Diwali is the time when you treat yourselves to the delicious desserts and other special dishes. However, it is only when the festival fervour gets over that you actually worry about all those sweets and fried food that you had happily chomped down. There are some amazing home-made drinks that help detoxify you body and make you feel healthy and rejuvenated.
Buttermilk
Buttermilk which is a regular item in most Indian household is an excellent drink to cure hangovers from over eating or consuming alcohol. This even refreshes you if you have had a sleepless night. Add rock salt, asafetida and cumin in fresh buttermilk to hydrate your body and maintain the acidity as well. Drinking buttermilk helps avoid constipation.
Sugarcane juice
Sugarcane juice which has lots of soluble fibres is an amazing detoxifying drink. As it has low glycemic index patients with diabetics, insulin resistance and PCOD too can consume it.
Turmeric milk
Liver is the organ which fights all the toxins that enter the body. Turmeric helps safeguard the liver and improve its functioning. Drinking warm milk with turmeric in it helps improve the immunity power of the body. Loaded with anti-oxidants, turmeric has anti-inflammatory properties as well. Having a glass of turmeric milk before you go to bed helps you relax and catch a night of good sleep.
Gulkand
Gulkand made with rose petals and sugar is excellent to avoid acidity. Besides, it is an amazing tonic to keep away joint pain and fatigue. It also helps your body relax after you have had too much food.