What to Consider
Before Selecting a Detox Programme
You have been hearing about detox diets and detox programmes
for a pretty long time now. While several health and fitness
magazines and articles on the internet list the endless virtues
of a total detox programme, there are conflicting reports doing
the rounds which state just the reverse - that a detox
programme neither helps you nor does it cause any harm.
But before discussing the merits and drawbacks of a detox
programme, let me first explain the basics of a detox diet.
What is a detox programme or a detox diet?
A detox programme will cleanse the stomach, the bowel, the
liver and the kidneys, in fact your entire system and involves
a combination of methods through taking herbal supplements,
sticking to an effective exercise program and eating special
foods.
What are the foods that you usually eat on a Detox
programme?
Maybe your heart will sink when you hear this but a detox diet
involves the consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables of all
kinds, preferably organic fruits and veggies and fruit juices.
Some include detox oils like lemon oil, mandarin oil, fennel
oil, juniper oil, angelica oil, juniper oil, grape fruit juice
and oil and various other kinds of oil and detox herbs. Each
and every kind of fresh fruit and vegetable that you can lay
your hands on should be consumed. Along with these, it's best
to eat pulses, legumes, beans with brown rice and various kinds
of fibrous food items.
Detox programme benefits
By adhering to a detox programme for 3 - 7 days, you will begin
to purge your body toxins. An effective detoxifying diet will
help to cure diseases and fill you with energy, making you feel
recharged and it can remove impurities from your blood. Many
obese people take to detox diets every now and then to detox
the chemicals that prevent the weight control system working.
Others do it to give their bodies as spring clean.
A word of caution regarding detox programme
Teenagers, people suffering from eating disorders, people with
very low blood pressure or weakness or suffering from diabetes,
pregnant or breastfeeding mothers should stay away from detox
diets. If you are chronically ill then it's best to get the
guidance of a health practitioner, doctor or naturopath who is
knowledgeable and experienced in detox. Another thing that you
need to keep in mind is that cleansing can become
addictive.
A detox programme may involve a 2 - 3 day juice fast. Beyond
that if you continue, you may start to feel depleted of energy
if it is your first cleanse. Some people prefer the lemonade
diet where you survive on a diet of maple syrup, cayenne pepper
and lemon juice or lime juice concoction for at least ten
days.
Choose your detox programme wisely and you will feel great.
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Sandy Halliday, a former nurse, is a nutritionist, health
expert and author of The Definitive Detox Diet. http://www.DefinitiveDetoxDiet.com
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