Tuesday, August 14, 2007

DETOXIFY--THE BASIC OF A DETOX DIET

Do you often feel sluggish,lethargic,bloated or suffer indigestion after eating?Are bad breath and irregular bowel movement common occurences?If you awnsered positive to these questions, its probably time to detoxify.Detoxification neutralises and eliminates any bodily toxin- compounds that harm the structure or function of body cells and tissues.Also,"detox" gives the body time to rest ,cleanse, and recharge itself.Although the body is capable of detoxifying on its own,through defecation and urination,detox advocate points out that modern lifestyles have piled on toxins faster than our bodies are able to remove them.A detox will improve your well bieng in the short term but,if you adopt its lessons of clean living,it could do wonders on your long term health and fitness too.Aproper detox diet doesn't just help the body speed up its waste disposable capabilities , it also provides all the vitamins and nutrients the body needs to repair and strengthen itself.If you put the right fuel in your car,it works perfectly.If you put in diesel by mistake,it stops.The same goes for your body.Feed it exactly what it needs and it will do its absolute best by you.
DETOX STRATEGYExperts concur that there are three methods of detox fasting--juice fast, water fast, and dry fast.A juice fast refers to a diet of fruit and vegetable juices;a water fast simply means all you ingest is water;while a dry fast means abstinence from food and water and is the most severe.Of the three,juice fast is more suitable for the people to start with as our degenerated system will be unable to endure just water,let alone no food and water.
Experts also encourage abstinence from cooked foods during detox,as more more vitamins and minerals will be retained when foods are eaten raw.A juice fast can also be fortified with supplements like whole plants extracts of spirulina,brussels sprouts,chlorella and broccoli.However due to the average person's dependence on carbohydrate-and protien rich meals ,it is necessary to detox in stages.He must be slowly weaned off carbohydrates and protiens .while the intake of juices is slowly increased.
Detoxing atleast 3 to 4 times a year ,with each round of detoxing lasting ideally 3 weeks to allow the digestive system ample time to rest is recommended.Durin detox, it is advisable to limit exercises.And instead of gorging on rich and unhealthy foods all year then embarking on an intensive detox programme for a few weeks,it is much better to adopt a regular,controlled cleansing diet.
Eat plenty of fibres everyday,which can be derived fron foods like beetroot,brownrice,cabbage,broccoli and organically-grown fresh fruits.The necessity of detoxing strikes home when experts liken detoxing to maintaining toilet sanitation- despite flushing toilet everyday,you still need to clean the toilet thoroughly every so often.If not it will clogged.Its exactly the same with digestive system. Initially you may find that detox diet makes you feel worse! Those who drink lot of tea and cofee may experience mild headaches over the first day or two without it.You may also feel quite tired as your bodyhas become so dependent on artficial stimulants,but this will pass quickly too.Other early sympyoms include a coated toungue and bad breath which will be short livedIn the even longer term it helps in losing weight.
It's exciting, it's a journey.So make plans

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