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Detox to Fulfill Your New Year Resolution!

Christmas and New Year celebrations are fun and filled with joy. We all loosened and gave ourselves the permission to indulge in treats and foods in a way that we don’t usually do. It is February now, so what next? Detox diet is a must after indulging in holidays fatty feast food and treats. It also flushes out toxins left from consuming alcoholic drinks which can stress your liver. However there are some important points to remember about detox diet Most toxins are removed from the body through the liver and kidneys functions. Yet, detox courses are an opportunity to boost body functions and expedite the cleansing process in the body. A Detox diet doesn't make you lose fat. It rids your body of toxins and also boost your metabolism. You can lose belly fat faster and easier after you restore your liver, kidneys, blood and digestive tract with the cleanse process. Detoxifying should be done periodically at each change of season. At minimum do it twice a year; in spring and autumn. The Process of purifying the body should not be longer than 2-3 days. A prolonged or improper diet detox can cause headaches, anemia, irregular heartbeat, headache, low blood sugar, skin irritation, nausea. You need to prepare a relaxing environment for yourself. Detox diet can cause fatigue. It is better to do your detox course when you are off work or during a weekend. Enjoy and enhance your cleanse experience with warm baths, aromatherapy oils and massage Drink plenty of fruit and vegetable juice, herbal teas, and a lot of water. You should aim to have at least 8 glasses of fluids per day During your detox days, you can prepare fruit and veggies smoothies in a blender. There are many juicing recipes that might appeal to you. Ingredients vary between kale, apple, pineapple, parcel, grapes, melon, mangoes, plums, beet, peaches, carrots, and guava. Add to your juice 1-2 tablespoons of honey and drink it immediately. Start preparing your body for the detox period a week in advance. Eat foods high in fiber such as raw and fresh fruits and vegetables, dried fruit, whole-wheat bread, cereals, oats, brown rice and whole wheat crackers. During your detox course, avoid smoking, drinking alcohol, coffee, soda, sugar, and dairy products Learn how to make a smoothie with natural raw ingredients Plants and herbs with diuretic properties are: parsley, artichokes, asparagus, fruits, watermelon, berries, celery, dandelion, . Lemon helps restore alkaline level in your blood. Drink a cup of water with the juice of ½ lemon first thing in the morning and before you go to bed. Don’t forget to do get some light exercise during that period. Do yoga, go for long walk, relief your stress and enjoy your total body detox

Tips to Manage & Prepare a Healthy Diet for the Family

There is nothing cuter than babies when they grow up a little and look healthy, excess weight is not welcome though. Fatty foods, large portions and a sedentary lifestyle have led to an increase in childhood obesity. Parents need to re-evaluate daily eating habits to ensure that children would grow to be healthy and fit. It's never too early to take action. Having a good blender or juicer such as Jack Lalanne Juicer or any other qulity juicer would give you many options and choices for snacks preperation, Juices apeal formost kids taste.

 

Here are some tips to put in your mind regarding children diet:

 

• Do not force children to finish all of the food on their plates when they say that they don't want to eat anymore because, it will be difficult to control how much they eat in the future.
• Do not reward your child by giving him/her the treats they like when they do something good. This kind of rewarding will be engraved in their mind as something that makes them feel better about themselves. Using praise and complements is much better than edible prizes.
• Do not forbid your child from eating fattening food because sometimes children would crave food that is forbidden. Teach your children to appreciate food that is good for them and rich with vitamins and nutrients.
• Try to always eat healthy. Children imitate their parents in their eating habits and will follow your example in the future years of her life.
• Make sure that you have just enough variety of food on the table. Studies showed that the more options we have the more we eat.
• Eat healthier and exercise. Try to take your kids for a walk sometimes and do not drive with your kids everywhere.

 

Measuring BMI for your Child

 

BMI is the body mass index. It is very important to monitor children's BMI to ensure that they are having a healthy diet and that they will grow to be healthy adults. Early intervention provides successful results.

 

Children are different in their eating habits and could have a healthy BMI, be overweight, or obese. Healthy children with healthy BMI are active children who have healthy diet. Parents of overweight children need to monitor their child diet to ensure that the child would not increase in weight and become obese. Parents can take this as an opportunity for them to re-evaluate the family diet overall and their lifestyle.

 

For an obese child it is important to consult with a nutrition expert to ensure that the diet that the obese child is taking would help reduce his weight and bring it down to healthy levels. Obese children need a lot of support as their body image might have an impact on their confidence and their abilities to develop social relationships

 

It is important not to talk about diet as a restricted plan. But there are some points to put in mind

•  Offer your obese child three meals and a healthy snack every day.
•  Reduce the amount of fast food that the child eats.
• Encourage your child to participate in activities that provides exercise such as swimming, cycling, playing basketball, etc.
• Don’t let your child spend hours in front of TV or playing video games. snaking while  watching TV is a big No No.
• Decrease the proportion of food that you serve your child.
• Exchange pop and sugary juices with natural juice and smoothies.
• Avoid comparing your child to other children. Involve your children in food preparation and teach them to prepare simple and healthy meals and juices.