Joanna Hall - The 24 Hour Diet - Lose up to 4lbs in a Day

• Whole or powdered nutmeg

• 1 bottle of living green food (I used Pure Synergy brand – expensive but worth it!)

• Honey

• Neem tinture

• Detox tea

• Lax tea (I use the Dr Stuart’s brand)

You will need the following equipment:

• Blender

• Magimix or good kitchen mixer

• Tape measure

• Kitchen scales

All recipes make one serving, unless otherwise indicated.

1 mug hot water

Juice of ½ a lemon

30 drops neem tincture

2 tsp honey, to taste

Mix the neem tincture in a little cold water before adding to the warm water, lemon and honey mixture.

This can be a little bitter so use the honey to taste.

¼ fennel bulb

1 apple

½ pear

4 sprigs mint

6 sprigs parsley

1cm (½ inch) fresh ginger, peeled

1 tsp Pure Synergy (or other living green food)

Wash all the fruit and vegetables (ideally these should be organic). Cut into chunks and feed into the juicer. Alternating the ingredients will help prevent your juicer getting clogged up. Add the living green food into the juice and mix well with a fork to help dissolve the powder. If you are not used to fresh ginger, you may want to use less to begin with.

2 dessertspoons porridge oats

1 dessertspoon wheat germ

3 semi-dried prunes

1 teaspoon ground flaxseeds

1 dessertspoon lecithin granules

Sprinkle of nutmeg (or cinnamon if you prefer)

2 tsp pumpkin seeds

½ apple or pear, chopped, or a few strawberries

Place the oats, wheat germ, prunes, ground flaxseeds, lecithin and nutmeg in a measuring jug and top up to 200ml (7fl oz) with boiling water. Leave to soak for at least 20 minutes. Now may be a good time to take a shower or bath.

It’s a good idea to prepare to this stage when you are making your Body Cleanse Elixir Drink. Alternatively, you can prepare this the night before.

After 20 minutes the mixture should be quite thick. Pour into a blender. Rinse out the measuring jug with a further 100ml (3fl oz) of hot water to mop up any leftover nutrients and add to the mixture in the blender. Blend for 60 seconds or until smooth.

Pour into a bowl, sprinkle with the pumpkin seeds and fruit. Add more warm water if you want a runnier consistency.

Eat while warm as it’s easier to digest and more satisfying. Enjoy!

1 tin chopped organic tomatoes

½ small red onion, roughly chopped

1 small red pepper, roughly chopped

Large chunk cucumber, roughly chopped

2 cloves fresh garlic or 1 heaped tsp garlic purée *

Fresh chilli pepper or Tabasco sauce to taste

Large handful fresh basil

1 tbsp olive oil

1 tsp sugar to taste

Black pepper to taste

½ avocado, chopped

1 dessertspoon lecithin

Large handful fresh parsley

Put the vegetables, garlic, chilli and basil in a blender and whizz until smooth. Add the olive oil and sugar and blend for a further 10 seconds. Season with pepper to taste. Chill until required.

Pour into a large bowl and top with the avocado, lecithin and chopped fresh parsley.

*If you’re not a great garlic fan try using just one clove of garlic.

8 walnut halves

1 dessertspoon almond butter

1 dessertspoon pure fruit spread (I use Sunwheel pear and prune)

1 dessertspoon lecithin

1 tsp ground flaxseeds

1 dried fig, roughly chopped

3 dried dates, roughly chopped

Good-quality 70 per cent dark cocoa powder for dusting

In a small blender, first chop the walnuts until small. Then add all the remaining ingredients, apart from the cocoa powder, and mix. After about 30 seconds the mixture should form a sticky ball. If the ingredients aren’t combining well, stop and stir it, then switch the mixer on again for a short blast. Take the ball out of the mixer and divide it into eight equal portions. Using your hands, make each portion into a small ball, then roll each ball in the cocoa powder to dust the outside. Leave in the fridge to chill for at least 30 minutes. These last for four days.

1 dessertspoon almond butter

200ml (7fl oz) orange juice

½ banana

½ apple or pear (or apple left over from breakfast)

6 walnut halves, chopped

Blend all the ingredients until smooth. Pour into a bowl and serve with the fruit slices and chopped walnuts.

Everything you need to prepare the meals, drinks and snacks for the diet can be found in the shopping list on page 18. Recipes are given on page 21.

Body Cleanse Elixir Drink (see page 21)

Good Morning Juice (see page 22) plus 1 tsp pure Synergy powder

(Spacing these two drinks apart works quite well as it gives your body time to absorb and start to utilize the nutrients, and avoids overloading your system all in one go.)

Body Blender Breakfast (see page 23)

Mid-morning:

1 detox tea

6 almonds or walnuts

1 apple

(Again, these can be spaced out through the morning if you wish.)

Vitality Soup (see page 25)

Body Cleanse Elixir Drink (see page 21)

One Sanity Snack (see page 27)

Nutty Energizer (see page 28)

1 detox or lax tea before bed