Spring Clean Detox - College of Naturopathic Medicine

Healthy Eating with CNM:
Spring Clean Detox
S
pring is the ideal time to lighten
the digestive and toxic load on the
body. True detoxification requires
a lot of nutrients and so you should only
attempt a detox if you are well (or under
the supervision of a nutritional therapist).
Ensure you eat regularly and don’t skimp
on portions throughout.
Choose a quiet week and try the
following:
- Start the morning with a glass of warm
water and ½ a lemon juiced. Use a
straw if you want to protect your
teeth.
- Do some gentle skin brushing before
you shower.
- Drink plenty of herbal teas like
dandelion and nettle and avoid sugary
drinks and coffee.
- Avoid acid forming foods like cow’s
dairy, wheat, meat, sugar, salt, alcohol
and coffee.
- Increase your organic vegetable intake
as much as you like, especially the
greens!
- Avoid cosmetic and household
chemicals as much as possible as any
toxic ingredients can be absorbed.
Seasonal Tip
Wild garlic is also known as ‘bear grass’ as bears
search it out and eat it when they come out of
hibernation in the spring.
You can often smell wild garlic in woodlands before
you see it, between late winter and spring when the
white flowers appear. Every part of the plant can
be eaten, the bulb, flowers and leaves, although the
leaves are preferred before the plant flowers. It
makes a beautiful soup which is the most vibrant
green and leaves you feeling very vital. Mix with
coconut oil, a good quality stock, potato and onion
or shallot. It can also be added to salads, risotto, or
used to make a pesto to go with fish or game meat.
Please forage responsibly, and from unsprayed areas.
By Nutritional Therapist Roisin Cooke,
lecturer at CNM (College of Naturopathic
Medicine) in Edinburgh.
You can find out more about training with CNM for a career in Naturopathic Nutritional Therapy
by attending one of CNM’s free-to-attend Open Evenings in Edinburgh. Next dates: Tuesday 7th
April, and Tuesday 5th May, 6.30pm-8.30pm. For more details or to reserve your place visit
www.naturopathy-uk.com or call 01342 410 505.
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