Eat to Detox
Eat foods rich in antioxidants that naturally detox your body, colourful vegetables, lots of sour and citrus fruits, drink warm water infused with turmeric and cinnamon, fresh lime and calming teas like macha and chamomile.
Gorge on
fermented foods
As a bride to be, you don’t want to mess up your hormones or have inflammation in your body. Some of the potent anti-inflammatory foods are fermented foods, pickled cucumber and carrots, vegetable vinegar, kimchi and kombucha, sour curd or kafir. These are excellent for healing and reducing inflammation and also keeping your insulin and testosterone levels in tandem. Plus they ensure a healthy skin and shiny hair. Try to eat one fermented food daily (not store brought) but freshly made.
Eat happy food
Keep your dopamine, serotonin and estrogen levels high by ensuring you get enough calcium from yoghurt, kale, nuts, chromium from broccoli, grapes and potatoes with skin, folate from black eyed beans, green peas and spinach, magnesium from almonds, peanuts and sunflower or pumpkin seeds and vitamin B6 from chickpeas, salmons, chicken breast and horse gram.
— Manjari Chandra, nutritionist
Meal plan
2-3 servings of milk, yoghurt, cottage cheese, soy
3-4 servings of fruits, local and seasonal
3-4 servings of vegetables, dark green, leafy and brightly coloured
2 servings of lentils and beans, avoid energy drinks, protein shakes
1 serving of meat, fish, poultry or eggs
2-3 servings of cereals (50% whole grains), avoid refined flour, bread, white rice and packed breakfast cereals.
1-2 servings of nuts and seeds
1 serving of fermented foods or probiotics
Plenty of fluids (mostly water)
Moderate fats and oils, very little sugar and salt, jaggery, honey and dry fruits