The Power Of Detox — How To Achieve Your Ideal Weight And Increase Your Energy With A Detox Diet
Unless you live in the middle of the jungle, you breathe only pure air, eat only organic foods when you’re hungry; and that those foods provide the exact nutritional needs of your body; that you never experience any stress, worry or anxiety and you exercise every single day… chances are that you need to detox.
Just like the dust and crud that accumulates in your house calls for a yearly house-cleaning – “toxins”, extra weight and God knows what accumulate in your body.
We all need to do a regular house-cleaning – and that means allowing your body a chance to heal itself, release the extra weight, release its toxins, and get a fresh new start.
Your body has an amazing self-healing mechanism built right in it, but in order to let it work, you have to give it the rest it needs.
That’s why fasting has been a tradition part of many world’s religions, and almost every alternative health practice recommends some kind of fasting or “detox diet”.
What Is a Detox Diet?
A “detox diet” has nothing to do with going to a rehab clinic for drug abuse. The word “detox” has been used in naturopathic circles in the sense of “removing toxins.” A detox diet allows your body to clean itself of accumulated toxins, stress, and helps it release extra fat and weight.
A detox diet is a restricted diet that you follow, often combined with an exercise program, for a few days or a few weeks (or even longer). It’s sort of like fasting, but it’s easier to do and you can do it at home when you need it.
Signs You Need to Detox
You should be able to know yourself when you need to go on a detox diet. If you’re looking at yourself in the mirror and don’t like what you see, you don’t like the extra weight you’ve been carrying around… then a detox diet can help you get back on track with a healthy diet and release the extra fat..
If you feel you don’t have the energy you once had, or you’re starting to feel a little depressed… a detox diet can help you regain that energy and bring a new level of joy to your life.
If you experience aches and pains, or headaches, and can’t keep up with the stress of modern life, then it’s very likely that a detox diet can help you feel young again, and give you the feeling that “nothing can stop you”.
From having helped thousands of people go through all sorts of detox diets, I know that the rejuvenation it brings and the sense of accomplishment, on top of all the health results, is well worth the discipline it requires to do it.
Example of a Detox Diet
There’s all sorts of detox diets you can choose from. One of my all-time favorites is the Apple Diet. This involves eating only apples for breakfast, lunch and dinner, for one or several days.
The good thing about apples is that they are easy to eat, they are low in sugar, and they contain a fiber that literally acts as a “broom” in your intestines.
When you go on an Apple Diet, all you have to do is purchase the best organic apples you can find, and eat as many as you’d like 3 or 4 times a day.
Here’s a few tips to make this work:
- If you’ve never done this before, only plan to go for the Apple Diet for a maximum of 3-4 days.
- Peel your apples beforehand. Even though the peel contains essential nutrients, it’s also impossible to digest in most cases. Since you’re going to be eating lots of apple, you don’t want to stress your digestion with too much fiber.
- Don’t drink apple juice – even if it’s freshly-pressed. That would be too much sugar, even if it’s natural. You want the natural sugar along with all of the vitamins, minerals and fiber in the *whole* apple.
- Also drink water, about one liter a day, to help eliminate the toxins.
- Instead of eating apples all day long, have 3-4 meals a day with 1-2 pounds of apples.
I recommend the Apple Diet over any other type of “mono-cleanse”, because the apple is the King of Fruits!
Other popular cleanses that I don’t recommend include the Orange Juice Fast, the Lemon Cleanse, or the Grapefruit Diet. The problem with those detox diets is that the level of acidity from these citrus fruits is too high. It can cause many problems with your gums and overall health, and many unnecessary discomforts.
That’s why low-acidity apples are a good choice to do a raw food detox diet.
Get Support and Motivation
Although the concept of a detox diet is simple, most people have a hard time implementing it because of lack of motivation.
It’s not complicated to eat only apples for 3 days, but it’s not easy either. On the first day, you’ll be craving your normal fare. By the second day, you’ll be dreaming about food. But if you stick around, after a few days, you’ll be experiencing the incredible “high”, energy and lightness of beings that fasters experience – and the results will show.
You’ll start to release weight, your hunger for natural foods will come back, you’ll have energy to start an exercise program, you’ll feel better than ever… and when you’re ready to introduce other foods into your diet, you’ll be more likely to make the right choices.
But to get to that point, make sure you get enough support and motivation. Find someone who can help you do a detox diet with you, and get as much information and support as you can to succeed on your cleanse.
Learn to use the power of DETOX in your life… and you’ll start to regain the health and energy that is your birthright.
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What caffeine free diet drinks taste close to the original?I have to cute cute my caffeine and can't drink the diet Dr Pepper. What are some other caffeines free drinks that taste good. I just tried A&W diet root beer. Its not bad, but I can't do that this whole pregnancy lol.
And yes I know I need to drink more milk and water, and I do. I also started drinking vitamin water and Gatorade. I just like to enjoy a soda once a day.
@tiptiptapable LOL tip, drop the hammer on this idiot, lmao!!!
I'm not sure how many calories you should have daily, but I do know the list of good foods to eat because I have just recently started a healthy diet for myself.
for breakfast you want to have some type of fruit. have this when you wake up and wait a while to eat the rest of your breakfast which should be high fiber cereal, whole wheat toast, etc.
For lunch you should have whole wheat bread with low fat meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and LITE mayonnaise or honey mustard.
either that or a well balanced salad.
If you are looking the best diet tips, i suggest doing what this mom did
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I'm not sure how many calories you should have daily, but I do know the list of good foods to eat because I have just recently started a healthy diet for myself.
for breakfast you want to have some type of fruit. have this when you wake up and wait a while to eat the rest of your breakfast which should be high fiber cereal, whole wheat toast, etc.
For lunch you should have whole wheat bread with low fat meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and LITE mayonnaise or honey mustard.
either that or a well balanced salad.
my favorite for dinner is whole wheat pasta with a side salad.
snack can be basically anything under 100 calories..
also, if you drink a lot of milk, switching to nonfat actually does a lot of good.
stay clear from white bread. whole wheat everything, if you can!
hope this helps!
You may want to try Acai, it's healthy product. Dedication and intelligence needed to solve problems of losing weight. If you are really looking to lose weight, Acai diet pills probably isn't enough just by itself.
It's a very healthy food, high in vitamins and anti-oxidants, but those won't really result in weight loss.
I suggest doing what this mom did and combining the Acai diet with a cleansing program.
http://saraweightlossblog.blogspot.com/
@tiptiptapable Yah, it doesn’t take away from the fact that animals do have faces, and central nervous systems, and feelings.
I would suggest just proper acai diet and exersize, i suggest doing what this mom did and combining the Acai diet with a cleansing program for the best result. Congratulations on your husband coming home, God Bless him for serving his country. My husband just came back in May and though he was injured, it was the happiest day of my life to see him alive!
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@Jasonsadventures
lol, eat more fruit and very minimal raw fats
“had the juice” HAHAH
sorry I totally agree with Carl, I’m a vegan too, but it’s funny to hear a track star mention “juice”
Why would you want to severely limit carbohydrates? They are your body's primary fuel. If you are trying to lose weight, limiting total calories is much more sensible and effective.
Another reason to avoid the Vegan Diet is EFA deficiency, primarily DHA/EPA. Plant based Omega3 efa, known as Alpha Linolenic acid has to be converted for your body to use as DHA/EPA, this conversion rate in humans is very low, usually at a rate of 1-4%. Jesus, the saviour of the world ate fish, it should be ok for everyone else.
I have recently lost 6 pounds in a week, which wasnt actually as hard as i thought it was going to be.
For breakfast i ate a bowl of special k with semi skimmed milk, with chopped up fruit,
for lunch a bowl of soup or a salad (fish is best as its low in fat)
and for dinner, i had a low fat meal, 'be good to yourself' from sainsburys or weight watchers and it tells you how many calories are in each meal.
snack on things like fruit and salad, if youre a crisp fan, try low cal crisps like french fries which only contain 89 kcal in each pack, or monster munch or snack a jacks.
i think i cut down to 700/800 calories a day, a did some regular exercise, jogging etc.
I also stopped eating after 6.00-7.00, which helped my metabolism so i lost weight faster, and cut out all drinks and just drank water and diet coke/pepsi (1kcal) as you dont realise how many calories are in drinks!
after the week, i am now being more lenient with myself, and i have been consuming about 800/900 calories.
Hope this helps!
@ironman711 the fact that performance enhancers ARE NOT VEGAN was my point. “when” he went vegan could mean he stopped after going vegan. even if he did take performance enhancers, there are tons of vegan athletes that DON’T use steroids, so one example doesn’t mean anything.
cheaper if u turn vegan
wtf fish get the fatty acids through plants in the ocean! im a vegan and when i was pregnant i wasnt taking any pills for vitamins, i wasn’t defficent in anything! theres ur damn proof!
Not much… Atkins is good if you can commit to sticking with it. Also I had some success with Weight Watchers.
if one justifies eating animals … and sees no difference to plants … why not being a cannibal? Whants the difference ?
That sounds good. Make sure you feed him plenty of fruits and veggies so he continues to get his nutrition. Limit carbs to once a day in the morning, and not after 3PM. Don't serve dinner fast 7PM, either. Cut down on all unhealthy things. Then make sure he exercises an hour a day, running/jogging on the treadmill. He'll lose weight in no time.
You could also talk to his doctor to make sure it;s working.
If you are really looking the best way to diet,
I suggest doing what this mom did and combining the Acai diet with a cleansing program for the best result
http://saradietexp.blogspot.com/