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Exercise helps lymph fluids circulate through the body, which removes toxins and other harmful materials. When exercising you breathe deeply and take in more oxygen, which helps all the cells to perform their jobs, including removing toxins. This week we focus on, Exercise to Bust Out Body Toxins.

September is Herbal Awareness month at Women Fitness. Everyday foods and herbs have moved out of the kitchen to be an effective, inexpensive and safe part of health care. The time-tested science of Ayurveda uses the goodness of single herbs and different foods to keep your body at its healthiest best. All through the month we will bring you information of herbs in disease management.

Your's in fitness,
Namita

The one-leg squat is the most useful, time-efficient, and versatile exercise for improving running-specific leg strength. The squat places larger-than-usual eccentric strain on the key muscle groups in the legs - the quads, hamstrings, and calves. This fortifies these muscles for the eccentric stress associated with exercises like running, jogging or skipping, leading to less soreness and fewer injuries, as well as greater efficiency of movement during workouts and races.

Instruction for performing one-leg squat :

• Stand with your left foot forward and your right foot back, with your feet approximately one shin-length apart from front to back and hip-width apart from side to side. Maintain upright posture with your trunk and hold your hands at your sides;
• Place the toes of your right foot on a block or step 6-8 inches high, with most of your weight directed through the heel of your left foot;
• Bend the left leg and lower your body until there is an angle of 90 degrees between the thigh and lower leg;
• Return to the starting position; Complete 12 reps;
• Repeat with right foot forward and your left foot back; Rest for a few moments and repeat twice more.

Discipline: a key to cinch goals 

Self discipline means deliberately aligning our energy with our values and priorities. Through mental practice we focus on a task before us and lets other temptations and distractions pass us by.

Self-discipline asks that we endure frustration, disappointment, and pain in the service of a higher goal. It means being willing to push ourselves to the limits of our will and endurance if that is what is needed for success.

Self-discipline need not be harsh; it can take the form of a quiet resolve or determination that then directs our choices.
 

"Many of life's circumstances are created by three basic choices: the disciplines you choose to keep, the people you choose to be with; and, the laws you choose to obey”

 –  Charles Millhuff

Healthy Recipe

Creamy Cauliflower Soup With Almonds

Makes: 7

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup ghee

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 1 1/2 cups blanched almonds, toasted

• 1 medium sweet potato or white potato

• 5 cups vegetable stock

• 6 cups cauliflower coarsely chopped

• Pinch of hing, optional Salt

• White pepper

Directions:

1. Melt ghee in large soup pot. Add hing, cauliflower and salt. Stir, cover and cook over very low heat until cauliflower is tender, 30­40 minutes. Stir occasionally. While cauliflower is cooking, boil potato until tender.

2. Drain and peel when cool enough to handle.

3. Blend almonds thoroughly into 5 cups of stock. For a completely smooth soup, strain through a sieve lined with a clean muslin cloth. Squeeze all liquid from almond meal.

4. Puree cauliflower and potato mixture thoroughly with almond milk in blender or food processor. The smoother the mixture, the easier the next step will be.

5. Place large sieve over soup pot. Scrape underside of sieve periodically. Do not skip this step! It is essential for a creamy texture. Discard remaining amount of fibrous material that pulls away from the sieve.

6. Heat soup to serving temperature. Thin with more stock if necessary. Season to taste with salt and white pepper.

Nutritional Information:
Per serving:

Calories: 302 Kcal
Fat: 24 % fat calories: 66
Cholesterol: 19
Carbohydrate: 18
Protein: 9

 

Exercise to Bust Out Body Toxins
 

With every passing day the percentage of toxins are on the rise in gar·gan·tu·an, around us. They are in the air we breathe, the food we eat, the water we drink, and they are at home, at work, at school and in our neighborhoods. With the rise in consumption of fried and fatty foods, processed and fast food, as well as sugars, the liver is left exhausted. Other factors that can break down this natural detoxification process and make it slower and more sluggish include sickness, diseases, legal and illegal drugs, alcohol, smoking, stress and even consuming too much food.


The liver works tirelessly to keep the body as clean and healthy as possible by preventing harmful toxins from finding their way into the bloodstream. This dangerous accumulation if left ignored can give way to any number of health issues. This is why body detox is such a significant element of remaining in good health. Exercise is the easiest way to detox.

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