After all, you are unlikely to be reassured by the fact that the body has decided to withstand the cold and compensate for the lack of sun during the short daylight hours!
Remember that in winter you unwittingly increased the volume and calorie intake, decreased your physical activity, and were warm and comfortable most of the time. Of course, all this affected the appearance and health in general. Many, especially women, note that their hair, nails and skin are far from being in the best condition by the end of winter. They are also accompanied by a feeling of heaviness and lethargy.
“The reason should be sought in the fact that after winter the body always lacks vitamins, and along the way accumulates a lot of“nasty and harmful”: bad cholesterol, excess fluid and toxins,” explains nutritionist Sabina Kurbanova.
Global purge
At the heart of any cleansing is the saturation of the body with water. Nutritionists advise: closer to spring, the amount of clean water consumed should be increased, up to about 2 liters per day. “Water drunk on an empty stomach (any drinking or mineral water without gas) removes toxins very well. Drink 2-2.5 glasses a couple of hours before breakfast,”advises detox specialist Kira Troitskaya. It is best to add a little lemon juice to the water, and if there is no allergy - honey, but not more than 1 teaspoon per liter.
During the day, drink 1.5 glasses of water or herbal tea (decoction of rose hips, chamomile, etc.) before each meal. Such drinks help to restore energy balance and saturate the body with vitamins (especially vitamin C, which is necessary to strengthen the immune system).
The last portion of water should be drunk 2 hours before bedtime. For the best detoxification effect, Kira Troitskaya recommends taking activated charcoal or any other sorbent at the same time - for example, Enterosgel. And if you add salon procedures to the cleansing program, then the cleansing process will be more effective.
Breathing exercises
A good part of the detox is a short set of breathing exercises. They can be done at any free time. This will increase your metabolism and oxygenate your tissues. Learn to inhale slowly - through your nose and exhale through your mouth. After inhaling, hold your breath for 5 seconds.
In the morning after sleep, take several deep breaths while lifting on your toes and stretching your arms forward, and when exhaling, lower yourself to a full foot and stretch your arms along your body. Then, bend forward while inhaling, and while exhaling slowly, straighten. You can also do several squats (inhaling) and lifting (exhaling).
Review your diet
Feeling like you've gained a little weight over the winter? Experts in healthy eating do not recommend going on a rigid diet right away - this can become additional stress for the body, which will soon want to regain lost pounds, and sometimes add extra - for a "rainy day".
To begin with, exclude from the diet all flour and sweets, minimize the consumption of fats (but do not forget about the beneficial Omega 3 fatty acids, which are vital for us).
You can try a mono diet for a few days - for example, rice (rice is an excellent absorbent). Salads from fresh herbs and cucumbers, kefir, drinking low-fat and unsweetened yogurt go well with it. However, remember about the need to take a vitamin-mineral complex, since vitamins and many trace elements are washed out of the body along with toxins.
How to get out of "hibernation"?
7 tips from nutritionist, nutritionist, detox specialist Yulia Tyurina:
- Rule 1 - no hunger strikes and express diets;
- Rule 2 - food in compliance with small portions - no more than 250 grams - we reduce the volume of the stomach;
- Rule 3 - we make the diet easier by replacing meat with fish. We reduce the amount of dairy products and coffee, we drink more clean water. “I advise you to eat 1 grapefruit every day, if there are no contraindications,” adds Yulia Tyurina to the recommendations;
- Rule 4 - we arrange fasting days twice a week - on vegetables, cereals, fruits (it is better to eat a little, in the morning), sauerkraut, nuts, vegetable oil;
- Rule 5 - we cook only steamed or bake, we also exclude heavy combinations (for example, bread with butter or jam);
- Rule 6 - move, walk or run in the fresh air as much as possible. We add any fitness training (on the street, in the gym, at home);
- Rule 7 - Be sure to get enough sleep, otherwise all our detox efforts will go down the drain.
Invigorate your body not only with changes in your diet and adding activity - fill your life with positive emotions: smile, rejoice in the approaching spring and do everything with pleasure. In any business, attitude is important, and if you decide to upgrade - even more so!
