A period of cleansing on fresh live foods and raw juices offers hope of a happier, healthier life. Detoxing the body and mind can heal neural pathways, helping us free ourselves of harmful habits, allowing us to set up new positive behaviors. This ‘reset’ of our inner compass lets us see the world and ourselves in new ways
It’s the natural order of life that we cleanse and detox our bodies at this time of year. With the warmer weather, we crave to feel lighter and healthier.
A simple daily salad, delicious and refreshing, is a great place to start. Sweet baby lettuce leaves are my favorite, tossed with a blended raw salad dressing. The key secret to making a beautiful, yummy salad is to start with the best greens you can find. Greens should look firm and perky. Avoid leaves that are yellow or brown. Tear greens gently with your hands. This prevent the leaves from bruising.
Often where people go wrong is adding too much dressing. You want your salad dressing to marry with the greens. Enhance, not drown them.
If you are growing a variety of lettuce in flats and boxes, use only the small tender leaves in your salad. Save the larger outer leaves to add to carrot, apple and lemon for your morning fresh juice. This way no part of the plant will be wasted. The leaves of lettuce are a store house of anti-cancer, anti-oxidants and phytonutrients. Raw lettuce provides daily Vitamins A and C, beta-carotene, iron, magnesium and potassium.
For more information and to learn skills to promote healing from a period of Cleansing with Raw Foods, sign up for our next Perfect Raw Cleanse workshop.