Homemade Ginger Tea:
This is a great tea to reduce water retention, increase metabolism and support the immune system.
I love this list from Gaiam of foods to shop for to help your body detoxify and renew itself this season: Spring Detox Foods & Shopping List
I was reading up on the liver today and some of the foods that are excellent for liver health/detoxification. I’m happy to say that one of my ultimate favorites are on the list - artichokes! These prickly green, flower-like veggies act as blood purifiers and contain both liver-protective and liver-restorative properties. Clinical studies have also proven that they lower cholesterol and triglyceride levels. And let’s not leave out that they are great source of fiber, Vitamin C, magnesium, folate, copper, and potassium.
Trying steaming some whole artichokes with dinner tonight or add some marinated artichoke hearts to a salad — your liver will surely thank you! ;)
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For anyone who is into aromatherapy, here are some pretty simple and therapeutic aromatherapy mixtures from Tisserand. Each mix is geared towards a particular situation/ailment ranging from travel to dry skin!
Here are 12 easy ways to detox your body and home from Health.com!
Adapted from http://life.gaiam.com/
I started doing foot baths when I was about 4 years old and I’ve never stopped since!
These are some of the times to treat yourself to a relaxing foot bath:
For a foot bath you can either just fill your bath tub up with enough water to submerge your feet OR you can use an actual foot bath (you can find foot baths at Target, Walgreens, etc.).
Some of my usual mixtures to include in the very warm water:
**You can always simply use warm water and still being doing something healthy and relaxing for yourself.
Try a foot bath today or at least, this week!
