India, Oct. 22 -- Diwali's over, the sweets are gone, but the festive hangover still lingers. For many, the post-festival slump isn't just about sugar crashes. After days of laddoos, barfis and jalebis, the body starts feeling the excess. There's bloating, sluggishness, dull skin, tired eyes and in many cities, air so polluted that even breathing feels heavy. Now's the moment to pause, recover and refocus. With two months still left in the year, it's the perfect time to reboot your body and end the year feeling restored and energised.

"Detox is not just a trendy shortcut after festivals. It's a natural, 24x7 biological process," says Sheela Joseph, consultant nutritionist at SPARSH Hospital, Bengaluru. She explains that true detoxificati...