I've also found the Winter Solstice Season to be a good time to cleanse my body of toxins. This year I'm trying the protein-free version, the suddenly trendy Master Cleanse. The recipe is simple, the juice of a lemon, two tablespoons of grade B maple syrup (which is like a madeleine to me - conjuring up childhood memories of annual maple syrup harvesting in Frostpocket), distilled water (I'm substituting Fiji water because distilled water is so flat-tasting) and a pinch of cayenne pepper. Surprisingly delicious. Herbal teas will be added to my diet later (peppermint tea, especially). I doubt I'll continue for 10 days, but who knows.
Inebriates are taboo of course, and I won't have a problem giving up beer, wine, etc., but removing the 6-8 cups of espresso I normally drink is going to wreak havoc on my mental clarity, at least for a few days. I'm sort of in a fog at the moment, in fact.
Tags: health
Boy, do I know all about diets. Lost weight is easily found. Coffee stimulates your appetite. Alcohol, I am sure you've heard, is empty calories; it may nourish the soul, though ;) When you look at all these older rockers from the UK they are bloated, I am sure from alcohol. I think men there like their dogs, their booze and their buddies, not necessarily in this order.
Drinking lots of water is excellent. Starving yourself is not.
Thanks, Tina, for the tips, but I'm not so much interested in weight loss as I am in cleaning the toxins out of my cells, my colon, my body. Martinis and ethno-botany etc.
I may not have a 28 inch waist anymore, but I'm also not 16 years old.