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Pre & post-treatment meal routines
Pre – detox recommendations: twelve days before a panchakarma detox it is beneficial to start
graduating towards a light diet as this gives the digestive system a rest and starts the process of cleansing
the body of toxins and accumulated metabolic waste. This helps maximise and enhance the detoxification
procedures.
Breakfast: Porridge oats with hot milk Days 1 - 3
Toast with ghee & honey D a y s 4- 6
Stewed apples & dates Days 7 - 9
Vegetable juice (carrot, apple & ginger etc) Days 10 - 12
Drinks (am): Ginger tea, lemon tea or vata tea Every day
Lunch: Trikatu (two tablets) or ‘ginger pickle’ (see r ecipes) Every day
Any grain, vegetables and sauce with small side salad Days 1 - 6
Any grain, vegetables and sauce Days 7 - 12
Drinks (pm): P o s t-digestive tea, fennel tea, vata tea, ginger tea Every day
Even in g meal: Red lentil soup with herbs & vegetables Days 1 - 8
Mung dhal soup with herbs & vegetables Days 9 - 12
Drinks (ev): Almond energy, rajas cup, vata tea Every day
Before bed: Triphala (two tablets) For one month
P o s t – detox recommendations: twelve days a ft e r a panchakarma detox it is beneficial to start graduating
t o wards a more normal and heavier, nourishing diet as this kick starts the digestion again and helps
maximise and enhance the detoxification procedures.
Breakfast: Vegetable juice (carrot, apple & ginger etc) Days 1 - 3
Stewed apples & dates D a y s 4- 6
Toast with ghee & honey Days 7 - 9
Porridge oats with hot milk Days 10 - 12
Drinks (am): Ginger tea, lemon tea or vata tea Every day
Lunch: Trikatu (two tablets) or ‘ginger pickle’ (see r ecipes) Every day
Any grain, vegetables and sauce Days 1 - 6
Any grain, vegetables and sauce with small side salad Days 7 - 12
Drinks (pm): P o s t-digestive tea, fennel tea, vata tea, ginger tea Every day
Even in g meal: Mung dhal soup with herbs & vegetables Days 1 - 8
Red lentil soup with herbs & vegetables Days 9 - 12
Drinks (ev): Almond energy, rajas cup, vata tea Every day
Before bed: Triphala (two tablets) For one month