Gluten-Free & Dairy-Free Beetroot, Carrot & Ginger Detox Juice

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I’ve started a detox this weekend. I haven’t done one since before I got pregnant with Zoë and I fell like a really need to do one. Over the summer I ate lots of sugary foods and I’m really noticing the effect – I’ve put on weight and I’m feeling really tired, especially after eating, and I don’t feel refreshed when I wake up in the morning. Of course, when you have a small child, it’s hard to tell whether tiredness is due to broken nights or your general health. But the fact that I’m really craving sweet food and I’m also waking up at the classic sugar-rush time during the early hours of the morning are telling me that it’s time to detox.

I’m going to do a combination of the detox plans from one of my all-time favourite books, Clean Up Your Diet by Max Tomlinson and herbs from the A Vogel Detox Box. I first met Max about 10 years ago and he has been an incredible inspiration in my life ever since – and he recommended this detox kit. It is made up of tincture mixes of Milk Thistle, which is meant to help your liver function, which in turn helps your body to eliminate toxins, Solidago which is a traditional tonic for your kidneys, helping to reduce fluid retention and things like puffy eyes,  Frangula which is said to aid digestion and is a mild laxative and Calendula which is wonderful for boosting your immune system.

So, I’m going to cut out all alcohol, sugar, packaged, tinned or processed foods and red meat. And I’m going to seriously boost my intake of fruit and veggies and eat just organic chicken or fish. On top of that, I need to drink 2 litres of water a day, minimize my salt intake, do food combining, try not to eat after 8pm, and try to make lunch my biggest meal of the day. I’ll probably have a juice for breakfast every day and have a handful of nuts and seeds, too. And then I think I’ll try to do the protein/veggies combo – with probably a huge salad – for lunch and then the low-GI carbs/veggies combo – again with a large salad – for as early a dinner as I can possibly do. And I’ll snack on fruit and veggies during the day.

Here goes – wish me luck! This was my juice this morning. It’s a classic but I love it because of the taste and also the beautiful colours –

* gluten-free, dairy-free, yeast-free, soya-free, egg-free, nut-free, seed-free, citrus-free

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Gluten-Free & Dairy-Free Beetroot, Carrot & Ginger Detox Juice

 

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Prep time

5 mins

Total time

5 mins

 

Author: Grace Cheetham

Recipe type: Breakfasts

Serves: 1

Ingredients

• 3 beetroots, scrubbed and ends removed
• 4 large carrots, scrubbed and ends removed
• 2.5cm/1in piece of root ginger

Method

1. Push the ingredients through an electric juicer and serve immediately.

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