So yesterday my friend told me she was going to do some detox with another friend of hers. Apparently, this detox involves not having dairy (except for yogurt), bread, pasta or alcohol for a week. It all sounds pretty feasible to me except for the alcohol part — it’s so easy to fall into the pointy fangs of social drinking, especially in the city I live in. Gaaargh!
Now, apparently, my friend also told me that her friend told her that red tea is so good for detoxing. During the detox, the friend’s friend claims to drink tons of red tea. She claims it helps you to lose weight. I was curious about it since I normally drink lots of Earl Gray tea and I really didn’t think those two could be that different. Well, a quick search lead me to learn these fun facts about red tea:
• Red Tea contains magnesium, which is necessary for a healthy nervous system.
• Red Tea increases the absorption of iron in the body.
• Red Tea contains potassium and copper minerals that are necessary for several metabolic functions.
• Red Tea is often prescribed for nervous tension and mild depression as it makes a relaxing sedative.
• Red Tea contains no oxalic acid and can therefore be enjoyed by persons suffering from kidney stones.
• Red Tea helps to control your appetite thus can be beneficial in weight loss.
• Red Tea makes a great thirst-quencher and sport drink.
Well, I’ll try and see if it’s really that effective. Not to be skeptical, but all these awesome properties sometimes are hard to notice…
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FOOD DIARY
Breakfast (10:00 hrs)
A couple of loaves of multivitamin cereal bread (that I’m planning on cutting but not just yet) with non-fat margarine and Marmite.
2 cups and 1/2 of red tea (approx.)
Lunch (13:20 hrs)
1 small lettuce and tuna salad with chestnuts, no dressing.
1 cup of gazpacho.
Snack (17:00 hrs)
Chestnuts.
Dinner (10:00 hrs)
Turkey steak with onions, no oil.
1 and 1/2 glasses of gazpacho.
1 diet white yogurt.
