Better health

The 3 day detox diet is a little more stringent than the 7 day detox diet. This is only because its quick cleanse while the other is a longer cleansing process. However I am mindful of the fact that your body will need nourishment for seven day while its cleansing.  DAY 1 Breakfast Lemon, ginger, or tulsi tea, or use the shiitake mushroom tea (see Recipe section) A bowl of miso soup (clear made with vegetable stock) and any three vegetables of your choice. If you don't have miso, then any vegetables soup Lunch Pressed salad tossed with green apples (if available) and made with at least three vegetables Mid-afternoon to evening snack   Any fruit (one small bowl) Dinner Soup (with miso) Boiled vegetables DAY 2 Breakfast Lemon, ginger, or tulsi tea, or use the shiitake mushroom tea; round vegetable soup with miso Lunch Boiled salad (any three vegetables, for example, cauliflower, green beans, and carrots) tossed with sauerkraut. Mid-afternoon to evening snack Any fruit (one ...

           3  reasons why dairy is bad for you: 1) Dairy is high in saturated fats, predisposing us to cholesterol deposits in the arteries. As explained earlier, the fat in dairy accumulates in the body,adding bulky layers over your muscle. This fat build. up hinders and slows down oxygen from reaching other body tissues surrounding it. And a lack of oxygen slows your metabolism, making your system sluggish and eventually adding weight to your body. 2) According to The China Study by T. Colin Campbell, casein is a protein that does not assimilate in the digestive system, and dairy has plenty of it. Cow's milk has 18 percent whey and 40 percent casein, Think of casein going into your tummy and becoming like curd, which sticks to your intestinal walls. This interferes with the digestive system's ability to absorb nutrients from other foods, causing fat deposits. 3) Typically, deposits in soft tissue stick around and can get malignant over time. That's w...

  Beauty is priceless Sunday, and you were being a mall rat. The luxurious new body products line, which boasts of everything from Dead Sea bathing salts to yummy dark chocolate scrubs and rich caviar cream, drew you in like a moth to a flame. You loaded up your basket with a heap of these goodies, each promising to make you look younger and giving you that 'glow' to die for, and leaving you feeling good about yourself, albeit with a lighter wallet. Well who can blame you? You gave into luscious advertising and the promise of a quick fix. But do you really think you can look younger and be more beautiful by using an inch-high bottle of caviar cream worth Rs 5000? Wouldn't we all look fabulous all the time if we just knew which magic potion worked for us? I'm sorry to bring it down so hard, but that little tub of cream does nothing but moisturize your skin and cause a dent in your bank balance. Beauty doesn't come in a container or a tube. It cannot be bought. Period...