SPRING CLEANING YOUR BODY (AN AYURVEDIC APPROACH)
Date: March 7 2018
Publication: The Fullest Magazine
Let’s be real, we live in a highly toxic world — from additives in our food and heavy metals in our drinking water, to parabens in our self-care products and electromagnetic frequencies emanating from our cell phones. And, if that wasn’t frightening enough, our own bodies produce toxins from poor digestion!
But… there’s hope. Detoxing, or ridding the body of toxins, is an antidote to this overhaul and spring is the ideal time to do so.
Most people consider detoxing to be either juicing, prolonged fasting, colonics or adopting a heavily restricted diet. But, according to Ayurveda (one of the oldest medical sciences in the world born from ancient India), these methods are too harsh for our complex, delicate digestive systems. Detoxing has to be as personalized as eating.
“Ayurveda has never supported fasting-based cleanses,” says chef Divya Alter, co-owner of Divya’s Kitchen and author of What To Eat For How You Feel, a culinary gem for anyone remotely interested in pursuing a more balanced, nourishing existence. “You don’t want to blow a bomb in your body. The body has its own detoxing function, so we just want to support it to work optimally.”