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Establish a detox lifestyle

by Suzannah Olivier
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Create new habits

We all know how hard it is to break old habits, so don't even try. Instead, make new ones. Once a week, or once a month, depending on how easy you find it, concentrate on making a new habit a part of your routine. Here are some to start you off:

  • Start to drink 1.5 litres of water each day (this does not include coffees or teas unless they are fruit or herbal teas).

  • At the end of each day count to see if you have reached your five portions quota of fruit and vegetables.

  • Eat oily fish (sardines, mackerel, fresh tuna, salmon and herrings) once or twice each week.

  • Try a vegetarian meal (which is not overly dependent on cheese) two or three times each week.

  • Find healthy snacks you enjoy and keep them easily to hand: a pot of olives, low-fat pretzels, Japanese rice crackers, organic 70 per cent cocoa chocolate, small packets of unsalted nuts and raisins, packets of oatcakes.

  • Drink fresh juices as a mid-afternoon pick-me-up instead of coffee.

  • Have fun with food - treat food preparation as a celebration. Enjoy choosing and cooking meals, and make it a social occasion with friends and family. Learn a new healthy recipe every fortnight.

  • Freeze extra portions of your healthy cooking experiments so you always have something to hand when you are hungry.

  • Take a multivitamin/mineral supplement every day.


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