Ever hear your body say “No more food for a while, please”?
For those of you who had too many bites of buttery baked goodness after turkey last night (or who didn’t even make it to desert), here is a great recipe for helping your body get back to normal.
The term “cleanse” can mean many things, but I am using it to simply mean “intentionally giving your digestive system a rest”. After a huge family dinner, I like to make a big batch of the drink below the next morning and sip it, diluted with water, throughout the day. I often eat if I feel hungry or don’t if I don’t; other people fast by intentionally skipping one meal, a whole day or a few days worth of solid foods to help their body re-center itself. (I don’t recommend doing this unless you read up on it a bit; with some googling there are many great books and websites to help you embark on a serious fasting cleanse).
Cleansing is great to do, not only after you eat too much, but after any period of great physical or emotional stress, or to mark time and creating a “new beginning”. However you choose to cleanse, the basic lemon cleanse is a great drink to flush your system out after a big holiday meal.
BASIC LEMON JUICE CLEANSE
2 tablespoons FRESH squeezed lemon or lime juice (approx. 1/2 lemon)
2 tablespoons maple syrup, Grade B and organic if you can get it (the darker the better)*
a small pinch cayenne pepper, more if you can handle it
10-14 oz pure water
Enjoy and be well!
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