“Because we cannot scrub our inner body we need to learn a few skills to help cleanse our tissues, organs, and mind.” ― Sebastian Pole How do detox drinks recipes matter for your personal growth? They do matter quite a lot because self improvement isn’t just about taking care of your mental health & attitude, but also taking care of the body that helps you do so. With so much stress, pollution, inorganic food, and unwanted toxins from normal things like wall paint & carpet, we’re exposed to toxins on a daily basis. Stress produces unwanted chemicals in our body that piles up to add to our daily dose of toxin buildup. This results in toxic overload, which can cause headaches, mood swings, aches, pains, fatigue and more. The bottom line is, they compromise our physical and mental wellbeing. Including a detox routine in your self-improvement plan will help regain your body’s balance gently. Detox routines like fasting completely or going on a healthy modulated eating plan for a few days have been practiced in different cultures around the world for ages. Related: Self Improvement Tips: 7 Essentials to Excel in Your Personal and Professional Life What does detox mean? In simple terms, it means to remove all the unwanted chemical buildup in our body that you and I collect because of our lifestyle. You’ll have to live a hermit’s life to avoid this. But, as it’s not a very practical solution, the next best thing is to go in for detox – mental, physical and lifestyle. To avoid more toxin buildup in our body from the stress of dealing with such a wide topic, let’s just focus on physical detox today. Fine? Here’s a few simple homemade body cleanse detox drinks recipes to cleanse your body from within, lose excess weight and improve overall wellbeing. Related: How to Stay Healthy & Happy in the Winter 7 Simple Homemade Body Cleanse and Weight Loss Detox Drinks Recipes Green tea banana smoothie: This 3-ingredient smoothie is super simple to whip up but very effective and yum. Detox drinks recipes #1: Brew 1 cup of green tea and let it cool. Pour this in a blender with 1 banana and the juice of half a lemon. Add a few ice-cubes if you like it chilled. Tip: You can add it as a healthy snacking option to your daily diet. Benefits: This drink comes with the dual powers of green tea and lemon. Green tea has loads of antioxidants and is good for gently detoxifying our body. Lemon helps cleanse toxin build-up. Related: How to Get Restful Sleep – Improved Mental and Physical Health Cinnamon detox drink recipe: If not in the mood to use a blender, then this one’s just right for you. Detox drinks recipes #2: In a bottle of water add a few slices of apple and an inch of cinnamon stick. Let it rest for an hour. Tip: Sip it through the day rather than gulping it down in one go. Also, it’s good if you can let it sit overnight before using in the morning. Benefits: Not only will it keep you hydrated but gently drain the toxins away too. Cinnamon is rich in antioxidants and helps balance blood sugar. Apple has so many well–known health benefits plus is tasty too. Related: 7 Interesting Ways to Use Cinnamon for Beauty and Health How to Banish Brittle, Dull, Damaged Hair Naturally – Easy Hair Care Turmeric ginger tea: Did you know that turmeric and ginger together can work wonders for reducing cough, cold, flu and allergy symptoms? So along with doing a body cleanse, this tea can actually help you get better if you’re feeling under the weather. But remember, this is a warming drink and so modulate its frequency based on the weather and how much you can handle. Detox drinks recipes #3: In a cup of hot water add 1/3 teaspoon turmeric powder, juice of half a lemon and that of an inch of ginger. If you think it’s too tangy, try adding a dollop of honey. Tip: Have it every alternate day if you’re using it as a detox drink. Or, you can have it 2-3 times a day if looking for symptom relief. Benefits: The basic ingredient turmeric has so many health benefits that it would be better to class this spice as a medicine. Turmeric helps heal many internal injuries and infections along with being rich in antioxidants. It’ll help detox the liver to boost your body’s power to detoxify chemicals. Each and every ingredient in this turmeric-ginger tea works towards flushing toxins out of your body. Related: 7 Reasons Why You Should Take Turmeric Seriously 10 Ways to Optimised Health and Beauty Using Honey Coconut water detox smoothie: To detoxify your body and get energy boost after workout sessions, have a go at this smoothie. Detox drinks recipes #4: In a glass of coconut water, add a couple handfuls of spinach or kale. To this, add the juice of an orange or a medium-sized banana, whichever is handy. Put all this in a blender with raw cacao (if available) and half an inch of ginger. Blend and enjoy! Tip: If you don’t have coconut water handy, simply replace it with plain water. Don’t worry about the weird taste of spinach or kale because orange and banana have a stronger flavor than those. Benefits: Coconut water hydrates and replenishes electrolytes, which is what you want after sweating at the gym. Kale is rich in protein as well as all the good vitamins like A, B, C, K. These in turn help release energy from food. Orange will help flush toxins out of the body along with boosting your immune system. Banana will give you instant energy. Related: How to Use Hydration for Health – Water (Part 2) Detox ice lolly from detox drinks recipes: The best part is, you can either lick it to your heart’s content as a lolly or drink it