Detox

Ways To Detox

The other day there was this news flash about a famous actress claiming her detox program was a success and she was feeling really rejuvenated and raring to get back to work. What is this fuss about a detox program is all about? Maybe be beneficial for you and me besides those high flying celebrities.

Have you ever paid attention to your diet? Ever wondered what you must be putting your body through when you ate that yummy burger with fries? When we are young our bodies are able to process the food eaten fairly efficiently. Over time this efficiency reduces because now there is build up of toxins and pollutants in the body which the body is not able to process and so they just get stored. Soon we suffer from myriad digestive and other related problems. So what exactly is detox? What does it mean and why do we need it?

The cleansing action of detox

Thanks to the Internet, you will find that there are lots of methods to cleanse your body of all the junk that has accumulated and you too can claim to feel light and rejuvenated. That is what detox is all about, Cleansing your digestive system so that it can do its job efficiently. Give your body a refresher course on how to be healthy again and start anew.

Dr. Elson Haas M.D., in his book The Detox Diet gives recipes, menus and detox plans not just as a one-off detoxification process but also has tips on an ongoing non-toxic lifestyle.

You don’t need to go to expensive spas to detoxify yourself. All you have to do is pay attention to what you are eating everyday. Then you make some changes so that your diet now includes all those items that will do the detoxification of your system successfully. Yes. It is that simple. A few simple steps will ensure that your system is clean and you will lose weight too. You will feel so much better about yourself that you will be able to make life a much happier one.

What is a detox diet?

Let’s start with what we need to keep in mind. The first thing would be to keep handy is lots of liquids, the super healthy variety to flush out the toxins from your body. Next would be ensuring that your diet has lots of fiber in it so your system download in the morning is free of straining and struggling. Then, remember that your body has a built in detox center which needs a tune up every once in a while so make sure your diet includes food that can help give an energy surge to the cleansing enzymes that live in your liver.
   
Take a more than good look at your local grocery store. Do you see vegetables there?
The leafy greens are good for swabbing up the toxins that are in our system due to the pollution in the environment - pesticides, heavy metals etc and leafy greens are also very good protectors where your liver is concerned.  Eat them raw, make a broth or just juice them but have them as part of your daily diet. Vitamin C is known as the detox vitamin. Lemons are a very good source of this. Since one of the detox requirements is lots of fluids, lemonade is an ideal choice. Toxins get converted to water and get flushed away easily. Ever seen watercress? These little green peppery leaves are rich in minerals and they have this diuretic effect so things get sent along in your system efficiently.

OK, so bland food is just not your thing. No problem, just add some garlic to your cooking.  Here you have the best liver enzyme activator to dejunk your system. The other food items you can add to your daily diet are cabbage, broccoli, green tea, sesame seeds - all these have enzyme boosting properties which will do your body’s detox center a world of good.

And last but not the least, let’s not forget good old fruits. They are a combination of fiber, vitamin C and various other antioxidants that will boost your detox program to give you the best ever results.

So grab your shopping bag and get your detox program started today.