Essay-writing and exam revision is stressful. Long, endless hours in the library are punctuated by the numerous visits to the vending machines and late-night coffee fixes. During a particularly unproductive, muffin-fuelled day of ‘work’, we decided it was time to take drastic action and get healthy. We’d considered all the fads – workout DVDs, fruitarianism – before we settled on the Shambles Kitchen’s (formerly named Xing) ‘7lbs in 7 days Juice Detox’. Promising radiant skin, improved concentration, high energy levels, and not to mention, shedding half a stone in a week, 7 days of 5 juices seemed eminently doable and, if lasting, worth the money. So we signed up and headed to YO1 for one final night of indulgence…
By Monday morning, the future seemed bleak, but after a rough start, we found the sun made things a lot easier and soon we were enjoying the delicious fruity juices. After a week of putting up with the unsympathetic jokes and the sudden desire our friends had to eat at nice restaurants and cook nice meals, Sunday finally loomed before us. Simon had stringent rules for what we should eat when we reintroduced solid food. Like baby birds, we had to be very tentative and had salmon salad and soup respectively for our first meals, finding that our appetites had diminished significantly. We both agreed that our energy levels were sky-high and even some formerly skeptical friends conceded that there was an improved difference. Though we have both definitely slipped up since (gluten, dairy and alcohol are all contraband), we’ve found it helpful in reevaluating our diet, and have found it’s had lasting effects on our energy, concentration and diets.
Shambles Kitchen, 28 The Shambles.
http://www.shambleskitchen.co.uk
Prices vary from £91-203. Shambles Kitchen is currently offering 10% off for all York students.