Best Detox Retreats Around The World

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Would you like to lose a few kilos, increase your fitness, give your liver a break, de-stress or simply have some "me" time? Find out what we consider the best detox retreats around the world that pride themselves on amazing food, great results and personalized care. Why not make your next holiday a healthy one!

Before you consider a detox holiday, think about what you want to achieve. Would you like to lose a few kilos, increase your fitness, give your liver a break, de-stress or simply have some "me" time?
Destination spas are divided into group or individual retreats.

On a group retreat all the guests arrive and depart on the same day and you may have to share a room or apartment unless you pay a single supplement. Guests dine on the same food together and do most activities together, except spa treatments which are yours alone to enjoy. These retreats are a great option if you're traveling alone and want some social interaction.

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Daily Detox: Warm Lemon Water with Turmeric

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For several years now, I’ve been starting the day with warm lemon water because of its long list of health benefits. Lemon water, among many other things, detoxifies the body by giving the digestive system a kick in the morning.

Truth be told, though I need this daily detox after a summer full of travel, I’ve been looking for a way to jazz up the morning ritual and discovered that adding turmeric to lemon water not only offers a different taste, but it adds a number of other health benefits, too.

Health Benefits of Turmeric

Turmeric is not only what makes mustard and curries yellow, but it’s an incredibly powerful nutritional supplement.

The Indian spice has chemical compounds called curcuminoids, of which curcumin is the most beneficial. Curcumin is an anti-inflammatory agent (helpful for arthritis among many other conditions) and an antioxidant. It also helps the body to absorb other antioxidants.

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Why You Should Start Your Post-Thanksgiving Detox Now

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Thanksgiving may be a food lover’s dream, but that bliss so often turns to regret in the five weeks of parties that follow. So it goes for me: Each holiday season, a devil-may-care approach to gorging on sweetcakes and wine in December lands me in an ineffective, guilt-riddled cleanse come January. Which is why this year, I set out to find a better way to undo the damage (or avoid it entirely) than a cold-turkey New Year’s resolution: This year, I would start my post-Thanksgiving detox before the feasting even started.

The pre-festive cleanse, as it’s called, is about building healthy habits and being proactive, instead of punishing yourself unfairly later and, according to New York nutritionist Dana James, is a well-kept industry secret—the CAP Beauty and Sakara Life girls are all fans. “You start to prime your brain so that by the time Thanksgiving comes around, it’s simply a meal,” she says. “When you’ve established good eating habits, it’s much easier to say, ‘No, I’m going to have one dessert—not five.’ ” James tells me that it takes just seven days to see the effects, and last week, I put that theory to the test—could the pre-festive cleanse change the way I eat this Thanksgiving?

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7 Day Juice Fast Results

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My 7 day juice fast is complete! While our 7 day detox article has been one of our most popular, I’m really happy to announce I have finished my fast and am THRILLED with the results! Can you believe I made it out alive? Here are my 7 day juice fast results.

Weight-loss: I went from 132 lbs to 125 lbs. I’m 5’6 so a 7lbs weight loss is really noticeable on me. Brought me back to my regular weight (as opposed to me sporting a brand new bod). This is the body I’m used to and the body I feel most comfortable in, and most importantly, it’s the body that gets me to dance my way into the gym. But most of you know, I didn’t do this to lose weight in the first place.

Skin: My skin is radiant, soft and completely clear of any pimples or blemishes

Energy: Restored to the max

Misc: I feel satisfied quicker, like my tummy is smaller.

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