Our latest Guest Expert on LoveLula's blog is Ekaterina Igumentseva. Ekaterina is the Founder of Organic Burst and is going to talk through her tips for cleansing the body.
It’s a detox season. Who hasn't overindulged at Christmas and regretted it afterwards. Wondering where
to start?
First of all, the organs
(channels) of detoxification are your lungs, liver, kidneys, skin, lymphatic
system, blood and colon and, when going on a detoxification programme, it is
important to try and stimulate all these channels for a thorough result.
Here are some great
basic rules that I would recommend to follow:
× Eat more vegetables and
fruit to increase your fibre intake: this will help cleanse the digestive tract
and encourage elimination. Raw vegetables are good, but so are soups,
especially in cold weather, and fresh juices and smoothies are exceptionally
good for you. Go for whole grains. Add seeds.
× Drink more water to
flush your kidneys and again encourage elimination in the colon. Ideally you
would want to aim for 6 to 8 glasses a day, and this could be bottled or
filtered water, or herbal teas to enhance the cleansing process.
× Exercise to stimulate your
lymphatic system and circulation and to sweat toxins out. This could be
anything from a 30 minutes walk 3 times a week to going to the gym, getting off
the bus stop before you’re meant to, taking the stairs instead of lift etc.
One effective way to instantly
improve your diet is to add superfoods. Superfoods
are unique plants rich in a wide variety of nutrients, their potent action
comes from a synergy of the vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, essential fatty
acids and other compounds in them that all work together. Superfoods have incredible
stories behind them, engraved in the cultures of the Inca, Aztec and other
tribes that cherished them. When looking at superfoods, I would definitely place the following
top of the list:
× Wheatgrass helps cleanse
liver, kidneys and skin from toxins. Organic Burst Wheatgrass is especially high
in chlorophyll and fibre that boost cleansing. Chlorophyll has a similar
composition to human blood, and as such, it is very healing. It is one of the
most potent foods you will ever find.
× Algae is the oldest life
form on Earth: it is a primordial food. It is a very deeply healing but gentle
food and a great superfood to start with. Organic Burst Spirulina is a rich
source of protein, which should help make you feel full and help balance your
blood sugar. It’s very high content of B vitamins is crucial for liver
detoxification.
× Açai is an Amazonian
berry that does wonders for the skin and body. It has one of the highest
anti-oxidant levels of all fruit and vegetables ever tested by science – up to
8 times that of blueberries and 10 to 30 times that of red wine. One capsule of
Organic Burst Acai contains only 100% organic freeze-dried Acai berry, the
purest and most powerful form and no fillers or binders.
And the beauty of it is
that you can continue taking superfoods to maintain the good results you have
achieved during your detox programme. I would particularly recommend continuing
with Organic Burst Spirulina on a daily basis, as it’s the most nourishing
superfood for your body, whilst helping keep your metabolism active. Just mix a
teaspoon in a glass of water or apple juice and squeeze some lemon!
Happy detox!
Ekaterina Igumentseva. Founder of
Organic Burst.
Organic Burst is available on lovelula.com
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