Friday, May 18, 2007

3 days detox diets

She says we need to detox our diets, our plates, our menus . The detox diet focuses on getting rid of the harmful aspects of our everyday diet, such as sugar and caffeine, she explains. The other aspect of it is allowing the body to clean itself out by not adding those things to your diet. But it's not a quick fix. It's not something you can do for a while to fit into a bikini and then go back to whatever you With the right fast, dieters could lose significant amounts of weight virtually overnight, and they could also take advantage of fasting's age-old ability to cleanse and purify our bodies. A one-day fast would give both men and women a sense of how satisfying good nutrition and cellular cleansing can be. People who successfully completed a properly done fast might even move on to long-term lifestyle changes. The key would be to develop a fast that provided dieters with adequate nutritional support, particularly for their livers and colons our major detox organs. So I drew on my years of research, writing, and counseling to come up with a plan.There are a few positives attached to detox slimming diets, namely that they encourage you to eat more fruit and veg, drink more water and cut down on junk food, processed foods, caffeine and alcohol. Added to this, they also help you to think about what you’re eating and can be motivating as you take charge of your health. But, because most cut out major groups of foods such as meat, dairy and wheat products, they may leave you short on certain nutrients, potentially putting you at risk of dietary deficiencies and lowered immunity if you stick with them for a long time. Following such a strict diet in the long term may also make you crave your favourite foods with the result that you give in to temptation and blow your slimming attempt.I hadn't been on a diet before Dr Joshi's detox and my eating and food-shopping habits were rather erratic.

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