Detox Weight Loss
Detox Your Body Today To Lose Weight!
From time to time, one of the great ways to lose weight and
improve your overall well-being is to do a ‘cleanse’
once or twice a year. The basic idea is simple: Most of us
don’t always eat healthy foods and there are plenty
of toxins accumulated in our body. As time goes on, they can
compromise your health. For example, many people say that
serious diseases such as cancer are the result of a slow build-up
of toxins in your body. Moreover, these toxins keep your body
from metabolizing food efficiently, so they can hinder your
efforts to lose weight.
For many of us, it’s unrealistic to avoid the buildup
of toxins altogether as they are everywhere. They exist in
the food we eat, and if you drink coffee or alcohol, smoke,
or live in a place where there’s a lot of air pollution,
then you are bound to accumulate toxins in your body despite
your efforts to avoid them. Doing cleanse once a while will
give you a chance to reset the clock. You can get rid of the
accumulation of toxins in your body and start fresh. Eventually,
you may find that your overall health is better, and that
you lose weight faster afterwards. Doing a cleanse can also
help to kick start your weight loss.
This is definitely not a new idea. Traditionally, most societies
have done cleanses in one form or another for as long as humans
have existed. When we were hunters and gatherers, there were
natural lean periods, especially in the winter or early spring
when food was in short supply. During this time, people lived
on very little food, usually the new spring greens that were
just starting to come up. Later, fasting became a part of
most major religions. A fast is a type of cleanse, usually,
you eat a few very specific foods or nothing at all for a
period of time. This fasting habit will clean out your system
naturally.
Nowadays, there are some options of cleansing available to
people who want to fast or do a cleanse. One thing for sure
is, you have to decide when you will do the cleanse. It seems
natural to cleanse in the early springs, to kick start the
season and get rid of all the toxins you might have accumulated
during a winter indoors. This is very logical since people
tend to eat more ‘comfort food’ in the winter,
too, and these foods tend to be heavier. Some people who wish
to add a second yearly cleanse, and the natural time for that
seems to be in the fall.
For a start, you can cleanse with products that you have
at home or purchase at the supermarket, or you can purchase
a commercial kit which includes an eating plan and various
herbal preparations. One popular cleanse involves fasting
for about three days, and subsisting on a drink that is made
of hot water, lemon juice, cayenne pepper and maple syrup.
This combination is designed to purify the blood, and keep
you from feeling hungry while on the cleanse. It is as simple
as that, you might feel hungry, but if you drink unlimited
quantities of the drink you will be able to keep your blood
sugar on a fairly even keel.
Another alternative is to try a fruit and fruit juice cleanse,
eating nothing but fruit and fruit juice for three days to
a week. The fiber in the fruit will help to cleanse your system,
and at the same time, providing some food so that you won’t
feel too hungry or lightheaded. Of course, you will feel hungry
and rather sick of fruit by the end of it! On the other hand,
some people say that after the third day of cleanse or fast,
you stop feeling so hungry even if you eat nothing much at
all.
Nowadays, you can find many cleanse kits available at health
food stores or natural pharmacies. These generally do allow
you to eat, but of course only certain foods. Besides, it
is better that you take a variety of herbal and vitamin supplements
to help your body get rid of toxins. These kits usually work
very well, and allow you to have a good cleanse without sacrificing
food altogether.
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