Metabolic and digestive disorders are common. The reason for this is the poor environmental situation, improper diet, and unbalanced nutrition. If no action is taken to change the situation, the condition will worsen. Poor health, lack of activity, abdominal pain are just the tip of the iceberg of possible problems. To improve your health, you need to think about cleansing your intestines. There are a variety of options to get rid of accumulated waste and toxins. One of the simple and effective ways is to cleanse the intestines with oatmeal. Let's figure out what cleansing the body with oatmeal is.
What's in the cereal?
Oats have a rich composition, which determines all the beneficial properties of the cereal. Oatmeal contains the following components:
- Many chemical elements of the periodic table.
- Nicotinic and pantothenic acid.
- Vitamins of group B. As well as vitamins PP, A, C, E and K.
- Various essential oils.
- Starch, fiber and ash.
Oatmeal contains up to 18% protein per 100 grams of product and only 8% fat. In terms of its beneficial qualities, oatmeal ranks second after buckwheat.
Cleansing the intestines with oatmeal will be very beneficial for the body. Thanks to this procedure, the functioning of all organs is normalized.
Hercules super scrub
Friends, you probably think that the scrub recipe is similar to oatmeal. However, this is not an entirely correct judgment.
Yes, it is based on the same oatmeal. But heat treatment is minimal or not required at all.
For 1 serving you need to take:
- 4 tablespoons oatmeal
- 1 tsp. liquid honey
- 3-4 pieces of any nuts
- 3 prunes
- 20 ml almond milk or clean water
Pour oatmeal with milk or water. Add honey, nuts and dried fruits. Mix everything.
Cover with a lid and place in the refrigerator for 8-10 hours. It is best to prepare this scrub at night. In the morning we take out oatmeal, you can heat it in the microwave or eat it chilled.
By the way, the ingredients can be changed at your discretion. The base is the same - oatmeal. But different additives are allowed: bran, fruit, chia or flax seeds, etc.
How to use
Judging by numerous reviews, this scrub should be consumed as breakfast for a month.
Half an hour before meals you need to drink a glass of water. And then - for 2.5-3 hours - do not eat or drink anything.
Right choice
In order for oatmeal to deliver the desired effect, you need to choose the right cereal. Today the store offers a wide range of rolled oats. Many manufacturing companies lure consumers with various additives.
So, friends, it’s best when it contains only flakes. You don't need extra sugar, right? Also, there is no need to fall for marketing tricks - “instant porridge”, “cooking time - 1 minute”, etc. There is no benefit in such a product.
Nutritionists advise choosing medium or large flakes. Their cooking or soaking time is more than 10 minutes. And this means only one thing - they will act as a brush on the intestines.
Opinion of those losing weight
I love oatmeal, so I decided to make a colon scrub out of it. I will say one thing - it only works if you adhere to a healthy lifestyle. That is, eat right and do (at least minimally) some exercise. I'm pleased with the result. In a month I managed to get rid of 4 kg. The complexion became natural, pink. And my tummy sank. Definitely recommend!
For two months I ate steamed oatmeal with dried fruits. However, the weight remained at the same figure, but I didn’t bother with losing weight, my diet was the same (yes, I’m guilty of snacks). But the body (that is, the intestines) began to work like a clock, and before there were problems with this.
It’s foolish to hope that an oatmeal scrub will help you get rid of 10 extra pounds in a month. Of course, this won’t happen if you lie on the couch. I periodically practice this scrub (about 2-3 times a year) when I feel weight gain, loss of strength and bad mood. It helps me. The result, as they say, is obvious. But no one canceled healthy lifestyle.
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Beneficial features
It is recommended to eat oatmeal during the postoperative period, as well as during the recovery period after infectious diseases. With regular consumption of such a dish, a person’s condition quickly improves, cholesterol decreases, and the blood count is normalized.
Oatmeal for cleansing the body is especially recommended for people who lead a sedentary lifestyle. The digestive organs of such people work under special stress and are often subject to slagging.
Oatmeal not only cleanses and strengthens the body, but also helps normalize weight. Cereals contain a lot of fiber, which helps eliminate toxins. In some cases, the mass of deposits reaches 15 kg.
Oatmeal helps fill the stomach quickly. Due to what a person feels full. At the same time, the calorie content of the cereal is very low.
Oatmeal has many beneficial properties, due to which it is often included in the diet of sick and weakened people. Oatmeal helps:
- Strengthen the heart muscle and prevent cardiovascular diseases.
- Stabilizes blood clotting and the amount of cholesterol in it.
- Helps to better absorb fats.
- Helps strengthen the immune system due to the high content of ascorbic acid.
- Improves mood. This is possible thanks to the serotonin contained in the porridge.
But still, the main advantage of this food product is that the flakes can remove toxins from the intestines that have accumulated over the years.
Experts believe that the greatest benefit comes from oatmeal, which is eaten soon after waking up.
Why is it needed?
The concept of a colon scrub is a relatively new concept. Various detox diets, super remedies that promise super cleansing of our body, are also capable of shedding unwanted pounds. Is it so?
A scrub to cleanse the body, according to nutritionists, is simply necessary:
- lovers of street food and drinks;
- people who eat irregularly and eat fried, smoked, fatty foods;
- smokers and alcohol abusers.
It is believed that at a young age, the human body is able to cope with toxins and other ballast that poison it from the inside. But upon reaching a certain age (about 30 years), problems with the skin may begin: rashes, allergies, acne. This is the first sign that the intestines require cleansing. It is useless to treat the problem externally; the skin will not become clear and your health will not improve.
Contraindications
Despite the fact that oatmeal is a very healthy product, there are some contraindications for cleansing the intestinal cavity with oatmeal. Eating oatmeal in large quantities is not recommended for the following diseases and conditions:
- For serious diseases of the digestive tract.
- For ulcerative pathologies of the digestive organs.
- For problems with stool.
- Children under 16 years of age and pregnant women should not follow such a diet.
Strict contraindications to the cleansing procedure are cancer and endocrine pathologies.
You should approach cleansing the body with oatmeal with caution even if you are over 45 years of age.
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Impurities, toxins... They follow us everywhere and literally do not allow us to live fully! Even after changing your eating style, a feeling of improvement in your general condition does not always appear, and losing extra pounds becomes an impossible mission. But there is a way out (at least that’s what nutritionists say). Using intestinal scrubs can relieve many problems in our body.
How to cleanse your colon with oatmeal
Colon cleansing with oatmeal can be done in different ways. All of them are quite effective.
- The flakes are ground in a blender to form oatmeal. Every morning, a couple of spoons of this flour are poured with boiling water or milk and eaten on an empty stomach, without adding sugar or salt.
- Pour three tablespoons of cereal with half a glass of water or milk and leave overnight. In the morning, add a little honey and dried fruits, and then have porridge for breakfast.
- The flakes are crushed with a rolling pin. After this, boil three tablespoons of cereal for 5 minutes and eat 20 minutes before breakfast.
- In the evening, two tablespoons of oatmeal are poured into 50 ml of cold water, a tablespoon of pasteurized milk is added and mixed well. Leave the porridge until the morning, and after waking up, have breakfast with the resulting dish, without adding salt or sugar. You can add some walnuts and honey to the porridge. It is recommended to drink a glass of water before eating porridge. You can eat only after 3 hours. This porridge is a kind of scrub for the intestines.
- This cleansing procedure also helps a lot. Cook oatmeal from three tablespoons of flakes. But before eating a portion of porridge, you need to drink a tablespoon of olive oil. This is how you need to eat breakfast for 5 days. During this time, a significant proportion of slag deposits have time to be removed.
- To carry out cleansing for preventive purposes, you can eat oatmeal alone for several days. In this case, the intestines are cleansed, and the body is not overloaded with processing complex carbohydrates.
You can use an interesting recipe. Before going to bed, pour two tablespoons of oatmeal into a glass of kefir and eat this mixture in the morning.
For lovers of exotic dishes, you can try filling the cereal with orange or apple juice. This dish has a rather pleasant and unusual taste.
Reviews on the use of oats for weight loss
Maria, 36 years old. I've been eating oatmeal for breakfast for several years now. One of my favorite products. I have long heard about the benefits of rolled oats for the body. Before going on vacation, I decided to lose a couple of kilos and get in shape. I chose the main substance for the diet - oats. It lasted an easy week. I diversified the menu with fruits and nuts. I lost 4 kg in a week. I am pleased. I recommend to everyone.
Yulia, 26 years old. I never liked oatmeal until I experienced all its benefits myself. I have a tendency to be overweight. I once read on a thematic forum how a woman, after eating oatmeal alone for several years, lost a decent amount of weight. I was impressed. At the same time, I didn’t believe that this could happen. I decided to try it. I didn’t limit my diet to oatmeal only; there were fruits, dried fruits, and honey. For 8 years I have been eating oatmeal for breakfast. During this time, my weight returned to normal, my skin, hair, and nails look amazing. I love the way I look, I feel great. All thanks to oatmeal.
Other cleansing recipes
There are several recipes for preparing oatmeal to effectively cleanse the intestines. Such recipes use not only oatmeal, but also other healthy products.
With prunes and beets
Take a tablespoon of oatmeal, one large prune and a couple of tablespoons of coarsely grated beets. Pour all the ingredients into a saucepan, add two liters of water and simmer over low heat for about half an hour. After this, the broth is filtered and taken instead of dinner. The cake is eaten in the morning instead of breakfast.
With kefir
Take 4 cups of oatmeal and fill it with three liters of purified water. Add half a glass of biokefir to this composition and leave for two days in a dark place. After this time, the infusion is filtered, the cake is removed, and the liquid is poured into a glass jar and refrigerated for 5 hours. After this time, carefully drain the water that has formed on top. For treatment, only sediment is needed. There should be about 4 cups of this sediment.
You need to take the medicine like this. A teaspoon of sediment is stirred in a glass of hot water and drunk immediately after waking up. You cannot eat after this for another two hours.
It is recommended to take this oat milk for at least 3 months. During this time, the body has time to cleanse itself well of toxins.
Colon scrub
Many experts believe that colon cleansing with oatmeal with nuts and honey is the most effective. This composition plays the role of a kind of intestinal cleanser. To prepare a healing potion you need to prepare the following products:
- Oatmeal - 5 tablespoons.
- Liquid honey - a teaspoon.
- Walnuts – 5 pieces. They can be replaced with hazelnuts.
- Purified or boiled water – 5 tablespoons.
- Milk - 1 tablespoon, although it can be replaced with a teaspoon of cream.
Pour cold water over the oatmeal in the evening. In the morning, before consumption, add milk, honey and your favorite nuts to the resulting porridge. Mix the mixture well and eat it instead of breakfast.
If you are overweight, eat the mixture in the morning for a month, then take a break for two months and resume treatment. If your weight is normal, then you need to eat this porridge only twice a week. This will be quite enough to cleanse the intestines.
The intestinal scrub should only be eaten on an empty stomach. However, you cannot drink it. To avoid thirst, it is advisable to drink a couple of glasses of water before breakfast.
Limitations - celiac disease
Among the restrictions on taking oatmeal include celiac disease.
Celiac disease (gluten enteropathy) is a multifactorial disease, a digestive disorder caused by damage to the villi of the small intestine by certain foods containing certain proteins - gluten (gluten) and related cereal proteins (avenin-hordein, etc.) - in cereals such as wheat, rye, barley and oats.
It has a mixed autoimmune, allergic, hereditary genesis, and is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner.
Oatmeal is also suitable for weight loss, since one glass of oatmeal contains 150 calories, 4 g of fiber, 6 g of protein, fiber - soluble and insoluble.
General recommendations
Cleansing procedures can have different purposes and also be of different intensity. A nutritionist can tell you how long it takes for complete cleansing in a given case. Some recipes are designed for only a couple of weeks, others need to be used for at least a month.
There are general recommendations for all cleansing procedures:
- Before the colon cleansing procedure, it is advisable to drink a course of oatmeal decoction. Oatmeal is brewed at the rate of a glass per liter of water. You need to cook the porridge for a little more than two hours. During this time, half of the water should remain. The result is a jelly-like liquid, which you need to drink a glass on an empty stomach. This treatment is continued for a week; you can eat only a couple of hours after taking the decoction.
- With any diet, you should only eat oatmeal on an empty stomach. Further diet may be different. It depends on the type of diet you choose.
- You should eat your last meal no later than 3 hours before going to bed.
- During the cleansing period, all unhealthy and heavy foods are excluded from the diet. Fried foods, smoked foods, alcohol, soda, spicy foods and canned food are prohibited.
When cleansing the intestines with oatmeal, you need to avoid complex carbohydrates. Confectionery and sweets are completely removed from the diet.
- When cleansing the intestines, you need to include a lot of fresh vegetables, fruits and berries in your diet. In addition, the menu should include a lot of dried fruits and various nuts. You can eat dried fruits unchanged; you can cook compotes from them or add them to porridge.
- Strong physical activity is required. You can run in the morning, swim or go to the gym. In any case, a person should lead an active lifestyle, only then will intestinal motility be normal.
In between eating oatmeal, you should eat vegetable salads seasoned with vegetable oil.
If the intestines are heavily polluted, then a person will experience symptoms of intoxication. This condition can manifest itself in different ways. Some people experience dyspeptic symptoms, while others experience abnormal weakness. You can cleanse your intestines with regular oatmeal. This is an inexpensive but very effective cleansing method.
Diet features
- Eliminate the presence of contraindications, undergo the necessary examinations.
- Start the day with oatmeal jelly, 60 minutes before the main meal, on an empty stomach.
- Natural ingredients should be added to the porridge: honey, dried fruits, nuts.
- You should not drink while eating. The liquid is taken after half an hour.
- Drink at least one and a half liters of water per day.
- It is important to get enough sleep. A standard 8 hours of sleep is fine.
- Moderate physical activity: sports, physical education, jumping, running. All types of physical activity are encouraged.
- You should exit the diet gradually. Turn on heavy foods carefully and gradually. Eating heavy, rough food at once is unacceptable.
By following an oatmeal diet, you can actually lose 5-8 kg in a week and cleanse your body. To get results, you should follow the advice of nutritionists. Below are the options.
Recipe from nutritionists:
- In the morning, make oatmeal with water. Take 150 g of oats (finished product), the dose is enough.
- Lunch also consists of oatmeal. You need to take 450 g (already prepared porridge). A light, hearty lunch will satisfy your hunger for a long time.
- Dinner – jelly, bran, cocktails. Optional: porridge. Between main meals - light snacks: dairy products, fruits.
Recommended duration of the diet: 10-14 days.
Preparing dietary oatmeal
Pour rolled oats with water in a ratio of 1:3. Cook for 15 minutes. A known option is to steam it in a thermos for three hours. In this case, prepare everything in advance. The result is a delicate consistency: tasty, healthy. Oatmeal will have a beneficial effect on the body, especially in the morning.
How to choose the right oatmeal
It’s worth buying real oatmeal flakes, uncrushed, unprocessed. You should not buy instant products that are poured with boiling water for 5 minutes. There will be no beneficial results from such porridge. It is better to opt for large flakes.
Variations of fasting days
Options depend on the duration of the diet and the foods consumed.
Depending on the duration, they can help achieve different results:
- Fasting day. You need to take a glass of rolled oats and pour three glasses of hot boiled water. Cook until thick. The dish should be consumed every three hours in equal portions. Dinner is at seven in the evening. Drink 2 liters per day. You may feel hungry. You are allowed to eat an apple, a glass of kefir, if desired.
- Three-day diet. Difficult unloading option. It’s realistic to lose three to four kg. Lasts for three days. A pound of oatmeal is divided into equal meal intervals. Prepared on water. The consumption of apples, kefir, and greens is encouraged. Additional products amount to 200 g.
- Weekly. The option is popular. There are two known versions of this diet. Most people use this. Sitting on a similar regime, you can lose up to 10 kg. Strict diet: during the day – oatmeal with water. Three times a day. During breaks - green tea, apple. A mild diet option: cook one serving of porridge with milk, and the rest as well. For lunch - a full diet: greens, fish, vegetables. Steaming.
- 10 days. There are additional products in the form of fruits, vegetables, herbs, kefir, and chicken. For lunch, you are allowed to prepare chicken broth, add vegetables, and some herbs. As a result of the procedure, you can actually lose seven to ten kilograms of excess weight.
- For a month. Before using this diet option, it is important to rule out health problems! Breakfast is oatmeal on the water, dinner is the same. Getting rid of 10-15 kg is real.
By product
- On porridge. Cleansing with rolled oats is a common procedure. There are different ways to prepare oatmeal cereal. Here the choice is up to the individual. The main condition is liquid consistency. The porridge settles in the stomach, providing a healing effect and is suitable for cleansing the body. It is worth considering the high calorie content of the dish. Cooked porridge with milk has a high calorie content. With the right approach and strict adherence to the cleansing diet, you can actually lose 10 kg.
- On bran. Oatmeal bran is a natural, healthy product that remains after processing oatmeal. They are healthy and contain a lot of fiber that cleanses the body. Digestion is enhanced, stool retention is eliminated, and cholesterol is reduced. Bran is attractive because it is a completely natural product. Their use guarantees a positive effect. Contains 320 calories per serving. The diet lasts for ten days. Used for breakfast and dinner. For lunch, chicken broth, vegetables, and chicken fillet are recommended.
- On jelly. In the process of losing weight, it is possible to lose five kilograms in a week. A glass of oatmeal jelly contains 60 calories. Two or three glasses a day will normalize the activity of the gastrointestinal tract and figure.
- On cookies. Calorie diet. A few pieces completely replace breakfast. 100 grams of cookies contain 437 calories. The results of the diet are modest: from three to four kilograms. Duration – 14 days.
- Fruity. You are allowed to eat fruits, except high-calorie ones: persimmons, bananas. The rest can be safely added in the morning and evening. It’s good to use a diet when you just need to get in shape. In two weeks you can easily lose up to five kilograms.
- Kefir. A winning combination of kefir and oatmeal. At the same time nutritious and healthy. Both products complement each other. The prepared dishes taste good. Recommended to eat for breakfast and dinner. Lunch is light, without fats or sweets. After staying on this diet for a week to ten days, you can easily get rid of 7 kg.
Oatmeal is a healthy product. The benefits of use do not require proof. It has no analogues or substitutes. It has a healing, cleansing, strengthening effect, and is able to remove every slag and toxin. A lot of healthy recipes have been created with oatmeal that eliminates excess weight. By enriching the porridge with honey and nuts, you get a delicious dessert that can cleanse the body. Lose weight with ease.
How to eat porridge without harming your health
People with iron deficiency anemia should be careful. Because after completely eliminating phytic acid from the diet, the absorption of iron in the experimental subjects increased by 40%. This means that medications for IDA should not be taken after oatmeal.
To prevent calcium loss, eat oatmeal separately from other foods. It is better to cook the porridge in water and drink the milk after a few hours. Eat fruits later too. Thus, all valuable substances will be well absorbed and there will be no harm to health.