Never too Early to Think about that New Year Detox – especially with Christmas almost upon us – so here, from Abel & Cole is the Ultimate Guide To A New Year Detox

New Year Detox Made Simple

There’s two ways to offset festive excess:

Blow a fortune on gym membership,

or

go easy on your body and bank balance, with a detox-in-a box service from organic food pioneer, Abel & Cole.

In a bid to de-mystify healthy eating, Abel & Cole has developed vegetable boxes to give a weekly supply of organic groceries that cleanse your body, liver, and mind following the damages of excess living. Each box is delivered to your door, packed with a week’s supply of groceries, helping to replenish nutrients lost from Christmas over-indulgence.

Abel & Cole has created detox recipes and tips for meals, smoothies and snacks, detailing what fruit and vegetables are best for detoxing with, and why.

Experts say detox plans often fail because of a lack of advice. Go in too heavily, and you could end up punishing your body, rather than helping it. One detox no-no is to cut out all excess overnight. Giving up caffeine, alcohol and nicotine at the same time puts huge amounts of stress on the body.

“You also need to get the right complement of vitamins and minerals,” says Dr Caroline Longmore, a nutrition advisor at The Galen Naturopathic Centre, London. Look for food rich in selenium, chromium and vitamins C,E and A. Plus one of the best ways to unlock extra any fruit’s antioxidants is by blending your own smoothies. (for experts tips and detox recipes, see below).

Abel & Cole boxes are crammed with vegetables rich in these nutrients, helping clean the body from the inside. Its service includes weekly delivery of boxes for one to 12 months, sustaining the willpower needed to keep health resolutions in check. Eating organic also cuts out eating the cocktail of toxins found in pesticide-laced alternatives, as well as keeping the planet cleaner.

One report by the Environment Protection Agency in the US claims 60 per cent of herbicides and 90 per cent of fungicide are potentially cancer-causing. It claims that in a non-organic diet you’re at risk of consuming 6 kg of chemicals a year.

Abel & Cole have been one of the forerunners of organic food movement, sourcing as locally as possible so customers can cut down food miles and carbon emissions as well as providing information about the provenance of their weekly shop.

If you are not already a customer of Abel & Cole you can try out the service with a New Year’s Resolution Starter Kit for £50 – 4 weeks’ deliveries of our Mixed Organic Box (normal price £14.80 per box). order online at: www.abel-cole.co.uk

or tel: 08452 62 62 62.