It's Lent! By Easter you will have time to say goodbye to old unhealthy habits and reset your body. We'll tell you how to do it.
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- Slim and healthy through fasting
- Fasting for beginners
- Fasting for advanced
Slim and healthy through fasting
In Lent you do not need much. Because in these days or weeks, only minimal calorie amounts are allowed during the day. On the menu are mainly juices, teas and broth. In between, there is plenty of mineral water and herbal tea. The body receives so neither fat nor protein, which protects the digestion and metabolism.
The liquid food supplies all the necessary vitamins and minerals that drain, strengthen the connective tissue and ensure that you can do your everyday life as usual. Because the body of healthy people has enough reserves to have enough energy for a few days despite greatly reduced calorie intake. The vital substances of the liquid food are sufficient to drain the bodily functions as usual. The intestines and kidneys excrete excess residual nutrients thanks to the many fluids, so that the body is cleansed from the inside. Feelings of hunger are rare. The reason is the slow drinking. In Lent, fruit and vegetable juices are diluted 50:50 with mineral water and then spooned like a soup. The saturation effect is much higher than normal fast drinking, because spooning stimulates salivation, activates the digestive glands and ensures that the nutrients are utilized in the best possible way.
The fasting begins with two days of relief to prepare the body. It's best to start on a Saturday. Then the actual fasting follows with five days, during which you must not eat anything solid. But they take up a lot of liquid: unsweetened teas, diluted fruit and vegetable juices and vegetable broth. As inexperienced Faster these five days are enough. If you decide to fast again a few months later, you may also take up to ten days of fasting. Following the drinking days follow two days of cultivation, in which you slowly get used to the body again to solid food. Let's start with an apple and a vegetable soup.
As an alternative to classic juice fasting, beginners can try a weakened version - the fruit and vegetable cure (see below). Here you also start with two days off and finish with the days of construction. The difference: not only liquid food is allowed, but also fruits and vegetables. Cigarettes, coffee, soft drinks and sweets are taboo. To aid in cleansing, the intestine should be emptied regularly with Glauber's salt (pharmacy). By removing toxins and waste, you can avoid feelings of hunger and discomfort such as headache and body aches. Yoga, swimming or other light sports should accompany the cure, as they gently stimulate the circulation.
Fasting for beginners
Such a severe fasting cure can be quite intimidating. Especially if you have no experience with fasting, you do not always trust the original. For all those who would like to try it out without giving up solid food, we recommend a fruit and vegetable cure . The body absorbs only a small amount of calories, but lots of vitamins and mostly basic foods, which stimulate the intestinal activity. Liquid is also given during Lent in the form of herbal teas, ginger water and water.
THAT'S HOW IT'S DONE
They start with two days of relief and end with two days of training as in classic fasting.
In between, five days are fasted. Start with a gentle colon cleansing with Glauber's salt.
THE FASTENPLAN
In the morning A colorful fruit plate with apples, berries, orange or melon, for example. To fit 2 tablespoons of nuts. Bananas and grapes are very rich in sugar - so only in moderation.
At noon vegetable soup with vegetables of your choice, for example carrots, leeks, celeriac, cauliflower or broccoli.
Evening A large colorful salad with fruits and vegetables. Made with olive oil and herbal salt.
Fasting for advanced
Now it's time to get started! Or not, because during fasting only liquid food is allowed. You can then enjoy up to six pounds less
DISCHARGE DAY 1
In the morning Birchermüsli
Lunch potatoes with carrots and salad
Berry yoghurt with chia seeds in the evening
DISCHARGE DAY 2
In the morning colorful fruit salad
Noon raw food plate Afternoon 1 apple
Whole-grain rice with applesauce or vegetable rice in the evening
FASTING DAY 1
2 cups of herbal tea in the morning
In the morning herbal tea
At midday 250 ml vegetable broth
In the afternoon fruit tea
Diluted fruit or vegetable juice in the evening (50:50)
Use Glauber's salt for a thorough and gentle evacuation.
FASTENTAG 2
In the morning, mint tea and Glauber's salt with lemon
At midday 250 ml vegetable broth
In the afternoon fruit tea
Diluted fruit or vegetable juice in the evening (50:50)
Drink more than thirst tells you. Take a brisk afternoon walk
FASTENTAG 3
2 cups of herbal tea in the morning
At midday 250 ml vegetable broth
In the afternoon fruit tea
Diluted fruit or vegetable juice in the evening (50:50)
Help the intestine with sauerkraut juice or whey in the morning on the jumps.
LAST DAY 4
2 cups of herbal tea in the morning
At midday 250 ml vegetable broth
In the afternoon fruit tea
Diluted fruit or vegetable juice in the evening (50:50)
You can reduce the unpleasant odors caused by purifying with mint tea.
FASTENTAY 5
In the morning, mint tea and Glauber's salt with lemon
At midday 250 ml vegetable broth
In the afternoon fruit tea
Diluted fruit or vegetable juice in the evening (50:50)
CONSTRUCTION DAY 1
2 cups of herbal tea in the morning
In the morning fast break with an apple
Lunch potatoes and leek soup
Tomato soup in the evening
Your intestine has to get used to food again. But you will realize that you will be full much faster and longer.
CONSTRUCTION DAY 2
In the morning 125 ml of whey and a sweet porridge with berries
Lunch potatoes with carrots and garden salad or berry yoghurt with chia seeds
In the afternoon herbal teas and diluted juices
In the evening, raw carrots, vegetable soup or crispbread with cheese shrimp
Chew thoroughly and take time to eat. It's best to eat in silence to focus on your meal. You may be more tired than during your fast days. That's because the digestive system is now consuming energy again.
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