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DETOX DIETS
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Lemon Detox Diet
The lemon detox diet is one of the best and most simple detox diets. Here's a guide and one-gallon recipe.
Liquid Diets
Fasting with fruit and vegetable juices is a safe and thorough detox method when done properly.
Detox & Weight Loss
Yes, a detox diet will help you lose weight. Before you start any detox diet, read this.
Easy Detox Diet
This weekend detox diet is a safe and gentle detox method, perfect for the detox newbie and the ultra busy.
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DETOX YOUR BODY
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Lymph Cleanse
Learn how to detox the lymph system. Plus, foods that naturally detox the lymph.
Lung Detox
How to support lung health this winter with a detox cleanse.
Colon Detox
Colon cleansing is essential to any detox program. Learn how to detox the colon safely.
Liver Detox
The liver is the primary organ of detoxification in the body. Learn how to detox the liver safely with this liver detox gude.
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Easy Detox Diet
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 Detox Diet Weekend
There are many different kinds of detox methods. A favorite approach is a weekend detox diet, a great alternative to juice fasting, which can bring on too rapid a detox response in the body.
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Detox Diet Weekend: My Favorite Detox Technique
by Lynn Baer, M.A., N.C.
There are many different kinds of detox methods, but I have found that one good approach is a fresh fruit and vegetable detox diet. This a great alternative to juice fasting, which can bring on too rapid a detox response in the body. Rapid detoxification can be more than unpleasant. It can be dangerous. It causes high levels of toxins stored in fatty tissues to be released into the bloodstream. You may have experienced this in a small way as the jitters you feel when dieting. At high levels, those toxins can cause oxidative stress to your body. Oxidative stress ages tissues. There is really no need to be overly ambitious in an effort to improve your health. As I like to say, "detoxing can be harmful to your health" – if you do it improperly.ese pages. That's why we don't advocate a particular one. You're the one who needs to decide what will work best for you.
In place of a juice fast, I recommend a fruit and vegetable detox diet, in which you restrict your food intake for two or three days to only fruits and vegetables. Within those parameters, you have many food options, depending on your preferences and the season. I also strongly urge you to use certified organic produce. Have raw fruit in the morning and vegetables in the evening. You can have your vegetables raw in a salad, lightly steamed or cooked in a soup.
The quantity of fruit and vegetables you eat during the weekend is up to you. I would probably eat about one piece of fruit every hour in the morning, then have a big salad for lunch. I would have more fruit and freshly squeezed juice in the afternoon. And then I would have some soup or steamed veggies for dinner and go to bed early.
A note about fruit: opt for fruits that are not too sweet so your blood sugar levels don't swing out of control. It is very important that you have a little green superfood protein with your fruit (spirulina or chlorella). Take them in tablets, sprinkle them on a plate of sliced raw apples, blend them in a banana smoothie or add some to a little fruit juice (unsweetened!).
Make this an enjoyable experience. Buy wonderful fruit and savor it. Try new types of fruits and vegetables. Make an incredible salad and enjoy it. Be extravagant and playful.
Detox doesn't have to be an experience of deprivation. And detox should not be a painful experience. A too aggressive approach to detox will produce side effects that can wreck your health, state of mind and overall attitude about detox as a preventative health measure.
Treat yourself to a detox weekend with this detox diet, and you will get the benefits of a detox without unpleasant detox side effects or inevitable food cravings that a juice only detox can stimulate.
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