Sometimes we all need to take a step back and examine our nutritional intake. Are we putting on weight? Are we feeling moody? Will a detox diet help? Detox diets are so popular right now, mostly because people think they're a quick fix for shedding pounds. As nice as it is to think you can simply flush fat away by drinking so much liquid you spend half your day in the bathroom, the reality is that some of these diets are not just literally hard to do, but they may also be bad to do.
There is a lot of misunderstanding about what a detox is and how to do it, so let me explain how I understand detoxification. Detoxification is what your body does naturally to neutralize, transform or get rid of unwanted materials or toxins. So when I am talking about detoxification, this is done by decreasing the amount of toxins we put into our bodies while at the same time supporting our body’s detoxification and elimination systems with the nutrients it needs to function properly.
To understand more about detoxification diets, you really have to know about toxic foods and how they can cause your body to become imbalanced. You should also know about pH balance, gut flora, and healthy enzymes. Our bodies are stuffed with toxins from, for example, pollution, cigarette smoke, pesticides, a poor diet, food additives, alcohol and caffeine. As these toxins build up in our system, any number of health problems can occur, including weight gain, cellulite, headaches, dull skin, bloating, fatigue, lowered immunity, aches and pains, and a general lack of wellbeing. In order to make your body healthy again, you not only need to stop eating toxic foods, you need to begin cleansing your body with healthy foods and juices, to help purify the blood, liver, kidneys, and colon.
Advocates of detox diets say our bodies are continually overloaded with toxins from, for example, pollution, cigarette smoke, pesticides, a poor diet, food additives, alcohol and caffeine. As these toxins build up in our system, any number of health problems can occur, including weight gain, cellulite, headaches, dull skin, bloating, fatigue, lowered immunity, aches and pains, and a general lack of wellbeing. The process of detoxing helps to remove these toxins from the body with the result that you lose weight, feel healthier and recover from all those other niggling health problems. In several instances by the end of the detoxifying process people feel like entire new being. They are more contented, happier, in good health, look better than they ever thought they would after such a simple process and they tend to have more energy.
Generally, I'd say detox diets are a positive as they encourage us to return to healthier eating habits. Do not ever use them as kind of "get out of jail card" that allows you to binge on various unhealthy food and drinks with the idea that the detox diet will return you to full health at the end of your binge. That kind of destructive thinking will cause problems in the long run. Nevertheless, in spite of the opposing reports about how precisely sure the benefits are, they are definitely worth trying and you can find out for yourself how effective they are. I would conclude by saying that a balanced diet (fruit, vegetables, wholegrain, lean portions of protein, fish oils) is the greatest prescription of all in terms of keeping destructive toxins from your body and to purify ourselves. So basically, the amount of calories you gain is based on the amount of food you intake. So the more foods that are banned, the more weight you are likely to lose. It’s as simple as that.
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