{"id":336,"date":"2011-03-03T17:20:34","date_gmt":"2011-03-03T17:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=336"},"modified":"2012-08-22T14:49:32","modified_gmt":"2012-08-22T20:49:32","slug":"detoxing-tips-and-a-juice-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=336","title":{"rendered":"Detoxing Tips (and a Juice Recipe!)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Green<\/p>\n

So I finished my cleanse yesterday and am happy to report that my cold is a lot better. Yay. Goal achieved. Today I\u2019m sticking to raw fruits and vegetables, soups, salads, and foods that are easy to digest. You have no idea how good an orange is after not eating real food for three days. When coming off a cleanse it\u2019s vital that you take it slow with food. You shouldn\u2019t eat anything heavy, processed, or eat too much at a time. Often with detoxing, your stomach will shrink a bit, so it\u2019s important to just eat a little at a time.<\/p>\n

I think one of the best detox plans would be to incorporate juices in your diet. Whether you pick one day to do a juice cleanse (Nadia<\/a> has a great article on it<\/a>) or maybe just replace one of your meals with a fresh juice, it\u2019s a good idea to let your digestive system have a break once in a while.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve done a lot of detoxes. I have tried eating just grapefruits for three days. I have drank just fresh \u00a0juices. I\u2019ve gone on a completely raw diet for two months. I\u2019ve done water fasting. I\u2019ve drank just green smoothies for a week. I\u2019ve spent days just eating raw veggies and fruit. But mind you, I\u2019m not sure I recommend these\u2026those were the days where I was very finicky about everything I ate. It had to be healthy or I wouldn\u2019t eat it. I was fastidious about having a toxic-free body. I don\u2019t think it was healthy to have that as such a focus. All that aside, I believe it\u2019s a great idea to do a detox once or twice a year.<\/p>\n

Anyways, here are some tips and tricks that I’ve picked up with all the cleanses I\u2019ve tried\u2026<\/p>\n