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What Is A Hot Detox
During the cooler months of the year everything can slow down, and become vunerable, so it’s always good to increase the heat.
Heat is often used as part of a detox program, either directly in baths, sauna, steam, cupping, but also by way of medicinal foods and herbs.
Today we’re starting with the hot foods, and some of their benefits.
Why Do A Hot Detox In Winter
- To boost your immune system with ingredients that are naturally anti-viral, anti-bacterial and protect and encrouage the throat, nose, and lungs to stay clear.
- To Boost your metabolism, preventing the weight gain that often occurs during the winter months.
- The speed up digestion and elimination, because we tend to sit around more in the darker months, we need to keep everything moving.
Recipes For A Hot Detox
Capsicum Sweet Potato Curry
Okra & Mushroom Curry with Mango Chutney
Curried Kumara & Corn Stuffed Capsicum
Mushroom and Parsnip soup
Roast Vegetable Salad
Zughetti in Tomato & Garlic Sauce
Zucchini, Broccoli & Ginger Soup
Black Pepper Mushroom & Eggplant Soup
Zucchini & Broccoli Red Curry
Thai Green Fish & Coconut Curry
Cauliflower Curry
Thai Vegetable Green Curry
Mushroom Stroganoff
Thai Style Broccoli & Mushroom Soup
Eggplant Stir Fry
Sweet Potato, Leek and Salsa
Indian Style Cauliflower Curry
Sweet & Sour Chinese Style
Curry Thai Pumpkin Soup
Spicy Dahl Soup
In Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine, winter is associated with the Water element and kidneys, which govern energy reserves.
Ayurveda views winter as a time when Kapha (earth/water) energy dominates, causing sluggishness and weight gain; spicy, light foods and herbs kindle Agni (the fire element denotes all factors responsible for digestion and metabolism/transformation) to clear toxins and restore balance.
Our detox programs align with these principles by promoting digestion and vitality, plus supports kidney and liver detoxification, preventing stagnation that can lead to fatigue or illness during winter months