Musings of a Pinay Working Mom

Last Christmas my husband’s friends took advantage of the occasion, they spent a lot of time drinking beers and liquors. Now, one of them is undergoing alcohol detox because of excessive drinking.

What’s an alcohol detox?  It is the removal of chemicals that are left behind by years and years of drinking liquor. The goal of alcohol detox is to lower the amount of solutes that are deposited in your body.  To help flush the remaining solutes in the body this can be done by:

Drinking more water – By drinking a lot of water, you will be able to urinate frequently. It is like you’re washing your internal organs with water.  This is one of the most effective ways to get rid of the remaining solutes inside your body for one simple reason: it is all natural.

Sweating it out – In order to get rid of the wastes that are deposited inside your body, you need to produce sweat. This is why it pays to do a lot of exercise routines that will really make you sweat a lot. You may also consider going to saunas and having hot baths as an alternative.

Above is Pomegranate or locally known as the Granada fruit, a popular plant during Christmas. The plant is valued for its fruits, medicinal properties and as an ornamental or garden plant. In Asian countries, it is used as a material for bonsai.

The plant’s medicinal properties are sourced from a lot of its parts. For instance, the rind of its fruit, as well as its bark, are used as a traditional remedy against diarrhea, dysentery and intestinal parasites.  The fruit is a good source of vitamin C, vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid), potassium and polyphenols, such as tannins, flavonoids, and a good source of dietary fiber.

Since the fruit contains so many seeds, the Pomegranate symbolizes  prosperity and fertility. Thus it plays a pivotal role in some cultures during Christmas and the New Year.