Remove toxins during the menopause with food and exercise

During the menopause, periods become less frequent. This means that the body loses one of its natural exit routes for toxins. If toxins build in the body it may increase the likelihood of problems such digestive disorders, skin problems, and arthritic complaints,

You can help keep toxin levels low by following these guidelines:

Drink at least 1.5 litres of still, plain water daily.
Cut out coffee, introduce herbal teas such as nettle or detox teas.
Make sure your bowel moves regularly
Eat regularly and calmly
Reduce refined carbohydrates - refined sugars, white bread, white pasta, and white rice, and things containing lots of sugars, syrups and sucrose

Eat more phyto-oestrogenic foods - almonds, apples, bananas, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cashews, cauliflower, celery, cucumber, green beans, oats, parsnips, parsley, peas, sprouted seeds, sunflower, sesame and pumpkin seeds, tofu.

Eat more non-dairy calcium containing foods - almonds, brazils, brown rice, figs, kidney beans, oats pine kernels, salmon, sardines, sunflower sesame and pumpkin seeds, tofu, watercress, white cabbage.

Exercise daily, even for a 10 minute walk.



ref: A. Vogul Institute