Holiday Indulgence: Detoxifying After the Diwali Festival

Diwali is one of the biggest Hindu celebrations. The festival is celebrated with happiness and enthusiasm for five days. Festivals also mean a lot of food. After five days of indulging in sumptuous all-authentic Indian food, many people want to detoxify and go back to their healthy eating habits. 

According to an article in NDTV, there are some ways to detox after one of the biggest and festive occasions. During these special occasions, indulgence is at its highest point and a few days after, cleanup and detox are words we hear more often. Normally, after any celebration that involves a lot of food, people are afraid to get on the weighing scale. 

Detox and clean-eating boosts the natural cleansing and pushes the body to get rid of the toxins and its by-products as well. With poor eating habits, environmental chemicals, hormones and some other things that may affect our body like alcohol and cigarettes, they need to be flushed out from the bodies in a regular basis is possible in order to target overall wellness and vitality.

The body needs to be given the right nutrition in order to cleanse the system and bring back the healthy body. Many people think that when you say detox it means hard and strict process however, this isn't what we all thought it would be. One important thing to remember when detoxifying is to be gentle. The process is just about elimination and abstaining. It usually takes about 3-4 weeks for any new lifestyle change.

Some detoxification steps that can surely give greater energy, improve overall health and have a long term glow are as follows. First, start the day by drinking warm water with squeezed lemon of herbal tea.

Say goodbye to empty calories and sugar like ice cream and soft drinks. Next is to cut out all kinds of grains, bread, pasta etc. Drink 8 glasses of water every day, you may add in some freshly squeezed lemon or mint to add freshness.

Finally, following some of these steps can guarantee best results. Like the popular line, ""What you eat today, you wear tomorrow". Happy Detox!

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