24 Hour Detox

If you’ve been feeling bloated, then you know more than anyone that you need to cleanse the junk from your body. It’s not always easy picking which path to take to cleanse your body for the results you want. But, I’ve made it easy with my 24 Hour Detox. I don’t believe in deprivation, so you will not feel deprived in any way. In fact, you’ll feel quite the opposite.

The reality is, no matter how clean we eat, we live in a very toxic world. Before we even open our mouths to take a bite of food, we are exposed to vehicular and industrial pollution in the air and toxins in our cleaning products and cosmetics. Not to mention the havoc wreaked on the body by stress. So, the question is not ‘am I toxic?’ but rather ‘how toxic am I?’ This 24 hour detox will help you to eliminate those toxins that cause weight gain, brain fog, loss of sleep, loss of mental clarity, and fatigue?
 
Upon Waking Drink:
Morning Lemon Elixir

• 1 cup warm or room temp water
• Juice from 1 lemon
• Pinch of cinnamon and 1 teaspoon raw honey OR a couple of drops of stevia

Breakfast:
Blueberry Superfood Smoothie Bliss

• 1 cup unsweetened almond or coconut milk
• ½ cup frozen or fresh, organic wild blueberries
• ½ cup spinach
• 1 tablespoon coconut oil
• 1 tablespoon flax meal or chia seeds
• Pinch of cinnamon
• Stevia or raw honey to sweeten
• Ice (optional)
• Blend and enjoy

 
Snack: 10 almonds and 1 apple
 
Lunch:
Mixed Salad

• 2 cups mixed greens or spinach, chopped
• ½ cup carrots, chopped
• ½ cup cucumbers, chopped
• 1 cup artichokes (BPA free, canned in water)
• 1 avocado, cubed
• ¼ cup hemp seeds or seed of your choice
• Handful Italian parsley, chopped
• Handful basil, chopped

Chop vegetables and mix in a large bowl. Top your salad with avocado and hemp seeds. Drizzle with dressing of choice.
 
Snack: ½ avocado w/ tomato & sea salt
 
Dinner:
Carrot Ginger Soup

• 4 cups chopped carrots
• 6 cups bone broth or water
• 1 medium onion, minced
• 2-inch nub ginger root, peeled and grated
• Himalayan Pink sea salt to taste
• Dash nutmeg
• Chopped fresh parsley, dill, or cilantro

Put carrots, ginger, and onion in a pot with broth. Bring to boil then cover and reduce heat and simmer 20-25 minutes. Remove from heat and put everything in a blender or food processor to purée. Serve hot topped with fresh herbs.
 
Evening:
Early Evening Immune Boosting Ginger Elixir

• 1 cup warm or room temp water
• Juice from ½ lemon
• 1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger or 1 tablespoon if tolerated
• 1 teaspoon raw honey or stevia

Bring the water and ginger to a boil, and then lower flame. Add the lemon and keep at a low simmer for a few minutes. Then pour into a mug and nourish your body.