of Konjac root, then this is the same thing but in a possibly more palatable form. SlimSip (£19.99 for 30 sachets, www.boots.com) is an effervescent orange drink containing glucommanan, the magic ingredient in Konjac root. It fills you up so that you don’t feel hungry on your diet (it actually absorbs so much water that it swells to 200 times its original size!) while also slowing down the absorption of sugar and cholesterol from the stomach and intestines, helping to control blood sugar levels, trap and eliminate fats and oils, and reduce cholesterol levels. Drink it half an hour before each meal to stop you overeating and to reset your appetite.
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Dry skin brushing is a really powerful way of detoxing that costs nothing once youve invested in your brush, says nutritional therapist and detox specialist Stephanie Lashford of the Sanford Clinic. Use a really harsh brush thats almost scrubbing brush quality I like the Elemis brush (£20 from www.johnlewis.com), which comes with a nice long handle to reach down your back. The process of brushing (start at your feet and work your way up to your heart in flicky strokes, then go from your chin down to your chest, and along your arms in circles) awakens your lymphatic system to speed up the removal of toxins and keep harmful bacteria at bay. A poor lymph flow is the reason for many health complaints like a poor immunity and fluid retention. When you have a fever, your lymph nodes are often inflamed. When you increase blood stimulation to an area of your skin, youre actually unclogging those lymph fluids, which, in turn, makes you healthier.
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Keep your bowels healthy and regular during a detox, as constipation will result in more toxins circulating in your body. If diet alone isn’t working for you (plenty of fresh vegetables and fruit, and lots of water), try Lepicol – a natural product that contains psyllium fibre, probiotics (live bacteria) and prebiotics (which acts as food for the probiotics). ‘Probiotics have been proven to improve liver and kidney function (essential for a healthy detox), while psyllium fibres can bind fats, harmful heavy metals and other toxins in the small bowel reducing their absorption,’ says GP Dr Mayur Joshi.
Lepicol supplements healthy bowels supplements, £16.99, www.boots.com
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A good all rounder, this is a really useful botanical product to help your cleansing process. It contains flaxseeds and psyllium (to help support healthy bowel function), chlorella (to aid the elimination process), dandelion root (to support your liver – which is the waste disposal unit for your body), prune powder (to help keep you regular) and probiotics to balance digestive health and support your immune system.
D-Tox Support costs £29.77 from www.naturalhealthpractice.com
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Fans of this superfood say it’s helped them to lose weight by balancing the hormones cortisol and serotonin, in turn helping to correct blood sugar and reduce cravings. ‘Some people call laminine “stem cells in a bottle” because it contains fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) from a 9-day fertilized hen egg,’ says Harley Street natural therapist Clare G Harvey of www.flowersense.co.uk. ‘These FGFs nourish and stimulate our adult stem cells to repair and regenerate, with benefits for all sorts of body functions. The repair process starts with a major detox – and you need to drink lots of water to help flush out the toxins that are released. Once you’ve emerged from the detox, you should feel that sense of vibrant health you had as a child. Some people say it has relieved long term problems (including chronic pain and weight conditions). You may even find yourself cleansed of old bad habits, thoughts and feelings that are damaging to your wellbeing if they go on for too long.’
Laminine costs £25 a month from www.balance9.co.uk
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Dosing up with vitamin C helps your body produce glutathione, a liver compound that drives out toxins. Try Emergen-C (£4.99 for eight one-a-day sachets, www.chemistdirect.co.uk) effervescent drink providing 1000mg vitamin C with 15 other key nutrients: vitamins B1, B2, B6, B12 and D, folic acid, niacin, pantothenic acid, potassium, calcium, magnesium, manganese, chromium and zinc. It comes in three fruity flavours, each one derived from real fruit extracts.
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There’s nothing more rewarding than seeing the weight drop off – but weight loss isn’t the only sign that your diet and detox are moving in the right direction. You also need to monitor your muscle to fat ratio, and Tanita’s newest BC-731 body composition range scales (£45 from www.tanita.eu or www.amazon.co.uk) are so lightweight you can even pack them in a suitcase and take them on holiday. Using the latest Innerscan technology, with results clearly displayed on a two-line LCD easy to read screen, you will see the true impact of your detox regime.
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