The Weekend Detox

Detox expert Jane Scrivner, author of 48 Hour Detox (Piatkus, £4.99), outlines a weekend mind, body and spirit clean-out plan:

FRIDAY

8.30pm Lavender bath to ease tension and promote sleep.

Early night with diary to detox thoughts.

SATURDAY

9.30am Get up and make a refreshing cup of lemon juice and hot water. Shower to wash away the week and dress in loose, comfortable clothing. Breakfast: fresh fruit, juice or smoothies.

10.30am Relax, reading a book or magazines in a comfortable place.

11.30am Mid-morning snack of fresh fruit, nuts or home-made muesli. Yogic sun salutations.

1.30pm Lunch of grilled fish or goats' cheese, rice and fresh green salad.

2.30pm Walk in country or park to indulge the senses.

4.30pm Meditation.

5.30pm Relaxation: reading or watching a film.

6.30pm Supper of vegetable soup and grilled vegetables.

9.30pm Sleep and recover.

SUNDAY

9.30am Hot water and lemon juice. Refreshing walk to open your eyes to the world; stretch and relax; exfoliating scrub and soothing bath; relaxation.

1.30pm Mini fast lunch of peppermint tea and a handful of grapes.

2.30pm Time for reading and writing in your diary or pure detoxing reflection.

4.30pm Candle meditation or 20-minute snooze.

6.30pm Light supper for friends, partner or family.

MONDAY MORNING

Breakfast of nondairy yoghurt and home-made nut-and-seed muesli. Emerge refreshed, renewed and '48 Hour' detoxed.