A Detoxifying Diet for Weight Loss and Health
Our environment and diets carry an astonishing variety of chemicals, some of which are toxic to our body even in moderate quantities, and many of which are hard on our body’s natural cleansing function. As well as doing a few body cleansing and detox programs a year, you can sustain a clean and healthy body by moving your normal daily diet toward a clean, natural diet. In addition to offering year round body cleansing, a cleansing diet will help you maintain improved health, greater energy and mood, and a proper weight. Many people have experienced long-term weight loss with a detoxifying diet.
The most simple way to switch over to a cleansing diet for health and weight loss is to eat more fresh fruits and vegetables and significantly decrease your intake of fatty foods, processed foods and sugary foods. Here are several guidelines for what to include in your cleansing diet:
2-5 pieces of fresh fruit a day. Go light on bananas and dried fruits. Dried fruits can be soaked for a few hours.
2 salads a day, one at lunch and another at dinner.
2 servings of chicken, fish or tofu for your protein. Lean red meat occasionally.
A glass of vegetable juice several times a week. Best vegetables for juicing are cucumber, celery, carrot, beets and parsley. If you don’t have the time or equipment to juice your own vegetable juice, purchase it fresh in a healthy quantity, portion it into 2 oz servings and freeze for future use.
Sea vegetables (seaweed) every day. Powdered dulse and kelp are simple to use. Powdered seaweeds can even be used as a salt substitute.
Finally, drink more water. Aim for a gallon a day of fresh, filtered or spring water. Some of your daily intake can be unsweetened herbal tea. No sugary drinks. Sodas do not hydrate, they just add more material to your body.
We recommend also a periodic body detox.
