Do We Need to Detox?

After a holiday season filled with gifts and edible indulgences, we often feel the need for a new year’s cleanse of our homes and bodies. While it’s very healthy to declutter and donate items we no longer need, cleansing or detoxing our bodies may not always be healthy, especially for children.

Any cleanse or detox as extreme as juicing or a product from the health food store that involves herbs and other supplements are never recommended for children. And even for adults, these may be problematic. It’s always a good idea to check in with your healthcare professional prior to embarking on a cleanse or detox of this nature.

On the other hand, stripping our diet down to simple food choices for a period of time, especially after vacations and holidays where it’s been filled with many celebratory foods and drinks high in sugar, salt, refined flour and saturated fat, could be very beneficial for the whole family.

Consider dedicating a week or two in January (or any other time of the year) to solely unprocessed foods. This means you can fill your plates with loads of raw and cooked fruit and veggies—prepare them simply with a drizzle of olive oil and plenty of herbs, spices and citrus. Add some top choice proteins, especially plant-based ones like beans, peas, lentils, nuts and seeds, as well as fatty fish like salmon. Don’t forget the whole, unrefined grains for fibre, energy and loads of vitamins and minerals—think oats, quinoa, brown rice, barley, millet, buckwheat and wheatberries.

The foods to limit are those that have (long) ingredient lists, meaning processed or refined foods and anything with added sugar, salt and saturated fats. This means condiments and sauces, packaged cereals, breads and crackers and most importantly eating out where you cannot control what’s been added to your food. Some people may also take a break from red meat and dairy products—just be sure you still have other sources of protein (see above), calcium (e.g. dark leafy greens, sesame/tahini, canned fish with bones, almonds) and potentially a vitamin D supplement (check with your healthcare professional for the amount that is right for everyone in your family).

It’s also a great time to start on that resolution to drink more water! Being adequately hydrated helps to flush out the body of excess salt and possibly toxins. Keep a water bottle in everyone’s bags, the car and put a pitcher or bottle of water on the table at meals and in the fridge for easy access. Hot water (meaning boiled cold water, not hot from the tap) is a nice, warming alternative in the winter months and has been traditionally used to help with digestion in many cultures.

So what would a day eating simply look like?

Breakfast: oatmeal or overnight oats topped with fruit, nuts and seeds

Lunch: grain bowl with quinoa or barley topped with legumes and loads of raw and/or cooked veggies (consider a sauce made from simple ingredients like miso, tahini, garlic and lemon)

Snack: veggies and hummus (preferably homemade with lots of tahini)

Dinner: salmon filet with brown rice pilaf and sautéed or grilled veggies and lots of fresh herbs and lemon

Dessert: homemade energy balls made with soaked, pureed dates, nut butter, unsweetened cocoa and your favourite nuts and seeds (e.g. shredded coconut, hemp hearts)

Keep things from getting boring by swapping eggs, avocado and roasted root veggies (or a smoothie) for the oats for breakfast; change up the grains, veggies and legumes in the lunch bowl and try a tofu filet or chicken for dinner or make a hearty soup or stew.

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Static class properties (1)
Available methods (30)

public id -> integer27
public ID -> integer27
public object_type -> string(4) "term"
public PostClass -> string(11) "Timber\Post"
public TermClass -> string(4) "Term"
public _children -> NULL
public name -> string(28) "Healthy Eating & Cooking"
public taxonomy -> string(8) "category"
public term_id -> integer27
public slug -> string(26) "healthy-eating-and-cooking"
public term_group -> integer0
public term_taxonomy_id -> integer27
public parent -> integer0
public count -> integer17
public filter -> string(3) "raw"
public term_order -> string(1) "0"
public $representation :: string(4) "term"

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@param $tid
@param $taxonomy

@return static

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→ public __call($field, $args) -> mixed

This is helpful for twig to return properties and methods see: https://github.com/fabpot/Twig/issues/2
@return mixed

Inherited from Timber\Core
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→ public __construct($tid = NULL, $tax = "")

@param int $tid
@param string $tax

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→ public __get($field) -> mixed

This is helpful for twig to return properties and methods see: https://github.com/fabpot/Twig/issues/2

@return mixed

Inherited from Timber\Core
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→ public __isset($field) -> boolean

@return boolean

Inherited from Timber\Core
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→ public __toString() -> string

@return string

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→ public can_edit() -> bool

Can you edit this post/term/user? Well good for you. You're no better than me.
@example
```twig
{% if post.can_edit %}
<a href="{{ post.edit_link }}">Edit</a>
{% endif %}
```
```html
<a href="http://example.org/wp-admin/edit.php?p=242">Edit</a>
```
@return bool

Inherited from Timber\Core
Defined in <ROOT>wp-content/plugins/timber-library/lib/Core.php:100

→ public children()

@api
@return array

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→ public description()

@api
@return string

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→ public edit_link()

@api
@return string

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→ public get_children()

@internal
@return array

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→ public get_edit_url()

@internal
@return string

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→ public get_field($field_name) -> mixed

@param string $field_name
@return mixed

Inherited from Timber\Core
Defined in <ROOT>wp-content/plugins/timber-library/lib/Core.php:125

→ public get_link() -> string

@internal
@deprecated since 1.0
@return string

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→ public get_meta_field($field_name) -> string

@internal
@param string $field_name
@return string

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→ public get_method_values() -> array


@return array

Inherited from Timber\Core
Defined in <ROOT>wp-content/plugins/timber-library/lib/Core.php:115

→ public get_path() -> string

@internal
@deprecated since 1.0
@return string

Defined in <ROOT>wp-content/plugins/timber-library/lib/Term.php:256

→ public get_posts($numberposts_or_args = 10, $post_type_or_class = any, $post_class = "") -> array|bool|null

Get posts that have the current term assigned.

@internal
@param int|array $numberposts_or_args Optional. Either the number of posts or an array of
arguments for the post query that this method is going.
to perform. Default `10`.
@param string    $post_type_or_class  Optional. Either the post type to get or the name of
post class to use for the returned posts. Default
`any`.
@param string    $post_class          Optional. The name of the post class to use for the
returned posts. Default `Timber\Post`.
@return array|bool|null

Defined in <ROOT>wp-content/plugins/timber-library/lib/Term.php:283

→ public import($info, $force = false)

Takes an array or object and adds the properties to the parent object
@example
```php
$data = array('airplane' => '757-200', 'flight' => '5316');
$post = new Timber\Post()
$post->import(data);
echo $post->airplane; //757-200
```
@param array|object $info an object or array you want to grab data from to attach to the Timber object

Inherited from Timber\Core
Defined in <ROOT>wp-content/plugins/timber-library/lib/Core.php:59

→ public link() -> string

Returns a full link to the term archive page like
`http://example.com/category/news`
@api
@example
```twig
See all posts in: <a href="{{ term.link }}">{{ term.name }}</a>
```
@return string

Defined in <ROOT>wp-content/plugins/timber-library/lib/Term.php:398

→ public meta($field_name) -> string

Retrieves and outputs meta information stored with a term. This will use
both data stored under (old) ACF hacks and new (WP 4.6+) where term meta
has its own table. If retrieving a special ACF field (repeater, etc.) you
can use the output immediately in Twig — no further processing is
required.
@api
@param string $field_name
@example
```twig
<div class="location-info">
<h2>{{ term.name }}</h2>
<p>{{ term.meta('address') }}</p>
</div>
```
@return string

Defined in <ROOT>wp-content/plugins/timber-library/lib/Term.php:421

→ public path() -> string

Returns a relative link (path) to the term archive page like
`/category/news`
@api
@example
```twig
See all posts in: <a href="{{ term.path }}">{{ term.name }}</a>
```
@return string

Defined in <ROOT>wp-content/plugins/timber-library/lib/Term.php:435

→ public posts($numberposts_or_args = 10, $post_type_or_class = any, $post_class = "") -> array|bool|null

Gets posts that have the current term assigned.

@api
@example
```twig
<h4>Recent posts in {{ term.name }}</h4>

<ul>
{% for post in term.posts(3, 'post') %}
<li>
<a href="{{ post.link }}">{{ post.title }}</a>
</li>
{% endfor %}
</ul>
```

If you need more control over the query that is going to be performed, you can pass your
custom query arguments in the first parameter.

```twig
<h4>Our branches in {{ region.name }}</h4>

<ul>
{% for branch in region.posts({
posts_per_page: -1,
orderby: 'menu_order'
}, 'branch', 'Branch') %}
<li>
<a href="{{ branch.link }}">{{ branch.title }}</a>
</li>
{% endfor %}
</ul>
```

@param int|array $numberposts_or_args Optional. Either the number of posts or an array of
arguments for the post query that this method is going.
to perform. Default `10`.
@param string $post_type_or_class     Optional. Either the post type to get or the name of
post class to use for the returned posts. Default
`any`.
@param string $post_class             Optional. The name of the post class to use for the
returned posts. Default `Timber\Post`.
@return array|bool|null

Defined in <ROOT>wp-content/plugins/timber-library/lib/Term.php:487

→ public title()

@api
@return string

Defined in <ROOT>wp-content/plugins/timber-library/lib/Term.php:495

→ public update($key, $value)


@param string  $key
@param mixed   $value

Defined in <ROOT>wp-content/plugins/timber-library/lib/Term.php:348

→ protected static get_tid($tid) -> int|array

@internal
@param int $tid
@return int|array

Defined in <ROOT>wp-content/plugins/timber-library/lib/Term.php:199

→ protected get_term($tid) -> mixed

@internal
@param int|object|array $tid
@return mixed

Defined in <ROOT>wp-content/plugins/timber-library/lib/Term.php:161

→ protected get_term_from_query()

@internal
@return integer

Defined in <ROOT>wp-content/plugins/timber-library/lib/Term.php:108

→ protected get_term_meta($tid) -> array

@internal
@param int $tid
@return array

Defined in <ROOT>wp-content/plugins/timber-library/lib/Term.php:150

→ protected init($tid)

@internal
@param int $tid

Defined in <ROOT>wp-content/plugins/timber-library/lib/Term.php:125

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