What You Can Do to Reverse the Effects of Bloating
January 25th, 2010If you’re wondering why you’re chronically bloated or suffer from puffy eyes, here are a few reasons and what you can do about them.
Too much salt. Salty snacks and foods cause fluid retention and swollen eyes; those made with refined sugar cause spikes in blood sugar and, therefore, cravings; and alcohol and caffeine cause dehydration. In order for the body’s nourishment system to work, toxins must be purged. The typical suggestion of eight glasses of water every day isn’t sufficient to detoxify. In order to detoxify your body while likewise regenerating crucial vitamins and minerals, we propose a four-day regimen of fruit juices in the morning and vegetable juices in the afternoon in addition to your regular diet.
Too many toxins. Our diets, more than ever before, are filled with artificial ingredients, pesticide and herbicide residue, flavor enhancers and other toxins that accumulate in our body. Alcohol, tobacco, recreational and prescription drugs, and environmental toxins also pollute our body.
Here are some things you can do to reverse the effects of bloating:
Do a lemon detox. During the first two days, and before you eat or drink anything else, drink 1 cup hot water mixed with the juice of one small or half a large lemon, 1/16 teaspoon cayenne pepper and one tablespoon of maple syrup. Lemons are packed with bioflavonoids, which act as excellent detoxing stimulants. Cayenne pepper is an anti-inflammatory. Maple syrup supplies sweetness.
About one-half an hour after drinking your hot water and lemon drink, prepare a smoothy of fruit and ground flax seeds. Acceptable selections are apples, berries, peaches, pineapple, kiwi, pears and oranges. Add a tablespoon of ground seeds and one-half a teaspoon of fresh ginger. Do not add protein powder or yoghurt in your smoothy.
Have a very small breakfast only if you are hungry. Great choices are yogurt, a protein powder shake, oatmeal or eggs. At lunchtime have a light meat like fish or chicken and a large raw salad splash of olive oil and lemon.
A few hours before dinner have a glass of vegetable juices made with carrots, beets, cucumber, celery, parsley and spinach. If it’s available, wheat grass juice is a outstanding cleanser and nourisher. For dinner, stew a detoxifying soup with a slim amount of meat or tofu, and noodles or rice. Make the soup stock from real vegetables, not from a mix or can.

